LargeStyle Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 With all due respect... http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6974/capturevmm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Sorry about that, I apologize I was on my extremely crappy cell phone and it was running the mobile version because my service is so crappy it would never load the full version so I couldn't search. I was just trying to start a little discussion on the IMAGINATOR ENB. Not trying to come off as lazy or anything like that. Anyways I'm thinking of starting my modding career off with this: ENB by Boris Vorontsos (Will I be able to run this ENB through NMM???)http://enbdev.com/Skyrim Visual Immersion by Matsohttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=5587Skyrim HD - 2K Textures by NebuLahttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=607Skyrim Flora Overhaul by vurthttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=141Lush Grass by OpticShooterhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3288Lush Trees by OpticShooterhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3385Field of view set to 80 I got this list from this video: I don't want anything to change too much, I just want everything to look extremely beautiful without making it feel like a different game. Does anyone have any opinions on these? Anyone here about this ENB? All opinions and discussion are welcome. Edited January 25, 2013 by RavageTheEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Ok completely disregard my last post. I have changed all those mods after doing some research. THIS is why I am waiting before I start modding. Ok, so should I install an ENB before or after a series of texture mods. Anyways, here is my list. This in order of installation from first to last. The ENB is the only thing I am going to manually install so should that be first or last? I figured I would put it first on the list for the sake of argument. Thanks guys, I hope I am not being too annoying. True Vision ENBhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/85Skyrim 2k Textures http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607Serious HD Retexture SKyrimhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2146Skyrim Flora Overhaulhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/141Lush Treeshttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3385WATERhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13268Enhanced Night Skyrimhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/85Static Mesh Improvementhttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8655 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeStyle Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) No need to apologise! I wasn't having a go at you, and if it came across that way then I apologise too :thumbsup: Anyway, ENB can't be installed by NMM as ENB is installed into Skyrims main directory - NMM can't place mods into this folder. ENB therefore has to be manually added. The ENB mod creator (Boris) disallowed the hosting of the main processing files on Nexus so when you download someone ENB preset read the mod description page to find out which ENB the present is based on, then download the original version first from Boris' website: here. Once you have the standard ENB files in your Skyrim directory then copy over the ENB preset files (from the downloaded mod on Nexus) and overwrite any files when prompted. Just be aware that the wrapper version of ENB uses a d3d9.dll file which other mods may also have, so make sure you won't overwrite another d3d9.dll. If you already have another mod that uses this file then use the injector version of ENB which does not contain the d3d9.dll file - just make sure you run the ENBinjector.exe file before you start Skyrim otherwise ENB won't run. As for your mod list, you probably won't get everything right first time, but in my opinion what you've chosen is a very good start. Don't forget that if you're wanting high resolution textures then install Bethesdas official HiRes Texture Pack first before any other texutre mods. This will give a more thorough basis for better textures that other mods may not change. For general landscape textures, Skyrim 2k Textures is perhaps the most popular, but I personally use "Texture Pack Combiner" mod which uses 3 major texture mods together - however one of these mods is currently absent from Nexus, but it's worth looking at: link One thing I think worth mentioning is with the Flora overhaul mod - it's a great mod and I really like it, but it doesn't really improve the flora that's already in Skyrim, it changes it. Here's what I mean: Without Flora Overhaul: http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3373/1vanilla.jpg With Flora Overhaul: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9186/2skyrimfloraoverhaulhir.jpg If you really want to get the "best" graphics then here's a picture with Flora Overhaul (Summer Edition) and Glorious Grasses http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5971/8skyrimfloraoverhaul2su.jpg Plus there are other mod such as Skyrim Bigger Trees: Without Skyrim Bigger Trees: http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6804/6vanilla2.jpg With Skyrim Bigger Trees: http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1576/9skyrimbigtreesbigversi.jpg Lastly for environments, if you aren't aware of it, maybe check this mod out: HD Enhanced Terrain. Also, you may want to look into improving people with mods too. The following image compares standard males (on the left) and modded males (on the right). Note the only mod used is: Better males - Beautiful nudes and faces - New hairstyles - and don't worry about the "nudes" part if it concerns you, this mod is just a general male overhaul. http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2950/malesk.jpg Females can be harder to get right perhaps mainly because there are so many female mods out there. I've quickly made another comparison image with standard females on the left and modded females on the right: http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1959/femalezv.jpg To achieve this result, I installed the following mods and have been listed in the order that they need to be installed in: Luscious Faces - Hi-definition natural female faces (main file)Luscious Faces - Hi-definition natural female faces (Optional File - No Makeup in Base File)BFG - Better FaceGenFine Hair HQBrowsThe Eyes Of Beauty Here the rest of the mods that I am personally and currently using: Visual Mods: Real SnowDarker LOD TreesHectrol CAVES DELUXE HighRes RetexNo stretchingPure WatersTreesHD_Skyrim_VariationThe Eye of the GuardWindmills resizedSlimmer Horse ShapeDetailed Rugs Gameplay Enhancing Mods: Exhausted - with some personal adjustments I made in Creation Kit.Fires HurtFootprintsGet SnowyImmersive HUD - iHUDA Thinner CompassLightning during Thunder StormsNew Ragdolls ... or ... Realistic Ragdolls and ForceOblivious HorsesForsworn Children Sound / Audio Mods: Improved Combat SoundsUltra Realistic Bow Shoot Sounds Bug / Game Fixes: Closer Quivers and Longer ArrowsUnofficial Skyrim PatchWhiterun Lighting FixWinterhold Delete Snow Patches Other good mods (that I'm currently not using): aMidianBorn Book of Silence - awesome retexturing of standard armours.Enhanced Lights and FXLush TreesLush aspen treesPlayer HeadtrackingSkyUITerrain Bump - Texture PackWet and Cold Edited January 25, 2013 by LargeStyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Definelty the most helpful reply yet! Thank you! So I don't think I'm gonna use an ENB. I just want skyrim to look the same, but a thousand times more detailed. I might do some slight lighting mod, but that is it. So can I install the bethesda texture pack through NMM? Also, would I be able to ask you what your system specs are? Thanks agin! Edited January 26, 2013 by RavageTheEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargeStyle Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 So can I install the bethesda texture pack through NMM?No, it's a free DLC add-on that's only obtainable via Steam. Also, would I be able to ask you what your system specs are?Yes of course. My pc is getting old now and it was never designed for games, it's my music workstation pc that's been adapted to gaming. Anyway: CPU: Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz (no overclock), GPU: GTX 260 (no overclock)m RAM: 8Gb DDR2. The rest is just old Gigabyte motherboard, multiple SATA2 HDDs and my Creative XtremeGamer soundcard. FYI: If you want to know someones system specs then this information can be found by looking at someones profile - just click their name and it will take you to the profile page. As for ENBs, I keep on falling in and out of love with it (sad to say). I've just fallen back in love again for now as I've just come across a good ENB on Nexus. It's getting late here so I'll post back tomorrow no doubt with some ENB pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Holy crap! and you run all of those mods? What graphics settings are you playing on? I am about to buy myself a i5 3570k with an MSI Twin Frozr III 7950 (along with every other component for a fresh build) and I have been really scared wondering if I would be able to play Skyrim on ultra with everything retextured to 2k since Skyrim is going to be the only game I am going to play for months and months (and months). It's a little scary blindly (well not blindly since I have done HOURS of research on components every day) spending over $1000 on a custom computer build and not knowing if I will be able to play my favorite game with all these mods. I currently own a ps3 and I ruined it for myself by watching some video's of Skyrim with mods on pc. Don't get my wrong, it's an amazing game, but I feel like now when I play I am walking around without my glasses on haha. I really look forward to this journey as I love learning new things and seeing the true beauty in games. and I would love to see some pics!!! Looking forward to that. -Josh Edited January 26, 2013 by RavageTheEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) I have a million other questions, but I can't think of them all at once so I will just post as they come to me. Here is #1: Can I combine Lush Trees with Skyrim Bigger Trees? I see in bigger trees there is a lot of detail to them. Is that from a texture pack or from the Bigger Trees mod itself? Also, would I be able to use Pure Waters with WATER? Should I just install Pure Waters after I install WATER so it will overwrite the right files? Edited January 26, 2013 by RavageTheEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Ok so I just spent hours researching and compiling this list of mods that I would love to have. Am I dreaming or is this realistic with my system specs (MSI Twin Frozr III 7950 OC'd, Intel Core i5 3570k OC'd, Kingston SSD)? Skyrim 2k Textures http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607 Serious HD Retexture SKyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2146 Glorious Grasses http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9185 Lush Trees http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3385 Skyrim Bigger Trees http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17168 TreesHD Skyrim Variation http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3812 WATER http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13268 Static Mesh Improvement http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8655 HD Enhanced Terrain http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29782 Enhanced Night Skyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/85 Better Dynamic Snow http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10383 Real Snow http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29036/ Hectrol CAVES DELUXE HighRes Retex http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29145 Pure Waters http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1111 Better males http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2488 Luscious Faces - Hi-definition natural female faces http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15861 BFG - Better FaceGen http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6953 Fine Hair HQ http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7627 Brows http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30411 The Eyes Of Beauty http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13722 Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel - Weather - Lighting http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802 Lightning during Thunder Storms http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15506 Lightning during Thunder Storms - Climates of Tamriel - Patch http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25675 Real Rain http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16541 aMidianBorn Book of Silence http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24909 Enhanced Blood Textures http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/60 Improved NPS Clothing http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2674 SkyUI http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3863 Fires Hurt http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28202 Footprints http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22745 Get Snowy http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19660 A Thinner Compass http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12804 Oblivious Horses http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13036 Improved Combat Sounds http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5289 Ultra Realistic Bow Shoot Sounds http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27208 Closer Quivers and Longer Arrows http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5711 Whiterun Lighting Fix http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12357 Winterhold Delete Snow Patches http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29985A Quality World Map http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4929 HD Dragon Replacer http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29631 Edited January 26, 2013 by RavageTheEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavageTheEarth Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Good morning everyone! I'm ready for another day of learning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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