ntblood Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Top 10 most important mods for Skyrim VRhttps://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimvr/comments/f88jb4/top_10_most_important_mods/Very helpful little guide/mod list by CangarThe links to the mods work (underlined titles) in the copy of the article below.=============Top 10 most important modsGuidesHey all,after a long while of modding and quite a bit of thinking, I hereby want to present you my top 10 list of mods for Skyrim VR. Check out my combat mod highlight video to see some of them in action :smile: It is subjective, of course, as all lists are, but I think many can agree on most of these.If you don't want to install more than that, install these!The list is still pretty vanilla, other than the VR specific things and some visuals. If you want to stray off the super-duper lightweight path and include some changes to the game itself or feel like you have time for more than 10 mods, you're better off going through the Lightweight Lazy List (classic 80/20 approach) and/or SIRVAGG 2020 (much effort but much gains) instead :smile: Some of the mods in this list are mainly here because they do the same as a set of other mods which I'd prefer otherwise. We also have a list of VR Specific Mods and of course, a very comprehensive Guide Compendium, which contains all the knowledge we collected over time.It does not matter much if you use Vortex or MO2 as your organizer, but don't use NMM, it's old and outdated. Vortex is a little easier to use with shorter lists, which is why we recommend this for our target audience here, i.e. you readers who want a fast and well-modded Skyrim and then just play. Make sure to read this guide on how to enable modding with Vortex first. There’s also a video guide on modding with Vortex if you prefer that. GamerPoets also has video guides on other SkyrimVR modding topics.I also recommend you check out these ini tweaks and Bilago’s Tool to edit the ini files easily. Without further ado, here's the list: SkyUI - follow this video guide! Be 100% sure to download the correct Skyrim VR version (Current VR build 2.0.11 (runtime 1.4.15)). VRIK Player Avatar - gives you a body, weapon holsters, gestures for magic and shouts, and finger animations for oculus and index users. Install the in-dev version in the posts section of the mod! Watch this setup guide video to get the most out of it. It's part of the install video of 1. True 3D Sound - this needs manual installation, let's the sound come from the direction it comes from ingame. Bethesda, if you read this, shame on you that a mod is necessary for this basic functionality. Mage VR - this mod uses an overlay to let you draw glyphs to cast and equip spells. It also has a very immersive hand-pose magic feature and (invisible) holsters (which I recommend to not use the same button as the VRIK holsters for). But the best thing is the new backpack inventory and immersive looting feature, which lets you loot via drag and drop and without pausing the game. More to come! Requires the game to be run via SteamVR (not open composite when on oculus) and requires SKSE and SkyUI VR. Watch this video to see the mod and how to use it, and this video with an update on easier install and setup! Weapon Throw VR - you can throw weapons now and they return like Thor's Hammer! Requires Skyrim VR Tools to work. I also made a video about it and an update video with returning weapons. Spellsiphon - fantastic magic add on, very intuitive and cool, can also be used in conjunction with archery and melee playstyles. You can watch this little introduction and tutorial video to see what it does in general. Onyx VR Weathers - lightweight and beautiful complete weather mod, made for VR specifically. Best choose the standard version and if you do NOT plan to use ENB, you can choose different night darkness settings. Here you can see what it looks like. SkyVRaan - gives you fake water reflections that really improve your visuals a lot! Have a look at the description for installation troubles. Watch this video to see its effect! Does NOT require a patch for Onyx Weathers as Onyx is already compatible by default! ELFX - all in one lighting overhaul. Honestly, I personally prefer the combination of Relighting Skyrim and Enhanced Lighting of ENB, but that are two mods and thus technically uses too many slots :wink: In addition, and very importantly, RS requires USSEP, use this compatibility patcher which upgrades your SkyrimVR to the latest official SE version so you can use the official USSEP. Enhanced Vanilla Trees - trees are all around Skyrim and vanilla trees shimmer horribly. This makes your game much more beautiful. Additional honorable mentions: Locational Damage - headshots do extra damage. Tune up the difficulty and git gud scrub. Requires Skyrim VR Tools to work. Simple Realistic Archery - changes archery so you have to get an arrow from your quiver at the back, can easily use different arrows. Requires three helpers, check the Requirements dropdown menu for this! Noble Skyrim - overhauls architecture and other stuff. Luminous ENB with CAS sharpener - Need to install manually but it's not very difficult and looks fantastic, follow the instructions in the mod page! No Stagger Mod - stagger is shite in VR. Smilodon - combat overhaul to make the game more interesting. SMIM lite - clutter has better meshes and textures. Choose LITE! Total Character Makeover - characters don't look like total ass. I personally prefer WICO (UNP 0.9f), but for this, you need a fix to write over the WICO files (accessible like this), so it's technically two mods and a little more complex :wink: MystiriousDawn's HD Skyrim Overhaul - beautiful landscapes that work well in VR, including mountains. ETHEREAL CLOUDS and ETHEREAL COSMOS - beautiful clouds and night sky. Technically two mods, but they're super small and kind of belong to each other. Extra, because it takes a bit more effort: Dyndolod - better view of things in the distance, makes the world much more realistic and immersive, but it takes a bit of effort to use. Check out our guide here! Dragonborn Speaks Naturally - Uses speech recognition to select dialogs and spells. Also: No modlist is complete without Swearing Mudcrabs, and using Realm of Lorkhan you can skip the annoying cart ride intro :wink: Don’t use some of the mods that are often recommended:Surprisingly, some mainstream mods can cause issues, like Birds of Skyrim (very script heavy, corrupts saves), Immersive Armors and Immersive Weapons (known to cause issues later on when higher level), Immersive Patrols (especially the large battles can cause freezes and script lag, the lite mode is apparently okay), Immersive Citizens (has a lot of conflict potential, sometimes blocks quests, can also work though, but depends), JK’s Skyrim (can drop framerate by a lot and can lead to AI conflicts or item clipping), Open Cities (can lead to conflicts, can be performance heavy), Diverse Dragons (can cause crashes). HAVE FUN! :smile:============AcidZebra replied on the Reddit article:"I would submit that spellsiphon, while a great mod, is not a "VR essential". Neither are weapon throw , ELFX, a weather mod, or a tree mod. Especially since there are a ton of alternatives out there.Conversely, VRIK definitely needs to be on there. As should EngineFixesVR , True 3d Sound, VR perk extender, SSE fixes VR and SKSE VR.Why? These mods fix or extend very basic things regarding Skyrim VR, and they're the only ones that do this in their specific domain.The rest seem to be mostly "personal preference" mods picked from a plethora of other viable mods; subjective, much like the concerns cited on the "don't use this" list. Anyway, maybe such lists are always subjective, I don't know."============to which, Cangar replied:The engine fixes have been found to be possibly unstable, it's not a release I would put on such a lost. The sse fixes are mainly relevant in large lists. Vr perk extender is only necessary for ordinator, which is not on the list and I recommend vokrii instead, SKSE is on the list, true 3D sound as well.You are right, these lists are always subjective, some people don't even like VRIK. This list is meant to be a quick way to get the game playable asap and decently well-looking when you don't really care much for the specifics. I should rename it though, to make this more clear, maybe. Edited November 17, 2020 by ntblood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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