Skyrim Mods

[Gelston]

Any of you still playing this? What mods are you using?

I myself have up:
A Quality World Map
High Quality 3D Map
CBBE
Immersive Armors
Immersive Weapons
Roman Imperial Armor and Weapons
ApachiiSkyHair

[subzero]

Haven't played much lately. Got the DLC, did enough to become a vampire and play around with that a little, and that was about it. I think the only mod I've used so far is one to make the ore veins glow a bit more so you can actually see them at night.

[Taernath]

Bandolier
Shut Up Dogs
Multiple Followers Lite
Frostfall
Imp's More Complex Needs
Argonian Raptor Feet
Moonpath to Elsweyr
Heavy Armory
Morrowind Armor for Skyrim
SkyUI
Sounds of Skyrim
Dual Wield Parrying
Height Adjusted Races
Cloaks
various lighting fixes

[CrystalTears]

I almost wish I had it on my PC rather than PS3. Almost. :)

[Delias]

I almost wish I had it on my PC rather than PS3. Almost. :)

... what is the advantage to having it on PS3 that makes you say "almost"?

[Stanley Burrell]

SPOILER ALERT:

I think I downloaded the Dragonborn DLC yesterday on my 360 but I was also busy trying to finish up ME3 with the new Omega mod.

I haven't played it yet. Don't post any spoilers. And if you do, well, I can't really do anything about it /whiteflag

What?

[subzero]

... what is the advantage to having it on PS3 that makes you say "almost"?

Only reason I can think of would be a shitty PC.

[Fallen]

I mean to play again once Dragonborn hits PC and I build a new PC.

[Nilandia]

Sounds of Skyrim

Be careful with that. I had it as well, but it's since been taken down. The creator said that some versions of the mod could lead to bloat in the game saves. It makes me sad. The mod is unbelievable.

Personally, I use the following.

ApachiiHair
Skyrim HD - 2K Textures
Portal 2 mod - only available on Steam
Barenziah Stones quest markers and droppable stones
House map markers by Smakit
Lightweight potions and poisons
Realistic lighting with customization
Better dynamic snow
The dance of death
Better females by Bella
Dimonized UNP female body
Glowing ore veins
SkyUI (along with SKSE)

I'm also seriously looking at the Vilja companion mod. I used it in Oblivion and loved it. It has an incredible depth and utility. I'm just waiting on a few more updates, particularly when Dragonborn shows up on the PC. Since that DLC involves Solstheim (I assume, given it was mentioned in the trailer) and since Vilja is said to come from there, I'd bet the mod creator will tie it in somehow.

Gretchen

[Nilandia]

Can anyone recommend a good home or castle mod? I haven't found any that really appeal.

Gretchen

[Gelston]

I have Skyrim on my 360 and the PC. I got it on 360 just because I'm too impatient to wait a month for official DLCs and on PC because of all the mods, you can basically make it a different game if you so want. Just got Dragonborn last night, hope it is awesome.

[Delias]

I have Skyrim on my 360 and the PC. I got it on 360 just because I'm too impatient to wait a month for official DLCs and on PC because of all the mods, you can basically make it a different game if you so want. Just got Dragonborn last night, hope it is awesome.

Your disposable income is obviously much greater than mine.

[Gelston]

I have hardly any bills, so even though I make less then most people in the US, I seem to be in pretty awesome shape.

[msconstrew]

I have hardly any bills, so even though I make less then most people in the US, I seem to be in pretty awesome shape.

Don't you mean to say you're living the American dream?!?

[Gelston]

Not quite. I can't get EVERYTHING I want... yet.

[Delias]

Not quite. I can't get EVERYTHING I want... yet.

That's why god invented guns.

[CrystalTears]

... what is the advantage to having it on PS3 that makes you say "almost"?
I don't do any gaming on my computer anymore. Any games I get the time to play is on the PS3. After spending all day at work on the computer, I no longer have the patience to sit behind one when I get home. But I envy the mods a little. :)

[Delias]

I don't do any gaming on my computer anymore. Any games I get the time to play is on the PS3. After spending all day at work on the computer, I no longer have the patience to sit behind one when I get home. But I envy the mods a little. :)

....well not to get technical, but the PS3 is a computer, and the TV is a monitor. I don't see the difference. You can easily setup your PC to use a PS3 controller- that's how I do it. Hell, you can even hook your PC up to your TV if you wish- that's also what I did for skyrim.

[Gelston]

Looking at the Tech specs for a PS3 it looks like a (crappy)computer to me! I get what you mean though, however, nowadays most Video cards have HDMI outs so you can hook it up to your HDTV... And you can plug in XBox and PS3 controllers via USB.

Video games are almost ALWAYS way better on computer(unless it is a port) due to way better graphics and modability. Not to mention they can be about $10 cheaper at times. (AC3 is $60 on console, $50 on computer) Steam also has sweet sales all the time.

I will admit though, some games I prefer on a regular console and it would be a little odd on a computer. Madden and NCAA Football come to mind.

[CrystalTears]

....well not to get technical, but the PS3 is a computer, and the TV is a monitor. I don't see the difference.
PC is in my little hovel of an office. PS3 is where my couch is. HUGE difference. :)

[AndrewSquared]

For myself as well. PC is in my office/man-cave. PS3 is in the bedroom where it serves as a great multi-media center between standard gaming stuffs, and Netflix/Hulu+. I routed the wall-rated HDMI cables inside the studs up to the back of the TV when I mounted it to keep things clean and hidden. Setting up a tower on the desk below the TV would be ugly as sin.

[Nilandia]

ApachiiHair
Skyrim HD - 2K Textures
Portal 2 mod - only available on Steam
Barenziah Stones quest markers and droppable stones
House map markers by Smakit
Lightweight potions and poisons
Realistic lighting with customization
Better dynamic snow
The dance of death
Better females by Bella
Dimonized UNP female body
Glowing ore veins
SkyUI (along with SKSE)

I went on a bit of a mod downloading spree and picked up a bunch of new ones. Here are the new ones to add to the list.

A quality world map
Better sorting (replaces lightweight potions)
Categorized favorites menu
Cloaks of Skyrim
Dovahkiin relaxes too
Guard dialogue overhaul (really liking this one)
HD textures DLC fix
Immersive Skyrim thunder
Realistic smoke and embers
Ruins clutter improvement HD
skyBirds
Static mesh improvement mod
WATER - Water and terrain enhancement redux
Wet and cold

Gretchen

[Vorpodu]

There is a Youtube channel dedicated to Skyrim mods. A new episode airs every week. It's up to like 47 or something

[Fallen]

http://www.skyrimgems.com/

This page is invaluable for finding good mods. Also check out Gopher's Skyrim videos on youtube for excellent modding advice.

[Androidpk]

Skyrim on the PC with mods is absolutely beautiful. I've been playing it again recently but just uninstalled it about 2 hours ago. I looked at my hard drive and noticed my hard drive space was dropping at an alarming rate, until there was only 800mb left. I thought the game was glitching up or something but it turns out I accidentally turned on fraps movie maker and was making video after video :/

[Fallen]

I am almost done with my mod adding. Nearly 100 ...hard to not add just one more. Should be insane once I get to playing.

[Jace Solo]

I ripped the game off torrent. I'm almost afraid to mod. I've been looking into grabbing the DLC but honestly, I don't really know how to go through the mod process. I don't really want to lose my guy but I suppose it doesn't really matter if everything I add is gamebreaking on the funscale.

Advice?

[subzero]

google.com

[Androidpk]

I am almost done with my mod adding. Nearly 100 ...hard to not add just one more. Should be insane once I get to playing.

Hehe, I know what you mean. Now that I've reinstalled it I've been using that page you linked and steamrolling through them. I'll take some screenshots when I'm done. No videos this time..

[Androidpk]

107 mods installed. It's like a whole new game.

[Fallen]

107 mods installed. It's like a whole new game.

I decided to go with SkyRe for my major overhaul mod and am going to stop there on that front. It gets WAAAY too confusing to mess with more than one of those at a time.

Anyone else using a rebalancer?

[Androidpk]

What do those do? I'm getting a kick out of the cold and wet mod. In fact a lot of mods are incredibly well done and fix or include things that should have been included from the get go. Bethesda really needs to up their game. Only wish I had a more current card as I'm only getting between 30 to 40 fps.

[Fallen]

What do those do? I'm getting a kick out of the cold and wet mod. In fact a lot of mods are incredibly well done and fix or include things that should have been included from the get go. Bethesda really needs to up their game. Only wish I had a more current card as I'm only getting between 30 to 40 fps.

Overhaul all skill trees, magic, rebalances AI and pretty much all armor/weapons, nerf stealth. Basically, they make the game much, much harder.

Realistic Needs and Diseases is another good mod if you like Wet and Cold. So is Frostbitten. All are fully customizable, so you can make them as demanding or lax as you like. It basically gives food/drink/sleeping a point along with common sense cold mechanics.

[Gsgeek]

I find it amazing that you can have 107 mods with little to no conflicts. More of a testament to the makers and the game's flexibility i guess. Bethesda may not have upped their game per se enough to satisfy everyone, but at least they've allowed others the tools and freedom to do so. I do give them kudos for that with their elder scrolls games. I have only about 20 mods at the moment, so I feel like i'm kinda slacking, heh.

[Androidpk]

I do have one small issue where some female npcs will stand immobile, hands raised at their sides. Bethesda definitely deserves kudos for their modding support. I am really, REALLY disappointed that Dice/EA has not and most likely will not release modding tools for BF3. It irks me even more when their reason is that it would be too difficult to work with, when you know the real reason is they don't want people to take away from their DLC sales.

[Fallen]

I've had one CTD (crash to desktop) in a few hours of playing, but those are to be expected. You just get into the habit of hitting F5 before/after doing anything.

[Androidpk]

Oh yeah, I have Valfar as a follower and he is awesome, except when he kills me by accident.

[Androidpk]

I've seem to run into a nasty problem where if I enter a city zone the game locks up at the loading screen. Haven't figured out what's causing it either.

[Fallen]

I've seem to run into a nasty problem where if I enter a city zone the game locks up at the loading screen. Haven't figured out what's causing it either.

Are you running Boss? That will help identify and avoid a lot of errors right off the bat. Just search for BOSS on the Skyrim nexus. It is a fairly straightforward program.

I tried uninstalling Pure Water, which is a different version of W.A.T.E.R, and my game would CTD right after the Bethesda intro. Didn't matter what I tried, just straight CTD, so I ended up reinstalling the mod. If you recently deleted a mod, try reinstalling it and see if that helps.

[Fallen]

Figured i'd finally kick out a list of mods i've been using. I may pick up a few more here and there but until Dawnguard hits i'm fairly happy with what I have. If anyone sees any mods I should pick up that aren't on the list do let me know.

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Core Mechanics Additions & Overhauls -

Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival - Pretty popular mod. Works great and has ties to a lot of other mods.
Realistic Needs and Diseases - Simple yet effective survival mod. Works well with other mods.
Convenient Horses - An essential mod that makes horses awesome.
UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul - Essential mod that overhauls follows. Can sometimes NOT play well with other mods.
Deadly Dragons - Dragons are pussies without it. Also improves their appearance.
Skyrim -Community- Uncapper - Utility that allows you to train past 100 in a skill. A requirement for several other mods.
T3nd0s Skyrim Redone - MAJOR overhaul mod. You should only pick one of these and be done with it. Seems to do a good job.
My Home Is Your Home - Allows you to set where followers live after you dismiss them.

Performance Tweaks and Bug Fixes -

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch - Essential.
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch - Essential.
Unofficial Skyrim Patch - Essential.
HD Textures DLC Fix - Essential if you download the official HD package.
Brawl Bug Plugin - Required for some mods.
Sharlikrans Compatibility Patches - Required for some mods.
ReProccer - Automated SkyRe patch generator - Required for some mods.
Closer Quivers and Longer Arrows -Small visual tweak
Unique Region Names - Small nomenclature tweak.
Blacksmithforge water fix - Small graphical tweak.
Better Animal Footsteps - Self explained
No Spinning Death Animation - Self Explained.
SkyTEST - Realistic Animals and Predators - Seems to work well? Dunno, it is supposed to be unobtrusive.

Enhanced/HD Textures - All of these mods are fairly straight forward. I recommend them all.

Enhanced Distant Terrain
Skyrim HD - 2K Textures
Skyrim Flora Overhaul
Enhanced Blood Textures
A Quality World Map - With Roads
High Quality 3D Map
The Cartographers Map Markers
HiRes Legible Road Signs
Better distant LOD waterfalls
ApachiiSkyHair
Beards
JaySuS Swords
Immersive Weapons
Better Dynamic Snow
Ruins Clutter Improved
Static Mesh Improvement Mod
Enhanced Lights and FX
DYNAVISION - Dynamic Depth of Field
IMAGINATOR - Visual Control Device for Skyrim
83Willows 101BugsHD Butterfly Dragonfly Luna-Moth Torchbug
Improved Fish
HD Enhanced Terrain
Birds of Skyrim
Skill Interface Retexture
Improved NPC Clothing - High Res
Weapon Retexture Project - WRP
Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack
Deadly Spell Impacts
Real Snow
Enhanced Night Skyrim
Immersive Armors
Pure Waters - Alternative to W.A.T.E.R ... DONT USE BOTH.

Menu/Interface Overhauls - All excellent additions for PC players using a Mouse/Keyboard.

RaceMenu
SkyUI
Better Dialogue Controls
Better Sorting
Categorized Favorites Menu

Gameplay Additions -

Achieve That - Adds achievements that give small but useful perks in game. Not unbalancing.
Bandolier - Bags and Pouches - My one "cheat" mod. You can craft a TON of wearable containers to greatly increase your carrying capacity.
Treebalance - Speech Tree - Adds a bit more "umph" to the speech tree perks.
Cloaks of Skyrim - Popular mod that adds cloaks. Ties into survival mods as well.
Camping Kit of the Northern Ranger - Can set up camp. Ties into survival mods.
Interesting NPCs - HUUUUUUGE mod that adds 100's of fully voiced NPCs and quests. Amazing, really. Highly recommended.
Riverwood Smelter - I broke a few smelters with a mod and had to get this as a workaround. Works great.
The Dance of Death - A Killmove Mod
Wet and Cold - Very cool. Has ties to Survival mods.

Quests -

Moonpath to Elsweyr - Came highly recommended.
Mapseller - Tied into one of the map mods I got. Didn't see the harm in it.

Utilities -

Glowing Ore Veins - Great mod.
Unread Books Glow - Great mod
Follower Trap Safety - Stops followers from setting off traps as they cannot avoid them otherwise.
Acquisitive Soul Gems - Makes sure the right size souls go into the right size soul gems.

General Improvement/Immersion -

Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel - Weather - Lighting - It makes it rain and snow ALL the time. Still worth it, though.
Lightning during Thunder Storms - Ties into Project Reality.
Fantasy Music Overhaul - Some songs are better than others, but definitely worthwhile if you've been playing for ages.
Player Headtracking - Purely for immersion.
Footprints - Adds footprints when walking in the snow. Amazing mod.
ScenicCarriages - When you take carriages you don't fast travel, they just drive you there. Haven't used it yet.
Guard Dialogue Overhaul - Adds more dialogue to NPC guards so they don't say the same shit over and over.
skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds - Adds birds high overhead.
Birds and Flocks - Adds more birds in general.
Lore-Based Loading Screens - Self explanatory.

Player Homes -

Hunters Cabin of Riverwood - Very pretty, completely normal home outside of Riverwood.
Breezehome FullyUpgradable - AWESOME mod that is completely balanced. Adds a basement to your breezewood home. All upgrades must be purchased through the normal NPC.

[Androidpk]

I highly, highly recommend this monster mod, it's super cool.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/skymomod-v12

[Nilandia]

Looks like we're running a lot of the same mods, Fallen. I'm going to have to take a look at some of the ones I don't have. I've recently added in Realistic Needs and Diseases, along with Frostfall and Warzones. Between those and choosing not to use fast travel, the game is completely different from when I was first playing. Where I was just zipping around doing quests with no thought of cold, sleep, or food, now the world is so much more real, and there is an actual civil war going on with people trying to kill each other.

Thought I might point out that there's another lighting overhaul mod that's been recently released. Realistic Lighting Overhaul (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30450/) is a continuation of Realistic Lighting with Customization, and it looks amazing. Works within the script engine for as little performance issues as possible, and it claims to be completely compatible with Climates of Tamriel.

Gretchen

[Androidpk]

I'm running most of them as well. The frostfall mod is really cool, especially with the wet and cold one. I also have the enhanced towns and villages mods but ever since I installed that I've been getting lock ups whenever I go into the large cities :/ It's a shame though, because it really makes a difference.

[Fallen]

I highly, highly recommend this monster mod, it's super cool.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/skymomod-v12

I thought about getting that mod but I prefer to work through the nexus. Do you kow why it was kicked off? I had to give up a few mods myself. Economies of Skyrim ruined Whiterun's Warmaiden crafting stuff and a few other places. I'd avoid that one. As for fast travel, i'll use it when I get annoyed at travelling through certain areas but I typically try to travel overland to where i'm going. Deadly dragons is another tough one. I need to tweak it a bit more. The "Expert" setting is VERY hard. Basically impossible unless I can rope in a nearby town. Vanilla is too easy.

[Androidpk]

I'm not sure why it was removed, it could be for a number of reasons though. When I downloaded it I got it from Nexus and I haven't had any problems with it. I'm constantly seeing new monsters and some of them are just badass. I'm really glad for these mods because Bethesda did such a sloppy and half-assed job with the game.

[Taernath]

As for fast travel, i'll use it when I get annoyed at travelling through certain areas but I typically try to travel overland to where i'm going.

I don't know if you're seen this already, but I'm going to try it out.

Dragonkiller Cart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx57oic2oyI)

[Fallen]

I don't know if you're seen this already, but I'm going to try it out.

Dragonkiller Cart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx57oic2oyI)

Looks neat, but convenient horses allows for your followers to use horses fairly well. I also find I need to fast travel because certain areas simply cause my game to crash. Price you pay for so many mods, i'm afraid. I'd like to do more modding, but at this point i'd need to learn Bain, Wyre, and how to make Bash scripts to keep everything running smoothly, and it just isn't worth the effort.

[Nilandia]

Looks neat, but convenient horses allows for your followers to use horses fairly well. I also find I need to fast travel because certain areas simply cause my game to crash. Price you pay for so many mods, i'm afraid. I'd like to do more modding, but at this point i'd need to learn Bain, Wyre, and how to make Bash scripts to keep everything running smoothly, and it just isn't worth the effort.
Ran into an area that caused a CTD lately myself that I thought I'd mention since you listed that you're running the mod that was causing it. Just north of Falkreath, on the south side of the lake, is a cell that I could never enter. Always crashed whenever I tried to go in. The cell included the site of the Falkreath property included in Hearthfire, along with a couple other non-essential locations. Turns out my ScenicCarriages mod was conflicting with Hearthfire, and causing the crash. After a manual install of an updated esp file, I'm not having any issues.

Gretchen

[Fallen]

I moved on, actually. A lot of CTDs but more importantly Dead Space 3 and then school. There has been talk of a Fallout New Vegas 2, so I'm seeing mods in my future.

[Fallen]

I figure this is as good a thread to update with the news as any: Skyrim has no more DLC planned for release: ​http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/15/no-further-skyrim-dlc-planned-team-moving-on

[Androidpk]

I really hope it's not Fallout or another ES game. I'd like to see some new IP from them.

[Ryku]

No game gives me a bigger boner than Bethesda's fallout. If they can make something new that's as epic as F3 and NV, then bring it on. Otherwise just make more of the same lolololol!

[Fallen]

I really hope it's not Fallout or another ES game. I'd like to see some new IP from them.

Well, there is already The Elder Scrolls: Online due to be released. I need another Fallout in my life. After that, they can do whatever.

[Androidpk]

Well, there is already The Elder Scrolls: Online due to be released.

I refuse to acknowledge that trash even exists.

[Gompers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNaTZV8qS1I

Skip to around 1:45 to see the good part - if you're like me and have seen that intro scene about a billion times!