Overview
I been playing Skyrim many times over (never 100%) since first release way back, and im now doing a full replay beginning to finish with a quite modded Special Edition that i really enjoy. So i wanted to make this quick and easy to use guide for people that dont want to spend days modding, like i usually do. I hope someone will make good use of it and that it helps some of u, and thats all i want. This is one of the best games ever and deserves to be enjoyed in a special way! GL HF going all in :)Its all free to use mods and sources, all from nexus and all easy to install and use.
These are the mods i, an experienced Skyrim player choose for full SKSE replay 2021.
Now this is for Skyrim Special Edition only, all dlc and so on. All mods are free for all, no need for nexus premium or something like that. I will write the essential mods first in order, then the random patches and fixes i know i have for these even though i might miss some. I will add warning to the mods i know are fps heavy, i will mention right away that using ENB are burns lots of fps, and that setting it up perfectly or just learning how to will take time, but default settings are good for most. I recommend all setting on max in Skyrim launcher, and then “good image” or “performance” ENB settings if u like me have medium computer, quad 4ghz, 32gb 2400ram and geforce 1070.
Skyrim 2020 Parallax by Pfuscher – [link]
A Quality World Map – [link]
Acquisitive Soul Gems Multithreaded – [link]
Animated Weapon Enchants (A.W.E.) – [link]
Another Sorting Mod 2020-SSE – [link]
Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers – [link]
Beautiful Honey Signs – 2K Overhaul – 1K Optional – [link]
Better Skill and Quest Books Names SE – [link]
Carry Weight Modifier – [link]
Diverse Dragons Collection SE (DDCse) – [link]
ENB Light – [link] (this is fps heavy)
Increased enchanting and smithing potion duration – [link]
Enhanced Blood Textures SE – [link]
Faster Horses – [link]
Fresh Faces – [link]
Fried’s Female Skin Textures – 4k Female Skin Textures and Complexions – [link]
Fried’s Male Skin Textures – 4k Male Skin Textures and Complexions – [link]
Greater Skaal Village – [link]
HD Road Signs – 2K and 4K – [link]
Ice Cave Parallax Improved – [link]
Immersive Armors – [link]
Immersive Citizens – AI Overhaul SE – [link]
Immersive Sounds – Compendium – [link]
Immersive Weapons – [link]
Katana Crafting – SE – [link]
Lockpick Pro (KenMOD) – Lockpick Pro (KenMOD) (this one is Must have but manual install)
Magical College of Winterhold – [link]
Metallurgy – Ingots Ore and Veins HD – [link]
Obsidian Weathers and Seasons – [link]
Realistic Conversations – [link]
Realistic Ragdolls and Force – [link]
Rich Skyrim Merchants – [link]
Skyrim Alchemy Fixed – [link]
Skyrim Flora Overhaul SE – [link] (fps heavy and optional, its a lot harder to spot ingredients and such with this on)
SkyUI – [link]
SkyUI SE – Flashing Savegames Fix – [link]
Smithing Perks Overhaul SE – [link]
The Art of Smithing – A Modular Ars Metallica Alternative – [link]
The Eyes Of Beauty – Vampire Eyes SSE – [link]
Unlimited Sprinting – [link]
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch – [link]
VioLens – A Killmove Mod SE – [link]
Water for ENB – [link]
Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes – [link]
JContainers SE – [link]
Jiub’s Opus – [link]
kryptopyr’s Patch Hub – [link]
PapyrusUtil SE – Modders Scripting Utility Functions – [link]
SKSE64 ini pre-download for lazy users – [link]
Skyrim particle patch for ENB.SSE – download from ENB site i think 🙂 or in nexus optionals.
A. Re-Engaged ENB for Obsidian (ENB Weathers Supported) V9.2-1089-9-2a-1608568073.7z – this makes a big difference in mood and weather, but on fps side i dont know. I also dont know where i got it. Either from optional at a mod on nexus, or from ENB site i believe.
Now some of these are optional, depending on how deep u want to go. But i use all since im used to modding, sorting mods and fixing random minor problems they might cause :
SKSE64_2_00_19.7z – (simply SKSE 64 bit)
SSEEdit.4.0.3.zip – (also known as Xedit, for manually fixing errors)
TES5Edit 4_0_3-25859-4-0-3-1575328633.7z
SSEEdit 4_0_3-164-4-0-3-1575326827.7z
[link] – for ENB files
[link] – be sure to check this one out
Then of course the most important ones:
Nexus Mod Manager
LOOT
Mod Organizer v2.3.2
Thats all i got for now, i might make changes if more complains keeps coming. But at least this will be easier to use “guide”. Thanks for watching and good luck!
I add some pictures here, even though they were not taken with this guide in mind, theyre just random
I have added some more mods, and they are:
Cutting Room Floor – SSE – [link]
Left Hand Rings Modified SE – [link]
Detailed Rugs – [link]
Harvest Overhaul Redone – It’s a full release after all – [link]
Static Mesh Improvement Mod – SMIM – [link]
Archery Gameplay Overhaul SE – [link]