So what are the best skyrim mods?

[desura]

I just started the game. Enjoying it so far. Are there any worthwhile mods? Especially, any good combat mods? The combat is okay, but not as good as War of the ROses

 

[Snock514]

go to steam workshop
sort by most popular
??
profit

edit: also check most popular here http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/

 

[shortylickens]

The nexus, sort by popular.

 

[norseamd]

Yes you need to go to the nexus and learn how to use mod managers.

You just started playing skyrim you said?

Try Requiem!

 

[dust]

Whatever you decide, you must take the enhanced cities mods from the steam, they really add stuff to the game. Of course, there may be even better environment mods available, but these are easily accessible on the steam workshop.

Best stop for Skyrim mods has always been the Nexus though.

 

[SLU Aequitas]

Word of warning. You WILL spend more time modding your game than playing it once you get into mods. I also highly suggest playing through the game once without any gameplay mods (i.e. just UI + graphics mods).

 

[Markbnj]

I just followed this: http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/1ttgm1/comprehensive_list_of_the_best_mods_for_skyrim/

 

[SLU Aequitas]

I just followed this: http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/1ttgm1/comprehensive_list_of_the_best_mods_for_skyrim/

That's a good list. I'd highly recommend following this site as establishing a working, bug-free base. It also is a HUGE resource on "best practices" when it comes to modding and mod conflicts. It's a great way to get your feet wet in modding as it focuses on just vanilla improvements (graphics, bug-fixes) while holding your hand through the installation process.

http://wiki.step-project.com/Main_Page#tab=Core_S_T_E_P__Guides

 

[Whitestar127]

What SLU Aequitas said.

I'd like to add that while you can use NMM to get into modding, you should switch to Mod Organizer as soon as possible. There are many advantages, one being that the STEP project officially only supports that one.

And do yourself a favor and avoid STEAM mods. Download all from the Nexus instead.

 

[Red Storm]

Word of warning. You WILL spend more time modding your game than playing it once you get into mods.

This is so true. Every time I want to start up another Skyrim run I spend hours finding all these awesome mods and then after getting everything up and running I play the game for a few days and then never go back. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Markbnj]

This is so true. Every time I want to start up another Skyrim run I spend hours finding all these awesome mods and then after getting everything up and running I play the game for a few days and then never go back. Rinse and repeat.

It took me like four hours to get all the mods installed and running in optimized order, but I have spent a lot more than that in-game just in the first couple of play sessions. It looks outstanding with the 2k texture packs.

 

[norseamd]

Yah i have far more time playing the game. I dread messing around with the mods again because of install order and crap.

 

[futurefields]

Why even mod it? The game is huge, and once you are done you want to replay it with user made "mods" ?

I jsut dont get the appeal, when they are so many other games I could be spending my time on than playing the same one over and over just to see some user-made mods, something some kid in a basement whipped up.

 

[Red Storm]

Why even mod it? The game is huge, and once you are done you want to replay it with user made "mods" ?

I jsut dont get the appeal, when they are so many other games I could be spending my time on than playing the same one over and over just to see some user-made mods, something some kid in a basement whipped up.

I would never buy a single Elder Scrolls game if I couldn't mod it. Mods fix annoyances and bugs, they make the game look better, play better, run better. They can greatly expand the game. The possibilities are pretty vast. Vanilla Elder Scrolls games are actually pretty bad, the capability to mod them is one of the main draws.

 

[norseamd]

Vanilla Elder Scrolls games are actually pretty bad

+1

Morrowind and earlier games are good but Oblivion and Skyrim are not that great as what Bethseda put into them.

 

[SLU Aequitas]

Why even mod it? The game is huge, and once you are done you want to replay it with user made "mods" ?

I jsut dont get the appeal, when they are so many other games I could be spending my time on than playing the same one over and over just to see some user-made mods, something some kid in a basement whipped up.

Fixes.
Graphics (greatly) improved.
Gameplay improvements.
Additional quests.
Additional spells.
Additional armor/weapons.
Additional dungeons.
Additional mechanics.
Restored content.

Combined with the fact that you really should replay this kind of game at least once, there's really no reason why you wouldn't want to play with mods.

Also, I highly suggest you learn something before trying to knock it. The quality of the content varies of course, but there are many mods out there that surpass professional game development quality (some modders have even been hired based primarily off of their TES modding experience).

 

[Atomic Playboy]

My biggest problem with Skyrim is the mods. I spent hours, days, just getting all my mods to work correctly, and then an update comes along and half of them don't work. So you update everything, ditch the stuff that's no longer supported, and then another update comes along. Eventually you say, OK, time for a fresh install, and that takes 8 solid hours, but now you've got everything PERFECT; the graphics are amazing, the bugs are all fixed, you've added some cool (but not game-breaking) content, and things are awesome. You play a bit, get bored, come back a few months later and, what's this? NOTHING WORKS. And then you need to spend another 16 hours tracking down mod updates or looking for replacements because a mod author stopped supporting the game. It's just too much of a time sink.

Skyrim modding: Absolutely unbelievable when you can devote the time to doing it properly and playing the game frequently. A royal ****fest of ****ing bull**** *** **********ery when you can't.

 

[iamwiz82]

There are so many awesome ones

Interesting NPCs
Immersive weapons, armors, etc.
Sounds of Skyrim -Amazing addition of sounds outdoors
Night sky mod
Footprints
HD graphics mods, get lots of them.
Mods to fix the trees, water, etc.
Better world map that adds roads (SO USEFUL)

There is a mod that adds actual civil war battles. I forget the name though. I stumbled on one about a week after installing the mod and it freaked me out until I realized what it was. Ha.

 

[SLU Aequitas]

My biggest problem with Skyrim is the mods. I spent hours, days, just getting all my mods to work correctly, and then an update comes along and half of them don't work. So you update everything, ditch the stuff that's no longer supported, and then another update comes along. Eventually you say, OK, time for a fresh install, and that takes 8 solid hours, but now you've got everything PERFECT; the graphics are amazing, the bugs are all fixed, you've added some cool (but not game-breaking) content, and things are awesome. You play a bit, get bored, come back a few months later and, what's this? NOTHING WORKS. And then you need to spend another 16 hours tracking down mod updates or looking for replacements because a mod author stopped supporting the game. It's just too much of a time sink.

Skyrim modding: Absolutely unbelievable when you can devote the time to doing it properly and playing the game frequently. A royal ****fest of ****ing bull**** *** **********ery when you can't.

HAHAHAHA, this ^^^

There are so many awesome ones

Interesting NPCs
Immersive weapons, armors, etc.
Sounds of Skyrim -Amazing addition of sounds outdoors
Night sky mod
Footprints
HD graphics mods, get lots of them.
Mods to fix the trees, water, etc.
Better world map that adds roads (SO USEFUL)

There is a mod that adds actual civil war battles. I forget the name though. I stumbled on one about a week after installing the mod and it freaked me out until I realized what it was. Ha.

Civil War Overhaul by ApolloDown. He's also responsible for Dragon Combat Overhaul (awesome) and Fire & Ice Overhaul (set stuff on fire, fire spreads :awe. He's packaged stuff together now (now = April, haven't played since) in his EGO Overhaul.

Immersive NPCs is an awesome mod, definitely in my top five.

 

[norseamd]

Download Immersive Patrols.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Why even mod it? The game is huge, and once you are done you want to replay it with user made "mods" ?

I jsut dont get the appeal, when they are so many other games I could be spending my time on than playing the same one over and over just to see some user-made mods, something some kid in a basement whipped up.

Because the base game is actually kinda shitty. Every single dungeon looks exactly the same, combat is exactly the same for the entire playthrough(which is to say, pretty bad), and graphics are iffy.

 

[smackababy]

Best Skyrim mod? Whichever one shows the boobies, obviously. Or, you can be like that guy that made a thread here once and turn your game into some kind of perverted loli simulator.

 

[DucatiMonster696]

Word of warning. You WILL spend more time modding your game than playing it once you get into mods. I also highly suggest playing through the game once without any gameplay mods (i.e. just UI + graphics mods).

I'd say that is the first thing you should do with Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, etc. Especially if you want a stable game and you don't want an screwed up saved games. There should also be a order in which you mod, i.e. un-officials patches (if any), game engine tweaks, (if any), UI mods (if any) etc, texture and mesh mods, other graphical mods etc, with gameplay and ai altering mods going last.

 

[DucatiMonster696]

My biggest problem with Skyrim is the mods. I spent hours, days, just getting all my mods to work correctly, and then an update comes along and half of them don't work. So you update everything, ditch the stuff that's no longer supported, and then another update comes along. Eventually you say, OK, time for a fresh install, and that takes 8 solid hours, but now you've got everything PERFECT; the graphics are amazing, the bugs are all fixed, you've added some cool (but not game-breaking) content, and things are awesome. You play a bit, get bored, come back a few months later and, what's this? NOTHING WORKS. And then you need to spend another 16 hours tracking down mod updates or looking for replacements because a mod author stopped supporting the game. It's just too much of a time sink.

Skyrim modding: Absolutely unbelievable when you can devote the time to doing it properly and playing the game frequently. A royal ****fest of ****ing bull**** *** **********ery when you can't.

LoL - Still not as bad as Oblivion modding. The Skyrim engine (the same engine used in Oblivion but it was overhauled and refined) is so much easier to deal with IMHO.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Anyone have a favorite armored circlet mod? I'd like to see my follower's face instead of a goofy dwarf helmet when I'm talking to her.

(I know Nexus has some, but I'm curious if anyone here uses one and likes it.)