Just 10 mods. Then 10 mods to enhance these mods. Then 10 mods to enhance those.... suddenly we're at 500 mod list again. At least that's how it goes for me
@@quarterpaul5712 I do the same with the forest and mountains like instead of ulvenwald I did nature of the wilds the smaller one with cg4 trees and woodland
Didnt even know that bits and bobs mod existed, deleting 80 texture overhauls in favor of just one is such a nice feeling, cheers for the continued videos soft
Having 10mods will make it so that a lot of things will simply never get touched, and it will look out of place next to your next gen textures and meshes. I remember building my own mod list and going in game to constantly check what's vanilla or not by using a texture pack that removes all vanilla textures.
This is what I ever said. You do not really need 2000+ mods. You can achieve something visually close with only 7 to 10 mods. And then come the rest, if you want. These videos leave you to believe that thousands of mods are required for the game to look like that. But in fact, most of the mods are for many small details related to items, NPCs, and so on. You can have a mod for making regular low level NPCs to flee instead of involving in combat with powerful vampires or dragons. And this has nothing to do with graphics. And so on.
Every time I want to get back to Skyrim modding I get discouraged because even my modlists that are genuinely minimalist and don't change the game significantly end up huge, and I never playing in the end. Coincidentally, the last couple days I've been itching to play Skyrim again for the first time in years and I just stumbled on this video by chance. I'm really tempted to go through with it now, this group of mods (with a couple adjustments) might make for an excellent starting base for the graphical side of my modlist. Thank you!
These, skyUI, the community patch (and maybe cutting room floor) and you're good to start playing I reckon. Every other 'essential' mod, like powerofthree's QOL and bugfixes, tend to be script extender mods you can install harmlessly any time during your playthrough. Armour/weapon sets, item and quest mods are generally fine to add later as well.
@@peep2kCS It does though. It takes me weeks. I even use the Nolvus modlist guide as a base. Ontop of the usual endless texture and models mods, there's keeping compatibility, troubleshooting, performance, tools like DynDoLod, Bodyslide, Nemesis etc. and some tools actively change, come and go overtime so you have to learn new ones.
@@ivansoto9723 It depends on what you want to achieve. I modded Skyrim again within 3 days, this week. I ditched every bodyslide and animation mod on purpose because its the biggest pain of all. Just pick a good texture mod and some nice gameplay mods for a fresh feeling and you are good to go.
@@SoftGamingOfficial Hello my friend! Thank you very much for the tips! I'll follow your suggestions when I play Skyrim again. Could you also help with Fallout New Vegas mods?
The gasp I geesped when I saw the footage in this video. That is the most simple, yet gorgeous, visual update to the game I've ever seen with such few mods. Thank you for the showcase! I'm off to melt my PC to see if I can get a setup like this running with Skyrim VR!
@@bradenparkes I ended up needing to find a new job on short notice, so I had to put modding on standby. I'll give it a shot here soon and see how it goes!
And I am reinstalling Skyrim for another playthrough after seeing this. Also you video on how to mod was a nice help. I played with quite a lot of mods before, but seeing one with a fresh start made me realise I may have made some errors in the past, and this one helped a lot.
I have to confess... After 13 years I'm still not tired of Skyrim... but at the same time I'm very tired of Bethesda... TES6 it's a dark horizon for me
They adopted Fallout, but Elder Scrolls is their heart and soul. If they screw up TES6 then we'll know the studio has truly lost its way, but I'm not yet ready to be a completely cynical doomer about it. I'm still rooting for them.
To be fair, I HATED fallout 3 and new Vegas when they came out. I thought they were so shitty looking and playing for the time they came out and now New Vegas might be my new favorite Fallout , (unless they do a fallout 2 overhaul) which is crazy because I could not believe how shitty it seemed on release. I would've told you it was unplayable back then. I hope that eventually the Bethesda games I don't even have 1% interest in like starfield can eventually be made into something I actually want to play
@@KvltKommando Fallout 3 is incredible, both in terms of gameplay and story. I loved that environment created with that green filter. The game itself is a work of art, it was one of the first to create an open world. I never played Fallout 4, I had no interest until today. It was only surpassed by Fallout New Vegas which is wonderful and I loved it too and I've played it several times and there are always new discoveries with each game. Fallout is just as amazing as Skyrim.
It's a crapshoot. Hopefully they learned that proc gen is not something their fanbase wants as a major part of future games, and they stick to what made Skyrim such a hit....handcrafted content. Let's also hope they kick it up a notch with their graphics. Starfield has Skyrim-level graphics, but was made 12 years later.
This is a lot more up my alley. Been playing and modding skyrim for many years though most of that time i wasn't able to use most graphics mods due to performance issues. Once i did get the opportunity to use graphics mods, i focused on just using big all encompassing overhauls to cover as much of the game in as little mod count as i could. Might end up referencing this when i next make a modlist
I think the best lighting mod is ELFX. There really is nothing quite like entering a nordic ruin and it's completely unplayable without a torch but you press onward because maybe there's a brazier further in, and then you fall down a hole and hear "Blargh! ZUUUN HAALVIIK" CLANK!
Just wanted to express how inspiring this video is. I've been using Ember XD and Lux for a long time, and I've had headaches due to compatibility issues or lighting that doesn't fit actual gameplay. I've also spent a lot of time searching for hundreds of texture mods and been frustrated by their inconsistency. Everything could have been so simple...
I have to say, this is an impressive video showcasing how you don't have to go too mod-crazy to have a beautiful modded Skyrim experience. Kudos to you!
@@MasterSkug Awesome - its a great basis to use as a starting point, and then fine tune with more mods. Completely stable, not had one crash yet. Skyrim VR (modded) is unbelievable - played nearly 30 hours since my first comment!
I just installed Northern Roads for my soon-to-be run as I've never tried it before 😅 I was on Lux Via before. I like to spend a lot of time slow-traveling the wilds with my followers and thought it might make things more interesting (along with some new encounter mods). Lux got ditched this time though for Skyrim is Luminous.
jk's Skyrim doesn't require a lot of patching if used by itself same for northern roads and lux but when you combine them along with other mods it gets crazy. a good portion of my personal list is patches for lux, but it looks so great when done.
Started playing Skyrim again after finishing it multiple times in Vanilla, now I am trying modded skyrim for the first time, thanks for this guide! Simple. Onpoint. Direct. SUBBED!
What a great video. After playing Dark and Darker and wishing it had a PvE mode, I've been eager to get back into Skyrim. But I always spend too much time installing mods and then never playing, like many of us. This video has shown me how to get my game looking exactly how I want it too, without wasting hours. I'd love for you to do a similar video for sound effects, combat mods, weapons and armour. A lot to ask, I know. But this video was really helpful.
This is for me. I've only about 30 odd mods activated-mostly QOL, UI, and performance/bugfixes-with no graphics mods aside from SMIM and I'm mostly happy with it. But it's very nice to get a list of recommendations like this for a quick and easy glow-up that won't take ages to set up or require another 15 requirements and a bunch of tweaking, thanks!
I love these videos which is great when you can't overcome making a new crazy modlist and really just want to play Skyrim but can't deal with Vanilla looking Skyrim.
Dude! you just SAVED my life lol I just hit the mark I only can use esl 's so fair to say Im kinde lost in my own modlist and I didnt liked the look of my game so I was like Nooooo .. And then you poped up and saved the day I can now easy start over :D Thanks a Million!! (It looks freaking amazing)
Thank you very very much. I am beginner in modding and I have beautiful Skyrim in one evening with only a few additional GB and no visible loss of performance. Great !
Hey mate, thank the algorithm for making me come across this. I wanted to mod skyrim for the longest time for another playthrough, but i always felt there was this barrier of entry for properly modding the game. Im gonna give these 10 a shot and tell you how i went. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. I am currently using this modlist. But I change the ENB to Cabbage and replace Skyrim is Luminous to LUX series. It's the first time I even able to run Skyrim with graphical mods. I've been playing Skyrim with potato laptop these whole years. And now since I can afford a medium-specs PC, it's the time to install these kind of mods. Thank you for your in-depth explanation!
I’m a SUPER NOOB at modding Skyrim and I have never played it before. I want to play it but I want my first play through to be modded. This looks so good! Can you do a tutorial on how to make this mod list?
Oh yes but that is just the beginning. There are so many awesome gameplay, immersive, dialog, npc, wildlife, combat, world extensions, weapons, armor, UI, dungeon, mount, spells, sound mods and many more categories. Once you mod, you cannot stop 😜
A very nice list - I'm satisfied with the visual aspects of my current game, but this will be a great reference should I rebuild. I have to admit, I haven't played Skyrim since December of last year. Modding Fallout 4 has been easier for me somehow. Example - I never figured out Bodyslide and Outfit Studio for SSE, but got it set up in minutes in FO4 and now even vanilla armors and clothing fit noticeably better.
I love Skoglendi and Fantasia Landscapes. I've just switched from Fabled Forests to a combo of Happy Little Trees and Nature of the Wild Lands so I'll see how that goes. I was using Nat III enb until a week or two ago but my PC was finding it quite taxing and I had a few CTDs (probably due to user error) but I switched to Cabbage and it's run perfectly so far. My one essential mod that I would add to this is the Arachnophobia - Spiders are Wolves one. Totally saved the game for me, that one 😅
These mod showcase videos always make the game look so good, I have spent so many hours trying to mod it but I can't get anything to work. I follow the guides, mods don't register any issues in Vortex, and no matter what it looks like I am playing a janky N64 game.
If these are the mods active in the video then I love the look as it makes it feel like they have the same artistic vision! I think I'll use these 10 mods as a base and put some others to improve the look and game play. But that's for later.
Nice list SG. I recently moved from NAT III, to a reshade (Silent Horizons 2) and use NAT I for the weather base. It looks so crisp I can hear the air crackle with the frost. L00ping has done a great job with the NAT series over the years. It's such a solid base and works with so many other mods.
thank you so much for your comment! I installed all the mods listed in the video but was getting horrible performance. Changed from NAT III to SH2 and installed NAT I, and it works great for gameplay while still looking awesome! May I ask if you have any more recommendations?
Nice list mate. Wouldn't you need to generate LOD's to use that tree and flora mod. An easy to use alternative is still Skyrim Flora Overhaul, no need for dyndolod, and there's always Terrain LOD redone to help a little bit. Still a big improvement over vanilla. Ruins clutter improved is just as essential as SMIM as well I reckon ;)
Thanks. I'm going to try this batch. The last batch I tried stopped my game completely and did some funky things like needing more magika than I had to use candle light. So I had to go backwards and uninstall mods as some were not compatible with my version (1.6.1170.0) I love the way your game looks and would like to have mine look the same. It's like going to school as I watch the "how to" vids. and take copious notes. Again, many thanks.
Skyrim overall mod video without triple Z, breast sized gyal, gotta appreciate that. Really amazing what only ten mods can do, thanks a lot for sharing:]
This is a very good, small modlist that makes such a huge difference visually. I've installed modpacks with hundreds of mods that still don't look as good as this. What is the armor mod used in the video? I really like the shiny templar style armor, it looks fantastic.
To offset ENB's performance hit, use the fsr 3 fg mod or dlss fg mod depending on your gpu. Should double your fps. So even 30fps will feel like 60fps. To reduce the latency hit just get the nvidia reflex mod
This is what I've been looking for. I have been wanting to play this so badly, but looking into mods, lists, and requirements... All the hassle of installing and stuff maybe going wrong and having to start over... It makes me not want to bother. I wanted to see if there were a smaller list of mods that covered a lot of stuff to make the game not look so dated but not take a week to set up. Thanks, this was helpful. If I heard you correctly one of them that does the textures and stuff does all of the dungeons and other parts of the game?
A fantastic video that I was looking for =) I have been wanting to start playing Skyrim for a long time, following the main story and all its secondary ones etc., but I wanted to make it a bit more modern.. There are some nice modds packages like Nolvus- Lorerim etc. but there are more than 4000 modds and too many Gb to download, I can't fill a 1TB SSD just for a Skyrim mod pack -.-, and not being an expert in mods and how to interact with them I didn't know how to get my hands on it even watching videos it seems like a mess..! This video is fantastic it is everything or almost what I was looking for =) THANKS.!! You say in addition to these I should, could, I would like to look for some improved combat mods and maybe some new Dragon aesthetics what can you recommend me of these genres.? Is there anything else you would recommend.? Thanks again Beautiful video.
I wish I could get my perfect look for Skyrim. I have been trying for months and months and have gotten barely anywhere. I might try to see if this combo works for me as a good starting base at least. Thanks for the video.
I'm definitely using all these when I next install Skyrim again! I already had a planned replay with that one mod that adds the collectibles museum that I can fill throughout the gameplay and this collection will definitely compliment that run! Do you have any mod recommendations for skies, especially nightsky and the moon?
ADHDecent has a fantastic guide for installing ENB, and other mods on his channel. I installed an EMB for the first time ever watching his tutorial, and everything turned out perfectly.
i installed all of these mods and my skyrim didnt look like what youre showing. every mod is active in vortex but its only the grass that is showing. what am i doing wrong?
That NAT III ENB preset you have here DOES have a Community Shaders clone which is the exact same, just built with CS in mind. This is what preset authors SOULD be doing making one preset for an ENB, then seeing if a CS version is possible and uploading it when it works because Picta looks freaking amazing just like NAT III but is exclusively ENB and the author is kind of being snarky at people in the comments that have found a way to get it working with Community Shaders
