Best Place To Get Skyrim Mods

• Best Place To Get Skyrim Mods 2017
• Best Place To Get Skyrim Mods

Best mods for Skyrim Special Edition. Register an account on the Nexus website. Download the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). Install and then run NMM. Confirm the location of Skyrim Special Edition. Select Skyrim Special Edition. Choose where you wish to store downloaded mods (default drive is the one with Skyrim SE installed). To make more out of this immensely popular game, different mods have been created. These mods can range from the improvement in the quality of the surroundings to mods that make stuff blow up for no reason. Before we get on to the best Skyrim mods, let’s see how you can apply them. How to Apply Skyrim Mods. Steam Workshop: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. LAST UPDATE; October 20th, 2013 This is a Collection of what I believe are the best Skyrim mods available on the workshop. The picture is a screenshot by me using these mods, except no ENB.

Updated 06/25/2015

Parts of this post were taken from other posts by /u/insane0hflex and /u/Roggvir, and they have been changed and updated by request by me, /u/EbrithilUmaroth. Some mods have been removed, some have been replaced, and a lot have been added. The list is more than twice as long as it was before and I don't expect it to stop there so if you have any mods you think should be added to the list, please let me know.

Don't install conflicting mods. For example, I'm going to list 3 follower overhaul mods, but you can only install one of them. Make sure you research every mod before you install it to avoid conflicts. LOOT is also very good at helping you avoid conflicts, it can recognize a lot of conflicting mods and warn you about it when you use it.

Windows 8 favorite folders. This list will be far too long to fit into one post, so I'll probably need to use about 4 comments. Please upvote the comments so they stay next to the main post and do not comment on the comments that are for the main post below so everything can stay organized. If you need to comment, comment on the main post itself, not one of the comments below.

Note: I will not be covering any mods that are NSFW in this post.

First, you will need Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE). Download SKSE here. You will now need to start Skyrim with skse_launcher.exe in order for SKSE, and mods that require it, to work.

Next, to easily install most of these mods - get the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). With NMM, you can download mods with a click of a button from the Skyrim Nexus website, then install/uninstall mods with NMM, as well as configure your load order. Not required, but highly recommended.

Then get LOOT - to keep your mods properly 'load-ordered', to improve performance and reduce CTDs due to improper mod load order. Install your mods with NMM, then after that run LOOT to sort the mods. Alternatively, you can use BOSS which is the old version of LOOT. LOOT is a beta version so there's some bugs, BOSS might be more stable but LOOT does a better job sorting.

Next is Wrye Bash. Wrye Bash creates a patch of some of your mods and merges changes from those mods into the patch. This reduces the amount of mods the game has to load and helps avoid conflicts in the game. It can be a little complicated to use though, watch this video to learn about Bashed Patches. This is only recommended for advanced users, as this can cause problems if done incorrectly

A commonly suggested alternative to Nexus Mod Manager is Mod Organizer. It's more stable than NMM, allows you to customize modding profiles for different saves and different characters and doesn't actually install anything to the data folder; Instead it dynamically loads the files every time you start Skyrim.

If you don't like the Skyrim Nexus, most of the mods in this post are also available on the Steam Workshop. (I highly recommend just using the Nexus though, many mods can't be installed correctly through Steam)

Also, if you're new to modding I highly suggest you read this post in it's entirety. It will teach you the things you need to know when working with mods.

Please remember to endorse any mod you download if you enjoy it - its a way of giving thanks to a modder's hard work. I bookmark the pages of the mods I download, that way I remember to endorse the mod after an hour.

These are pretty much essential mods, install them all.

These are all highly recommended for every Skyrim user.

These are HUGE mods that alter Skyrim as a whole or a large part of the Skyrim game. They serve different purposes, but none of them can be used together and they have conflicts with many other mods because of how large they are so installing one really requires you to learn about the mod.

Best Place To Get Skyrim Mods 2017

Best Place To Get Skyrim Mods

Skyrim's engine has a very serious problem with crashing when you have too many mods installed. These patches help with that. Read the mods individual pages for technical information on how and why.