mikepronin Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I need help with a project I'm trying to do. I like to mod skyrim with a lot of mods that fit my play style, and what i like. But i need help with assembling the right mods to work together. I have read a lot of mod list online and seen some awesome list but never anything that really catch my eye. What i'm looking for is some suggestion from some awesome people that are better at finding and knowing whats the best mods to install into skyrim to get the experience i'm looking for. Here are my must have categories, and the mods that i like to have also, but if they are not compatible with anyone list that ok i'm willing to use whatever mod that are fun. BTW i hope i put the right mods in the right category, but if not i hope you all get the idea. Thanks for any help INTERFACE: Anything that can enhance the graphical interface. Here what comes to mind and any suggestion to help with making these even better would help SkyUI http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3863/? Categorized Favorites Menu http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4862/? REBALANCING & LEVELING: This is a big one for me because i want the game to really be awesome. What bother me the most is like spells they really dont level up with you. I know there are a lot of spell mods that add new and awesome spell but i like my spells to level. Here are a few Mods i know of but would love more suggestion. Character Creation Overhaul http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21587/? Deadly Dragons http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3829/? Balanced Magic http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2275/? btw is this any good im not sure if it even a good mod QUEST FIXING & PATCHES: Currently i have the most up to date patches from steam and every DLC, but Hearthfire. I was wondering if these Unofficial Skyrim Patch worth installing if so please let me know Unofficial Skyrim Patch http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19/? Unofficial Dawnguard Patch http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23491/? Unofficial Dragonborn Patch http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31083/? CHARACTER APPEARANCE: Now these mods i'm wanting to know what body mod to use. Im looking for something that nice but not to fake and that works with allot of armor mods. Also need men mods too please. Acdale EyeCandy Body ADEC now TBBP Compatible http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5390/? numenume erosbody for CBBE http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12994/? DIMONIZED UNP female body http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6709//? UNP Standard BBP and TBBP Nude Body - Bouncing Breasts http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21199/? Calientes Female Body Mod Big Bottom Edition -CBBE http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2666//? High Res Face Maps for Men by Geonox http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4141/? ANIMATION: I like any animation that make the game seem more immersive. Need a lot of help here please. Feminine Running and New Dash Animation http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11447//? Animated Prostitution http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10748/? The Dance of Death http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10906//? CLOTHING & ARMOR: I love armor the more the merrier. I like to have armor for males and females. For males cool and awesome looking armor and Females sexy and awesome looking armor. Immersive Armors http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19733//? Killer Keos Skimpy CBBE V2-V3 Armor Replacer http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3654/? Arise - Chapter 1 - The Black Sacrament http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5696/? Deadly Dragons Armory http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16474//? WEAPONS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS: With these weapon mods i want them to be exotic but usable in the skyrim lore. also need some cool person items. JaySuS Swords http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1002/? Immersive Weapons http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27644/? Bandolier - Bags and Pouches http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16438/? TEXTURES: any texture mod that makes the game look better is always welcome. Static Mesh Improvement Mod http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8655//? Enhanced Blood Textures http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/60/? WEATHER, LIGHTING, & VISUAL EFFECTS: i would love to have it all but since i haven't upgraded my laptop in 2 years. i like to have as much as possible but without making skyrim unplayable. ill give my specs at the end. btw i heard ENB mods look great but i have not installed one yet so please let me know if they are worth it. CLARALUX - More and Brighter Lights http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17605//? Skyrim Sunglare V4 http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/116/? Climates Of Tamriel - Weather http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802/? Lanterns of Skyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18916/? Torches for Skyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15648/? LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS: Better Dynamic Snow http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10383/? WATER ENHANCEMENTS: WATER - Water And Terrain Enhancement Redux http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13268/? WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENTS: SkyTEST - Realistic Animals and Predators http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10175/? 83Willows 101BugsHD Butterfly Dragonfly Luna-Moth Torchbug http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4955/? Birds of Skyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17723//? COMBAT: WARZONES - Civil Unrest http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9494/? Dragon Combat Overhaul http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32597//? Deadly Mutilation - dismemberment blood and gore http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34917/? OVERHAULS: T3nd0s Skyrim Redone http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9286/? ECONOMICS: Economics of Skyrim http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11919/? MISC. Dragon Soul Relinquishment http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27531//? Sex Addict Mod http://www.loverslab.com/topic/15207-sex-addict-mod-last-updated-feb-9-2013-this-post-edited-april-15-2013/ Deadly Dragons Spells http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16481/? Apocalypse Spell Package http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16225/? Real-time Dragon Fast Travel - Dragonborn http://http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31325//? Dynamic TimeScale now with AutoSave http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10594/? Random Alternate Start http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25404/? Thank you so much for reading my post. Now let me explain exactly what im looking for and how you all can help me. First off this is my specs for my laptop intel i7 Q740 8gb Ram 1tb hdd nvidia gtx 460m 1.5gb ram I run my most game at 1920x1080 but not skyrim lose too many frames so i run it at 1600x900 Here what im looking for in mods for skyrim. First i want to play like skyrim redone. I like all my weapon and bow to hurt a lot. If i shoot a bow in a person head i want them to die. one shot one kill, but the same for me. Also weapon hurt. No man or women should be able to take a club to the face more than once or twice without dying. Now if u have a Helm or undead or some strong otherworldly force them its very understandable. but all other must follow these rules. Second lets talk about magic. I love to be a mage but one thing skyrim has failed at is being a good mage. I feel there a 3 type of mages in rpg. 1 is glass cannon. A mage that very weak in life but can kill anything as long as he nimble and have the right help. 2 a mage that can do damage as well as take a hit but thats more of a balanced type. they are still a little squishy but more durable than a glass cannon in close battles. 3 then there are those overpowered mages that can take a hit and do massive damage. This is what i don't want in skyrim. I like a mage that can grow in the game as he level up so does his/her spells. Now i don't mean a novice spell which is a level 1 flames spell to get super powerful at level 30. it mean if i get a novice spell it should level up with me to a reasonable level like maybe 10 or so and still be effective. after level 10 then that spell would almost be pointless because i'm assuming my enemy will have for resist and a lot more HP. As far as spell go i love variety and mix and match spell. I have tried Midas Magic, and Phenderix Magic Evolved an nether had really good spell that made me feel like i was a mage that controls all the elements of magic. I was wondering if Apocalypse Spell Package is a better mod for this. i seen some cool youtube video of it. Third lets talk about immersiveness. I love to be immersed in skyrim but i don't want a simulation. I don't like those survival mods at all. I don't want to look for food, shelter, or heat every 5 min. I dont want to look for water and poop every 3 mins while im gaming. I love to have the atmosphere of animal, and sounds but not all that micro management. I might as well play a sim game in that case. But i would love a few extra perk in the game like i must rest after a few days. i also would like my dragonborn to be able to have sex. I think if i was there i would want it. So, i would like people to help me find cool mods that would help my dragonborn getting sex quest, or even offered sex in major city like prostitution or brothels. i would love to go to a town or place and a beautiful maiden asks me for a good time that would be awesome. And i can use those awesome sex mods lol. Last thing to make my skyrim complete is quest mods. Good quest mods that will not be buggy or unfinished. With voice over is possible if not that ok too. Now i need your help to make this all happen. I have a few mods on my skyrim but i always get crashes or some don't work with other and a few other hiccups. What i would love for you all to do to help me. Just reply to this topic with a mod list of what you think i should use to make my skyrim this way. I like for all the mods be posted by name and link to them if possible. Also please make sure to include in instruction on how to get them all to work together. I use BOSS to sort my mods but it still wont work great and there is a lot to reading on some mods pages to find the answer. That why im asking this great mod community to help me with this new mod experience with skyrim. Im currently using these UTILITIES (tools for installing, creating, and editing mods): Nexus Mod Manager Skyrim Script Extender BOSS I heard people are using TES5Edit but i have never used. One again thank your for reading my post and i hope someone out there will help me....
Adam Jensen Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Well honestly it seems you answered your own question in most aspects. I could recommend Midas Magic, Skyrim 2K HD textures, Sexy Whiterun/Solitude/Riften/Etc., A more detailed map, duel (this one conflicts with SD) and unique uniques. Beyond that I dunno what else to recommend you, given that you already have most of the good mods. Perhaps try an enb? But judging from your specs, I wouldn't recommend it.
Spyder Arachnid Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Oh goodness, where to start.... Well, let's start with some responses to your sections. Interface You got some good ones. SkyUI is a must (in my opinion). It is a great improvement over the vanilla UI. Plus it comes with MCM (Mod Configuration Menu), which a lot of mods use. Never really used Categorized Favorites Menu, as I don't have enough stuff in my favorites menu to make use of it. Another suggestion is to try IPHud (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4210//?). It cleans up the default interface and works just fine with SkyUI. Rebalancing and Leveling I use SkyXP for leveling (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20681//?). It adds a nice traditional leveling experience to your game. It also allows you to level beyond 100 in skills and beyond 81 in levels. Don't forget to use the Community Uncapper with it as well as it is required (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1175/?). The Unofficial Patches are definitely worth it. They fix a lot and are nice to have. Character Appearance This is a touchy subject with everyone here. Everyone will give you their opinion on what is the best body type and most realistic, and then it always ends up in an argument over which is better and more realistic. It basically boils down to this (and your own personal preference of course). UNP, UNPB, UNPC, UNPetite and SevenBase (or 7B), are all the same type of body, with differences. But they can all wear the same outfits and be compatible with each other. This is more of a natural (depending on which one you use) type body. They all support BBP as well (Better Breast Physics), and UNPB also has support for TBBP (don't remember what that stands for lol). But there isn't a lot of outfits for TBBP as of yet. There is a bunch of outfits for UNP and its variants. CBBE (not too familiar with this one anymore), and all it's other variants are all compatible together. Meaning you can wear outfits made for the different types of CBBE bodies, with no problems. I believe also, it is compatible with CHSBHC body. This body is more on the lines of the traditional supermodel/implants body. CBBE has a ton of mod support, as it was one of the first bodies to come out. It has more outfits and support than any of the other bodies out there. So if you want something that is common and well known and has a bunch of options, this is the body for it. ADEC is the heroine/amazon type body (at least in my opinion). It also has a lot of mod support as well and supports TBBP. I don't know a lot about this body, so I won't go into major detail on something I know very little about. I personally use UNPB with BBPx. It looks the best in my opinion. As for skin textures, again it all depends on personal preference. Mature Skin Texture (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32986//?) For the woman look. SG Female Textures Renewal (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35267//?) This is my texture of choice. Better Females by Bella (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2812//?) This is just a face texture. If you want sweaty bodies, they have sporty sexy sweat for females and males (though the male one is just a copy of the ADEC body sweat, but doesn't look bad) (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28946//? & http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32851//?) There is also the Fair Skin Complexion which has a sweat map as well. It is here in LoversLab somewhere. Don't remember where, but hopefully someone can point you to it. It is a great texture too. For Elven faces though, go with Ethereal Elven Overhaul (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24273//?). Though this does mess up any custom NPC mods you might have. For instance, if you have a Ysolda replacer, this will mess it up and make her appear differently. OH! Another thing you might want before installing any textures, is No More Blocky Faces (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30//?). This does pretty much what it says it does. Removes the square faces from faces. Now for Males. I personally still use Better Males (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2488//?). Favored Soul Meshes with Erect Version (if you're using sex mods). I don't bother with the faces that much, cause I use Fine Face Textures for Males (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27815//?). I still use this cause it has a lot of support for armors and works with Vanilla outfits as well. There is also Shlongs of Skyrim (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35463//?). Though this mod just crashes on me if I try to use it. And there isn't a lot of support for it yet and it doesn't seem to work with SexLab as far as I know yet. Animations As for this, just go with the XP32 New Animation Package (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35463//?). It has that walk animation along with all their other animations. It's the best package for animations all around. And it also includes XP32's Skeleton, which is a big requirement for BBP and many many other animation mods. Don't use Animated Prostitution. Upgrade to the newer stuff which includes all that already. SexLab. It is like Lovers for Oblivion (if you ever used that). There is a whole section for it and a nice getting started faq here in LoversLab (http://www.loverslab.com/forum/49-sexlab-framework/). Head over there and check it out. It is much more user friendly and way better if you want a good sex mod. Clothing and Armor This again, is going to depend on what body you choose. There is a ton of outfit mods out there. And I mean, a ton. Depending on what body type you want to use, will depend on what outfits you can use. I won't go into too much detail on all of this, as it could sway depending on what body type you choose and it could take way too long to link all the outfits you could use for it. Weapons JaySuS is pretty cool. And it has a leveled list that puts the weapons in the game. LotR weapons are awesome as well (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5727//?). Weapons are another one of those personal preference things. I could list a ton of different weapons that would be awesome to have, but you might not like them or you might like them. Textures I don't use blood textures, as those seem to have bad scripts in them. Used to use Enhanced Blood Textures, but it kept crashing my game with script errors. As for texture improvements themselves, there is a ton of them. The Sexy Skyrim set (Sexy Whiterun, Sexy Winterhold, Sexy Riften, etc) are some great textures. I love those. Weather, Lighting, etc Torches are great, Lanterns are awesome, HD Fire Effects are wicked, etc etc. The list goes on. Climates of Tamriel is pretty awesome as well, but can be incompatible with a lot of things. Project ENB is built for CoT, so there's an ENB for that. ENB wise, I use Unbleak ENB (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24828//?). ENB again, is all personal preference. Check them all out and see which one appeals to you the most. Sharpshooter ENB is another popular one as well. If performance is an issue, try Cinemascope ENB. Gives nice quality while still keeping performance. Quest Mods Helgen Reborn is awesome (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35841//?). If you want a Companion quest mod, try Vilja (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/26393//?). Also Viconia De'Vir (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28941//?). I'm currently trying out Moonpath to Elsweyr (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9782//?), so I'll get back to you on that one. But there is a bunch that you can try out. So I think that pretty much sums it up kind of. I hope others will help you out a bit more than I could, as I'm not all too familiar with some of those things. Before I forget, don't forget to get FNIS. It allows you to have custom animations in Skyrim (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11811//?). It's a must if using mods that add animation to the game (as in sex mods). And a big attention Don't forget to READ mod descriptions! Some have requirements that you will need to do or get. Can't tell you how many people come here complaining about bugs or crashes because they didn't read the descriptions. As for Tes5Edit, it is great for cleaning mods. There is a cleaning tutorial in the description that will help you out. It is pretty simple and well worth the effort to clean your mods to prevent future problems. Well hopefully all that helped and enjoy my giant story!
Spyder Arachnid Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 BAH! figured I'd just make a new post instead of trying to edit that monster. Almost forgot. Hair mods! Apachii Hair is great (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10168//?). Plus a lot of mods require this hair pack. It has a large assortment of hair for men and women alike. And of course, you can't forget SG Hair Pack (http://www.loverslab.com/topic/14861-sg-hair-pack-120-hairs-edition/). Some of the best hairs in my opinion. Okay I think I'm done now. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away.
Hajtus Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 ^ Thanks for those mods, found something new to use . I would recommend Maids II - Deception (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16021/?) It is only partly voice acted. Personally it's my favorite quest mod out there.
WaxenFigure Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 ... redacted ... Im currently using these UTILITIES (tools for installing, creating, and editing mods): Nexus Mod Manager Skyrim Script Extender BOSS I heard people are using TES5Edit but i have never used. One again thank your for reading my post and i hope someone out there will help me.... One change: Use Mod Organizer instead of Nexus Mod Mangler -- http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1334//? This tool makes it simple to uninstall a mod and remove all it's files and allows mods who had files overwritten by the removed mod to be restored. A little more difficult to use than NMM (just always perform a Manual install and mark the right data folder and you'll be fine with it).
Creamlord666 Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Don't forget immersion.... Frostfall -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11163//? (skinny dipping can be deadly now) Wet & Cold -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27563//? (goosebumbs approaved!) Wet & Cold - Ashes -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31968//? (only needed together with Dragonborn DLC) Realistic Needs & Diseases -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/26228/? (now food makes sense) Winter is Coming -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13486//? (epic fur cloaks) Cloaks of Skyrim -> http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12092/? (epic capes & cloaks) These mods work well together without conflict especially when use of BOSS
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