Proper way to setup your skyrim?

[tehmasta]

Hello guys. I've been wondering for like 2 years now, every time i install skyrim and mods i feel like there're alot of things missing, wich i can not seem to find.
I've tried alot of different mods and stuff but i simply can not setup skyrim the way i feel it should be.
ike when i'm looking at other people's screenshots i feel so ashamed of myself. My game looks like it's dead inside. Also on every install the animations never align properly and so on and so on. 
So i i came to conclusion, maybe some of you guys can post/pm your mod lists for me to experiment on? I would be really grateful.
Thanks in advance.

[Uncle64]

You should have some tools for it.

WryeBash for making Bashed Patch.

 

Atleast NMM for installing mods, MO is the better choice. You can use Wrye Bash for it to since it is better then NMM.

LOOT for basic sorting of your mods.

You start there.

 

 

Read this tread, you dont need to read all of it.

http://www.loverslab.com/topic/43043-skyrim-modding-guide/

[KoolHndLuke]

Yeah. Like said above and also TESVEdit and ENBoost. Requires some reading and learning to use these tools effectively. But once you do you'll love yourself for the trouble.  

[tehmasta]

I was actually asking for other people's modlists, but gonna check those too, thanks.

[Nergui]

My mod list isn't all that extensive, but I added some notes.

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Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp
SexLab.esm
SexLabAroused.esm
ZaZAnimationPack.esm
Devious Devices - Assets.esm
Devious Devices - Integration.esm
Devious Devices - Expansion.esm
hdtHighHeel.esm
a_addon_usleep.esp (some really minor tweaks that depend on USLEEP fixes)
WhiterunHoldForest.esp (Changes all of Whiterun from tundra to taiga so it looks like Falkreath)(on Nexus)
a_addon_character.esp (character presets and hair models I like from various hair mods)
a_addon_skyrim.esp (my own edits plus a LOT of stuff re-purposed from other mods)
a_addon_dawnguard.esp (tweaks and stuff like above that requires DG)
a_addon_hearthfires.esp (ditto)
a_addon_dragonborn.esp (ditto)
a_safe_rooms.esp (Low asset rooms placed around the world for saving and loading without CTD)
Trash Bucket.esp (very usefull for perminantly removing junk)(on Nexus)
Dwemer Storage Cube.esp (like Safe Rooms only can be used anywhere)(on Nexus)(my edited version is stripped down to reduce load CTD)
AlwaysPickUpBooks.esp
FISS.esp
AMatterOfTime.esp
Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
bwitch.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - High.esp (required for XPMSE, but I don't like it)
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
RaceMenu.esp
SkyUI.esp
MorePP-redone.esp (kind of a cheat mod, gives two perk points per level)(on nexus)
FNIS.esp
XPMSE.esp
AKSkyrimUnderground.esp
Point The Way.esp
Darkwater Crossing.esp
Shor's Stone.esp
Ivarstead.esp
Helarchen Creek.esp
Manor Roads.esp
Whistling Mine.esp
Kynesgrove.esp
Karthwasten.esp
Soljund's Sinkhole.esp
Devious Deviants.esp
CWQuartermasters.esp
RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
Gwelda Red Riding Hood.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
a_addon_wizardry.esp (mid gameplay changes, transferred to a_addon_character.esp if I start a new game)
aa_catacombs_v5.esp (just a maze I keep rebuilding because it doesn't seem right)(not usually enabled)