
SkyFalls + SkyMills (amazing what a little animation can do to liven up an outdoor scene!)īetter Torches: better_torches_brighter_torchlight.esp (needed due to how realistically dark CoT and ELFX makes everything) (all of the Skyrim Distance Overhaul Full-LOD improvements) I endorse all of them gladly.Ĭlimates of Tamriel (with Hazardous lighting for dungeons) The look and sound of Skyrim is completely different, like a whole new game, due to these key mods. These "beautify Skyrim and its people" mods are game changers. The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.espĬhfshPlayerVoicesets.esp (aka Player Voicesets) QUEST - Companions Radiant Quests Anytime.esp SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators-Dragonborn.esp PIVariety.esp (aka Skyrim Peasant Fashion) SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp SDO Full-LOD - The Morthal Swamp Light.esp

StaticMeshImprovementMod-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp StaticMeshImprovementMod-DragonbornTernFix.esp Once I start a playthrough, I don't add or update any mods and I don't change the load order, unless I find a blocking bug that requires a change. NOTE: I follow a conservative mod management strategy. I just want to hack and slash for fun and profit. I'm not interested in hardcore survivalism or RP. A sub-goal is to play as a traditional adventuring foursome (tank, healer and two damage dealers), so the challenges need to be scaled up to match a party of four. Maybe do a little prize-fighting/gladiating on the side. Need lots of bandit leaders to go hunt down and kill and more radiant quests to make it worth killing them.

Play a male Nord bounty hunter with a "Witcher" inspired look. GOALS: Beautify Skyrim and make it look and sound like a new game.

Also, after the raw list, I break out some highlights and groupings that might be interesting. There are only a few regrettable omissions, which I'll mention later in the post.

I've only got 93 mods, including standard plugins and patches, so I'm still nowhere near the true modding elite, but I like what I've put together. Here's my raw mod loadout, as of the date of this post.
