Improving Skyrim / Recommended Mods thread (Mostly about Requiem)

[Saldrone]

So all the research, discussion and time this thread took around the topic of 'improving' Skyrim was effectively a waste of time?

 

[Yosharian]

So all the research, discussion and time this thread took around the topic of 'improving' Skyrim was effectively a waste of time?

No?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

So all the research, discussion and time this thread took around the topic of 'improving' Skyrim was effectively a waste of time?

Aren't all videogames exactly that?

 

[lukaszek]

doom will be skyrim2

 

[Spike]

So all the research, discussion and time this thread took around the topic of 'improving' Skyrim was effectively a waste of time?

Aren't all videogames exactly that?

No because fun is never a waste of time unless it gets in the way of your duties.

 

[BruceVC]

So if i am looking for a single mod to make Skyrim somehow playable, is Requiem still the go to mod?
I am not looking at a bazillion mods/mod lists, just a simple one mod and maybe a couple of addons for it.

I would suggest a mod collection and not a mod list for ease of install and the testing of functionality and interoperability between mods. And the mod collection creators provide support

Try Vagabond which has over 4000 modsereating

https://github.com/Oghma-Infinium/Vagabond

900GB!

This insanity has to stop!

Interesting update after I made this post

"This modlist is no longer maintained and cannot be installed."

So there is no point using Vagabond anymore or wanting to use it

 

[Yosharian]

So if i am looking for a single mod to make Skyrim somehow playable, is Requiem still the go to mod?
I am not looking at a bazillion mods/mod lists, just a simple one mod and maybe a couple of addons for it.

I would suggest a mod collection and not a mod list for ease of install and the testing of functionality and interoperability between mods. And the mod collection creators provide support

Try Vagabond which has over 4000 modsereating

https://github.com/Oghma-Infinium/Vagabond

900GB!

This insanity has to stop!

Interesting update after I made this post

"This modlist is no longer maintained and cannot be installed."

So there is no point using Vagabond anymore or wanting to use it

I'm guessing it was buggy as shit and the author couldn't fix it

 

[BruceVC]

VerSacrum mastroego Yosharian

I wanted to tell you guys something that I have often discussed over the last 3 years. I am about to start playing Fallout 3 again and I modded it using Vortex , I have never used MO2 as my main mod manager but last night I decided to start using MO2 so I configured MO2 and started reinstalling all my mods using MO2

And...its amazing. Its definitely the best mod manager I have ever used. I like how it uses a virtual file system and doesnt change the default files but the way it handles conflicts and allows you to troubleshoot is indisputably superior to any other mod manager

You can easily see and fix any conflicts and you can even hide specific meshes and files. Its makes the analysis of troubleshooting much more logical

Vortex works but the troubleshooting is not as easy to understand or change when things go wrong

I watched some good MO2 troubleshooting videos and I will continue to research how to do advanced things like using xEdit and the most effective way to clean mod files

But I will only do this if its necessary but I have now become an instant fan for life of MO2, Im just disappointed it took me so long to use it

 

[VerSacrum]

VerSacrum mastroego Yosharian

I wanted to tell you guys something that I have often discussed over the last 3 years. I am about to start playing Fallout 3 again and I modded it using Vortex , I have never used MO2 as my main mod manager but last night I decided to start using MO2 so I configured MO2 and started reinstalling all my mods using MO2

And...its amazing. Its definitely the best mod manager I have ever used. I like how it uses a virtual file system and doesnt change the default files but the way it handles conflicts and allows you to troubleshoot is indisputably superior to any other mod manager

You can easily see and fix any conflicts and you can even hide specific meshes and files. Its makes the analysis of troubleshooting much more logical

Vortex works but the troubleshooting is not as easy to understand or change when things go wrong

I watched some good MO2 troubleshooting videos and I will continue to research how to do advanced things like using xEdit and the most effective way to clean mod files

But I will only do this if its necessary but I have now become an instant fan for life of MO2, Im just disappointed it took me so long to use it

Make sure to hit the "Create Backup" function button whenever you add a new mod because MO2 once crashed on me and for some reason purged the entire modlist when I relaunched it. Rebuilding it with the right load order was a huge pain in the ass.

 

[Yosharian]

Yeah MO2 can be a bit intimidating at first but it really is the best mod manager

 

[Spike]

Yeah MO2 can be a bit intimidating at first but it really is the best mod manager

Too bad Fallout 3 isn't the best fallout game, or game to mod, or any kind of game in any category

 

[Yosharian]

Something something stepping out moment

 

[Spike]

Something something stepping out moment

Just teasing

 

[mastroego]

VerSacrum mastroego Yosharian

I wanted to tell you guys something that I have often discussed over the last 3 years. I am about to start playing Fallout 3 again and I modded it using Vortex , I have never used MO2 as my main mod manager but last night I decided to start using MO2 so I configured MO2 and started reinstalling all my mods using MO2

Yes, Best Deal
If you haven't yet, do learn how to use DynDOLOD with it too. I skipped it at first because I'm always trying to go with the easiest way to do things, especially if it means less stuff to learn.
But I have to say it's worth the (relative) hassle.

 

[BruceVC]

VerSacrum mastroego Yosharian

I wanted to tell you guys something that I have often discussed over the last 3 years. I am about to start playing Fallout 3 again and I modded it using Vortex , I have never used MO2 as my main mod manager but last night I decided to start using MO2 so I configured MO2 and started reinstalling all my mods using MO2

Yes, Best Deal
If you haven't yet, do learn how to use DynDOLOD with it too. I skipped it at first because I'm always trying to go with the easiest way to do things, especially if it means less stuff to learn.
But I have to say it's worth the (relative) hassle.

I had never even heard of it, I quickly looked it up. Its for Skyrim specifically?

I will definitely use it when I play Skyrim for the first time. These are types of tips I appreciate

 

[mastroego]

Don't know if it's Skyrim only, now that I think about it, sorry.
Worth checking out though.
It implements the appearance of distant objects on screen smoothly and efficiently.
I was used to things appearing left and right on the background as I traveled around Skyrim, the issue was basically eradicated with this mod.

 

[BruceVC]

I loaded a mod called Malika the Gypsy which is NPC\Companion mod that can join you and or you can barter with

When I ran into her near Arefu I noticed there was a orange block around her image which is a problem with missing meshes or textures . So I exited the game and went into her mod in MO2 and reinstalled her Mod but MO2 doesnt see this type of mod as a "known mod structure " or something similar and you have to manually install by moving the data within the mod into the data folder

This is all discussed simply in a Gopher MO2 troubleshooting video and it takes 30 seconds to do within MO2 and I did that and it worked. Problem solved and gone

Another win for MO2

 

[Luzur]

now imagine this mod:

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

i mustered all the bravery i have and started my adventure through wildlander, ready to endure a week of download.
WORST.
EXPERIENCE.
EVER.
and i didn't even install the stuff. wabbajack is a completely useless piece of software, more bugged than windows 11. it got stuck twice just trying to download the list, then it shown itself as the double scam it is: it won't properly load mods pages without accepting all nexus spyware, it could be worked around but it takes real, prolonged, proper, active effort to. it could take a second, it could take a minute to get it right, for each of the 530 mod. because i totally need an eyebrows mods and an eyelashes one. all this exists because it could be skipped by paying. holy fuckying fuck of fucked fuckery, i thought software was made to fucking automate stuff like this. jabbawock is literal scamware. and wildlander a scam.
leaving feedback is obviously pointless, because this is all been schemed and orchestrated, and the only channel available is retardit, and we all know how it works.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

a day later, still furious.

 

[thesecret1]

Yeah, with these big modlists, it's often a choice of whether you'll let yourself get jewed or just not play.

 

[Ryzer]

Just play Enderal.

 

[Deadass]

i mustered all the bravery i have and started my adventure through wildlander, ready to endure a week of download.
WORST.
EXPERIENCE.
EVER.
and i didn't even install the stuff. wabbajack is a completely useless piece of software, more bugged than windows 11. it got stuck twice just trying to download the list, then it shown itself as the double scam it is: it won't properly load mods pages without accepting all nexus spyware, it could be worked around but it takes real, prolonged, proper, active effort to. it could take a second, it could take a minute to get it right, for each of the 530 mod. because i totally need an eyebrows mods and an eyelashes one. all this exists because it could be skipped by paying. holy fuckying fuck of fucked fuckery, i thought software was made to fucking automate stuff like this. jabbawock is literal scamware. and wildlander a scam.
leaving feedback is obviously pointless, because this is all been schemed and orchestrated, and the only channel available is retardit, and we all know how it works.

just get a macro that autodownloads for you lmao

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

i don't know how many days passed because i spent them barely dodging death for the millionth time, still furious. there's also a chance this installer made me sick.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

i'm some dumb retarded stubborn motherfucker.

wildlander surely lacks several features despite calling itself the ultimate experience. for instance, jobs, religions, and equipment degradation. but hey, it has 15 mods for eyelashes and eyebrows. totally gamechanging. i take most jobs mods are incomplete and approximative, but wintersun is a rather mandatory mod, and there are at least a couple interesting degradation mods. absence of "live another life" hurts too, their substitute is sad, depressing, limited and lacking.
but the absolute worst is the absence of any saves limiter. you know this is skyrim, and it's heavily modded. any normal person knows he has to save every minute because it might crash any second. if you're a compulsory saver like me, with the tendence of absolutely abusing poor f5, every session ends with a hundred saves you have to go and manually delete or they're going to clog your hd *fast*.