Skyrim Graphics Mods I CAN'T Play Without! (2023 Modlist)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- In today’s video, I’ll showcase the visual mods that I can’t play without. And trust me, I have tried! All of these 21 mods listed today are some of my absolute favorites ever, and definitely the best I can offer on the graphics side of modding this game. I do hope you like them too! Let me know in the comments how you like your Skyrim: maybe with an ENB, maybe without, maybe with community shaders?
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MOD LINKS:
Rudy ENB SE for Cathedral Weathers
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Lux
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dyndolod
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
JK’s Skyrim
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Lux Via
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Noble Skyrim
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Skyland - Markarth
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Skyland - Windhelm
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Skyland - Solitude
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Glorious Doors of Skyrim
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
The Omnibus - Terrain Complex Parallax AiO
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Fabled Forests
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Vinland Grass Patch
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Water for ENB
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Natural Waterfalls
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Majestic Mountains
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dibella’s Blessing
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Sons of Nirn - Whiterun
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Pandorable's NPCs - males
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Pandorable's NPCs - males 2
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Project ja-Kha'jay- Khajiit NPC Diversity Overhaul
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Base Graphics Essentials intro
1:16 - Rudy ENB for Cathedral Weathers
2:02 - Lux
2:30 - DynDOLOD
3:04 - Environmental overhauls intro
3:16 - JK's Skyrim
3:49 - Lux Via
4:34 - Textures intro
4:55 - Noble Skyrim
5:39 - Skyland city textures (comparing vs Noble)
6:46 - Glorious Doors of Skyrim
7:34 - The Omnibus AIO (comparing vs vanilla)
8:11 - Fabled Forests
9:08 - Vinland Grass Patch
10:06 - Water for ENB
10:50 - Natural Waterfalls
11:22 - Majestic Mountains (comparing vs Noble)
11:55 - NPC overhaul intro hehe
12:12 - DIbella's Blessing
13:08 - Sons of Nirn
13:50 - Pandorable's NPCs Males
14:30 - Project ja-Kha'jay
15:23 - Support & sneak peek
15:54 - Outro
🖱 RIG + TECH SPECS:
RTX2080, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 32 gigs RAM
OBS for recording, Adobe Premiere for editing, MO2 mod manager
Monitor 144hz 2560 x 1440
Game version: Skyrim Special Edition 1.6.353.0
ENB: Rudy's with Cathedral Weathers
Modlist: / mod-list-over-83418928
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Great list! The crazy thing is these are just the graphics mods! The range of mods this game can have is astounding.
There's so many overhauls to the gameplay (ordinator is probably the single best mod available, Sekiro-style fighting is fantastic, spell overhauls, etc.), that make the experience better, new locations like Bruma, and the entirety of the contiguous continent of Tamriel all being worked on in Beyond Skyrim, new characters fully voiced and integrated for the game, there's multiplayer (still buggy, but it definitely works).
Oh, and now they're working on making it so you can literally talk with your NPCs using voice recognition input mods and AI vocal reconstruction and text-to-speech mods to turn all NPCs into a fully voiced AI chatbot that uses a database containing information about the NPC you're talking with, your current location in the game, as well as information about all accepted and completed quests, and a little bit of extra leeway to come up with lore-friendly responses that can at times be quite relevant. Granted it's got all the ups and downs of being an AI chatbot, but it's one that's also 'sworn to carry your burdens' and will kill things alongside you.
This may be a very old game, but it doesn't feel old once you get it fully modded with 4k graphics, a new contemporary battle system, and talent trees that make class-building an absolute joy.
This game will still be alive and well when Elder Scrolls 6 finally arrives in another 10 years.
Awesome video! Thanks for the Skyland shoutout. I really do appreciate it.
Ohhhh hey Skyking!! Absolutely my pleasure and thank you! 🙏
nice mods sky
The GOAT!
My king fr 😫
Its nice.
This channel is a blessing, thank you so much for these sooo well made videos.
You did it again, I have so much respect for creators like you who present the comparision of every mod showcase. Ik it takes a lot of time and effort to record and edit these and I appreciate that. Thanks for an amazing showcase❤
Aww thank you!! I really like the result when the comparison just hits right. It's nice to hear someone appreciates it.
your videos are so crazy underrated.
you include a before and after to every mod and your editing is also super fun to watch. keep up the good work and hopefully you'll get the recognition you finally deserve !
Thank you - I really do appreciate that! Comparisons are so fun, they take a lot of time but the results are worth it :D You're so kind
Wow... the editing here is on another level! Fantastic comparison shots to go with the list. Hat's off to you!
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! I really like the comparisons and always prioritize them in my videos- they're just so delicious :D
Superb job! Everything was easy to understand, and all my questions were answered without my even asking! Lots of work and passion poured into this video, very high quality! Thank you.
I'm floored! Thank you so much for the compliments, and I am super happy to hear this video satisfied your needs. My pleasure & thanks for watching!
Love your videos! I was taking up a break for skyrim modding and it's about a year and a half already, this video made me want to come back to it! i have a LOT of mods saved up over the time i was on break as to not miss out on them lol, and this just adds to that list so thank you!
Aww thank you! In these year and a half, there has been some of the best new mod releases I've seen. Come back to modding when you can, you're in for a treat!
Noble still holds up so well, I'm amazed. Especially with good lighting/weather and ENB.
I just discovered your channel and you have helped a lot. Thank you for your vids!
Aww makes me so happy!
Ive been looking for a mod list like this!
I hope it was precisely what you needed! :D
It's amazing to see that even though Skyrim modding has come a long way, yet some of the OG mods like Rudy ENB are still in use. Just shows how amazing these mods are.
BTW amazing video as always.
For sure, some of them just don't get old! And thank you!
Amazing video as always! Love your channel!
Thank you Jonathan!!
There IS a way to get all those frames back!
Community Shaders. Same ENB effects without the framerate hit, more features are getting added to the framework and you can control it all in game which saves having to close the game, fiddle around with config files, reload the game, then change the file again.
The Light Limit Fix is nearly done too!
Ahhh them pesky Community Shaders! I'll just wait more for it to develop, and it's hard to leave ENB after 10~ years xD But I'm open to it, when the time comes!!
Fair enough :) I switched fairly early because my PC is getting old and I damn near would have to take out a loan if I wanted a new one today with how expensive parts are to do exactly what it to (anything you can possibly throw at it and it doesn't break a sweat).
I've seen the new presets though since the Light Limit Fix release the other and OH MY GOD! Can't wait for the video if you decide to cover it!
You can use CS's menu to switch between different presets on the fly in game which is kind of cool. This is coming from someone who tediously had to install, uninstall, test and decide between RealVision, Opetheldt, and ReEngaged for 2011 Skyrim. Such a chore back then lol
Amazing video, thanks for putting the links aswell! subscribed
Welcome aboard & cheers!! 🍻
Very nice. I’m going to try this on my next time off. Thanks for sharing. I like how your preference keeps some of the gloom represented in vanilla. Some player setups look like Candyland or Saturday morning cartoons. Which can be fun to experience too, I guess.
Thanks! :D Let me know how it works for you when you get around modding it!
Thank you for sharing this mod playlist with us.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
Another great video! I bought a new laptop specifically to get better trees and grass. Now I have so many tree mods. It was money well spent :)
That's awesome!! I'd also upgrade just for nature mods. Makes the game so darn beautiful!
When this video was over I found myself missing the calming nature of your voice!! My lord woman I subscribed to your channel to never miss it again. Don’t get me wrong, amazing video and great editing. I’m definitely going to check some of these mods out. All thanks to you and your beautiful accent😂
Hahah thank you so much, made my day! Welcome aboard and hope you enjoy the videos to come :D!
I'm happy to see the preset is still used, great video :)
Ahhh Thank you Zangdar!!!!
Lots of lots of time, I remember modding this game couple of years back ago, the time consuming for every detail is stunishing , of course it was very fun and addictive to improve every aspect of the game mod to mod, until you finally make the perfect environment and atmosphere that Skyrim has, I can say that I didn’t get there, that’s why I thank you for doing this modlists so much effort here, just amazing.
It is very addicting for sure! At times, it's good to stop and think about if adding anything is necessary anymore hahah. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Awesome video ! Thank you so much for this top list !!! :)
your voice is so calming thanks for the narration
You're so kind, thank you!
thank you so much for this video it helped me find some very useful and beautiful mods!
So happy to hear that! :)
My favorite mountain textures are "Authentic Mountains and Rocks 4K" and i love it. it looks so subtle and background-ish :)
By the looks of it fits the environment well!
I'm setting up my first modded playthrough of Skyrim, I've already added 300 mods, and through ALL the videos on modding that I've found on youtube, yours are probably the best. You have consistently fantastic, neat, and to the point videos. I can't thank you enough, you've been incredibly helpful.
Are you kidding?! That is fantastic, makes me so darn happy omfg. Thank you for the compliments and all my best to you and your modding journey!
my biggest advice to you is that try to run your game to see if you are getting any crashes, troubleshoot early and take as many backups as you can.
@@svej6912 i'm much more brutal with my modding but for a beginner it's indeed important to mod the game progressively.
You will have ctd all the time
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you!
I have my fingers crossed that it works. I'm trying to do a one and done last playthrough of Skyrim, so I'd be devastated if when I finally get all the mods it just crashes on my constantly haha
In any case, Yeah you've been incredibly helpful! For me as a beginner I love seeing all your showcases that either compare mods in a category (like your 9 tree mods video, omg that was amazingly helpful.) Or videos that go over a certain category to overhaul, like seriously, your videos are so focused and clean.
Your videos are so addictive! Wold you do a tutorial of DyndoLOD, along with your tree choices?
Aww that's a nice thing to hear! :D I probably won't do tutorials, at least in this channel 👀
@@BardsCollegeGraduate So after I posted this, I did a lot of digging and found out I needed to use xLODGen before TexGEN and DynDOLOG. It took a few hours to generate, but it was well worth it!!! 😊
these are so good. can’t wait to try
Have fun!
thanks installing em all
Sweet, have fun!
I will study this for days ❤
Good 😌☝️
Great video. Your Skyrim looks amazing 👀
Thank you so much! Easy to replicate it with these mods🙏💚
I never left comments on videos but you clearly deserve one, i've also been editing videos and the quality of yours is just incredible, huge respect to you for the before > after, recording must be hard as you have to able/disable some mods, i've subscribed to your channel not so long ago but damn, I enjoy your content, hope you'll continue to post videos of skyrim for a long time !
I'm the same way, so I appreciate your comment more than you know! Thank you so much for the overflowing compliments, I'm so happy you recognize the effort this video took, so thank you again. Glad to have you here and I do hope so too!! :D
The lighting in your game is beautiful
Another banger video, thanks! 👍
Appreciate it friend!
I used to be sad that a TH-camr I liked doesn’t do Skyrim mod showcases anymore. But now I’m really happy that nowadays there are a lot of TH-camrs like you who are making videos because they’re always highly polished, covering mods I’ve never heard of or have in my mod list (which is really validating because it makes me feel like I’m in the know), and are always presented beautifully! Thank you for your hard work your videos are always fantastic to watch!! Also me saying there’s a lot of mod showcases being made is not supposed to be disrespectful towards you. I’m really really glad people are passionate about Skyrim modding like me and are making videos and I’m glad that you’re among them!
Aww such a sweet comment!! Thank you, and I'm so glad there's still such a wide interest in Skyrim mods and Skyrim mod videos, since I've also been passionate about modding for a long time, and love combining it with visual storytelling.
Same. She's my replacement for MxR now lol
Fabled Forrest looks really good! I've never tried it, but I want to. I recently found one called Dark Forests of Skyrim, and I'm loving it right now. It adds dead looking trees and new forrest areas. It's great and really gives the forests a fantasy vibe without it being too much, and it really changes how skyrim feels. It fits so well!
Edit: Also it uses the trees from 3D Trees and Plants by mathy79. If you like that mod definitely checkout Dark Forests.
I think i have more fun seeing if these mods work well in my game and imagining myself playing a finished modlist, than actually playing my finished modlist, it never ends 😢 thanks for the video!
That's the nature of modding! xD Thanks for watching!
I love your videos, you should mention how various mods make the game more immersive
Thank you! Of course- immersion is the 1st priority in Skyrim 😎
@BardsCollegeGraduate yes, but try to emphasize the immersive qualities of the mods that you review
I am really glad your taste in mods is the same as mine. All I did was click every link and BAM. My game was launched into the future with 2k graphics. Thank you for the showcase!
My frames did go from 144 locked to 35 at best while in the wild lmao
NOOOOOO
Considering the fact that lilson hasn't yet further polished the male side of Skyrim's NPCs, I suggest checking out nightmarezome over at nexus. For the NPC replacers outside of Whiterun region I use her overhauls since they closely resemble the realism which lilson creates with his own Dibellas Blessings mod for the female NPCs.
Oh, absolutely! Her overhauls are also the same style I adore. I must give them a go soon!
great job!
Cheers!! 💚
I'm from Brazil! Your voice is very cute :3 Thanks for the mod tips. I was in doubt how to set up my skyrim in the midst of so much variety, your recommendations fell very well!
All my love to Brazil!! Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed it!
I Highly recommend the PredCaliber preset for Rudy for cathedral. Its a significant upgrade to the same enb that can be found on the predcaliber "12 years of Skyrim Ultimate Graphics Tutorial" page on the nexus as part of his next gen overhaul. Its an upgrade without switching enb
Ohh I'll definitely check that one out, thank you for the suggestion! Always looking for more ways to improve the look of the game, and if it's still Rudy ENB, perfection
@@BardsCollegeGraduate yep you just dropped the files and overwrite the existing Rudy ones but it uses the same base and requirements. It seems to be most noticeable in dungeons in which they get realistically dark. You may also find some stuff on the tutorial page that you may be interested in. Also since you use JK Skyrim I highly recommend you check out the mod JK Skyrim fix for ugly totems in Moss AKA beautiful Whiterun and solitude. It's an amazing addition to JK Skyrim that significantly improves the looks of Whiterun stairways by adding various banners clutter and walkways as well as removing the ugly Ivy texture from Solitude and adding cool architecture to cover up the harsh edges. I also highly recommend you use the interior and wood textures as well as any other building/banner/carving textures from clevercharifs Whiterun especially since it makes dragons reach look incredibly Royal and Regal especially when combined with JK's dragons reach and red bags Dragon reach
Will you make a video of your must-have mods for the player character? Everything from making character creation better to favourite hair/skin and so on? I love your videos and would love to see this from you
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion, definitely could be possible at some point 💚
@@BardsCollegeGraduate That would be so awesome! It’s definitely a part of the scene that can get confusing in 2023 🥰
i've been using Fabled Forests ever since it was released. it's a truly fantastic mod (now that the original bugs have been ironed out) that has quickly become my favorite tree mod. i've been using the "mythical" variant, which makes the trees HUGE and adds to the forboding environmental tone of the wilderness. it has virtually no impact on performance as well, which is a plus for me as i prefer gameplay over screenarchery. some of the other mods you mentioned i have been using as well such as Majestic Mountains and Glorious Doors of Skyrim, both of them great in their own right. i didn't know about Natural Waterfalls, so i'll be checking that out next. thanks for this video and informing us on your load order.👍
Ooh a Fabled Forests Mythical forest variant user! :D Those trees look amazing, but maybe a tad TOO huge for me xD Thanks for watching and absolutely my pleasure!
Thanks a lot! As always, i installed 80% of the mods on the list so i just skipped a frew. You are turning my game into a new game! Amazing Job.
I just would like to know if i can support your work from Argentina.
xo
Great, so happy you found it useful!!
Quite a fantastic little base list. I'm definitely giving that Khajiit one a look as I've been looking for a way to diversify the Khajiit of Skyrim. I know only a few are around and my boy Kharjo is doing his thing but there are also Khajiit bandits that could have been any of them aside from the Mane. Always really liked the Elven looking Khajiit as I thought that was a super cool idea and could be a great role playing opportunity for a Spy Character. A Khajiit who hates the Thalmor occupation of his homeland, was driven out by the Mane's forces to Skyrim and joined the fight to free Skyrim under Ulfric Stormcloak being able to disguise himself or herself as a Thalmor Elf in Elven or Glass Armour to gather intelligence to report back to the Stormcloaks. After all you can't win a war through front line assaults all the time, sometimes you need to take a more subtle approach that still deals a lot of damage. I incorporated that into my book series as well, the use of Scouts, Spies and Criminal organisations to gain the upper hand
I'm guilty of using quite a few of these. Fabled Forests especially even if it does mean I have to tap into the Force from Star Wars to snipe a Dragon I can't see through all the trees. I used to play Halo Competitively back in the day so I'm pretty handy with should be impossible shots. Guess all that training finally paid off. If you ever wanna go through the Halo campaigns, I'm happy to walk you through them btw. I've been looking for a good mod that does interiors but it can be hard to find the correct one. I want one that adds that darker but homely vibe to buildings in towns but they always seem to make dungeon crawls really dark so finding a good balance between the two has been a real struggle. That being said some of your overworld shots looked absolutely stunning. If I could I'd gladly move into that world and just live my life face down in the grass mods all day even if I do have a problem with the sun and the heat (God I can't wait for it to be Winter already)
I wanna briefly touch on the NPCs. While the faces did look fairly good and your player character especially knocking beauty standards out the park like a Dragon performing a wing beat (Massive Fan of the Heterochromia Iridum btw) I am wondering why I didn't see many braids in the hairs of your NPCs. Skyrim is largely based on Nordic Culture and Braids were THE thing for everyone to have. I even have one in mine, I had my ex girlfriend Olivia teach me how to do a larger or smaller loose braid. She is a hairdresser. I feel like with a hair mod for your NPCs you could really set a whole high standard above literally everyone else because while the other races like your Imperials shined brightly, I feel like the Nords suffered a bit and as we know, Hair is half the battle with NPC makeovers
All in all another outstanding Video today. A real pleasure to watch and as always I'm already looking forward to the next video! See you later!!
Yess Anska do get the Khajiit mod, it is absolutely incredible for diversifying them catpeople! It is so weird that supposedly all the Khajiit in Skyrim are of the same furstock, this mod fixes it nicely! I like your spy roleplaying idea, that's already quite a polished journey for a character. And oh I do get your point about the braids - maybe there should be more braided hairstyles indeed! :D
Thank you and see ya next time!
I'm new in modding and this video helped me a lot in discovering new visuals and gameplay. The fun about mods is that you can create your own mixes. For example, I dont use grass or terrain textures cause the vanila gives me a oldschool gaming vibe lol. But the water ones is a must have. I also prefer vanila characters and npc. Great vid!
Thanks! Modding is definitely (for me at least) about ccoking up your own mix- and making the experience completely tailored to your needs. Good luck in your modding journey! :)
I love your modding vids, they're great! I have half these mods already and would get Vinland if it wouldn't kill my PC - will have to make do with Skoglendi. Natural Waterfalls and Skyland might be about to be added too.
About the only thing I wasn't sold on was Lux Via. I already had Skyrim Bridges and did not see Lux Via's bridges as an improvement. Nicely crafted stone bridge suddenly becomes a ramshackle wooden thing that looks like it'll collapse if you try and get a cart over it? No thanks.
Thank you! Vinland truly is a menace, but what a beautiful menace it is, sigh. :D I can see what you mean with Lux Via bridges, and that does make sense!
Ty for the video
My pleasure!
Found your channel a while ago. Thanks for pointing out some gems mods that's slipped under my radar. Also your commentaries are fun. Are you by chance the voice actor of Zora Fair Child?
Welcome to the channel! Absolutely my pleasure and no, I'm not! :D I've heard this question for a couple times now so maybe our voices are kind of similar then!
You covering Via made me realize I have no idea what vanilla roadsides look like lmao. I’ve had it installed since I started up again as a prerequisite for the others (vs just using the Resources). I can’t imagine not having those additions anymore.
Yup, they're veeery empty without it! :D
Thanks for another great video that actually help "amateur" modders like me find their way through the modding maze that is Skyrim!
So glad I can be of any help!! Thanks for watching!
I can’t wait for more npc replacers but lilson. I absolutely adore sons of nirn and I can’t wait for the series to be completed
Yessss me too! Hope there will be a new one soon! I wonder which hold/city will be next 👀
I love Glorious Doors of Skyrim! You think that you won't need to retexture doors, but think again. You're constantly going through doors and you see those textures all the time.
Oh, for sure! Definitely a necessity, and on top of that, these doors are truly glorious. Not to even mention the custom animations on them :D so good
it's so beautifull good work
Hey, thank you so much!
Another good video. Nice 👌
I appreciate that Doople!!
Excelent in every aspect.
Many thanks
yours "o" sound really unique. I don't know where you're from but i love your accent. I discovered lux mods this week, just don't know how i did before, without them.
Haha, thanks! I'm from Finland, and probably have just the standard Finnish accent 😂 So glad you found Lux, it's absolutely amazing. And necessary!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate oh, Finland, so that's why you care that much about trees, and want plenty of them everywhere in Skyrim.
Thank the 9 for suggesting this channel :D
Yayyy
No way you actually made me try a mod that changes how the npc look. Always hate how the npcs look but you have really good taste thank you
Really? :D yay I'm so happy! Hope you enjoy your new NPCs!!
Awesome video fellow graduate! Looking to jump back in but some of the mods won't work on windows version right?
Thank you! I play on my Windows PC, so all of theses work on Windows. (If I understood you correctly!)
I swear you deserve more subscriber 😭
Hah, thanks!
I went from Rudy ENB to Cabbage enb. I can't go back now! Give it a try.
I will definitely give it a try at some point!
Great showcase! Do you use the zangdar edit of rudy enb or just the normal one?
Thank you! I think it's Zangdar's edit, at least found an ini with that name on its from my Skyrim folder xD Probably should've mentioned that in the video!
Love your videos there so good. I would like to bring some attention to precache grass which I havn't seen enough mention of. Distant grass I cannot play without and the best results Iv been able to get is with Verdent. So wondering how good other grass mods work with that.
Thank you Methos! So I've never generated the distant grass, because it requires downgrading and just haven't been arsed, even though the result would be jaw-dropping I'm sure.
you should make a nexus collection with this set up so others can get the same look :)
Could you maybe make a video where you show all the mods u use for your Skyrim ? It looks so good
Thank you! I can think about it, but that would be a pretty long video :D
After all these years this game is still relevant and the mods community has a fair share of responsibility for it. Great list and great vid, thanks.
It just keeps going, it's crazy! And thank you!
I would love to see your load order. Mostly because I'm curious as to where you put mods in the order. LOOT is a great tool, but there are other variables.
Just read up the mod pages, they usually have guides on how to arrange the load order! Then I just lock them out, so they won't move when I do the comparison scenes.
edit. But I won't upload the load order anywhere, because I'm definitely not an expert modder, and I download and try out mods all the time, which can cause incompabilities/crashes/wrong load orders, which I don't want to be responsible for those who copy it! Hope you understand :(
@@BardsCollegeGraduate I quite understand. Thanks for replying.
@Bards can you share your ENB settings? I love the way yours looks. Maybe a video on the settings?
The settings are just about "vanilla" Rudy Zangar's! DoF gets tweaked all the time of course but I think most of the rest are original :)
My god, Dibella's Blessing contains the same face all over again! When you showcase the faces I just knew after the fifth one how the next one would look lol...But the best is, Sons of Nirn is the SAAAME! Now how'sTHAT unique?!😂 I mean..definitely unique from other mods but the NPC's are like Star Wars Clones lol.
Note that installing all this content she is showcasing in this video takes dedication and patience, it is very difficult as many mods have prerequisites, which have other prerequisites and can be very difficult to install without issues.
Excelent video! :D I remember I installed some of them in my last playthrough but I definitely should have tried MOAR mods like the doors one even though they are "just" doors like you said xD. Vinland Grass Patch makes me feel I have no enemies... (I hope someone understands the reference xDD)
Also, I think I had to uninstall Lux because everytime I looked at any light I got framedrops because of my 8 years old CPU I suppose... and yours is better than mine so... 🙃
Noooo you need to upgrade your PC asap just for Lux!! That's baaad xD
Listening to your voice while having Skyrim mods explained to me is like being serenaded by a master bard in the cozy, fire-lit halls of a grand Nord tavern nestled in the snowy peaks of the Throat of the World.
Hahah, far from a master bard, just a graduate, but I appreciate the sentiment more than you know 😄 thank you!
I love your videos 😍
Thank you! 🤠🙏
I had no idea how beautiful Skyrim could look; I'm a huge fan of Elder Scrolls, but this is next level...
The people developing these mods are beyond talented - the game can look insanely good!
Hi, You make some absolutely enthralling videos that are well fascinating and I was curious if you could ever make a video based on How to make better looking Player Characters with mods ofc.
Thanks for reading well i hope you read this anyway!
Aww thank you yeti_melon! Thanks for the suggestion, I could definitely think about doing a video like that :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduateThank you for considering my suggestion!
Really great video! just a shame that many of these mods ain't on xbox yet :( Hope that they will soon! =)
Thank you so much! Yeah Xbox doesn't have too many mods available, but hope someone has time to convert 🙏
and I love your videos)
Thank you so much!
I don't usually write comments, but I wanted to say that I always really like your videos.❤
I'm honored you felt like commenting then!! Thank you so much! 💚🙏
I'm not even currently modding Skyrim, I just enjoy these videos lol
Haha that's all fine by me! I hope u keep on enjoying
I will be following your mod list for my next playthough, so thank you for presenting to us these fantastic mods.
Just out of curiosity though, how hard are these mods going to hit my framerate?
These mods are quite demanding, all depends on your machine and the resolution you're going to play the game in. The ENB is the most fps-hungry, followed by the grass mod I'd say. So try them out and see which setup is good for your desired performance and visuals. Good luck!
Fabled Forests is shockingly performance friendly, no idea how after running dyndolod with high quality billboards, but I’ll take it.
Unfortunately I can’t depart from Visceral ENB - it just keeps me at the 60 frame mark and looks amazing even years later.
You're running an ENB at consistent 60fps? What kind of NASA card you running?
Ahh a Visceral ENB enjoyer! That one is a nice little gem.
Exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you. 🙏🔥💯 Are these mods compatible with the Multiplayer mod? What is necessary if so? Thank you
That's great! I have absolutely no idea about the multiplayer mod, so can't help ya there, sorry :(
@@BardsCollegeGraduate oh ok, thank you for the answer tho.
Hi! Thanks for your comprehensive mod lists :) I have a question, though. How were you able to make Sons of Nirn and Pandorables compatible? In my clase, some NPCS like Baalgruf, Jon Battleborn and Proventus Avenicci look vanilla (and Baalgruf and Jon are bald too!)
Thank you! That is a good question - because I do not know the answer actually D: they just work for me
3D Clouds heavy Storms and real Nights is must for me sad that you didn't put it in your vid
Just looked it up, looks like it's not compatible with weather mods and ENB. But if it works for you, great!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate I know but it will still load with default density and there is no conflict so im taking it
Gonna try these for my first ever playthrough. Hope it looks as good for me as it did for you. Are there any good wood elf visual mods?
No specific ideas about wood elf mods but hope you'll come across some! Good luck!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate for some reason my computer refuses to load with lux so i had to remove it. I added all the other mods but it doesnt look like what you have going on. Not sure what i did wrong unless that's all from lux
Also a lot of the faces have turned dark brown for some reason
You should have added the load order of all your mods to make skyrim look like this it would be really helpfull.
I started adding every one of these since I haven't played in quite a few years. I wish there was an _all-in-one_ for this because there's *_so many_* mods in this list that require a ton more. And I'm getting a _LOT_ of conflict errors. Not sure what to do because of so many asking what options I want to use based on what other mods I'm using. *_Modding has gotten more complicated_* since I've done it last.
This list would be *epic* if all of these + the mods those mods need were DLable together.
Yeah, I can imagine it's a mess when coming back to modding after years, since it has gone so much forward and everything kind of requires everything. I hope you get it sorted and won't get too unmotivated, the result is worth it I think!
try cabbage enb if you want. for me rudy enb is the best in the night time but that was before i tried the cabbage enb ❤
I really, really, really been tempted to try it! It looks amazing! Maybe for 2024 I'll go cabbage 😩
I tried Lux a couple of weeks ago but it fail to me... I mean, main menu CTD..... I think it's because I am using EVLaS and that it's a game changer for me because it gives volumetric light and shadows and realtime directional light meaning that mountains(and pretty much everything) will project shadows when the sun or moon are behind them.....!! I just love it. Also, nice video, lovely!!!
Thanks!
Is It possible for you to do a video of YOUR gameplay overhaul mods? I've been out of the modding scene for a while and i don't know if any of the old one are up to date or not, or if there are any new ones I should look out for.
*Edit: Scratch that, when looking at the mods and requirements, I immediately got overwhelmed. It it possible to do your full modlist WITH basic step-by-step? I know this is asking a lot and I'm sorry for that.
Hahah absolutely no problem asking and I always appreciate suggestions and video ideas! But yes, at the moment it seems unlikely, because of the state of my modlist and the vastness of it. But I'll definitely keep it in the back of my mind! Thanks for being so interested!
Although I must admit that your npcs look way better than mine, I still prefer cathedral npcs. One single mod to change every npc in the game! I especially adore the new khajit and argonian textures. ♥
Oh, Cathedral NPCs looks good as well!
Hello sweet person. Any chance you could share what order you keep the graphics mods in your mod manager? I can access your mod list, but I want to get the same look as your skyrim.
what I would like to know is the loading order of the mods that you present I know that DyndoLod you have to install it last
What do you think about mrf's Markarth? It feels so much better for me, the textures are a bit clearer, and that is fine by me as I feel that they shouldn't look as dark and grey as the stones of the mountains around, to show dwemer architecture endured and kept a bit of its magnificence even through the eons.
Skyland Markarth is very good, but it doesn't make a clear distinction between the mountains and the city, that's what ticked me off. I want the grandiose of the dwemer's deeds to shine as bright as possible ;D
Overall, I prefer Mrf's cities (Markarth, Windhelm and Solitude) because I want more than just a very clean and insanely well upscaled rendition of the vanilla cities, but that's my taste, and I have used Skyland textures for so long before changing in favor of mrf's!
I haven't tried it, but looks good judging by the images in Nexus! There is definitely some added contrast in the city with the textures.
I like using pfuscher's texture parallax with bjorn enb reshade, but I guess realistic look is very overrated and not performance friendly but I really like the feeling everytime I launch skyrim and it immerses me into a new realistic world. And I also added pfuscher's mods AIO which adds high poly misc objects paired high poly project and SMIM. This way I don't miss a single object that isn't modded😅
Ahh I should maybe give a go at more parallax with the Pfuscher texture pack! That sounds like a really nice setup, is it how heavy on the rig?
@@BardsCollegeGraduate yeah it is very nice! But I usually have 30-40 fps in places with lots of clutters like jk's overhauls considering I have a very potato PC but I really don't mind as long as it's still playable😁
Hey, I saw this comment, and I wanted to say that you can use Noble Skyrim with Pfusher. You put Noble Skyrim first and and then Pfuscher 202X after it. This combo allows you to have appearance you get from Noble skyrim loaded into the game first, and then Pfuscher 202X overwrites it and ups everything from 2k to 4k or 8k depending on which version you downloaded. I just wanted to share that, and this video was great! 👍
I don't know exactly how it works technically, but I just know that I tried both separate because I thought you could only use one. I saw where someone combined them by putting Noble first and I absolutely loved it when I tried it.
For the grass mod you use, I got better performance from it once I downsized the textures in Flora Orientalis. For some reason the textures in that mod are 8k.
THANK YOU BERRYBOG that's 10/10 advice for sure, I'll go do something about it right away :D
I’m working on a mod list for myself right now, and i’m trying to overhaul each city to make them much larger and more expansive. What city overhauls do y’all use? preferably if it’s multiple overhauls that i can make work with patches
I myself don't use many city overhauls that make them larger, but one I use rn is RedBag's Solitude! It adds tons of new houses to the docks and the city, as well as NPCs.