(I highly recommend just using the Nexus though, many mods can't be installed correctly through Steam)Īlso, if you're new to modding I highly suggest you read this post in it's entirety. If you don't like the Skyrim Nexus, most of the mods in this post are also available on the Steam Workshop.

It's more stable than NMM, allows you to customize modding profiles for different saves and different characters and doesn't actually install anything to the data folder Instead it dynamically loads the files every time you start Skyrim. This is only recommended for advanced users, as this can cause problems if done incorrectlyĪ commonly suggested alternative to Nexus Mod Manager is Mod Organizer. It can be a little complicated to use though, watch this video to learn about Bashed Patches.

This reduces the amount of mods the game has to load and helps avoid conflicts in the game. Wrye Bash creates a patch of some of your mods and merges changes from those mods into the patch. LOOT is a beta version so there's some bugs, BOSS might be more stable but LOOT does a better job sorting. Alternatively, you can use BOSS which is the old version of LOOT. Install your mods with NMM, then after that run LOOT to sort the mods. Then get LOOT - to keep your mods properly 'load-ordered', to improve performance and reduce CTDs due to improper mod load order. With NMM, you can download mods with a click of a button from the Skyrim Nexus website, then install/uninstall mods with NMM, as well as configure your load order. Next, to easily install most of these mods - get the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). You will now need to start Skyrim with skse_launcher.exe in order for SKSE, and mods that require it, to work. Note: I will not be covering any mods that are NSFW in this post.įirst, you will need Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE). If you need to comment, comment on the main post itself, not one of the comments below. Please upvote the comments so they stay next to the main post and do not comment on the comments that are for the main post below so everything can stay organized. This list will be far too long to fit into one post, so I'll probably need to use about 4 comments. LOOT is also very good at helping you avoid conflicts, it can recognize a lot of conflicting mods and warn you about it when you use it. Make sure you research every mod before you install it to avoid conflicts. For example, I'm going to list 3 follower overhaul mods, but you can only install one of them. The list is more than twice as long as it was before and I don't expect it to stop there so if you have any mods you think should be added to the list, please let me know.ĭon't install conflicting mods. Some mods have been removed, some have been replaced, and a lot have been added. Parts of this post were taken from other posts by /u/insane0hflex and /u/Roggvir, and they have been changed and updated by request by me, /u/EbrithilUmaroth.

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