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THE FINAL 100% WORKING CONFIGURATION OF MODS + DOWNLOAD LINKS + INSTALL & LOAD ORDER CAN BE FOUND HERE (page 4, post #35)

Screenshots Part 1 of 2:
Skyrealism ENB & Riverwood area.
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Project ENB & M.A.T.S.O SMAA
Whiterun, Riften, Windhelm, Solitude.
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I think he missed your note about the spoiler tags....

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I had trouble just getting the text formatting readable...

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I just got crit by a wall of text!

 

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thanking you, I still need to make a couple of quick grammar edits, also, hopefully this mod build may prove helpful in figuring out mods you might want to include in future projects. I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has about why I made the selections I did & I'll check back every once in a while to do so. 

 

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Mega Modded Skyrim 254 active mods + Bashed Patch (Work in Progress.)

 

99% complete - 3 mods may be included in the future and 3 taken out of the current config to make room for them. Also some armor/weapon mods may be removed much later after playing the game long enough to figure out if they're too overpowered or not. likewise anything that proves buggy incl. town expansions may be removed also, I'll post any changes as I make them, for now though I'm 99% sure that this config will work.

 

the 3 potential mods for inclusion in the future are - automatic variants - adding the deadlyspellimpacts.esp back to the list (currently using mesh/textures only) and the personalized music mod. Also testing for optimization - currently using an enb & default ultra settings but shadows on high and far more modest slider settings. no game booster software for pc. radeon hd6970 i7 processor & 8gb ram. skyrim with no DLC updated to latest updates.

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The following is a complete list of every texture, script, SKSE, interface, mesh & sound replacer i've installed in skyrim followed by every esm/esp mod installed. the selection & testing process literally took months to complete & the list of excluded mods is nearly as long as this one. Everything is listed in the exact order its installed with a few notes here & there on downloading & installing these; though for the texture pack combiner & STEP mods I'll refer you to the guides available online. If you want a config of mods exactly the same as I use then cross reference this list against the STEP guide as some mods they list I haven't included in my own game; other STEP mods have been moved to later in the install process or are to be installed more then once in the install process.This is a mod build for vanilla skyrim without any downloadable content installed (dawn guard etc) as such it is not compatible with any DLC's except the high res texture pack.

 

I'll add the skyrim nexus mod number where ever I can so you can look up the mods for download. For e.g. https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8236 is the HD texture DLC Fix V1.3 the mod number is 8236, for a different mod just replace that part of the internet address with the different mod number.I'm leaving out the mod version info as the mods may get updated but they will keep the same internet address/mod number; and its less typing. apologies ahead of time if any of the mod numbers listed for the mods are incorrect or missing. google searching the mod name + syrim nexus should be able to find any of these mods.

 

all mods except monster mod v11 are available on skyrim nexus. I'm also 90% of the time only mentioning mods by the name of the mod folder after they're downloaded & extracted, if you can't tell what a mod is from the names given, use the mod number to check it out on skyrim nexus.All references to STEP are regarding Version 2.2.0a & the Texture pack combiner is Version 1.81. All mods are installed manually, sorted with boss then activated & bashed with wyrebash. also, although the STEP version I'm following is 2.2.0a I have included/excluded some textures etc according to the change logs at the STEP forums, i.e the new content proposed for the next version of STEP; and also the new textures in the TPC 1.81 that weren't included in STEP 2.2.0a. For details on what to download and how to install the TPC & STEP mods, follow the STEP guide that can be downloaded here - https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11

 

Part 0 Basic Install

 

0 Graphics card

  • I use AMD so thats what I'm describing a config for, this config will work for all cards though its just more modest then all the options available to nvidia users. Set everything to 'let application decide" set AA to "mult-sample", AA filtering mode "standard" rather then edge-detect, morphological filtering OFF, V-Sync OFF, triple buffering ON (if present) texture filtering quality - high + surface format optimization enabled. tessellation is set to let application decide but has an amd optimized option I currently have disabled and will test later.
1 Initial install 

  • Install Skyrim.
2 Updates  

  • update to 1.8.151.0
3 official HD texture packs 

  • 3a add the "HD texture packs .bsa + texture fix.bsa & the archive lines to the skyrim.ini + HD texture fix loose files 8236 + High Res Texture Pack DLC Tweaks 14719"
  • &/or "Optimized texture pack, hybrid + high res secondary (i *think* those were the options I selected but can't remember exactly :S)
4 Set launcher options 

  • graphics to high from launcher - antialiasing 4 anistropic filtering 16, all reflections on, texture quality, radial blur & shadow detail on high, decals on ultra, fxaa off, distant object detail ultra, object detail fade off, object fade 10 (minimum setting has to be 10 or more if using the rainbows mod) actor fade 6 grass fade 5 specularity fade 10 light fade 25 item fade 4. These view distances are working with hi-res textures, but after optimizing textures with the optimizer these view distances can most likely be increased. with no enb running you could probably max them all out and ini tweak your grass fade from 7000 to 14000. the screen resolution for my monitor is 1366x768 16:9 widescreen. (means I also set my FOV=81.34 in game via console - i got that figure from the morrowind overhaul thing, think it was called morrowind mgso or something, one of the steps had an automatic field of view function that calculated the perfect FOV setting for your screen resolution, the figures given should still work for skyrim as far as I can tell)
4a Run from launcher & quit 

  • creates ini files. Perform ini tweaks from S.T.E.P (version 2.2.0a) but set the decals tweak to the lower setting of 350 as recommended by enhanced blood mod (for *hopefully* better performance).
5 Install Simple borderless window, Script Dragon & SKSE 

  • install the quicksave hotkey F11 & autopotions mods for script dragon. Run SKSE & quit to create SKSE files.
  • autopotion uses a health/stamina/magicka potion when you run out health/stamina/magicka if you have any potions available (better combat flow - adds an element of chance as to whether you can drink a potion in time) and savehotkey is a quicksave that creates a new save each time rather then overwriting the same save all the time.
5a - Install utilities·        

  • 5aa Boss, Wyrebash, Xpadder, ccleaner, smart defrag.
  • 5b follow instructions in STEP guide regarding these. Xpadder isn't mentioned but is needed for using the script dragon version of duel weild parrying with an xbox controller. the needed files & instructions are available on skyrim nexus as a mod. google search duel wield parrying skyrim mod xbox controller and you should be able to find it.
 6 - Texture/mesh base for TPC & STEP

 

I install these next replacers prior to anything from step as these were all previously removed from STEP or never were part of it and I didn't want to accidentally overwrite any better looking STEP textures with any of the following. Therefore there's a chance that many of the textures/meshes from the mods in this section (6 - texture/mesh base for TPC & STEP) will be overwritten later during the install process. 

  • 6a No Stretching rock textures 26126
  • 6b More Dwemered Textures 2K 5827
  • 6c High Definition Better Dwemer Ruins 5007
  • 6d HQ collage of winterhold 2552
  • 6e Softer animal fur 2084
  • 6f Terrain bump 4964
PART 1 TPC & STEP

 

7 - Install STEP fixes.

  • 7a Ancient Nord Armor Fix 2808
  • 7b Bowlegged Jump Fix 7416
  • 7c Fuz Ro Doh 14884
  • 7d Invincible Hawk Fix
  • 7e Linwes Arms 1956
  • 7d Nitpick 19556
  • 7e Trainer Gold Exploit Fix 8627
  • 7d Unofficial Skyrim Patch
8 - Texture Pack Combined (version 1.81) 20801

 

All of the following are included - the following list is taken from the TPC page at nexus: https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20801 here you'll find detailed download & install guide, follow it exactly, and cross reference it against the STEP install guide here: https://wiki.step-project.com/Texture_Pack_Combiner and the STEP 2.2.0a .pdf guide. Get all the latest versions of the following mods (as of 2012-12-21).

 

Required mods:

  • Skyrim HD - 2K Textures by NebuLa
  • Serious HD Retexture Skyrim by Z4G4
  • Skyrim Realistic Overhaul by Starac (non dawnguard version - no longer available at nexus, if you get a copy and notice missing files in the log file after combining, these are just the dawnguard specific files that you don't need)
Optional mods:

  • AOF Detailed Mountains by AnOldFriend
  • AOF Farmhouses by AnOldFriend
  • Ash Pile Retex by Raymond Murphy
  • Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack by Bellyache
  • Better Dynamic Snow by OpticShooter and Brumbek
  • Better Rocks and Mountains by Four Leaf Clover
  • Designs Of The Nords by KEBW1144
  • Detailed Chests by Clintmich
  • Enhanced Distant Terrain by OpticShooter
  • Enhanced Night Skyrim by CptJoker
  • HD Linens by Rivybeast
  • HD Misc by Calav3ra
  • HD Ore And Ingots by BioProd
  • HD Sacks Retexture by Mazarin
  • High Quality Food and Ingredients by Iraito
  • High Quality LODs by Ethatron
  • High Realistic Tundra Moss for AOF Detailed Mountains by Aron
  • HQ Milky Way Galaxy by Manesse
  • HQ Skyrim Map V2 by Grace Darkling and Paddyy
  • HQ Towns and Villages by Anarin
  • Hybrids HD Plants and Herbs Retexture by Gabriel "Mystikhybrid" Gullbergh
  • Intricate Spider Webs by Isoku
  • Langleys Wood Metal and Stone Textures Workshop by Langley
  • Lush Grass by OpticShooter
  • Lush Trees by OpticShooter
  • Project Parallax Markath, Solitude, Whiterun, Windhelm by Osmodius
  • Quality SnowFlakes V2 by Yuril
  • Radiant and Unique Potions and Poisons HD by XRC
  • Real Ice ALL-IN-ONE by Yuril
  • Real Ice and Snow by grVulture
  • Realistic Instruments by InwardScreams
  • Realistic Smoke and Embers by Isoku
  • Re-Defined Dungeons WIP by Gizmo
  • Riften HQ Textures by Erik
  • Ruins Clutter Improvement HD by Raiserfx
  • Septim HD by Crypton
  • Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons by Narmix
  • Silly Level of Detail - Wine Cellar by Narmix
  • Skyrim Flora Overhaul by Vurt
  • Skyrim Redesigned WIP by Dracomies
  • Skyrim Sunglare V4 by Laast
  • Snow and Rocks Textures HD by Darevix
  • Soul Gems Differ - Full and Empty by Utopolyst
  • Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM) by Brumbek
  • Super Realistic Ore Textures by Kman420
  • Tobes Highres Textures by Mr Bravo aka Tobe
  • TreesHD Skyrim Variation by Namotep
  • WATER by SparrowPrince
  • Weathered Road Signs by Nimbli Bimbli
  • Whiterun Trellis Redesigned and HQ by Toby S
  • Visible Windows by Isoku
9 - STEP Graphics In Order

  • 9a Better Beast Races 944
  • 9b Better Bedrolls 400
  • 9d Better Circlets MD1k 6495
  • 9e Better Turn Animation only one pose 8080
  • 9f Fix Crossed Swords & Turn with leg move 8080
  • 9g Cover Khajiit Male & Female (1024 version) 5941
  • 9h Psychosteves golden gods shrines 6538
  • 9i Realistic hair 3397
  • 9j running with a bow 3rd person 12426
  • 9k Pine needles, rainfall snowfall & aspen leaves fx 6387
  • 9l XCE 2356
  • 9m Yuri rings gold circle HQ 7034
  • 9n AOF believable hair female & male 4307
  • 9o Dragon Chiseled 27095
 10 - STEP Graphics No Order

  • 10a Animated Weapon enchants 12668
  • 10b Ants In My Pants 18855
  • 10c better bones 12085
  • 10d better freckles 4502
  • 10e better shadowmarks 10056
  • 10f birds & flocks 11555
  • 10g female without bbb & male breathing idles 7093
  • 10h BFS effects 14692
  • 10i chimneys for skyrim 17919
  • 10j HD fire fx 2692
  • 10k Climates of Tamriel (default - no optionals used) 17802
  • 10l Deadly spell impacts medium res (delete esp if experience freeze ups or crashes during combat) 2947
  • 10m distant detail 12866
  • 10n elemental staffs 15152
  • 10o enchantment effect replacer 1345
  • 10p Enhanced blood textures 60
  • 10q Closer match eyebrows 627
  • 10r Rans Eye reflection extender 20343
  • 10s finer dust 2636
  • 10t HD baskets fixed 2782
  • 10u HD light version beards 21620
  • 10v Improved foot wraps for females 4473
  • 10w improved torches textures 534
  • 10x block sparks 10445
  • 10y lanterns of skyrim CoT Version (default setting)
  • 10z lockpick inventory remodel 13901
  • 10za moon size tweeks (I leave these until last & only use them if I have free esp spots in the modlist - currently i have no room for these) 1037
  • 10zb new thinner torch 6950
  • 10zc no spinning death anim & no twitch dragon anim 17214
  • 10zd display case smudged glass version 3693
  • 10ze hd keys with normal maps 2875
  • 10zf mask of clavicus wrecked 3375
  • 10zg pilgrims delight 10940
  • 10zh pondfish retexture 4786
  • 10zi real effect candle 7643
  • 10zj realistic paper main - dark 937
  • 10zk skyrim weapon deLARPification project 16072
  • 10zl Vibrant auroras 6675
  • 10zm warmer magic lights 4419
11 - FIXES

  • 11a Enhanced blood textures hotfix (scripts)
  • 11b Warmer magic lights compatability patch (cleaned esp - boss will tell you if you need this or any others and provide the links to download)
12 - STEP INTERFACE MODS

  • 12a Cartographers map markers 15489
  • 12b categorized favorites menu 4862
  • 12c catergorized favourites menu oni edition config for widescreen 22307
  • 12d dungeon quest awareness 9720
  • 12e HQ3DMap - normals original & hi res meshes 4817
  • 12f interfacehardcodedtweaks - standard only  88
  • 12g without wings around keyhole lockpick retexture 2845
  • 12h main menu font - fertigo pro
  • 12i no smoke loading screens 7901
  • 12j a quality world map all roads 4929
  • 12k skill interface texture 7308
  • 12l skyUI 2.2 3863
  • 12m smaller cursor 2317
  • 12n main menu spinning emblem 7801
  • 12o a thinner compass 12804
  • 12p time on loading screen 98
13 - STEP SOUND MODS

  • 13a activate noise removal 210
  • 13b ambient seagulls 1306
  • 13c better horse pain sounds 12608
  • 13d BWS 17903
  • 13e FSS better bards (use sounds + fss slight pause) 6496
  • 13f improved combat sounds 5289
  • 13g smooth draw and sheathe sfx 1117
  • 13h sounds of nature Redux 19333
14 - STEP GAMEPLAY MODS

  • 14a better quest objectives 11135
  • 14b convenient horses (in game I suggest setting player horse- health +30, stamina +40 speed +20 AI smart & followers horses on) 14950
  • 14c dark brotherhood forever misc 10194
  • 14d deja vu 19008
  • 14e gildergreen regrown 12254
  • 14f more interactive items 3562
  • 14g move it less wait time 4020
  • 14h realistic ragdoll reduced force 601
  • 14i dynamic fires 17969
  • 14j slighty reduced npc greetings 746
  • 14k the paarthurnax dilemma 18465
PART 2 Custom animation, mesh, texture & sound replacers

 

A - animations.

  • a1 elegent bow animaitons (can use the sneak animations only if preferred) 24589
  • a2 bow animations 1370
  • a3 bow animations tweak 389
  • a4 running with a bow 3rd person 12426
  • a5 new animation 1 handed weapon female & male 18981
  • a6 two handed animations redone 859
  • a7 duel wield animations 248
  • a8 dual wield sprint animations
  • a9 werewolf sprint animation
  • a10 3rd person spell sprinting animation tweak 404
  • a11 2hm better run forward 15703
  • a12 VHH walk 13272
  • a13 feminine running animation 11447
  • a14 momo dash no effect 11447
  • a15 higher jumping (choose 125 option) 164
  • a16 YYanimreplacer natural jump 18504
  • a17 get up animation replacer (needed for combat mods - can be killed if take too long to stand up) 19315
B - Sounds & Music

  • b1 PSYRIM (if you prefer a more ambient & otherworldly soundtrack) 1041
  • b2 icebreakers improved reverb 16907
  • b3 guard dialogue overhaul 23390
  • b4 respectful lydia (3 options) 4806
  • b5 thundering shouts 3799
  • b6 Bow sounds 27208
  • b7 better animal footsteps 24805
  • b8 real arrow sfx
  • b9 victory cry version new 13850
  • b10 swearing mudcrabs 1709
  • b11 alpha wearwolf sounds (most aggressive version) 13779
  • b12 the real fus ro dah 2973
  • b13 barenziah sound 14018
  • b14 catacomb ambience loop 16018
  • b15 HD quality Default base ambience 4336
  • b16 hidden blade SFX 24977
  • b17 lower volume thieves guild door 1836
  • b18 nighteye quieter activate sound 7892
  • b19 clanking armor (with optional lower pitch clanks)
  • b20 quieter dog 1579
  • b21 quieter groans 1580
  • b22 quiet zombies 2097
  • b23 underwater sfx fix 3488
  • b24 silent equipped healing spells 691
C - Weapons & armor rextextures

  • c1 HQ Shields 225
  • c2 High-Res 7045
  • c3 Complete HAR 3261
  • c4 Weapon retexture project 1754
  • c5 amidianborn book of silence 24909
  • c6 amb hide & studded 26770
  • c7 amb iron and banded 19340
  • c8 amb leather 22065
  • c9 amb steel 18272
  • c10 amb fur 27810
  • c11 amb steelplate 20792
  • c12 ancient nord armor fix 2808
  • c12 deadric no glow+royal 3104
  • c13 perfect legionnaire+sword & shield 6085
  • c14 shrouded armor HD orignal grey fixed 2260
  • c15 glass armor & weapons packs 526
  • c16 better glass helmet mesh 4085
  • c16b Longer Arrows 5164
  • c17 Iron arrowhead retex 2944
  • c18 steel arrowhead retex 2960
  • c19 wehr silver weapons 3301
  • c20 elven weapons for silence
  • c21 AMB elven dark & shield dark 23125
  • c22 weapon ebony gold 573
  • c23 armor ebony gold female 493
  • c24 armor ebony gold male 549
  • c25 amb dwarven 24398
  • c26 hectrol dwarven shield hi res 3996
  • c27 greatswords sswtb 27178
  • c28 shield of ysgramor 2121
D - Clothes & Guards retextures

  • d1 various guard outfits 6770
  • d2 diverse guards skyrim 8943
  • d3 open face guard helms 9514
  • d4 improved NPC clothing + expansion 2674
 E - Creatures Retextures

  • e2 3 willows 101 bugs hi res 4955
  • e3 posh mudcrabs 5932
  • e4 enhanced horse skins 596
  • e5 new werewolf model & texture 12687
  • e6 werewolf eye texture - ice blue no glow 13779
  • e7 new parthurnax ancient dragon & ohdaviing with LOD files 3740
  • e8 dragon texture pack 62
  • e9 Alduin Evid HD 3011
  • e10 Realistic horse shape 21378
  • e11 better skeevers 16291
  • e12 skeever tail 16291
  • e13 creepy nightmother & coffin (black medium gore+1 eye open) 4762
  • e14 Frost atronach HD 27643
F - Items Retextures

  • f1 Chopper axe HD 2127
  • f2 pick axe HD 2258
  • f3 makers mark ingots 3524
  • f4 realistic instruments pack 8027
  • f5 nightinggale hd 28899
  • f6 nightingale skull mask - mask only 917
  • f7 hd dragonpriest masks 3432
  • f8 fractal dragon priest masks 15052
  • f9 jewels of the nords hi res 27038
  • f10 yuri rings gold circle HQ 7034
  • f11 bumpy inn & shop signs 4470
  • f12 ultimate HD fire spells 28642
  • f12 ultimate HD torch 28060
G - Misc World Textures

  • g1 High realistic tundra moss yellow variant 28185
  • g2 lush trees+flora overhaul patch 3385
  • g3 a lush aspen tree half size version for flora overhaul (any 'taller trees' mods will clash with mods that add trees to towns/cities) 15309
  • g4 taller Fall Forest Grass 15309
H - XCE & EEO Replacers

  • h1 better beast races 944
  • h2 cover khajiit male & female 5941
  • h3 ethereal elven overhaul (don't use the hi res textures or neck seams happen when used with XCE) 24273
  • h4 XCE full + clean skin patch for females
  • h5 high res scars (skip this step if you happen to know whether these are included in XCE full) 4784
  • h6 HQ warpaint + dirt for men
  • h7 HQ eyebrows 21451
  • h8 realistic hair 3397
  • h9 aof believable hair 4307
  • h10 light version hi res beards 21620
  • h11 natural eyes 3589
  • h12 eye reflection extender 20343
  • h13 longer eyelashes
  • h14 better freckles 4502
  • h15 Take the femalehead_s.dds from XCE and install that over the one already installed (this is a fix for shiny skin, if you have no shiny skin problems you can skip this step)
PART 3 Interface & Game play mods

 

A - Quests & Hostile places

  • a1 milans dungeon pack 13969
  • a2 moonpath to elsweyr 9782
  • a3 much ado about snow elves 102812
  • a4 sea of ghosts 15862
  • a5 skyrims unique treasures 12766
  • a6 COD waking nightmare II 13960
B - Misc World Mechanics

  • b1 deadly traps & sickly diseases 2905
  • b2 economics of skyrim (activate in game) 11919
  • b3 fully equipped blacksmiths 9511
  • b4 hardcore lockpicking 7395
  • b5 morrowloot 19353
  • b6 no leveled item rewards 22996
  • b7 realistic crime radius (replaces ERSO crime radius as it seemed to cause bugs/glitches) 8078
C - Main Menu Randomizer

  • I can't list everything I've used for this mod but I can try to explain it. using this mod I have 86 different main menu wallpapers, main menu songs, moon textures for both moons & galaxy/nebula replacers which appear in game at random; a different selection everytime I launch the game. This means whenever I start a game I will see one of 86 different moon combinations, nebulas, galaxies & starfields in the sky. there are *almost* enough moon texture replacers on skyrim nexus for different textures every time the game is loaded, about half as many menu music options (some not great quality), almost enough *quality* wallpaper options; & a different nebula/galaxy/star combination for each of the 86 folders. setting this up can be time consuming and a bit confusing and is difficult for me to explain - but go to skyrim nexus & read the readme's for the mainmenurandomizer, install it with the stock selection. examine the folder structure to learn how it works then use the same method the mod uses for selecting wallpapers to add music, moons, skies or other statics to the mod for randomizing.
D - Interface & Fixes

  • d1 beyond tom new decap gore 4285
  • d2 faster mining (faster mining only, no bonus ore) 9465
  • d3 subliminal traps 2653
  • d4 glowing ore veins 193
  • d5 better dialogue controls 27371
  • d6 better message box controls 28170
  • d7 fast travel timescale fix 19389
  • d8 increased bounty rewards normal 11278
  • d9 lockpick pro (deselect everything in the config except lockpick health) 219
  • d10 NACMIM coloured map markers 26822
  • d11 no boring sleep/wait menu 12625
  • d12 Quickstart 8207 (gives skyrim a chance to activate all these mods in a quiet area at the end of helgens keep with nothing happening, and gives you a chance to config these mods in game)
  • d13 show race menu alternative 20394 (so you can skip through the character selection menu asap, configure the mods in game and then go back and create your character properly before leaving helgens keep)
  • d14 smart souls 14559
  • d15 unlimited bookshelves 10891
  • d16 vanilla mannequin script fix alternative 10652
 E - Immersive world & weather fx

  • e1 footprints 22745
  • e2 enhanced lights & fx 27043
  • e3 Ice Floes 26195 (needed due to hypothermia mod, allows travel in northern icy regions without swimming)
  • e4 remove ambient interior fog final version 9571
  • e5 beautiful whiterun (use both esp) 12110
  • e6 destructible bottles extended 26017
  • e7 expanded towns & cities (full/complete) 13608
  • e8 expanded snow systems CoT 28110
  • e9 Get Snowy 19660
  • e10 Hypothermia (use console in game: Set HypoBaseBodyHeat to 40 to avoid hypothermia if it starts raining before you reach riverwood at start of game - compatable with COT makes this the choice rather then frostfall) 6745
  • e11 improved fish 14320
  • e12 minty's lightning mod+CoT Patch (set lightning to do damage in game) 15506
  • e13 morning fogs 24810
  • e14 rainbows 25666 (object fade must be 10 or more for this mod to work)
  • e15 real rain CoT 16541
  • e16 shooting stars 25022
  • e17 supreme storms for CoT 27022
  • e18 towns & villages enhanced - riften 20185
  • 819 trees for solitude 10698
  • e20 wet & cold 27563 (turn on both options for followers & disable cloaks ability for npcs)
  • e21 rainfall & snow Fx (overwrite other weather mods textures for performance) 6387
F - Immersive NPC

  • f1 ERSO 10 RUS SIM Travellers & adventurers
  • f2 People have torches 14019
  • f3 populated cities 0928
  • f4 run for your lives 23906
G - Homes

  • g1 Hunters cabin of riverwood 15878 (can't be used until you find the key)
  • g2 limbwood manor with forge 27250 (can't be accessed until you find it)
  • g3 Dev aveza airship 24234 (can't be accessed until you visit it - is home + working fully flyable airship - guarded by thalmor prevents lower exp level access)
  • g4 the twilight forest 11007 (accessable straight away - doubles as alchemy resource garden, too impressive not to include)
  • g5 buildable house 18480 (build your own house, can't access until visited)
H - Enemies & Hostile creatures

  • h1 Deadly Dragons 3829
  • h2 Skree less dragons (less dragons 25) 16724
  • h3 dragons diversified 13930
  • h4 enhanced high level gameplay 14449
  • h5 skyrim monster mod v11 (install the enhanced blood textures patch also)
  • h6 bellyaches new dragon species 20889
  • h7 dragon lords 11206
  • h8 dwarven resistances 27340
  • h9 dwemer spectres 17011
  • h10 ERSO 03 mighty dragons (slightly mighty dragons + MD with DeadlyD & DDiversified patch)
  • h11 erso 07 mighty dragon priests (slightly)
  • h12 erso 08 RUS Main
  • h13 erso 09 RUS npcs overhaul
  • h14 erso 11 rus assassins & thieves
  • h15 erso 12 RUS werewolves
  • h16 JAWS (in game - use only black, rock & greatwhite + disable new music) 16981
  • H17 Monster wars V5 (requires monster mod v11) 18997
  • h18 real wildlife skyrim (+ TRO basic needs patch) 9778
  • H19 Warzones Civil unrest (set spawns to low in game) 9494
I - Companions, Spouses & followers

  • i1 Atvir Dres 19348
  • i2 companion valfar 25360
  • i3 Hoth 24666
  • i4 my home is your home 18045 (give your followers a place to live)
  • i5 odavar 25968
  • i6 specialized followers 4034
  • i7 summon animal pets (immersive) 4034
  • i8 ultimate followers overhaul 14037
  • i9 vilja in skyrim 26393
J - Combat Mechanics, Perks & skills

  • j1 ACE - (armor, enchanting, magic, melee, realistic fighting, speech, synergy) 10037
  • j2 balanced magic (balanced magic - all skill trees + master) 2275
  • j3 skyrim community uncapper 1175
  • j4 complete crafting overhaul 8003
  • j5 magic duel (set chances to average) 18763
  • j6 arrows in the everywhere (high longer) 11165
  • j7 weapons & armor fixes (use the hacks also) 4719
  • j8 smithing perks overhaul (balanced version) 6047
  • j9 arrows & bolt tweaks  (use the ones recommended by mod author + ini tweaks don't use the bolt esp/tweaks) 1194
  • j10 brawl bugs compatibility edition (needed by some mods) 24020
  • j11 binocular vision for npcs while sneaking 8719
  • j12 dual wield parrying (use script dragon version, V key on keyboard or use xbox controller & the mod to assign a parry button to the controller) 9247
  • j13 eagle eye perk 522
  • j14 JK crafting breakdown 13116
  • j15 path of shadows (full version, check readmes for possible in game config) 10456
  • j16 uncapped perks (balanced magic version) 7015
  • j17 tales of lycanthropy 12687 (i leave this on default setting will test later in game)
  • j18 better vampires for master difficulty non dawnguard version (I leave this on default setting, will test later in game) 9717
  • j19 Sneak tools (check readme's for possible in game config) 19447
  • j20 critical charge fix 5961
  • j21 yet another werewolf improvement 19924
  • j22 PISE - AI tweaks only, NPC equipment tweaks only, NPC tweaks & potions (asis does not work at all for me)
  • j23 scriptless werewolf bonus 12817
  • j24 deadly combat + giants ai fix & Pise patch 5485
  • j25 locational damage (disable the deadly combat locational damage in game) 12615
  • j26 Bloodier combat (place directly below/after the skyrimmonstermod EBT patch.esp in the load order, boss will put this somewhere else so remember to correct it everytime you boss sort & rebuild the bashed patch) 9330
  • j27 bloody facials 19718 (activate in game)
  • j28 Dragon souls to perks 11623
  • j29 ERSO 20 standing stones overhaul (non essential but makes for a different/new experience & new strategizing)
  • j30 NPCS use ammo all bows 14125
  • j31 predator vision vampires & werewolves 22274
  • j32 the dance of death (set killmove chance to 40%) 10906 (replaces advanced kill moves which caused a bug with my magic casting)
  • j33 Bullseye to dragonslayer perk
K - Alchemy & Food

  • k1 Alchemy & food overhaul (alchemy only) 11481
  • k2 alchemical apparati 9141 (ala morrowind)
  • k3 cannabis skyrim 8732 (alot of fun)
  • k4 fishing in skyrim 16139 (new fishing system + quest)
  • k5 ingredients of tamriel 15442 (1000+ ingredients from previous games added)
  • k6 recipes pack 4 1268 (80+ recipies, the complex recipies are awesome, require making ingredients first, I don't use material recipies or simple recipies but use all other .esp's)
  • k7 skyhighrim 22287 (very trippy screen effects for mushrooms albiet pointless, usefull flower recipies, adds interesting hinderence system - 'prepared flowers' can boost health etc, but your screen shifts hues - all blue, all red, etc which can be disconcerting, its a cool effect/system in that the negetive fx experienced effect the person playing rather then the character itself)
  • k8 TRO basic needs (set progression to 0.25 in game (you start game with no water), up to 0.5 or more once levelled up a few levels or obtained some food & water, also activate 3rd person animations) 10843
L - Weapons, Armor, Magic & Items

  • l1 apocalypse spells 16225
  • l2 arrows of magicka 9799
  • l3 bandolier bags & pouches 16438
  • l4 camping kit lite 11526
  • l5 cloaks of skyrim 12092 (necessary for hypothermia mod - also use compatibility patch for immersive armors, winter in skyrim, people have torches 27145)
  • l6 deadly dragons armory
  • l7 dwarven power armor 23530
  • l8 dwarven exoskeleton 19212
  • l9 Immersive armors 19733
  • l10 Immersive armors for npc 27679
  • l11 Immersive weapons 27644
  • l12 its a trap 9463 (adds 'cheat' chest to riverwood - ignore it)
  • l13 left hand rings 21720
  • l14 Midas Magic 3413 (overwrite the SMIM animated barrels added by TPC with the non animated vanilla barrels from SMIM to avoid/fix the conflict with midas magic)
  • l15 sheogorath shout 12752
  • l16 siege bow collection 12034
  • l17 skyrim spells & powers 19270
  • l18 Tera weapons 27463
  • l19 the revenge of colette 17353
  • l20 throwing weapons 14176 (adds 'cheat' chest to riverwood - ignore it)
  • l21 Winter in skyrim cloaks (use WIC cloaks patch) 13486 (necessary for hypothermia, can't install without cloaks, otherwise cloaks would not be included; install patch for people have torches)
M - late additions, final mix of miscellaneous mods

  • m1 Birds of skyrim 17723
  • m2 Dagger Craft pack 6494
  • m3 Diamond weapon smithing 19068
  • m4 dread knight weapon set 15494
  • m5 hell sword 20022
  • m6 jaysus swords 1002
  • m7 lost longswords 1 handed version 26261
  • m8 nicoroshi creations 13122
  • m9 Liliths tools 26335
  • m10 sky birds airborne perching birds 23771
  • m11 skyrim coin replacer 8611
  • m12 drop lit torches 10394
  • m13 tribunal masks & robes 20077
  • m14 wearable lanterns (don't install optional lanterns for guards, people have torches covers this) 17416
  • m15 Tera Armors UNP 25846
  • m16 Tera Armors Hotfix for Divinesight & GIldhorn 25846
  • m17 Tera Armors Hotfix for rysio & skysoar 25846
  • m18 Tera Armors 3rd & final beta male armor pack 25846
  • m19 Tera Armors optional level list plugin 25846
  • m20 Horns are forever 20861
  • m21 Realistic werewolf speed 13779
  • m22 auto unequip arrows
  • m23 chesko lore based loading screens
  • m24 armored skeletons 26706
  • m25 back off barbas 2686
  • m26 better skill & quest books 10125
  • m27 breezehome ladder fix plus 9659
  • m28 bucklers complete 5315
  • m29 Fires hurt 28202
  • m30 more firewood per chop (i use "4") 11119
  • m31 more locked containers 9829
  • m32 roosters at dawn 17257
  • m33 SIDT - squiggly line + hint 5770
  • m34 Spouses can live everywhere 11370
  • m35 optimizer 12801 (optional - only use if can't play game due to crashes, freeze-ups & stuttering - set to minimum/skyrim and set texture reduction to "if:>2048")
N - ENB 

  • n1 I use enb 119 with the "skyrealism cinematic" mod
  • n2 disable SSAO from the ini
PART 4 Optimize & Play

  • a1 activate individual mods with wyrebash or launcher
  • a2 sort mods with boss
  • a3 manually move bloodier combat below the monstermod EBT patch in the load order in wyrebash
  • a4 create bashed patch
  • a5 check for any unactivated mods in the list and if there are, activate them & recreate the bashed patch
  • a6 [OPTIONAL- may cause visual bugs with the parallax mapping] run texture optimizer - settings - "minimum & skyrim", activate the textures option and select "if >2048"
  • a7 run ccleaner clean & registry fix
  • a8 run smart defrag
Here is the Complete Load order copied from wyrebash, 255 active mods including the bashed patch which itself comprises of 7 mods for a total of 262. mods with a ++ infront of them are included in the bashed patch (noleveledlistrewards is marked nomerge, wyrebash says to merge it but doesn't, so activate this as normal after making the bashed patch)

 

Active Mods

  • •  00 Skyrim.esm
  • •  01 Update.esm
  • •  02 ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
  • •  03 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esm
  • •  04 EagleEyePerk.esm
  • •  05 ETaC - RESOURCES.esm
  • •  06 JSwords.esm
  • •  07 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
  • •  08 LB_MuchAdoSnowElves.esm
  • •  09 MagicDuel.esm
  • •  0A moonpath.esm
  • •  0B More Interactive Items.ESM
  • •  0C SkyMoMod.esm
  • •  0D SPIKE.esm
  • •  0E WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esm
  • •  0F TERAArmors.esm
  • •  10 Brawl Bugs CE.esp
  • •  11 BreezehomeLadderFix.esp
  • •  12 CriticalChargeFix.esp
  • •  13 fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp [Version 1.0]
  • •  14 invinciblehawkfix.esp
  • •  15 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.4]
  • •  16 ExpandedSnowSystems-CoT.esp
  • •  17 Morning Fogs.esp
  • •  18 Rainbows.esp
  • •  19 BWS.esp
  • •  1A Clanking Armor.esp
  • •  1B IceBreaker's Improved Reverb-v0.02-Cleaned.esp [Version erb]
  • •  1C Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
  • •  1D Rooster At Dawn v1.0.esp
  • •  1E Thundering Shouts.esp
  • •  1F realrainCoT.esp
  • •  20 RemoveAmbientInteriorFog.esp
  • •  21 Warmer Magic Lights v2.esp
  • •  22 MintyLightningMod.esp
  • •  23 MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp
  • •  24 Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp
  • •  25 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
  • •  26 Weapons and Armor fixes.esp
  • •  27 Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp
  • •  28 StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
  • •  29 Economics of Skyrim.esp
  • •  2A 83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
  • •  2B Armored Skeleton.esp [Version v2]
  • •  2C Arrows of Magicka.esp
  • •  2D AV1Dragon_Lords.esp
  • •  2E Back off, Barbas!.esp
  • •  2F Better Skill and Quest Books Names.esp
  • •  30 BellyachesNewDragonSpecies.esp
  • •  31 Birds.esp
  • •  32 Birdsofskyrim.esp
  • •  33 Cannabis.esp
  • •  34 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
  • •  35 dbmisc.esp
  • •  36 DragonSoulsToPerks.esp
  • •  37 Dwemer Spectres.esp
  • •  38 DungeonQuestAwareness.esp
  • •  39 FishingInSkyrim.esp
  • •  3A FullyEquippedBlacksmiths.esp
  • •  3B HigherLevelEnemies.esp
  • •  3C ImprovedFish.esp
  • •  3D IngredientsOfTamriel.esp
  • •  3E itsatrap!.esp
  • •  3F JAWS.esp
  • •  40 JK Crafting Breakdown.esp
  • •  41 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - default.esp
  • •  42 UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
  • •  43 mcCampingLite.esp
  • •  44 more locked containers.esp
  • •  ++ NoSaltRecipes.esp
  • •  45 People Have Torches.esp
  • •  46 PilgrimsDelight.esp
  • •  47 Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp
  • •  48 Real Wildlife Skyrim 0.1.esp
  • •  49 ShootingStars.esp
  • •  4A SIDT.esp
  • •  4B skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp
  • •  4C Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
  • •  4D SMDropLitTorch.esp
  • •  4E SPTDiverseGuardsSkyrim.esp [Version 4.3]
  • •  4F Wolfs_Buff_Recipes.esp
  • •  50 Wolfs_Intermediate_Recipes.esp
  • •  51 Wolfs_Advanced_Recipes.esp
  • •  52 Convenient Horses.esp
  • •  53 Destructible_bottles.esp
  • •  54 Auto Unequip Arrows.esp
  • •  55 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
  • •  56 Footprints.esp
  • •  57 WetandCold.esp
  • •  58 Bucklers-Complete.esp
  • •  59 Cloaks.esp
  • •  5A 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.1b]
  • •  5B 1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp [Version 2.1]
  • •  5C daedric_phelm.esp
  • •  5D DaggerCraft.esp
  • •  5E DiamondWeaponsN.esp
  • •  5F Dread Knight Weapon Set.esp
  • •  60 DwarvenPowerArmor.esp
  • •  61 Elemental Staves.esp
  • •  62 Hell Sword.esp
  • •  63 hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
  • •  64 JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp
  • •  65 LeftHandRings.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  66 LostLongSwords.esp
  • •  67 Nicoroshi Creations.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  68 royal_daedric.esp
  • •  69 Siege Bow & Backpacks.esp
  • •  6A Skyhighrim.esp
  • •  6B Space Wiking's Dwemer Exoskeleton.esp
  • •  6C SummonAnimalPets_immersive.esp
  • •  6D TERAArmors.esp
  • •  6E throwingweapons.esp
  • •  6F Tribunal Maskes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  70 Tribunal Robes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  71 Dr_Bandolier.esp
  • •  72 IA6npc01.esp
  • •  73 Smithing Perks Overhaul - Balanced.esp
  • •  74 Complete Crafting Overhaul.esp
  • •  75 PISE-NPC Tweaks and Potions.esp
  • •  76 PISE-AI Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  ++ PISE-NPC Equipment Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  77 DeadlyDragons.esp
  • •  78 DragonsDiversified.esp
  • •  79 ERSO 03 - Slighty Mighty Dragons.esp
  • •  7A ERSO 03.2 patch - MD with DeadlyD and DDiversified.esp
  • •  7B DeadlyDragonsArmory.esp
  • •  7C ERSO 07 - Slighty Mighty Dragon Priests.esp
  • •  7D ERSO 08 - RUS-00 Main.esp
  • •  7E ERSO 09 - RUS-Npcs overhaul.esp
  • •  7F ERSO 10 - RUS-(SIM)-Travellers and Adventurers.esp
  • •  80 ERSO 11 - RUS-(SIM)-Assassins and Thieves.esp
  • •  81 ERSO 12 - RUS-(SIM)-Werewolves.esp
  • •  ++ ERSO 17 - Training cost 2.0x.esp
  • •  82 ERSO 20 - Standing Stones Overhaul.esp
  • •  83 Monster Wars.esp
  • •  84 Beautiful Whiterun.esp
  • •  85 buildablehouse.esp
  • •  86 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esp
  • •  87 DA_Skyship.esp
  • •  88 DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp
  • •  89 Gildergreen Regrown.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  8A LB_MuchAdoSnowElves_Quest.esp
  • •  8B LimbwoodManor.esp
  • •  8C Milan's PAck.esp
  • •  8D moonpath_questdata.esp
  • •  8E RealisticWhiterun.esp
  • •  8F RiverwoodHuntingCabin.esp
  • •  90 Run For Your Lives.esp [Version 1.1.2]
  • •  91 Quest_SeaOfGhosts.esp
  • •  92 SkyrimChimneysRW.esp
  • •  93 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  94 Trees for Solitude V1.1.esp
  • •  95 Twilight Forest - Ambient Lighting.esp
  • •  96 SkyrimCoinReplacer.esp
  • •  97 Morrowloot.esp
  • •  98 ArrowInTheEverywhere_High_Longer.esp
  • •  99 Better Dynamic Snow.esp
  • •  9A BetterQuestObjectives.esp
  • •  9B Binocular Vision For NPCs while Sneaking.esp
  • •  9C BlockSparkles.esp
  • •  9D Deadly Traps.esp
  • •  9E Distant Detail.esp
  • •  9F dynamic fires.esp
  • •  ++ FSS-Slight pause between lines.esp
  • •  A0 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
  • •  A1 Hypothermia.esp
  • •  A2 Immersive Weapons.esp
  • •  A3 LessDragons25.esp
  • •  A4 dD-No Twitching Dragon Death Animation.esp
  • •  A5 OpenFaceGuardHelmets.esp
  • •  A6 ReadIt.esp
  • •  A7 Realistic werewolf speed.esp
  • •  A8 Sickly Diseases.esp
  • •  A9 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
  • •  AA dD-SkyrimMonsterMod EBT Patch.esp
  • •  AB bloodierCombatv1.1.esp
  • •  AC Soul Gems Differ - NS - E.esp
  • •  AD VariousGuardReplacer.esp
  • •  AE ETaC - Villages Complete.esp
  • •  AF TAVERiften.esp
  • •  B0 AIMP - Antz in my Pantz.esp
  • •  B1 icefloes.esp
  • •  B2 Populated Cities 2.esp
  • •  B3 abotFiresHurt.esp
  • •  B4 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Reduced.esp
  • •  ++ Jump125.esp
  • •  B5 NPCsUseAmmoAllBows.esp
  • •  B6 TRO_BasicNeeds.esp [Version 0.94]
  • •  B7 TR-Basic Needs & RWS Patch.esp
  • •  B8 Better Vampires ML - No DawnGuard.esp
  • •  B9 Predator Vision.esp
  • •  BA Scriptless werewolf bonus.esp
  • •  BB ToL_Core_by_Brevi.esp [Version 1.5]
  • •  BC YetAnotherWerewolfImprovement.esp
  • •  BD Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
  • •  BE MidasSkyrim.esp
  • •  BF ColettesRevenge.esp
  • •  C0 SSAPBWK.esp
  • •  C1 sheogorath_shout.esp
  • •  C2 BFSEffects.esp
  • •  C3 ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp
  • •  C4 PTAlchemyOverhaul_ONLY.esp
  • •  C5 Hardcore Lockpicking1-12.esp
  • •  C6 Path of Shadows.esp
  • •  C7 Realistic crime report radius.esp
  • •  C8 Sneak Tools.esp
  • •  C9 ACE Realistic Fighting.esp
  • •  CA DeadlyCombat_GiantsAIFix.esp
  • •  CB Dual Wield Parrying_ScriptDragon.esp
  • •  CC Locational Damage.esp
  • •  CD The Dance of Death.esp
  • •  CE ACE Speech.esp
  • •  CF Balanced_Alteraton.esp
  • •  D0 Balanced_Conjuration.esp
  • •  D1 Balanced_Destruction.esp
  • •  D2 Balanced_Illusion.esp
  • •  D3 Balanced_Restoration.esp
  • •  ++ Balanced_Magic_Master.esp
  • •  D4 ACE Armor.esp
  • •  D5 ACE Enchanting.esp
  • •  D6 ACE Magic.esp
  • •  D7 ACE Melee.esp
  • •  D8 ACE Synergy.esp
  • •  D9 AT - Loot Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  DA AT - Faster Arrows Improved +50%.esp
  • •  DB AT - Merchants Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  DC AT - Progressive Damage (BS and CCO).esp
  • •  DD Uncapped Perks - Magic.esp
  • •  DE Uncapped Perks - Combat + Stealth.esp
  • •  DF Bullseye to Dragonslayer Perk.esp
  • •  E0 dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
  • •  E1 hornsareforever.esp
  • •  E2 EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp
  • •  E3 HothFollower.esp
  • •  E4 UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp
  • •  E5 My Home Is Your Home.esp
  • •  E6 Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp
  • •  E7 specializedfollowers.esp
  • •  E8 Atvir.esp
  • •  E9 CompanionValfar.esp
  • •  EA Odvar.esp
  • •  ++ moveitLWT.esp
  • •  EB Spousetocustomhome.esp
  • •  EC QuickStart3_NoHelmet.esp
  • •  ED True Giants v4.esp
  • •  EE ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
  • •  EF BloodyFacials.esp
  • •  F0 Animated Weapon Enchants.esp
  • •  F1 getSnowy.esp
  • •  F2 WATER.esp
  • •  F3 Barenziah.esp
  • •  F4 Cartographers Map Markers.esp
  • •  F5 DeadlyCombat_PISE_Patch.esp
  • •  F6 Compatibility patch - PHT, IA, CoS & WIC.esp
  • •  F7 TRO_BasicNeeds_WATERPatch.esp
  • •  F8 Alchemical Apparati.esp
  • •  F9 DwarvenRes.esp
  • •  FA lilithstools.esp
  • •  FB TERA Weapons.esp
  • •  FC TERAArmors - Leveled Lists.esp
  • *Bashedpatch.esp

 

You can save yourself a bunch of time and copy all of your mods and plugins from Wrye Bash using the context menu... right click on the header bar and select "List Installers" or "List Mods". This includes both XML and spoiler tags for posting into forums and web pages alike.
Posted

Mega Modded Skyrim 254 active mods + Bashed Patch (Work in Progress.)

 

99% complete - 3 mods may be included in the future and 3 taken out of the current config to make room for them. Also some armor/weapon mods may be removed much later after playing the game long enough to figure out if they're too overpowered or not. likewise anything that proves buggy incl. town expansions may be removed also, I'll post any changes as I make them, for now though I'm 99% sure that this config will work.

 

the 3 potential mods for inclusion in the future are - automatic variants - adding the deadlyspellimpacts.esp back to the list (currently using mesh/textures only) and the personalized music mod. Also testing for optimization - currently using an enb & default ultra settings but shadows on high and far more modest slider settings. no game booster software for pc. radeon hd6970 i7 processor & 8gb ram. skyrim with no DLC updated to latest updates.

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The following is a complete list of every texture, script, SKSE, interface, mesh & sound replacer i've installed in skyrim followed by every esm/esp mod installed. the selection & testing process literally took months to complete & the list of excluded mods is nearly as long as this one. Everything is listed in the exact order its installed with a few notes here & there on downloading & installing these; though for the texture pack combiner & STEP mods I'll refer you to the guides available online. If you want a config of mods exactly the same as I use then cross reference this list against the STEP guide as some mods they list I haven't included in my own game; other STEP mods have been moved to later in the install process or are to be installed more then once in the install process.This is a mod build for vanilla skyrim without any downloadable content installed (dawn guard etc) as such it is not compatible with any DLC's except the high res texture pack.

 

I'll add the skyrim nexus mod number where ever I can so you can look up the mods for download. For e.g. https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8236 is the HD texture DLC Fix V1.3 the mod number is 8236, for a different mod just replace that part of the internet address with the different mod number.I'm leaving out the mod version info as the mods may get updated but they will keep the same internet address/mod number; and its less typing. apologies ahead of time if any of the mod numbers listed for the mods are incorrect or missing. google searching the mod name + syrim nexus should be able to find any of these mods.

 

all mods except monster mod v11 are available on skyrim nexus. I'm also 90% of the time only mentioning mods by the name of the mod folder after they're downloaded & extracted, if you can't tell what a mod is from the names given, use the mod number to check it out on skyrim nexus.All references to STEP are regarding Version 2.2.0a & the Texture pack combiner is Version 1.81. All mods are installed manually, sorted with boss then activated & bashed with wyrebash. also, although the STEP version I'm following is 2.2.0a I have included/excluded some textures etc according to the change logs at the STEP forums, i.e the new content proposed for the next version of STEP; and also the new textures in the TPC 1.81 that weren't included in STEP 2.2.0a. For details on what to download and how to install the TPC & STEP mods, follow the STEP guide that can be downloaded here - https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11

 

Part 0 Basic Install

 

0 Graphics card

  • I use AMD so thats what I'm describing a config for, this config will work for all cards though its just more modest then all the options available to nvidia users. Set everything to 'let application decide" set AA to "mult-sample", AA filtering mode "standard" rather then edge-detect, morphological filtering OFF, V-Sync OFF, triple buffering ON (if present) texture filtering quality - high + surface format optimization enabled. tessellation is set to let application decide but has an amd optimized option I currently have disabled and will test later.
1 Initial install 

  • Install Skyrim.
2 Updates  

  • update to 1.8.151.0
3 official HD texture packs 

  • 3a add the "HD texture packs .bsa + texture fix.bsa & the archive lines to the skyrim.ini + HD texture fix loose files 8236 + High Res Texture Pack DLC Tweaks 14719"
  • &/or "Optimized texture pack, hybrid + high res secondary (i *think* those were the options I selected but can't remember exactly :S)
4 Set launcher options 

  • graphics to high from launcher - antialiasing 4 anistropic filtering 16, all reflections on, texture quality, radial blur & shadow detail on high, decals on ultra, fxaa off, distant object detail ultra, object detail fade off, object fade 10 (minimum setting has to be 10 or more if using the rainbows mod) actor fade 6 grass fade 5 specularity fade 10 light fade 25 item fade 4. These view distances are working with hi-res textures, but after optimizing textures with the optimizer these view distances can most likely be increased. with no enb running you could probably max them all out and ini tweak your grass fade from 7000 to 14000. the screen resolution for my monitor is 1366x768 16:9 widescreen. (means I also set my FOV=81.34 in game via console - i got that figure from the morrowind overhaul thing, think it was called morrowind mgso or something, one of the steps had an automatic field of view function that calculated the perfect FOV setting for your screen resolution, the figures given should still work for skyrim as far as I can tell)
4a Run from launcher & quit 

  • creates ini files. Perform ini tweaks from S.T.E.P (version 2.2.0a) but set the decals tweak to the lower setting of 350 as recommended by enhanced blood mod (for *hopefully* better performance).
5 Install Simple borderless window, Script Dragon & SKSE 

  • install the quicksave hotkey F11 & autopotions mods for script dragon. Run SKSE & quit to create SKSE files.
  • autopotion uses a health/stamina/magicka potion when you run out health/stamina/magicka if you have any potions available (better combat flow - adds an element of chance as to whether you can drink a potion in time) and savehotkey is a quicksave that creates a new save each time rather then overwriting the same save all the time.
5a - Install utilities·        

  • 5aa Boss, Wyrebash, Xpadder, ccleaner, smart defrag.
  • 5b follow instructions in STEP guide regarding these. Xpadder isn't mentioned but is needed for using the script dragon version of duel weild parrying with an xbox controller. the needed files & instructions are available on skyrim nexus as a mod. google search duel wield parrying skyrim mod xbox controller and you should be able to find it.
 6 - Texture/mesh base for TPC & STEP

 

I install these next replacers prior to anything from step as these were all previously removed from STEP or never were part of it and I didn't want to accidentally overwrite any better looking STEP textures with any of the following. Therefore there's a chance that many of the textures/meshes from the mods in this section (6 - texture/mesh base for TPC & STEP) will be overwritten later during the install process. 

  • 6a No Stretching rock textures 26126
  • 6b More Dwemered Textures 2K 5827
  • 6c High Definition Better Dwemer Ruins 5007
  • 6d HQ collage of winterhold 2552
  • 6e Softer animal fur 2084
  • 6f Terrain bump 4964
PART 1 TPC & STEP

 

7 - Install STEP fixes.

  • 7a Ancient Nord Armor Fix 2808
  • 7b Bowlegged Jump Fix 7416
  • 7c Fuz Ro Doh 14884
  • 7d Invincible Hawk Fix
  • 7e Linwes Arms 1956
  • 7d Nitpick 19556
  • 7e Trainer Gold Exploit Fix 8627
  • 7d Unofficial Skyrim Patch
8 - Texture Pack Combined (version 1.81) 20801

 

All of the following are included - the following list is taken from the TPC page at nexus: https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20801 here you'll find detailed download & install guide, follow it exactly, and cross reference it against the STEP install guide here: https://wiki.step-project.com/Texture_Pack_Combiner and the STEP 2.2.0a .pdf guide. Get all the latest versions of the following mods (as of 2012-12-21).

 

Required mods:

  • Skyrim HD - 2K Textures by NebuLa
  • Serious HD Retexture Skyrim by Z4G4
  • Skyrim Realistic Overhaul by Starac (non dawnguard version - no longer available at nexus, if you get a copy and notice missing files in the log file after combining, these are just the dawnguard specific files that you don't need)
Optional mods:

  • AOF Detailed Mountains by AnOldFriend
  • AOF Farmhouses by AnOldFriend
  • Ash Pile Retex by Raymond Murphy
  • Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack by Bellyache
  • Better Dynamic Snow by OpticShooter and Brumbek
  • Better Rocks and Mountains by Four Leaf Clover
  • Designs Of The Nords by KEBW1144
  • Detailed Chests by Clintmich
  • Enhanced Distant Terrain by OpticShooter
  • Enhanced Night Skyrim by CptJoker
  • HD Linens by Rivybeast
  • HD Misc by Calav3ra
  • HD Ore And Ingots by BioProd
  • HD Sacks Retexture by Mazarin
  • High Quality Food and Ingredients by Iraito
  • High Quality LODs by Ethatron
  • High Realistic Tundra Moss for AOF Detailed Mountains by Aron
  • HQ Milky Way Galaxy by Manesse
  • HQ Skyrim Map V2 by Grace Darkling and Paddyy
  • HQ Towns and Villages by Anarin
  • Hybrids HD Plants and Herbs Retexture by Gabriel "Mystikhybrid" Gullbergh
  • Intricate Spider Webs by Isoku
  • Langleys Wood Metal and Stone Textures Workshop by Langley
  • Lush Grass by OpticShooter
  • Lush Trees by OpticShooter
  • Project Parallax Markath, Solitude, Whiterun, Windhelm by Osmodius
  • Quality SnowFlakes V2 by Yuril
  • Radiant and Unique Potions and Poisons HD by XRC
  • Real Ice ALL-IN-ONE by Yuril
  • Real Ice and Snow by grVulture
  • Realistic Instruments by InwardScreams
  • Realistic Smoke and Embers by Isoku
  • Re-Defined Dungeons WIP by Gizmo
  • Riften HQ Textures by Erik
  • Ruins Clutter Improvement HD by Raiserfx
  • Septim HD by Crypton
  • Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons by Narmix
  • Silly Level of Detail - Wine Cellar by Narmix
  • Skyrim Flora Overhaul by Vurt
  • Skyrim Redesigned WIP by Dracomies
  • Skyrim Sunglare V4 by Laast
  • Snow and Rocks Textures HD by Darevix
  • Soul Gems Differ - Full and Empty by Utopolyst
  • Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM) by Brumbek
  • Super Realistic Ore Textures by Kman420
  • Tobes Highres Textures by Mr Bravo aka Tobe
  • TreesHD Skyrim Variation by Namotep
  • WATER by SparrowPrince
  • Weathered Road Signs by Nimbli Bimbli
  • Whiterun Trellis Redesigned and HQ by Toby S
  • Visible Windows by Isoku
9 - STEP Graphics In Order

  • 9a Better Beast Races 944
  • 9b Better Bedrolls 400
  • 9d Better Circlets MD1k 6495
  • 9e Better Turn Animation only one pose 8080
  • 9f Fix Crossed Swords & Turn with leg move 8080
  • 9g Cover Khajiit Male & Female (1024 version) 5941
  • 9h Psychosteves golden gods shrines 6538
  • 9i Realistic hair 3397
  • 9j running with a bow 3rd person 12426
  • 9k Pine needles, rainfall snowfall & aspen leaves fx 6387
  • 9l XCE 2356
  • 9m Yuri rings gold circle HQ 7034
  • 9n AOF believable hair female & male 4307
  • 9o Dragon Chiseled 27095
 10 - STEP Graphics No Order

  • 10a Animated Weapon enchants 12668
  • 10b Ants In My Pants 18855
  • 10c better bones 12085
  • 10d better freckles 4502
  • 10e better shadowmarks 10056
  • 10f birds & flocks 11555
  • 10g female without bbb & male breathing idles 7093
  • 10h BFS effects 14692
  • 10i chimneys for skyrim 17919
  • 10j HD fire fx 2692
  • 10k Climates of Tamriel (default - no optionals used) 17802
  • 10l Deadly spell impacts medium res (delete esp if experience freeze ups or crashes during combat) 2947
  • 10m distant detail 12866
  • 10n elemental staffs 15152
  • 10o enchantment effect replacer 1345
  • 10p Enhanced blood textures 60
  • 10q Closer match eyebrows 627
  • 10r Rans Eye reflection extender 20343
  • 10s finer dust 2636
  • 10t HD baskets fixed 2782
  • 10u HD light version beards 21620
  • 10v Improved foot wraps for females 4473
  • 10w improved torches textures 534
  • 10x block sparks 10445
  • 10y lanterns of skyrim CoT Version (default setting)
  • 10z lockpick inventory remodel 13901
  • 10za moon size tweeks (I leave these until last & only use them if I have free esp spots in the modlist - currently i have no room for these) 1037
  • 10zb new thinner torch 6950
  • 10zc no spinning death anim & no twitch dragon anim 17214
  • 10zd display case smudged glass version 3693
  • 10ze hd keys with normal maps 2875
  • 10zf mask of clavicus wrecked 3375
  • 10zg pilgrims delight 10940
  • 10zh pondfish retexture 4786
  • 10zi real effect candle 7643
  • 10zj realistic paper main - dark 937
  • 10zk skyrim weapon deLARPification project 16072
  • 10zl Vibrant auroras 6675
  • 10zm warmer magic lights 4419
11 - FIXES

  • 11a Enhanced blood textures hotfix (scripts)
  • 11b Warmer magic lights compatability patch (cleaned esp - boss will tell you if you need this or any others and provide the links to download)
12 - STEP INTERFACE MODS

  • 12a Cartographers map markers 15489
  • 12b categorized favorites menu 4862
  • 12c catergorized favourites menu oni edition config for widescreen 22307
  • 12d dungeon quest awareness 9720
  • 12e HQ3DMap - normals original & hi res meshes 4817
  • 12f interfacehardcodedtweaks - standard only  88
  • 12g without wings around keyhole lockpick retexture 2845
  • 12h main menu font - fertigo pro
  • 12i no smoke loading screens 7901
  • 12j a quality world map all roads 4929
  • 12k skill interface texture 7308
  • 12l skyUI 2.2 3863
  • 12m smaller cursor 2317
  • 12n main menu spinning emblem 7801
  • 12o a thinner compass 12804
  • 12p time on loading screen 98
13 - STEP SOUND MODS

  • 13a activate noise removal 210
  • 13b ambient seagulls 1306
  • 13c better horse pain sounds 12608
  • 13d BWS 17903
  • 13e FSS better bards (use sounds + fss slight pause) 6496
  • 13f improved combat sounds 5289
  • 13g smooth draw and sheathe sfx 1117
  • 13h sounds of nature Redux 19333
14 - STEP GAMEPLAY MODS

  • 14a better quest objectives 11135
  • 14b convenient horses (in game I suggest setting player horse- health +30, stamina +40 speed +20 AI smart & followers horses on) 14950
  • 14c dark brotherhood forever misc 10194
  • 14d deja vu 19008
  • 14e gildergreen regrown 12254
  • 14f more interactive items 3562
  • 14g move it less wait time 4020
  • 14h realistic ragdoll reduced force 601
  • 14i dynamic fires 17969
  • 14j slighty reduced npc greetings 746
  • 14k the paarthurnax dilemma 18465
PART 2 Custom animation, mesh, texture & sound replacers

 

A - animations.

  • a1 elegent bow animaitons (can use the sneak animations only if preferred) 24589
  • a2 bow animations 1370
  • a3 bow animations tweak 389
  • a4 running with a bow 3rd person 12426
  • a5 new animation 1 handed weapon female & male 18981
  • a6 two handed animations redone 859
  • a7 duel wield animations 248
  • a8 dual wield sprint animations
  • a9 werewolf sprint animation
  • a10 3rd person spell sprinting animation tweak 404
  • a11 2hm better run forward 15703
  • a12 VHH walk 13272
  • a13 feminine running animation 11447
  • a14 momo dash no effect 11447
  • a15 higher jumping (choose 125 option) 164
  • a16 YYanimreplacer natural jump 18504
  • a17 get up animation replacer (needed for combat mods - can be killed if take too long to stand up) 19315
B - Sounds & Music

  • b1 PSYRIM (if you prefer a more ambient & otherworldly soundtrack) 1041
  • b2 icebreakers improved reverb 16907
  • b3 guard dialogue overhaul 23390
  • b4 respectful lydia (3 options) 4806
  • b5 thundering shouts 3799
  • b6 Bow sounds 27208
  • b7 better animal footsteps 24805
  • b8 real arrow sfx
  • b9 victory cry version new 13850
  • b10 swearing mudcrabs 1709
  • b11 alpha wearwolf sounds (most aggressive version) 13779
  • b12 the real fus ro dah 2973
  • b13 barenziah sound 14018
  • b14 catacomb ambience loop 16018
  • b15 HD quality Default base ambience 4336
  • b16 hidden blade SFX 24977
  • b17 lower volume thieves guild door 1836
  • b18 nighteye quieter activate sound 7892
  • b19 clanking armor (with optional lower pitch clanks)
  • b20 quieter dog 1579
  • b21 quieter groans 1580
  • b22 quiet zombies 2097
  • b23 underwater sfx fix 3488
  • b24 silent equipped healing spells 691
C - Weapons & armor rextextures

  • c1 HQ Shields 225
  • c2 High-Res 7045
  • c3 Complete HAR 3261
  • c4 Weapon retexture project 1754
  • c5 amidianborn book of silence 24909
  • c6 amb hide & studded 26770
  • c7 amb iron and banded 19340
  • c8 amb leather 22065
  • c9 amb steel 18272
  • c10 amb fur 27810
  • c11 amb steelplate 20792
  • c12 ancient nord armor fix 2808
  • c12 deadric no glow+royal 3104
  • c13 perfect legionnaire+sword & shield 6085
  • c14 shrouded armor HD orignal grey fixed 2260
  • c15 glass armor & weapons packs 526
  • c16 better glass helmet mesh 4085
  • c16b Longer Arrows 5164
  • c17 Iron arrowhead retex 2944
  • c18 steel arrowhead retex 2960
  • c19 wehr silver weapons 3301
  • c20 elven weapons for silence
  • c21 AMB elven dark & shield dark 23125
  • c22 weapon ebony gold 573
  • c23 armor ebony gold female 493
  • c24 armor ebony gold male 549
  • c25 amb dwarven 24398
  • c26 hectrol dwarven shield hi res 3996
  • c27 greatswords sswtb 27178
  • c28 shield of ysgramor 2121
D - Clothes & Guards retextures

  • d1 various guard outfits 6770
  • d2 diverse guards skyrim 8943
  • d3 open face guard helms 9514
  • d4 improved NPC clothing + expansion 2674
 E - Creatures Retextures

  • e2 3 willows 101 bugs hi res 4955
  • e3 posh mudcrabs 5932
  • e4 enhanced horse skins 596
  • e5 new werewolf model & texture 12687
  • e6 werewolf eye texture - ice blue no glow 13779
  • e7 new parthurnax ancient dragon & ohdaviing with LOD files 3740
  • e8 dragon texture pack 62
  • e9 Alduin Evid HD 3011
  • e10 Realistic horse shape 21378
  • e11 better skeevers 16291
  • e12 skeever tail 16291
  • e13 creepy nightmother & coffin (black medium gore+1 eye open) 4762
  • e14 Frost atronach HD 27643
F - Items Retextures

  • f1 Chopper axe HD 2127
  • f2 pick axe HD 2258
  • f3 makers mark ingots 3524
  • f4 realistic instruments pack 8027
  • f5 nightinggale hd 28899
  • f6 nightingale skull mask - mask only 917
  • f7 hd dragonpriest masks 3432
  • f8 fractal dragon priest masks 15052
  • f9 jewels of the nords hi res 27038
  • f10 yuri rings gold circle HQ 7034
  • f11 bumpy inn & shop signs 4470
  • f12 ultimate HD fire spells 28642
  • f12 ultimate HD torch 28060
G - Misc World Textures

  • g1 High realistic tundra moss yellow variant 28185
  • g2 lush trees+flora overhaul patch 3385
  • g3 a lush aspen tree half size version for flora overhaul (any 'taller trees' mods will clash with mods that add trees to towns/cities) 15309
  • g4 taller Fall Forest Grass 15309
H - XCE & EEO Replacers

  • h1 better beast races 944
  • h2 cover khajiit male & female 5941
  • h3 ethereal elven overhaul (don't use the hi res textures or neck seams happen when used with XCE) 24273
  • h4 XCE full + clean skin patch for females
  • h5 high res scars (skip this step if you happen to know whether these are included in XCE full) 4784
  • h6 HQ warpaint + dirt for men
  • h7 HQ eyebrows 21451
  • h8 realistic hair 3397
  • h9 aof believable hair 4307
  • h10 light version hi res beards 21620
  • h11 natural eyes 3589
  • h12 eye reflection extender 20343
  • h13 longer eyelashes
  • h14 better freckles 4502
  • h15 Take the femalehead_s.dds from XCE and install that over the one already installed (this is a fix for shiny skin, if you have no shiny skin problems you can skip this step)
PART 3 Interface & Game play mods

 

A - Quests & Hostile places

  • a1 milans dungeon pack 13969
  • a2 moonpath to elsweyr 9782
  • a3 much ado about snow elves 102812
  • a4 sea of ghosts 15862
  • a5 skyrims unique treasures 12766
  • a6 COD waking nightmare II 13960
B - Misc World Mechanics

  • b1 deadly traps & sickly diseases 2905
  • b2 economics of skyrim (activate in game) 11919
  • b3 fully equipped blacksmiths 9511
  • b4 hardcore lockpicking 7395
  • b5 morrowloot 19353
  • b6 no leveled item rewards 22996
  • b7 realistic crime radius (replaces ERSO crime radius as it seemed to cause bugs/glitches) 8078
C - Main Menu Randomizer

  • I can't list everything I've used for this mod but I can try to explain it. using this mod I have 86 different main menu wallpapers, main menu songs, moon textures for both moons & galaxy/nebula replacers which appear in game at random; a different selection everytime I launch the game. This means whenever I start a game I will see one of 86 different moon combinations, nebulas, galaxies & starfields in the sky. there are *almost* enough moon texture replacers on skyrim nexus for different textures every time the game is loaded, about half as many menu music options (some not great quality), almost enough *quality* wallpaper options; & a different nebula/galaxy/star combination for each of the 86 folders. setting this up can be time consuming and a bit confusing and is difficult for me to explain - but go to skyrim nexus & read the readme's for the mainmenurandomizer, install it with the stock selection. examine the folder structure to learn how it works then use the same method the mod uses for selecting wallpapers to add music, moons, skies or other statics to the mod for randomizing.
D - Interface & Fixes

  • d1 beyond tom new decap gore 4285
  • d2 faster mining (faster mining only, no bonus ore) 9465
  • d3 subliminal traps 2653
  • d4 glowing ore veins 193
  • d5 better dialogue controls 27371
  • d6 better message box controls 28170
  • d7 fast travel timescale fix 19389
  • d8 increased bounty rewards normal 11278
  • d9 lockpick pro (deselect everything in the config except lockpick health) 219
  • d10 NACMIM coloured map markers 26822
  • d11 no boring sleep/wait menu 12625
  • d12 Quickstart 8207 (gives skyrim a chance to activate all these mods in a quiet area at the end of helgens keep with nothing happening, and gives you a chance to config these mods in game)
  • d13 show race menu alternative 20394 (so you can skip through the character selection menu asap, configure the mods in game and then go back and create your character properly before leaving helgens keep)
  • d14 smart souls 14559
  • d15 unlimited bookshelves 10891
  • d16 vanilla mannequin script fix alternative 10652
 E - Immersive world & weather fx

  • e1 footprints 22745
  • e2 enhanced lights & fx 27043
  • e3 Ice Floes 26195 (needed due to hypothermia mod, allows travel in northern icy regions without swimming)
  • e4 remove ambient interior fog final version 9571
  • e5 beautiful whiterun (use both esp) 12110
  • e6 destructible bottles extended 26017
  • e7 expanded towns & cities (full/complete) 13608
  • e8 expanded snow systems CoT 28110
  • e9 Get Snowy 19660
  • e10 Hypothermia (use console in game: Set HypoBaseBodyHeat to 40 to avoid hypothermia if it starts raining before you reach riverwood at start of game - compatable with COT makes this the choice rather then frostfall) 6745
  • e11 improved fish 14320
  • e12 minty's lightning mod+CoT Patch (set lightning to do damage in game) 15506
  • e13 morning fogs 24810
  • e14 rainbows 25666 (object fade must be 10 or more for this mod to work)
  • e15 real rain CoT 16541
  • e16 shooting stars 25022
  • e17 supreme storms for CoT 27022
  • e18 towns & villages enhanced - riften 20185
  • 819 trees for solitude 10698
  • e20 wet & cold 27563 (turn on both options for followers & disable cloaks ability for npcs)
  • e21 rainfall & snow Fx (overwrite other weather mods textures for performance) 6387
F - Immersive NPC

  • f1 ERSO 10 RUS SIM Travellers & adventurers
  • f2 People have torches 14019
  • f3 populated cities 0928
  • f4 run for your lives 23906
G - Homes

  • g1 Hunters cabin of riverwood 15878 (can't be used until you find the key)
  • g2 limbwood manor with forge 27250 (can't be accessed until you find it)
  • g3 Dev aveza airship 24234 (can't be accessed until you visit it - is home + working fully flyable airship - guarded by thalmor prevents lower exp level access)
  • g4 the twilight forest 11007 (accessable straight away - doubles as alchemy resource garden, too impressive not to include)
  • g5 buildable house 18480 (build your own house, can't access until visited)
H - Enemies & Hostile creatures

  • h1 Deadly Dragons 3829
  • h2 Skree less dragons (less dragons 25) 16724
  • h3 dragons diversified 13930
  • h4 enhanced high level gameplay 14449
  • h5 skyrim monster mod v11 (install the enhanced blood textures patch also)
  • h6 bellyaches new dragon species 20889
  • h7 dragon lords 11206
  • h8 dwarven resistances 27340
  • h9 dwemer spectres 17011
  • h10 ERSO 03 mighty dragons (slightly mighty dragons + MD with DeadlyD & DDiversified patch)
  • h11 erso 07 mighty dragon priests (slightly)
  • h12 erso 08 RUS Main
  • h13 erso 09 RUS npcs overhaul
  • h14 erso 11 rus assassins & thieves
  • h15 erso 12 RUS werewolves
  • h16 JAWS (in game - use only black, rock & greatwhite + disable new music) 16981
  • H17 Monster wars V5 (requires monster mod v11) 18997
  • h18 real wildlife skyrim (+ TRO basic needs patch) 9778
  • H19 Warzones Civil unrest (set spawns to low in game) 9494
I - Companions, Spouses & followers

  • i1 Atvir Dres 19348
  • i2 companion valfar 25360
  • i3 Hoth 24666
  • i4 my home is your home 18045 (give your followers a place to live)
  • i5 odavar 25968
  • i6 specialized followers 4034
  • i7 summon animal pets (immersive) 4034
  • i8 ultimate followers overhaul 14037
  • i9 vilja in skyrim 26393
J - Combat Mechanics, Perks & skills

  • j1 ACE - (armor, enchanting, magic, melee, realistic fighting, speech, synergy) 10037
  • j2 balanced magic (balanced magic - all skill trees + master) 2275
  • j3 skyrim community uncapper 1175
  • j4 complete crafting overhaul 8003
  • j5 magic duel (set chances to average) 18763
  • j6 arrows in the everywhere (high longer) 11165
  • j7 weapons & armor fixes (use the hacks also) 4719
  • j8 smithing perks overhaul (balanced version) 6047
  • j9 arrows & bolt tweaks  (use the ones recommended by mod author + ini tweaks don't use the bolt esp/tweaks) 1194
  • j10 brawl bugs compatibility edition (needed by some mods) 24020
  • j11 binocular vision for npcs while sneaking 8719
  • j12 dual wield parrying (use script dragon version, V key on keyboard or use xbox controller & the mod to assign a parry button to the controller) 9247
  • j13 eagle eye perk 522
  • j14 JK crafting breakdown 13116
  • j15 path of shadows (full version, check readmes for possible in game config) 10456
  • j16 uncapped perks (balanced magic version) 7015
  • j17 tales of lycanthropy 12687 (i leave this on default setting will test later in game)
  • j18 better vampires for master difficulty non dawnguard version (I leave this on default setting, will test later in game) 9717
  • j19 Sneak tools (check readme's for possible in game config) 19447
  • j20 critical charge fix 5961
  • j21 yet another werewolf improvement 19924
  • j22 PISE - AI tweaks only, NPC equipment tweaks only, NPC tweaks & potions (asis does not work at all for me)
  • j23 scriptless werewolf bonus 12817
  • j24 deadly combat + giants ai fix & Pise patch 5485
  • j25 locational damage (disable the deadly combat locational damage in game) 12615
  • j26 Bloodier combat (place directly below/after the skyrimmonstermod EBT patch.esp in the load order, boss will put this somewhere else so remember to correct it everytime you boss sort & rebuild the bashed patch) 9330
  • j27 bloody facials 19718 (activate in game)
  • j28 Dragon souls to perks 11623
  • j29 ERSO 20 standing stones overhaul (non essential but makes for a different/new experience & new strategizing)
  • j30 NPCS use ammo all bows 14125
  • j31 predator vision vampires & werewolves 22274
  • j32 the dance of death (set killmove chance to 40%) 10906 (replaces advanced kill moves which caused a bug with my magic casting)
  • j33 Bullseye to dragonslayer perk
K - Alchemy & Food

  • k1 Alchemy & food overhaul (alchemy only) 11481
  • k2 alchemical apparati 9141 (ala morrowind)
  • k3 cannabis skyrim 8732 (alot of fun)
  • k4 fishing in skyrim 16139 (new fishing system + quest)
  • k5 ingredients of tamriel 15442 (1000+ ingredients from previous games added)
  • k6 recipes pack 4 1268 (80+ recipies, the complex recipies are awesome, require making ingredients first, I don't use material recipies or simple recipies but use all other .esp's)
  • k7 skyhighrim 22287 (very trippy screen effects for mushrooms albiet pointless, usefull flower recipies, adds interesting hinderence system - 'prepared flowers' can boost health etc, but your screen shifts hues - all blue, all red, etc which can be disconcerting, its a cool effect/system in that the negetive fx experienced effect the person playing rather then the character itself)
  • k8 TRO basic needs (set progression to 0.25 in game (you start game with no water), up to 0.5 or more once levelled up a few levels or obtained some food & water, also activate 3rd person animations) 10843
L - Weapons, Armor, Magic & Items

  • l1 apocalypse spells 16225
  • l2 arrows of magicka 9799
  • l3 bandolier bags & pouches 16438
  • l4 camping kit lite 11526
  • l5 cloaks of skyrim 12092 (necessary for hypothermia mod - also use compatibility patch for immersive armors, winter in skyrim, people have torches 27145)
  • l6 deadly dragons armory
  • l7 dwarven power armor 23530
  • l8 dwarven exoskeleton 19212
  • l9 Immersive armors 19733
  • l10 Immersive armors for npc 27679
  • l11 Immersive weapons 27644
  • l12 its a trap 9463 (adds 'cheat' chest to riverwood - ignore it)
  • l13 left hand rings 21720
  • l14 Midas Magic 3413 (overwrite the SMIM animated barrels added by TPC with the non animated vanilla barrels from SMIM to avoid/fix the conflict with midas magic)
  • l15 sheogorath shout 12752
  • l16 siege bow collection 12034
  • l17 skyrim spells & powers 19270
  • l18 Tera weapons 27463
  • l19 the revenge of colette 17353
  • l20 throwing weapons 14176 (adds 'cheat' chest to riverwood - ignore it)
  • l21 Winter in skyrim cloaks (use WIC cloaks patch) 13486 (necessary for hypothermia, can't install without cloaks, otherwise cloaks would not be included; install patch for people have torches)
M - late additions, final mix of miscellaneous mods

  • m1 Birds of skyrim 17723
  • m2 Dagger Craft pack 6494
  • m3 Diamond weapon smithing 19068
  • m4 dread knight weapon set 15494
  • m5 hell sword 20022
  • m6 jaysus swords 1002
  • m7 lost longswords 1 handed version 26261
  • m8 nicoroshi creations 13122
  • m9 Liliths tools 26335
  • m10 sky birds airborne perching birds 23771
  • m11 skyrim coin replacer 8611
  • m12 drop lit torches 10394
  • m13 tribunal masks & robes 20077
  • m14 wearable lanterns (don't install optional lanterns for guards, people have torches covers this) 17416
  • m15 Tera Armors UNP 25846
  • m16 Tera Armors Hotfix for Divinesight & GIldhorn 25846
  • m17 Tera Armors Hotfix for rysio & skysoar 25846
  • m18 Tera Armors 3rd & final beta male armor pack 25846
  • m19 Tera Armors optional level list plugin 25846
  • m20 Horns are forever 20861
  • m21 Realistic werewolf speed 13779
  • m22 auto unequip arrows
  • m23 chesko lore based loading screens
  • m24 armored skeletons 26706
  • m25 back off barbas 2686
  • m26 better skill & quest books 10125
  • m27 breezehome ladder fix plus 9659
  • m28 bucklers complete 5315
  • m29 Fires hurt 28202
  • m30 more firewood per chop (i use "4") 11119
  • m31 more locked containers 9829
  • m32 roosters at dawn 17257
  • m33 SIDT - squiggly line + hint 5770
  • m34 Spouses can live everywhere 11370
  • m35 optimizer 12801 (optional - only use if can't play game due to crashes, freeze-ups & stuttering - set to minimum/skyrim and set texture reduction to "if:>2048")
N - ENB 

  • n1 I use enb 119 with the "skyrealism cinematic" mod
  • n2 disable SSAO from the ini
PART 4 Optimize & Play

  • a1 activate individual mods with wyrebash or launcher
  • a2 sort mods with boss
  • a3 manually move bloodier combat below the monstermod EBT patch in the load order in wyrebash
  • a4 create bashed patch
  • a5 check for any unactivated mods in the list and if there are, activate them & recreate the bashed patch
  • a6 [OPTIONAL- may cause visual bugs with the parallax mapping] run texture optimizer - settings - "minimum & skyrim", activate the textures option and select "if >2048"
  • a7 run ccleaner clean & registry fix
  • a8 run smart defrag
Here is the Complete Load order copied from wyrebash, 255 active mods including the bashed patch which itself comprises of 7 mods for a total of 262. mods with a ++ infront of them are included in the bashed patch (noleveledlistrewards is marked nomerge, wyrebash says to merge it but doesn't, so activate this as normal after making the bashed patch)

 

Active Mods

  • •  00 Skyrim.esm
  • •  01 Update.esm
  • •  02 ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
  • •  03 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esm
  • •  04 EagleEyePerk.esm
  • •  05 ETaC - RESOURCES.esm
  • •  06 JSwords.esm
  • •  07 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
  • •  08 LB_MuchAdoSnowElves.esm
  • •  09 MagicDuel.esm
  • •  0A moonpath.esm
  • •  0B More Interactive Items.ESM
  • •  0C SkyMoMod.esm
  • •  0D SPIKE.esm
  • •  0E WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esm
  • •  0F TERAArmors.esm
  • •  10 Brawl Bugs CE.esp
  • •  11 BreezehomeLadderFix.esp
  • •  12 CriticalChargeFix.esp
  • •  13 fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp [Version 1.0]
  • •  14 invinciblehawkfix.esp
  • •  15 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.4]
  • •  16 ExpandedSnowSystems-CoT.esp
  • •  17 Morning Fogs.esp
  • •  18 Rainbows.esp
  • •  19 BWS.esp
  • •  1A Clanking Armor.esp
  • •  1B IceBreaker's Improved Reverb-v0.02-Cleaned.esp [Version erb]
  • •  1C Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
  • •  1D Rooster At Dawn v1.0.esp
  • •  1E Thundering Shouts.esp
  • •  1F realrainCoT.esp
  • •  20 RemoveAmbientInteriorFog.esp
  • •  21 Warmer Magic Lights v2.esp
  • •  22 MintyLightningMod.esp
  • •  23 MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp
  • •  24 Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp
  • •  25 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
  • •  26 Weapons and Armor fixes.esp
  • •  27 Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp
  • •  28 StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
  • •  29 Economics of Skyrim.esp
  • •  2A 83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
  • •  2B Armored Skeleton.esp [Version v2]
  • •  2C Arrows of Magicka.esp
  • •  2D AV1Dragon_Lords.esp
  • •  2E Back off, Barbas!.esp
  • •  2F Better Skill and Quest Books Names.esp
  • •  30 BellyachesNewDragonSpecies.esp
  • •  31 Birds.esp
  • •  32 Birdsofskyrim.esp
  • •  33 Cannabis.esp
  • •  34 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
  • •  35 dbmisc.esp
  • •  36 DragonSoulsToPerks.esp
  • •  37 Dwemer Spectres.esp
  • •  38 DungeonQuestAwareness.esp
  • •  39 FishingInSkyrim.esp
  • •  3A FullyEquippedBlacksmiths.esp
  • •  3B HigherLevelEnemies.esp
  • •  3C ImprovedFish.esp
  • •  3D IngredientsOfTamriel.esp
  • •  3E itsatrap!.esp
  • •  3F JAWS.esp
  • •  40 JK Crafting Breakdown.esp
  • •  41 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - default.esp
  • •  42 UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
  • •  43 mcCampingLite.esp
  • •  44 more locked containers.esp
  • •  ++ NoSaltRecipes.esp
  • •  45 People Have Torches.esp
  • •  46 PilgrimsDelight.esp
  • •  47 Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp
  • •  48 Real Wildlife Skyrim 0.1.esp
  • •  49 ShootingStars.esp
  • •  4A SIDT.esp
  • •  4B skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp
  • •  4C Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
  • •  4D SMDropLitTorch.esp
  • •  4E SPTDiverseGuardsSkyrim.esp [Version 4.3]
  • •  4F Wolfs_Buff_Recipes.esp
  • •  50 Wolfs_Intermediate_Recipes.esp
  • •  51 Wolfs_Advanced_Recipes.esp
  • •  52 Convenient Horses.esp
  • •  53 Destructible_bottles.esp
  • •  54 Auto Unequip Arrows.esp
  • •  55 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
  • •  56 Footprints.esp
  • •  57 WetandCold.esp
  • •  58 Bucklers-Complete.esp
  • •  59 Cloaks.esp
  • •  5A 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.1b]
  • •  5B 1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp [Version 2.1]
  • •  5C daedric_phelm.esp
  • •  5D DaggerCraft.esp
  • •  5E DiamondWeaponsN.esp
  • •  5F Dread Knight Weapon Set.esp
  • •  60 DwarvenPowerArmor.esp
  • •  61 Elemental Staves.esp
  • •  62 Hell Sword.esp
  • •  63 hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
  • •  64 JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp
  • •  65 LeftHandRings.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  66 LostLongSwords.esp
  • •  67 Nicoroshi Creations.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  68 royal_daedric.esp
  • •  69 Siege Bow & Backpacks.esp
  • •  6A Skyhighrim.esp
  • •  6B Space Wiking's Dwemer Exoskeleton.esp
  • •  6C SummonAnimalPets_immersive.esp
  • •  6D TERAArmors.esp
  • •  6E throwingweapons.esp
  • •  6F Tribunal Maskes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  70 Tribunal Robes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  71 Dr_Bandolier.esp
  • •  72 IA6npc01.esp
  • •  73 Smithing Perks Overhaul - Balanced.esp
  • •  74 Complete Crafting Overhaul.esp
  • •  75 PISE-NPC Tweaks and Potions.esp
  • •  76 PISE-AI Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  ++ PISE-NPC Equipment Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  77 DeadlyDragons.esp
  • •  78 DragonsDiversified.esp
  • •  79 ERSO 03 - Slighty Mighty Dragons.esp
  • •  7A ERSO 03.2 patch - MD with DeadlyD and DDiversified.esp
  • •  7B DeadlyDragonsArmory.esp
  • •  7C ERSO 07 - Slighty Mighty Dragon Priests.esp
  • •  7D ERSO 08 - RUS-00 Main.esp
  • •  7E ERSO 09 - RUS-Npcs overhaul.esp
  • •  7F ERSO 10 - RUS-(SIM)-Travellers and Adventurers.esp
  • •  80 ERSO 11 - RUS-(SIM)-Assassins and Thieves.esp
  • •  81 ERSO 12 - RUS-(SIM)-Werewolves.esp
  • •  ++ ERSO 17 - Training cost 2.0x.esp
  • •  82 ERSO 20 - Standing Stones Overhaul.esp
  • •  83 Monster Wars.esp
  • •  84 Beautiful Whiterun.esp
  • •  85 buildablehouse.esp
  • •  86 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esp
  • •  87 DA_Skyship.esp
  • •  88 DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp
  • •  89 Gildergreen Regrown.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  8A LB_MuchAdoSnowElves_Quest.esp
  • •  8B LimbwoodManor.esp
  • •  8C Milan's PAck.esp
  • •  8D moonpath_questdata.esp
  • •  8E RealisticWhiterun.esp
  • •  8F RiverwoodHuntingCabin.esp
  • •  90 Run For Your Lives.esp [Version 1.1.2]
  • •  91 Quest_SeaOfGhosts.esp
  • •  92 SkyrimChimneysRW.esp
  • •  93 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  94 Trees for Solitude V1.1.esp
  • •  95 Twilight Forest - Ambient Lighting.esp
  • •  96 SkyrimCoinReplacer.esp
  • •  97 Morrowloot.esp
  • •  98 ArrowInTheEverywhere_High_Longer.esp
  • •  99 Better Dynamic Snow.esp
  • •  9A BetterQuestObjectives.esp
  • •  9B Binocular Vision For NPCs while Sneaking.esp
  • •  9C BlockSparkles.esp
  • •  9D Deadly Traps.esp
  • •  9E Distant Detail.esp
  • •  9F dynamic fires.esp
  • •  ++ FSS-Slight pause between lines.esp
  • •  A0 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
  • •  A1 Hypothermia.esp
  • •  A2 Immersive Weapons.esp
  • •  A3 LessDragons25.esp
  • •  A4 dD-No Twitching Dragon Death Animation.esp
  • •  A5 OpenFaceGuardHelmets.esp
  • •  A6 ReadIt.esp
  • •  A7 Realistic werewolf speed.esp
  • •  A8 Sickly Diseases.esp
  • •  A9 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
  • •  AA dD-SkyrimMonsterMod EBT Patch.esp
  • •  AB bloodierCombatv1.1.esp
  • •  AC Soul Gems Differ - NS - E.esp
  • •  AD VariousGuardReplacer.esp
  • •  AE ETaC - Villages Complete.esp
  • •  AF TAVERiften.esp
  • •  B0 AIMP - Antz in my Pantz.esp
  • •  B1 icefloes.esp
  • •  B2 Populated Cities 2.esp
  • •  B3 abotFiresHurt.esp
  • •  B4 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Reduced.esp
  • •  ++ Jump125.esp
  • •  B5 NPCsUseAmmoAllBows.esp
  • •  B6 TRO_BasicNeeds.esp [Version 0.94]
  • •  B7 TR-Basic Needs & RWS Patch.esp
  • •  B8 Better Vampires ML - No DawnGuard.esp
  • •  B9 Predator Vision.esp
  • •  BA Scriptless werewolf bonus.esp
  • •  BB ToL_Core_by_Brevi.esp [Version 1.5]
  • •  BC YetAnotherWerewolfImprovement.esp
  • •  BD Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
  • •  BE MidasSkyrim.esp
  • •  BF ColettesRevenge.esp
  • •  C0 SSAPBWK.esp
  • •  C1 sheogorath_shout.esp
  • •  C2 BFSEffects.esp
  • •  C3 ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp
  • •  C4 PTAlchemyOverhaul_ONLY.esp
  • •  C5 Hardcore Lockpicking1-12.esp
  • •  C6 Path of Shadows.esp
  • •  C7 Realistic crime report radius.esp
  • •  C8 Sneak Tools.esp
  • •  C9 ACE Realistic Fighting.esp
  • •  CA DeadlyCombat_GiantsAIFix.esp
  • •  CB Dual Wield Parrying_ScriptDragon.esp
  • •  CC Locational Damage.esp
  • •  CD The Dance of Death.esp
  • •  CE ACE Speech.esp
  • •  CF Balanced_Alteraton.esp
  • •  D0 Balanced_Conjuration.esp
  • •  D1 Balanced_Destruction.esp
  • •  D2 Balanced_Illusion.esp
  • •  D3 Balanced_Restoration.esp
  • •  ++ Balanced_Magic_Master.esp
  • •  D4 ACE Armor.esp
  • •  D5 ACE Enchanting.esp
  • •  D6 ACE Magic.esp
  • •  D7 ACE Melee.esp
  • •  D8 ACE Synergy.esp
  • •  D9 AT - Loot Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  DA AT - Faster Arrows Improved +50%.esp
  • •  DB AT - Merchants Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  DC AT - Progressive Damage (BS and CCO).esp
  • •  DD Uncapped Perks - Magic.esp
  • •  DE Uncapped Perks - Combat + Stealth.esp
  • •  DF Bullseye to Dragonslayer Perk.esp
  • •  E0 dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
  • •  E1 hornsareforever.esp
  • •  E2 EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp
  • •  E3 HothFollower.esp
  • •  E4 UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp
  • •  E5 My Home Is Your Home.esp
  • •  E6 Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp
  • •  E7 specializedfollowers.esp
  • •  E8 Atvir.esp
  • •  E9 CompanionValfar.esp
  • •  EA Odvar.esp
  • •  ++ moveitLWT.esp
  • •  EB Spousetocustomhome.esp
  • •  EC QuickStart3_NoHelmet.esp
  • •  ED True Giants v4.esp
  • •  EE ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
  • •  EF BloodyFacials.esp
  • •  F0 Animated Weapon Enchants.esp
  • •  F1 getSnowy.esp
  • •  F2 WATER.esp
  • •  F3 Barenziah.esp
  • •  F4 Cartographers Map Markers.esp
  • •  F5 DeadlyCombat_PISE_Patch.esp
  • •  F6 Compatibility patch - PHT, IA, CoS & WIC.esp
  • •  F7 TRO_BasicNeeds_WATERPatch.esp
  • •  F8 Alchemical Apparati.esp
  • •  F9 DwarvenRes.esp
  • •  FA lilithstools.esp
  • •  FB TERA Weapons.esp
  • •  FC TERAArmors - Leveled Lists.esp
  • *Bashedpatch.esp

 

You can save yourself a bunch of time and copy all of your mods and plugins from Wrye Bash using the context menu... right click on the header bar and select "List Installers" or "List Mods". This includes both XML and spoiler tags for posting into forums and web pages alike.
thanks for the tip, but I'm never doing this again lol, it took an hour and a half & I'd already written the thing. :P

 

I made this mod build for myself and a few friends who aren't familiar with modding, it had to be good enough that I could install it on their computers & not have to go back and fix things all the time, after writing an in game mod setup guide for them & realizing that I'd successfully modded a game to its limits and it was still playable I decided to write up this minimal install guide/mod list & share it online. hopefully someone out there will find it useful & at the least it proves it can be done.

 

Peace.

Posted

Yep, I have modded Oblivion to about 350 before by merging into the BP and ghosting. My current setup has over 270 mods included (not fully tested yet though)

Posted

firstly, Happy new year! :)

 

secondly, there have been some changes to my install & I also discovered that deadly spell impacts works without the esp, not only do the textures appear when they're meant to during combat, but the corpses still take on the burnt flesh effect when zapped or burnt, which is awesome as this was the feature that I thought I had lost by deleting the esp, apparently all the effects from this mod that i'm aware of still work without the esp. also, including the esp makes my game freeze when using magic; so the esp stays off the list.

Mods Removed:

AIRBORNE PERCHING BIRDS -

I still use this mod but deleted the optional .ini file that comes with it - seemed to have an instantly noticeable effect, more bird flying about added by the mod and the game was less glitchy around them.

 

EXPANDED TOWNS & CITIES COMPLETE -

causes freeze ups & stuttering in Riverwood whereas trees for solitude, TAVE Riften, realistic whiterun & beautiful whiterun run smoothy.

Conclusion: riften solitude & white run have a gate which takes you to a loading screen before entering the towns, riverwood on the other hand is an open area that can be freely run through, I believe that expanding or enhancing towns like riverwood or nearby area to towns like these will cause CTDs, stuttering or freezes. I also base this on the airship located outside solitude and the fact that the airship does not cause similar issues & while anywhere in that whole area the game is running smoothly. this may be in part to the clever idea of putting the airship up high & far away from everything.

 

RIVERWOOD HUNTERS CABIN -

very cool balanced home that comes with a quest but causes the same stuttering, freezing & CTDS as ET&C. There are several mods that are activated in or modify riverwood already so its a 'busy' area for mods - ACE synergy, midas magic, AIMP, its a trap, UFO & throwing weapons all modify riverwood; and there may simply be too much going on in that area for house mods as well.

 

TWILIGHT FOREST -

Cheat house. Didn't realize how much overpowered gear you instantly got just from fast traveling there the moment you start a new game. a cool alchemy garden is not worth the broken balance. Also this mod looks really bad if you use texture optimizer to reduce textures to 1024

 

HALF SIZE LUSH ASPEN TREES -

for some reason this broke aspen trees everywhere incl. the ones added by realistic/beautiful whiterun. removing the meshes added by this mod fixes it.

 

FULLY EQUIPED BLACKSMITHS -

floating objects & bad textures, stands out from everything else and not as uselful/needed as I thought.

 

NOLEVELEDITEMREWARDS -

can't bash, can't not bash, can live without.

 

FALL FOREST GRASS -

removed for better performance from game. replaced the uninstalled files with those found in TPC/STEP.

 

Before removing these mods I tried solving the freezing, ctds & stuttering with very low slider settings, no enb & textures optimized with the Max/skyrim preset on the optimizer with textures reduced to 1024. This helped but didn't solve the problem, so i think it was a mod problem more then anything else. after removing the mods I rolled back the textures to the higher res versions (varied range from 1024 - 4096) began using ENB without DOF & SSAO, no AA or AF, etc then added these features back, finally i've restored the sliders back to full & the game is still running smoother then before.

Currently testing:

  • Hialgo boost
  • performance ini tweak - vsync
  • background FPS booster
  • tuneup utilities (fixes what CCleaner doesn't - I use both together)
  • razor game booster
  • 'max performance' option from windows advanced settings
  • Wilds ENB for CoT/SkyrealismENBCinematic/ProjectENB for CoT

Peace.

Posted

Hey guys this is my final post,

just to let everyone who might read this know I've reduced this build significanlty due to too many problems with crashes and freezing.

 

The build is now around 233 mods, doesn't crash, no odd behavior from creatures or NPCs everything works as intended with no meshes or textures missing. The only thing I can think of that could be called a bug is that the monster mod v11 adds a huge battle outside riften when you first get there and apparently if the guards don't survive they can't talk to you to unlock the gates into riften.

 

here's the list of mods removed from initially posted build-

 

 

autopotion (seems to have fixed the looping out of breath sound bug I was having)

psyrim

breezehome ladder fix (boss said it was full of unrepairable bugs)

lush aspen trees

taller forest grass

deadly traps & sickly diseases

no levelled item rewards

fully equipped blacksmiths

fast travel timescale fix

rainbows

expanded towns & cities

hunters cabin of riverwood

twilight forest

 dragons diversified

bellyaches new dragon species

 dwarven resistances

 dwemer spectres

 ERSO 03 mighty dragons (slightly mighty dragons + MD with DeadlyD & DDiversified patch)

 erso 07 mighty dragon priests (slightly)

 erso 08 RUS Main

 erso 09 RUS npcs overhaul

erso 11 rus assassins & thieves

 erso 12 RUS werewolves

real wildlife skyrim (+ TRO basic needs patch)

 Bloodier combat

 bloody facials

throwing weapons 

Hialgo boost

tuneup utilities

Wilds ENB for CoT

SkyrealismENBCinematic

 

 

I've added

 

 

skippys book overhaul

sweeping weapons 1&2 handed

bucklers complete

bring out your dead

clams drop pearls

back off barbas

fires hurt

armored skeletons

erso 13 lower skill gain -40%

more village animals

more locked containers

SIDT

smash it up functional mills

spouse to custom home.

 

 

and thats it, I've fixed most of the bugs I was having & am finished with this project.

here is the final mod load order list from wyrebash, 233 mods + 7 in a bashed patch for 240 mods.

 

 

 

  •   00 Skyrim.esm
  • •  01 Update.esm
  • •  02 ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
  • •  03 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esm
  • •  04 EagleEyePerk.esm
  • •  05 JSwords.esm
  • •  06 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
  • •  07 LB_MuchAdoSnowElves.esm
  • •  08 MagicDuel.esm
  • •  09 moonpath.esm
  • •  0A More Interactive Items.ESM
  • •  0B SkyMoMod.esm
  • •  0C SPIKE.esm
  • •  0D WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esm
  • •  0E TERAArmors.esm
  • •  0F Brawl Bugs CE.esp
  • •  10 CriticalChargeFix.esp
  • •  11 invinciblehawkfix.esp
  • •  12 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.4]
  • •  13 ExpandedSnowSystems-CoT.esp
  • •  14 Morning Fogs.esp
  • •  15 BWS.esp
  • •  16 Clanking Armor.esp
  • •  17 IceBreaker's Improved Reverb-v0.02-Cleaned.esp [Version erb]
  • •  18 Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
  • •  19 Thundering Shouts.esp
  • •  1A realrainCoT.esp
  • •  1B RemoveAmbientInteriorFog.esp
  • •  1C Warmer Magic Lights v2.esp
  • •  1D MintyLightningMod.esp
  • •  1E MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp
  • •  1F Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp
  • •  20 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
  • •  21 Weapons and Armor fixes.esp
  • •  22 Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp
  • •  23 StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
  • •  24 Economics of Skyrim.esp
  • •  25 83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
  • •  26 Armored Skeleton.esp [Version v2]
  • •  27 Arrows of Magicka.esp
  • •  28 AV1Dragon_Lords.esp
  • •  29 Back off, Barbas!.esp
  • •  2A Better Skill and Quest Books Names.esp
  • •  2B Birds.esp
  • •  2C Birdsofskyrim.esp
  • •  2D Bring Out Your Dead.esp [Version 1.1.3]
  • •  2E Cannabis.esp
  • •  2F Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
  • •  30 ClamsDropPearls.esp
  • •  31 dbmisc.esp
  • •  32 DragonSoulsToPerks.esp
  • •  33 DungeonQuestAwareness.esp
  • •  34 FishingInSkyrim.esp
  • •  35 HigherLevelEnemies.esp
  • •  36 ImprovedFish.esp
  • •  37 IngredientsOfTamriel.esp
  • •  38 itsatrap!.esp
  • •  39 JAWS.esp
  • •  3A JK Crafting Breakdown.esp
  • •  3B Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - default.esp
  • •  3C UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
  • •  3D mcCampingLite.esp
  • •  3E more locked containers.esp
  • •  3F morevillageanimals.esp
  • •  ++ NoSaltRecipes.esp
  • •  40 People Have Torches.esp
  • •  41 PilgrimsDelight.esp
  • •  42 Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp
  • •  43 ShootingStars.esp
  • •  44 SIDT.esp
  • •  45 skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp
  • •  46 Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
  • •  47 SMDropLitTorch.esp
  • •  48 SPTDiverseGuardsSkyrim.esp [Version 4.3]
  • •  49 Wolfs_Buff_Recipes.esp
  • •  4A Wolfs_Intermediate_Recipes.esp
  • •  4B Wolfs_Advanced_Recipes.esp
  • •  4C Convenient Horses.esp
  • •  4D Destructible_bottles.esp
  • •  4E Auto Unequip Arrows.esp
  • •  4F Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
  • •  50 Footprints.esp
  • •  51 WetandCold.esp
  • •  52 Bucklers-Complete.esp
  • •  53 Cloaks.esp
  • •  54 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.1b]
  • •  55 1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp [Version 2.1]
  • •  56 daedric_phelm.esp
  • •  57 DaggerCraft.esp
  • •  58 DiamondWeaponsN.esp
  • •  59 Dread Knight Weapon Set.esp
  • •  5A DwarvenPowerArmor.esp
  • •  5B Elemental Staves.esp
  • •  5C Hell Sword.esp
  • •  5D hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
  • •  5E JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp
  • •  5F LeftHandRings.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  60 LostLongSwords.esp
  • •  61 Nicoroshi Creations.esp [Version 1.2]
  • •  62 royal_daedric.esp
  • •  63 Siege Bow & Backpacks.esp
  • •  64 Skyhighrim.esp
  • •  65 Space Wiking's Dwemer Exoskeleton.esp
  • •  66 SummonAnimalPets_immersive.esp
  • •  67 TERAArmors.esp
  • •  68 Tribunal Maskes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  69 Tribunal Robes by Zairaam.esp
  • •  6A Dr_Bandolier.esp
  • •  6B IA6npc01.esp
  • •  6C Smithing Perks Overhaul - Balanced.esp
  • •  6D Complete Crafting Overhaul.esp
  • •  6E PISE-NPC Tweaks and Potions.esp
  • •  6F PISE-AI Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  ++ PISE-NPC Equipment Tweaks Only.esp
  • •  70 DeadlyDragons.esp
  • •  71 DeadlyDragonsArmory.esp
  • •  72 ERSO 10 - RUS-(SIM)-Travellers and Adventurers.esp
  • •  73 ERSO 13.02 - Lower Skill Gain -40percent.esp
  • •  ++ ERSO 17 - Training cost 2.0x.esp
  • •  74 ERSO 20 - Standing Stones Overhaul.esp
  • •  75 Monster Wars.esp
  • •  76 Beautiful Whiterun.esp
  • •  77 buildablehouse.esp
  • •  78 CoD Waking Nightmare II.esp
  • •  79 DA_Skyship.esp
  • •  7A DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp
  • •  7B Gildergreen Regrown.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  7C LB_MuchAdoSnowElves_Quest.esp
  • •  7D LimbwoodManor.esp
  • •  7E Milan's PAck.esp
  • •  7F moonpath_questdata.esp
  • •  80 RealisticWhiterun.esp
  • •  81 Run For Your Lives.esp [Version 1.1.2]
  • •  82 Quest_SeaOfGhosts.esp
  • •  83 SkyrimChimneysRW.esp
  • •  84 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp [Version 1.2.3]
  • •  85 Trees for Solitude V1.1.esp
  • •  86 SkyrimCoinReplacer.esp
  • •  87 Morrowloot.esp
  • •  88 ArrowInTheEverywhere_High_Longer.esp
  • •  89 Better Dynamic Snow.esp
  • •  8A BetterQuestObjectives.esp
  • •  8B Binocular Vision For NPCs while Sneaking.esp
  • •  8C BlockSparkles.esp
  • •  8D Distant Detail.esp
  • •  8E dynamic fires.esp
  • •  ++ FSS-Slight pause between lines.esp
  • •  8F Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
  • •  90 Hypothermia.esp
  • •  91 Immersive Weapons.esp
  • •  92 LessDragons25.esp
  • •  93 dD-No Twitching Dragon Death Animation.esp
  • •  94 OpenFaceGuardHelmets.esp
  • •  95 Realistic werewolf speed.esp
  • •  96 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
  • •  97 dD-SkyrimMonsterMod EBT Patch.esp
  • •  98 Soul Gems Differ - NS - E.esp
  • •  99 VariousGuardReplacer.esp
  • •  9A TAVERiften.esp
  • •  9B AIMP - Antz in my Pantz.esp
  • •  9C icefloes.esp
  • •  9D Populated Cities 2.esp
  • •  9E abotFiresHurt.esp
  • •  9F dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Reduced.esp
  • •  ++ Jump125.esp
  • •  A0 NPCsUseAmmoAllBows.esp
  • •  A1 TRO_BasicNeeds.esp [Version 0.94]
  • •  A2 Better Vampires ML - No DawnGuard.esp
  • •  A3 Predator Vision.esp
  • •  A4 Scriptless werewolf bonus.esp
  • •  A5 ToL_Core_by_Brevi.esp [Version 1.5]
  • •  A6 YetAnotherWerewolfImprovement.esp
  • •  A7 Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
  • •  A8 MidasSkyrim.esp
  • •  A9 SSAPBWK.esp
  • •  AA sheogorath_shout.esp
  • •  AB BFSEffects.esp
  • •  AC ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp
  • •  AD PTAlchemyOverhaul_ONLY.esp
  • •  AE Hardcore Lockpicking1-12.esp
  • •  AF Path of Shadows.esp
  • •  B0 Realistic crime report radius.esp
  • •  B1 Sneak Tools.esp
  • •  B2 ACE Realistic Fighting.esp
  • •  B3 DeadlyCombat.esp
  • •  B4 Dual Wield Parrying_ScriptDragon.esp
  • •  B5 Locational Damage.esp
  • •  B6 The Dance of Death.esp
  • •  B7 ACE Speech.esp
  • •  B8 Balanced_Alteraton.esp
  • •  B9 Balanced_Conjuration.esp
  • •  BA Balanced_Destruction.esp
  • •  BB Balanced_Illusion.esp
  • •  BC Balanced_Restoration.esp
  • •  ++ Balanced_Magic_Master.esp
  • •  BD ACE Armor.esp
  • •  BE ACE Enchanting.esp
  • •  BF ACE Magic.esp
  • •  C0 ACE Melee.esp
  • •  C1 ACE Synergy.esp
  • •  C2 AT - Loot Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  C3 AT - Faster Arrows Improved +50%.esp
  • •  C4 AT - Merchants Arrows HARDCORE.esp
  • •  C5 AT - Progressive Damage (BS and CCO).esp
  • •  C6 Uncapped Perks - Magic.esp
  • •  C7 Uncapped Perks - Combat + Stealth.esp
  • •  C8 Bullseye to Dragonslayer Perk.esp
  • •  C9 dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
  • •  CA hornsareforever.esp
  • •  CB EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp
  • •  CC HothFollower.esp
  • •  CD UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp
  • •  CE My Home Is Your Home.esp
  • •  CF Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp
  • •  D0 specializedfollowers.esp
  • •  D1 Atvir.esp
  • •  D2 CompanionValfar.esp
  • •  D3 Odvar.esp
  • •  ++ moveitLWT.esp
  • •  D4 Spousetocustomhome.esp
  • •  D5 QuickStart3_NoHelmet.esp
  • •  D6 True Giants v4.esp
  • •  D7 ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
  • •  D8 Animated Weapon Enchants.esp
  • •  D9 getSnowy.esp
  • •  DA WATER.esp
  • •  DB Barenziah.esp
  • •  DC Cartographers Map Markers.esp
  • •  DD DeadlyCombat_PISE_Patch.esp
  • •  DE Compatibility patch - PHT, IA, CoS & WIC.esp
  • •  DF TRO_BasicNeeds_WATERPatch.esp
  • •  E0 Alchemical Apparati.esp
  • •  E1 lilithstools.esp
  • •  E2 Skippy's Book Overhaul.esp
  • •  E3 Smash It Up - Functional Mills.esp
  • •  E4 Sweeping Onehanders lite.esp
  • •  E5 Sweeping Twohanders lite.esp
  • •  E6 TERA Weapons.esp
  • •  E7 TERAArmors - Leveled Lists.esp

 

I also used the optimizer on minimum/skyrim preset + if >2048 reduced textures option. Also use background fps booster and razor game booster & project enb for climates of tamriel NO DOF+NO SSAO option and disabled forced 16xanistropic filtering from the enbseries.ini. finally from the launcher my slider settings are default for the 'high' setting, all reflections on, no fxaa, aa4, af 16 'high', object detail fade activated & distant object detail 'ultra'.

 

Peace & happy gaming.

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