Is the High Res DLC necessary?

[Aelius28]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I just don't know where else to put this.

 

I'm following the STEP guide, but I don't see the official High Resolution DLC listed among the list of mods to get, though I do see the HRDLC Patch listed, so I assume STEP wants me to get the official hi-res DLC? I don't understand what the point of the hi-res DLC is if I'm getting a whole bunch of other 2k res texture mods like Skyrim HD. Are there some textures in the official hi-res DLC that are not also in any of the other hi-res mods like Skyrim HD?

[Kelmych]

Steam automatically installs the High Res DLC as part of the Skyrim installation; you don't get these as separate mods. The STEP guide includes HRDLC Optimized for use with systems that are unable to handle the additional computer and graphics card loading that result from using the High Res DLC. The STEP mods will overwrite some of the High Res DLC textures, but there are many textures that are not overwritten.

[phazer11]

You'll like the look of the game much more with the HRDLC if your system can handle it. There are textures in there that look much better than the ones in the original game and some haven't even been touched by any mod retexture packs.