pack A Real Explorer's Guide to Skyrim

[Teabag86]

Have you seen this one before, CJ?  Adorning Whiterun - A Whiterun Overhaul V2

 

This looks like a great little mod. There is also a video which shows the changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w43G2iwJi1I

I doubt I'll be able to use it though with Dawn of Whiterun, Nernies, Better City Entrances, etc.

The mod author will be working on patches in the future so you never know...

[cstarkey42]

Yeah, it might be a good replacement for DoW but I doubt I'd want to use them together, even with a patch.  One post on the page says it looks great with better city entrances, so that's cool.  I'm not sure what Nernies adds to whiterun.

[Teabag86]

I think Nernies adds a heap of buildings to the outskirts of Whiterun (across from the stables). I downloaded all of the REGS city overhaul mods in one go. You can imagine the shock going from vanilla to super charged :) But I never know which is which unless I click on them with the console open.

[noobzor]

I may rebuild my ASIS patch when I get home tonight to forego the perks and spells as well. I thought the world would feel a little more "real" if the npcs could use a lot of the same spells I can, but if RoTE gives the enemies some cool new abilities, I'll probably just stick with that. So generally, you're just using ASIS and the improved inis to up your spawn rates? Are you using anything else, like the AI patch or the NPC potion thing?

Sorry, I have been out for a few days.

 

I did have to make some tweaks because of CTD's sometimes.  One thing I did was exclude all of the animals from ASIS (e.g. all the the skyTEST and Real Wildlife and More Village Animals added to the mod exclusions for increased/random spawns), but I thought Egg ended up doing the same in his ini's.  I also had to turn off the AI tweaks in ASIS...those just did not play well.  I kept all of the spell and perk stuff turned on, turned off the random spawns (it leads to some weird situations anyway), and toned down the increased spawns a little bit (no chance of 4 or 5 extras, higher chance of only 1 extra).  I do use the potion thing.  With those settings, I am running smoothly.  

 

Edit:  Oh yeah, I almost forgot the most important part to improving the stability of my game...

As much as it pained me to do so, I dropped Hunterborn, Frostfall, and Realistic Needs and Diseases from my load order.  As soon as I dropped these from my game, my random crashes (which weren't all that common in the first place) completely disappeared.  I can only attribute this to putting too much strain on the scripting system due to having tons of stuff installed (lots of enemy mods, DCO, CWO, various magic mods...there is only so much Skyrim can do).

 

I wrestled with that decision for a long time, and it wasn't even for performance/stability reasons that I dropped them.  In the end, while I enjoy the challenge they added, they are ultimately just time sinks in a game that I hardly have enough time to play anyway.  With those mods, I found myself spending a notable portion of my playtime gathering wood, hunting animals, looking for food and clean water, and so on.  The challenge of those things paled in comparison to taking down a fort full of necromancers, or fighting gaggle of dragons (thanks to DCO and DD), yet they were taking up almost as much of my game time.  Basically, I was trying to play two different games at the same time...one that was about survival in a harsh world, and the other one about unadulterated white-knuckle combat.  I decided to cut out one of those and focus on the other, and I do not regret it.

Edited June 16, 2014 by noobzor

[zombiecurse]

Sorry, I have been out for a few days.

 

I did have to make some tweaks because of CTD's sometimes.  One thing I did was exclude all of the animals from ASIS (e.g. all the the skyTEST and Real Wildlife and More Village Animals added to the mod exclusions for increased/random spawns), but I thought Egg ended up doing the same in his ini's.  I also had to turn off the AI tweaks in ASIS...those just did not play well.  I kept all of the spell and perk stuff turned on, turned off the random spawns (it leads to some weird situations anyway), and toned down the increased spawns a little bit (no chance of 4 or 5 extras, higher chance of only 1 extra).  I do use the potion thing.  With those settings, I am running smoothly.  

 

Edit:  Oh yeah, I almost forgot the most important part to improving the stability of my game...

As much as it pained me to do so, I dropped Hunterborn, Frostfall, and Realistic Needs and Diseases from my load order.  As soon as I dropped these from my game, my random crashes (which weren't all that common in the first place) completely disappeared.  I can only attribute this to putting too much strain on the scripting system due to having tons of stuff installed (lots of enemy mods, DCO, CWO, various magic mods...there is only so much Skyrim can do).

 

I wrestled with that decision for a long time, and it wasn't even for performance/stability reasons that I dropped them.  In the end, while I enjoy the challenge they added, they are ultimately just time sinks in a game that I hardly have enough time to play anyway.  With those mods, I found myself spending a notable portion of my playtime gathering wood, hunting animals, looking for food and clean water, and so on.  The challenge of those things paled in comparison to taking down a fort full of necromancers, or fighting gaggle of dragons (thanks to DCO and DD), yet they were taking up almost as much of my game time.  Basically, I was trying to play two different games at the same time...one that was about survival in a harsh world, and the other one about unadulterated white-knuckle combat.  I decided to cut out one of those and focus on the other, and I do not regret it.

I actually don't use  any of the mods you listed off there. Only thing I use that would qualify in there is Enhanced Blood. I'm going to rebuild my load order without it and see if it helps . . . it's weird, because I was fighting around 10 enemies out in the wilderness and it was fine, but then I went to take a swing at a lone bandit by the Embershard Mine and I CTDed. Checked my papyrus logs and the last thing that happened was a blood script and the notification that "You are the winnah! #1" and "You are the winnah #29." Not even sure what the hell that's all about.

[noobzor]

I actually don't use  any of the mods you listed off there. Only thing I use that would qualify in there is Enhanced Blood. I'm going to rebuild my load order without it and see if it helps . . . it's weird, because I was fighting around 10 enemies out in the wilderness and it was fine, but then I went to take a swing at a lone bandit by the Embershard Mine and I CTDed. Checked my papyrus logs and the last thing that happened was a blood script and the notification that "You are the winnah! #1" and "You are the winnah #29." Not even sure what the hell that's all about.

Weird.  I also had removed Enhanced Blood Textures, Deadly Spell Impacts, and Burn Freeze Shock effects to improve script latency.  Something about the combination of those three was playing hell on my script lag, so I just axed all 3.

[GAOBR]

I think I'm doing something wrong... the fletcher building in Falkreach looks like it's colliding with some other building, which looks like it's a load order error. Can someone post theirs, just to see if something's wrong with mine?

[Nearox]

Are you sure you installed all the relevant ETaC patches and the REGS patches? 

 

Also, some of the ETaC patches that come with the installer of that mod do not have a BUM sorting rule specified in the guide so make sure you load them after their last master esp in the load order.

 

Edit Here's my load order for REGS +SRLE

 

 

hese plugins are recognised by BOSS and have been sorted according to its masterlist. Please read any attached messages and act on any that require action.

 

Skyrim.esm Active

Update.esm Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp Version 2.0.4a Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Dawnguard.esm Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp Version 2.0.4 Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

HearthFires.esm Active

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp Version 2.0.4 Active

Dragonborn.esm Active

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp Version 2.0.4a Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev}}

Falskaar.esm Version 1.1.4 Active

Wyrmstooth.esp Version 1.10 Active

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm Active

ClimatesOfTamriel.esm Version 3.1 Active

ETaC - RESOURCES.esm Active

WinterholdDestruction.esm Active

XFLMain.esm Active

Note: For safe mod uninstall see special uninstallation instructions on mod page.

REGS - Resources.esm Active

DSAMG - Miraak Music Fixes.esp Active

RelightingSkyrim.esp Active

Relighting Skyrim - Update.esp Active

Relighting Skyrim - HearthFire.esp Active

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev, Stats}}

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev, Stats}}

Chesko_Frostfall.esp Active

Better Dynamic Snow.esp Active

AOS.esp Active

Note: See also AOS compatibility patches page on Nexus.

Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp Active

ISCompendium AOS Patch.esp Active

mintylightningmod.esp Active

MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp Active

Cutting Room Floor.esp Version 1.0.6 Active

SMIM-Merged-All.esp Active

TradeBarter.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

AMatterOfTime.esp Version 2.00 Active

AshRocks.esp Active

Bring Out Your Dead.esp Version 1.2.5 Active

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp Active

Dual Sheath Redux.esp Active

Requires: Java Runtime Environment 7 update 17+

EpisodeParallax.esp Active

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp Active

HoldBorderBanners.esp Active

Moss Rocks.esp Active

Moss Rocks_DB.esp Active

PilgrimsDelight.esp Active

Point The Way.esp Version 1.0.2 Active

SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp Active

SDO Full-LOD - The Morthal Swamp Light.esp Active

SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp Active

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp Version v6.5.2 Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp Version v6.5.2 Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp Active

SulfurRocks.esp Active

WetandCold.esp Version 1.41 Active

WetandCold - Ashes.esp Version 1.08 Active

WetandCold - Holidays.esp Version 1.06 Active

WEBS extended.esp Active

Footprints.esp Active

Footprints - Ash.esp Active

RaceMenu.esp Active

RaceMenuPlugin.esp Active

Note: RaceMenuPlugin is optional and provides support to alter Height, Breast, Glute and Biceps. If you experience issues with it, disable RaceMenuPlugin.esp and inform the author.

RaceMenuOverlays.esp Active

towConversation.esp Active

UIExtensions.esp Active

SkyUI.esp Version 4.1 Active

iHUD.esp Active

AHZmoreHUD.esp Version 2.1.2 Active

iNeed.esp Version 1.21 Active

Cloaks.esp Active

Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp Active

1nivWICCloaksCRAFT.esp Version 2.3 Active

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp Version 7.1 Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Improved Closefaced Helmets_Legendary.esp Active

imp_helm_imp.esp Active

imp_guard_helm.esp Active

NightingaleArrows.esp Active

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp Active

ISCompendium CCO Patch.esp Active

DeadlyDragons.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

AdalMatar.esp Active

Note: V1.1+: This file contains 3 deleted NavMesh records that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically, and which are reported by the mod author to be harmless artifacts from Creation Kit export.

BetterDGEntrance.esp Version 1.0 Active

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp Active

Warning: Enhanced Lights and FX alters some lighting in the College of Winterhold which is incompatible with this mod. Please see Immersive College of Winterhold's Readme for how to alter Enhanced Lights and FX yourself to make it compatible.

CWIDawnDragonPatch.esp Active

CWINPCImprovements.esp Active

DragonmournInn.esp Active

Warning: This file contains 4 deleted NavMesh record(s) that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically and it may cause problems with your game. NavMesh deletions should be reported to the mod author. A guide to repairing NavMesh deletions with TES5Edit is located here.

DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp Active

Gildergreen Regrown.esp Version 1.2.6 Active

high hrothgar overhaul.esp Active

Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp Version 0.54 Active

Inconsequential NPCs.esp Active

Inns and Taverns.esp Active

Warning: This file contains 1 deleted NavMesh record(s) that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically and it may cause problems with your game. NavMesh deletions should be reported to the mod author. A guide to repairing NavMesh deletions with TES5Edit is located here.

DawnofRiften.esp Active

Nightingale Hall.esp Active

OBIS.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

OBISDB.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Run For Your Lives.esp Version 2.0.1 Active

When Vampires Attack.esp Version 2.0 Active

TheDomain.esp Active

Warning: This file contains 1 deleted NavMesh record(s) that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically and it may cause problems with your game. NavMesh deletions should be reported to the mod author. A guide to repairing NavMesh deletions with TES5Edit is located here.

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp Version 1.2.8 Active

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev}}

Book Covers Skyrim.esp Active

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp Active

Note: Do not clean. "Dirty" edits are intentional and required for the mod to function.

GuardAnimationsGDO.esp Active

WeaponsArmorFixes_GuardDialogueOverhaul_Patch.esp Active

SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB + FS + WT.esp Version 3.0.esp Active

SkyFalls DB + FS Small Waterfalls.esp Active

SFO - Dragonborn.esp Active

SFO - Expanded Diversity.esp Active

Note: Uninstall old version of Skyrim Flora Overhaul if using SFO - Expanded Diversity.esp

Convenient Horses.esp Version 14950 Active

Note: Do not clean. "Dirty" edits are intentional and required for the mod to function.

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp Active

Requires: 0 Dragonborn-Dawnguard_Compatibility Patch Dawnguard + Dragonborn.

ISCompendium Enhanced Blood Patch.esp Active

dD-DG-DB-Immersive Creatures EBT Patch.esp Active

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp Active

REGS - Better Docks.esp Active

RBB Long and Row Boats - REGS.esp Active

RBB - Row Boats - Hearthfire Hotfix.esp Active

ETaC - Complete.esp Active

ETaC - Complete WC Holidays Patch.esp Active

ETaC - Complete Taverns Patch.esp Active

ExpandedWinterholdRuins.esp Active

ETaC - Complete EWDR Patch.esp Active

Helgen Reborn.esp Version 105.3 Active

RavenRockExpanded.esp Active

Better City Entrances - All in one.esp Active

Understone Keep Repair.esp Active

HearthfireChimneys - ETaC.esp Active

HearthfireChimneysFalskaar.esp Active

UniqueBorderGates-All.esp Active

UniqueBorderGates-All-BetterDGEntrance.esp Active

UniqueBorderGates-All-PointTheWay.esp Active

Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp Version 2.3 Active

Prometheus_NSUTR BDS Patch.esp Version 2.3 Active

Prometheus_NSUTR Falskaar Dock.esp Version 2.3 Active

DawnofWindhelm.esp Active

BFT Ships and Carriages.esp Active

ETaC - Complete BFT Patch.esp Active

Provincial Courier Service.esp Version 1.2.2 Active

RealisticRoomRental.esp Active

Warning: This file contains 1 deleted NavMesh record(s) that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically and it may cause problems with your game. NavMesh deletions should be reported to the mod author. A guide to repairing NavMesh deletions with TES5Edit is located here.

REGS - Cities.esp Active

REGS Patch - CRF.esp Active

ETaC - Complete NSutR Patch.esp Active

REGS Patch - NSutR + RRR.esp Active

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp Active

ELFX - Exteriors.esp Active

ELFX - Dawnguard.esp Active

ELFX - Dragonborn.esp Active

ETaC - Complete ELFX Patch.esp Active

AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp Active

CoT-WeatherPatch.esp Version 40.esp Active

Vividian ENB.esp Active

BFSEffects.esp Version 3.6 Active

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp Active

dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp Active

Beards.esp Version 28363 Active

Brows.esp Version 30411 Active

TheEyesOfBeauty.esp Version 9 Active

The Eyes Of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp Active

3DNPC.esp Version 3.06 Active

REGS Patch - Riften NavFull.esp Version 3.4.2 Active

REGS Patch - 3DNPC.esp Active

MoonAndStar_MAS.esp Active

RRR_3DNPC-Patch.esp Active

XFLConfig.esp Active

XFLDialogue.esp Active

XFLPanel.esp Active

XFLPlugins.esp Active

3DNPCEFF.esp Active

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp Version 2.4 Active

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp Active

Note: Ragdolls will conflict with other mods that change the skeleton.nif. Check Custom Skeleton Replacers for compatibly with other skeleton.nif.

RealisticWaterTwo.esp Active

Atlas Legendary.esp Version 1.0 Active

Atlas Compass Tweaks.esp Version 1.0 Active

CWIELnFXPatch.esp Active

RRR_ELFX-Patch.esp Active

CCO_Frostfall_Patch.esp Active

CCO_SIC_Patch.esp Active

CCO_WAFTrueWeapons_Patch.esp Active

ELE-Interior Lighting.esp Active

ELE DG-Interior Lighting.esp Active

ELE HF-Interior Lighting.esp Active

ELE DB-Interior Lighting.esp Active

SR Conflict Resolution.esp Active

REGS - SRLE Compatibility Patch.esp Active

Bashed Patch, 0.esp Version 6/15/2014 23:47:19 Active

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp Active

Edited June 16, 2014 by Nearox

[redirishlord]

Weird.  I also had removed Enhanced Blood Textures, Deadly Spell Impacts, and Burn Freeze Shock effects to improve script latency.  Something about the combination of those three was playing hell on my script lag, so I just axed all 3.

I agree completely regarding the survival suite of mods, IMHO they deserve their own profile/playthrough as they detract from an enhanced combat & enemies profile/playthrough.

Regarding EBT/DSI/BFS, I'm doing fine combining those with each other plus ACE Realistic Fighting/Deadly Combat/Stealth Skills Revisted and DCO/DD plus SIC/HLE & SkyTEST. I should stress scripting latency is fine so far (emphasis "so far") as I haven't made it past level 10-ish in my bug squashing playtesting. I seem to have achieved stability primarily through revisiting and rebuilding my merged script patches (more on that in its own Support Post). I'll let you know if I run into trouble at mid-level with spells flying, or if blood and spell fx continue to play nice.

[zombiecurse]

Wondering, when the guide says:

 

"Generally speaking, the REGS patches and custom esp files should go near the bottom of your loader order but BEFORE any lighting mods you might have (ELFX, ELE, and RLO). Please do the following in the order stipulated here (depending on your mod choice you may or may not have all the files listed):"

 

Is this talking about in the left pane or the right pane in MO? I have them organized this way in the left pane in MO, but BOSS wants to put all the REGS patches after ELFX and RLO in the right pane.

[Nearox]

Left pane = install order. Right pane = load order.

 

Follow the instructions per specific .esp as layed out throughout the guide as well as at the final section. A Couple of ETaC ESPs are not in the guide atm but you should put those right after the master that is lwoest in the load order. generally they go after ETaC- Complete.esp if I'm not mistaken except for the etac-elfx patch which goes after elfx since elfx is lower in the load order. 

[zombiecurse]

Yes, I followed the instructions at the end. The two REGS patches that are coming after ELFX are REGS Patch - 3DNPC.esp and REGS Patch - Riften NavFull.esp. They're both set to some after 3DNPC.esp, but 3DNPC.esp comes after all my ELFX files in my load order.

[CJ2311]

Concerning Adorning Whiterun, that mod seems to change the interiors, which is something I'd stay away from, personally. (ETaC for instance won't affect the existing interiors in the cities, because that's just asking for a compatibility hell)Castle Volkihar Redux works with REGS, I've tried it, but it just felt op. Still waiting on (or hoping, rather) for Immersive and customizable Castle Volkihar to be updated so I can include that mod in the pack...

Yes, I followed the instructions at the end. The two REGS patches that are coming after ELFX are REGS Patch - 3DNPC.esp and REGS Patch - Riften NavFull.esp. They're both set to some after 3DNPC.esp, but 3DNPC.esp comes after all my ELFX files in my load order.

If you load 3DNPC after ELFX Enhancer or after ELE, then all of the cells affected by interesting NPCs (and there's a lot of them) won't have the correct lighting values, and will look like they do in the vanilla game.

[zombiecurse]

Concerning Adorning Whiterun, that mod seems to change the interiors, which is something I'd stay away from, personally. (ETaC for instance won't affect the existing interiors in the cities, because that's just asking for a compatibility hell)Castle Volkihar Redux works with REGS, I've tried it, but it just felt op. Still waiting on (or hoping, rather) for Immersive and customizable Castle Volkihar to be updated so I can include that mod in the pack...If you load 3DNPC after ELFX Enhancer or after ELE, then all of the cells affected by interesting NPCs (and there's a lot of them) won't have the correct lighting values, and will look like they do in the vanilla game.

Is it normal for BOSS to be sorting it like this? It sounds like I'm going to have to put an override in for 3DNPCs. Not sure I want to go against BOSS on that one.

[CJ2311]

I've always said that 3DNPC's order in the BOSS masterlist was weird.

 

In any case, here's why ELFX - Enhancer should be loaded after 3DNPC.esp: