User:Eberkain

User:Eberkain/SystemSpecs

User:Eberkain/Benchmark Testing

I am going to use this page to document what mods I use that are not a part of the current STEP release, how to make them compatible with each other and STEP, and give the reasoning behind each choice. This is a personal list primarily gathered from the excellent GEMS site, not everyone will agree with all the choices or changes. I am doing this really for myself and since I so love the STEP experience, I felt this would be a good place to catalog what I am going to use. The criteria by which I select mods are as follows...

Increased immersion and realism, but not breaking with the Skyrim world
Enhancing the gameplay to be more engaging and difficult to the player
To conflict with STEP as little as possible, I would like to keep every step mod

Go down the following list and install them in order after a finished STEP setup. I recommend jumping in and playing for a bit after each section to ensure things are working correctly still. The following sections are presented with tables of information, this is a breakdown of what it means.

Mod Name	Conflicts	Patches	Notes
The name of the mod with a link to Nexus	Disable these downloaded mods to make this addition compatible, my goal is to have nothing here.	Download and enable these patches to make this addition compatible, place directly after this mod unless otherwise stated	this will detail any install notes or suggested options

A - VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS[edit | edit source]

For visual enhancements I am looking for a set of mods that both enhance the game's appearance and keep the computer system from slowing to a crawl. This is a very subjective topic, and each person will have their own likes and dislikes. After much testing I have determined that ENB is really just not worth the performance hit. The things that make the most difference in the appearance of a scene are, AO, Bloom, DOF, AA, Contrast, Saturation, AF. I can only speak to Nvidia users, but you can enable AO->Performance, AFx16 and FXAA using the hardware and all with very little performance impact. The following mods cover the remaining items and I think the screenshots below demonstrate best. Personally I feel the mods look more interesting, and also consider you have the flexibility of drastically changing the settings in game. This coupled with the superior performance make the choice simple in my opinion.

STEP 2.2.5	SkyRealism ENB Evloved	The Following Mods
	File:Enb.jpg	File:Myset.jpg

Mod Name	Conflicts	Patches	Notes
Realistic Lighting Overhaul	Lanterns of Skyrim - All In One - Default Preset	Lanterns of Skyrim - All In One - RLO Preset	Use Custom Install Major City Interiors - No Homes Major City Exteriors Minor Cities Dungeons Dawnguard
Climates of Tamriel		Lightning during Thunder Storms - Patch	Install all four files... Main File Dawnguard Dragonborn Sounds
Grass on Steroids			Set skyrim.ini [Grass] iMinGrassSize=75
Dynavision			Settings are changed in-game. Suggested settings are... Mode -> Dynamic Strength -> 1.0 Type -> Harsh Speed -> 0.5
Imaginator			Settings are changed in-game. Suggested settings are... Bloom -> Medium Contrast +20 Brightness -10 Saturation +20
Hialgo Boost

File:ScreenShot16.jpg	File:ScreenShot11.jpg	File:ScreenShot12.jpg

B - GAMEPLAY ENHANCEMENTS[edit | edit source]

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT COMPLETE

Mod Name	Patches	Notes
Requiem - The Roleplaying Overhaul	Disable the two files under interface to remove the custom font, do not use any other options.
Character Creation Overhaul		Disable all options.
Random Alternate Start
SkyRealism - Save System		Use 2 minute version
Swift Potion Reborn
Achieve That
Automatic Variants
SUM

Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival Realistic Needs and Diseases TK Recoil TK Dodge TK HitStop The Dance of Death - A Killmove Mod Dual Wield Parrying

C - CHARACTER OPTIONS[edit | edit source]

Mod Name	Conflicts	Patches	Notes
ApachiiSkyHair
Beards

Knapsack Enhanced Greatsword Sheaths and Scabbards with Thinner Blades

D - WORLD ADDITIONS[edit | edit source]

Mod Name	Conflicts	Patches	Notes

Placeable Statics - Move Anything Interesting NPCs Glowing Ore Veins 300 Unread Books Glow Improved Container Names

E - LOOT EXPANSION[edit | edit source]

Mod Name	Conflicts	Patches	Notes

Immersive Armors Immersive Weapons Heavy Armory - New Weapons Winter Is Coming - Cloaks Cloaks of Skyrim Left Hand Rings

ON THE FENCE[edit | edit source]

The following mods are not currently recommended.

Mod Name	Notes
Fantasy Music Overhaul	Currently Not Avaliable
Sprint and Jump with Boost
Homestead - Make Anywhere a Player Home
Kace Auto Loot