Cyan's *Must-Have* Skyrim Mod Recommendation Super-Gush Thread - daily updates

[Malo]

I downloaded Climates of Tamriel as well, gotta try it --Vivid Weathers got updated, the game automatically tells you when a mod was updated in order to download it again if you want.

Here's my CoT with a few effects from ENB+Reshade.

 

[Cyan]

Bethesda confirms that Skyrim is going to be on the Nintendo Switch, which he holds in high regard!! Very interesting interview with Todd Howard, Bethesda's CEO.

http://www.glixel.com/interviews/sk...alks-switch-vr-and-elder-scrolls-wait-w451761

What do you think of the Switch, Nintendo's newly announced console that is portable but also hooks up to your TV?
I love it. I got to play it. I will tell you – well, maybe that's an N.D.A. thing. One of the best demos I've ever seen. Probably the best demo I've ever seen. At E3.

Was it a Nintendo game?
I mean the device itself. I think it's really smart what they're doing. We're definitely going to be supporting it. It's the first time we've done something on Nintendo. If you don't count the old NES stuff. Home Alone. Or Where's Waldo?

Can you really bring Skyrim with you on the go?
It's the same game on the TV and on the other screen.

And more tidbits...on mods and all.

Are there Skyrim mods that you wish were part of the main game?
There are really simple ones where you go, 'Duh, we should have done that.' There's one that adds fast travel markers when you own a house. That's like a 10-minute thing that we probably should have done. There's a really popular mod that makes the cities open, so you can just walk in. We didn't do that, originally, for technical reasons on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

There are also ones that we like that rebalance the game. On the surface, it seems like it makes it harder, but can make it a bit more interesting for people who have played it a lot.

Is there any part of Skyrim that you would fix?
I think if you look at our worlds and our environments, they're really rewarding. I think on the character side, how the NPCs react to you is still not quite where we want it to be.

There really isn't a part of the game where we can't say, "That could be better."

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Bethesda confirms that Skyrim is going to be on the Nintendo Switch, which he holds in high regard!! Very interesting interview with Todd Howard, Bethesda's CEO.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I wonder what the minimum game is you need before the rest of the world will make content for it (for free!) and turn it into something spectacular?

 

[Cyan]

Is he not?

Mods that the guy of the video is using (I think Adorable Females, Vivid Weathers/Climates of Tamriel, Wet and Cold, and some others are notable absences, but it looks fine, and in fact I havent tried Surreal Lighting, Nordic Snow, Treeslod_23 -sounds very interesting-, Fallen Trees, Tundra Quagmire nor Manor Road nor Optimised Vanilla Textures)

1.Optimized Vanilla Textures
2.Skyrim Graphic Overhaul
3.Static Mesh Improvement Mod
4.Surreal Lighting
5.Nordic Snow
6.Project Hippie
7.Treeslod_23
8.Fallen Trees
9.Tundra Quagmire
10.Realistic Water Two
11.Manor Roads

Now in the second video, the author compares some weather mods. He recommends Vivid Weathers on consoles, and if you are on PC and using ENBs he says maybe Climates of Tamriel is best suited for that.

 

[Cyan]

Some more recommended mods:

1. Alternative Start - Live Another Life
http://bit.ly/2fPnQwd http://bit.ly/2eYcbfL

2. iNeed - Food, Water, Sleep
http://bit.ly/2gq9oNA http://bit.ly/2eWvTbS

3. Campfire - Complete Camping System
http://bit.ly/2ftmCtZ http://bit.ly/2fzMWAs

4. Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival
http://bit.ly/2ebZkTa http://bit.ly/2g0BSNA

5. No Fast Travel
http://bit.ly/2gdHIIY http://bit.ly/2gp9C49

These mods are in the console version as well.

 

[Cyan]

Some pictures I took, Xbox One version. This is my list of mods.

Skyland - A Landscape Texture - XB1
Quite a few 2K textures. Compatible with Skyrim Graphic Overhaul, which is more focused in little things and also creatures.

Real Mountains - XB1

Tundra Quagmire (XB1)

Fallen Trees

Skyrim Graphic Overhaul

Realistic Water Two (XB1)

Static Mesh Improvement Mod SE XB1

Vivid Weathers Special Edition - a Weather and Visual overhaul for Skyrim SE

Project Hippie (XB1)

Sofia - The Funny Fully Voiced Follower [XB1]
djjohnjarvis(4k)

Treeslod_23 [XB1
Andrea_23

[XB1] Ashara Erin and Sienna Followers
Ashara

Nordic Snow [Xbox]
Erik1988

Adorable Females
Shroudlegacy

Natural Eyes
Shroudlegacy

Cheat Room (XB1)
Bradenm1

Better Vampires 7.6 XB1

Wet and Cold (XB1)
isoku

The Paarthurnax Dilemma [XB1]
Arthmoor

Open Cities Skyrim [XB1]
Arthmoor

 

[Cyan]

The pictures (had to split the post). All of them are compatible between them. Additionally, I have other mods, but they aren't related to visuals, some of them are just the Fenris Wolf follower and things like that, followers, sexy, little tweaks, new npcs and campaigns etc.

I got this pictures yesterday (hope you can see them, except one they are uploaded to onedrive):

 

[Malo]

Sofia is an awesome follower. Fully custom voiced who reacts to everything around her like comments from NPCs, as well as quests etc. She's a riot.

 

[Cyan]

Sofia is an awesome follower. Fully custom voiced who reacts to everything around her like comments from NPCs, as well as quests etc. She's a riot.

I can attest to that. It's quite surprising because she even comments about the things guards tell you, and sometimes in a very funny way.

She can discern the things other people say, which is nice, because it says good things about how the game was programmed. I thought it was a weakness in Skyrim, that the comments of other people went unnoticed most of the time -and they do, I think, when it comes to the built - in NPCs-.

 

[Malo]

There are entire mods devoted to improving the interaction between NPCs. Bethesda created a very open but rather bland world in respect to immersion.

 

[Cyan]

There are entire mods devoted to improving the interaction between NPCs. Bethesda created a very open but rather bland world in respect to immersion.

Maybe it is a cultural thing. Perhaps it isn't, but people usually engage into a three-way (or more) conversation if the opportunity arises. I mean, in Skyrim some guards talk to you and other guards are right there too, nearby, but they don't interact in the conversation if only to reply to their workmate or attest to their statements. That's what surprised me about Sofia, and it also shows it could be easily implemented in the game if Bethesda wanted to.

I enjoy philosophy and I would love to have this follower, Aurlyn Dawnstone, in the console version. Probably the best follower out there?

https://aurlyndawnstone.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Also Onean http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72385/?

And Recorder, amazing voice acting.http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68683/?

I'd be so happy with those.

 

[Cyan]

Some more excellent mods.

Dense grass (uses vanilla grass, and improves it, might cause minor drops, although maybe non on the console version, which are already limited to 30fps)

PC - https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/workshop/skyrim/mod-detail/3180792
Xbox One - https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/workshop/skyrim/mod-detail/3180870
PS4 - https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/workshop/skyrim/mod-detail/3180805

Real Bows
PC- http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3144/?
Xbox One - https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/workshop/skyrim/mod-detail/3193923

Winter is coming, by Nivea -adds lots of winter cloaks-

PC- http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4933/?
Xbox One - https://mods.bethesda.net/#en/workshop/skyrim/mod-detail/3206711

As an extra, two other mods that look very cool, although these two are PC Only.

Enhanced Lights and FX http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2424/?
Emfy Cleric (DX Mini Armour Collection) http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4853/?

 

[Cyan]

This is a good example about how a modded console version of Skyrim can look.

Mods the author of the video is using. (I'd probably add Wet and Cold to the list, and little tweaks here and there, but still....)

MAIN GRAPHIC MODS USED IN ORDER:
1.Skyland
2.Optimized Vanilla Textures
3.Skyrim Graphic Overhaul
4.Static Mesh Improvement Mod
5.Surreal Lighting
6.Nordic Snow
7.Project Hippie
8.Treeslod_23
9.Fallen Trees
10.Lush Overhaul
11.Tundra Quagmire
12.Realistic Water Two
13.Manor Roads

 

[Cyan]

More or less the same than before, just a tad more beautiful:

MAIN MODS USED IN ORDER:
1.Optimized Vanilla Textures
2.Skyrim Graphic Overhaul
3.Static Mesh Improvement Mod
4.Skyland
5.Surreal Lighting
6.Nordic Snow
7.Lush Overhaul
8.Project Hippie
9.Treeslod_23
10.Fallen Trees
11.Tundra Quagmire
12.Realistic Water Two
13.Manor Roads

I would like to have this mod on consoles, Bigger Trees:

 

[Cyan]

Will this ever be released in consoles? I hope so!! Darn, the music always gets to me. Too many memories. It was the first true next gen game of the past generation for me.

(video was released yesterday)

 

[Cyan]

Will this ever be released in consoles? I hope so!! Darn, the music always gets to me. Too many memories. It was the first true next gen game of the past generation for me.

(video was released yesterday)

 

[Cyan]

The beautiful song of this video is In Love (feat. Nori) by Himitsu

He is using these mods for the video:

ALL GRAPHIC MODS USED IN ORDER:
1.Climates Of Tamriel for Xbox One
2.Surreal Lighting
3.Optimized Vanilla Textures
4.SMIM
5.Skyrim Graphic Overhaul
6.Skyland
7.Lush Overhaul
8.Project Hippie
9.Manor Roads
10.Enhanced Night Skyrim
11.No snow Under the roof
12.Hold Border Banners
13.Treeslod_23
14.Wooden Bridges SE (XBOX)
15.Fallen Trees (XBOX)
16.Dense Grass
17.Tundra Quagmire (XB1)
18.Wet and Cold (XB1)
19.Climates Of Tamriel Darker Nights
20.RealLight- Weathers (XB1)
21.Skyrim Is Windy (XB1)
22.Realistic Water Two (XB1)

 

[Cyan]

 

[Cyan]

Spectacular music and some cool effects in the video below: