Skyrim Special Edition is out with swathe of pre existing mods and great deal of game breaking cheat codes. By using these cheat codes, you can take advantage on spawn items, activate God Mode. The best mods for Skyrim Special Edition. Since the last time we updated our list of the best Skyrim Special Edition mods the Skyrim Script Extender has been made compatible with it. SKSE will support the latest version of Skyrim available on Steam, and only this version (currently 1.9.32 with any other numbers following). It is extremely unlikely that any future non-SE Skyrim updates will be released. Contact the SKSE Team Having crashes on startup after a game patch? Remove the files from Data/SKSE/Plugins and try again.

• Skyrim Special Edition Ui Replacer

Before displaying the load order, add-on mods such as Frostfall must be loaded under their root mod on the screen (Campfire: Complete Camping System). Frostfall will load later of course, but for it to work, it’s dependent root mod Campfire must be first (higher on the list) and since it must remain above everything, this specific dependency is easy to manage.

Taken Straight From Aleithian

INTRODUCTION: This is the product of Aleithian testing mod load orders on Xbox One. His list (later in guide) changes as he changes his personal mod selection and as new mods come out. At any given time, he can’t guarantee that the load order won’t cause glitches or CTDs.

This list is the result of a general guide to load order on Nexus (https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/753253-only-you-can-prevent-forest-fires/), a guide on Bethesda.net (https://beta-community.bethesda.net/topic/5795/how-to-load-order), reasonably extensive in-game testing, and direct discussion with modders on Bethesda.net.

REQUESTS: If you want help with your mod list, first rearrange the list according to the Structure given below. Reordering a mod list is time-consuming, and Aleithian and myself do not have a huge amount of free time, so please first make a good-faith effort to reorder your list.

“NOT ENOUGH STORAGE SPACE” GLITCH: If you get this message when installing mods, even though you have enough space, there’s no easy fix at the moment. You need to go to Skyrim > Manage Game > Delete reserved memory. This will wipe all your mods but will also clear the glitch. The fastest way to reinstall a large mod list is to search for and install your mods in order, i.e. start with USSEP and move down the list. Using a keyboard to enter the mod names rather than the controller will also speed things up.

MY NOTES BEFORE ALEITHIAN’S STRUCTURE:

This is cleanly figured out by redditor Aleithian and the rest of the team on the Skyrim reddit community that has worked with him. They discovered and tested the mod load order by type extensively without any problems. Use this basic guide for knowing where to place newly installed mods. In the next page, I will show you my personal load order based off this guide designed by Aleithian and the reddit team.

QUIRKS: Some mods that you wouldn’t think include a certain type of change, do in fact include that change. A good example is KS Lite, which many seem to think includes only hair. But it includes facial content too due to the way Bethesda coded hair. Hence, any facial mod that you want to run needs to be placed after KS Lite, or any other hair mod. Mods that change bodies also need to be placed after mods that change faces to avoid neck seams and pixilated faces. Be attentive to mod descriptions and comments on Bethesda.net. Remember that mods lower in the list overwrite mods higher in the list.

STRUCTURE:

1. Bug fixes (e.g. Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch)
2. Structure and UI Mods;
   1. Overhauls (e.g. Campfire and Frostfall)
   2. Mission and content correction (e.g. Cutting Room Floor)
   3. Difficulty/level list mods
   4. Race mods
   5. Perk mods
   6. UI mods
   7. Cheat mods
3. Missions/Quests;
4. Environmental mods;
   1. Global mesh mods (e.g. SMIM)
   2. Weather/lighting mods
   3. Foliage mods
   4. Sound mods
5. Buildings;
   1. Mods that add distributed or worldwide content (Dolmen Ruins or Oblivion Gates)
   2. Mods that add or expand settlements
   3. Mods that add individual buildings
   4. Mods that modify building interiors
6. Items;
   1. Item packs
   2. Individual items
7. Gameplay;
   1. AI mods (e.g. Immersive Citizens)
   2. Robust gameplay changes (e.g. Marriage All, Alternate Start)
   3. Expanded armor (e.g. Magic Books, Pouches)
   4. Crafting mods
   5. Other gameplay mods (e.g. Rich Merchants, Faster Greatswords)
8. NPCs;
   1. Overhauls (e.g. Diverse Dragons)
   2. Populated series
   3. Other additions
9. Appearance mods;
   1. Hairdo mods
   2. Adorable Females
   3. Face mods
   4. Body mesh mods (e.g. Seraphim, Beautiful Mistresses, Dimon99 and Maevan2 Female body)
   5. Natural Eyes
   6. Other appearance mods
10. Texture mods;
11. Patches;
    1. Patches for earlier mods (e.g. the Apocalypse-Ordinator Compatibility Patch)
    2. Patches that alter content
    3. Patches that disable content or purport to improve performance
12. Mods that mod creators request should appear last (e.g. Go Away Clouds!).

BASIC MOD LIST: Many Xbox users simply want a short list of major mods that modify some basic aspects of their game, without adding the kind of content Aleithian has in his list below. You should be able to select any mods from the list below and use them together (mods in italics may require some adjustment of the rest of the list). If you want a short list of mods, just extract the mods you want from the list below and place them in the indicated order. Be sure to check the [patch] section at the end – some mods require patches to work together.

Aleithian’s Extended Load Order (Recurrently Updated)

Mods in italics are no longer active in his load queue, but are popular. They are included to show you where to put them. Some require patches that he doesn’t list, and some are outright incompatible with mods in his list. Please consult the mod description for guidance.

Bug Fixes

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (“USSEP”)

Game Structure and UI Mods

Climates of Tamriel (though an environment mod, it now defaults to the top)

Campfire

Better Gray Quarter

Frostfall

Open Cities (Incompatible with Project Hippie; May Conflict with Alternate Start Considering Research by /u/ApatheticPsycho; Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches)

Cutting Room Floor

Even Better Quest Objectives (Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches)

Paarthurnax Dilemma

Imperious

Phenderix Magic Evolved

Apocalypse

Ordinator

Missions/Quests

Falskaar

Conan

The Scarlet

Environmental Mods

SMIM

Lush Overhaul

Vivid Weather

True Storms

Skyrim is Windy

Climate of Tamriel Winter Edition

Climate of Tamriel Darker Nights

Surreal Lighting

RealLight – Cities

RealLight – CitiesExt

RealLight – DLC

RealLight – Dungeons

RealLight – Weather

Display Enhancements

Project Hippie

Fallen Trees

Skyrim Special Edition Ui Replacer

Dense Grass

No Snow Under the Roof (Incompatible with Any Map Texture Pack Mods)

Immersive Sounds

Buildings

Dolmen Ruins

Oblivion Gates

The Watchtowers

Karthwasten

Helarchen Creek

Soljund’s Sinkhole

Shor’s Stone

Whistling Mine

Kynesgrove

Darkwater Crossing

Ivarstead

Old Hroldan Extended

Bee Hives

Hidden Hunter’s Cabin

Books of Skyrim

Spiderwick Manor

Dragons Keep

Dragonborn Retreat

Atmoran Hearth

Bear Mountani Lodge

Seagulls Rest

Dragonstead

My Riverwood House

Hemlock Hall

Frostvale Estate

Draven Manor

House Strong-Blood

Skyfall Estate

Silvermoon Mansion

Imperial Officer’s Villa

Magical College of Winterhold

Better Solitude Throne Room

Thieves Guild: Ragged Flagon

Septimus Signus Outpost

Better Docks

Skyforge Workshop

Items

Cloaks & Capes

Kyne’s Breath – Weapon Pack

Ashara Newermind’s Elven

Ashara Elven Knight

Ashara Paragon

zzjay’s Wardrobe

Silver Knight Armor

Winter is Coming

TDN Equipable Horns

Triss & Yennefer Armor

Nocturnal’s Clothes

Vampire Knights

Animated Feather Wings

Animated Dragon Wings

Gameplay

Immersive Citizens

Realistic AI Detection

Realistic Conversations

Wet and Cold (Incompatible with Immersive Citizens)

Marriage All

Alternate Start (May Conflict with Open Cities Considering Research by /u/ApatheticPsycho)

Skyrim Unbound

Increase Follow Limit

NPC Clothes Changer

Civil War Equipment

True Lords of Oblivion

Equippable Tomes

Bandolier: Bags and Pouches

Ars Metallica

Skyforge Dragonbone

Craftable Elven Light Armor

Clothing Forge Crafting

Unlimited Werewolf Transformations

Faster Greatswords

NPC

Immersive Patrols

Diverse Dragons

ERSO Mighty Dragons

Hardcore Dragons

Better Vampires

Sacrosanct

Populated Skyrim Civil War

RS Children’s Overhaul

Diverse Imperial Soldiers

Frost Giants

Deadric Cults

Appearance Mods

Girly Animations

Apachii Hair HiRes

KS Hairdos Lite

Skyrim Hair Colors

Adorable Females

Ashara’s Faces Series

Aela Facelift

Mjoll Facelift

Dimon99 and Maevan2 Female Body

Beautiful Mistresses 2.1

Seraphim Body Mods

Natural Eyes

Roman Imperial Armor

Open Face Guard Helmets

Get Rid of Serana’s Hood

Humanoid Vampires

Belt-Fastened Quivers

Covered Carriages

Texture Mods

Optimized Vanilla Textures

Skyrim Graphic Overhaul

Skyland

Nordic Snow

Vivid and Classic Map Series (Possibly Incompatible with No Snow Under the Roof)

UNP Female Armor Refitted

LeanWolf’s Better-Shaped Weapons

Real Bows

Enhanced Blood Textures

Sovngarde Gold

Sinister Elven Armor

Webs

Patches

Even Better Quest Objectives + Cutting Room Floor Patch

Even Better Quest Objectives + Paarthurnax

Stones of Barenziah Droppable + Quest Markers

Apocalypse – Ordinator Patch

Equippable Tomes – Campfire

ERSO – Diverse Dragons Patch

Rich Merchants

Hunter’s Reward – Better Prices

Vampires Take no Fall Damage

Vampires Suck

Better Gray Quarter Patch

Torch Light Expanded

Dawnbreaker Sun Damage

Disable Cinematic Kills

No Radial Blur

No Edge Glow

Disable Combat Boundary

FPS Boost

Mods That Mod Creators Request Should Appear Last

People of Skyrim (Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches and Read the Mod Description to Avoid Conflicts; the Mod Creator Recommends This Appear Very Low on the List, So Place all its Patches After it)

Realistic Water Two

Elizabeth’s Tower

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Skyrim Special Edition is here and it’s looking lovely, but it comes with some serious concerns for players who are accustomed to playing Skyrim on their PCs. Here’s the bottom line: Most mods for Vanilla Skyrim won’t work with the new souped up edition. So what’s a fan to do when they’re itching to bog down their game with gigabytes worth of anime hair and flying trains?

Skyrim Special Edition makes the jump from 32-bit to 64-bit, rendering the original mods useless, but on the other hand, it makes room for even bigger and better mods that hog a lot of memory. It’s likely we’ll be seeing some truly amazing things coming from mods in the future, but it’s going to take some doing. A quick look at the Nexus Mods page for Skyrim Special Edition lists 25 pages worth of mods, while the original is rocking a hefty 1574. The difference is stark at the moment, but folks are already hard at work on new fan-made add-ons. Let’s take a further look at what’s been done in the modding space and some of the best new mods at the moment.

How come I can’t use Vanilla Skyrim mods in the Special Edition?

Apart from the shift from 32-bit to 64-bit, a lot of modders depended on a few other mods to craft their creations, namely the Skyrim Script Extender or SKSE. The mod essentially opens up the potential for more ambitious mods by adding new scripts to the game. That makes brand new content like alternate dialogue options or improved UIs possible. SKSE became a modding essential, and you won’t get very far without it. While the SKSE team is hard at work on a Special Edition version, it isn’t ready yet, and probably won’t be for some time.

It’s a different story on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. You’ll already find some mods, although mods like SKSE will never be a reality on the console versions, and PS4 mods are hampered by copyright restrictions. But minus those hang-ups you can get to modding right away.

What are my options as far as PC mods go?

Modders were hard at work even before Special Edition launched to ensure that PC players would have options for customizing their games. Many of them were first developed for the original Skyrim, so you’ll find some familiar faces in there, too. Most of these mods are available on the Xbox One version if you prefer playing on console instead. Here are a few of the best currently housed on Nexus Mods:

You’ve likely played through the game multiple times by now, so you’re probably grimacing at the prospect of sitting through that same slow wagon ride one more time. Never again, dear readers! Alternate Start skips all of that nonsense in Helgen if you so choose, presenting you with a few different ways to start your Skyrim adventures, all of which have different effects on how your story plays out.

Skyrim Special Edition is not without its problems, but this mod aims to fix that, offering a number of fixes to various problems that have yet to addressed by Bethesda. The modders are actively tracking bugs and listening to feedback to stay up to date, and they work hard to ensure that the patches are compatible with other existing mods.

Already people are working on making Skyrim Special Edition look better. This mod upgrades the appearance of background objects. Buildings, baskets, assorted food stuffs and books have all been given improved textures to allow for a more realistic experience.

There’s no getting around it, and in fact everyone accepts it — Bethesda either doesn’t care or is just plain bad at making character models that don’t look much better than talking potatoes attached to awkwardly animated human bodies. You could hide behind the first-person perspective, or you could download the Total Character Makeover mod. All races get improved textures, and the modder has even ensured that all characters will have one cohesive look to keep things nice and match-y.

Some modders focus on the minutiae others would disregard, bringing surprising changes to the game. Wet and Cold is one of those mods, adding weather-appropriate effects to the game. Traveling through colder realms, you’ll be able to see your character’s breath condensing in the chilly air, while a rainstorm might cause you to slop through murky terrain and be temporarily blinded by raindrops blowing in your face. You’ll even find NPCs sheltering inside during storms complaining about the foul weather. They’re small touches, but they make a big difference.

The road ahead:

So yes, there is a lot of work to be done, but modders are resilient and we’ll be seeing improved mods in the upcoming months. In the meantime, you might be better off sticking to Vanilla Skyrim on PC or settling for the Special Edition experience with the limited number of mods currently at your disposal on console. Regardless, Skyrim is an incredible game in its own right, so we expect you’ll have fun either way.