Just got skyrim. what mods to get?

[ShiverMePenguins]

That increase the visual experience, without taking any real hit on performance? right now i only have a 7790 so i want to be able to either get fps boosts, or just general visual quality upgrades without hitting my performance. what mods in the steam workshop should i look for?

[Morpheus]

how much vram and resolution?

[kcchi]

http://ww.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/1regt3/best_of_mods_must_haves_as_of_nov_2013/

 

Enjoy

[Jogostar]

frostfall and realisti needs and diseas are must have.

[Genecidalic]

If you have dawnguard then immersive creatures. Skyrim Redone is great. Also Race Menu. Ultimate Combat is a must if you feel original skyrim is too easy. Also Deadly Dragons is nice. Wearable laterns will make your life easier. 

[ShiverMePenguins]

http://ww.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/1regt3/best_of_mods_must_haves_as_of_nov_2013/

 

Enjoy

on steam workshop*

 

in the post bro. i'm not going to jump to 50 different websites.

[kcchi]

on steam workshop*

 

in the post bro. i'm not going to jump to 50 different websites.

I didn't picked up on that, my bad. The thread on reddit doesn't seem so fond of steam workshop however. I personally haven't had the time to mod skyrim myself so this link is all I have, sorry for that

[ShiverMePenguins]

its ok, but i'm not going to directly mod my files without steam. because omg just remove them from my workshop yay

[bacosta1993]

That increase the visual experience, without taking any real hit on performance? right now i only have a 7790 so i want to be able to either get fps boosts, or just general visual quality upgrades without hitting my performance. what mods in the steam workshop should i look for?

You should use Skyrim Nexus. It is much better and I find the workshop to be kind of a headache when you want to uninstall a mod. 

Edit: Look up Gopher on youtube. He will tell you everything you need to know. 

[GameModeLiam]

This is Pistol's (Teksyndicate member) old mod list http://i.imgur.com/CINurx1.jpg Also get an enb if your rig can handle it.

[Night]

Use Nexus Mod Manager. Only noobs use steam workshop.

Mod manager has way better functionality aswell.

[pierrelucsav]

The mods that have the biggest impact on visuals (imo) are Skyrim HD, Skyrim Flora Overhaul and W.A.T.E.R,  I recommend you start there. They come in medium resolution as well if you're limited on VRAM. Make sure you don't install the official hd texture packs, they'll kill your framerate.

 

Also, if you're willing to sacrifice some performance (around 30-40% fps), using an ENB lighting mod will make a HUGE difference in quality. If you want to try it, I can share with you a preset I made that I'm particularly proud of.

[PhilBoisvert]

This is Pistol's (Teksyndicate member) old mod list http://i.imgur.com/CINurx1.jpg Also get an enb if your rig can handle it.

 

DAAAAAMMMNNNN!!! That is a LOOOTT of mods!

[cloud]

All. Of. Them.

[Minjon]

Hmm i got the game 2 days ago and already have around 48 mods  :mellow: .

Use this as guide: http://wiki.step-project.com/STEP:Guide

Also Skyrim Nexus is a lot better then the workshop and also has a ton of mods that are not allowed on workshop.

Use this youtube guide as well https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7DlYarj-DdhDG41roBVJfNCqvO5MmKP

[0_o]

That increase the visual experience, without taking any real hit on performance? right now i only have a 7790 so i want to be able to either get fps boosts, or just general visual quality upgrades without hitting my performance. what mods in the steam workshop should i look for?

 

 

Well I'm sure somebody has already said this but go to Nexus and find some HD textures and change your ENB and go wild with all that other stuff. I would do those first since they make a super big change in the appearance. 

[Deus Ragno]

Recommend you use Skyrim Nexus to find these.

 

Visual fidelity and performance:

Climates of tamriel, phinix natural enb, skyrim flora overhaul, skyrim project optimization, pure waters, dynavision, realistic lighting overhaul.

 

Immersion and difficulty:

T3nd0s skyrim redone, realistic needs and deceases, frostfall, random alternate start, hunterborn, ASIS, deadly dragons, dragon combat overhaul.

 

UI:

Skyui, Ihud, categorized favorites menu, racemenu.

 

Audio:

Audio overhaul for skyrim, improved combat sounds, clanking armor.

 

Textures:

aMidianborn book of silence, skyrim hd and a slew of high res textures you'll do best to find and customize to your liking on your own.

 

Misc:

Acheive that!, bandolier bags and pouches, the dance of death, covenient horses, ultimate follower overhaul or amazing follower tweaks. 

 

Must haves:

Unofficial Skyrim, dawnguard, dragonborn, heartfire, High res patches.

 

Tools:

BOSS, fxaa tool, nexus mod manager.

 

There is a lot more, but that's the basic core package I recommend.

[Silvercall]

I agree,use Skyrim Nexus. Some of the ones that I use are:

Climes of Tamriel;

Project Skyrim enb;

bags and bandoliers;

ultimate followers overhall;

unofficial skyrim patch;

frostfall;

Dance of Death;

amidianborn book of silence;

sky ui;

immersive HUD.

[Commander_Z]

the unofficial patches, do you need them all if you have the legendary edition like i do???

[kreotis]

SkyUI and a lot of HD texture mods at the least

[mrsocksman]

Swearing mudcrabs mod is a must, really.