Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - My Essential Mod List
Updated: Sep 28, 2022
I am finally playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and I am having a blast with it! I have played this game several times before but never actually completed it. Now I have mods!! I am very new to modding Skyrim so I am still learning - and still adding mods. For now, here is what I have so far.
These mods are used for all characters. Willow (Pictured Above) is just my main.
The mods with two stars next to them are required mods. The rest are in order of importance to me in each category but are not in order to the loader. I am using Vortex Mod Manager.
Utility Mods:
**Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
**XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended - XPMSSE
**SkyUI at Skyrim Special Edition
**UIExtensions at Skyrim Special Edition
**JContainers SE at Skyrim Special Edition
**Address Library for SKSE Plugins
*Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM)
Achievements Mods Enabler at Skyrim Special Edition
A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map - With Roads
AddItemMenu - Ultimate Mod Explorer
Ecotone Dual Sheath at Skyrim Special Edition
Fores New Idles in Skyrim SE - FNIS SE
Equipping Overhaul
iEquip at Skyrim Special Edition
Immersive HUD - iHUD Special Edition
Unread Books Glow SSE
Quick Light SE
Sovngarde - A Nordic Font
Race Compatibility for Skyrim SE
Dynamic Animation Replacer (Will Need this for several other mods)
Hide Your Quests (ESL Flagged)
GamePlay:
*Alternate Start - Live Another Life - SSE
*New Beginnings - Live Another Life Extension SSE
*Violens - A Killmove Mod SE
*Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim
TK Dodge SE
Pretty Combat Animations (PCA) - Weapon Master SE
Pretty Combat Animations SSE
Even Better Quest Objectives SE - EBQO SE
Rich Skyrim Merchants
Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul
Goetia Animations - Magic Spell Casting
Faster Casting
Pretty Female Idles SSE at Skyrim Special Edition
Pretty Sit Idles SE at Skyrim Special Edition
Sit Anywhere 2 at Skyrim Special Edition
Female Animations For Female Orc
Landscapes & Textures:
Cathedral Weathers and Seasons
Cathedral - Water Overhaul and Bug Fixes
Cathedral - 3D Mountain Flowers
Skyrim 3D Stonewalls
Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants
Skyrim 3D Rocks
ETHEREAL COSMOS - Special Edition
ETHEREAL CLOUDS - Special Edition
Sacred Trees
Happy Little Trees
Diverse Dragons Collection SE (DDCse)
HD Photorealistic Ivy
Dark Forests of Skyrim SE
Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows(updated)
To this one:
Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows (EVLaS)
Fluffy Snow
Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K
Majestic Mountains
Rudy HQ - Nordic Ruins SE
Soaking Wet - Character Wetness Effect (Rain & Snow)
EISopa HD - Unique Hand Painted Road Signs SE
Book Covers Skyrim
BURP -Spell Tomes - SE
Bellyaches Animal and Creatures Pack SSE
Fangs & Eyes Fix for A Vampire Appearance Mod (Original Mod Not Needed)
Vampire Eyes - Vampire Eye Unlocked (to fix a glitch)
Female Vampires Have Fangs
Visual Animated Enchants - VAE
EEKs Renthal Flora Collection
Hanging Moss Replacer Into Plant
Immersive Weapons at Skyrim Special Edition
Immersive Sounds - Compendium
Immersive Jewelry SSE
Character Creator Mods:
RaceMenu
Race Menu High Heels
Community Overlays 2 (31-50) Body Paints, WarPaints, Tattoos and More Made for the Community (Special Edition)
Brows (Skyrim Special Edition)
Aesthetic Elves
Ethereal Elven Overhaul
KS Hairdos SSE
Extra Hair Colors for Vanilla Races (No Longer Being Worked On)
Eyes of Aber by Aberin Converted to SSE (This Mod is Hidden)
Botox for Skyrim
UNP Female Body Renewal - A Female Face and Body Replacer
Faerie Elves - CBBE and UNP
Followers and NPCs
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO SE
Better Males - Beautiful Nudes and Faces - New Hairstyles
(Faces - Younger Faces Merged with Men)
Pandorable’s NPCs - Males
Pandorable’s NPCs - Males 2
Pandorable’s NPCs -Dawnguard
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul SE
Amazing Follower Tweaks SE
Lucien - Immersive Fully Voiced Male Follower
Pandorable’s Lucien Replacer
True Meeko SE
Quiet Dog (I chose Complete Silence but there are other options)
Kaiden 2
Pandorable’s Kaiden Replacer
INIGO
Armor:
Eldrids Armor Mashup UNP - SSE
DX Gwelda Dawnguard Outfit - UNP
DX Sotteta Necromancer Outfit - UNP
DX Celes Rogue Armor - UNP
DX Celes Nightingale Outfit and Weapons - UNP
DX Daedric Reaper Armor - UNP
DX Gwelda Vampire Outfit - UNP
DX Merta Assassin Outfit - UNP
Shredded Triss Armor Standalone SE
Lind’s Spellslinger Outfit
Nibenean Armors and Outfit SE
Hedge Mage Armor SSE
Winter is Coming SSE - Cloaks of Skyrim
Apachii Divine Elegance Store at Skyrim Special Edition
Shiva’s Vanilla Clothing Replacer SE
Immersive Armors at Skyrim Special Edition
Northgirl Armor UNP - SSE
Elite Rogue Armour UNP -UNPB All-in-One Retexture - SSE
Dark Knight Amor - My Version - XTudo - UNP -CBBE - UNPB
Kozakowy’s Mythic Dawn Priestess Outfit - CBBE - UNP - SSE
Thanks so much for reading!
