[Megathread] Skyrim Discussion

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I don't really get what you are talking about. You are talking about SMIM and linking a vid of Realvision ENB ...

wat?

[Nalam the Venom]

I don't really get what you are talking about. You are talking about SMIM and linking a vid of Realvision ENB ...

wat?

i dono either mate trust me.. got no clue about anything xD

But in the video it said "let the loader overwrite all files except SMIM" but i just pressed "yes to all" so did i destroy the SMIM? or what is a SMIM even..? or how do i undo that
But skyrim won't start now so i guessed it's something importent

[Talokami]

You can open up the console with " ' ". Then type in "showracemenu". Hit " ' " again to close the console. Adjust hair as needed.

Alternatively, if you like immersion, you can DL a barber shop here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31030/?

If you have the Dawnguard expansion you can visit the face sculptor in the ratway under Riften. She's in teh Ragged Flagon. I believe she charges you though.

Oh! And the command console! It is a beautiful, beautiful thing: http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console#Commands.

Also, if you plan on doing a lot of enchanting or soul trapping I really recommend this mod: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/5312/? No more wasted soul gems!

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i dono either mate trust me.. got no clue about anything xD

But in the video it said "let the loader overwrite all files except SMIM" but i just pressed "yes to all" so did i destroy the SMIM? or what is a SMIM even..? or how do i undo that
But skyrim won't start now so i guessed it's something importent

Well ... let's start again.

There are 2 ways to use Nexus Mod Manager. On the nexus site most mods give you 2 download options : download with manager or download manually.

If you use "download with manager" the NMM will open and start to download the mod, the files of the mod will be stored in a specific folder on your computer. In NMM there are 2 tabs, plugin and mods, forget the plugin tab for the moment and open the mod tab. The mod tab displays a list of small folder with names like "abode" animals" "animations" ... "dungeons" "immersion" ... If you used the "download with manager" option on the nexus site, after a few seconds or minute (depending of the size of the file) you will have a "+1" somewhere in the list, open the folder and you will find the mod you just downloaded with a smal red cross right before its name. The small red cross means the mod is on the computer but not in the game files. To put the mod in the game files you need to activate it, this can be done by a double click or by using the "activate the selected mod" (green arrow). Once it's done the mod is in the game and you can play with it.

Sometimes some mod will ask if you want to replace "X mod" with your new mod files. This is because some mods overlap, oftenly it's texture mods. With texture mods the easiest way is to install the sharpest ones the last so you can just click "replace all" when the installer asks you.

I advise you not to use too many mods when you begin the game, you won't know how to handle them and you will crash your game quickly.


ps : SMIM is just a mod.

[Nalam the Venom]

Thx for taking your time and write all that but.. Know most of it alrdy http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/30936/? Dowloaded all mods listed there i just fked up in the later stages at the 3, A,b,c part

[Hellravager]

If your skyrim doesnt work go through all your mods disable them 1 by 1 until you find the one thats causing it

[Nalam the Venom]

Since thereal vision page told me too change my skytimpref file and i don't remember what was there before.. Could anyone type the default "display" part of the thingy?

[WarpedAcorn]

I'm really confused. Are you trying to install the RealVision ENB or the Static Mesh Improvement Mod?

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend fiddling with ENB's until you are fairly confident installing normal mods. ENB's require a little bit more manual tweeking.

[Nalam the Venom]

I'm really confused. Are you trying to install the RealVision ENB or the Static Mesh Improvement Mod?

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend fiddling with ENB's until you are fairly confident installing normal mods. ENB's require a little bit more manual tweeking.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/30936/?

Alrdy downloaded and installed all mods there, trying too make it work atm, just reading through the stuff i am at the loadorder part atm

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Tho not home atm but greatful to any help you might wanna provide

[WarpedAcorn]

Normally for load order you want to use BOSS: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/6/? .

This will tell you if you need to clean up any mods with a TES5Edit or if there are any compatibility issues/patches you might need to DL for your mods. Its a super important tool.


Wrye Bash is another very useful tool. If you are CTD'ing frequently this will help tell you what mods are "not playing well with others". Then you can either figure out why (usually a version compatibility issue between dependent mods in my experience) and fix the issue.

[Deleted]

Thx for taking your time and write all that but.. Know most of it alrdy

Since thereal vision page told me too change my skytimpref file and i don't remember what was there before.. Could anyone type the default "display" part of the thingy?

If a .ini doesn't work anymore, delete it. The game will create a new and clean one the next time you launch it. It's better to uninstall your realvision ENB before launching the game if you want to create new and clean .ini.

Also if you plan on using Realvision ENB I advise you to use a shorter list of mods compared to the one the creator of the mod gave you, because you're new to modding.

What I would consider the core mod for good visuals with this ENB would be

Skyrim HD 2K Textures - Landscape, Dungeons, Towns, Misc, Riften
Skyrim Flora Overhaul
SMIM
Climates of Tamriel
Enhanced Lights and FX

Just these 5 and in this order. If prompted "do you want to replace ..." always say "yes to all" except for the 5 files of Skyrim HD 2K Textures where you answer "no".

Then install Realvision and do the .ini tweak manually and the AA and FXAA tweak.

With just these 5 you will go from something like this



to something like this



Also, in the .ini I really really advise you never to modify the "uGridsToLoad" line even if the creator of the mod tels you to do so. You will loose your save if you are new to modding. It's bad ! Really bad ! bad like ... hmm ... bad.

[Verdugo]

Yeah but that seems too anal retentive. I went full klepto. Steal all the things.

Dont forget that you can now walk while overburdened. And you even have the sprint shout and mounts (and you can fast travel while on mount).

Seriously, no reason not to pick up every nice pebble on the ground.

[Deleted]

Just one quick question about ENBs. Am I the only one who is really bothered by the effect that blurs everything that isn't in your focus (at roughly the same distance as the object in the center of the screen)? I usually turn it off, but it would be nice to have an option to have it enabled to blur only the really distant landscape and not the bandit 10 meters in front of me when I happen to aim at the mountain 2 kilometers behind him?

[Deleted]

Well, atleast later in the game i tend to cap out vendors with 1 oder 2 items, so i only pick up stuff that is really valuable (or i can use now or later, such as dragonscales and stuff). For the early game, its still way to annoying for me to pick every little item up, so even then i only collect the most valuable bits, since its pretty easy to get a nice chunk of gold going.

On an unrelated note,
anyone know a mod which enables me to cast spells while having a 2handed weapon equipped? I wanted to try a sort of death knight with Heavy Armor, 2handed weapon and conjuration. After browsing through skyrimneus and google searching, i only found stuff that changes spells into minor powers, or overly complicated ways to bind certain spells to keybinds and be able to cast them without switching, but all mods i found had some drawbacks i didnt really want to put up with.
So if anyone knows a way please let me know, otherwise i just have to improvise.

[Nalam the Venom]

dono why it won't start.. well it does start but after that first part that says "bethesta" the game just crash.. i have correct loadorder and done everything the site said.. bah xD

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Snip.

Yes the game worked with those settings(Thank you <3), so i guess i just clutterd the game up with way too much when i loaded all his list

[Hellravager]

Ah kk also the game has a 3.1gb ram limit after that it crashs

[WarpedAcorn]

dono why it won't start.. well it does start but after that first part that says "bethesta" the game just crash.. i have correct loadorder and done everything the site said.. bah xD

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Yes the game worked with those settings(Thank you <3), so i guess i just clutterd the game up with way too much when i loaded all his list

Also, like I mentioned, run BOSS and Wrye Bash if you want to know what was causing those crashes.

Ah kk also the game has a 3.1gb ram limit after that it crashs

This will help with the crashes related to Skyrim not building a big enough memory block: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/50305/? .

[Dezerte]

On an unrelated note,
anyone know a mod which enables me to cast spells while having a 2handed weapon equipped? I wanted to try a sort of death knight with Heavy Armor, 2handed weapon and conjuration. After browsing through skyrimneus and google searching, i only found stuff that changes spells into minor powers, or overly complicated ways to bind certain spells to keybinds and be able to cast them without switching, but all mods i found had some drawbacks i didnt really want to put up with.
So if anyone knows a way please let me know, otherwise i just have to improvise.

Not sure, http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/43123/? is the closest thing I can think of.

[Nalam the Venom]

If i download a armor mod. how do i then get it to my character?
What does stuff like
Acquire Instructions:
Armor and Weapons:
1. Craft: Everything but the Horse armor is Craftable under the "Leather" section of the forge once you have "Steel Smithing" perk unlocked.
Mean and how do i do it xD

[shokter]

If i download a armor mod. how do i then get it to my character?
What does stuff like
Acquire Instructions:
Armor and Weapons:
1. Craft: Everything but the Horse armor is Craftable under the "Leather" section of the forge once you have "Steel Smithing" perk unlocked.
Mean and how do i do it xD

Generally speaking most mods have some sort of readme or description over at nexus mods that detail the install process, possible conflicts with other mods, and how to access the mods' contents in game.