Skyrim revived!

[[PonE]TwiggX]

SKYRIM REVIVED

Among playing only Mid Wars lately I revived my Skyrim installation and discovered the insane mods for graphic enhancements... If you have the luck like me to have a sick gaming PC then you should definately reconsider playing some Skyrim again I don't want to advertise the game in any way, but I enjoy the new gameplay with these mods!!!

A link to my current Vampire Thief: Mal Ach'awe

http://arezee666.deviantart.com/gallery/37693880

I recommend using Nexus Mod Manager to manage all your mods (easy downloading, enabling/disabling of certain mods and installation/deinstallation).

My main mods for graphic are:

DYNAVISION - Dynamic Depth of Field - adds dept of field, duh
Lush Grass - adds more grass (better looking too)
ReAl Sun - more realistic sun
Realistic Lighting with Customization - very good ligthing modification. Nights will be really dark, so you will have to use your torches/spells (or vampiric powers) to see in dark rooms and after nightfall. This adds the most to the game (remember to put this mod at bottom of load order, like the readme tells)
SKYRIM ENHANCED SHADERS - better shaders
Skyrim Flora Overhaul - better vegetation
W.A.T.E.R - more beautiful watter animations (I don't know if really needed, but it says you should use this GreenWaterFix too, to fix the vanilla green water effect caused by post processoring)


My main mods for gear/character detail are:

Bandolier - very interesting mod that adds bags, which can be seen on your character and add more carryweight
Belua Sanguinare Revisited - very good Vampire Overhaul! Most fun spell is a transformation into a mist/bat form at highest vampire rank, which lets you fly as long as you can sustain the mana cost
Calientes Female Body Mod - despite being a "nude" mod in the first place you are able to give the female models underwear too. Consider it a more "natural" looking bodytype for females (I use underwear...ingame at least ). It is used for different body armour overhauls!
Cloaks of Skyrim - adds cloak items to the game
Covereyes - better looking eyes
Coverwoman - adds more textures to female face etc.
Hair Pack - adds more hair styles
Killer Keos Skimpy Armor Styles - adds more sexy versions of the normal armor sets

Some GUI mods:

Categorized Favorites Menu - well, the name says all
SkyUI - very interesting GUI overhaul (needs skse library, google it or use the link provided)
KenMOD Timer on Loading Screens - adds the current RL time on the loading screen!


Some Screenshots - Visit the gallery here to see the Fullscreen 1680x1050 quality

New haircut ... damn I love redheads (I hope it is red, I'm colorblind )

Mod List of KingSaber

Here are my Nexus Mods if your interested.
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Graphics

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4929 - A quality World Map - Better than vanilla world map
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802 - PR Climates Of Tamriel - Makes weather more dynamic an interesting.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/26 - Detailed Faces v2 - Better looking faces TO THE EXTREME.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2666 - Calientes Female Body Mod BBE - Makes females look much better.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2674 - Improved NPC Clothing - Seems to have more clothing textures than 2k.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19826 - Elaborate Textiles - Looks more promising that Improved NPC clothing.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13268 - Water And Terrain Enhancement - Good looking water.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1192 - High Quality Food An Ingredients - Better looking food.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8741 - Torches For Realistic Lightning - Torches are now useful.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/60 - Enhanced Blood Textures - Better blood.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...34&searchtext= - Real Rain Extended - Improved rain.

UI

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4862 - Categorized Favorites Menu - A better less consolized favorites menu.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3863 - SkyUI - Non consolized interface.

Gameplay Enhancements Or Changes

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17077 - Belua Sanguinare Revisited - Makes vampires more rewarding an fun.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9286 - Skyrim Redone - Redoes racial abilties, difficulty an more.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14037 - UFO Ultimate Follower Overhaul - Better Followers. (companions)
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10906 - A Dance Of Death Kill Move Mod - More finisher moves.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18717 - Temptress Race - Adds in a new race that is sort of like a succubus. Pretty neat.

Character Visual Enhancements

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10168 - ApachiiSkyHair - Adds in a bunch of cool hair styles because vanilla ones suck.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19623 - Cazy Hairs And Demoness - More cool hair styles.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12092 - Cloaks Of Skyrim - Adds in cloaks to skyrim.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5803 - Crown Helmets - Makes it so you don't look bald when you wear a helmet.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11447 - Feminine Running - Adds in a comical walking an running animation.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3809 - Hair Pack - More hair for everyone!

Other

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13601 - Better Villages - Makes a lot of the villages bigger an more interesting.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...00&searchtext= - Zelda Audio Conversion - Replaces in game music with zeldas
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...48&searchtext= - Woodland Sanctuary - Your own private town.

Warning Watch Out For Mods That Add In New Cities Or Villages. They Tend To Make Your Game Crash.

Should of put names on the left side >.<

[[EEND]KingSaber]

Pics to show graphics

[[PonE]TwiggX]

Pics to show graphics

do you want to see more or was this an annotation that my pics dont work?

[[0190]JimmehCake]

I personally think Skyrim is really boring after finishing it once, I dunno if the replayability is just awful or what because I've played Oblivion over and over and over..
Graphics aren't really going to change that.
I hope it does for others though, I did try to replay it a few times but I quit after 10min or I got stuck starting a new game over and over because I kept killing the horse that carries you to Helgen with console commands (I really recommend trying it, it's hilarious).

Maybe I'll change my mind if you recommend something for me to do ingame. o:

[Tyrando]

i still cant be bothered to play more than 5 minutes of it despite all the modding, i'll prob just wait for Dawnguard

[[PonE]TwiggX]

Well, the main reason why I love this game now even more than before is the Mod "Belua Sanguinare Revisisted" (Link). It's a complete overhaul for vampires and it fits very well. If you are a fan of Vampire games like "Vampire: Masquerade Bloodlines" you will love this mod and play Skyrim all over again like me. It's a total time sink to find nice mods and configurate them (at least when you tweak every little bit like me).

Imho it's worth the effort, not even Diablo III or the nice Mid Wars Map keeps me from playing Skyrim

[[Wolf]Minaxter]

can you give us a list of recommended mods?

[[PonE]TwiggX]

I recommend using Nexus Mod Manager to manage all your mods (easy downloading, enabling/disabling of certain mods and installation/deinstallation).

My main mods for graphic are:

DYNAVISION - Dynamic Depth of Field - adds dept of field, duh
Lush Grass - adds more grass (better looking too)
ReAl Sun - more realistic sun
Realistic Lighting with Customization - very good ligthing modification. Nights will be really dark, so you will have to use your torches/spells (or vampiric powers) to see in dark rooms and after nightfall. This adds the most to the game (remember to put this mod at bottom of load order, like the readme tells)
SKYRIM ENHANCED SHADERS - better shaders
Skyrim Flora Overhaul - better vegetation
W.A.T.E.R - more beautiful watter animations (I don't know if really needed, but it says you should use this GreenWaterFix too, to fix the vanilla green water effect caused by post processoring)


My main mods for gear/character detail are:

Bandolier - very interesting mod that adds bags, which can be seen on your character and add more carryweight
Belua Sanguinare Revisited - very good Vampire Overhaul! Most fun spell is a transformation into a mist/bat form at highest vampire rank, which lets you fly as long as you can sustain the mana cost
Calientes Female Body Mod - despite being a "nude" mod in the first place you are able to give the female models underwear too. Consider it a more "natural" looking bodytype for females (I use underwear...ingame at least ). It is used for different body armour overhauls!
Cloaks of Skyrim - adds cloak items to the game
Covereyes - better looking eyes
Coverwoman - adds more textures to female face etc.
Hair Pack - adds more hair styles
Killer Keos Skimpy Armor Styles - adds more sexy versions of the normal armor sets

Some GUI mods:

Categorized Favorites Menu - well, the name says all
SkyUI - very interesting GUI overhaul (needs skse library, google it or use the link provided)
KenMOD Timer on Loading Screens - adds the current RL time on the loading screen!

[[EEND]KingSaber]

I personally think Skyrim is really boring after finishing it once, I dunno if the replayability is just awful or what because I've played Oblivion over and over and over..
Graphics aren't really going to change that.
I hope it does for others though, I did try to replay it a few times but I quit after 10min or I got stuck starting a new game over and over because I kept killing the horse that carries you to Helgen with console commands (I really recommend trying it, it's hilarious).

Maybe I'll change my mind if you recommend something for me to do ingame. o:

Its actually the same for me. I replayed oblivion over an over on PC an console. I hardly even touched skyrim on the pc an that was with mods

[[PonE]AreZee]

Its actually the same for me. I replayed oblivion over an over on PC an console. I hardly even touched skyrim on the pc an that was with mods

fun fact for me: its quite the opposite I played Morrowind all over again and again. Then Oblivion only once (I played a full mage, farming all oblivion portals for +50 magicka runes?!) But Skyrim is fun for me

[Gipp]

lol wasnt this game highly regarded on these forums?

[[EEND]KingSaber]

Messed around with some mods an this is what I came up with. <3

[Apostate]

I think I played skyrim to the limit. Over 200 hours logged. I'd rather play other games now.

[[MpF]Whakapapa]

Very nice thread and writeup of mods. Just feeling kinda sad that I don't have a computer able to run skyrim in high settings and with these mods smoothly

[Mlwhisper]

You know that a game is bad when you need 200 mods for it to be playable.

[[EEND]KingSaber]

You know that a game is bad when you need 200 mods for it to be playable.

Vanilla skyrim is perfectly playable. skyrim with 70 mods is just a lot more fun. (:

[[PonE]TwiggX]

You know that a game is bad when you need 200 mods for it to be playable.

You don't need mods to enjoy Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls Series is known for their huge modding community and the tools of bethesda to achieve easy mod integration...

[[HYMC]UzuMaK1]

Thanks OP I think i'll get addicted to skyrim again.

[[PonE]TwiggX]

Thanks OP I think i'll get addicted to skyrim again.

np, I enjoy it too

[stfualready]

Them screens look pretty neat!