Any good easy to install Skyrim Mods?

[Cloakedwand72]

Looking for any good mods graphics or ENB mods or items mods or lore friendly mods I am not interested in those hardcore mods but I am interested in lore friendly mods?And links would be much appreciated.And I would appreciate if the mods listed can be easily installed or uninstalled.

Edited March 30, 2015 by Cloakedwand72

[ZedNova]

Use the Nexus mod manager. It's by far the easiest way to install mods for skyrim.

You do need an account to download files, it'll show you "Payment options". But there is a slightly hidden option that is the basic free account. You do not need to spend money on that site to create an account and download mods.

EDIT: Some mods i use;

Graphics:

-Realvision ENB

-HD enhanced terrain

-Real rain

-Roadsigns redone

-Static mesh improvment

-distance overhaul

-realistic smoke and embers

-2k texture packs

-HD fire effects

misc:

-Immersive sounds

-Duel combat realism

-Random magic mods

-some... *Ahem* "clothing mods" ( á° Üʖ á°)

Edited March 30, 2015 by ZedNova

[r4pt0r]

All my mods are managed by the steam workshop, just 1 click and they are installed. Here is an entire collection of graphics mods, they seem to be what you seek.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=201730451

[megatiger78]

steam workshop

[rtxoff]

-some... *Ahem* "clothing mods" ( á° Üʖ á°)

lulz......

[Cloakedwand72]

All my mods are managed by the steam workshop, just 1 click and they are installed. Here is an entire collection of graphics mods, they seem to be what you seek.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=201730451

Do they conflict with each other?

[ZedNova]

Do they conflict with each other?

From the modpack description:

"All the mods will work together but they require a very good PC to run smoothly."

[Randox]

Foreward: I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't mention the unofficial patches. They're about as simple to use as you can get, and between them (one for each DLC) they fix hundreds, if not thousands of bugs. If nothing else, use those mods. I think you have to get them from the Nexus as well because they got too big.

Steam workshop is the easiest, but can be problematic on a couple fronts. The first is that if the author updates the mod, that update will be pushed to you automatically and without notice, which can break mod compatibility. The other drawback is selection. Mods on the workshop can only be so big, which means many mods are either not available on the workshop at all, or only as stripped down versions.

Once you are setup to use the nexus, it's really not any harder to use than the workshop, but you get a better selection of mods and no automatic updating.

There is also a difficulty curve to the graphical mods. Your simplest mods are the ones like Clear Waters that are a single esm/esp file. Put it in the load order, activate it, and away you go.

Mods like Climates of Tamriel have options and compatibility patches, and are a little more complicated because you are dealing with multiple mod files for a single mod. Still, manageable.

ENB's are your top end graphical mods, and don't use esm/esp files at all. Instead, they exist in your main Skyrim directory. They require the ENB master file to be downloaded separately (very simple) unless they have distribution rights, and often have a list of other mods you need to be using for the ENB to look as advertised. Edits to the Skyrim ini files (located in documents/my games/skyrim if memory serves) are also common, or the ENB may not work at all. There are videos to help you deal with these guys. They can be worth it though, if your system can handle them.

There are also texture mods which can be strait additions to the Skyrim directory, or file overwrites. Make backups as needed. Nexus Mod Manager will do this for you.

I'd recommend Gopher's channel on youtube for videos covering a whole bunch of mods, including some great ones on graphical mods. He also covers mod installation, including for ENB's he has covered. Watch his installation stuff all the way through before you start, then follow along. ENB's require SKSE (Skyrim Script Extender, watch Gophers video on it).

The program LOOT helps you load mods in the correct order. I find that NMM prevents it from ordering my mods, so I run the program and then do it manually. Probably just the way I have things setup though.

Some of the mods I use (some of these are more immersive than graphical):

Climates of Tamriel (weather, outdoor lighting)

Consistent Older People (fixes some elderly people not having old people bodies)

Enhanced Blood Textures (fairly self explanatory. Note special uninstall instructions)

Enhanced Distant Terrain (better low res terrain textures)

Lush Trees and Grass (fuller foliage)

Prince and the Pauper (better clothing for children matching their station)

Pure Waters (one of many mods that beautify water)

Realistic Lighting Overhaul (I no longer use this. Deals with interior lighting)

Enhanced Lighting FX (I use this instead of Realistic Lighting. Same type of mod, however ELFX removes most/all ambient light from interiors and dungeons)

Supreme Storms (bigger and better storms)

Waburgs 3D Paper Map (this map has no clouds, and shows all the paths. I use texture 2)

Wearable Lanterns (my game is super dark. This allows me to wield a shield in dungeons instead of a torch)

Wet and Cold (I think this is the one that makes you drip when wet)

I also run Realvision ENB and SkyUI (better user interface), both of which require SKSE.

I can't embed steam pictures, but my game looks like this at it's best:

Forest Glade - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=386008302

Sun in Clouds at Dawn - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=242736269

Whiterun at Night (RLO) - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=242271941

Whiterun at Night (ELFX) - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=405267696

And no, I don't travel at night.

Edited March 30, 2015 by Randox

[Sampa]

I really need to buy this game..but may need to delete others first to make room (don't worry, KSP is staying)