Remaster SKYRIM With Only 10 Mods! - Simple Modlist

[@falcoman99]

you should make this a series with doing 10 mods or under in different categories like combat, quests, npcs, etc

[@thehubbleton]

+1

[@manoayeet1070]

hell yeah

[@ikeharrison1]

Yes please keep going!!

[@finnlawrence6591]

Agreed

[@TheSixoul]

Just 10 mods. Then 10 mods to enhance these mods. Then 10 mods to enhance those.... suddenly we're at 500 mod list again. At least that's how it goes for me

[@quarterpaul5712]

"I sometimes find myself just admiring the dirt." - SoftGaming 2024

[@JasonFerguson-su6fv]

@@quarterpaul5712 I do the same with the forest and mountains like instead of ulvenwald I did nature of the wilds the smaller one with cg4 trees and woodland

[@Acoto]

Never in my life did I think I'd say the sentence "That dirt look good!", but here we are.

[@JasonFerguson-su6fv]

@@Acoto it's the little things hahaha

[@TitanSubZero15]

@@Acoto "That look good!!!" -AngryJoe

[@PotatoePC]

You know an add on is good if you admire the dirt

[@lelciones]

I have to confess... After 13 years I'm still not tired of Skyrim... but at the same time I'm very tired of Bethesda... TES6 it's a dark horizon for me

[@tronam]

They adopted Fallout, but Elder Scrolls is their heart and soul. If they screw up TES6 then we'll know the studio has truly lost its way, but I'm not yet ready to be a completely cynical doomer about it. I'm still rooting for them.

[@KvltKommando]

To be fair, I HATED fallout 3 and new Vegas when they came out. I thought they were so shitty looking and playing for the time they came out and now New Vegas might be my new favorite Fallout , (unless they do a fallout 2 overhaul) which is crazy because I could not believe how shitty it seemed on release. I would've told you it was unplayable back then. I hope that eventually the Bethesda games I don't even have 1% interest in like starfield can eventually be made into something I actually want to play

[@albertovieira4844]

@@KvltKommando Fallout 3 is incredible, both in terms of gameplay and story. I loved that environment created with that green filter. The game itself is a work of art, it was one of the first to create an open world. I never played Fallout 4, I had no interest until today. It was only surpassed by Fallout New Vegas which is wonderful and I loved it too and I've played it several times and there are always new discoveries with each game. Fallout is just as amazing as Skyrim.

[@packdog70]

It's a crapshoot. Hopefully they learned that proc gen is not something their fanbase wants as a major part of future games, and they stick to what made Skyrim such a hit....handcrafted content. Let's also hope they kick it up a notch with their graphics. Starfield has Skyrim-level graphics, but was made 12 years later.

[@tronam]

@@packdog70 You clearly haven't played vanilla Skyrim in a while.

[@domoallcaps]

Didnt even know that bits and bobs mod existed, deleting 80 texture overhauls in favor of just one is such a nice feeling, cheers for the continued videos soft

[@miggyluv]

It's amazing how much just these 10 mods can change the visuals. We tend to install way too many (well...I do! LOL)

[@modernerdadaismus8430]

Yes, to have these visuals everywhere. Aswell to polish the compatibility.

[@lilpain1997]

Having 10mods will make it so that a lot of things will simply never get touched, and it will look out of place next to your next gen textures and meshes. I remember building my own mod list and going in game to constantly check what's vanilla or not by using a texture pack that removes all vanilla textures.

[@modernerdadaismus8430]

@@lilpain1997 exactly

[@jackmuken]

​@@lilpain1997 Yep, alot of small things that most mods do not touch, such as Werewolf totems.

[@bestopinion9257]

This is what I ever said. You do not really need 2000+ mods. You can achieve something visually close with only 7 to 10 mods. And then come the rest, if you want. These videos leave you to believe that thousands of mods are required for the game to look like that. But in fact, most of the mods are for many small details related to items, NPCs, and so on. You can have a mod for making regular low level NPCs to flee instead of involving in combat with powerful vampires or dragons. And this has nothing to do with graphics. And so on.

[@TeronGer]

Oh yes but that is just the beginning. There are so many awesome gameplay, immersive, dialog, npc, wildlife, combat, world extensions, weapons, armor, UI, dungeon, mount, spells, sound mods and many more categories. Once you mod, you cannot stop 😜

[@ErMarietto]

In my next modlist i'll definetly get rid of all the patches nightmares like Northern Roads, Lux and JK Skyrim.

[@legionevo1137]

I got rid of JK’s Skyrim and am going to stop with Northern Roads myself.

[@GoddamnILoveBison]

Seriously, it's a shame because Northern Roads really is a great mod, but I think I've ignored bugs (even after patches) for too long.

[@BladefullySwift]

I just installed Northern Roads for my soon-to-be run as I've never tried it before 😅 I was on Lux Via before. I like to spend a lot of time slow-traveling the wilds with my followers and thought it might make things more interesting (along with some new encounter mods). Lux got ditched this time though for Skyrim is Luminous.

[@a1racer441]

jk's Skyrim doesn't require a lot of patching if used by itself same for northern roads and lux but when you combine them along with other mods it gets crazy. a good portion of my personal list is patches for lux, but it looks so great when done.

[@kemaldundar76]

@@a1racer441 Use elfx shadows, get rid of your troubles and patches

[@SoH2024]

Thank you Soft.These guide really cuts down my mod list in sense of the visual side.Thank you brother 😀

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Enjoy!

[@albertovieira4844]

@@SoftGamingOfficial Hello my friend! Thank you very much for the tips! I'll follow your suggestions when I play Skyrim again. Could you also help with Fallout New Vegas mods?

[@TheImperialSenate]

Every time I want to get back to Skyrim modding I get discouraged because even my modlists that are genuinely minimalist and don't change the game significantly end up huge, and I never playing in the end. Coincidentally, the last couple days I've been itching to play Skyrim again for the first time in years and I just stumbled on this video by chance. I'm really tempted to go through with it now, this group of mods (with a couple adjustments) might make for an excellent starting base for the graphical side of my modlist. Thank you!

[@theamazingbatboy]

These, skyUI, the community patch (and maybe cutting room floor) and you're good to start playing I reckon. Every other 'essential' mod, like powerofthree's QOL and bugfixes, tend to be script extender mods you can install harmlessly any time during your playthrough. Armour/weapon sets, item and quest mods are generally fine to add later as well.

[@entityunknown2]

Same i want to play again but moding takes so long

[@peep2kCS]

@@entityunknown2 no it doesnt ?

[@ivansoto9723]

@@peep2kCS It does though. It takes me weeks. I even use the Nolvus modlist guide as a base. Ontop of the usual endless texture and models mods, there's keeping compatibility, troubleshooting, performance, tools like DynDoLod, Bodyslide, Nemesis etc. and some tools actively change, come and go overtime so you have to learn new ones.

[@wuestenfuchsxy]

@@ivansoto9723 It depends on what you want to achieve. I modded Skyrim again within 3 days, this week. I ditched every bodyslide and animation mod on purpose because its the biggest pain of all. Just pick a good texture mod and some nice gameplay mods for a fresh feeling and you are good to go.

[@cnett486]

Me still playing legendary edition..

[@waxxmoto8667]

i installed all of these mods and my skyrim didnt look like what youre showing. every mod is active in vortex but its only the grass that is showing. what am i doing wrong?

[@musejames93]

Me too, I followed this tutorial exactly and my game looks awful

[@DarbitheKnight]

what armor was your character wearing? looks beautiful

[@justiciar1964]

I think the best lighting mod is ELFX. There really is nothing quite like entering a nordic ruin and it's completely unplayable without a torch but you press onward because maybe there's a brazier further in, and then you fall down a hole and hear "Blargh! ZUUUN HAALVIIK" CLANK!

[@wuestenfuchsxy]

so true

[@zy956]

After 2 weeks i Just finished building my modlist for my gameplay then i saw your video. 'Oh boy here we go again'

[@justsoki7367]

"you can make skyrim look this good with just 10 mods" meanwhile having like 300 more in the background that you KNOW are not any of the 10 XD

[@JonIceInternational]

I never finished this game. Gonna pop these mods and play it to the end. Thank you for making it simple.

[@F3ARL388]

Same. Enjoy the journey, dragonborn.

[@pututu8861]

gonna start my journey after I am done installing these mods. might even try the survival mode

[@madmike0064]

10 mods making such a huge change! I'd love to see more "10 Mods for..." combat, npc's etc!

[@marcusgray7515]

SCAR MCO is the best. You get all sorts of add-ons to customize your experience.

[@NoahBerzerk]

@@marcusgray7515 thanks for the rec. im gonna give it a try 😋

[@CozyFamiliar]

The gasp I geesped when I saw the footage in this video. That is the most simple, yet gorgeous, visual update to the game I've ever seen with such few mods. Thank you for the showcase! I'm off to melt my PC to see if I can get a setup like this running with Skyrim VR!

[@bradenparkes]

did you get these mods working in VR?

[@CozyFamiliar]

@@bradenparkes I ended up needing to find a new job on short notice, so I had to put modding on standby. I'll give it a shot here soon and see how it goes!

[@bradenparkes]

@@CozyFamiliar best of luck!

[@duckemwithbleach]

@@CozyFamiliar lmaooo

[@Axurias]

This modlist is also perfect to keep the game lore-friendly. Thanks a lot for sharing. :)

[@RoastLambShanks]

You have this list, which is great. But, you dont actually say which is the best way to install and manage these mods. I've looked though your list of vids looking to see if you cover this in a specific tutorial, I did not find one. Now do I use wabbajack to create a list of my own? Do I need to copy my skyrim install to mod it, do I just install these 10 mods in the main install that steam created (since its only 10 it could be easy to manage)? What is the best way to do this?

[@Backbone29838]

At this point elder scrolls 6 is gonna require a nasa computer bruh

[@dittmerg]

finally!!! a no nonsense "simple" understandable list of mods.... Thank you!!!

[@SunLitPandaFury]

Can you give me a similar list for xbox?

[@Aresthewardog]

installed every mod and it doesnt really look better only got floating grass and weird saturation. looks nothing like the video

[@MOJAHED-XAN]

Same do you have a solution?

[@Adialas]

Short,simple and to the point. I am glad i found your channel. Thank you.

[@Maartzy1891]

And I am reinstalling Skyrim for another playthrough after seeing this. Also you video on how to mod was a nice help. I played with quite a lot of mods before, but seeing one with a fresh start made me realise I may have made some errors in the past, and this one helped a lot.

[@treefittyforall]

This is what I've been looking for. I have been wanting to play this so badly, but looking into mods, lists, and requirements... All the hassle of installing and stuff maybe going wrong and having to start over... It makes me not want to bother. I wanted to see if there were a smaller list of mods that covered a lot of stuff to make the game not look so dated but not take a week to set up. Thanks, this was helpful. If I heard you correctly one of them that does the textures and stuff does all of the dungeons and other parts of the game?

[@cleverfox4413]

Trying this right now, if this works then these are my top 10 visual mods from now on

[@elrincondemarco9592]

Great video any chance of doing this on a Xbox with 10 mods?

[@spectralwave_studios]

9/10 of these are on Xbox, only the water mod hasn’t been ported 😢

[@bunnguyenchannel3154]

Nice work!!! May i ask what is the armor mod in the video?

[@BrandonMaymi]

I’m a SUPER NOOB at modding Skyrim and I have never played it before. I want to play it but I want my first play through to be modded. This looks so good! Can you do a tutorial on how to make this mod list?

[@codybolin3876]

How about maybe a tutorial on installing these, this looks amazing

[@indeeearth]

Can someone explain how to install northern farmhouses on Xbox One?

[@KobeJordanHakeem]

The mod has been removed

[@yukshee]

Excellent, straightforward guide to updating your game. Solid upvote for a clear and informative video.

[@RobbieB2606]

This is an excellent video - I just got a Quest 3 / 4070ti and am setting up Skyrim VR for the first time - will be using this mod list today

[@MasterSkug]

How did it go?

[@RobbieB2606]

@@MasterSkug Awesome - its a great basis to use as a starting point, and then fine tune with more mods. Completely stable, not had one crash yet. Skyrim VR (modded) is unbelievable - played nearly 30 hours since my first comment!

[@leowen3701]

I have a GTX 1650 but i'm quite worried if it's gonna be able to run it or not, any suggestions?

[@KobeJordanHakeem]

I think it's more about ram and cpu honestly then good graphics card

[@ElNene0923]

For wich version are these mods? cause i have Skyrim SE 1.6.11.70 version and some mods doesnt are in the same build

[@alyctro8158]

For which version of the game?

[@wizzlebro6748]

The grass mod doesn’t work properly. It has these light purple spots all over. Anyone know a fix for it?

[@HeinSmit1]

Same here, specifically started near Whiterun. Also loads of floating grass in places

[@WizardPaul1976]

I'm on Xbox Series X and I tried Born of the North grass & flora. It has always worked fine but a few days ago I got to Whiterun and saw light purple what looks like plants everywhere. Never seen that glitch with any grass mod. It maybe another mod that glitches certain grass mods after the update. The grass mod in this vid worked fine though. And floating grass also.

[@huffinLeeroy]

One does not simply install 10 mods. It always spirals into crippling mod addiction with occasional gameplay

[@singjai108]

A very nice list - I'm satisfied with the visual aspects of my current game, but this will be a great reference should I rebuild. I have to admit, I haven't played Skyrim since December of last year. Modding Fallout 4 has been easier for me somehow. Example - I never figured out Bodyslide and Outfit Studio for SSE, but got it set up in minutes in FO4 and now even vanilla armors and clothing fit noticeably better.

[@yaymaker2023]

Nice, i really like your choice of mods. It makes me want to start modding Skyrim again.

[@angrybeaver6667]

Am I able to install the first 9 mods without messing up the ability to unlock achievements in the game? I am very deep into the game and I just want it to look better while I finish things up.

[@yaso7357]

Is there anyone who can recommend on minimalistic mod lists for Skyrim,somewhere between 5GB-25GB?

[@stevefromlondon4949]

I love Skoglendi and Fantasia Landscapes. I've just switched from Fabled Forests to a combo of Happy Little Trees and Nature of the Wild Lands so I'll see how that goes. I was using Nat III enb until a week or two ago but my PC was finding it quite taxing and I had a few CTDs (probably due to user error) but I switched to Cabbage and it's run perfectly so far. My one essential mod that I would add to this is the Arachnophobia - Spiders are Wolves one. Totally saved the game for me, that one 😅

[@the_pootisborn]

I tried Nature of the Wild Lands but that mod caused so much lag and stuttering in the Falkreath and Morthal areas :(

[@xJerdan]

my game looks nothing like you've shown in this video 0/10 VIDEO

[@Timmy51m]

Nice list mate. Wouldn't you need to generate LOD's to use that tree and flora mod. An easy to use alternative is still Skyrim Flora Overhaul, no need for dyndolod, and there's always Terrain LOD redone to help a little bit. Still a big improvement over vanilla. Ruins clutter improved is just as essential as SMIM as well I reckon ;)

[@cabeswater01]

Too heavy to run? What would the minimum requirements look like in relation to vanilla game?

[@PrecariousHusk]

These mod showcase videos always make the game look so good, I have spent so many hours trying to mod it but I can't get anything to work. I follow the guides, mods don't register any issues in Vortex, and no matter what it looks like I am playing a janky N64 game.

[@nicechock]

dont use vortex. try mod organizer 2

[@UnclePockets]

aliasing is horrible with this mod pack, anyone got a solution?

[@michaelwoffindin]

What a great video. After playing Dark and Darker and wishing it had a PvE mode, I've been eager to get back into Skyrim. But I always spend too much time installing mods and then never playing, like many of us. This video has shown me how to get my game looking exactly how I want it too, without wasting hours. I'd love for you to do a similar video for sound effects, combat mods, weapons and armour. A lot to ask, I know. But this video was really helpful.

[@Verchiel_]

This is a lot more up my alley. Been playing and modding skyrim for many years though most of that time i wasn't able to use most graphics mods due to performance issues. Once i did get the opportunity to use graphics mods, i focused on just using big all encompassing overhauls to cover as much of the game in as little mod count as i could. Might end up referencing this when i next make a modlist

[@benjaminhampson1670]

Do you mind if I ask the armour mod at 2:25

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

It's called the Lord armor, I got it from Sentinel an equipment Overhaul . Which combines a number of different armor mods, unsure of the original

[@benjaminhampson1670]

@@SoftGamingOfficial Ty so much also Ty for the vids they're so good

[@andreasherg]

Jeez, i just used a shader before and thought it changed a lot, but that ENB is making quite the difference.

[@thatrandomguycommenting1261]

How is AIO compared to parallax? I have always used parallax.

[@simonemirani2877]

A fantastic video that I was looking for =) I have been wanting to start playing Skyrim for a long time, following the main story and all its secondary ones etc., but I wanted to make it a bit more modern.. There are some nice modds packages like Nolvus- Lorerim etc. but there are more than 4000 modds and too many Gb to download, I can't fill a 1TB SSD just for a Skyrim mod pack -.-, and not being an expert in mods and how to interact with them I didn't know how to get my hands on it even watching videos it seems like a mess..! This video is fantastic it is everything or almost what I was looking for =) THANKS.!! You say in addition to these I should, could, I would like to look for some improved combat mods and maybe some new Dragon aesthetics what can you recommend me of these genres.? Is there anything else you would recommend.? Thanks again Beautiful video.

[@JoubignaxEvolved]

Great modlist ! Can you make the same for modern combat and animations please ?

[@legionevo1137]

+1 on this. I would like to have this set up right as well.

[@legionevo1137]

He does have a spreadsheet to his mod list (including combat) in the description. I may go off of that and try it out.

[@glenrisk5234]

Skoglendi sounds interesting but is it VR friendly? I'm running a 5900 with a 3090 and 64G ram. Apart from the last it sounds quite a good list just a matter of whether my system could cope. There's a few mods I installed for Whiterun that required I reduce to a balanced setting rather than quality though it looks pretty freakin amazing.

[@JastaCon]

its not only "10 mods" but at least 30 mods because these mods have mod-requirements.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

No they don't... read the mod description. Only the ENB has hard requirements

[@Lordbugbug]

what about your character? is there any modding done to that in the video? the armor looks good and the walking animations seem different?

[@ChrisHuston.]

This really helped get a base for my Xbox. Is there an alt option for Simplicity of Sea for Xbox? I couldn't find that one.

[@ryyumatv3885]

I'm so sad cause it's not working for me as well as it look for you ... Except the ENB, i've downloaded all the things but it's "meh tier" ...

[@Wasshup]

this is grat, i spent hundreds of hours modding and troubleshooting Skyrim and it still looks worse that this.

[@NikeraK]

I used your mod list and its great

[@joshuaesparza9219]

Your voice kinda sounds like the modulated voice from Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys. Dope.

[@nikolaostheocharis]

great videos, i found a lot of useful things but, Traverse the Ulvenwald tanks 30-40 fps, no matter the preset, just beware

[@IntooleranceRieg]

Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks

[@youzernejm]

Does this ENB darken the dark scenes? I actually don't like that, I prefer it unrealistically visible.

[@victheplayer]

Other channels 4000 + mods 😮 Softgaming 10 mods😄 I knew u didnt need thousands of them to have a good looking game

[@beebop7039]

This is exactly something I was looking for. Now to just add some improved first person animations and I'm golden

[@JerryChanR]

Just wanted to express how inspiring this video is. I've been using Ember XD and Lux for a long time, and I've had headaches due to compatibility issues or lighting that doesn't fit actual gameplay. I've also spent a lot of time searching for hundreds of texture mods and been frustrated by their inconsistency. Everything could have been so simple...

[@cristhianeduardo1200]

This mod list includes the redesign of the npcs? And also the armor and those details? Sorry, I'm new to skyrim and I want to mod my game.

[@h_san_korr]

Is there a proper guide to install ENB you would recommend to watch? Great job with these mods!

[@perfectcell_21]

ADHDecent has a fantastic guide for installing ENB, and other mods on his channel. I installed an EMB for the first time ever watching his tutorial, and everything turned out perfectly.

[@funnyvib3154]

Is that true? I think this 10 modes require other 1000 mods to work properly. It can't be so easy. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@NoirMorter]

If these are the mods active in the video then I love the look as it makes it feel like they have the same artistic vision! I think I'll use these 10 mods as a base and put some others to improve the look and game play. But that's for later.

[@BearForceOneNCR]

Nice we need more of these simple mod lists

[@Moukrea]

Skoglendi or QW's Grass Patch 2 for the best look, variety and realism?

[@kimb1943]

Dude! you just SAVED my life lol I just hit the mark I only can use esl 's so fair to say Im kinde lost in my own modlist and I didnt liked the look of my game so I was like Nooooo .. And then you poped up and saved the day I can now easy start over :D Thanks a Million!! (It looks freaking amazing)

[@TheSixoul]

Is Northern Vanilla Farmouses different from Northern Farmhouses?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Yea it is

[@minbari73]

As is ALWAYS the case, 3rd mod Ulvenwald needs 3 more mods to work..so thats 13 mods. Wait there's more, Simplicity of Seas needs 1 more mod to work, so that's 14 mods Please amend your title.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Ulvewald and simplicity don't have any requirements, those are optional. Try reading the mod description

[@cuddleplumfish2040]

I added all mods and even tried fixing load order and i get bright tress and unnatural lighting with dark grass and tress at certain angles it looks horrible idk what I should do .

[@JasonFerguson-su6fv]

This is amazing and I got the four legged game of thrones dragons done with no clips and it looks amazing your legend

[@ramireza6904]

What a good Skyrim Modding Video! Perfect! Thx. Liked and subbed.

[@LILB390]

Everything looks immaculate! Are these for PC or console though?

[@jeanmichelhaslay7496]

Looks great, but with my gtx 1660, i have 20 fps with Enb.

[@linuxhopper6947]

Try to use only a reshade, is not that good but goes a long way without destroying performance.

[@adropintheocean6282]

if you're just using an enb as it was made, try tuning off dof and ao, and shadows (?), i think those are the heaviest effects. if you mean just having enb installed, i agree reshade is a good enough alternative. or try community shaders, i find it doesn't affect performance as much as enb.

[@gujaratsantana]

this is what I've been looking for thank you hopefully it works all for me

[@OGSpaceMarine]

Xbox?

[@albertovieira4844]

I really liked your tips! I'm always a bit lost on which mods to install, most are very unstable and end in the game crashing. I'm wanting to play Fallout New Vegas again, could you give any suggestions on which Mods to install? Thank you very much!

[@theamazingbatboy]

This is for me. I've only about 30 odd mods activated-mostly QOL, UI, and performance/bugfixes-with no graphics mods aside from SMIM and I'm mostly happy with it. But it's very nice to get a list of recommendations like this for a quick and easy glow-up that won't take ages to set up or require another 15 requirements and a bunch of tweaking, thanks!

[@AlphaGamer1981]

I would love to, but i just reinstalled all 450 mods i was using last summer, and now because of that official update we had a few months ago, my game crashes to desktop 6 seconds after starting a new game and i have no idea where to start on getting it working

[@Static_vibes]

If im on xbox will my game still look this good with these mods or would i need a pc?

[@jeffreydow9648]

Question: Do you know a good replacement for the Simplicity of Sea mod since it's not on xbox? I want to replace it with something else that would do your amazing list justice.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

I'm not sure what's on xbox but I thought simplicity of sea was

[@alumlovescake]

6 hours ago damn? Where was this video 7 hours ago where I uninstalled the game because I butchered my install again trying to install graphic mods

[@virus_In_Lullaby]

Starts new mod list "right gonna choose carefully not too many mods this time", 1500 mods later ... ... ...

[@FartsForEyes]

I can’t find hardly any of these mods in the creations menu for the ps4…are these only for pc or something…could have sworn the vid said these are for PlayStation

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

I know most are on Xbox but not sure about PS4 sorry

[@Socks-and-Dave]

That's a good, concise list. Thanks!

[@pierobom0531]

my mods don`t work, anyone know how i consert this ( im braziliam)

[@Juba_pirate]

im struggling with the ENB can u please make an enb guide xd

[@SuperWildYoshi]

Beautifully Well put together! Your Videos are amazing! Keep it up!

[@lyrictdk]

I'm so glad I found your channel 😭😭