Essential Quality of Life Skyrim Mods!

[@susinok]

Am I the only one left who LIKES the default Nirnroot sound? LOL.

[@Nehauon]

It’s soothing for me!

[@DuchessJabba]

I love it. One of the only Sounds I Never Change :D

[@Sublicium]

Bro that's what I'm saying. I never understood the hate for it lol

[@Nutamago]

iconic sfx

[@furygaming3858]

Yes

[@ariadzmin]

Damn, added 13 mods from this list that I never knew I needed till I knew they existed! Thank you! One good QoL mod I suggest is 'Werewolf Transformation Timer - SkyUI Addon' so you can see how long you have left on your transformation so you can gauge your next action.

[@Jofus002]

As to not disable the disarm shout completely, there's a mod that changes it so it only unequips the items. It just makes it a minor inconvenience rather than a reason to reload a quicksave.

[@reyvynnightveil1706]

I will do a little shameless self-promotion here. I made a Sound Replacement for Nirnroot as well, if you want Nirnroot to still sound magical. It's called Ethereal Nirnroot. It reduces the sound to a soft, magical hum and there are 6 versions: Normal, Higher Pitch, Lower Pitch and quieter versions for all 3, if you only want to hear nirnroots when you're right on top of them.

[@xcron3549]

Found it

[@Vahmung]

A good suggestion: Passive Mudcrabs, makes Mudcrabs docile unless attacked first. Something like in ESO.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Sounds good!

[@MushroomGravy]

Man there's a bunch here I didn't know about, or those settings. One thing I wish I knew before that I only found out today, better third person selection has a setting in the MCM to only shows items to steal when you are sneaking. Omfg that makes a difference. Thanks for the great vid.

[@overworlddiplomat7162]

omfg

[@urbanexotic]

I prefer the mod that makes slaughterfish passive and then the mods that glowmap them and their eggs. Makes me happy to see them instead of aggravated. IMO, the nirnroot windchime sound is just as annoying as the originla sound. I suggest using a mod that disables the sound altogether.

[@widya2550]

you are my favorite skyrim channel right now, keep it up!!

[@CDJ-ft9fr]

I agree, channel definitely has a lot of useful information. I just Subscribed!

[@FrogPondering]

There is a patch for Quick Loot called "Quick Loot RE for 1.6.1130", which works on the current version of 1.6.1170.

[@FenekkuKitsune]

Quick loot EE works out of the box though, why go for RE?

[@nazalostdjokic]

@@FenekkuKitsunequickloot ee didn't work for me, crashes instantly

[@Next-GenGames13]

Best channel for modding skyrim in my opinion, you're doing a great job bro keep it coming

[@StevenSvN7]

Thank you for another great mod list. Keep up the great work.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Thanks, will do!

[@Exxorotic]

Dude you Just made me download 11 mods i wouldnt find without your help

[@susinok]

I wish I knew about Disarmless earlier. I had a battle-mage that got disarmed SO MUCH, I resorted to using Summoned Sword. But then it became part of her build, so I am not mad about it.

[@naji_aka_Tracey]

Those are some great mods. Fab showcase 👍🏻

[@AlipioTercio]

3:30 which combat mods add those animations and health bars and camera and effects and slow motions?? Its gorgeous!

[@Gammaaf]

"stop npc's from trying to enter you while you're talking to someone else" man, this game is full of surprises

[@Ersultan234]

Dude these flashy effects when you hit enemies with weapon are so nice. Btw can you make a combat focused video where you basically show us modded combat but without any screen shaking effects, just want to see it

[@paulmouatib9999]

Instead of "read or take" or "use or take", I use Dynamic Activation Key which has even more cool features like this

[@MichaeltheORIGINAL1]

I am always looking forward to your videos, man. You give me a lot of good input regarding mods. :)

[@vbscript2]

Completely agree on the use of VioLens. Especially when using ranged weapons or ranged spells, the vanilla game's kill moves can completely break the game. When it switches to the kill move cut scene, it actually changes the aim of the shot! Even though the engine itself detected that your shot should hit and kill the enemy, the killmove mechanic itself actually causes the shot to miss (and, if sneaking, only serve to alert the enemy to your presence.) Aside from being annoying for breaking immersion, it actually breaks the game itself and Bethesda apparently never saw fit to fix this obvious bug. On the flip side, kill moves against the player are also completely broken in the vanilla game, as it locks out your controls as soon as it detects the beginning of a move that would kill you, which prevents you from actually dodging or blocking that move or dealing your own faster blow first, even when you had plenty of time to do so and should have won the fight. It literally causes you to die just because of a broken game mechanic. So, yeah, I use VioLens to disable both kill moves from ranged attacks and any killmove against the player character simply because both of those things are completely broken in the vanilla game and Bethesda never fixed them.

[@vattende3420]

QOL mods in games are tricky, we have all a personal conception for what is QOL. Some mods may looks like cheats to some, while others call them essential. Saw this in many games. Then as long it's a single-player, feel free and do what you want. Some are very handy, i must agree. while others mods are just over the top. 😄

[@kobez8055]

Keep up the grind there’s always something to review

[@reyvynnightveil1706]

Great list, however, if you use Infinite Stamina Out of Combat with the mod that allows you to meditate to learn new shouts (can't remember the name rn) you won't be able to ever complete your meditation successfully, because you have to cease meditating under a specific amount of stamina as it drains, but before you run completely out. Being out of combat makes it so your stamina literally can't drain to complete the task. I still use infinite horse stamina out of combat, though.

[@jetfoxproductions]

been using rich merchents since original skyrim, i love it.

[@ffgggthh5781]

fun fact there is a method to actually speed up the waiting process without any mods simply you take the pointer to where ever you want and without taking you finger of the mouse click you press the wait button then you drag the pointer back to zero then the waiting will become instant and this is no different from normal waiting and sleeping

[@PetrusEksteen]

I use Steel for Humans for Witcher 3 style killmoves and use VioLens to disable the camera, while keeping the killmoves on. I find this preserves combat flow a bit better.

[@chrisanders713]

I usually love your showcases and would like to encourage you to keep up the good work but I usually hate these kind of mods and would never install them lol. I feel like they take away from Skyrim more than add to it. Thanks for the video anyways though. I'm sure someone out there found it useful. Can't wait to see more of your overhaul showcases!

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Haha no worries mate! that's the great thing about modding people can pick and choose what they want

[@kaisarazazel1755]

I dont usually comment but damn bro, everytime you upload a new video there is always value in it. What you suggest for mods are always essential and a must.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

THanks man

[@methuselah5803]

great list! which horse mod are you using?

[@robbypodobinski824]

Great mods. Thanks a bunch!!

[@0800sofa]

Ayo what swimming animations are you using? They’re awesome!

[@JediLordNathan]

My thoughts very important mods that are good basis for anyone's load order. Especially Engine Fixes never play Skyrim modded without it. A alternative to Slaughterfish are extinct I'd recommend is Underwater Combat which does exactly what it says and allows you via Nemesis and DAR to actually fight underwater making Slaughterfish a non-threatening enemy to kill at your leisure are they annoying still yes but at least you can actually kill them without having to resort to some terrain shenanigans or just removing them from the game; it also opens up other water based enemy mods to actually threats you can fight back against, just remember your helmet with that water-breathing enchantment.

[@VirtualShogun]

what mods are you using for those amazing armor graphics, the health bar above head, and that UI?

[@Ssecave]

Honestly I would love to see animations/combat for skyrim. Not the ones that make skyrim like a dark soul game but somehting more like well like a TES game or Dark Messiah.

[@anthonyvarzino1094]

Look up vanilla plus combat redshift

[@xunvollstandig8473]

A Mark unkillable NPCs woud be nice

[@QuestDeVille]

Please do a dynadolod, tree Lod and grass Lod tut. I can’t seem to get them right!!!

[@villings]

love your mod showcases.. and I don't even play skyrim _!!_

[@hansvervloet8501]

Hello there, great work in making top notch content. I have a question, maybe it has been already asked but the graphics in Skyrim in this video, are these the result of one of your graphic overhaul video's? If so, which vid, if not, are you planning on making a graphic overhaul vid for 2024? Your game looks freakin mint. Keep it up!

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Hey thanks! I will be making a 2024 visual Overhaul video soon-ish

[@isaiahblackmon2418]

5:32 slaughterfish may not scare everybody, but having thalassophobia those weird lookin mfs creep me the hell out I stay clear of water in this game most of the time

[@user-ih3mp7wj6j]

Another awesome video, can you tell me what npc hair mod is that and how is your game runs smoothly and looks gorgeous i have 3070ti ryzen 7 6800 i haven't finished installing the visual mods i want and my game is already running like crab 😢

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

The hair is called Valkyr hairstyles and it's important to optimize your game and get some good performance enhancement mods

[@AmbientSpace...]

Amazing Video!

[@SuperOverlord999]

I highly recommend elden equip

[@petedulong]

Great List thanks

[@AlmostSilent08]

Great list!

[@__LITTLE_MOTH__]

This looks like weenie hut junior Skyrim 💀 dodgeable, reflectable fireballs 💀

[@starchman8758]

idk why i hate better third person selection, it never goes to the item i actually want to pick up

[@Ümitcan_Uygun06]

What are the mods in the video? Like font or health bar etc

[@MakimasGoodBoy]

I caught a modding video a day after release!? Unheard of!

[@Adri-gw9ym]

Nice video, what hud, font do you use ? I like it

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

its the god of war font mod

[@AuroZed]

Such a nice mod list, will definitely add some to my never ending one, at 6:32 what is the animation mod that makes you hold the sword like that?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

the Smooth moveset mod

[@robertfrant7229]

Can you give me a link to your modlist please ?

[@SweetenedCondensedMilk]

Do you have a video on character customization mods? I'd like more hairstyles and beard styles, but I want them to blend in with the rest of the game and not be bright and overly styled in a modern way.

[@user-wr6dj4ib9o]

0:24 what animation mod makes you shoot lightning like this?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

The animations? They are from comprehensive first person animation Overhaul

[@user-wr6dj4ib9o]

@@SoftGamingOfficial thanks i wanted a mod that makes lightning animation more like star wars for ages i looked that mod up on youtube no one shows lightning when talking about this mod so i at least know the name

[@idkpeerpressure2854]

Correct me if im wrong, but the mod you used to change your inventory ui was not mentioned here. Thats the one mod im trying to find😅

[@ethankirschbaum2294]

Hi there!! What combat animation mod are you using for the one handed axe at 9:13?? Thank you so much!

[@Ropya]

I'd say SkyTweak is better than Simply Balanced.

[@kobez8055]

Can you showcase the entire Elden Rim Moveset / Weapon Arts with you explaining how to install?

[@CDJ-ft9fr]

It IS a bit confusing I agree lol. I just got it to work (partially I believe) mostly regarding the Bloodhound Step tho

[@kobez8055]

@@CDJ-ft9fr I can’t even get tk dodge re working , modding is a hassle

[@salatwehr4099]

but picking locks should be and is intended a frustrating process

[@buddyfriendguy]

If you use SSE Engine fixes disable the achievements enable option in the ini or it will crash the game.

[@MischiefWaffles]

please please tell me what outfit u are wearing it perfect for the type of gameplay im playing

[@TheSixoul]

All these mods are great but I want to know how you removed the "Pickup" "Talk" text so it's just the button. It looks clean.

[@Fishyplaymate]

hey man is there any chance you could tell me what program you are using to change the files in sse engine fixes and scrambled bugs? i know i can just use wordpad or something but the layout looks much better in yours

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Hey its Notepad++

[@Fishyplaymate]

@@SoftGamingOfficial awesome, thank you!

[@Mr.scorpion8]

How does your graphics look that good ?

[@SelevanRsC]

Eh, half of the mods are just mild cheats

[@Castoriahusband]

For me, this mods only kill the immersion and maje the game boring

[@kingrooper]

Quality of life, some of these are just cheats. Removing slaughterfish and draugurs with disarming shouts? Better just remove combat fully then. Nirnroot is annoying, but did you ever think of just picking them up? You want to stop going to the same quest location? Just set your game time to actual real time. set timescale to 1 is always a must do for me. Just change 1 to 16 if you want to go back to vanilla hours.

[@PhoenixGaming09]

Added so many mods based on your recent videos. What mod are the Northern Iron weapons seen at 4:40 from?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Its part of the sentinel an equipment overhaul mod which combines a bunch of new armor mods together

[@zahu3380]

did u fix the grass ultimately? 4:12

[@chrisanders713]

I honestly never got why people were so bothered by the sound of Nirnroot lol.

[@CozyMarsh]

IT'S SO ANNOYING.

[@mlmii1933]

It's just ... jarring.

[@trazbox9467]

What version of the game do you have 1.5.97 or latest ?

[@fdjw88]

with so many mods, how did you keep your skyrim se within the ESL limit?

[@folgado7424]

0:00 what horse texture mod is that? so gorgeous!

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

this one www.patreon.com/posts/sc-horses-35289631 and then this www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64401

[@geeksxxl]

@@SoftGamingOfficial What makes the fur shine in the sun? is that an ENB setting?

[@slashingcash93]

how do you gain access to the config file for SSE engine fixes

[@Pajeriji12]

What an amazing collection of mods you've chosen for this video, and obviously what an amazing video as well. BTW, which swimming animation mod are you using on 5:27? That one that changes the animation depending if you're swimming on the surface of the water or below it

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Thanks! its called stronger swimming animations

[@molotovdude]

What mods do you use for the combat animations?

[@kinorynn]

what hair mod are you using?

[@animeuwu8425]

whats the mod that returns magic projectiles back to the enemy when you block?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

That's a feature from Valhalla combat

[@raidpro512]

Hello , may i please know that sword do you use at 6:17?

[@raidpro512]

The name of the mod to be exact please

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Its the sword from the infantry armor mod

[@raidpro512]

@@SoftGamingOfficial thank you very much!

[@CDJ-ft9fr]

The spell used at 0:23 , is that from “Dark Hierophant Magic” by Kittytail? If so what is the spell called?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

nah its just the basic sparks mod

[@CDJ-ft9fr]

@@SoftGamingOfficialdang, I’m still trying to find the 10th spell for Dark Hierophant Magic. Thanks anyways. Great video too, as always!

[@kono6802]

All this available on console?

[@hithere_1967]

Black soul gyms?

[@tomgutzna8122]

Hi everyone! How do I open the SSE Engine fixes config file? I only see Engine Fixes preload text doc file in the SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)>skse>plugins folder...

[@robbypodobinski824]

Is there a mod that makes slaughter fish docile? The waters of skyrim or so lifeless id hate to erase them. It would be awesome to just make them swim and be normal fish

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

There is a mod called depths of skyrim that adds more to underwater

[@alantipping170]

less aggressive slaughter fish on nexus mod site.

[@robbypodobinski824]

Awesome. Thanks

[@tzachcohen9124]

Camera mod is amazing, which one is that?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Smoothcam with my own preset called Soft Preset

[@tzachcohen9124]

@@SoftGamingOfficial May I have this preset? 🥺

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

@@tzachcohen9124 it's on nexus called Soft Preset

[@Obscure_TM]

what mod added the embershard cleared notification?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Experience

[@juswiffin8380]

SSE Engine Fixes disables all of my other mods when I star Skyrim.. Anyone have a similar situation and know of a fix? I only have like 13 mods enabled currently and those are just QoL and Graphical stuff.

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Hi because of the new update you need to go into the engine fixes config file and make the enableachievements line = false

[@juswiffin8380]

That's gonna be weird if it's attached to that but I will try it here in a bit. Thank You!@@SoftGamingOfficial

[@Ersultan234]

0:13 what magic mod is that?

[@hikayemotivasyonozlusozbilgi]

please your modlist :))

[@austingritton4842]

I have been having trouble using some of my animation mods. I watched the video you had on how to use OAR. However even though i follow your steps, only part of the animation is working. For example, the ZAP animation mod. The idle stance works all the time. However, the attack animation and the running animation is still stuck on vanilla Skyrim. Anyone know how to fix that?

[@SkyrimVictor]

youd need to get all the requirements and run the nemesis patcher

[@garytriano13]

What’s the torch mod you use

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

It's called medieval torch

[@buramukan5961]

What swimming animation do you use?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Stronger swimming animation

[@nosferatumortal]

0:40 what kind of software is this?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Its just Notepad++

[@CenkKilinc-r4e]

Helo canot instal Mod and Play this Help pleaee

[@tiemobezemer2532]

does anybody know what sword moveset is being used at the end of the video?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Its the For Honor centurion moveset by smooth

[@nothuman3319]

what armor is being worn @0:18 ?

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

its the spell knight armor

[@legitplayin6977]

Nah, the jank is why I play Bethesda games.

[@afez3928]

"How to make skyrim even more boring" mods complitation

[@Irudium1]

Whats that ui and enb

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

Nordic UI and NAT.ENB III

[@jaywalk65]

how do I access those files from the first section 💔💔🥲

[@SoftGamingOfficial]

You can just right click the mod in MO2 and select open in explorer. This will open the mod folder