How to Make Skyrim Look Ultra Next-Gen: Top Graphics Mods for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2019)

[@samhayes-astrion]

At some point, Skyrim is going to be so evolved by the playerbase that The Elder Scrolls 6 is going to be a letdown in comparison.

[@preuensgloria8725]

We are probably already past that point. Especially considering that ES6 is basically confirmed to still use the same engine

[@augustx869]

TES6 isn't coming... Untill skyrim completely dies then todd will still use Skyrim as a easy cash cow

[@tskwared667]

Most heavily modded load orders I've seen look far better than Fallout 76, so I imagine were already at that point

[@Leto85]

@@preuensgloria8725 My computer is around a year older than Skyrim itself. Maybe it can even run ES6.

[@klavicus2276]

If it will run on the same engine then I nearly certain it will be a letdown

[@syndeth]

I love that you do these reviews, but... fauna = animals, flora = plants.

[@EpicNate]

Synzin Darkpaw Welp, I guess you do learn something new everyday

[@nonameaccount7773]

@@EpicNate faun refers to deer, animal flora refers to flower, plants

[@thecapedbaldy9343]

(/•_•/)

[@duttyburger6528]

@@EpicNate do you reckon this will run fine on a 1070? Edit... I have a ryzen 2600 and 16gb ddr4 3000mhz

[@sterlingmuse5808]

@@nonameaccount7773 Faun and fauna are different words, and fauns don't have anything to do with deer either - a faun is a half man half goat from Roman mythology

[@juicesauce5672]

These textures have so many tiny details, my computer will be murdered to death.

[@Icehead2.0]

mine also!

[@europalette3640]

You forgot to add a variation of the word ''big''.

[@juicesauce5672]

@@europalette3640 well then maybe I need to get some MASSIVE texture replacers

[@greendude0420]

And some people say the Witcher 3 was graphically downgraded

[@mandas00]

Agreed

[@Borderlands808]

Running these mods, I can now smelt iron ore using my cpu.

[@nolty9233]

lmao

[@cherrymessiah]

Borderlands808 Just iron ore? I can smelt aetherium!

[@ij1376]

This comment is gold...smelted gold.

[@xatoor]

@@cherrymessiah HAH try TUNGSTEN

[@Vaz_G]

These mods use your graphics card more than the cpu tho, especially at higher resolutions

[@dylanwehausen1090]

Red Rocks 4k has been deleted. Granite Mountains is a good alternative.

[@WTF13051998]

thank you very much my friend!! was looking for this.

[@comrad4621]

Fucking legend

[@thewarplayer2398]

Thank you, Dylan! You rock, brotha!!

[@professormutant3252]

bloody legend. I spent ages looking for a good alt, and couldn't find one. tysm!

[@Incursion.]

i still have the file. ufile.io/be50f70f

[@hatsjer]

Categories with Timestamp: Major Texture packs: 1:41 Individual Textures 4:50 Vegetation 6:47 Clutter Enhancements 8:41 Lighting & ENB 10:35 Miscellaneous Mods 14:02 Timestamp for individual mods comes later.

[@actualargonian4890]

Thanks man

[@trifilosgr]

Thanks

[@MsSpirit31]

u are the boss

[@Centuriongoofball]

_Carefully now, he's a hero._

[@helplessromantic7692]

Some hero’s don’t wear capes

[@bzeffer]

Nate: "I am running a 2080ti, so proformamce may vary..." Me: *Spits out coffee*

[@vinny9500]

Go big or go home. LMAO I felt so dirty when I bought my EVGA FTW3 2080ti,,,, But god damn am I glad I did.

[@bzeffer]

@@vinny9500 I don't have the money to buy a 2080, nor the PC to house one

[@victorlgcarvalho]

Even with ENB, the 2080Ti is overkill for this game. My now old GTX980 can handle every mod he stated at nearly 60 fps in 1440p.

[@bzeffer]

@@victorlgcarvalho Ok. I might have to upgrade here soon then, yeah?

[@CocoManiaDX]

My 1050ti cries for mercy every time I run my Skyrim :'(

[@zashmnk]

"How to turn Elder Scrolls 5 into Elder Scrolls 6"

[@adolfgaming1761]

Hikin “How to turn the Elder Scrolls 6 into 7”

[@random3x70]

don't give Bethesda ideas

[@natachadurastel3211]

sorry my friends but for me that its elder scrolls 6 ;) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIHXmpyBprumbq8

[@dutbud9049]

@@natachadurastel3211 Lmao he has like 10 fps

[@danielzonneveld5972]

@@dutbud9049 nah more like 2

[@a.v.d.s.2216]

Nate: is listing mods My pc: *so, you've chosen death*

[@JoshHutcherson3427]

A.V. D. I sometimes wonder if people know where that meme came from

[@rdl8443]

my ancestors are smiling at me, imperial

[@elzid1412]

@@JoshHutcherson3427 well you dont have to watch lotr to be able to use that format

[@JoshHutcherson3427]

Phagosynthesis I know

[@layuntv]

Bethesda is a genius company. Make a game that obviously needs improvements in many departments while still offering a shitload of content, story and a great world so that it would become the perfect game to mod. There are thousands of mods that fix bugs, better the combat, better armorsets, better immersion, better actor models, literally better everything. Skyrim is the perfect game to mod and thats why its as alive as any other game. Btw.. Who the fuck plays vanilla anymore?

[@thecancerian549]

Me

[@brendolee4257]

Genius? No, they are just a lazy scummy company that uses its modding community as a crutch. I guarantee ES6 is literally going to look worse than modded Skyrim with just as many bugs for the community to fix.

[@King.-Arthur]

@@brendolee4257 Just as long as it’s modable... if nothing else it will be a more capable engine

[@huricanethreeonesix]

You lot are brainwashed. Bethesda have been sketchy for a while now

[@why8298]

I played vanilla for years because I played on 360, never really felt the need for mods, even vanilla skyrim was a wonderful experience, I hardly experienced any game breaking bugs as well.

[@snoopdogg2912]

10:21 youre right that sweet roll looks so immersive next to those floating potatoes

[@arandil1]

MXR would like a word... outside

[@HeavyWingz]

😭

[@benjaminrose3964]

Erich Mohr you speak of the great lord immersion.

[@evancollins5339]

This should be renamed how to crash my computer

[@metetural9140]

This should be called 'How to detonate my shitty computer.'

[@daltoncunningham1597]

Yeetus Yeetus Ctrl Alt Deletus

[@pipappleyard3982]

That’s what I thought. Just how hard will Skyrim crash?!

[@metetural9140]

@@daltoncunningham1597 more like alt f4

[@egekarunpekce7408]

how to expload my poor potato

[@T3nch1]

Refers to plants as fauna twice than says "flora overhaul". Not sure if trolling.

[@thepurpleshade486]

No that’s just Nate. He is a derp

[@PriestOfTheOneTrueTribunal]

😂😂

[@keulron2290]

I think Fauna means animals...

[@huhhmm4651]

@@keulron2290 thats his point

[@marhawkman303]

haha, I was gonna make this comment. :p

[@InquisitorSama]

"Enhanced Textures Detail" what it does is basicly increase the texel density of UVs and make the textures tile more. Clever!

[@cat8324]

This mod list still holds up 👍 Nowadays I swap NAT/NVT for vivid weather since I can't be bothered installing an enb. Red rocks is no longer available so swap for skyland granite mountains. I think I used to mix this with the verdant grass mod but now you have options like folkvangr (i'm not liable if your computer explodes). I also use a couple small mods like enhanced blood textures and artefakes unique artifacts.

[@abhishekdey2579]

Should've been called top 10 ways to make Skyrim an even bigger game

[@no1ofconsequence936]

Or top 10 ways to make Skyrim *feel* like an even bigger game.

[@SAMUELSKUWAR]

You've watched all the 'Tiny Details' videos, haven't you?

[@potatocrusader79]

even thiccer game

[@luciusavenus8715]

Enhanced Lights n FX is such a beautiful mod. Highly recommended.

[@coolbeans6148]

I dont like how dark it make things though. Is there a mod that fixes this so it's not pitch black?

[@daltonmorrison6475]

@@coolbeans6148 just change the indoor settings in the enb menu to increase indoor light.... but be warned high values will make some things ( mostly lights sources) super bright so use small increments to find tune.... then profit :)

[@luciusavenus8715]

@@coolbeans6148 I take a torch. I know, old skool, huh? I just like the blackness, so i can super shit myself now and then :)

[@coolbeans6148]

@@daltonmorrison6475 I didnt even realize their was an enb setting menu. I did find a mod where it makes your characters eyes adapt to darkness quickly.

[@BlackViperMWG]

@@coolbeans6148 Which one? I also hate those pitch black nights with ENB

[@bananachild1936]

*"How to make Skyrim look Ultra Next Gen!"* *I clicked *Video starts in 144p (° _°)

[@VaudevilleBear]

*belly laugh in memories

[@laufert7100]

Ironic

[@istaka1416]

144 likes (-_o)

[@nelikekex1481]

Mom: Steven get out of the computer Steven: But mooom... I'm looking at skyrim rocks

[@tobiasfriedchicken]

Me: My PC can handle these [Opens up Skyrim] Also Me: Why do I smell burning

[@Spartan11117777]

Kaiser Tobias 4th of July Cooking haha

[@lukeklo]

When you get 20 fps in oldrim

[@lukeklo]

Vanilla

[@3g3q5]

It's Skyrim Special Edition. You fogot to notice in the title.

[@ellgen1]

Ye but I found that most of these exist for original Skyrim aswell.

[@Grimzonix]

Elliot Karlsson original Skyrim has MUCH better looking graphical mods anyways so he’s not missing out

[@pauliravioli7580]

Grimzonix it’s also more unstable. Honestly Rudy ENB is the only ENB I think that makes se look on par with some of those graphic mods from LE.

[@majfauxpas]

How to Make Skyrim Look Ultra Next-Gen: Top Graphics Mods for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2019) KZbin Game Content Category: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. Hahahahahhahaaa you are wrong sir I am here from Oldrim but I seem to be missing a 2080ti bye now

[@foooooof]

@@majfauxpas Have checked out the links in the description? They all lead to the nexuspage auf skyrim special edition

[@Argonil]

Those are great mods indeed, I use most of them! Very popular. Although I highly recommend taking a look at Majestic Mountains, and if you're savvy with modding, you can get a combination of ELFX + ELE + Relighting Skyrim to work together with an ENB and a weather overhaul for absolutely stunning lighting! My favorite two choices for weather mods are Obsidian Weathers, and Climates of Tamriel with Vividian/Vivid Weathers patches. And as for LOD, DynDOLOD is simply amazing! Praise Sheson, may our firstborns continue to serve him obediently.

[@mrbarefootbogan6254]

Just a console pesant here, don't mind me.

[@habiburrahman2236]

"Is that.. a console text box? Coming out of your monitor?"

[@mrbarefootbogan6254]

NANI?!

[@habiburrahman2236]

@@mrbarefootbogan6254 Keep your console to yourself, sneak thief

[@s3200-t5j]

Habib Lynx “Let me guess, someone stole your console?”

[@ofoufoutos7110]

@@habiburrahman2236 i used to be master racer like you , but then i took a ps4

[@DrDolan2000]

Just seeing all the grass, flowers, and leaves actually move really sells me on these MODs. It's this level of detail that makes game feel so much more alive. With Skyrim vanilla, there's honestly not much. A lot of textures feel fake and everyone's face looks ugly, plastic, or both

[@MusicForHourss]

Looks too smooth for me

[@lukeklo]

What are your specs?

[@JohnsonandJohnsonandJohnsonCo.]

@@lukeklo I guess his computer crashed

[@Bronxbug]

@@JohnsonandJohnsonandJohnsonCo. LMAOOOO

[@ShadowBlack54]

Specs??

[@why8298]

@@JohnsonandJohnsonandJohnsonCo. nay, it exploded and he has since perished

[@anonanon3066]

It's a shame there aren't such things as skyrim modpacks

[@losernob8618]

ultimate skyrim 4.0

[@anonanon3066]

​@@losernob8618 haha finished installing it yesterday. Sadly its shit. The graphics havent improved all that much and the gameplay is shite. I barely arrived at winterhold (2 minute trip from my start) without freezing. (No, i did not get wet). From there on it was basically over. No carriages, no fast travel. I tried to walk towards windhelm but got onehitted by a level 8 sabre cat, which was camping outside the city. Same story towards solitudy. Got ganked by a level 20 ice troll. What tf was i supposed to do? Level from 1 to 15 by alchemy without leaving town?!

[@losernob8618]

Anon Anon should’ve stuck to the lower level areas first. It’s a hardcore modpack and the normal progression of the game is changed.

[@danielzonneveld5972]

@@anonanon3066 its really good lmao, its called realism

[@anonanon3066]

@@danielzonneveld5972 lmao but it aint fun if you cant even leave town without getting ganked immediately.

[@Metalmudo]

Nate: "Beautiful grass textures for fauna" Me: "Wait what?" Since when grass is fauna?

[@Nicotine312]

technically he isnt wrong. fauna represents all living things in a certain area. it can mean trees rabbits birds etc. i think he meant vegetation but didnt want to be repetitive =D

[@gerryadams2212]

@@Nicotine312 fauna are all the animals in an area, flora are all the plants. He is wrong

[@xArielx1989]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught that.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

And let's not forget how one of the ENB's changes "participation" types for weather...oh, wait, you mean PRECIPITATION?? Uh oh...you hear that Nate? That is the sound of Grammar Nazi SS coming for you in the night.

[@PubOfChub]

Guys was this in next gen?

[@cookiewoke1899]

This feels like I'm watching a nature documentery. I love it!

[@meshman2763]

Found you once again

[@cookiewoke1899]

@@meshman2763 you're gonna find me a lot here

[@meshman2763]

Personal cookie woke counter is now at : 12

[@granola661]

I wish setting these mods up would be easier and wouldnt need perfect knowledge of different files & mod versions in order to get working

[@mancamiatipoola]

When i started modding my Skyrim LE i knew absolutely nothing about modding. I started watching tutorial videos like this one and in a couple hours i knew the direction i needed to go for my (saldy old) PC setup. The best advice is to simply read the mod description page on the Nexus as modders usually have very explicit descriptions of how to set up the mod. Since im playing Skyrim LE i still use the latest nexus mod manager, but there are other mod managers out there too. Using a MM removes any headache of going in folders and editing options, files and folders manually because the manager does that for you. After that you can use a load order manager like LOOT to make sure all the mods are loaded in proper order. And of course you also need to install Skyrim SKSE which is a software that most mods require to function. In any case, there are plenty of Skyrim modding tutorials on YT that will clear it up for you. As for mod version just pick up the latest one from the Nexus page which is usually the best.

[@berkayakkaya977]

@@mancamiatipoola I use NMM, LOOT and watch tutorials about how to install an ENB. Even though i have only few problems with mods, i can't install ENBs properly even though i watch tutorials on how to.

[@jAZZCRU22]

Get loot it organize it for u

[@berkayakkaya977]

@@jAZZCRU22 i do have loot. But when i play with ENB on, the game kinda looses it's colors.

[@liomurasaki]

You're turning a GTX260 requiring game into a RTX2060 requiring game... It takes time

[@aintnunya8058]

Me: Wow, this looks amazing! Nate: "...I'm running a 2080 ti..." Me: Annnnnd I'm out

[@Paragorn]

I'm running every mod he showcased with the exception of the ENB at 1080p 60 fps on my laptop. My specs are a i7-8750H and a 1050ti. Some of the grass and vegetation is put on performance since i saw little to no difference and saved me from dropping to 45-50 fps. So 2080ti isn't needed at all really if your're not going 2k-4k.

[@glardian966]

You can use 4k textures for very small objects you don't see often though. I have a dragon claw Key mesh/retexture that goes up to 8k and gives no performance hit mainly because its only one small object at a time, unless you were to drop all the dragon claws in one room, I guess performance would start to dip slightly.

[@Vaz_G]

I just got a new setup with a 2080 and ill play at 1440p, i hope the card is enough to handle all this

[@yvindvego9404]

@@Vaz_G your card will handle it fine. texture mods isnt really that fps heavy once you download city mods, quest mods, npc mods and armor/weapon mods. i use over 250 mods where most texture mods are at 2k, and the game runs relatively fine at 60 fps, except in some cities.

[@Vaz_G]

øyvind vego yeah i already installed all these mods and i dont know if i like it, especially the lighting mods. They make every object glow weirdly and the npc retextures look kinda off as well

[@jackbruce3056]

11:26 "Improves the effects of PARTICIPATION" bruh precipitation

[@craighinkle9836]

Here are few that I just recently changed to and really been enjoying ... BS-Whiterun 4k-4k Mossy Whiterun Stonefloor 8k Ultimate Solitude 4k 8k Mountains-Very Craggy (really like this one) Night Skies- Natural Fantasy 8k TreePineForestBranch 8k Rapid Rocks- Dark Gray

[@drgojira6044]

"How to turn your computer into a nuclear bomb"

[@shoenicemugshot310]

Yep

[@jameslovern9575]

No it turns your PC into the death star

[@oodlynoodly9148]

3:35 "That's a nice boulder" - Donkey

[@alyshalenton6777]

This video is 2 years old but this is one of the first videos of yours that I've ever seen and it's still amazing! I really love Skyrim and the Elder Scrolls series and the countless mods that people work tirelessly to create are what makes the whole experience even better! I'm hoping to one day create my own followers mod that will be on par with ones such as Inigo and Lucien. I want to make something that builds onto the lore, deepens conversation with preexisting characters, and adds new and interesting details for long time players! Your videos have really gotten my creativity thriving and I cant thank you enough!

[@thatgentlemantempest2648]

When Nate returns we must get a skyrim mods list for us console players

[@zereimu]

Do a 2020 version! Very well done, this helps me alot to find the prettiest stuff.

[@SagaciousNihilist]

His game looks practically the same even now, Hes probably still using the same mods with some added ones.

[@TheAngryNerd100]

3:45 I like that boulder, that is a nice boulder

[@enriquebeck4442]

ist not just a boulder… ist a rock

[@legalobligations]

11:27 "improves the particle effects of PARTICIPATION"

[@maverickloggins5470]

There’s a really cool mod that takes the vanilla hair models and gives them physics. The textures might not be better, but seeing it behave like hair rather than a greasy wad of playdough is huge. It’s always the little things

[@Damsel_In_Distress_528]

Dang, Give me your whole load order!! >~

[@PacifyOW]

Care to share what worked for you?

[@karakurikonnect9572]

Grayson Hatton Most of what Nate downloaded was from Predcaliburs 2018 mod guide which you can find by just googling 'predcalibur guide'.

[@Galimeer5]

Translation: How to ensure your game takes 45 minutes to save

[@mraaaaaaa]

Translating your own comment: I don't know what I am talking about

[@Galimeer5]

@@mraaaaaaa You haven't modded your game to its actual death, requiring a full reinstall, then, have you?

[@mdahsenmirza2536]

@@Galimeer5 you must have an ancient hard drive to take 45 minutes to save your game, I know this is a joke but I can't overlook the fact that it's a bad one, SSD nowadays are cheap and yes, I have messed up my Skyrim really bad, I remember I had a hard time deleting my 150gb root folder. Still hurts me to this day when I think about it

[@rokai7317]

@@mdahsenmirza2536 ed sheeran

[@mdahsenmirza2536]

@@rokai7317 tay tay

[@July-gj1st]

Me: Time to make Skyrim truly next next gen My Pc: *screams internally*

[@martijn769]

Hi folks, for anyone watching this in the future you might want to consider these mods (FOR SPECIAL EDITION) too: My specs: i5 9600k - 16 GB RAM - RTX 2070 - Skyland All in One - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34179?tab=images (This one retextures SO MUCH) - Believable Weapons - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37737 - Forgotten Retexture Project - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7849 - Glorious Doors Of Skyrim - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/32376 - Bellyache's Animal and Creatue Pack SE - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6839 - Skyrim Flora Overhaul - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2154 (I noticed that 3D Trees and plants really hurts my fps in forested areas) - Grass Field(s) SE - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27444 (Personal choice obviously but I like this one because the grass isn't half a meter high and so it causes way less clipping trough all sorts of objects) - Immersive College Of Winterhold - www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17004 Have fun :)

[@aztecayt7080]

will skyland have problems with the other texture mods listed in the video?

[@keirov3249]

Thank you kind sir (@_@)

[@martijn769]

@@aztecayt7080 Probably depends on the load order. As long as you let it overwrite your other mods, you should be fine. If i were u i'd check the mod page to be sure. sorry for late reply btw, totally forgot about this comment.

[@sirijanthakur]

An on screen comparision with vanila througout would have been a great addon, epic picks tho, thanks for bringing more awareness

[@Snow.Frostborne_Ch]

If you’re like me and like to play in 3rd person I recommend “look at what you see- camera head tracking”

[@nxk5116]

4:20 actually what he tries to say is that it adds more pixel count to a certain objects that look low res and with increased pixel density you get better looking image out of it, same as on monitor 720p monitor will have bigger pixels but lower count, whereas 1440p will have smaller pixels but bigger density or volume or count of them resulting in a better image quality or for example a cinema, if you go near the display on which movie is playing, you will see pixels, even tho res is very high, but that seems like it only from afar because they adjust it base on distance from where you are sitting and the the movie playing, and here is almost the same, but while they do not expect you to just look objects from afar you will come close to them and the smaller the pixel count better graphics will be, almost as like they'd add more polygons

[@odindobres4673]

thank you for the explanation kind stranger

[@shaungrafton3317]

what should the load order for this be? To ensure you get the best visuals and no mods are overwritten

[@crashingwiththestars]

What did you go with?

[@mctakajuice3783]

Its told in the right order

[@mahi327]

the enb he’s using is also EXTREMELY important, as with just the mods alone it doesn’t rlly change much

[@JD..........]

Loot. Use it always. Then tweak w experience.

[@zhin8294]

Some mods will always get overwritten while mixing and matching different mods to get the best of both worlds. That's the whole point. Even in the video, he mentions it at one point. The thing you want to make sure is that what you want in your game is what is doing the overwriting. And not all mods just overwrite each other from the get go.

[@aswd90]

I think you should search for a version of Rock mod that doesn't change the color from greys to red and yellows, but still does everything your current mod does, since darker colored rocks and stones are naturally found in regions with colder temperatures, so the colder a place is the darker are their stones and rocks.

[@mr.watson3237]

Man, that thumbnail still goes so hard! I hope my character looks that awesome one day!

[@mindtrait0r879]

Anyone else want to see the small mods? Also Nate, what non-astetic mods do you use? Ex. Cutting Room Floor, Unofficial Patch, Cloaks and Capes?

[@basedbattledroid3507]

It's always so satisfying when there's a mod that makes the NPCs look more high definition but doesn't make them look like shitty anime characters, so hard to find one of those.

[@beanface7408]

Take my with a grain of salt since I've never played Skyrim on anything except 360 (my computer begs for mercy when it runs Fallout: New Vegas in 2-5 fps) but from what I've seen most "character improvement" mods don't do anything but make the women look and dress like strippers.

[@Brunozamp]

True

[@leobauza9710]

I'm so lucky YESTERDAY I just STARTED RE-MODDING MY SKYRIM SE. YOU SAVE ME SO MUCH TIME. ThANK YOU A LOT!!!!!!! I know you showed the old version. but is a perfect base line

[@adrianpolasky]

that skyrim realistic overhaul is a game changer. it makes things you would never notice incredible looking, its nice to have detail for absolutely everything in skyrim without having to download 100 texture mods

[@aicavehub]

Are you just using 3D Trees or have you merged it with some other mods? I'm asking because it looks like your LODs could use a DynDOLOD pass. :)

[@Daggz90]

Just what I've been looking for. Just hope all the mods are still up! Cheers!

[@cp6565]

Unfortunately, Red Rocks 4k is no longer available on the Nexus. I don't know if it's available anywhere else.

[@MrsTold]

.... and i have GRASS turned OFF because my pc is lagging so BAD without any mods installed ._.

[@notaprinny]

I actually installed mods to make the textures worse so that I could play with mods lol

[@europalette3640]

I can feel you buddy

[@watsgoinonhere1]

I'm lucky enough that my computer runs Skyrim LE fairly well at medium+ graphics. Fallout 4 on the other hand runs at 5-10 FPS on literally the worst graphics i can have while still having any shadows whatsoever. GTA V isn't much better, at 15-20 FPS.

[@KingBlonde]

tf are you playing on? my old pc was a 2nd gen i5 and a 1050ti and it ran this game at 60fps on high at 2k

[@KingBlonde]

if ya'll are kids, save like $60 and get an old sandy bridge system. dell optiplex (but make sure it's a fullsize tower and not a mini).

[@zihadeasin3796]

This video burned my GPU to death. And now Nazeem keeps saying "Do you get to the RTX district very often?". OMG NATE HEARTED THIS? GODDAMN HEARTED TO DEATH

[@Argonil]

The only thing that's really demanding by today's average is the ENB, and it's not that bad.

[@zihadeasin3796]

@@Argonil I know, but it still serves as a great joke : ')

[@Argonil]

Just saying lol. Not everyone knows. :)

[@Cause023]

@@zihadeasin3796 What GPU do you have? I only have a 1060 and I can run this setup at 60fps.

[@TitanSubZero15]

@@Argonil And even then there's some ENBs that are lighter than others. If your PC packs a GTX 1060 then you're pretty much set. Just go easy on those 4K textures.

[@FinalDriveGame]

Remember in grade school when a teacher would hand you a piece of paper with 6 boxes on it and call it a "net" then you'd cut the "net" out fold accordingly and glue the tabs to make a cube? UV unwrapping (to get uvs) is the opposite. Flattening a 3d object so a 2d texture map can be applied. And I'm surprised a studio like Bethesda wasn't already making best use of UV space. Edit: the footprints mod likely just paints a footprint shaped normal map (think bump map that bounces light in 3 directions instead of two) on whatever surface you're stepping on. Which is why it works with whatever texture mod you're using.

[@user-ot4rc9jh8e]

Changing weathers and in-game lighting is the most important. Followed by upgrading key textures like common wood, stone and water. Next is misc mods like clutter and npc make overs/ player enhancements.

[@scottboyer8450]

I lost my modded Skyrim two or three years ago when my PC bricked and I haven't played since. I wasn't sold on your mod list until I saw that Sweet Roll. My God. I hope my plebeian 1070ti can handle it.

[@danielherrera9510]

Scott Boyer Dang man that sucks

[@cards4137]

11:27 My teachers always said I needed to improve my participation

[@janitrasatriani]

i just installed all these mods and now my Skyrim looks amazing..... thank you! (tho now i have to turn it down to High setting so i can get 100+ fps)

[@katyananshuman8]

just for deciding whether to go all in with this list of mods, could you please tell me your exact system specs? :)

[@zhin8294]

@@katyananshuman8 I've got a mod list MUCH bigger then the one shown in the video and I get stable 60fps with minor fps drops here and there during intense sections. My set up is gtx 1070ti, ryzen 2600 and 16 GB of RAM.

[@viron6734]

Why do you want 100 fps? That's beyond what your eye can detect - 60 fps is enough.

[@humanbeing5422]

@@viron6734 I hope this is a joke, but if not: Perhaps the eye cannot detect the difference 100fps and 60 as well as 60 to 30, but you can definitely *feel* the difference in terms of responsiveness, smoothness etc. You're pretty damn stupid if you believe that theres no difference between 60 and 100, sorry

[@viron6734]

@@humanbeing5422 So you can't see it but you can 'feel' it - the only joke here is you, wise guy.

[@UberSmoober]

Is there any chance you could post the load order for these mods? Also is it for Skyrim SE or the original? Great video btw, makes me wanna start modding again!

[@Aleks-it4ok]

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[@andrealocascio5719]

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[@xxsamperrinxx3993]

@@andrealocascio5719 legit whats the load order but

[@daltonfrantz4586]

thank you for having an excelent mod list that doesnt break my game

[@tjdiddy]

1:37 Smooth. . . real, real smooth.

[@CodeWaka]

its like hes preaching to the lowest common denominator and you eat his shit like its candy

[@tjdiddy]

I made this comment a year ago. Why would you even bother?

[@CodeWaka]

Just so you know

[@shadowangel2375]

So all of the mods you referenced are safe to run together? Its always my biggest fear when doing mod downloads.

[@emissarygw2264]

With modern mod managers, it's trivial to install and uninstall mods so you can experiment with ease.

[@shadowangel2375]

@@emissarygw2264 thanks! I'm using vortex and I've always been worried about how these mods might mesh together, but I figured I might as well try this list out. EDIT: Is there also a good replacement for the first mod he uses? I'm comfortable with nexus and don't really trust myself to try and learn a new modding website.

[@stephennettles2309]

@@shadowangel2375 Other mod sites work the same. Download it and import the .zip (or whatever) to your mod manager. Vortex is way less capable than MO2 by the way.

[@punkhunk1723]

That's why you use Mod Organizer 2 instead of copying your files directly to your data directory. With the tick of a box you can activate/deactivate a mod in case it's broken or doesn't play well with other mods.

[@kindaboy2010]

@@shadowangel2375 can you tell me which mod you used instead Skyrim Realistic Overhaul?

[@knightslayer8759]

Oh oh... he said it, he said the words. " I guess something, *Just Works* " I'm having a bad feeling M8.

[@curl-E]

To this day this is still the most helpful mod video for Skyrim. 2yrs later I come back here to see what I want to use.

[@BebinhoXD]

newish to skyrim. played oblivion in 2009 was completely overwhelmed and put ES down. now as an adult im appreciating the games more and these mods make me really really appreciate the openness of these games as well.

[@jessicalee333]

This video is old enough that you've probably learned what "fauna" means (animals) and that you should have said "flora" (plants), but that bothered me so much I had to comment. That is all.

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Lol same!

[@chillhcimx4617]

Alright but what if.. What.. If.. The animals are actually plants pretending to be animals, and he's able to see through the lies?

[@josephcarter1920]

I paused the video and searched the comments for a post like this😂

[@hal-c]

@@josephcarter1920 That is exactly what I am doing right now. I'm very glad that I've found them. 😂

[@Artrm]

The load order of this is completely screwed, the main problem seems to occure with the 3D landscapes.

[@sciathoir]

Have you tried the Old Kingdom overhaul it's 3 mods that come together to retexture and remesh armor, weapons and crafting supplies up to 4k I believe, it looks absolutely amazing in my opinion, I think you should give it a look.

[@coolbeans6148]

Thanks for this

[@sciathoir]

@@coolbeans6148 Nah man, thank you for taking interest, I don't see this mod often enough, and it really gives it the classic ES look while adding amazing textures to them

[@dalestokes2789]

The old kingdom mods are great! havent been able to try anything else instead!. but i am adding fashions of the fourth era in addition to it.

[@sciathoir]

@@dalestokes2789 yes that's a really good one, I play on console unfortunately so I had to keep my load light but I'll have to check it out!!

[@mancamiatipoola]

TY very much for this video, Nate. I always liked your videos because they had a specific fantasy and semi-cartoony look to them just like i would like my Skyrim to look like. Now i see it is the ENB and lighting mods that make that fantasy atmosphere. I was wondering what you use for long range level of detail. Many YTers skip this part of the looks but i think it is just as important. Having nice trees and texture mods is great, but when you look into the distance and see those 2D planks of trees and barely defined mountain texture it kinda breaks the immersion. Thank you for explaining your mod list.

[@mborel]

In honor of Tormund, do you have a mod for female giants and more importantly, giant milk?

[@mirror857]

Michael Borel I hope he survives...

[@pelinalwhitestrake1176]

Prince Sheogorath of Madness same

[@kimbaker8572]

A girl is disturbed

[@Pokytesterp4]

I use FOS-Forests of Skyrim-PC by: by Skyrim_Jacob It Overhauls the forests to make them feel more like you are actually in a forest .

[@HHVjkF]

Love your videos Nate! Any chance you could share your full mod list and load order? I find your Skyrim really astonishing!

[@nellowgrum9398]

I have 1030 ti. Do you think that's powerful enough to run these mods? And will my game crash?

[@tomalbeartcharles7560]

me with 309,299,029 mods "Nate I require more mods "

[@namedtruman]

there should be a mod where when the moon comes out and everything is red like in real life the term is called planetshine, where when the moon comes out in real life and shines the color of the moon onto the planet

[@kameronanderson5449]

"I am running a 2080ti I-7 build, soo" >Plays Skyrim

[@suicune4268]

i just looked up that kind of build for pcs and the cheapest one is $1,600 with tax in US dollars

[@penguinlord-yt9xc]

Nate your vids are amazing! Could you make an Xbox 1 mods video?

[@joyce_rx]

Just use all of the Nord overhauls and EFX lighting and some flora overhauls (veydosebrom or whatever it's called, 2k trees or Cover Wood)

[@---rm2gw]

lolll

[@AIIEYESONME]

Search for "Gone Turbo" or "Open World Gaming, "and "Tech Ranger" they got you covered! The best out of them all is D3 Entertainment, only he rarely uploads but when he does his LO, it's thee absolute best.

[@penguinlord-yt9xc]

ManBitesDog thanks! I'll check them out

[@bell4225]

Wow i was expecting some pc player to start insulting u but all i gound was mods i needed to download!

[@justinlepage5133]

Architexture - 2:26. I see what you did there unintentionally. Nicely done.

[@itzplant3196]

I was hoping he was going to talk about Hype 1 Doors that he used. Of course its a small mod but as much as we go through doors its an improvement

[@kabloom6776]

You forgot the most important graphical mod: DynDOLOD

[@CalSniffsMilo]

Eventually all game devs have to do would be make a base version of the game and let the Modders take over😂

[@nezunskyfire292]

Curiously, what's your take on the Frostfall and Campfire mods, Nate? I don't think I'd be able to play Skyrim without them. :P

[@semanticsamuel936]

As of March 2020, Red Rocks 4k doesn't seem to exist anymore. Not sure why Skyrim Realistic Overhaul isn't on Nexus Mods. I like to keep all my stuff in one place! Cheers for the mod list - it's giving my computer a bit of a workout! I'm running an R9 200, which nowadays is a pretty basic GPU and it's coping fine.

[@ChelszXx1]

Can you please do a video about character, npc looks? I love everything about how your Skyrim world looks like!

[@glardian966]

4:25 That door is from Magnificent Riften Doors mod, mod author has done massive improvements to a large number of doors in skyrim and its all Open Cities compatible by default, def check it out.

[@odindobres4673]

Glardian: looks at door also Glardian: i know there person who made this door

[@Ultra_Frost]

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[@lazens]

For those who don’t know he stated the wrong ENB while NVT has a NAT preset he actually uses NAT enb 0.2 not 2 because 0.2 looks exactly like his 2 makes all npcs skin orange so use the NAT enb version 0.2 not NVT NAT preset

[@TitanSubZero15]

Holy crap thank you. I thought it was just me because NVT looks nothing like this. And his ENB looked like looping's stuff. In addition, make sure to use the updated NAT Weathers found in either PRTX or NAT 2.0.

[@FranBeckett]

Hey Nate! Are these mods still your current choice in 2023 for the Anniversary edition o a newer video would be neccesary? ;-)

[@woffydoggy686]

Every time that I hear Oblivion music on a video it takes my heart.

[@BeforeTheCause]

In my mind I see the Roman numeral 4 turn into the IV in the title OBLIVION. #tearsofjoy

[@faresvanlierde4597]

couldn't you say that all the mods were for skyrim special edition?...

[@ExMbegins]

So beautiful ☺️ 💕 I use Xbox but luckily was able to use most of them. Thank you!

[@justfetus]

I might check a few of these outs but these clips look way too polished and cartoon-y for my liking. There's no grit at all imo.

[@vnixz]

Ahh skyrim my yearly visit. Its like a culture to me. I play 2-3 month then leave and come back another year. ive been with skyrim for 7 years and will be for much more to come Btw I'm very good at modding now, i just come here to remind myself of the glorious feeling and let skyrim consume me once again.

[@Figgy_Jub]

Combining all these mods and the adding something like holds mod? It really turns into an absolutely stunning game.

[@superbunnybun]

you forgot to link veydosebrom in the description. completely forgot about it when saving everything. was wondering why the foliage was so sparse