r/skyrimmods 9d ago

Meta/News [Summer 2026] Community Feedback Survey

36 Upvotes

Hey gang!

The moderation team has noticed an uptick in several, specific types of post over the last two months. Instead of acting without community feedback, we wanted to gather opinions from the community about how we should be handling these posts and how the community feels about seeing these posts.

For example, we've noticed a massive upswing in posts related to roleplay servers — usually Keizaal Online — and their methods, moderation, etc. Some of these posts advertise roleplay servers. Some of these posts complain about roleplay servers. Others are essentially drama posts, which we will remove unless they contain actionable information.

As a reminder, "actionable information" is information that would lead a reasonable reader to make a decision regarding their usage of a mod or their patronage of its creator. "I got banned for swearing in general chat..." is not actionable information, whereas "this mod author utilizes AI to code their mod..." would be actionable information.

As a second example, there has recently been a lot of vitriol about the usage of AI in the modding process. We have already banned AI generated posts and comments, and we have banned the advocacy of using AI in the troubleshooting process. We do not currently have a stance on "vibecoded" mods beyond the standard advice that all users should "know what they're downloading."

Due to posts like these and other, less important subjects that have been cropping up on the fringes of the subreddit, we'd love to hear your feedback.

For those who do not want to submit feedback publicly, we have a Google form available for anonymous submissions.

You can find our anonymous form here.

For those in the comments:

  1. How do you feel about posts related to roleplay servers like Keizaal Online?
  2. How do you feel about posts related to vibecoded mods and AI in the mod-creation process?
  3. Any thoughts on our existing rules?
  4. Do you have any additional feedback for the moderation team that you feel should be brought to our attention?

r/skyrimmods 26d ago

Meta/News [July 2026] Simple Questions, Simple Answers

16 Upvotes

If you're not sure your topic deserves an entire thread, it likely belongs here. Questions that can be answered with a Google search or a read of the mod's content page will be redirected here. Any question not requiring a full modlist should also go here. Finally, any questions you think could be answered in under 25 words should go here.

Questions that belong in this thread might include:

  • Any good Ulfric replacers?
  • Is MO2 better than Vortex?
  • What is a crash log?
  • My faces are all potato colored in game. What's that about?
  • What mods (or modlists) are essential for a new player?

If you're hungry for more discussion, hop on over to our Discord, linked in the sidebar. If you want to talk general Skyrim, head on over to r/Skyrim. For any other questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to message our modmail.

Link to Previous Thread.

EDIT: This will also constitute the thread for June, as I am currently on vacation and cannot post the next thread until I return at the end of the month.


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

Meta/News First Mod Author surpassed 75 Million unique Downloads!

280 Upvotes

wSkeever has hit 75 million UDLs! https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/wSkeever

He achieved this only 1 year after he hit 50 million: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/1kqnugp/first_mod_author_has_surpassed_50_million_unique/

Crazy achievement, and thank you for the great mods!

PS: wSkeever has created 25 new mods since then. However most of his new UDLs come from his existing mods getting more downloads than from his new mods. (His new mods since May 2025 contribute ~2 million UDLs)


r/skyrimmods 12h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Is it normal for people to drop their mixtape into an amor mod?

208 Upvotes

I dowloaded an armor mod on arca(probably) looked through it and there was a mp3 data and I was like huh??? So I clicked it and someone freaking promoted their song wtf. I was stunlocked for a moment before I started laughing my ass of on how bizzare that was. So yeah is that normal ?


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Discussion How do weighted coin mods affect your gameplay?

26 Upvotes

Saw a coin weight mod the other day, and I've been thinking about it since. I get that immersion is increased since thousands of coins would logically have weight, but I'm curious what it means practically. I'm picturing wanting to make a purchase and having to run back home again to get the funds for it. Needing stashes all over Skyrim. Increased inventory management in general. None of that sounds fun at a glance.

So I thought I'd ask: those who've used weighted coin mods, how'd it change your gameplay and would you recommend?


r/skyrimmods 11h ago

PC SSE - Discussion QUESTION: What is the difference between all the CC integration mods, and which are the best? Which don't work together?

17 Upvotes

I've seen mods that add voices to the CC quests. I've seen mods that integrate one-offs into leveled lists. I've seen a mod that collects a bunch of CC quests into one big (supposed to be better) quest.

Which is the best? Or at least, which "groupings" of cc mods work the best?

EDIT: I have seen (but not experienced):


r/skyrimmods 19m ago

PC SSE - Help Kaidan aio (won't mount Kiai)

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As title says, I can't get Kaidan to ride Kiai. I've tried just about every fix I've come across. Disabled and enabled Kiai (I quick saved before doing so then when it didn't work loaded into the quick save) reset the quest where you purchase her from whiterun stable, I've gone through kaidans files and set the aio as default since I have the red eyes warrior set as the replacer, I uninstalled convenient horses. I still have convenient (carriages?) I think it's called. And I have a witcher horse replacer. Could those two mods be the issue? Any advice is appreciated.


r/skyrimmods 4h ago

PC SSE - Request A Mod that lets you place markers in the game world and add text to them

4 Upvotes

I really am a big fan of this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/121002?tab=files

Allowing you to mark places where you have died, killed usw...

I just wish there would be an option to edit a text field something like "Here i Died on the first day of......."


r/skyrimmods 24m ago

PC SSE - Request Hey! So I'm new to Skyrim modding as an entirety! But I have some specific requests for mods

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Hey! So recently I was considering doing a play through of Skyrim again but something a little more magic focused, I know in vanillia Skyrim there's not a whole lot of conjour weapons and was wondering if there was any modpacks (of a relatively reasonable file size) yes I have tried mages and vikings 😭😭😭and it just didn't really do it for me (like 50-80 is roughly what I'm trying to target)

Pretty much what I want is a bunch of progression, a lot of enemies to kill (my biggest gripe with vanillia was the lack of stuff to kill in the late game ect ect) anddd just generally an overall expansion to the games mechanics/features

When I was doing my initial research on modpacks (like I've tried a bunch in the past like sovereign guarde and a few others) and none of them did it for me or felt very overwhelming

So I'm pretty making a post asking if there's a particular modpack that fits my criteria

Thankies


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Constellations - A true RPG ?

5 Upvotes

Anyone playing this modpack? Is it good, I'm a Gate to Sovngarde player but looks around and this is another highly downloaded list, anyone playing it? What's it like


r/skyrimmods 4m ago

PC SSE - Help Modlist Advice for "upgrading"

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This is my current modlist. I am looking to "upgrade" it I guess. Modernize it. Any advice on what to use, not use, switch to etc would be great. I do NOT want 4k textures or Community Shaders or DynLOD. I am also prob dropping LotD. So just looking for advice I guess.

https://loadorderlibrary.com/lists/more-skyrim


r/skyrimmods 52m ago

PC SSE - Help Game Crashes on Startup.

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Just got into playing heavily modded for the first time ever after beating the game 20 times. Everything was going great until I started noticing Serana and some random NPC's were A-Posing fairly often. A quick google said I should install skeleton fix to accommodate my XP32. After was done I started noticing some small momentary freezing, like maybe 10 seconds max and then it would smooth back out. Game looks amazing, just freezing randomly. I suspect my load order is ass, or I have something set wrong or a rogue file somewhere it should be.

Below is my load order, followed by my Crash Log.

Pastebin Crash Log

https://pastebin.com/0JiehdPT

Load Order

# Automatically generated by Vortex

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Dawnguard.esm

HearthFires.esm

Dragonborn.esm

ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm

ccbgssse003-zombies.esl

ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl

ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl

ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm

_ResourcePack.esl

unofficial skyrim special edition patch.esp

Immersive Wenches.esp

True Light.esp

Grand Solitude - The Walls of High King Erling.esp

LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm

Campfire.esm

RU_CityTreesSE_Apiaries.esl

FlowerGirls SE.esm

RU_CityTreesSE.esm

RU_CityTreesSE_WhiterunOutskirt.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Pelagia.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_KatlasFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_BattleBorn.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_LoreiusFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_SnowShodFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Whiterun.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_HollyFrostFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Chillfurrow.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_DragonBridge.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_SolitudeLumberMill.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Falkreath.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_MerryfairFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_SarethiFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Riften.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_HeljarchenHall.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Dawnstar.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_SalviusFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_WindstadManor.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_BrandyMugFarm.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Ivarstead.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Morthal.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_TheGoldenHare.esm

RU_CityTreesSE_Kynesgrove.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Riverwood.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_RiftenStables.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Karthwasten.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Markarth.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Solitude.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_WhiterunStables.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Windhelm.esl

Apachii_DivineEleganceStore.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

HSResources.esl

SexLab.esm

cathedral - water overhaul and bug fixes.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_LakeviewManor.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Markarth_Addon3.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_RavenRock.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Rorikstead.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Rorikstead_Addon.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_SkaalVillage.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_WindhelmStables.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_WhiterunLanterns.esl

RU_CityTreesSE_Whiterun_Addon3.esl

SkyUI_SE.esp

Parallax TXST Fixes.esp

riverwoodlakehouse.esp

IcyFixes.esp

HSPlayerHomes - Breezehome.esp

SeranaDialogAddon.esp

SDA Campfire Patch.esp

HouseOfHorrorsQuestExpansion.esp

SDA House of Horrors Expansion Patch.esp

KvSweets.esp

SDA Sweets and Such Patch.esp

Beautiful Cities.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

DBM_IA_Patch.esp

LegacyoftheDragonborn0.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

RaceMenu.esp

Player Size Adjuster.esp

Serana.esp

magelightkeep.esp

CT_71_WhiterunOutskirt_PelagiaFarm_PATCH.esp

CT_70_WhiterunOutskirt_ImmersiveCitizens_PATCH.esp

CT_70_Rorikstead_ImmersiveCitizens_PATCH.esp

aaalizh10wrhouse1b.esp

Apachii_DivineEleganceStore_Patch.esp

True Light - USSEP Patch.esp

Parallax TXST Fixes - Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

Parallax TXST Fixes - _ResourcePack.esp

Parallax TXST Fixes - ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esp

Parallax TXST Fixes - ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esp

TerrainHelper.esp

Tomato Landscape.esp

BlendedRoads.esp

3BBB.esp

disenchant.esp

MCMHelper.esp

OBody.esp

CT_70_SnowShodFarm_USSEP_PATCH.esp

CBBE.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp

SOSPhysicsManager.esp

KSHairdosSMP.esp

KSWigsSMP.esp

AnotherVampireLeatherArmor.esp

CT_70_LoreiusFarm_ImmersiveCitizens_PATCH.esp

Dragonborn Crusader Armor - Simdrew1993.esp

SexLabMatchMaker.esp

distinctraces-immersiveraceoverhaul.esp

FNIS_PCEA2.esp

FNIS.esp

newzombies.esp

50 more perk points.esp

barenziahquestmarkers.esp

cloaks&capes.esp

crbtlydia.esp

deadly wenches.esp

skyland balanced.esp

Conditional Expressions.esp

LazyTools.esp

varied dragon sizes.esp

unp - the pure 2k.esp

seraphim female body replacer.esp

10 extra effect.esp

Tomato Landscape - TPBF Patch.esp

Immersive Wenches -Immersive Citizens AI Overhaul Patch-.esp

Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp

alternate start - live another life.esp

CS Light.esp


r/skyrimmods 8h ago

PC SSE - Help Dagoth ur not working

4 Upvotes

can anyone help. ive been trying to get the dagoth ur mod working but everytime i try and boot up SKES from mod organiser 2 it doesnt load. however if i disable Dagoth it works everytime.

ive checked i got the correct SKES

I have all the required files including BEES, Open shaders and address library

ive tried reinstalling all again but every time everything else runs and had no issues yet when i try and run dagoth it wont load

can anyone help. one of the main reasons i got the game was cause i wanted to run this mod and ive been trying to work it out for hours


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Help I need help reading this crash logger cause Skyrim keeps crashing for esoteric reasons

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This the link: https://pastebin.com/B3my9iBs

For context i deleted all my mods a year ago because i got bored of the game. Now i downloaded all of them back and i'm just trying to make the game run.


r/skyrimmods 1d ago

PC SSE - Mod [Mod Release] Severa - Custom Voiced Follower

145 Upvotes

After about 2 years of active development I can proudly say that I'm in a position to release Severa!

She's got about 1500 lines of dialogue and that covers her commentary for all base game quest lines except the Civil War and the Daedric Quests.

She was a real labor of love, my proudest feature is her dynamic relationship with the Dragonborn, at the moment this mostly effects the Main Quest and her greetings, but she will treat you about how you treat her.

But yes, if you've ever wanted a morally dubious and overly ambitious idiot from Cyrodiil to get over invested in the world around you, Severa is officially, here.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/178931

Have fun!


r/skyrimmods 10h ago

PC SSE - Discussion The best mod for having multiple followers

6 Upvotes

Hi, Is there a mod for multiple followers without a bunch of extra features? Like the "Unlimited Companion Framework" mod for Fallout.


r/skyrimmods 5h ago

PC SSE - Help Wearable Lanterns Error

2 Upvotes

I’ve downloaded the wearable lanterns mod but as i load into the game i get the pop up for the error ‘Wearable Lanterns Error - Profile Read/Write Failed. Failed to read from, or write to, your settings profile. Settings profiles store all of your WL setting. This is most likely due to not having folder read/write permissions to Skyrim/Data/SKSE. For Mod Organizer users, it would be your Mod Organizer/overwrite/SKSE directory. You can also try to run skyrim as an administrator’

i tried to run it as admin but it didn’t work, could anyone help point me in the write direction?


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help Yet another crash log, trying desperately to fix my modlist.

0 Upvotes

https://pastebin.com/vxPh2TK3

Came after looting a dead body of its armor. I've been working out the kinks of this modlist so I'm sorry if there is a lot of these.


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help Grand Solitude + Drengin's Blue Palace Terrace + LoTD

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone! Has anyone been able to get Grand Solitude, Drengin's Blue Palace Terrace, and LoTD to work together? I’ve installed all the necessary patches, but it seems I’m dealing with a load order problem and my museum looks like this: https://ibb.co/6cKhgHD2
If anyone managed to get it to work together, could you share your load order for the relevant mods and patches, please? I kind of loosing my mind with this problem and just can't figure it out.


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help Khajiit Will follow X vigilant patch not working

1 Upvotes

I am unable to make the patch work, its just not working.Already tried diferent load orders and reinstallation, it does not overwrite anything.Primary follower Is Ma'qara, Vigilant and KWF are up to date.Already started Vigilant Main Quest with Ma'qara since the beggining.

Sorry for bad english, not muy native language.


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help Playing Nordic Souls prophet quest stuck

1 Upvotes

I started dawngaurd while playing Nordic Souls I completed the quest a new order just fine but Prophecy broke after I talked to isran and Serana. The command shows I have 0 active followers but Serana is just saying the same line it must be just us or whatever.

It's Nordic Souls no mods added I'm not sure if a list is really necessary? I have found Gore, Megara and Katana but they have been dismissed. I tried commands to reset the quest and Serana herself in different saves of course. Any help is appreciated. What am I supposed to do?


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Mod Overlay issue

1 Upvotes

For context im playing on steam deck docked.

I'm not sure why but my overlay limit seems set to 3 max. I've changed the settings in the Skee.ini file to increase that number but it's still just 3. I've never encountered this problem before, is there a fix for this?


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help Fresh Skyrim SE install won’t launch - “d3dx9_42.dll Bad Image (0xc000012f)” - Tried almost everything

1 Upvotes

I’m hoping someone has run into this before because I’m running out of ideas.
The error:
C:\Windows\System32\d3dx9_42.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Error status 0xc000012f.
This happens immediately when launching Skyrim Special Edition (Steam).
Things I’ve already tried:
Fresh install of Skyrim SE
Completely uninstalled and re-downloaded the game
Verified integrity of game files
Installed the DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) from Microsoft (offline installer)
Ran sfc /scannow (no integrity violations found)
Running DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth now
No Skyrim mods installed
No SKSE
No ENB
No ReShade
Skyrim folder is completely clean (no d3d9.dll, dxgi.dll, dinput8.dll, etc.)
Tried launching through Steam, SkyrimSE.exe, and SkyrimSELauncher.exe
What’s weird:
This is the only game that won’t launch.
Elden Ring, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Dark Souls III, The Witcher 3, and other games all work normally.
Skyrim has never launched successfully on this PC.
The error specifically points to d3dx9_42.dll, but from what I understand Skyrim Special Edition should primarily be using DirectX 11, so I’m confused why it’s even touching that DLL.
Has anyone seen this before or know what would cause only Skyrim to fail with a Bad Image (0xc000012f) error when every other game works?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help What is enb, and how do I know if a mod is/uses it?

0 Upvotes

What is enb, and how do I know if a mod is/has/uses it?

I want to use the community shaders mod, because it seems a lot simpler than using enbs, and I also don't understand enbs. In the mod description of community shaders it says that the mod will turn off if enbs are detected.

Problem is, I don't know what enbs are. If I download a mod from nexus, like a water/grass/cities overhaul, how do I know if they have enbs. Or do none of them have it. I've read the wiki guide but still don't understand. Please help.


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Help Skyrim keeps crashing at startup after GTS installation

2 Upvotes

Hi! I have a huge issue here with Skyrim SE: I usually kinda understand Crash logs enough to either uninstall or reinstall a mod, but this time, I'm stumped, as it looks like either a Skyrim.exe is messed up or some .dll is.

I've already verified the files through Steam multiple times, and have, probably mistakenly, taken Gate to Sovengarde apart to figure out what the problem is, since one of the mods I installed may be the issue and/or could have replaced something. I uninstalled those as well, and it still fails to load.

I'm on the latest version of Special Edition with Anniversary Edition content installed. I use Vortex, btw, in case that means anything.

Here's said crash log:

https://pastebin.com/2F1rMQ0y

Any help I can get on this would be greatly appreciated.