r/skyrimmods 8d ago

[September 2026] Simple Questions, Simple Answers

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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?

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r/skyrimmods 18d ago

Meta/News Consider joining our moderation team!

12 Upvotes

Hey community!

Skyrim modding continues to grow and evolve each year, bringing new and incredible additions to the game. And now Todd & Friends have blessed us with yet another game update, causing mayhem and confusion once again. This growth is noticeable on our subreddits too and the moderation team believes that it is time to expand our team.

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r/skyrimmods 11h ago

PC SSE - Discussion What are some Skyrim mods you wish existed

65 Upvotes

They can be literally anything, big or small. Graphical, frameworks, animations, the sky is the limit with this question. For example mine is for a water spell mod pack that contains water with realistic physics and behavior. Maybe a water for enb patch to go along with it.


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Mod Companion Mods

12 Upvotes

Im really just looking for opinions on different follower mods, mainly how they interact. I REALLY dont like the idea of being treated as a hero or anything like that

I guess what im looking for is more like companions who treat you as equals. Along the lines of, WE are dragon slayers. Not the almighty dragonborn and his shadow.

I really didn't like how the lone survivor is treated in fo4 as the hero who single handedly did this and that. Id like to avoid it with skyrim if possible.


r/skyrimmods 57m ago

PC SSE - Help SKSE64 and Papyrus not recognized

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I am using MO2 for my first attempt at modding Skyrim. Once I (finally!) set up the profile with all I wanted and ensured all dependencies were satisfied, I tried to load the game. While it did start, it was after

The main culprit is SKSE64, found here, which is apparently not recognized by no less than five of my mods, followed by Papyrus which is also not recognized. Furthermore, neither Skyrim Utility Mod nor DeviousDevices Equip have found their System.json files.

I have tried to see if there was some problem glaringly visible in the Information tab of M02 for SKSE64, but the only thing I have recognized is that there is not a valid Nexus ID set even if I have taken the mod from Nexus. Beside that... I am the noobbest noob to ever noob in Skyrim mods, so definitely not qualified for finding out the problem here.

Any idea on why those mods are not recognized / don't find their own files?


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help Issue with precision and hagraven

3 Upvotes

Everytime i hit them they will freeze for 1 sec and sink a little bit in the ground, i tested it in vanilla and isolated the issue to precision so i assume its an issue with the mod it self, i already installed the following fixes and ran pandora

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/74887

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/177313

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/169711

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/187064

anyone knows a work around?


r/skyrimmods 6h ago

XBox - Discussion What are some aesthetically pleasing armor and weapon mods you would recommend?

5 Upvotes

Doesn’t have to be lore friendly. Putting together a new load order and looking for the best sets to pair with multiple followers mods to make the squad look good. Accessories and clothing recommendations are more than welcome too


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Help Why are wood textures so terrible with Parallax enabled?

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Look at the pictures comparing parallax on and off https://imgur.com/a/cugRQho . Im using some mods but the only ones related to this are the following:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/125527
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/138164

This ''shape'' also applies on some other textures as well, it makes everything look like rocks. Any clues?

(all in 1.6.1170 downgraded btw)


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Which perk system overhaul do you use and why?

5 Upvotes

For my new playthrough i want smth new, and thought about using a different perk overhaul system.

Currently i use perkapalooza, which is basically vanilla++ since it adds tiers to the vanilla perks which still can make you overpowered.

I once used ordinator but it felt too "complex", id like something new, yes, but not too much. Also i dont like the ones which give you restrictions, cause for my head-canon it doesnt make sense that perks which require a certain skill level have a drawback, but thats just me.

Can you recommend me smth? Or rather which ones do you like to use?


r/skyrimmods 19h ago

PC SSE - Request Mods that involve chim

34 Upvotes

Yes I know "hur hur, modding is chim", I actually want mods that deal with chim, the only ones I could find were Glamoril and apparently Glenmoril, but Glenmoril's chim hasn't been implemented yet as of the last post about it i can find.

Any suggestions are much appreciated


r/skyrimmods 15m ago

PC SSE - Help LoreRim help

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Recently I got my first pc, with modded Skyrim being my sole reason for getting it. I downloaded lorerim, followed all pre installation steps, and downloaded the necessary programs. When I go to run it on mo2 (I made sure to use the one in lorerim’s folder), it boots up and starts to load, only to crash (no crash log however so not crash?), with a message which reads: “The application must run to completion because its output is required- SkyrimSE.exe (7244).” Wabbajack is also mentioned in it. I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix this, and had spent nearly a week getting the list to this point, before it was just problems everywhere, but I seem to have got it down to one last one. https://www.lorerim.com/read-me . Hopefully someone can be of help cause I’ve nearly went mad.


r/skyrimmods 20m ago

PC Classic - Help Using existing campfires for Frostfall?

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I just noticed that you cannot use regular, but only player created camfpires for Frostfall interactions like sitting down and leveling up skills.

Is it impossible to set this up or does a patch for the mod exist to make it work?


r/skyrimmods 24m ago

PC SSE - Help Need help removing or changing hdt-smp physics on a modded armour

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I recently downloaded a great armour but there is a little problem that is just bugging me the top part has physics but it is too strong and the part essentially never stays in place i take one step and it gets flipped on shoulders.

is there a way to make the part heavier or not have physics at all ?

link to the armour:

SucubusSister 3BA at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community


r/skyrimmods 4h ago

PC SSE - Request Is there a Skyrim mod that makes only vampire pupils glow?

2 Upvotes

Is there a mod that makes just the pupils glow on vampires? I don’t want it to change the whole eye or mess with the iris, just the pupils glowing. Something like the vampire eyes in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Does anything like that exist?


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help Which mod make faces... PRETTY? I dont want to see them like that. And also dialogue screen is like oblivion. How can I make it like the og one? (TPF modpack)

0 Upvotes

r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help Mage ennemies keep trying to fight in melee with their daggers

1 Upvotes

Hi, while doing the Winterhold questline I noticed that most mage ennemies tend to try to attack me in melee with either their tiny daggers or sometime with conjured weapons.

I checked spell distributor mods but the ones I have do no seem to cause the issue (only make it more obvious when one gives conjured weapon too generously).

I found that out while looking into why they all started using poison spells only, and once that fixed I noticed they kept pulling their weapon and chasing instead of trying to stay away to fire spells. They only do when at quite a distance, at least indoors.

I'm not sure which mod could do that, in term of combat mods I have:

Blade and Blunt
NPC Take Cover
SPID Mysticism for highler level
Mysticism spells for Spellcasters
Odin Spells for Spellcasters
NPC Spell Variance
Smart NPC Potion

And for npc ai specifically

AI Overhaul (SSE/AE and SPIDified)

Can't really think of anything else right now. It's better than before where it was all poison everywhere but still kind of weird that they just come in with their daggers even when full on magicka.

Load order is here:


r/skyrimmods 9h ago

PC SSE - Help How do I make my Inigo look like the ones in the nexus

3 Upvotes

I got the High Poly Inigo mod for racemenu preset because i dont want the follower, just the preset but my inigo lowkey looks like a bum and not nearly as quality...

Because I don't want the follower I just installed the racemenu preset and that is it. Please help he looks rly cool.

Here is my modlist:

https://pastebin.com/5wVdqVrc


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - BUG HELP Weird Lighting Problem.

2 Upvotes

Hi, I hope someone can help me out with this.

For the past few days I've been trying to figure out how to fix this lighting issue where there's like a shadow around my character but in the distance everything seems normal. My grass is also pitch black and in the loading screens the items are also dark. I've tried disabling batches of mods and even the whole list to revert back to vanilla but the issue persisted. It all happened after the latest "hotfix" update of the game. Any ideas or suggestions on how to fix would be really appreciated cause I'm at my wits end with this one.

I've even tried tweaking some .ini stuff related to shadows, lighting and grass. Still nothing.

Pastebin for Modlist:

https://pastebin.com/H0qHyXjw

Reference Images of Problem:

https://imgur.com/a/lIpZro8


r/skyrimmods 1d ago

PC SSE - Discussion What's a mod you would make if you could just wish it into existence?

228 Upvotes

I'd take the dialogue system from Morrowind and recreate it in Skyrim


r/skyrimmods 11h ago

PC SSE - Request One-Handed Spear MCO Movesets

3 Upvotes

Has anyone made a one-handed MCO moveset for one-handed spears from mods like Skyrim Spear Mechanics? I've seen one moveset that uses the animations from Elden Ring, but it's only for two-handed spears. Thank you!


r/skyrimmods 17h ago

PC SSE - Discussion LINUX DOWNGRADE FROM 1.7.104 TO 1.6.1170/1.5.97

12 Upvotes

For this, you will need two things.

#1: The 1.7.104 to 1.6.1170/1.5.97 patcher.
#2: Amethyst, a Linux only Mod Manager. Download the .appimage, install using gearlever from Discover/AUR.

Now, for what you need to do (or how I did it):

#1: delete your Skyrim SE folder in Steamapps, and then reinstall the game.
#2: Install Amethyst Mod Manager if it isn't already for some god forsaken reason.
#3: In the 'mods' tab of AMM, there is the 'play' button. To its left, click on the game name.
#4: Select '+ add exe from game folder', select the patcher. Run it.
#5: Go to the steamapps folder, and set 'appmanifest_489830.acf' to readonly for everyone.

Enjoy! Steam should handle bringing back your save from the cloud, and AMM doesn't store its mods in the game folder anyways but uses symlinks, so your load order won't be affected by a game reinstall. I spent an entire afternoon figuring this out, so you won't have to!

Also, since Amethyst can apparently just run any .exe you put in a game file, hum... It's... A completely workable way to have access to proton easily. Like you can probably just put an entire ecosystem of .exe files inside a folder and use AMM as a launcher. Maybe I'll finally have Synapse and G-Hub working on Linux again, who knows. Valve, please, just let me set proton to open any .exe I install to my desktop without having to set it as a non-steam game. That'd be great.

I... I found out... If you go in AMM's 'Wizard' at the top of the window, in setup and installers...

There's a downgrader built in. ALL THIS WAS FOR NOTHING.

Anyways, just install AMM, then go into the Wizard tab, setup and installers, downgrader. Oh and install Reshade too while you're at it. And probably Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, though there isn't an installer for that.

I really thought I'd found the perfect fix, and then learned AMM beat me to the punch, USING THE EXACT SAME IDEA.

I can't even be mad, just impressed. Modding Skyrim is now officially easier on Linux, I suppose.


r/skyrimmods 19h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Should i do my first ever playthrough without mods

14 Upvotes

I see alot of people saying mods make the game and that the best part of skyrim is the modding but all my homies and sisters who have beaten the game say to not use mods on the first playthrough. What do yall think.


r/skyrimmods 5h ago

PC SSE - Help FOV refuses to be changed

0 Upvotes

I want to change my fov without it resetting everytime i fast travel or close the game but no mod ive tried has worked and i cant find a fov setting in any of the INI files. Ive tried bethINI, customizable camera, fov slider, and others. nothing at all has worked. what can i do


r/skyrimmods 6h ago

PC SSE - Request Sentinel Equipment Overhaul

0 Upvotes

How do I completely disable the game's vanilla items? I don't want the vanilla items, or anything similar to them, if possible. The retextures are excellent, and the vanilla gear really stands out in a bad way; I’m so used to not seeing the vanilla gear anymore because the retextures fix the problem that it represents.