Essential Mods for Skyrim

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Curated by BruvRamm · 1/6/2023

Welcome to Skyrim modding, here are your essential mods for every load order.

Conditional Expressions - Subtle Face Animations

Sound Record Distributor

Actor Limit Fix

Assorted mesh fixes

Barter Limit Fix

Bug Fixes SSE

Creation Kit Platform Extended for Skyrim

Death Idle Fix

SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)

Equip Enchantment Fix

Face Discoloration Fix

Lightened Skyrim - Base Object Swapper edition

Media Keys Fix SKSE

Mfg Fix

Papyrus Tweaks NG

Recursion Monitor

Scrambled Bugs

Scripts Carefully Reworked Optimized and Tactfully Enhanced (SCROTE) - Simply Optimized Scripts AIO

Sprint Sneak Movement Speed Fix

Stormcloaks Fight With Thalmor and Penitus Oculatus

Unofficial Material Fix

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch - USSEP

Zero Bounty Hostility Fix - Now as a unnecessary SKSE plugin

PlayerPayCrimeGold Tweak (aka No Crime Teleport NG)

Landscape Fixes For Grass Mods

Remember Lockpick Angle - Updated

Timing is Everything SE

Use Telekinesis on Traps

Auto Input Switch

Better Jumping SE

Crash Logger SSE AE VR - PDB support

Fuz Ro D-oh - Silent Voice

I'm Talkin' Here

Address Library for SKSE Plugins

PunknPatch - Resources

JContainers SE

PapyrusUtil SE - Modders Scripting Utility Functions

Blackreach Tentacle Mesh Fix

High Hrothgar Fixed

Static Mesh improvement Mod - SMIM - Quality Addon

Paarthurnax - Quest Expansion

Constructible Object Custom Keyword System

Inventory Interface Information Injector

MCM Unlocked

More Informative Console

moreHUD Inventory Edition

moreHUD SE

SkyHUD

RaceMenu

SkyUI

UIExtensions

Yes Im Sure NG

Bethini Pie (Performance INI Editor)

ConsoleUtilSSE NG

FormList Manipulator - FLM

MCM Recorder

SkyPatcher

Skyrim Priority SE AE - CPU Performance FPS Optimizer

Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE64)

SSE Display Tweaks

SSEEdit

Dual Casting Fix

Imperial Thalmor Stormcloak Patrols Fixes - Soldiers and Prisoners World Encounters

NPC AI Process Position Fix - NG

powerofthree's Tweaks

Robber's Gorge Fixes

Rock Traps Trigger Fixes

Ultimate Optimized Scripts Compilation

Name Those Ash Piles

Dynamic Things Alternative - Base Object Swapper

Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE

Forget Spell

powerofthree's Papyrus Extender

Blended Roads

Static Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIM

Static Mesh Improvement Mod Improvement Mod

Mesh Patch for Various Mods

Oxygen Meter 2

Read Or Take SKSE

Use or Take SKSE

AnimObject Swapper

Base Object Swapper

Keyword Item Distributor (KID)

MCM Helper

Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID)

SSE FPS Stabilizer

Skyking PBR and Complex Parallax Toolkit

NPC's Run and Walk at Your Pace

PGPatcher

I'm Walkin' Here NG Expanded - No Collision for Followers - Summons - Pets - Friendlies

Auto Skeleton Patch - Universal Behaviour Runtime

Pandora Behaviour Engine Plus

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