Less Boring Loading Screens Redux - SE-AE
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #51 of 165 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Overview/Features
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This is an SE/AE port of "Less boring loading screen" by VendrickTheHollow.
Updated in 2024 with more artworks and new polished/immersive text to enrich its experience, this mod features 200 new, high-quality artworks from The Elder Scrolls: Legends as a loading screen replacer. It also adds new texts detailing the lore of Skyrim, fun facts that you may or may not know already, and tips for new players. It contains no scripts and was created to be as performance-friendly as possible. It includes a FOMOD installer that has support for 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, and 21:9 aspect ratios, as well as the option to display the text or not.
This mod is safe to install mid-playthrough. If you are a user of the old version, it is safe to update.
This mod has no requirements other than a vanilla copy of Special Edition or Anniversary Edition. Loading Screen Smoke Removed or another similar mod is suggested, but not required, to improve the appearance of the artworks.
Installation
Download the mod manually or via Vortex or another mod manager. For the former, extract the files to your Data folder and enable through a mod manager. For Vortex, download the mod through it and activate it after the download finishes. Make sure to deploy the mod after enabling it, and that everything's been installed to the proper location.
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Incompatibilities/Known Issues
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Some users have reported problems with the 21:9 aspect ratio, including pillarboxing and low resolution. I am not the original author of the mod and am unable to address this for the time being.
For the mod Nordic UI, a user-suggested fix that evidently works has been to try reinstalling Nordic UI and selecting "no empty background."
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Cathedral Assets Optimizer
Creation Kit
Easy Loading Screen Generator by Jampion (this mod was only possible because of them)
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Credits/Notes
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VendrickTheHollow, for the original mod and permission to make an SE port.
Jampi0n, for making this mod possible.
All of the incredibly talented artists that worked on The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
Bethesda, for making Skyrim and the Creation Kit.
The Skyrim modding community, for inspiration and for keeping this game alive
Less Boring Loading Screens Redux - SE-AE replaces Skyrim's default loading screens with 200 high-quality artworks and lore texts, fun facts, and tips for new players. It's a popular UI overhaul with 1,604 endorsements and 124,974 downloads, last updated in June 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (1,604 endorsements) and over 124k downloads.
- Adds real variety to loading screens with 200 pieces of art and text.
- Still updated as of June 2024, so it's actively maintained.
⚠️ Cons
- Purely cosmetic—no gameplay changes, so if you want new mechanics, skip.
- May conflict with other UI mods that alter loading screens, so check your load order.
- Large number of images could increase load times on older systems.
For Skyrim players who are tired of the same old loading screens and want a lore-rich, visually pleasing experience. Perfect for roleplayers and new players who want tips. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- If you have other loading screen mods, place this one lower in your load order to ensure it takes effect.
- For Skyrim AE, make sure you have the latest version of the mod to avoid compatibility issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- VendrickTheHollow
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 124,974
- Endorsements
- 1,604
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 9/5/2021
- Updated
- 6/6/2024
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