Loading Menu Overhaul
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #132 of 140 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
For a menu we spend so much time in, an overhaul was long overdue! Nothing too crazy here, just a few features I thought would be nice to have in the Loading Menu without cluttering it with tons of different widgets. Here is what you get with this mod:
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[]Trivia messages centered on screen
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]Ability to swipe through messages (Q/R, or LB/RB with gamepad)[]Loading location name displayed (if available)
[]Level and XP bar on top-left, layout slightly modified
Compatible with anything that doesn't edit loadingmenu.swf. Oblivion-like Loading Menu SE needs a patch, available in the optional files.
This mod is compatible with all mods adding new load screens and load screen messages. In the screenshots you can see examples with Starlit Lakes Loading Screens and Lore-Friendly Load Screen Compendium. Other mods that modify load screens in other ways are compatible too. For example:
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[]Loading Screen Smoke Removed
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]Spinning Load Screens - Improved Loading Screen Colors
This mod will also automatically adapt to whatever screen resolution you are using, no need for patches.
Loading Menu Overhaul - Nordic UI Reskin
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Dragonborn Reskin - Loading Menu Overhaul
schlangster for SkyUI
Ryan-rsm-McKenzie for CommonLibSSE
CharmedBaryon for CommonLibSSE-NG
powerofthree for their CommonLibSSE fork and Spinning Load Screens
MrowrPurr for her SKSE tutorials and resources
GitHub Source
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[]Loading Screen Smoke Removed
A lightweight SKSE plugin that revamps Skyrim's loading menu, allowing players to swipe through load screen messages. Compatible with all load screen replacers, this UI mod has 1,886 endorsements and over 512,000 downloads, last updated May 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 1,886 endorsements and over half a million downloads.
- Lightweight SKSE plugin means minimal performance impact.
- Works with any load screen replacer, so you can keep your favorite visuals.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE, so you'll need to set that up first.
- Last updated May 2025 — might not be compatible with future Skyrim updates.
For Skyrim players who want a more interactive loading screen without replacing their favorite load screen art. Perfect for those who already use SKSE and want a small quality-of-life tweak. Skip if you're on console or prefer a completely vanilla experience.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure SKSE is installed and launched via skse_loader.exe, not the default launcher.
- If you use a mod manager, install this mod through it to keep your load order clean.
- Test with your current load screen replacer to ensure compatibility before adding more mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- JPSteel2
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 512,813
- Endorsements
- 1,886
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 5/12/2025
- Updated
- 5/14/2025
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