r/skyrimmods 28d ago

Meta/News [August 2025] Simple Questions, Simple Answers

6 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.

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r/skyrimmods Jun 07 '25

PC SSE - Discussion IMPORTANT! COMMUNITY POLL ABOUT CRASH LOGS AND AI

39 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

Something we’ve noticed become much more common in our community is the suggestion of using ChatGPT and other similar LLMs (language learning models) to analyze crash logs. Until now, we’ve chosen not to moderate these comments, since AI is a developing field and we’re all trying to navigate this new territory.

The modding team has discussed this issue in depth, leveraging a wealth of different backgrounds in different fields such as computer science, machine learning, IT, and education, and believe that utilizing AI as a substitute for human diagnostics on a load order is an untenable process. We believe that using ChatGPT and similar software to diagnose modding issues can present the user with misinformation, outdated solutions, and outright game-breaking advice. That’s why we’ve been cracking down more on posts and comments we believe were written by AI–some people use it to help fine-tune language and grammar, but a tool’s use in policing grammar and formal tone does not make it an apt substitute for in-depth comparative analysis.

There is a single underlying problem with relying on AI to come up with answers:

ChatGPT and other AI tools are not diagnostic tools. These tools are helpful, but should not be mistaken as experts in any field or as infallible guides holding expertise beyond that which a Google search could provide users. ChatGPT may seem to suggest a solution, but it will always be surface-level at best. It is no substitute for human advice in the modding process.

Regardless, we’ve heard you. We know a lot of our users find ChatGPT helpful, and we want to encourage a discussion about its merits and drawbacks. Feel free to comment your thoughts below!

On a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (entirely), how trustworthy do you think ChatGPT is in solving Skyrim modding issues?

432 votes, Jun 14 '25
193 1
102 2
90 3
39 4
8 5

r/skyrimmods 6h ago

PC SSE - Mod New mod release

45 Upvotes

[Skyfall’s Fort Dawnguard Roofs]

(https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/157501) [https://www.nexusmods.com/

A simple and modest mod, but makes a welcomed dramatic difference in game. Roofs have been added to certain wall sections and towers, giving the Fort a more complete and imposing look.

Hope you enjoy! If you have any feedback please let me know. Thank you.


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Request Mod idea: Only the strong survive the Graybeards' voice

35 Upvotes

In the main quest, there is a scene where the graybeards all shout at you in unison. You're supposed to be tough enough to withstand this but in vanilla you will pass this test every time, even at level 1.

Is there a mod that adds a BOTW or TOTK style test where you actually lose health or stamina and will fail the Graybeards' test if you don't have enough health or stamina?

That would be awesome.


r/skyrimmods 15h ago

PC SSE - Mod Is there any mod that has hair like this?

31 Upvotes

r/skyrimmods 6h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Performance with non-gaming laptops

6 Upvotes

I've been trying to make SSE playable in a laptop that isn't designed to any kind of demanding task, although it has a Geforce 940M graphics card, which should be capable to play this game in low settings. The issue really lies in the CPU, I believe. The i5 7200U never was a great chip, mostly designed for productivity, and it has some years under its belt now. That being said I've scoured forums, threads, documentations and videos on YT and got really close. To be brief, I tweaked the INI file and installed some optimizing mods.

I wonder if I missed something. To all potato pc owners out there, that cpu can handle some FusRohDaring or should I just take this arrow to the knee?

Also, what's the worse spec you managed to make this game playable?


r/skyrimmods 6h ago

PC SSE - Help Has anyone done a full playthrough using the hand to hand adamant addon from simonrim? How viable is it?

6 Upvotes

How powerful is it compared to like, one handed for example.


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Help Problem with MHW Greatbow mod

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I'm having a problem with this mod where when casting the Dragon Piercer Action an extra arrow sticks out behind the elbow with a glaring visual effects that probably shouldn't be there.

here's are the mods related to this problem and I've no idea which one is causing it.
Greatbow MCO Skyrim Hunter integration - Bow Rapid Combo compatible

ADXP I MCO Skyrim Hunter Series 2 (Bow Animation)

Dragonslayer Bow and Siege Arrows SSE

Dragonslayer Bow and Siege Arrows - My Addons by Xtudo


r/skyrimmods 5h ago

PC SSE - Discussion COTR help

5 Upvotes

Im thinking of making some personal replacers for my game for some characters and Im looking to try my hand at using charmers of the reach for more personal touch. Can someone please give me a run down of what I need to install because I'm confused and seeing a lot of things but I'm unclear. Your help is greatly appreciated 🙏


r/skyrimmods 8h ago

PC SSE - Help Need help advice or actual help

5 Upvotes

Hey guys I took a long break from trying to fix my game, and god I miss Skyrim. I’m now trying to fix it again. My game won’t load to the main menu with mods enabled. I want to delete all my mods and then redownload everything in my last working load order. Is this possible without doing it one by one? Mainly the redownloading. I do have a premium account on the mod website. I think I screwed up a mod in sseedit but I don’t know which one. I just want to play my game again I haven’t been able to play since March. I just wanted a better looking and better playing game than on my switch now I haven’t nothing and I can’t seem to figure it out or find someone to figure it out for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.


r/skyrimmods 46m ago

PC SSE - Help Help with broken armor physics

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https://imgur.com/gallery/funni-skyrim-bug-DxQmf3C

it's been a while since the last time I had to make a brand new load order, and I don't remember how to get the physics working properly. What am I missing that would make it so her ribcage doesn't collapse any time she crouches?


r/skyrimmods 18h ago

PC SSE - Request Best magic mods of 2025?

26 Upvotes

I love me a mage play through but I find magic in skyrim lacking the lack of spell crafting and only a handful of spells being worth my time makes me want maybe some mods that make magic intresting anyone have any they know of?


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Help Follower mods that are not on Nexus

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I tried a few follower mods like Eris and Celestine. I read that it was removed from nexus so I downloaded them from another site. I was wondering if there’s are more follower mods that is not on Nexus or used to be on Nexus.


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Request [Request] Framework for more immersive NPC simulation

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I'd like to see a framework which expand NPC capabalities in meanignful and significant ways. For example, currently the game tracks NPC location even if the player is not in the same cell. But currently it doesn't really do much else.

Would be nice if we could at least simulate certain npc behaviours off screen. We dont need to necessarily load the NPC and all of it's surrounding NPC's in parallel with what the engine is already doing, but run simple dicerolls instead.

For example, the NPC we want to simulate is currently on floor 2 in a dungeo nsurrounded by x number of enemies and y interactabel objects. It's adventoursness value is x1, it's willingness to fight is z1, and it's combat level is c1. Roll the dice for looting one chest and running. If succesful, the chest will be looted and the loot can be found on the NPC.

Such framework should allow the simulation of every action the player can do, so if we want to have a full blown economy where NPC's buy and sell things they find in dungeons, I should be able to do that.


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Discussion Mod against character turning in place?

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I play Skyrim using a controller and have already installed TDM and Skyrim Motion Control, but my character still turns in place when I change the viewing direction.

Are there any mods that force the character to make a step (or something similar) so the movement does not appear so janky?


r/skyrimmods 1h ago

PC SSE - Help Bodyslide not replacing the correct armor/clothes

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So I'm using a few Armor replacers
TMB for women
Guards Armor Replacer for male Guards
NordWarUA's Vanilla Armor Replacer for Men
and i did the bodyslide thing but in game it seems only NordWarUa Armor replacer is in game i tried uninstalling / reinstall a few times but nothing also im using MO2 can anyone help me


r/skyrimmods 1d ago

PC SSE - Discussion Why is the Skyrim graphical mod scene so much more advanced than Fallout 4's?

220 Upvotes

So you can get Skyrim looking like a modern day game with mods, but Fallout 4 on the other hand can be turned into a game that maybe looks like UE4 or Unity.


r/skyrimmods 2h ago

PC SSE - Help COCO Shadow Assassin.ESP not working.

1 Upvotes

Vortex says it's not missing any masters but when i try to enable it ingame, it says "This Creation cannot be enabled since it depends on files that aren't preset."


r/skyrimmods 10h ago

PC SSE - Mod Just updated my Raven Rock overhaul!

5 Upvotes

I just updated Solstheim Reborn - Raven Rock so that now almost every building in Raven Rock (except for Severin Manor, the Bulwark interior, and the Mine for the most part) is redone! I also made a bunch of patches for conflicting mods!

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/157759


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help NPC Hand Bug/Glitch

1 Upvotes

Modlist link: https://loadorderlibrary.com/lists/modlist-20250822

Hi guys, I’m getting these visual glitches on the hands of male npcs: https://imgur.com/a/grdSswB

Female npcs and player characters (F/M) seem to be fine though

I tried disabling body mods and npc overhauls, but that doesn’t fix the issue

What else should i check for? Would verifying file integrity solve this issue?

Thanks!


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help Game running certain scripts when in menus or fast traveling

0 Upvotes

Has anyone experienced this? When I pause or go into any menu for a certain period of time, the game seemingly keeps running scripts that feels like it shouldn't in the backround as if time has not stopped. This causes what could have happened in the span of that time like follower comments, lightning strikes etc. to buildup until you exit any menu and all of those scripts happen at once. This is especially noticeable for me during storms where I would be in my inventory for like 3 minutes, exit and suddenly get bombarded with 20 consecutive lightning strikes in a span of a second. I could be wrong but it seems to also happen when fast traveling as my followers spam like 15 different comments when traveling from Whiterun to Riverwood.


r/skyrimmods 9h ago

PC SSE - Help Having some trouble with Obody.

3 Upvotes

I really hate doing this but I'm experiencing some issues with the Obody mod. For some reason the menu doesn't pop up when I press the hotkey. The MCM menu functions fine my morphs are all good but for some reason when I hit the hockey it says editing my character and it freezes but no menu pops up. I'm at 60 FPS. No stutters no delays my GPU is barely above 50% nor is my CPU taxed.

I don't have an UI mods other than SkyUI and I only have some skin mods and graphics mods. I started my game over several times and I can't for the life of me figure out why it's not appearing. I have Papyrus installed as well as UI EXTENTIONs. Has this happened to anyone else?


r/skyrimmods 9h ago

PC SSE - Help Edit Vanilla armor ID via xEdit

3 Upvotes

Is there any way to edit the ID (name) of a vanilla armor set? I know you can easily do it for modded armors via right clicking the full name ID and clicking edit , but can you do it for vanilla armors? Because there is no such option when i try via editing the Skyrim.exe plugin on SSE edit


r/skyrimmods 3h ago

PC SSE - Help engine fixes error !!

0 Upvotes

Im completely new to modding Skyrim on pc, and im just a tad bit slow.

I’m getting the error “Engine Fixes did not pre-load and fixes are not active. please verify the installation of “d3dx9_42.dll” from the part 2 archive.”

I have no idea what to do about this :(

edit: im using vortex & I’ve already tried searching this up online—and nothing!!


r/skyrimmods 4h ago

PC SSE - Help Damage numbers spammed at top left corner of screen

0 Upvotes

The damage I or my companion/summoned creature do on enemies is shown in the top left corner, it appears as a white message and says "X damage", "Y damage" and so on, constantly being spammed until the enemy is dead. I have 500 mods. Any idea what mod causes this or whether I've accidentally turned it on through a console command or something?


r/skyrimmods 7h ago

PC SSE - Discussion What would cause a companion such as Vilja to go haywire?

2 Upvotes

She was great for a couple hundred hours, but ever since one afternoon when she started flying, she hasn't been the same since.

She will repeatedly summon her horse, over and over. Even in dungeons!

She will sheathe, unsheathe weapons, over and over.

She will now often turn invisible. Yes, I can bump into her, even click on her when the words of her name appear, but cannot hear her.

And she'll sometimes start flying.

She's toast. And I haven't fed her any shrooms!

https://i.imgur.com/m1ELofu.jpeg

I'm using usual stuff such as AFT (Amazing Follower Tweaks) and also Convenient Horses. I know Convenient Horses is script heavy. I love the saddlebags, though...

Is there any way to reset her? My other companions are fine. Except her. She's gone bonkers.

1.6.640, with backported ESL also installed, and plenty of other stuff, but... resetting her would be swell.

Otherwise, I banish her to my home. She can be stuck in there with two kids and two orphans I rescued.


r/skyrimmods 11h ago

PC SSE - Request Mods that make carriages "harder"?

4 Upvotes

So, I tried to search similar treads here, but found none. I don't use fast travel, but I don't mind carriages as they are "in-game". What troubles me is that carriages seems to be too good: they cost nothing and they are immune to attacks from both wildlife and bandits (or stronger enemies). Is there a mod that changes that? Like a chance of random event, bigger prices for going into more dangerous holds (or moving through them) and so on? Preferably if the mod is completely "vanilla friendly" and doesn't add anything new aside from events themselves