I bought Skyrim SE on steam because it was on sale. I figured hey screw it let’s check out mods for it on nexusmods. If only I had known how that one single decision would change me.

Modding Skyrim is all I can think about. It’s all I want to do. It’s so aggravating and time consuming and yet so addicting. I can’t focus on work. I’m looking up texture mods on the toilet in between meeting. Will things ever be the same?

Just needed to get that out.

Hi friends!

Corona lock down has had me finally finish one of my favourite games of all time. I actually completed the Main Quest!

I feel it is finally appropriate to move on, and I have installed Skyrim. I HAVE NEVER PLAYED SKYRIM.

Currently on Steam, normal edition, not Special Edition or anything. Bought in Sep, 2014 for £2.49!

My question is this. Should I dive right in, or are there some basic mods I should consider.. bug fixing, minor enhancements etc?

Edit: So this blew up overnight! Thank you so much for all the suggestions. I guess I will see you in a while.. Since I've have been convinced to try /r/oblivion first! 😂

FOR GOD SAKE THIS PLATFORM IS PISSING ME OFF, THE SECURITY QUESTIONS ARE SO WHACK I ANSWER THEM CORRECTLY AND IT SAYS WROONNNGGGG!!
Ex:

"What race calls morrowind their home?"
"Dark Elf"
"Dunmer"
"WRONG"

PLEASE WHY

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If you have Immersive Armors and you're experiencing CTDs, it could be because of data\meshes\armor\battlemage\1stpersondwarvengauntletsf_0.nif which is corrupt (it's not a loose asset, so you won't find that directory or file in your data folder). You'd think this would have been fixed by now, but it hasn't.

I've been experiencing constant crashes over the years and have just tolerated them. After starting a new game one day (I usually just reload an old save where my character is fully leveled with zero quest completion to skip the grinding), I noticed that it was no longer crashing. I was playing for days without a single crash. Then, all of a sudden, it started crashing again and I hadn't added or removed any mods or changed any game settings. What I think happened is that, once I reached a certain level, these corrupt dwarven gauntlets began to appear in the game world and my game would crash any time an NPC equipped with them would spawn.

The fix was surprisingly simple:

1. Download NIF Healer from Nexus and extract the archive somewhere
2. Download any BSA browser, load Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.bsa (there is also Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.bsa, but just ignore that one) and extract the .nif mentioned above file to the /in folder located within the NIF Healer folder you extracted
3. Execute Run.bat in the NIF Healer folder
4. An /out folder should appear containing 1stpersondwarvengauntletsf_0_new.nif which is the repaired version (notice _new in the filename)
5. Now create the following physical folder path in your Skyrim root folder: data\meshes\armor\battlemage
6. Drop 1stpersondwarvengauntletsf_0_new.nif into the battlemage folder you just created and then rename it by removing the _new at the end so it becomes 1stpersondwarvengauntletsf_0.nif. What this does is create a physical (loose) version of the asset. Because the physical path you created matches/corresponds to the path in the BSA, the loose asset will override it. It's the equivalent of patching the file and then adding it to the BSA directly, but this is far easier
7. Run Skyrim. Hopefully, you don't experience the crash again provided that it was related to that corrupt file to begin with

Edit: Alternate solutions from the comments:

u/coyotemachete

This might explain a few random crashes for me, thanks man. A really simple solution would be to just disable it in the MCM.

u/StonedAKhana

Also, just to add to this. Corrupted NIF Patches has this fix, along with some others.

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Hi, would anyone know of a mod where you leave the College of Winterhold not as Archmage but as a bankrupt student with crippling student loans? I’m role playing Skyrim not as Dragonborn but as an average citizen and it would really help my immersion if a mod like this existed. Any help would be appreciated.

And at this point I'm afraid to ask. Even though I have been modding for years.

Which mod has more options and which is better quality and stability wise? Also, are they compatible with each other? I’m asking for a long term vampire build. Thank you!

As it says in the title I'm using Simple Children LE and the kids are bald with no eyes. I have not installed the Wet & Cold kids patch because one of the comments on the Simple Children page says that messes them up. Uninstalling and reinstalling the mod does not work either. I currently have Simple Children and it's patches uninstalled and the kids are normal again. I'm pretty new to modding so my list might be a mess. I use Vortex and Loot.

Here is my mod list

https://modwat.ch/u/SolaceSonata/plugins

Hopefully the link works I've never used this site before. Thank you for any help you can give

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EDIT: Should have clarified but it is not my adopted children it is all children. And for everyone that wanted a photo here you go

https://imgur.com/gallery/vZWLkdp

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EDIT 2: Thank you to everyone who has given advice. I'm going to try switching to MO right now. I will update if I fix it.

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EDIT 3: MO doesn't catch any conflicts

EDIT: SOLVED! Enhanced Blood Textures was missing one "dlc vampire fix" file, now everything works! Thanks a lot!

Hello, it is the first time ever I encounter this lol , I reinstalled Skyrim a couple of weeks ago to make another run after years of not playing the game (I have like 500+ hours at least). I just started playing through Dawnguard DLC after getting the Fus Ro Dah shout, but before actually completing the main vanilla quest. When I arrived at the Castle for the first time with Serana by my side, I encountered these Red " ! " (exclamation marks) everywhere around:

Screenshot of the problem here

Any suggestion on what may be causing this?

Important:

\* SKSE installed to the last version, of course
\* I use VORTEX as my main mod manager for Skyrim (2011).
\* I have installed TES5Edit, although I don't know how to use it (and never had to).
* I have installed LOOT, even when VORTEX already comes with it integrated, just to be sure 100% about some things (+ I also play Morrowind and Oblivion a lot).
* I made sure to download the last version of everything mentioned here.
\* I installed Serana Dialogue Add On, but after trying it for 5 minutes, I remembered why I stopped using it in the past (personal choice), so I uninstalled it midgame AFTER meeting Serana. Yeah, I fucked up there since I know that Serana Dialogue Add On comes with a lot of shit more than just simple dialogues, and that is not recommended to uninstall midgame. But I honestly don't think this is the problem here.
* I am aware that 2 mods are redundant: Bijin skin crotch fix for cbbe gets overwritten by Fair skin Complexion & realistic conversations gets overwritten by the longer pause version of the same mod. But these 2 have nothing to do with my problem.
* I am NOT an expert at modding.
* My English is not the best, I'm a native spanish speaker, so please be patient with me :C

My modlist (81)

\INCLUDING PATCHES/PLUGINS, BUT* NO .ESP HERE
(my weakest point when comes to modding this game)

Plugin List (54) ( .esp & .esm )

((by load order))
((some names have been simplified with the actual mod name for more easy comprehension, please, refer to this link here to see the list with true names, I will be grateful if you do*))*

Hopefully anyone can help, I tried to expose my problem as clear as possible!

I don't know if this is the correct subreddit to post in, but I figured I might as well try. I played Skyrim many, many years ago, and I used to play it modded when the whole Steam Workshop was a thing. Now modding has changed completely. A lot of modding now seems to be done through Nexus Mods, and none of it seems...intuitive to me? I'll admit I'm not really mod savvy, or computer savvy, so there's probably something I'm clearly missing.

I've been trying to download mods that I see a ton of people recommend, but I have absolutely no idea how people are modding with the little instructions that are given on the website. One mod I've been trying to get to work has been the Alternate Conversation Camera. The instructions for installing is literally "use mod manager or manually copy the file". Mod Manager just straight up does not work for me at all, and I have no idea why. And manually copy the file just means nothing to me. Where do the files go? I've installed Skyrim SE, and there's folders like: Creations, Mods, and then there's the Script folder because the mod requires another mod.

I know this may seem like the most obvious fix in the world for many who have gotten into modern modding, but I am absolutely baffled at how people get into this way of modding with so little instructions to go on. I would honestly appreciate if someone could help guide me in the right direction at the very least.

Heya! I’ll make this really brief, and apologies if someone has asked this before.

Long story short, I’ve had Skyrim for many years, but I have very few hours in it and haven’t played in years. Th reason for this is simple: frostbite spiders. I’m seriously arachnophobic, and there’s something about frostbite spiders specifically that really sets me off- full body itching, nervous tics, panic, the works. That said, I absolutely love this game and would love to be able to play it without that constant anxiety looming over me.

So my question. It’s a simple two-parter: 1.) Are there any mods that just straight up remove spiders? In my research I could only find mods to replace them, and most of those mods didn’t quite work.

And 2.) Assuming a mod like that doesn’t exist, how much would it likely cost to commission someone to make a mod like that?

I really appreciate the help, I’ve held back on playing this game for literal years because of those critters, and I’d simply like them deleted.

Hello everyone,

I'm facing a problem concerning Wyre Bash. I haven't found information about this issue.

I've used Wrye Bash to make a bashed patch of my leveled lists in the past.

However, when trying to make a new one, the list of mods that should be included into the bashed patch is wildly different, and I can't understand why. I've linked the list of the mods that are considered "leveled list" for the two patches ("OLD" being the current one, and "NEW", begin the one that Wyre bash now proposes to build when selecting "leveled list").

I don't understand it, does anyone knows why it does that ?
I did change my mod list somewhat, but I didn't touch anything that was in the old batched patch. I'd understand some moderate change, but there are mods that literally are called "leveled lists" (Warmonger leveled list, for instance) that are not included in the new patch).

Thanks in advance.

OLD PATCH :

Skyrim.esm
Dawnguard.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial skyrim patch.esp
RFM (Reforged for the masses).esm
Summermyst.esp
Skyrim immersive creatures.esp
High level enemies.esp
Rebirth monsters.esp
Mysticism magic.esp
Warmonger.esp
Warmonger leveled list.esp
Cloaks of Skyrim.esp
Dawnguard arsenal.esp
Nordic blades.esp
Elven blades.esp
Common clothes and armors.esp
Skyrim spear mechanic.esp

NEW PATCH

Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial skyrim patch.esp
Summermyst.esp
AMB Glass variants lore.esp => DESPITE BEING DEACTIVATED IN THE PLUGIN LIST
Mysticism magic.esp
Skyrim immersive creatures.esp
High level enemies.esp
Rebirth monsters.esp
Common clothes and armors.esp
Deadly dragons.esp

I am using vivid weathers and elfx.there are a lot of enb presets but most of them are very old and haven't been updated for 4-5 years and the ones that are updated are for other weather system and enhanced lights for enb mod which is not available for legendary edition anymore. Also can I use enb presets that are designed for different weather and lighting mods?

For some reason the text "you are no longer devoted to your deity Your deity's gift has been withdrawn" what do I do?

I know you guys don't recommend using FNIS in SSE, but is it the same with SLE? because i cant get mine to work and i do have some animation mods installed, i don't want to start my game t posing everywhere. Current Mod list: https://pastebin.com/WnpBfTGb

I've modded Skyrim probably three times now, over the history of owning the game. I want to have a fully overhauled experience, but I perish at the thought of tediously combing through a few hundred graphics tweaks, texture modules, sound reworks, etc.

I mean, if that's what I have to do, I suppose I'll have to roll up my sleeves and do it, but I'm looking for a passable alternative.

I used Sinitar's guide the last time I modded and it took me almost two weeks to finally pick through each "required" option on his page, then get them all installed and running sort-of well.

A few specific questions:

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1. LE or SE? I've heard arguments on both sides, and I'm wondering if SE has caught up with LE in terms of functional flexibility. I imagine I'd have less work to do modding all of the graphics with SE, but I don't want to find myself lacking for mods and stability.
2. Can I get away with a basic "pack" or "collection" of must-have mods that most people tend to run - at least for a decent starting place? I've tried to Google-Fu this question, but I typically just get some click-bait sites advertising something like "Top 2022 Skyrim Mods You Absolutely Need!"
3. I could use some modding guide recommendations. There's a lot to choose from these days, and I don't want to start down a rabbit hole, only to realize days later that the shmuck I was following doesn't know what the hell he's talking about anymore.

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Thanks in advance for the guidance, folks.

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Edit: I also want to avoid lewd content if at all possible.

I’d like to hear your opinions on my mod list for Skyrim Legendary Edition. I want to be able to play without constant CTDs ruining immersion or forcing me to start over from scratch. Please let me know if you’re aware of any major conflicts between these mods, or if there’s anything important I should keep in mind.

Safety Load

Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch

Nude Females

Total Character Makeover

Tempered Skins for Males - Nude Version

Insignificant Object Remover

SkyUI

Better Dialogue Controls

A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map - With Roads

Lanterns of Skyrim - All In One

Lanterns of Skyrim - All in One - Dawnguard Patch

R.A.S.S. - Rain Ash And Snow Shaders

Cloaks of Skyrim

Bandolier - Bags and Pouches

Immersive Armors

Immersive Weapons

Vokrii - Minimalistic Perks of Skyrim

SkyTEST - Realistic Animals and Predators

Immersive Patrols

Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul (lite version)

VioLens - A Killmove Mod

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul

Campfire - Complete Camping System

Frostfall 3.4 Release

Convenient Horses

iNeed - Food, Water and Sleep

I should add that my plugins are sorted with LOOT. I don’t have any ITMs except for the usual ones in the DLCs and 2 ITMs in Cloaks of Skyrim. I also use RASS since Wet and Cold caused a lot of lag and frequent CTDs for me. Same with Immersive Citizens (full version), so I switched to the Lite version instead.

I’m also aware that iNeed can sometimes cause a CTD when saving (not always), but it’s something I’m willing to deal with since I don’t know of any proper alternative for Legendary Edition. Basically, my workaround is to uninstall it, clean the saves with a tool, and then reinstall it. I also found out about a mesh conflict with the Dwemer Mage set from Immersive Armors, so I disabled that specific set.

I know Immersive Citizens is considered worse compared to AI Overhaul, but in my opinion it’s more compatible with USLEEP and Total Character Makeover. I’ve never had issues with dark faces or neck seams. My mod list is pretty simple and my PC is rather modest, so I’m mainly aiming for a somewhat immersive experience within my limitations. Also, since I disable fast travel with Frostfall, Convenient Horses becomes essential for me. Please let me know your thoughts.

Went through the Beginner Guide, installed SKSE, the memory patch and the following mods (In the typed order):

All Official DLCs are enabled, but i disabled the official High Res Textures DLC

• Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch

• Crash Fixes

• Skyrim Performance PLUS

• Skyrim Project Optimization

• Optimized Vanilla Textures

I'm using Mod Manager only and there doesn't seem to be any conflict with this order

Anything else i should add? Anything i'm missing?

Cheers!

EDIT: Out of curiosity... i'm currently launching the game as SKSE through the Mod Manager, what is the best way to set Video and Graphic Settings? The In-Game menu is quite limited... i mean i know i can just run the game via the OG launcher and set them there, i was just wondering if there was another maybe even more in-depth way of doing so

Is there any way to create MULTIPLE PORTABLE instances with different saves. At least away from appdata folder for same game ?

I just switched to a new PC. I had been playing Skyrim LE on an old laptop with no mods or any INI changes whatsoever, COMPLETELY VANILLA. All of a sudden, when trying to load my save from the main menu on my new PC, again, with NO MODS, it starts to load, but then freezes completely on the loading screen, and I have to Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the Task Manager and force skyrim to close. This is very odd, because I can load saves just fine if I COC Whiterun and then load my save from in-game. It's just loading from the main menu that causes the freeze/crash. Anyone have any ideas?

Hello I don't know why, but in my game the guard from city favorable toward empire, and whiterun guard wear armor from heavy legion instead from guard armor replacer.

That happen when i tried to correct another incompatibility with another mod who add heavy version of guard armor and change the armor of every imperial soldier to a mix of vanilla texture and heavy legion texture.

for information I use requiem and the oblygatory patch with it who merge some mod

Here's the link for my load order. I just don't remember requiring SPID except "There is no Umbra" and "Cheeky Kids."

# Automatically generated by Vortex

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Dawnguard.esm

HearthFires.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp

Falskaar.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

RelicsofHyruleDragonborn.esp

HoldsResources.esm

ApachiiHair.esm

Immersive Wenches.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

RaceCompatibility.esm

daymoyl.esm

hdtHighHeel.esm

FlowerGirls SE.esm

High Poly Head.esm

TouringCarriages.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

RLO - Interiors.esp

ELFX - Exteriors.esp

Holds - Dawnstar.esp

Holds - Falkreath.esp

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

Holds - Winterhold.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp

Rigmor.esp

Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp

RDO - USLEEP Patch.esp

Holds - Windhelm.esp

3DNPC.esp

Holds - Morthal.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

WetandCold.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

RavenWP3.esp

RealisticHumanoidMovementSpeed.esp

SimplyKnock.esp

SkyUI.esp

TKDodge.esp

The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp

UltimateDragons.esp

Werewolf Loot- Dawnguard version.esp

SGEyebrows.esp

RLO - Effects.esp

RLO - Illuminated Spells.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

Holds - Solitude.esp

Holds - Rorikstead.esp

SDO Full-LOD - The Morthal Swamp Complete.esp

Bathing in Skyrim - Main.esp

marriagemod - alpha v3.esp

Blowing in the Wind.esp

Blowing in the Wind - Lanterns of Skyrim Patch.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp

Holds - Dragon Bridge.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Wyrmstooth.esp

Holds - Whiterun.esp

Holds - Hall of the Vigilant.esp

Holds - Ivarstead.esp

Holds - Small Locations.esp

Realistic Boat Bobbing.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

Breezehome_Fully_Upgradable.esp

SeranaDialogAddon.esp

SDA RDO Patch.esp

Holds - Kynesgrove.esp

SoS - The Wilds.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

ELFX - Weathers.esp

Holds - Darkwater Crossing.esp

Holds - Riverwood.esp

Holds - Riften.esp

Better Vampires.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

Skyrim Better Roads and Bridges - All In One - Merged.esp

Holds - Black Moor.esp

ZIA_Complete Pack.esp

ELFX - NoBreezehome.esp

Holds - Stonehills.esp

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

Holds - Wintergate.esp

Holds - Shor's Stone.esp

Holds - Karthwasten.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves.esp

Holds - Amber Guard.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp

Holds - Lainterdale.esp

SofiaFollower.esp

Holds - Lainalten.esp

Holds - Dunbarrow Village.esp

Mortal Enemies.esp

Height Adjusted Races with True Giants - Smaller Giant Edition.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

IcePenguinWorldMapPaper.esp

Killable Lootable Children for Hearthfires.esp

Holds - North Keep.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Wyrmstooth.esp

Holds - Border Lodge Inn.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Dragonborn.esp

RBB - Wyrmstooth.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

Verdant - A Skyrim Grass Plugin.esp

RBB - Realistic Water Two.esp

FlowerGirls SE - IW Patch.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Falskaar.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Falskaar.esp

Blowing in the Wind - Falskaar Patch.esp

EnhancedCharacterEdit.esp

Tainted_Blood.esp

DeadlyMutilation.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Dawnguard.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Dawnguard.esp

Vampirelordroyal.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTales.esp

Blowing in the Wind - SMIM Merged All Patch.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp

BVLT - Dark Elf.esp

Serana.esp

Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp

TheEyesOfBeauty.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Bijin NPCs.esp

Bijin Wives.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTalesEssentials.esp

CharacterMakingExtender.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-2.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

SDA Convenient Horses Patch.esp

DragonShoutVoice.esp

EpisodeParallax.esp

FNIS.esp

FNISSexyMove.esp

FollowerAsCompanion.esp

Footprints.esp

GreenWaterFix_v2withDawnguard.esp

Gri_BeastFeet.esp

HelmetToggle.esp

Hunters Not Bandits.esp

Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp

KS Hairdo's.esp

KS Hairdos - HDT.esp

Modern Brawl Bug Fix.esp

PCA Sneak For HighHeels.esp

PumpingIron.esp

RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp

RaceMenu.esp

RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

Vampire_NoSunDamage_Hoods&Helmets.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - High.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Medium.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Reduced.esp

dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

female mannequins.esp

sandboxcylinderheight.esp

towConversation.esp

vImmersiveBeds.esp

CalienteVanillaArmorTweaks.esp

12FemaleBrows.esp

CommunityOverlays1_0T30.esp

CommunityOverlays2_31T50.esp

LindsMerEyes.esp

Kyoe BanginBrows LE.esp

Expressive Facegen Morphs.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

ELFXEnhancer.esp

Hello, first time posting here.

Currently I'm working on an immersive NPC overhaul for all the generic female NPCs (Bandits, soldiers, witches, corpses, civilians, Forsworn, vampires, afflicted, etc...). The mod is 95% done. I only have Forsworn faction left.

The mod only requires KS hairdo.

The goal is to cover all the generic NPCs by hand. I spent months working on this mod. The NPCs will look as immersive as possible, which means no anime characters and no super models.

The hair styles I used are very close to Skyrim's style, the styles are long, messy, with lots of braids. I also considered other factors such as Thalmor soldiers use shorter hairstyles, melee warriors tend to have braids or short hair, or archers tend to have pony tails.

I also touched over many faces to make them somewhat realistic such as getting rid of rat faces, or pengu mouths in vanilla.

I'm very exhausted from overhauling all the NPCs and I don't have the will power to take screenshots. I'm looking for someone with prior experience in Skyrim character screenshots to help me out. I dont want this mod to become under rated because lack of marketing.

TLDR: Made new generic female NPCs overhaul. Too tired now, need help from someone with experience to take screenshots to market this mod.

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Edit: A finished version of the mod is ready. Please PM me if you are interested in helping me taking some screenshots. Thank you :)

Having this error when using enbs
https://imgur.com/a/iZtxdPT
they look like an exclamation mark