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Yeah I know I'm late to the party but better late than never.
What do i need to know? mods tweaks etc?
origin sucks
just remember.. Skyrim is worse than WOW for being a black hole of time.
Then it's a good thing that Skyrim is a steamworks title, isn't it?
Da fuq are you talking about dude?
educate me
scratched this title off my list because I won't have origin on my box
I second this. Play though at least the main story this way then go crazy with the mods. That's usually how I go about playing games like these that have a ton of different mods to try out.I would play through without mods first time, make sure you download the HD texture pack it doesn't download by default if I remember right should be listed under DLC its free.
Skyrim uses SteamWorks. SteamWorks is the DRM that utilizes Steam. As in http://store.steampowered.com/ . Origin is for EA titles. If you buy a box or digital copy of Skyrim you're going to end up with a code to enter into Steam to download or update Skyrim.
It has absolutely nothing to do with Origin or EA.
I second this. Play though at least the main story this way then go crazy with the mods. That's usually how I go about playing games like these that have a ton of different mods to try out.
Get the awesome anthology box which has every Elder Scrolls game in it.
yes.even Arena?
and miss out on those kickass maps? No way.More like, wait until the awesome anthology box drops to $10 on Steam.
just remember.. Skyrim is worse than WOW for being a black hole of time.
and still no Trogdor modAt a minimum, install SKSE and SkyUI so you don't have to suffer with the default menus that were designed for consoles. These programs are covered in the existing Skyrim modding threads here.
Or, don't do anything and start playing for a few days, maybe the menus won't even bother you.
Personally speaking - and having not been into Skyrim and modding it all that long myself - I wouldn't play the vanilla game without these mods as bare minimum (my actual plugin list is much longer but these are bare minimum)
SKSE (standalone program)
Nexus Mod Manager (for 1-click installation and management of these mods)
SkyUI
HighResTexturePack01
HighResTexturePack02
HighResTexturePack03
Unofficial Skyrim Patch
Unofficial Heartfire Patch
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
Unofficial High Resolution Patch
BetterQuestObjectives (adds location detail to quest objectives which is sorely missing from vanilla game, doesn't break immersion - only saves you from pulling hair out)
Enhanced Blood Textures (once you've seen it, can't live without it)
Convenient Horses
UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul
Unread Books Glow (valuable books glow red, like those that increase skill points)
and still no Trogdor mod
At a minimum, install SKSE and SkyUI so you don't have to suffer with the default menus that were designed for consoles. These programs are covered in the existing Skyrim modding threads here.
Or, don't do anything and start playing for a few days, maybe the menus won't even bother you.
Personally speaking - and having not been into Skyrim and modding it all that long myself - I wouldn't play the vanilla game without these mods as bare minimum (my actual plugin list is much longer but these are bare minimum)
SKSE (standalone program)
Nexus Mod Manager (for 1-click installation and management of these mods)
SkyUI
HighResTexturePack01
HighResTexturePack02
HighResTexturePack03
Unofficial Skyrim Patch
Unofficial Heartfire Patch
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
Unofficial High Resolution Patch
BetterQuestObjectives (adds location detail to quest objectives which is sorely missing from vanilla game, doesn't break immersion - only saves you from pulling hair out)
Enhanced Blood Textures (once you've seen it, can't live without it)
Convenient Horses
UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul
Unread Books Glow (valuable books glow red, like those that increase skill points)
Thirded. See the game in it's original glory and then go crazy on the mods. I think I have more hours sunk into Skyrim than any other game I've played.
To all these people who are saying to play vanilla:
If you like a challenge at all, you'll want some mods. Even on the hardest difficulty, Vanilla Skyrim is just easy mode.
BetterQuestObjectives (adds location detail to quest objectives which is sorely missing from vanilla game, doesn't break immersion - only saves you from pulling hair out)
True, but it's hard to tell what exactly you want to change unless you've played Vanilla first. Each person may want a slightly different degree of change and it's hard to determine that without ever playing it.
It's hard to determine when playing it, too. Since Draughrs seem to be everywhere and their level scaling makes it hard to figure out if you're doing well or poorly. Return of the Oblivion skeletons who take 15 hits at level 1 and 15 hits at level 40.
Does this actually add locational detail to the text of the quests in your log? So you'd be able to find where to go based on what the objective says instead of having to follow the marker?
I second this list. It doesn't change the game experience at all, just fixes a lot of little glitches or bugs that are otherwise aggravating.At a minimum, install SKSE and SkyUI so you don't have to suffer with the default menus that were designed for consoles. These programs are covered in the existing Skyrim modding threads here.
Or, don't do anything and start playing for a few days, maybe the menus won't even bother you.
Personally speaking - and having not been into Skyrim and modding it all that long myself - I wouldn't play the vanilla game without these mods as bare minimum (my actual plugin list is much longer but these are bare minimum)
SKSE (standalone program)
Nexus Mod Manager (for 1-click installation and management of these mods)
SkyUI
HighResTexturePack01
HighResTexturePack02
HighResTexturePack03
Unofficial Skyrim Patch
Unofficial Heartfire Patch
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
Unofficial High Resolution Patch
BetterQuestObjectives (adds location detail to quest objectives which is sorely missing from vanilla game, doesn't break immersion - only saves you from pulling hair out)
Enhanced Blood Textures (once you've seen it, can't live without it)
Convenient Horses
UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul
Unread Books Glow (valuable books glow red, like those that increase skill points)
Yes, that is the main point of the mod.
I would highly, highly, highly recommend SkyUI even for a first playthough. The stock UI is just garbage on PC.
Seconded.
Ok, I will try a "vanilla" play through then worry about mods except this one.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/39018/?