Read the description to see all of the present features. SSE Engine Fixes - Fixes a number of engine bugs present in the Special Edition and Classic, including decoupling waterflow to the in-game timer, double perk bug, 'false save corruption' bug, and more. Again, this is outlined and installed in the Beginner's Guide. SkyUI - Considered essential because of the Mod Configuration Menu, which a lot of other mods rely on. Again, if you followed through with the Beginner's Guide you should have this installed and sorted already. Unofficial Patches PC XBOX - This fixes thousands of bugs. SKSE.ini download - For those of you too lazy to set up the skse.ini yourselves, you can download it here and install like any other mod Required to run a number of essential or 'Highly Suggested' mods. Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE64) - This is explained and linked in the Beginner's Guide. Skyrim Special Edition Truly Essential Mods The necessity of these are entirely a matter of opinion and personal taste.Īgain, it will be up to you to research/test and figure out if any of these should be added to your personal 'essentials' list. Great mods that are very popular but in no way universally essential. If the first list is 99% agreed upon, and the second list is 75% agreed upon, I'd say these are 50/50. These are mods that are highly debated in terms of necessity. It will be up to you to research what they do and decide if it is something you need or not. Even though many find them 100% necessary, they are not truly essential to the stability of the game. They are mods that a lot of people can't live without and others could care less about. These are mods that, through community discussion, are seen as highly beneficial, though you can certainly play without them. The second section is ' highly suggested mods'. They transcend personal opinion and are agreed upon by the community at large as necessary. They fix thousands of issues, a lot of which are game breaking. These are mods that no one should be without for any reason ever.

Well, for the purpose of this guide, I've split this up into three sections: Go read the Beginner's Guide, which links back to this page at the end.īeginner's Guide What Is Considered Essential?: Without an understanding of those tools and without the memory patch you should not be on this page yet. It will also help you set up an absolutely necessary memory patch. The Beginner's Guide will give you a solid understanding of the essential utilities needed for a stable modding experience. If you are new to modding and haven't read that we strongly urge you to do so. This list is an addendum to the Beginner's Guide.

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