When the updated version of the game about the adventures of the warrior was released, many began to ask questions about the file structure. Almost all users of the game have taken advantage of at least one mod. But how to install mods on Skyrim Special Edition? You can learn more about this later.
Skyrim special edition
Before installing mods on the Skyrim Special Edition, let's talk about innovations. What is the difference between the special edition and the original Skyrim?
To begin with, it is worth noting that the system requirements have increased a lot. This is not surprising, because in the new "Skyrim" the developers tried to finalize what remained untouched for many years. The first reason for excessive system requirements lies in the improved and detailed graphics. From the first minutes of the game you can see how the game world has transformed externally. No more blurry details and boring landscapes.
Many details regarding artificial intelligence have also become more developed. However, many add new details to the atmosphere of the atmospheric game, so you should learn how to install mods on the Skyrim Special Edition.
Mod manager
How to install mods on Skyrim Special Edition using mod manager? First you need to download and install such a useful utility as NMM. With this program, any installation of the modification is not difficult.
After the program has been installed, you can safely download archives with mod files and move them to the mod manager. The utility will install the modification on its own and determine its boot order in the list.
This is the first way to install mods on the Skyrim Special Edition.
Developer's site
In order for the mods on Skyrim Special Edition to be installed and activated in the game itself, you need to register on the developer's website, after which you can select the mod you like on the page and download it for yourself.
Next, unpack the archive and move all the data to the Data folder. The only disadvantage of using this method is the limited number of modifications on the site. This is another way to activate Skyrim Special Edition mods.
Manual installation
Manual installation of modifications allows you to independently install and understand how to enable mods on Skyrim Special Edition. To do this, we find a site with modifications for the special edition of Skyrim and download the necessary archive.
After that, you can unzip the archive and drop the files into the Data folder. Next, on drive "C" there are Skyrim Special Edition game files, where the Local folder is located. In this folder you need to find the file that is signed by plugin.txt. Then we click on the file with the right mouse button and select the “Properties” option, after which it is necessary to uncheck the box next to “Read Only”. This manipulation will allow you to modify the file, which will be required later.
When the mods are moved to the game folder, in this file we write the names of all installed modifications. It is important to remember that you must put a “*” sign in front of each name, otherwise the game will not recognize the file. This is how you can configure mods on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, without using either the developer's site or mod manager.
The main thing is not to forget to put a tick in front of the mod in the launcher, otherwise the game will not start the modification. This launcher will help you customize mods in Skyrim Special Edition.
Graphic mods and gameplay
Despite the fact that the developers tightened the game graphically, it’s worth making some adjustments. There is a small list of graphic modifications that must be installed simply because the game will become much better with them externally.
Mod Faster Leveling will allow the player to pump the character twice as fast. The fact is that in a special edition it is impossible to use the preservation of the original game, therefore, in order not to have to spend hundreds of hours pumping the character’s skills, this mod was created.
When a traveler needs to get rid of unnecessary things, he needs to contact the merchant, but rarely all things can be sold from the seller. In such cases, the player has to make movements in large cities to make way for a backpack. Mod Rich Merchants of Skyrim did an excellent job. Now each merchant has 10,000 coins in stock and the player will be able to sell all the excess goods.
The game has the opportunity to take a satellite with you on a camping trip, but their monotonous chatter bothers over time. This problem is solved by the modification of Relationship Dialog Overhaul, which adds more than five thousand options for the development of a dialogue branch and replicas from characters.
With the Less Aggressive Animals mod, all animals that were previously hostile, barely seeing the main character, begin to behave neutrally. This principle applies here: if you do not touch them, then they will not touch you.
Body Replayers
Classic figures in Skyrim quickly get bored. Female characters want to add even more femininity, and male characters want diversity. The most common body repeaters are Demonica and Lady Body.
The first mod adds to the game a separate race of Demonics, which has the same unique gift as any other representative of its kind. Her hobby is time dilation during a battle. This replayer converts the figures of Lydia, Serana and the main character. Also added is a unique armor that looks more frank and feminine than the canonical Skyrim presents to us. It is ideally adapted for scripting tasks, such as visiting the Talmor embassy.
There is also a special appearance for the vampire lord - she uses the Kerrigan skin from Star Kraft-2. When she turns into a vampire, her eyes turn bright blue, which leads to the sending of the main character of the film Another World.
The second replayer changes the body structure of all female characters in the game: more feminine bends of the body, cleansed of dirt, changed gait, new animations and much more. For this mod, standard clothes from the game are also suitable, only some of them are slightly changed externally. Their faces look clean and their features are softer. In combination with this mod, you can use Lady Head, which also ennobles the character's face.
Cosmetic Modifications
Cosmetic mods allow you to add additional options to the game to change the body. For the male half, it will be beards and mustaches, scars, hairstyles and war paint. For female characters, the same thing, only without facial hair, and hairstyles are added for them much more.
For such specific representatives of their kind, as the Argonians and Khajiit, there are mods that improve the textures of the bodies of the characters, making them more realistic.