ESSENTIAL MODS
If you Don't install these you may as well be playing on the XBox or PS4
because you'll be getting all the bugs they have.
- Unofficial Skyrim Patch - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/19/
- Unofficial Dawnguard Patch - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/23491/
- Unofficial Hearthfire Patch - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25127/
- Unofficial Dragonborn Patch - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31083/
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED MOD
This will greatly enhance your overall experience.
- Skyrim Community Uncapper - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1175/
- Allows skills to level up passed 100, rendering the shitty "Legendary Skill System" 100% irrelevant as you can now enjoy a more natural experience leveling up all you want.
Other Mods
- SkyUI - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863/
- Extended UI - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57873/
- SkyTweak - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33395/
- Ihud - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3222/
- moreHud - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/51956
- Iactivate - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/58510/
- Better Dialogue Controls - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/27371/
- Better Message Box Controls - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/28170
- UIExtensions - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57046/
- Extensible Follower Framework - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12933/
- Jaxonz Positioner - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/52583/
- Jaxonz Named Saves - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/60718/
- Jaxonz Renamer - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57335/
- No Boring Sleep/Wait Menu - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12625/
- Helmet Toggle - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/22765/
- Transmogrification - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33902
- Awesome Loading Screen DOVAHBEAR version: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36480/
- Morrowloot Ultimate - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/66105/
- Better Fast Travel - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/15508/
- Trade Routes - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49369/
- You Hunger - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49421/
- Alternate Start - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/9557/
- Organized Bandits in Skyrim - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31264/
- Immersive Creatures - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/24913/
- Religion in Skyrim - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/67663
- Campfire: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/64798/
- Realistic Needs and Diseases to RND2: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68982/
- Drinking Fountains of Skyrim: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/24282/
- Interesting NPCs (3DNPC) - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/8429/
- Inconsequential NPCs - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36334/
- Jaxonz Real Names - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/61430/
- People are Strangers (Races Version from Files Section) - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/56744
- No NPC Greeting - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/746/
- Black Horse Courier - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59450/
- Elequant Reader - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57330/
- Immersive Speechcraft - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/63874/
- Immersive College of Winterhold - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36849/
- Path of the Divine - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/46081/
- Helgen Reborn - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/35841/
- Wyrmstooth - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25704/
- Falskaar - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/37994/
- Ordinator - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68425/
- Combat Evolved - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/56147/
- Ultimate Combat - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36006/
- Winter is Coming Cloaks - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/13486/
- Wearable Lanterns - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/17416/
- Forgotten Magic Redone - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/35339/
- Lock Overhaul - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/29979/
- Apocalypse - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/16225/
- Spectraverse - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/53780/
- Dwemertech - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/56037/
- Thunderchild - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/41376/
Winter Skyrim at
- Enhanced Landscapes - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68782/ I'm using the OLD version known as Winter Overhaul. There are currently issues with the winter version of Enhanced Landscapes for some people.