Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Modding Skyrim can be a daunting task so I wanted to challenge myself and provide a good foundation for beginners to visually overall Skyrim using just 10 mods, here's how it went! All mod links below.

See Part 2 for the next 10 mods to install here: youtu.be/XEhcQl-KwA8

Static Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIM by Brumbek
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/659
Skoglendi - A Grass Mod by JPSteel2
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/93944
Traverse the Ulvenwald - 3.3 by Wigfrid
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/57874
Skyland AIO by Skyking2020
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34179
Skyland Bits and Bobs by Skyking2020
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/95032
Fantasia Landscapes by Skyking2020
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/107256
Northern Farmhouses
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/89628?tab=files&file_id=380502
(you will need to install this manually, just drag the downloaded archive into the download section of MO2 or mods section of Vortex)
Skyrim is Luminous by DrJacopo and Mator
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/110471
Simplicity of Sea by wSkeever
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56520
NAT.ENB III - Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel by L00ping
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27141
(This one is optional you can use any weather or ENB you want or neither)

Load Order used in video:
SMIM
Skoglendi
Traverse the Ulvenwald
Skyland Bits and Bobs
Skyland AIO
Fantasia Landscapes
Northern Farmhouses
(Optional) NAT.ENB III
Skyrim is Luminous
Simplicity of Sea

My Wabbajack (Auto Install Modlist): nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/153205
ENB: nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27141
MODLIST: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lL-jNov_7QBZDqaE_B7OhNVJUeVWESlm67m8yZ9161c/edit#gid=0
DISCORD: discord.gg/HHxNnZyEGt
PATREON: patreon.com/SoftGaming

Specs:
GPU - RTX 3070
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
vRAM - 8gb
RAM - 16gb

Thanks for watching :)

#skyrim #skyrimmods #bestskyrimmods

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 SMIM
01:13 Flora
02:54 Textures
04:28 Landscapes
05:21 Farmhouses
05:59 Lighting
06:44 Water
07:17 Weather and ENB

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