Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How to make Skyrim look AMAZING with mods. A Skyrim visual and graphic overhaul in 2023.

Landscapes:
Skyland AIO
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34179
Optional Skyland Landscape Parallax Addon nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/86821
Terrain Complex Parallax Collection - These are the terrains I specifically use:
Pine Forest nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82726
Volcanic Tundra nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82963
River Stone nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82755
Fall Forest nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82827
Serene Shores nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/85036
The Omnibus (not used in video but if you would rather want an AIO option) nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/83011
Vivid Landscapes - Complex Parallax Occlusion Snow
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/80286
Northern Ice
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41854
Water for ENB
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37061
Rally's Water Foam
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/28922
Skyrim 3D Rocks
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17732
8K Night Skies - Stars and Galaxies - Cathedral Concept
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20301

Trees:
Traverse the Ulvenwald - 3.1 - Trees and Forests of Skyrim (recommended)
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/57874
Or a mixture of 3 different tree mods together
Happy Little Trees (pines only)
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50961
Blubbos Tree Replacer for Reach
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/65233
Aspens Ablaze
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/39998
Rudy HQ - Falling Leaves and Needles SE
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/25939

Grass and other flora:
QW's Grass Patch 2 - Origins of Forest - Cathedral - Folkvangr
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/67785
Nature of the Wildlands - Forest Debris Only
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/71607
Cathedral 3D Plants
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/users/50222836?tab=user+files

Architecture:
Skurkbro's Retexture Project AIO
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/63148
We only want the architecture, dungeon and misc files - NOT the landscape one
WiZkiD Parallax Farmhouses
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/39185
Northern Farmhouses
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/101232
Northern Roads
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77530
Retexture (recommended) nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/79468
Patch Collection nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77386
Patch Compendium nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77893
Glorious Doors of Skyrim (GDOS) SE
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/32376

Lighting:
Lux
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/43158
Lux Orbis
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56095
Embers XD
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37085

ENB and Weather
Berserkyr ENB
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/62381
NAT.ENB III (Only install the weather plugin)
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27141
ENB Complex Grass - Patch Compendium for various grass mods
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/67304
Install all four patches in this order
Cathedral 3D pine grass
Origin of forest
Folkvangr
QWs Grass patch 2
Parallax Occlusion Mapping by Boris Vorontsov
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/78976
Under [EFFECT] in your enbseries config file -
EnableTerrainParallax=false
EnableComplexParallax=true
EnableTerrainBlending=true
EnableComplexParallaxShadows=true
EnableComplexTerrainParallax=true
EnableComplexTerrainParallaxShadows=true

Misc mods:
Better Chests
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/71680
Ancient Pottery
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/24039
Rally's Objects Modpage
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/users/39335975?tab=user+files

Dyndolod
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/68518
STEP guide stepmodifications.org/wiki/SkyrimSE:2.2.0#STEP_5
Also tutorial videos
Happy Little Trees Addon nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56907
Aspens Ablaze Addon
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/51135
QWs Grass Patch 2 pre cache
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/78707

MODLIST: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lL-jNov_7QBZDqaE_B7OhNVJUeVWESlm67m8yZ9161c/edit#gid=0
DISCORD: discord.gg/HHxNnZyEGt

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Landscapes
04:22 Trees
06:20 Grass + Other Flora
07:51 Architecture
10:51 Lighting
12:02 ENB + Weather
12:41 ENB Addons
13:45 Misc Objects
14:47 Dyndolod