You can choose any graphics settings you want, but here are my recommendations: But changes made to graphics settings ingame will continue to work with MO) (Any changes made in the default launcher will not work once you start using MO.
You will soon install "Mod Organizer 2", but before you do, I recommend you edit graphics settings in the default game launcher to your liking, as once MO is installed, you will have to edit graphics setting inside MO using it's ini editor.
(If Skyrim gets an official update through steam, it may update the master files, and you would have to clean them again)Ĩ. Now re-open SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe and repeat for "dawnguard.esm", then "hearthfires.esm", and then "dragonborn.esm" Wait 5-10min till done, then close SSEEdit. Open SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe, select "Update.esm" and then click "OK". To make skyrim more stable when modded, clean Bethesda's master files like this: Download and unzip SSEEdit (also called 圎dit). An example: "C:\Skyrim Mods"įollow the install instructions shown on that page.ħ. Create a folder where your modding resources will be stored (not in skyrim's directory, but on the same drive). (This is so the engine generates ini files)ĥ. Run Skyrim once - select "Play" in the launcher and exit from the main menu. bik file in "Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\Video"Ĥ. (optional) Disable the intro video by deleting or renaming the. Enable the setting "Disable full-screen optimisations".ģ. Right click on SkyrimSE.exe and select "properties". Go to "Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition"
(optional) Disable Windows 10 "full-screen optimisations" for Skyrim's exe (this completely fixes stuttering issues for some users in Skyrim).
Download and install Skyrim Special Edition from Steam.Ģ. These are mostly vanilla textures, with lighting mods and ini edits etc.īefore installing mods you must follow these steps:ġ. Also note, no landscape texture pack is used in the screenshots. This guide prioritises gameplay and performance over graphics, especially when trade-offs have to be made. I know these visuals are not very impressive, but they are still significantly better than vanilla, with nearly no performance loss.
"100+ graphics mods and an ENB make Skyrim look epic, with no performance loss" "You can have 200+ mods installed that are 100% free of bugs and glitches" I hope it helps you save time and avoid some frustrations while modding Skyrim. To keep this guide simple and performance friendly, I will only cover the essentials, so no ENBs etc.
They tend to require powerful PCs, and have bloated mod lists. I wrote this because (in my opinion) most other guides are not clear or concise enough. This is a performance-friendly step-by-step guide to modding, based on over 4000 hours of experience with modding and playing Skyrim. Note: This guide is also available for Legendary Edition Skyrim (better for old potato PCs) - "Concise Skyrim Modding Guide".