My ESSENTIAL Skyrim Mods for 2024!

My ESSENTIAL Skyrim Mods for 2024! | A Catalog of Mods

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A collection of my personal favorite and most essential Skyrim mods to take you into 2024 and beyond! All links below.
Landscape:
Traverse the Ulvenwald by Wigfrid
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Skoglendi - A Grass Mod by JPSteel2
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Fantasia Landscapes by Skyking2020
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dungeons:
Venerable Nordic Temples by Spifferino
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dynamic Dungeon Loot (DDL) by Robbie
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
The Restless Dead by AlanovichRomanov
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
World Additions:
Skyshards by Deadmano
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Daedric Shrines - All in One by Mandragorasprouts
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Master The Summit by QueenMaeve99
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Immersion:
Immersive Equipment Displays by SlavicPotato
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
C.O.I.N. - Coins of Interesting Natures by Tate Taylor and VictorF
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Line Expansions by JaySerpa
Bandits www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Civil War www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Forsworn and Thalmor www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Vampire www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Honed Metal by SkylineR390
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Gameplay:
Experience by Zax
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
MCM addon www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID) by powerofthree
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Enemy (R)Evolution of Skyrim by Mangekyoumadara1987
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Magic:
Forgotten Magic Redone SE by 3jiou and Sward66
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Frozen Electrocuted Combustion by powerofthree
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Strange Runes by powerofthree
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Movement:
Better Jumping SE by meh321 and z65536
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
True Directional Movement by Ersh
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dynamic Dodge Animation by Smooth
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Needs to be used with any of the 3 dodge mods, I'm using DMCO in the video.
Combat:
Action Based Projectiles by deletepch
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Valhalla Combat by dTry
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Precision - Accurate Melee Collisions by Ersh
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dynamic Impact - Slash Effects X by ap05
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Interface:
Better Third Person Selection by shrimperator
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
TrueHUD - HUD Additions by Ersh
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
SmoothCam by mwilsnd
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Preset used in video www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
ENB: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
MODLIST: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
DISCORD: / discord
PATREON: / softgaming
Specs:
GPU - RTX 3070
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
vRAM - 8gb
RAM - 16gb
Thanks for watching :)
#skyrim #skyrimmods #bestskyrimmods
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Landscape
02:01 Dungeons
03:50 World Additions
05:27 Immersion
08:13 Gameplay
09:40 Magic
11:22 Movement
12:56 Combat
15:49 Interface
Skyrim SE
Skyrim AE

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@Cozysienna 5 ай бұрын

Many of your essentials have now become my essentials...I never knew about the venerable nordic temples mod! So glad I watch your channel.

@Archangelgamer1997 5 ай бұрын

“And makes every dungeon feel more rewarding”. Meridia’s beacon pops up 😅

@effishcent317 5 ай бұрын

Meredia Enjoyer : No Problem plenty of dead Imperial and stormcloaks corspe to pillage plus you get Dawnbreaker.

@Archangelgamer1997 5 ай бұрын

@@effishcent317 true, the amount of septims on the defiled corpses is handy

@frankyfirman 4 ай бұрын

Actually what ive been waiting every playthrough. With reliquary of myth, dawnbreaker is insanely useful

@NamelessKing1597 4 ай бұрын

There are some things that even though they're annoying it just wouldn't feel like Skyrim without.

@NamelessKing1597 4 ай бұрын

@@frankyfirman Even Vanilla Dawnbreaker is pretty useful in Nordic Ruins and Dawnguard.

@tannera.3359 4 ай бұрын

Decided to play Skyrim again and you are the best up and coming CC by far. Love your channel, and you've helped me rebuild my modlist.

@KentVigilante 2 ай бұрын

It's really amazing to see how much this game has changed in almost every way since it's release, imagine if you could show this to the people that first played Oldrim back then, they'd be gobsmacked and then annoyed that they'd have to wait over 10 years for most of these mods to be available lol

@vidmohit4684 5 ай бұрын

Your modding videos have been essential for me in transforming skyrim into a next level experience that remains mostly faithful to the original. Thanks so much 🙏

@filkertom 5 ай бұрын

Excellent! If I may, I'd like to mention the Security lock overhauls, SkyClimb, Comprehensive First Person overhaul, Northern Roads, and the Lux mods. All incredible.

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

All great mods! and I use them all too :)

@9895_ Ай бұрын

CFPO is honestly a real good one, i always have it on since I found it

@tekizera 5 ай бұрын

your channel is amazing 😭🙏 keep up the great work bro you are doing really good for giving out mods be it graphics, animation, or immersion mods

@AndyJP 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting this compilation together

@henryadams1527 5 ай бұрын

Time to refresh and reset over 200 of my mods, love your videos! Keep it up man!

@joselenejory3629 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much for the video. im new to modding skyrim and this video helped make it alot more simple and less overwhelming.

@TheParagonIsDead 5 ай бұрын

Traverse the ulvenwald will always be my favorite tree mod, with wigfrids tree replacer close behind.

@user-qx6vm3yv5e 3 ай бұрын

thank you so much. I have been trying to find best mods to play skyrim anew. The last i played it was eons ago. It just warms my heart to see how much peopl still love it.

@spencerdanley9195 7 күн бұрын

Solid selection! I'm especially looking forward to the master the summit, and forgotten magic mods 😄

@yohef4537 5 ай бұрын

Great way to kick off our 2024 Skyrim adventures. I really enjoyed the vid, and found some great new things to try.

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Cheers dude, happy new year

@yohef4537 5 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficialI take back the 1st part of that comment. The changes to bethnet are to much. Far to much. I’m out. Leaving everything to do with skyrim. Which means channels like this. It’s been fun. Good luck, Soft.

@settratheimperishable7800 23 күн бұрын

Mat when I think I’m out, they pull me back in!

@tzutzescu 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing! Can't wait to start modding!

@breezyentertainment 4 ай бұрын

i havent even finished the video yet, but i can tell by now this is my favorite mod list. downloaded all except the immersion so far (dont care much for those type mods, but still downloaded the line expansions) and im only up to the magic section! you and i must have similar taste lol so definitely got my sub

@grumpymonkey7435 5 ай бұрын

been playing skyrim since it came out and this moding stuff is beyond nutts but i freaking love it this is a great video and great collection of mods keep it upp.

@katcirce 4 ай бұрын

I recently did a clean install of skyrim to the most recent update and wiped my entire modlist. I would love to see a video of stability and general core mods for this most recent (AND HOPEFULLY LAST) update :) - also, I'm pairing your landscapes section with CleverCharff's AIO :D It's so pretty!

$@islamguefrachi$

@islamguefrachi 5 ай бұрын

thx , you always keep my game fresh 💚

@excellentdan7289 3 ай бұрын

Amazing compilation, thank you so much!

@aston9554 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I’m on console but your video helps me to find hints and details I might not have tried r substitutes I can find on the Xbox. Cheers

@DylanZ1201 4 ай бұрын

This list is great, pretty much all you need to get Skyrim to feel like a more modern experience.

@ash-xb8yq 5 ай бұрын

Yoo,great list ,loved it!! Was totally worth waiting 2 months for and a sub for!! There's a few things i expected but weren't there but I'll just add them on my own!! Thanks again!!

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Hey dude, happy new year :)

@ash-xb8yq 5 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficial Thanks dude, Happy New year to you too!! Hope your channel blows up this year, keep up the great content!!

@Chemike21 5 ай бұрын

Wow, all amazing mods, veeeery well done with this vid.

@kinda4664 5 ай бұрын

An exhaustive review right here!

@Chemike21 5 ай бұрын

Stay in the fight has been such a great mod for me. Changed how I play the whole game.

@pierrelaroche3921 5 ай бұрын

My pc can't run skyrim legendary edition without a return to windows every 15 minutes, you have no idea how frustrating it is to play on a xbox series with a very limited number of mods that cannot be as complexe and developped as the ones this channel presents ( in quite a masterful way by the way ). To put it shortly you're doing an amazing work, and this channel has become one of my favorite. Congrats !

@Henry-kd9ve 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this really looks next level

@tobybll 5 ай бұрын

I just came to end with my current Skyrim playthroughs, going now over to Fallout 4. I just know that in 3 or 4 months, you'll post about enough new mods to bring me once again back to Skyrim :D

@djj949 4 ай бұрын

Glad I stumbled across this vid, thanks

@luisandrade2120 3 ай бұрын

Hey man, thanks for this list, i see a lot of people using those thousands modslits, but sometimes it feels a bit too much, i feel like ur list trully abord the essentials to skyrim while leaving space for personal choices. Thanks so much for the video

@StrangeThisChangedByItself Ай бұрын

Nice list!

@Solaxer 5 ай бұрын

Idk if I would count some of these as "essential" like Experience for example. The way Skyrims leveling works is actually a lot more realistic; the act of turning in a quest doesn't make you better or stronger, it was the act of using your skills to overcome obstacles DURING the quest. Ask any master of their craft how they achieved mastery and they'll simply say "I did it, a lot". Vanilla has a lot of weaknesses but I don't think the leveling system is one of them.

@JeremyGee99 5 ай бұрын

Love your smoothcam preset

@Tube4life679 5 ай бұрын

Yeah Venerable Nordic Temples has been my go to for 3 years. Easily my favorite.

@BaderNana Ай бұрын

Thanks you! very clear and useful

@user-uf2os8cq3l 5 ай бұрын

thanks to this vid i found a working dodge mod and my combat looks amazing!

@ANGELIGHT0TITAN 4 ай бұрын

Greetings mate! Thanks for your creativity, very exciting =) Should you expect to share a complete collection of your addons?

@diamat3159 2 ай бұрын

Great As always, a great presentation from you. I have now reached 1100 mods and am satisfied. I've only managed that because great streamers like you and others put so much effort into presenting and filtering the mods. Without you, I would be lost after the mod search. Thank you !

@Succer 2 ай бұрын

Bro how on earth is that possible? I feel like it's so complicated to get even like 20 mods working 😭

@danielboucher5989 5 ай бұрын

One mod that I saw you use that people might be interested in is "Violens". It allows you to remove the killcam/slow-motion associated with executions.. I think it's worth mentioning as without it Valhalla's execution system is pretty tedious. I'm surprised you didn't mention Skyclimb! but I guess there's only so much time. Loved the video!

@Virus_In_Lullaby 5 ай бұрын

skyclimb is still a bit broken after the recent update

@danielboucher5989 5 ай бұрын

@@Virus_In_Lullaby What's broken? it works fine for me..

@theoriginaljealot5946 3 ай бұрын

Great mod selection, and video! I do have some concerns about compatibility on 1170. It seems certain mods, such as the frozen, electrocuted, combustion mod, are not updated to work with 1170. Do you know anything about this or is there a workaround you're using (even if just running an older version of Skyrim)?

@GoddamnILoveBison 5 ай бұрын

Finding out that we have very similar rigs warranted a huge sigh of relief lol. Wasn't sure if my PC could handle the graphics overhaul.

@lucky-lu6tc Ай бұрын

great video! which skyrim version are you using?

@piotrdudziak2520 5 ай бұрын

C.O.I.N. works well with Thematic Loot, which changes the content of chests, depending On who owns it. So Falmer will own alchemical ingredients while mages will keep robes and soul gems.

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Sounds cool

@theblue99rs 5 ай бұрын

thx what a great job mate

@shaniahsurace5603 4 ай бұрын

Hi! I love the super long hair you have on your character - what particular mod do you use for this hair? thanks!

@frankyfirman 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic videos as always. I've been wondering about this for a while. What mods do ppl use tht make enemy flinch when we hit them? Whenever i hit my opponent, they don't flinch at all and proceed to hit back. Answers will be greatly appreciated

@itcouldbelupus2842 5 ай бұрын

I'm going to use this

@mhamad3ntar26 4 ай бұрын

We'll this is amazing a question how mush storage you need for your mod list

@tastefullynerdy1161 26 күн бұрын

What Hair texture do you use? I also use KS Hairdoes and mine aren't nearly as realistic looking as yours. Anywho, thanks for making me mod my game yet again lol.

@karamm1849 3 ай бұрын

Is this only working with Skyrim SE or also with the AE? Thanks for the vid!!

@LordArchibald 5 ай бұрын

Nice one :) . May i ask how much FPS you are playing at with your modlist ? Seems to run well for only a 3070

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

outside is between 50-80 depending on location/density and interior is 80+

@zhard2918 25 күн бұрын

hey man need some help here. At 12:12 what mod have u used to make the UI, i.e. the HUD so clean looking? the lil white dot for the lock on feature looks neat ! btw supaa chill vid and lovely voice you've got. great work.

@SoftGamingOfficial 25 күн бұрын

Hiya the lock comes from true directional movement and you can make it a dot in the MCM. But the main ui mods I use are Nordic ui and trueHUD

@HCSR2 5 ай бұрын

Is this for 1.6.1130? Because as of writing Third Party Selection is not compatible with the update. Did you do something specific to fix it?

@midknightgeek6629 5 ай бұрын

Want to thank you very much for your Channel and the time you spend with creating such amazing and helpful videos! They really show your love for the game and your skill in making it be as amazing as possible with quality mods. And I appreciate that! So I've resisted updating to the latest SE update 1.6.1130, I'm currently still on 1.6.640.0.8 So, I'm assuming that you've updated to the newest/current game version? Sorry, I looked but couldn't see that listed any place. I've thought about trying the "update/down-grading" method, but some seem to be having problems with that atm So my question is, should I wait a bit/months? longer to wait and see if more mods are updated to the current version OR should I update to current and just be content to use what's available atm Would love to know your thoughts and what it seems the majority of the modding community are doing. Seems like most current modders are updating their mods, but there's a handful of older mods that haven't been updated yet...and might never be (sadly) So in closing, to run the mods that you're currently recommending and showcasing, would you suggest that I upgrade or wait a bit? Thank you! ~mKg~ 😎👍

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Hey thanks! and don't upgrade...yet at least. I'm still on 1.5.97 but all these mods will work on your version aswell, they wont all work on 1.6.1130 however

@midknightgeek6629 5 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficial Awesome! Thank you, much appreciated! Looking forward to your future content. 👍

@calumv988 Ай бұрын

You should make a collection download. I think a lot of people would download it

@inferius3389 4 ай бұрын

It looks awesome. Is there possibility to make skyrim look more vibrant? This graphic design looks a bit pale to me But I remember in oldrim people had really strong colors

@waykiwayki 2 ай бұрын

holy f.....I'm 49....and only played 1 game in last 20 years (elden ring).....I always wanted to play Skyrim but thought old - I didn't know mods had done such a good job. I will play Skyrim for the first time this year........so glad I found this video. Sub'd :)) I played Ering last year - was too fast, no story, a mess...but also fun. Skyrim is what I've always been looking for. :))

@fricasyminato8142 2 ай бұрын

Can you create a link where we can download all your mods in one click on this video. Sometimes it's hard for me to download the other links due to server issues. Gladly appreciate it.

@JarekBaldrian 3 ай бұрын

Can you by any chance post your character mods, i mean textures, face mods, body type, hair, etc. I recently came back from F4 and iam kinda lost. I remember some, like Race menu, Hipoly faces and so on, but not all.

@Primal_K 2 ай бұрын

What are all the movement/idle/combat animation mods you're using here? They look amazing together. For example, your sprinting animation or your idle where you rub/rotate your shoulder - where are these from?

@SoftGamingOfficial 2 ай бұрын

Sprinting and walking are the goetia animation mods and then smooth random idle animation for the idles

@tresxlord 4 ай бұрын

Do these mods only work with anniversary version or can I use the special edition from the game pass pc version?

@villings 4 ай бұрын

cool mod showcase

@TheNakant 29 күн бұрын

Hi. Nice video. Is there something spezial in installing these things? Or just copying in to the data folder?

@SoftGamingOfficial 28 күн бұрын

I would very much recommend using a mod manager

@ZeNex74 2 ай бұрын

never played and a big backlog, but here i am taking a look and wondering

@watashi305 Ай бұрын

can you make a tutorial abou installation os this set? about load order etc..

@Mangey_Mutt 5 ай бұрын

Recently got into skyrim modding and found that nexus wont pick up my controller? It works when running skyrim from steam but not nexus? Any fixes?? (Dualshock 4 ) looked far and wide but cant seem to find any solution.

@josiah69 5 ай бұрын

Which mod do you use to make the lighting look like that? at 11:13

@ddxitachi1088 14 күн бұрын

I'm new to pc gaming and modding as well. How do I go about installing these and how can I change the load order?

@MySonSet 3 ай бұрын

I wish there was a mod that took all spells and put them in a book that showed on screen and allowed you to cast magic that way.

@matek1986 4 ай бұрын

thanks

@koenborst2862 5 ай бұрын

Is it safe to assume that following your mod list on google spreadsheet gets my game to look like/close to your video here? Or is it too outdated for that? I read the top saying you are working on an updated version, but I really want to try and make my game look like on the video shown here. I wonder if I can just take the current one as the lead example to start building up my modlist? Or would you recommend to wait for an updated list/the modpack you are working on?

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

They are somewhat similar but there are some big differences too. My old one is also messy, where the new one is more structured but you could still use it as a guide

@relyksm5797 3 ай бұрын

Do you have a link for your entire mod list to copy with load order?

@gulanggaper6528 4 ай бұрын

is this for anniv Ed or Special Ed?

@clayton7476 4 ай бұрын

I used all these mods and when I launch the game I get an error pop up, dll plugins require newer version but i have the newest version?

@Aeolos09887 5 ай бұрын

*Better Third Person Selection* doesn't work on current AE build. Do you or does anyone know how to circumvent this without having to downgrade? *Thank you!*

@ControlUrSelf666 2 ай бұрын

Pretty specific question. I know you use KS Hairdos mod for hair, but do you know what number-style your character's is?

@SoftGamingOfficial 2 ай бұрын

This is hair is from the Valkyr Hairstyles mod

@ControlUrSelf666 2 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficial Thank you very much. Odd thing to ask I know but love the hair, what can i say.

@sorenwahlun 4 ай бұрын

What sprint and jump animations do you use? Those look great!

@SoftGamingOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Sprint is dynamic sprint and jumping is smooth random jump animation

@Anorch-oy9jk 4 ай бұрын

Hi there. Is nemesis included for animations?

@visualhong 4 ай бұрын

I would like to ask what MOD is used for the character’s hairstyle at 0:28 in the video? I really like the elf-like back. Can you share the MOD name of the character’s hairstyle?

@SoftGamingOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Valkyr hairstyles

@GoddessCynthia 4 ай бұрын

Holy shit, honed metal is back??? i remember it being gone for awhile

@starly1974 4 ай бұрын

Your tundra texture looks amazing with Skoglendi grass mod. Which one is it? I was unable to find anything that goes so well with Skoglendi grass besides the default option which is like 512x512 texture so It looks really poor.

@SoftGamingOfficial 4 ай бұрын

It's fantasia, just make sure to load fantasia after skoglendi

@itschelbro 7 күн бұрын

what is dmco? i'm not sure how to find any of the 3 dodge mods mentioned in the description

@taskmanager334 4 ай бұрын

most of the textures in my game are yellow? i used pretty much every mod from this list and idk what to do

@gabrieltrejo1069 5 ай бұрын

I never got ied to work it always moved my sword from my back to default (which was left hip) whenever I’d equip it anyone know how to fix that?

@mhamad3ntar26 5 ай бұрын

Does anyone know why lux is not working with immersive college of wimterhold he makes the npc look black

@kovacsbenjamin7960 4 ай бұрын

Great video! But what's that hair mod u use? It looks so great with physics

@SoftGamingOfficial 4 ай бұрын

It's called valkyr hairstyles

@kovacsbenjamin7960 4 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficialthanks!

@jrgenpetterson1562 7 күн бұрын

Which outfit are you using in this video? Love your content btw :D

@SoftGamingOfficial 7 күн бұрын

Spellknight armor

@dimaswhilma9250 2 ай бұрын

master the summit no longer supported, is it realy safe to use? i love the concept but i fear make my game crash,..

@maxer8843 3 ай бұрын

What mods do you use for face and that beautiful hair?

@samrice2232 2 ай бұрын

1:39 Hey dude, do you use an ENB with the Fantasia Landscapes or is what you show in the video purely that mod on its own?

@SoftGamingOfficial 2 ай бұрын

I use an enb called NAT.ENB 3

@samrice2232 2 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficial Ah awesome thanks! I hope its available for xbox

@miguelmonteirodebarros 4 ай бұрын

Hi! What is the armor that you're using? I can't find it and it's really cool. Thanks!

@SoftGamingOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Hi it's the spell knight armor from the CC content

@jimmervision 5 ай бұрын

saw you using a spear on your video. What mod are you using to insert those, and how hard is it to install? From the few that I've seen, I couldn't find a comprehensive guide to install spear or katana style weapons to my skyrim mod list, hence why I havent tried them yet. Something about having to configure the files of certain weapons manually or something.

@SoftGamingOfficial 5 ай бұрын

I don't use spears, maybe it's the twinblade? Which is just the twinblade mod and animations for MCO

@jimmervision 5 ай бұрын

@@SoftGamingOfficial ooohhhh that might be it, sorry about that. I'll try to look into it, twinblade mod and animation for MCO... I think I got that confused with the ADXP I MCO ER Spear I saw and was considering trying awhile back. Thanks anyway!

@H3RN 4 ай бұрын

XD is it possible for you to make a download of ya mods so we can just drag in out files. like can we have your vortex / Mo2 files for us to use your mod pack. would love that... tbh i just got into skyrim after playing it on vr. and i am enjoying it, but making my own mod pack is annoying and confusing

@milly0243 29 күн бұрын

the skyshard mod is a cool one for eso players

@FlexF4 4 ай бұрын

But does valhalla combat work? From what I can read on the nexus it is in need of an update.. :/

@blidza4848 5 ай бұрын

I downloaded forgotten magic redone SE and my mcm menu is a fucked up like i don't get the menu rioght it's like it can't show it properly intsead i got it like it's directly part of the code that shows, anyone know how to fix this issu ?? ty

@joshuamurphy8492 3 ай бұрын

I'm new to applying mods or getting them to work, I have vortex and all these mods installed, but cannot for the life of me get them to work on my game. Anyone have any idea how to help me?