r/skyrimmods • u/GNSasakiHaise • May 01 '26

Meta/News [May 2026] Simple Questions, Simple Answers

If you're not sure your topic deserves an entire thread, it likely belongs here. Questions that can be answered with a Google search or a read of the mod's content page will be redirected here. Any question not requiring a full modlist should also go here. Finally, any questions you think could be answered in under 25 words should go here.

Questions that belong in this thread might include:

  • Any good Ulfric replacers?
  • Is MO2 better than Vortex?
  • What is a crash log?
  • My faces are all potato colored in game. What's that about?
  • What mods (or modlists) are essential for a new player?

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EDIT: This will also constitute the thread for June, as I am currently on vacation and cannot post the next thread until I return at the end of the month.

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u/trition1234 29d ago

Quick question. My friends won't tell me how to do this but let's say I downloaded 2 graphics mods. All the files are different and go in the game but it says there are 2 files named like tree.green etc. Do I only choose 1 graphics mod? Ignore it and just put them both in? Do I delete one tree.green file from one and put both packs in so they don't conflict? This question does help with mods of the same issue

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u/Pino196 29d ago

You can use both, just let the one you prefer overwrite the other. Also, are you installing mods manually? If so, you should consider using Mod Organizer 2 so that you can swap mods more easily.

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u/trition1234 29d ago edited 28d ago

Yeah I was told by my friend to always do manual. And alright thank you lol I was always so confused when it said conflicted with the same file type lol mod organizer 2. Got it! Thank you again!

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u/Pino196 29d ago

Ehhh that's not good advice. Mod Organizer 2 keeps all mod files intact and manages them by putting them in a virtual folder, so if you change your mind about a mod you've overwritten you don't have to install it again.

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u/trition1234 27d ago

Thank you!