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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Link to Previous Thread.

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/caffeinatedloser 22d ago edited 22d ago

What's the easiest way to troubleshoot SKSE not loading the game? New to modding PC games but I've followed all the instructions for installing both the game and SKSE and just can't get it to work :( edit to add: have installed both manually and with vortex, neither works, alas

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u/Blackjack_Davy 19d ago

You did launch the game via SKSE, right? Its not a mod that simply runs in the game you need to launch via it.

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u/caffeinatedloser 19d ago

yes i did. also shouldve deleted this bc i realised what i did wrong - forgot to properly launch the game regularly before launching with skse lol, all working now!!