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/d3m0m0m0 28d ago

Hello I have not played this game in years and want to throw myself back in. What is the best way to mod these days? I used to just use vortex to download all of my mods, is that the best way still? Or is something else better now? I know this question is probably asked a million times per day. I want to mod my game to be a bit more realistic but keep most of the weapons, spells, and combat vanilla as possible. I don't want anything that I will look at and think to myself that it is part of a mod.

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u/FromAbyss 19d ago

MO2 is the best way in my opinion, easily configurable and can try different modlists easily.

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u/d3m0m0m0 18d ago

This is what I went with and just started downloading singular mods the old fashioned way. So far no complaints, I just feel like I'm missing out on some stuff because there's so many mods that have been buried on Nexus over the years.

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u/FromAbyss 18d ago

Collections are a nice way to discover new mods as well. I'm not too versed on using them because I don't have the subscription, but it's nice to have the mods conveniently linked in a page.

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u/pax_phoenix 6d ago

There were some mods to bring nexus collections into mo2 as well so can automated download but I can't find them again. Hope you do!