{"id":484,"date":"2013-12-28T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T03:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulkahl.com\/pkBlg\/?p=484"},"modified":"2013-12-28T19:14:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T03:14:47","slug":"skyrim-and-the-mods-therein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/paulkahl.com\/pkBlg\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Skyrim, and the Mods Therein&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One fine day, our illustrious sometime-blogger, sometime-gamer found himself buried deep in the realm of Skyrim. There were dragons to fight, bandits, vampires, werewolves, and idiots who say &#8220;What was that?&#8221; when struck in the head with an arrow. It was a wonderful land, and the blog-gamer was having a great time there, but he realized that it could be more&#8230; much more. And then he heard about Mods. With the right mods, the land could be more beautiful, the characters more realistic, everything shinier and happier.<\/p>\n<p>And thus began the modding. Downloading mods, installing mods, uninstalling mods, re-installing the game, re-installing mods. There was, in there somewhere, the perfect combination. One just had to find it. After weeks or trying to find the &#8216;perfect combinations&#8217; of mods, he arrived at the intersection of &#8220;Game looks great&#8221; and &#8220;Game still performs well&#8221;. Now, to share with all you in game land, here are those mods!<\/p>\n<p>First, he recommends you use a Mod Manager. Most of his mods came from Steam and Nexus. The Nexus Mod Manager is a great way to easily manage all the mods we both know you&#8217;re going to install.<\/p>\n<p>Mods come in different categories, so this list will be categorized.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animals, Creatures, Mounts &amp; Horses\n<ul>\n<li>Convenient Horses\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, you want this. For a variety of reasons. You want this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Animation\n<ul>\n<li>XP32 Maximum Skeleton\n<ul>\n<li>This replaces the skeleton in all beings, making them smoother animated, and allowing you to retool how their bodies are shaped, and, more importantly, how they move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>No Spinning Death Animation<\/li>\n<li>Fores New Idles in Skyrim (FNIS) &#8211; FNIS Behavior<\/li>\n<li>Fores New Idles in Skyrim (FNIS) &#8211; FNIS Idle Spells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Armor\n<ul>\n<li>Demon Hunter Armor &#8211; CBBEv3 and UNP &#8211; great armor for looks.<\/li>\n<li>UNP Armor Replacer Package<\/li>\n<li>UNP Clothing Replacer Package<\/li>\n<li>UNP Texture Replacer Package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Clothing\n<ul>\n<li>Leather Backpack\n<ul>\n<li>Lets you carry a bit more, like a backpack might do. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gameplay Effects and Changes\n<ul>\n<li>Character Creation Overhaul &#8211; Races, Birthsigns, Classes, Skills, Specializations, Attributes\n<ul>\n<li>This incorporates some of the old school Oblivion and Morrowind style character stuff, like picking a deity to follow, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Realistic Ragdolls and Force\n<ul>\n<li>No more &#8220;hit a mob and whack it into the outfield like Babe Ruth calling his shots&#8221;, or &#8220;shoot the mob with an arrow, and send it hurling across the landscape&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hair and Face Models\n<ul>\n<li>Apachii Sky Hair\n<ul>\n<li>You will want this. Makes all hair look way better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Immersion\n<ul>\n<li>Better Torches<\/li>\n<li>Dead Body Collision Fix<\/li>\n<li>Dual Sheath Redux<\/li>\n<li>Immersive Animations<\/li>\n<li>Lanterns of Skyrim (All in One)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Models and Textures\n<ul>\n<li>Dimonized UNP Female Body (for those who play female characters)\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, you can make the big bazongas. But then, you can also make them super small, so your female characters are &#8220;athletic&#8221;. Or you can play a male, and he can have a huge, heroic, chest. Gutter-free minds, people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Lights and FX<\/li>\n<li>Ruins Clutter Improved<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim Flora Overhaul<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim HD &#8211; 2K TExtures &#8211; Dungeons<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim HD &#8211; 2K TExtures &#8211; Landscape<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim HD &#8211; 2K TExtures &#8211; Misc<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim HD &#8211; 2K TExtures &#8211; Towns<\/li>\n<li>Skyrim HD &#8211; 2K TExtures &#8211; Riften<\/li>\n<li>Smile in HD &#8211; HD Teeth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>New Lands\n<ul>\n<li>Falskaar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Patches\n<ul>\n<li>ShowRaceMenu Precache Killer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Overhauls\n<ul>\n<li>Project Reality &#8211; Climates of Tamriel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>User Interfaces\n<ul>\n<li>Font Replacement<\/li>\n<li>Immersive HUD (iHUD)<\/li>\n<li>RaceMenu<\/li>\n<li>SkyUI<\/li>\n<li>Smaller Cursor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Utilities\n<ul>\n<li>ReProccer &#8211; Automated SkyRe Patch Generator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visuals and Graphics\n<ul>\n<li>Better Dynamic Snow<\/li>\n<li>Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Weapons\n<ul>\n<li>Immersive Weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are hundreds, even thousands of mods out there. You&#8217;ll find lots that are all for you.<\/p>\n<p>A great place for them, outside of Steam itself, is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrim\/?\">http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrim\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Above all &#8211; enjoy Skyrim. It&#8217;s a giant world, with a LOT to do. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One fine day, our illustrious sometime-blogger, sometime-gamer found himself buried deep in the realm of Skyrim. There were dragons to fight, bandits, vampires, werewolves, and idiots who say &#8220;What was that?&#8221; when struck in the head with an arrow. 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