I'm allways amused by the vast majority of mods that for 99% of them are "only" either : graphic aesthetics or pornographic content, real "content" (quests, amors and weapons actually respecting the game's lore fall into the last %)

It says something really ugly about human nature.

Here is another screenshot of my character, Laenaya. This time in an inn

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/images/205557

Dragon Slayer 

Ingame Shot with ENB Unreal Cinema

Originally posted by spizz

Dragon Slayer 

Ingame Shot with ENB Unreal Cinema

 

holy shit...you weren't kidding when you said it was awesome.

really wish ENBs didn't slow the game down so much. I really need an upgrade.

Even if I can't use ENB...*goes to get it*

I run over 180 mods and my ENB is focused on lighting and realism. I run a very dark and gritty version of Skyrim. The colors are a little desaturated that some people might call bland, but I like the stark realism with the lighting.

I would recommend:

Realistic Lighting Overhaul

True Vision ENB

Darker Dungeons for ENB

Just to support other modders:

Deadly Dragons w/ Deadly Monsters

Frostfall, the best immersion mod that exists for Skyrim.

STEP the Skyrim Total Enhancement Project.

Don't forget to endorse and give kudos!

Well if you are installing this ENB you have to adjust some settings to your liking i.e. color intensity and grain, you should combine it aswell with the mod "Climates of Tamriel" for the nice weather effects but also for the lightning ! The night can be quiete dark if you select such an option and here are two mods really great: "Lanterns on the Road" and "Light up the night - people have torches"

If you have performance issues, try this mod:

"Skyrim Performance Plus"

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6387

@Inktomi

Yeah, Frostfall is a very nice mod. 

I combine the following mods and they offer really good compatibility. I really recommand to run them together, such a nice survival gameplay with just the weather:

These mods are well-matched and complement each other. If you use only Frostfall you miss the content of the other mods.

Try it for sure !

* Frostfall

* Cold & Wet

* Climates of Tamriel

* Winter is comming: Cloaks

( * Skyrim Redone - offers a special perk tree for wildlife/survival which is especially made and compatible with these mentioned survival mods. But this mod has a bigger gameplay change in general since you combine it with an uncapper...probably best if you start a new game like I did. But you can play of course the weather mods without Skyrim Redone, no worry)

I love to craft my own hide tent and set it up with a fireplace to seek shelter when a snow storm arrives , or to wear warm cloaks if you enter snowy and cold areas in the mountains, you can cook a soup or hold a torch which gives additional benefits......so awesome. The major modification "Skyrim Redone" offers even a whole perk tree just for survival and special compatibility for the weather survival mods.

 I run aswell the big main mod "Skyrim Redone" with the uncapper....works great so far.

In general I recommand aswell an adjustment of the "Timescale". The days are too short, at least for my taste. There is one mod called " Sky Realism - Time Scale and Travel Speed".

By the way, I play the game without fast travel  =). 

With all the released community mods, Skyrim is probably the best RPG adventure game on the market currently. 

Originally posted by imagina

I'm allways amused by the vast majority of mods that for 99% of them are "only" either : graphic aesthetics or pornographic content, real "content" (quests, amors and weapons actually respecting the game's lore fall into the last %)

 

It says something really ugly about human nature.

 Bull.

Of the 23,175 Skyrim mods on the Nexus site, which just so happens to be by far the largest TES mod site on the planet...

1,564 are Abodes

2,715 are Armor

172 are castles/palaces/estates

216 are citites/towns/villiages

197 are dungeons

78 guild/factions

133 new locations

921 are magic spells

57 new lands

76 new buildings

297 quest adventures

331 races/classes/birthsigns

246 skills

384 weapon and armor sets

1,743 weapons.

Sorry, but you are way off...

Originally posted by jtcgs

Originally posted by imagina

I'm allways amused by the vast majority of mods that for 99% of them are "only" either : graphic aesthetics or pornographic content, real "content" (quests, amors and weapons actually respecting the game's lore fall into the last %)

 

It says something really ugly about human nature.

 Bull.

Of the 23,175 Skyrim mods on the Nexus site, which just so happens to be by far the largest TES mod site on the planet...

1,564 are Abodes

2,715 are Armor

172 are castles/palaces/estates

216 are citites/towns/villiages

197 are dungeons

78 guild/factions

133 new locations

921 are magic spells

57 new lands

76 new buildings

297 quest adventures

331 races/classes/birthsigns

246 skills

384 weapon and armor sets

1,743 weapons.

Sorry, but you are way off...

thats 9130. out of 23175. So...33% ish. so 66% is closer to actual % of graphics/porn?

Originally posted by imagina

I'm allways amused by the vast majority of mods that for 99% of them are "only" either : graphic aesthetics or pornographic content, real "content" (quests, amors and weapons actually respecting the game's lore fall into the last %)

 

It says something really ugly about human nature.

Don't be exaggerated. It shows off another ugly human nature: cynicism.

1.) There's nothing wrong with Gfx improvements. I'm talking about improving meshes, textures, post-processing. I'm actually bewildered how one could consider these efforts in any dimension negative.

2.) Bitching about having  pornographic mods just screams "prude" to me. Sex is a huge motivating factor for living creatures. Big whoop. I acknowledge the existence of these inappropriate mods, but no one is forcing anyone to download them, or even look at them. You're overblowing things, especially with your unneccessary 99:1 figure.

Originally posted by Toxia

thats 9130. out of 23175. So...33% ish. so 66% is closer to actual % of graphics/porn?

 Graphics, cheats, sounds, mod programs, companions, monsters, gameplay changes like expanding the companion system so you can have more companions with the ability to talk to them, change their equipment, their battle tactics, skills, stats...you know...most of the actual GAME.

I just got climates of tamriel+a few other mods that were suggested. This screenshot doesn't show them, as I took this earlier today.

And I don't put porn into Skyrim btw, that is just weird to me. I do however like a nice character to look at and take screenshots of. Lots of artistic screenshots of characters on Nexus, and most aren't actually "porn" or "perverted".

Anyway, here is the link...came out pretty good I think

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/images/207520

I've been using ASIS mod for Skyrim for a while now.  It spices things up quite a bit with NPCs, Perks, combat, etc.  It's more compatible, IMO, to more mods than Skyrim Redone, which is heavily dependent on patches being produced for other mods for proper implementation.

ASIS and what it did with NPCs was important.  NPCs got access to perks that the player can.  The mod included items AND spells added in by mods to be included in a patched list, so again, NPCs can access that gear also.

Originally posted by TheScavenger

I just got climates of tamriel+a few other mods that were suggested. This screenshot doesn't show them, as I took this earlier today.

 

And I don't put porn into Skyrim btw, that is just weird to me. I do however like a nice character to look at and take screenshots of. Lots of artistic screenshots of characters on Nexus, and most aren't actually "porn" or "perverted".

 

Anyway, here is the link...came out pretty good I think

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/images/207520

Looks great, you can always adjust the settings i.e. grain, colors, vignette or the intensity of the sepia color cast. Dont forget to bring torches/light spell with you, dungeons and nights are more dark. The mod "Laterns on Roads" will help here  aswell "Light up the night - people have torches".

One of the weather survival mods is called "Winter is comming: cloaks" and not cloaks of winter like I wrote before.

You need this clothes when you go up the mountain and you start freezing. If you have the feeling that a snow blizzard is comming, prepare for your camp or look already for shelter....You can get hide tents with 1, 2 or 3+ sleeping rolls for your companion(s).

My character is a Nord race so I have already some resistance as a bonus.

You really should read about the mods, this here is a great guide about Frostfall:

https://sites.google.com/site/skyrimsurvivorseries/frostfall/gameplay-overview

Take your time since it is worth it, its more easy than some assume maybe and there are difficulty survival settings from low to hardcore. Iam playing with medium settings and doing fine.

By the way, the unofficial patches (main game and DLC´s ) are recommanded in general for the game. Iam sure you did install them. The performance mod will help you a lot when it starts raining and snowing, but should boost performance in general using mods like the mentioned ones and ENB.

These weather mods just fit perfect with Skyrim since its the land of the nords with a cold and harsh environment. With lots of snow and higher mountains.

Originally posted by TheScavenger
I kind of like it how it is. However, the sky is way overly bright...not sure if it was because I added Climates of Tamriel or not. But it started to rain, and I couldn't even see the clouds...just one big brightness in the sky. Any suggestion on what I should change to fix that?

Yes, I had the same problem.

Solution:

press shift+enter ingame and the ENB menu pops up. Scroll down a bit and disable "bloom". Scroll up again and save the settings. Try this if it helps and tell how it looks for you, there are more advanced options which can be adjusted if you still have issues.

Originally posted by spizz

Originally posted by TheScavenger
I kind of like it how it is. However, the sky is way overly bright...not sure if it was because I added Climates of Tamriel or not. But it started to rain, and I couldn't even see the clouds...just one big brightness in the sky. Any suggestion on what I should change to fix that?

Yes, I had the same problem.

 

Solution:

press shift+enter ingame and the ENB menu pops up. Scroll down a bit and disable "bloom". Scroll up again and save the settings. Try this if it helps and tell how it looks for you, there are more advanced options which can be adjusted if you still have issues.

That fixed it. :) Thanks. :)

rofl, I just got banned on Nexus

Because I put up screenshots (that showed no nudity or barely any skin at all, there are WAY worse screenshots on there) of the Monli race. My character was "too young" to be up on Nexus. So my entire screenshot collection was removed and I was banned.

I went to chat on an alt account and the moderator or admin or whoever just laughed and banned me again.

That is rather annoying, but I'll probably laugh later.

Wtf ? 

There are face mods out there where it is almost impossible to create a more "mature" looking character, didnt like them i.e. pretty face. Such mods flatten everything in the face.

If it is no nudity post the screenshot, I wonder really.

By the way what weather/survival mods did you install so far ?