HSJ - Skyrim SE
Base
It’s recommended to install a baseline modlist via Wabbajack, Skyrim Modding Essentials or Animonculory Dev Tools - Next Generation
This list will be built off the belief you’re using one or the other.
Utilities
Allows mod authors to create unlimited amount of new custom skills with their own perk trees.
Constructible Object Custom Keyword System
Improves the usability of the Constructible Object Menu with SkyUI with an extensible keyword-based category system.
Inventory Interface Information Injector
Makes it possible to inject new information, including custom icons, into SkyUI’s inventory and favorites menus without editing the SWF files.
User Interface
Very customizable actor info bars, boss bars, player widget, recent loot log and an API for other plugins to use.
Overhauls
SimonMagnus’ Suite should provide a great base for an overhauled Skyrim, and it affects most parts of gameplay.
My current list of mods used are as follows:
- Aetherius - A Race Overhaul
- Aetherius - Starting Spells Addon
- Mysticism - A Magic Overhaul
- Mysticism - Jump Spell Addon
- Adamant - A Perk Overhaul
- Adamant - Bard Perks Addon
- Adamant - Smithing Addon
- Adamant - Simonrim Attack Speed Fix
- Mundus - A Standing Stone Overhaul
- Mundus - USSEP Tower Stone Patch
- Arena - An Encounter Zone Overhaul
- Blade and Blunt - A Combat Overhaul
- Blade and Blunt - Stamina Patch
- Blade and Blunt - Vanilla Difficult Modifiers
- Scion - A Vampire Overhaul
- Manbeast - A Werewolf Overhaul
- Apothecary - An Alchemy Overhaul
- Thaumaturgy - An Enchanting Overhaul
- Thaumaturgy - Jump Boots Addon
- Thaumaturgy - Weapon Enchantment XP Tweak
- Hand to Hand - An Adamant Addon
- Hand to Hand - Jump Perks Addon
- Hand to Hand - Locksmith Addon
- Hand to Hand - Trainers and Skill Books Addon
- Pilgrim - A Religion Overhaul
- Stormcrown - A Shout Overhaul
- Journeyman - A Fast Travel Overhaul
- Sorcerer - A Staff and Scroll Overhaul
- Sorcerer - Eat Books Addon
- Artificer - An Artifact Overhaul
- Artificer - Dragon Priest Staves
- Artificer - USSEP
- Gourmet - A Cooking Overhaul
- Gourmet - Cooking Pots and Baking Ovens
- Gourmet - Simonrim Patches
- Gourmet - Fishing Patch
- Gourmet - Survival Patch
- Gourmet - USSEP Patch
- Candlehearth - An Inn Overhaul
- Starfrost - A Survival Overhaul
- Starfrost - Injury Integration Addon
- Starfrost - Survival Spells Addon
Oblivion - An Atronach Forge Overhaul
A complete overhaul of Skyrim’s Atronach Forge, designed to expand its functionality.
- Natura
- Natura - Spriggans
- Lunaris
- Abyss
- Bloodmoon
- Bloodmoon - Scion Perks for Vampires (SPID)
- Flames of Coldharbour
- Necrom
- Necrom - SimonRim - Black Book Companions Patch
- Stellaris
- Vulcano
- Arclight
- Desecration
- Arcane
- Nimbus - Aura Enchantments
- Plague - Poison Spells Mysticism Addon
- Inquisition
- Inquisition - Adamant Patch
- Inquisition for Vigilants of Stendarr (SPID)
- Sorcerer - Abyss Patch
- Sorcerer - Arcane Patch
- Sorcerer - Arclight Patch
- Sorcerer - Bloodmoon Patch
- Sorcerer - Desecration Patch
- Sorcerer - Flames of Coldharbour Patch
- Sorcerer - Inquisition Patch
- Sorcerer - Lunaris Patch
- Sorcerer - Natura Patch
- Sorcerer - Necrom Patch
- Sorcerer - Stellaris Patch
Items and Distribution
Removes the Cause questline while retaining the rest of the new content.
Ghosts of the Tribunal - Reduced Cut
Removes the Ghosts of the Tribunal questline while retaining the rest of the new content.
Removes the Fishing questline while retaining the rest of the new content.
Beyond Skyrim - Wares of Tamriel SE
Adds a new, fully-voiced merchant with all new items from across Tamriel and beyond.
Beyond Skyrim Morrowind - Bonemold Weapon Pack
Adds the bonemold weapon set from Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind for use in the base game.
Adds new types of bolts based on the new models added by Rare Curios. Also fixes a couple of texture issues present in the bolts already present in Rare Curios.
Expands the available recipes in the base game with unused alchemy effects, while thoughtfully integrating the DLC and Anniversary Edition content.
An all-encompassing integration and distribution mod that includes modules for a wide array of different content.
Gameplay
General
Allows the player to automatically learn ingredient effects when reading recipes and corrects all recipes to show the correct ingredients.
Rewritten Survival Mode.
Combat
Precision - Accurate Melee Collisions
Makes melee alot more accurate and feel more like an actual sword you’re swinging.
True Directional Movement - Modernized Third Person Gameplay
Overhauls the third person gameplay similarly to modern action RPGs.
A highly configurable third-person camera, with smooth frame-interpolation and a raycasting crosshair to help you aim.
A highly customizable locational damage mod for archery. Floating Damage is not required for this.
Enables sneak attacks with magic.
Quick Start
Adds an option to skip the introduction.
Humble Beginnings - A Lightweight Class Mod
Humble Beginnings is a lightweight class mod designed for roleplay. Choose from 23+ different Backgrounds. Embrace your past or defy it!
Install the Optional Quick Start - SE Patch when prompted.
Visuals
Combat
Feral - Claw Unarmed Attacks for Beast Races
Animation replacer for unarmed attacks of Beast races, Vampires and Werewolves. Download the “Welcome to the Jungle” version.
Absolutely Average Animations - Greatsword (1st and 3rd person)
Replaces the greatsword animations that animations that also fit the vanilla animations.
Improve first person aiming with crossbows.
Makes equipped left hand weapons and both staves visible on the player or NPCs.
Display unequipped gear and custom items on the player or NPCs.
Open Animation Replacer - IED Conditions
Adds new conditions to Open Animation Replacer for use with Immersive Equipment Displays and Simple Dual Sheath.
Weapon Styles - Draw-Sheathe animations for IED
Provides you with equip/unequip animations to be used with Immersive Equipment Displays.
A slimmer and cleaner design for the melee weapons of Skyrim, while keeping the original style.
Better-Shaped Bows of the Heavens SE
A slimmer and cleaner design for the bows of Skyrim, while keeping the original style.
New quick standing up animations for when an actor is knocked off their feet.
Lockpicking
Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variations
Replaces overused lock model with unique lock variants.
Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Add-ons
Additional variant lock models for Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variations
Security Overhaul SKSE - Regional Locks
Regional variant lock models for Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variations.
World
SKSE based framework for adding seasons, based on config files. It can swap model/terrain/LOD/grass, as well as do dynamic snow coverage in winter.
Shrubs of Snow - Seasons of Skyrim SKSE
Adds snowy versions of Shrubs for Seasons of Skyrim SKSE. Also includes winter aspens.
Utilizes the new Seasons of Skyrim SKSE framework to implement a full set of visually distinct seasons to the game while staying true to Skyrim’s aesthetics.