On Skyrim Nexus, read the mod's description ( Desc) tab thoroughly for any installation advice from the modder.

Again, this is a step that you should perform for all mods regardless of the installation method. Now that we have all our mods appropriately named and tidied into one folder, we need to check for any conflicts, dependencies, or patches for our mods. That way if something goes wrong you can roll back without re-installing the game.

Finally, and most importantly, copy your entire Skyrim folder so that you have a backup.

If you are using Skyrim Nexus, it is also a good idea to mirror their categories to make mods easier to sort and also to find.

We will use the folders during the mod installation process. Also, create a folder called Installed and a folder called New.

Next, create a folder and copy all your correctly named mods into it.

Otherwise, in a few months' time, you may have no idea what the mod is. The zip file is called Compatibility Patches-2 so I renamed it Sounds of Skyrim – Compatibility patches. So for example, Sounds of Skyrim has patches for popular mods.

Ensure that the mods are renamed if the original zip file has a name that doesn’t match the mod itself.

This is true whether you use Mod Management tools or choose to install your mods manually. Prepare Your Mods for Installationīefore you install mods, it is a good idea to organize the mods that you have and any that you download. It will give you an idea of what is popular and also show you some of the best mods made. A good place to start is the Top Files section, which can be found in the sub-menu of the Files category. The best place to find mods is the Skyrim Nexus website which can be found on Nexus.

You become more familiar with how mods work by installing them manually.

But while installing a nude mod in Skyrim, there are caveats and things that can be improved. It’s the sort of fantasy genre where you can just about imagine people running around naked.

You can pick and choose what you use from mods, installing just the parts you want to use Normally aabicus is the expert when it comes to nude mods and what works best, but frankly I think nude mods work very well in Skyrim.

You can install parts of mods rather than the entire mod (you may for example, really like the iron armour from an armour replacement mod but not like the rest).

If installing the recommended list from this article, start with the first mod in the list and work your way down. Manually installing mods gives you a number of advantages over using Mod Management tools: If you want to get setup with a good starting mod load order, you can try out the mod order from this article by searching for the mods listed in the below section: Good Skyrim Graphics Mods Starting List + Load Order.

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