User:RobinHood70/Skyrim Mods

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[edit] Patches

Unofficial patches.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks
The Unofficial Skyrim Patch	1.0	Fixes countless bugs that Bethesda failed to.	Due to more bugs introduced by Bethesda in 1.6, several dialogues that are fixed by the USKP will no longer function at all, or only with subtitles. The latest beta version has temporarily removed these until Bethesda fixes the issue.
HD Textures DLC Fix	1.3b	Fixes various issues with the HD textures from Bethesda.
HighResTexturePack DLC Tweaks	3.2	Fixes a few more issues with the HD textures.
Rob's Fixes	β	A few simple fixes I've made while investigating bug reports.

Mods that in some way alter textures, images, light, etc., without altering actual gameplay in any way.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks
A Quality World Map - With Roads	8.0	Makes a much nicer world map that lets you see routes to get to things rather than having to mountain climb or circle the wrong way around a large obstacle.
Glowing Ore Veins 300	2.00	For the life of me, I can never see these damned things...this makes them stand out as clear as day.	The brightness is a little tacky, which is just fine by me, but there is a Less Glow version as well, for those who want something in between.
RIS - Real Ice and Snow	1.3	Just evaluating this, but it looks like it'll get rid of the horrid 8-bit-like snow effects on rocks, walkways, and so forth. Snow textures are easily my biggest complaint in terms of the visuals in Skyrim—I find them so laughably bad as to completely ruin my immersion in the game. I actually thought there was an erroneous texture or something the first time I saw snow on floorboards.
Static Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIM	1.21	Several enhancements to various textures for added realism.
Unread Books Glow	1.3	I just plain got tired of scanning through libraries of books to see if one of them might be a skill book I hadn't read yet. As the name implies, this makes unread books glow. Works either on all books or only on skill books, and allows three brightness settings ranging from relatively non-intrusive to "Hey, you missed me, I'm over here!"

These mods all alter gameplay, add quests, or add content, so have been separated out from those that don't.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks
Bound Pickaxe Spell		This, to me, should have been included in the base game. I mean, what hardcore mage do you know that would carry around a freakin' huge-assed pickaxe all the time and not think, "Hey, maybe I can summon one of these the way I can for pretty much any other weapon or tool!"
Fence Markers	Beta	Adds quest markers to all available fences.	Under construction - basic concept works, but needs expansion and further testing.
No Stone Unmarked	1.0	Makes No Stone Unturned a hell of a lot less annoying. Also, I designed it, so naturally I like it! :)
Oblivion Spells		By our very own Dwarfmp. Adds a number of useful spells that used to be in Oblivion but weren't implemented in Skyrim.
Vini's Smart Transmute Spell	1.0.1	One of several mods that re-prioritizes ore transmutation so that everything upgrades to silver first, and only then to gold, which is what you'll probably want to do about 99% of the time. Adds features that aren't available in the base game: transmuting iron, silver, and gold ore to ingots without a forge; transmuting iron/silver ingots to the next one up; and bulk transmutation. Personally, I avoid the bulk transmutation as game-breaking, but use the other two since they make sense to me as dual-cast options.	Increases casting time, which I find pointless and annoying. Some might consider the new features game-breaking, but it's very easy not to use them if that's how you feel.

Self-explanatory — mods that alter the User Interface.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks
SkyUI	2.2	Value:Weight ratio on-screen. For me, all other improvements pale in comparison, though certainly their list is a lot nicer to work with than the built-in one.	I'm not a big fan of the buy/sell method they've implemented. An earlier version by Kratos had buy and sell lists side by side, which I found easier to work with. In the end, though, this isn't a big issue for me.

Anything that didn't really fit into one of the above categories.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks

They may have been good, they may have been bad, but for one reason or another, I've tried these and rejected them for my personal gameplay.

Mod Name	Version	Why I Like It	Drawbacks

This is a list of mods that I've come across somewhere or other, but for whatever reason, have not wanted to install right away.

Mod Name	Notes
Ancient Spells - Morrowind and Oblivion Spells	Competition to Oblivion Spells. Needs feature comparison.