Before displaying the load order, add-on mods such as Frostfall must be loaded under their root mod on the screen (Campfire: Complete Camping System). Frostfall will load later of course, but for it to work, it’s dependent root mod Campfire must be first (higher on the list) and since it must remain above everything, this specific dependency is easy to manage.
Taken Straight From Aleithian
INTRODUCTION: This is the product of Aleithian testing mod load orders on Xbox One. His list (later in guide) changes as he changes his personal mod selection and as new mods come out. At any given time, he can’t guarantee that the load order won’t cause glitches or CTDs.
This list is the result of a general guide to load order on Nexus (https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/753253-only-you-can-prevent-forest-fires/), a guide on Bethesda.net (https://beta-community.bethesda.net/topic/5795/how-to-load-order), reasonably extensive in-game testing, and direct discussion with modders on Bethesda.net.
REQUESTS: If you want help with your mod list, first rearrange the list according to the Structure given below. Reordering a mod list is time-consuming, and Aleithian and myself do not have a huge amount of free time, so please first make a good-faith effort to reorder your list.
“NOT ENOUGH STORAGE SPACE” GLITCH: If you get this message when installing mods, even though you have enough space, there’s no easy fix at the moment. You need to go to Skyrim > Manage Game > Delete reserved memory. This will wipe all your mods but will also clear the glitch. The fastest way to reinstall a large mod list is to search for and install your mods in order, i.e. start with USSEP and move down the list. Using a keyboard to enter the mod names rather than the controller will also speed things up.
MY NOTES BEFORE ALEITHIAN’S STRUCTURE:
This is cleanly figured out by redditor Aleithian and the rest of the team on the Skyrim reddit community that has worked with him. They discovered and tested the mod load order by type extensively without any problems. Use this basic guide for knowing where to place newly installed mods. In the next page, I will show you my personal load order based off this guide designed by Aleithian and the reddit team.
QUIRKS: Some mods that you wouldn’t think include a certain type of change, do in fact include that change. A good example is KS Lite, which many seem to think includes only hair. But it includes facial content too due to the way Bethesda coded hair. Hence, any facial mod that you want to run needs to be placed after KS Lite, or any other hair mod. Mods that change bodies also need to be placed after mods that change faces to avoid neck seams and pixilated faces. Be attentive to mod descriptions and comments on Bethesda.net. Remember that mods lower in the list overwrite mods higher in the list.
STRUCTURE:
BASIC MOD LIST: Many Xbox users simply want a short list of major mods that modify some basic aspects of their game, without adding the kind of content Aleithian has in his list below. You should be able to select any mods from the list below and use them together (mods in italics may require some adjustment of the rest of the list). If you want a short list of mods, just extract the mods you want from the list below and place them in the indicated order. Be sure to check the [patch] section at the end – some mods require patches to work together.
Aleithian’s Extended Load Order (Recurrently Updated)
Mods in italics are no longer active in his load queue, but are popular. They are included to show you where to put them. Some require patches that he doesn’t list, and some are outright incompatible with mods in his list. Please consult the mod description for guidance.
Bug Fixes
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (“USSEP”)
Game Structure and UI Mods
Climates of Tamriel (though an environment mod, it now defaults to the top)
Campfire
Better Gray Quarter
Frostfall
Open Cities (Incompatible with Project Hippie; May Conflict with Alternate Start Considering Research by /u/ApatheticPsycho; Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches)
Cutting Room Floor
Even Better Quest Objectives (Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches)
Paarthurnax Dilemma
Imperious
Phenderix Magic Evolved
Apocalypse
Ordinator
Missions/Quests
Falskaar
Conan
The Scarlet
Environmental Mods
SMIM
Lush Overhaul
Vivid Weather
True Storms
Skyrim is Windy
Climate of Tamriel Winter Edition
Climate of Tamriel Darker Nights
Surreal Lighting
RealLight – Cities
RealLight – CitiesExt
RealLight – DLC
RealLight – Dungeons
RealLight – Weather
Display Enhancements
Project Hippie
Fallen Trees
Dense Grass
No Snow Under the Roof (Incompatible with Any Map Texture Pack Mods)
Immersive Sounds
Buildings
Dolmen Ruins
Oblivion Gates
The Watchtowers
Karthwasten
Helarchen Creek
Soljund’s Sinkhole
Shor’s Stone
Whistling Mine
Kynesgrove
Darkwater Crossing
Ivarstead
Old Hroldan Extended
Bee Hives
Hidden Hunter’s Cabin
Books of Skyrim
Spiderwick Manor
Dragons Keep
Dragonborn Retreat
Atmoran Hearth
Bear Mountani Lodge
Seagulls Rest
Dragonstead
My Riverwood House
Hemlock Hall
Frostvale Estate
Draven Manor
House Strong-Blood
Skyfall Estate
Silvermoon Mansion
Imperial Officer’s Villa
Magical College of Winterhold
Better Solitude Throne Room
Thieves Guild: Ragged Flagon
Septimus Signus Outpost
Better Docks
Skyforge Workshop
Items
Cloaks & Capes
Kyne’s Breath – Weapon Pack
Ashara Newermind’s Elven
Ashara Elven Knight
Ashara Paragon
zzjay’s Wardrobe
Silver Knight Armor
Winter is Coming
TDN Equipable Horns
Triss & Yennefer Armor
Nocturnal’s Clothes
Vampire Knights
Animated Feather Wings
Animated Dragon Wings
Gameplay
Immersive Citizens
Realistic AI Detection
Realistic Conversations
Wet and Cold (Incompatible with Immersive Citizens)
Marriage All
Alternate Start (May Conflict with Open Cities Considering Research by /u/ApatheticPsycho)
Skyrim Unbound
Increase Follow Limit
NPC Clothes Changer
Civil War Equipment
True Lords of Oblivion
Equippable Tomes
Bandolier: Bags and Pouches
Ars Metallica
Skyforge Dragonbone
Craftable Elven Light Armor
Clothing Forge Crafting
Unlimited Werewolf Transformations
Faster Greatswords
NPC
Immersive Patrols
Diverse Dragons
ERSO Mighty Dragons
Hardcore Dragons
Better Vampires
Sacrosanct
Populated Skyrim Civil War
RS Children’s Overhaul
Diverse Imperial Soldiers
Frost Giants
Deadric Cults
Appearance Mods
Girly Animations
Apachii Hair HiRes
KS Hairdos Lite
Skyrim Hair Colors
Adorable Females
Ashara’s Faces Series
Aela Facelift
Mjoll Facelift
Dead or alive 5 last round mods. Dimon99 and Maevan2 Female Body
Beautiful Mistresses 2.1
Seraphim Body Mods
Natural Eyes
Roman Imperial Armor
Open Face Guard Helmets
Get Rid of Serana’s Hood
Humanoid Vampires
Belt-Fastened Quivers
Covered Carriages
Texture Mods
Optimized Vanilla Textures Windows system tray not showing.
Skyrim Graphic Overhaul
Skyland
Nordic Snow
Vivid and Classic Map Series (Possibly Incompatible with No Snow Under the Roof)
UNP Female Armor Refitted
LeanWolf’s Better-Shaped Weapons
Real Bows
Enhanced Blood Textures
Sovngarde Gold
Sinister Elven Armor
Webs
Patches
Even Better Quest Objectives + Cutting Room Floor Patch
Even Better Quest Objectives + Paarthurnax
Stones of Barenziah Droppable + Quest Markers
Apocalypse – Ordinator Patch
Equippable Tomes – Campfire
ERSO – Diverse Dragons Patch
Rich Merchants
Hunter’s Reward – Better Prices
Vampires Take no Fall Damage
Vampires Suck
Better Gray Quarter Patch
Torch Light Expanded
Dawnbreaker Sun Damage
Disable Cinematic Kills
No Radial Blur
No Edge Glow
Disable Combat Boundary
FPS Boost
Mods That Mod Creators Request Should Appear Last
People of Skyrim (Be Sure to DL All Necessary Patches and Read the Mod Description to Avoid Conflicts; the Mod Creator Recommends This Appear Very Low on the List, So Place all its Patches After it)
Realistic Water Two
Elizabeth’s Tower
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The definitive special edition of Skyrim has been out all of a day and already has racked up nearly 300 Xbox One mods at Bethesda's website now that the developer is allowing console mods on newer games.
Hdt Hair Skyrim Special Edition
That number is sure to skyrocket further, considering the untold thousands of mods in existence for the original PC edition. For those who finally got in on the mod action with Fallout 4 on the Xbox One, you may have noticed a lack of certain type of hyper-popular mod.. yep, that's right, there's no console nudie mods for Fallout at all.
It's not clear if that was Bethesda's call or Microsoft's, but either way its not going to be changing for the remastered Skyrim on current gen systems either. Occasionally a nude mod does sneak by under the radar using a different name, but it always get culled eventually as moderators notice and ban them.
Sadly, that does greatly reduces the Not Safe For Work (NSFW) opportunities for Skyrim console mods, but don't fret: it doesn't eliminate them entirely! There's plenty of mods that make things just a bit more racy without going fully nude or sexual, and there's loads of options for making this latest Elder Scrolls entry more mature and violent than was originally intended.
Enhanced Blood Textures
An absolute must for a gritter, gorier version of the Elder Scrolls universe, this mod doesn't just make the blood look better, it ensures there will be plenty more of it on the screen.
New decapitation and death spasm animations are added, in addition to varying levels of blood spurting out depending on how much damage any given attack actually deals. Basically, this is essential day 1 downloading - when and if it finally becomes available for Xbox One / PS4.
Seraphim Female Body Replacer
This one actually already made it over to the console mod realm due to some dedicated (or maybe overeager?) fans who like their female characters to be of the more voluptuous variety.
While the original PC mod had bared breasts, this one obviously doesn't, but everything else appears to have come over to the console version. Seraphim Female Body Replacer is essentially a suite of mods all meshed together, combining some of the best character model changes into one package for more attractive female NPCs across the game.
Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Edition
Perhaps even better than Seraphim's Female Body Replacer, this mod definitely won't make it in its full form as there's a good deal of nudity involved, but it also tweaks all the character bodies in non-nude forms, making them appear better than they did in the vanilla version of the game.
Skyrim Special Edition Hair Mod
Essentially this modder made custom textures based off photographs of real women to make the bodies appear more realistic, and while the Skyrim Special Edition does get a graphical upgrade, it could always use even more of an eye candy boost.
Better Males
The male equivalent of the Seraphim and Caliente mods, this one has a very strong nude focus, but it does also drastically change the appearance of faces, chests, and hair for all males NPCs. The hanging jumbly bits will obviously have to go, but everything else should be kosher for a console mod one day in the not-too-distant future.
FNIS Sexy Moves
Rather than replacing textures or body shapes, this mod changes how characters move and react when you walk near them. Instead of the typical stiff and mechanical animations, FNIS makes all the female NPCs move more lithely and frequently flaunt their various assets – which you should have improved with the previous mods already, of course!
Relationship Dialog Overhaul
This one's not exactly NSFW, but it's a highly recommended mod that does add in a ton of new insults for rivals to hurl at you, if you like to take a little abuse while playing Skyrim.
It also rather increases the quality of the dialog and offers a more mature approach across the game – and this one has actually landed on consoles already!
Non-Essential Children
Of course the most divisive mod would make this list, with some loving it and others finding it to be too disturbing to contemplate. For a more immersive and dark world, modders quickly got rid of the old Bethesda standby of weirdly making children invincible and unkillable.
With this PC mod that has yet to make it to consoles (and probably won't if Bethesda has anything to say about it..) children can not only be damaged and killed, but also pick pocketed just like any other adult NPC you come across.
Sadly, there's never going to be those Schlongs Of Skyrim or Lover's Lab style mods for consoles (sorry folks, we know how much you like that) until developers and console manufacturers get less uptight about nudity and sexuality in gaming.
That being said, there's plenty of room for NSFW content to arrive if modders are smart about what they include and skirt the line of actual exposed breasts and genitalia.
A full list of currently available SkyrimSpecial Edition console mods can be found right here - what NSFW mod do YOU want to see arrive for Xbox One or PS4 soon?
Published Oct. 28th 2016
I want a mod that adds in new lore friendly hairs. Things like ApachiiSkyHair and KS Hairdos are great mods, but they really don't fit in with the overall look and feel of Skyrim in my opinion. I just need a mod that adds in new hairs that fit in with the game better.
Note: I am not talking about something like Superior Lore-Friendly Hair because those are only retextures and I want actual new hairs (but it would be great if whatever mod you may be able to suggest is compatible with it).
Thanks
Edited by RYANMARCUS, 13 January 2017 - 05:13 AM.
So, you’re about to start an exciting new adventure in Tamriel. Maybe you’ve played Skyrim before. Maybe this is your first go-around. If you’re playing on console, a wealth of options are now available to you, all thanks to the power of mods.
Accessing mods is easy: there should be an option right on the main menu:
Once selected, you will be prompted to sign in to your Bethesda account. If you don’t have one, you can make on here. From there, you should be able to see the most popular mods, highly rated mods, and more:
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It’s literally just a matter of selecting your preferred mod, and downloading it. Easy. Do note that if you have mods active, your save file will disable achievements and trophies.
It’s also worth noting that, depending on what platform you are playing on, your options will greatly differ. Unfortunately, on PS4, mods are more limited—Bethesda says that PS4 mods will not be able to use “external assets,” which is a bummer. Some of the most famous, classic Skyrim mods, like the one that replaces Dragons with Thomas the Tank Engine, use all sorts of outside assets. Alas.
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You can see this limitation on display when you compare the mod offerings. PS4, as of this writing, only has 47 mods on day one. Xbox One, by contrast, has 122. Both will gain many more mods as the days go on, but if you have a choice between the two versions, I’d suggest going with Xbox One—no shade, but that platform has more options. Bethesda says that in terms of storage available, you get 5 GB of mods on Xbox One and 1 GB of mods on PS4 as well.
With all of that said, what should you download? While you can view mods through the in-game interface, you can also sort through them on the official Bethesda website. Online, if you are logged in, you can queue up mods to download on your console, which is handy.
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Here’s what you should get, ranging from serious mods to totally ridiculous tweaks. It’s not Skyrim unless it’s both hardcore yet absurd, after all.
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, by Arthmoor
“A comprehensive bugfixing mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. The goal of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (aka USSEP) is to eventually fix every bug with Skyrim Special Edition not officially resolved by the developers to the limits of the Creation Kit and community-developed tools, in one easy-to-install package. Features: - Hundreds of gameplay, quest, NPC, object, item, text and placement bugs fixed. - Created by the authors of the Unofficial Oblivion Patch series. - No unsafe changes (such as deletions of stock objects). - Designed to be compatible with as many other mods as possible.”
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Download for Xbox One here.
Call of Trainwiz, by TrainWiz
“People have often asked me “Trainwiz, if you are a wizard, and a train wizard, what train spells do you know?” So, to show those people, I created this mod. It adds a shout that, when used, will create an effect similar to Alduin’s meteor shower spell. Except instead of meteors, they’re trains. It will rain trains. You have read this correctly, and you have been warned. I take no responsibility for any damages sustained while it’s raining [censored] trains.”
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Download for Xbox One here.
Just Walk: No Fast Travel by DylanJames
“Just Walk” is a mod that disables Fast Travel and Fast Travel Messages in all of the vanilla worldspaces.
Download for Xbox One here, and for PS4 here.
Cutting Room Floor, by Arthmoor
“A content restoration mod for Skyrim and the official DLCs. From the depths of the ether, or just the cutting room floor, comes forth several NPCs, some quests, and other miscellaneous content which was created but never implemented in the game. If ever you had the feeling that Skyrim was missing something, you were probably right! This mod should relieve a bit of that. Villages that were supposed to exist have been brought back. Quests that were partially implemented have been completed. Various items have been restored that were still in the data files. NPCs have been brought back to the game and given homes where appropriate. Plus plenty of other random bits of stuff that was mentioned in the game but didn’t exist yet.”
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Immersive Poisoned Apples, by Bombchu
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“Purification of Skyrim is my love letter to Oblivion’s Dark Brotherhood questline. After finding the recipe, you’ll be able to craft Poisoned Apples at any cooking station if you have the ingredients. You can then offer the them to denizens of Skyrim in conversation, depending on your relationship with the individual and your speechcraft skill. Also, depending whom you ask, you might see surprising responses ;) You’ll also be able to sneak them into the pockets of unsuspecting victims to be discovered and consumed soon after. Note that this method does not work when used on members of the Thieve’s Guild.”
Elemental Destruction Magic, by reaperix
“Elemental Destruction Magic Adds earth, water, and wind as new types of destruction magic. Besides dealing the same amount of health damage as their vanilla counterparts, each new type of destruction magic has a unique secondary effect as well. Water spells stop enemy Magicka and Stamina regeneration for several seconds, earth spells stop Health regeneration and have a chance to stagger targets, and wind spells have a chance to blow targets away. This mod contains 30 new spells, including 24 destruction spells, 6 conjuration spells, 3 weapon enchantments, and 3 armor enchantments, and 6 new perks. New spell casting enemies that use these new spells have also been added. This mod also includes the spell Ash Cloak, to replace the vanilla Whirlwind Cloak spell and adds a new Dragon Priest masks for each element.”
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Download for Xbox One here. A similar mod, Phenderix Magic Evolved, adds 350 new magic spells on PS4, and can be downloaded here.
Campfire: Complete Camping System, by Chesko
“Campfire is the most feature-rich camping gameplay mod for Skyrim, and the foundation of Frostfall. You are immediately granted two new Survival Skills, found in your Magic menu: Resourcefulness, and Instincts. Build a campfire from a small, fragile spark to a roaring blaze, and use it to cook with a cooking pot (or just grill right over the flames). Sit with your followers, keep warm, and let the larger campfires uplift and inspire you (granting a small XP bonus). Create tents at any tanning rack. Stalk your prey using Instincts to see the sounds of nearby moving creatures, and be able to smell the dead (and undead!) from a long distance. Create and buy camping equipment using items in the world around you. Build 4 different kinds of tents, create tanning racks, a portable enchanting kit, and more. Use found deadwood to build hatchets, arrows, and other useful creations. You can create over a dozen useful items on-the-spot no matter where you are in Skyrim.”
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Frostfall: Hypothermia Camping Survival, by Chesko
“REQUIRES CAMPFIRE: COMPLETE CAMPING SYSTEM. 3.3 RELEASED. EXPECT UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT! ENJOY! You are now prepared to face a colder, harsher Skyrim. The three main components of Frostfall are hypothermia, cold water survival, and camping. Frostfall adds a deep, immersive level of gameplay to Skyrim, while keeping tedium to a minimum. An immersion mod should never get in the way of having fun. Frostfall tracks your location, weather, time of day, worn clothing, and more, to determine your current condition in a seamless way that feels easy to jump into and start playing. It is highly customizable, whether you’re looking for a lightweight immersion enhancement or a deeper challenge.”
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Beast Skeletons, by Prometheus
“The Elder scrolls world feature several races, but , don’t you find strange that in all dungeons and caves you only find human skeletons and skulls? This mod solves this little immersion problem by adding new skeletons for all races in a lore and non intrusive way . After all Skyrim is still a human dominated land so those beast skeletons will be rare, but yet , now will exhist in world.”
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Funny Followers, by Trainwiz
By now you’ve probably realized that there just aren’t any followers out there that really tickle your fancy! You’re disappointed, and expected followers that were a bit more.. well, funny.
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The Forgotten City, by The Modern Storyteller
The Forgotten City is an award-winning, critically acclaimed expansion mod offering a unique 6 - 8 hour experience: a murder mystery investigation set in an ancient underground city. You’ll need to solve it using your wits, and the ability to travel through time. It has a dark, non-linear story in which you’ll interrogate suspects, explore the city and its many secrets, and navigate challenging moral dilemmas. It features multiple endings, an original orchestral score, and professionally voiced dialogue.
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Rain and Snow FX, by Chesko
Rain and Snow FX allows your character to show frost and wetness (complete with dripping particle effects) when in the rain and in snowstorms. Your skin will also be wet during and just after swimming. When the weather clears or you walk into an interior, the effect will quickly go away. When in the snow, your skin and armor will ice over in a noticeable way. When in the rain, the effect is more subtle, but your skin will be shiny and dripping.
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Ars Metallica by Arthmoor
A simple mod to expand on the crafting system in Skyrim. The crafting system is one of Skyrim’s better features, but for thieves and archers, there’s not much use for the system. Light armor is dead easy to come by in already finished forms, but arrows can sometimes be scarce in the types you may want. Lockpicks have been known to be somewhat scarce too, yet are relatively basic to construct.
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Alternate Start - Live Another Life, by Arthmoor
Misery and despair have haunted you all your life. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, you’ve been arrested and thrown in the dungeons. Your trial was supposed to be weeks ago, only nobody has come for you. It’s been so long since seeing daylight you no longer know what month it is anymore. The dungeon is cold, damp, and worse still, you’re running out of food. At least you have that leak in the wall for water. It seems as though you’ve been forgotten, soon to rot away and die.
The eight have forsaken you! Or.. have they? Live Another Life provides an alternative means to start the game for those who do not wish to go through the lengthy intro sequence at Helgen. You will be given the opportunity to choose your race and then choose a new life for your character to lead. A wide variety of choices will be available. What you choose will have a lasting impact, so choose carefully or the gods may forsake you again!
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Relationship Dialogue Overhaul by Cloudedtruth
Adds over 5,000 lines of completely voiced dialogue for NPCs for more than 50 voice types, focusing mainly on friends, followers, spouses, and rivals. All dialogue is voiced using the original voices from the game, achieved through re-adding existing dialogue in new and suitable places, as well as editing together multiple lines to form brand new dialogue.
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Rich Merchants of Skryim, by Micah Ghost
This is a simple mod that increases the extremely low vinilla merchant gold level to 10,000 gold for every merchant in game.
Immersive Indigestion, by AlpineYJ
This mod adds some indigestion to most of the NPCs in Skyrim. In other words, they now burp and expel flatulence. This is especially so when they are eating, exerting large amounts of effort (swinging a weapon), or when they discuss parts of the civil war with you. Yes, some of the sounds I created myself using my own indigestion. I won’t tell you which ones. :)
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VioLens - A Killmove Mod by The-Reko
VioLens - A Killmove Mod SE gives you in-game control over both Ranged and Melee Killmoves.
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Ring Of Increased Carry Weight by Micah Ghost
A simple mod that adds a one ring that gives the wearer 1000 points of extra carry weight per ring, and another that adds 1000000 carry weight. It’s your choice.
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Katnip for Khajiits
This mod adds dried catnip to Skyrim, purchasable from the Khajiit caravans. If you are a Khajiit, the effects will be like that of a drug - similar to how catnip affects cats in the real world. First, you’ll get a hit from the initial intake - the world will seem as though it’s in overdrive for a few seconds (using the Slow effect). Once this has worn off, you’ll see through a drugged haze (using the Sleeping Tree Sap effect), but your power in illusion will increase, as your perception of other realities is boosted. You will also find that your hunting instincts are sharpened (one-handed skill fortified by 10%).
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P.S. Make sure to read the full description for these mods - in order for them to work, you will sometimes need additional files / other standalone mods.
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