Click here for full playlist. To this day, the original Skyrim Modded Playthrough is my most successful and most binge-watched series. I still get comments of people saying they’re sitting down for their fourth, fifth, even sixth rewatch. Given how many years it has been since the original, the release of Special Edition, and a new age of Skyrim modding, I thought it was finally time to get cracking on a new Modded Playthrough.

Unlike the original playthrough this will focus much less on quest mods, but aims to overhaul more of the base game itself. This won’t be nearly as long as the original modded playthrough, but instead is hopefully going to be more consistent, more professional, and more fun to watch.

The following modlist was also largely for my “Next Gen Skyrim” video that released as part of Skyrim’s 10th Anniversary celebration on the channel. This list includes a handful of extra mods that I added to help spruce up the playthrough, mainly different model and texture overhauls and replacers. The notable mods, such as weapons, armor, gameplay changes, and quests, are mentioned by name in the video.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This list was compiled prior to the Anniversary Edition update. At this point SKSE has been updated to Anniversary and just about every mod on this list should be compatible with newer versions of the game.

Graphics & Environment

  • Cathedral Weathers (Nexus)
  • Obsidian Mountain Fogs (Nexus)
  • Lucid ENB for Cathedral (Nexus)
  • Luminosity Lighting Overhaul (Nexus)
  • Cathedral Rocky Shores (Nexus)
  • Cathedral Landscapes (Nexus)
  • Cathedral Plants (Nexus)
  • Realistic Water Two (Nexus)
  • Better Water for Realistic Water Two (Nexus)
  • Blended Roads (Nexus)
  • AMidianBorn Buildings & Landscapes (Nexus)
  • Spice of Life – Orc Strondholds (Nexus)
  • JS Purses & Septims (Nexus)
  • Realistic Nord Ships (Nexus)
  • ElSopa Talos HD (Nexus)
  • Riften in HD (Nexus)
  • CleverCharff’s Apocrypha (Nexus)
  • CC’s HQ Fort Dawnguard (Nexus)
  • JS Dragon Claws (Nexus)
  • JS Shrines of the Divines (Nexus)
  • Rustic Maps (Nexus)
  • Skyland HD Road Sings (Nexus)
  • Detailed Rugs (Nexus)
  • Peltapalooza (Nexus)
  • Rudy HD Standing Stones (Nexus)
  • SkyUI (Nexus)
  • Sovngarde Font (Nexus)
  • Nordic UI (Nexus)

Creatures & Enemies

  • Immersive Creatures (Nexus)
  • Flying Crows (Nexus)
  • Bantam Guars (Nexus)
  • Bantam Guars Redone (Nexus)
  • Diverse Dragons Collection (Nexus)
  • Convenient Horses (Nexus)

Gameplay Changes

  • Combat Gameplay Overhaul (Nexus)
  • Smooth Cam (Nexus)
  • Wildcat: Combat of Skyrim (Nexus)
  • Vokrii: Perks of Skyrim (Nexus)
  • Headhunter: Bounties Redone (Nexus)
  • Missives (Nexus)
  • Quick Light (Nexus)
  • Dirt & Blood (Nexus)
  • Bloodmoon Spell Pack (Nexus)
  • Necrom Spell Pack (Nexus)

Characters & NPCs

  • Windsong Immersive Character Overhaul (Nexus)
  • WICO Patch for New Legion (Nexus)
  • Relationship Dialogue Overhaul (Nexus)
  • Alternate Conversation Camera (Nexus)
  • Lucien (Nexus)
  • Wares of Tamriel (Nexus)
  • Bandit Lines Expansion (Nexus)

Miscellaneous

  • ENB Primaries (ENB Dev)
  • Skyrim Script Extender 64 (Silverlock)
  • Fuz Ro D-oh (Nexus)
  • No BS AI Projectile Dodge (Nexus)
  • SkyUI Flashing Savegame Fix (Nexus)
  • Better Dialogue Controls (Nexus)
  • Address Library for SKSE (Nexus)
  • SSE Engine Fixes (Nexus)
  • DynDOLOD v2.96 (Nexus)
  • Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (Nexus)
  • Dynamic Animation Replacer (Nexus)
  • Papyrus Utility SE (Nexus)
  • Spell Perk Item Distributor (Nexus)
  • .NET Script Framework (Nexus)

Cities, Towns & Settlements

  • Cities of the North: Dawnstar (Nexus)
  • Cities of the North: Morthal (Nexus)
  • Cities of the North: Falkreath (Nexus)
  • The Great City of Winterhold (Nexus)
  • The Great City of Dragonbridge (Nexus)
  • The Great Village of Mixwater Mill (Nexus)
  • The Great Town of Shor’s Stone (Nexus)
  • The Great Village of Old Hroldan (Nexus)
  • The Great Town of Karthwasten (Nexus)
  • The Great City of Rorikstead (Nexus)
  • The Great Town of Ivarstead (Nexus)
  • JK’s Riverwood (Nexus)
  • JK’s Bannered Mare (Nexus)
  • JK’s Winking Skeever (Nexus)
  • JK’s New Gnisis Cornerclub (Nexus)
  • JK’s Temple of Mara (Nexus)
  • Obscure’s College of Winterhold (Nexus)
  • Quaint Raven Rock (Nexus)
  • Simple Inn Bath (Nexus)

Dungeons, Delves, and the World

  • Dungeons Revisited (Nexus)
  • Dwemer Pipework Reworked (Nexus)
  • Improved Ruins Clutter (Nexus)
  • JS Lockpicking UI (Nexus)
  • Lanterns of Skyrim II (Nexus)
  • Civil War Battlefields (Nexus)
  • After the Civil War – Siege Damage Repairs (Nexus)
  • Oblivion Gates (Nexus)
  • Ryn’s Saarthal (Nexus)

Weapons & Armor

  • Cathedral Armory (Nexus)
  • Armor Variants Expansion (Nexus)
  • New Legion (Nexus)
  • Wayfarer’s Coat (Nexus)
  • Wayfarer’s Coat – Leveled List (Nexus)
  • Imperial Fine Clothes (Nexus)
  • Colovian Noble Clothes (Nexus)
  • Artifacts: The Breton Paladin (Nexus)
  • Frankly HD Dawnguard Armor & Weapons (Nexus)
  • Dawnguard Arsenal (Nexus)
  • Artefakes, Unique Artifacts Replacer (Nexus)
  • Kthonia’s Unique Weapon Pack (Nexus)
  • Creation Club Armors Upscaled (Nexus)
  • Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patches (Nexus)
  • Lore Weapons Expansion (Nexus)
  • Cloaks of Skyrim (Nexus)
  • Cloaks of Skyrim Retextured (Nexus)
  • Dark Brotherhood Armor SE (Nexus)
  • Royal Armory – New Artifacts (Nexus)
  • New Armory Series – Dragon Cult Weapons (Nexus)
  • Dwemer Armor SE (Nexus)
  • Dwemer Armor SE – Patches and Fixes (Nexus)

Quest Mods

  • Timing is Everything (Nexus)
  • At Your Own Pace (Nexus)
  • Paarthurnax Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • House of Horrors Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • Nilheim Misc Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • The Only Cure Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • The Whispering Door Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • Caught Red Handed Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • College of Winterhold Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • Immersive World Encounters (Nexus)
  • Innocence Lost Quest Expansion (Nexus)
  • The Heart of Dibella Quest Expansion (Nexus)