Hi all! I hope this guide was helpful to new players, i tried to make it as simple and no nonsense as possible but feel free to ask questions down in the comments if you need further help. As mentioned in the video there is also a far more in detail written guide for those that would like it more formalised : www.patreon.com/posts/hb-mopops-skyrim-87643030

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

11 ай бұрын

i realize this guide is supposed to be less intimidating, but from what i can tell, it's just as hard as it has always been since 2014 when i first started modding skyrim, and that process took me years and years to get down. and i hate to say this because i like MO and used to use it for a really long time, but if you want to have people install mods the easy way, it's to use NMM instead of mod organizer as that's mostly a easy streamlined install process in comparison to using MO, even installing SKSE is far easier to do using NMM, but with that said, MO is better in many other ways as NMM can be a bit too simple and restricts some things you can do in MO. then there is the collections process, sure it costs some money, but it's far faster and very cheap depending on what you get for using that process, because you could have a masterfully made modlist in a matter of downloading the entire collections pack in one click and get to playing your game in no time, the MO process takes far longer and is far more complicated, something that simply can't be taken too lightly for beginner users who are new to modding their games on PC.

@Jakeryanu

11 ай бұрын

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w Anyone who is learning to mod please listen to none of the nonsense from this fellow

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

11 ай бұрын

@@Jakeryanu yeah, don't listen to me, the very person who learned how to use MO as a beginner and used it for many years and happens to know how frustrating it is to use that program for beginners. also please ignore NMM, because it's ridiculously easy to figure out in comparison. i would start on using NMM for beginners, and then graduate to using MO when they become more confident in learning these other programs, because NMM is modding for kindergartner modders, where MO is modding for people who really know their shit, i know because i spent years learning about it and it was one hell of a frustrating hair pulling process. so yes, please ignore me, just because some random person on the internet says so because reasons...

@standingappa1160

10 ай бұрын

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w What about vortex?

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

10 ай бұрын

@@standingappa1160 it's the same program, sorry, i should have clearified, vortex is NMM, origionally anyway. they upgraded the app and changed the name to Vortex.

I hope this guide includes a "when to stop" because i haven't been able to finish the damn thing yet thanks to so much modding.

@Iliekmudkipzlol

5 ай бұрын

you have to uninstall life, it's the only way...

@myvalorantclips8703

3 ай бұрын

Been modding for 3 days now and i can't stop i'm in so much pain and agony that i wish i never came across this but i can't stop, not now, i must have them ALL

@theoptimisticskeptic

Ай бұрын

When to stop? Wait? You're supposed to stop? I've been modding the game since 2012!!! No one told me this!!!

@NoahB-qg2hg

Ай бұрын

dude, you don't know nothing yet lmao. Any real Modder knows you'll be modding your Skyrim playthrough 80% of the time instead of actually playing the damn gameee.

@faithcontending16

Ай бұрын

@@NoahB-qg2hg Nah. 100 hours of modding for 400 of playing. That's a good balance. I also recommend, if you find a particular set of "must have" mods that work well together that you just can't play without, make a collection on Nexus. That way your list is saved (you don't have to publish it) but it won't be taking up space on your machine when you're not using it.

I've been using vortex and it's rule manager was such a headache to learn as a first time modder. I just recently figured out and now watching this video on MO2. The sorting here so much more simplified. And the ability to make separations practically has me SOLD

It's crazy how different it feels even then a couple years ago. Many staples are the same but there's so many new ones that have fast become must-haves for many. An exciting time to get started for sure!

@CaptainEffort

11 ай бұрын

And even some staples just getting replaced by newer ones, like FNIS to Nemesis. I stopped modding for a few years, and found coming back and having to learn what was considered outdated, and what replaced what, was a little overwhelming. Having a video like this would've been perfect.

@awindai9067

10 ай бұрын

By the gods that is so true. I played Skyrim for the first time 3 years ago - and the game is over 11 years old, mind you - and yet today I have to watch a tutorial for modding because there's so many things I had no clue existed. When did MO2 show up? Why is it that people stopped using Vortex? And w h y is it so hard to figure out how to install an ENB preset ? XD

@sebastianstammer9265

8 ай бұрын

I usually use ordinator, some armors and some volkril one

This guide will be a godsend for people who only uses Wabbajack…. Thank you Heavy 😭

@Ghostrick74

11 ай бұрын

Personally, i think learning how to mod BEFORE using Wabbajack is way better. So you'll know what your modlist does to your game and what to do if you want to customize it

@kertgp8275

11 ай бұрын

@@Ghostrick74 Basically this I use my own mod pack since I been playing Skyrim for years but if your going to use Wabbajack list you should at least know the basics its helps a lot especially if you don't like a mod or want to solve conflicts that was overlooked by a Wabbajack mod author

@mythicalumut6174

10 ай бұрын

@@Ghostrick74im new to skyrim modding. What is wabbajack exactly? I use vortex as of right now.

@Ghostrick74

10 ай бұрын

@@mythicalumut6174 Wabbajack is a tool that can let you install an ENTIRE modlist of mods of someone else, completely safe and stable through some clicks

@sonatuh

10 ай бұрын

​@@mythicalumut6174its a load order installer. It installs a big list of mods for you aswell as sets them up, orders and cleans for you but typically they are quite large in file size

This video is a life saver. I only started modding Skyrim on PC today and I was so confused. Your simple walkthrough something that I saw as intimidating into something easy and understandable. Many thanks to you for making this video

@HeavyBurns

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

just got skyrim on pc, absolute perfect timing

@ShaggyToDank

3 күн бұрын

how have you been enjoying the experience?

This was a fantastically put together and easy to follow guide. Thank you so much! Modding Skyrim and other games really helps bring them to life in all new ways. And it was frustrating not knowing how to make the most of the mods I've wanted to use for a long time because of incomplete or otherwise unhelpful "guides" on KZread.

It's crazy how much better modding AE has gotten over the past 2 years. I remember around 2020 we could not even get access to HDT physics let alone anything else inlcuding Nemesis. Love your work.

@faithcontending16

Ай бұрын

That Nemesis and OAR have replaced practically every other requirement for animations also makes the process so much more streamlined!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This was so helpful, every other video was so confusing and didn't explain as detailed and easy like you. Amazing tutorial

Something you should definitely add to this video is that you can mix and match texture mods and even some meshes by hiding specific textures and each mod by double-clicking on a texture mod and selecting the conflicts tab then right click on the texture you want to hide after viewing it and select hide. This will cause whatever texture was loaded underneath it to move to the top. This feature is super easy to use and is really good for creating the perfect overhaul for cities as you can use the landscape textures from one mod but then the building textures from another

Just, thank you. As somebody with sensory issues who gets overwhelmed easily doing things this video was a blessing.

Thank you so much for this indepth and easily followable guide! As someone who never "modded" more then changing a few vehicle skins on a flight or racing sim, or say putting a different picture in a cockpit on Il-2, this video finally makes everything understandable and it seems to be starting to get through my thick skull. If you have any plans on doing so, I (and i imagine many others) would greatly appreciate a whole series on modding guides like this.

Really good timing, I just got back into wanting to mod Skyrim after years and years of not playing. I'm actually just now swapping over to MO2 since the last time I modded Skyrim was when NMM was still the platform to use lol

@SamDy99

10 ай бұрын

Why not Vortex?!

@morthalguard

10 ай бұрын

@@SamDy99 vortex is fine but MO2 is easier to learn, if you're comfortable with vortex no need to change

I have reinstalled skyrim and rewatch of skyrim modding tutorial many times through out my life, and I have to say this is by far the BEST video on modding I've ever seen. probably will go back to this video in the future when I completely forget how to mod again.

Thank you so much for making such a comprehensive, beginner friendly video for someone like me who is new to modding.

I've been trying to mod skyrim for awhile and this was the only video that really helped me. Thanks.

Thank you for making this video. I know modding isn't THAT hard, but im an anxious wreck so having a step by step guide is super helpful!

Bro I love how you switched to the original Tomb Raider soundtrack in the second part of the vid. Took me down memory lane lol. Cheers for the tutorial as well man!!

Yes burns… I’ve been waiting for this from you!!

This has been the most helpful, straight forward guide I have found!

I needed this. THANK YOU

literally the best mod tutorial I've ever seen

Great guide! I just wanted to add that not all mods will show their requirements in the download pop-up, it depends on whether the author has enabled the feature for that file. So it's best to always check the requirements on the description page. Another thing worth mentioning is that since LOOT was added as a standalone program to MO2, there is no need to use the integrated sort system in MO2. It uses an outdated version of LOOT, so best to ignore the sort button and always launch LOOT from the executable list. Finally, it's worth considering installing Skyrim outside Windows protected folders (Program Files). Some people say that the game being there can be a source of problems, though I don't know if that's true. Either way there is no harm in installing it somewhere else.

@Igzilee

10 ай бұрын

the LOOT version in the executables is also many version behind it seems. The newest version is V0.20.0 but the MO2 one is V0.13.6

Perfectly followable, concise, and helpful! This is awesome! Thank you!

Finally I'm hooked up and modding because of you. Thank you very much. Nice and clear and you didn't click click click as if you were in a hurry. Others could learn from you. ENB didn't work for me. My game hung up on a black screen. I had to kill the game through Task Manager. I just removed the two files and uninstalled the app. Everything else works great. 😊

Thanks for this❤ I've been a xbox gamer, for a long time, but after BGS brought mods to consoles, I've wanted to try skyrim moddin with PC. This will help immensely 🙏👍

@CaptainEffort

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome, I hope you take the dive some day! Modding Skyrim was literally the sole reason I got into PC gaming, so I know the feeling.

@TheParagonIsDead

2 ай бұрын

Xbox has a huge mod selection

This is the best guide i have found on the YT . Thanks a lot for beautiful modding guide.

This is a godsend to find. I was wanting to put together a lightweight load order together for my laptop and I'm honestly terrible with technology. You helped me make my game feel and look so much better and far more immersive to play. Kudos man

@henryxXfun_timesXx

Ай бұрын

How did you get it to work so easily, I spent 3 hours on it and can't even download a fucking ENB configuration mod correctly.

lets gooooooo. I have finished my load order but I'm glad this exists you have a good standard!

Thank you for this, I wish I had seen this a couple months ago when I started, I'm still a noob but by now I have figured those things by now trough try and error.

I haven’t seriously modded since 2015 following Gophers Mod Sanctuary. I need to relearn everything!

Small correction / suggestion: Use MO2 in a portable instance. This was how MO originally worked and here is why it is better: When choosing „global“ your data gets stored in a AppData folder that can be accessed with the good old %appdata% however when choosing portable instance all the files for that instance will be stored in the MO2 Folder. This makes installing multiple MO2 instances way easier and also makes relevant data easier to access.

@brianl4137

6 ай бұрын

Is there anyway to change this is you went off his tutorial?

@dakota_kiwi

5 ай бұрын

@@brianl4137 on MO2, go to "files" in the top left hand corner, click the first option in the drop down menu "Manage Instances", this will result in a pop-up window. From here, select "Create New Instance". This will result in a new pop-up window, that being the one you saw when originally installing MO2. Select "Create a portable instance" and then follow the rest of the set up as shown in the video from the point where he selected to create a global instance. Do note: you will have to re-install any mods you added, including tools added in the same process as mods, such as Nemisis (the first tool he showed in the video). To delete the pervious (and now unused) files, mods, and so fourth from your computer (those currently taking storage up in your AppData folder), you will need to delete the original instance (the global instance made by following the video exactly). To do this, again, open MO2, go to "files" in the top left hand corner, click the first option in the drop down menu "Manage Instances". In the pop-up you will now see "Portable" followed by "Cache", along with the original "Skyrim Special Edition" (or whatever version you have, L.E., S.E., A.E., etc). Simply select the Skyrim one (in my case "Skyrim Special Edition"), and on the right side select "🛑Delete instance", then delete to bin or completely delete, and voila! Note: A portable instance is only benefitial if you are only modding one game, or plan to/need to move your mods all from one computer to another. To quote the MO2 Wiki, The disadvantages of using a portable instance are that "managing multiple games requires multiple installations of Mod Organizer. This makes it more time consuming to update Mod Organizer and more difficult to switch between instances.' and 'that the portable instance files are mixed with the Mod Organizer installation files, which can lead user errors when manually messing with either. Keeping them separate and distinct would be safer.' Read the wiki page on instances here: github.com/ModOrganizer2/modorganizer/wiki/Instances I hope this helped you or anyone else reading. Have fun modding! Edit: Forgot to add, while you will have to reinstall mods and tools you had on the previous instance. Files you added directly to the skyrim game folder (something like this: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition), such as SKSE and ENB (the two installed in the set-up part of the video) will not have to be reinstalled as they are seperate from MO2, and you shouldn't have to remake a new executable for them either (the things in drop down bit near the run game button).

@femmenic

5 ай бұрын

I am not mod savvy and just downloaded Skyrim AE on myPC. I come from playing Skyrim on PS but with all the mod limitations I decided to try PC version (with a controller of course. Lol) Anyway I am not sure what you mean here so can you tell me what I need to do as I have not started the process in the vid yet? I would greatly appreciate it!

@qawi272

5 ай бұрын

@@femmenic When opening MO2 for the first time click on local instead of global.

Thank you, played it for the first time and wanted to install some quality-of-life mods. Thank you for showing us how to install them!

I love your channel. My favourite for everything Skyrim-related.

You my good man are truly a gentleman and a scholar and have earned yourself a new subscriber, thank you

what a piece of video, u resolve all my problems, even those that i didnt know i got

Thank you, straight to the point and thorough.

Thanks man for helping me with modding skyrim. After all it was you who made this awesome videos so it natural I would want to learn from the best.

Tried for hours and then this video made me Skyrim mod in 5 minutes LOL. Thanks man.

You've managed to do in under 15 minutes what others can't get done in two hours. Hats off to you.

just downloaded skyrim, havent played in years and wanted to try out mod, thanks so much man very good help for new modders/players :D

@yosuakumontoy8991

5 ай бұрын

dude, can you share the download link of the game?🙏

@Frickousek

Ай бұрын

@@yosuakumontoy8991 Bro Steam exists

thank you! exactly what I needed!

thanks lots, i really suck at this stuff and always give up, so far things are working 😄

Great guide, thanks!

Absolutely brilliant video Heavy Burns, you've helped me quite a lot even though I prefer Vortex I was still helped greatly by knowing how to install Skse and enb series so thank you so much!

Oh, boy, Im not new to modding games in general, but this level of modding community is entirely new for me. I already feel like Im gonna spend probably up to week searching through hundreds of mods and making a huge working build, befor starting enjoying this game again. A huge thanks for explaining about working tools, I was so overwhelmed, when I started researching modding world of Skyrim.

Really great video helped me a lot.

Great job. 👍

Very helpful, thanks!

First of all, excellent video. I was able to follow it clearly and had no issues setting it up. I also generally tend to find that if you are not used to modding Skyrim or have very little experience using mods, its best to stick to mods that do not require any additional mods (so base game only). This will help you figure out how they work when you're just getting started.

Cheers dude, very helpful.

Holy shit you are a life safer ! I was about to just forget about it since i didnt get anywhere with googling and learning-by-doing how to mod - this instruction is really useful, thank you so much 🙏

amazing details thanks for the guide

" You won't need to know anything other than you're gonna need it and it just works" instant sub

this is the best tutorial ive ever seen

BEST MOD GUIDE EVER THANK YOUUU!

@HeavyBurns

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

amazing video, thank you for making this

Fantastic guide thank you

Thanks. It helped a lot.

best vid i have seen so far. a 2nd video that goes into the more complex parts of modding would be cool too. i have some issues w/ the way certain mods work & whatnot. (im a noob)

thanks, very good explained :)

Dude this is soooo helpful ❤❤❤❤ thank you so much 😊❤❤

@HeavyBurns

6 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Brilliant video, easy to understand.

@HeavyBurns

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

good video man, Thank you!

Thank God for you sir!

GREAT VID!!

@HeavyBurns

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Your just the best, thanks a lot !!!!!!!

Thanks bro, you are awesome.

It just works!

Lol I tried figuring this all out without much of a guide since I had done Skyrim modding back in like 2015. Oh God did I have no idea what I was doing haha. I've since deleted everything and am starting from scratch using this guide 👍

@hectorpcmr.

9 ай бұрын

Just curious, I want to try this out with MO2, but if anything messes up what's the best way to start over? Any tips?

@Keblash

9 ай бұрын

@@hectorpcmr. well, luckily for me I tried doing this first thing after setting up a brand new PC so it was very easy to do another clean install and wipe the drive again without losing anything I cared about. I'm not sure what the easiest option would be if you have a bunch of other files and such you want to keep.

@hectorpcmr.

9 ай бұрын

@@Keblash Thanks for the info. I'll probably do the same if I make a big mistake.

Thanks for this tutorial! I used Wabbajack for awhile but the graphic overhauls were just too much for my gaming laptop. I really just wanted the extra content (followers like inigo, quests like Bruma, etc.)

For those asking about videos for Ending. There is nothing deeper nor darker then the Rabbit hole that is modding. Just some unofficial patches and bug fixes that's all you need...Then you trip and fall further then Alice could ever dream of. Then 1k+ mods later you might actually have an hour of play invested into all the weeks of setting up the mods. What's next you ask?? Well the answer is the next game on your list of course. For me it started with Fallout 4 as I had it before Skyrim. Then I finally got to move to PC and that is when the real addiction took hold. I now have multiple instances of the same game just because sometimes I can't choose and the mods don't agree with one another. Currently I have Tale of Two Wastelands and some mods for it ( YES!! lets mod our mods woot!!), Fallout 4 (lightly modded at only around 300 or so mods/patches), Skyrim, which is currently running sweet with close to 600 mods/patches. I even started modding SIMS 4 (damn you CurseForge). Then, then I found out you could also mod online games. So FO76 and ESO have now gotten a few tweaks. And least we forget, even more fun. When the game or the main mods you use get an upgrade and everything breaks *sigh*. Or like as of late there are phenomenal DLC sized mods bursting out on to the scene that you just have to play and have to rework your entire order to play. I have been modding for less then a year. I spend a hellacious amount of time bouncing between mod pages, bug posts and KZread to make sure I have the complete picture. My roommates have threatened to pull an intervention, as I spend more time doing that then I do playing the game, or watching anything else. They actually cheered the other night when I finally sat down to watch the newest Dungeons and Dragons movie (Horrid, horrid Dragon in that btw). All in all I would say there is no chance to escape, no ending, EVER! We are forever stuck in this loop. Our only choice is to ban together and help each other support the needs of our addictions. Side Note: There are already mods for Starfield. SMH. There is no End in sight. May your game not crash and your mods not break.

@maulressurected4405

7 ай бұрын

That's what i'm doing now, lost interest in consoles and want to move to pc. I

im back 3 years later and the mod scene is chaotic rn to say the least, this time i want to make sure of what im doing

Our saviour

it would be nice to watch a simple guide on leveled lists and dyndolod, although i mod skyrim for over 10 years, i use those things almost instinctively and not always succesfully.

very helpful thank u!! 😗

I've tried and failed to mod Skyrim like 5 times in my life, always getting stuck at skse. Just wanna say this video set me up got almost 100 mods now, failed to load a few times but between careful rereading of the mod pages and researching this video I feel finally able to mod skyrim

love you heavy Burns

@HeavyBurns

10 ай бұрын

luv u 2

This is perfect I just finished the platinum trophy for the sole purpose to mod Skyrim !

@HeavyBurns

10 ай бұрын

Congrats! have fun modding :))

@gamingowl7422

10 ай бұрын

@@HeavyBurns thank you :)

Love this! Now... Where is your no-nonsense patching and conflicts resolution is video? 😊

i think the most useful mods i need is performace increase mods. As when i get mods that increase the graphics, it also drops my fps ALOT. i hope the video includes this as for alot of people this is essential for a nice smooth gameplay. Im also using vortex

id love a guide on the combat mods the one that change the game to elden ring etc

why does it have to be sooo complicated :(

@Parker_Teibel

3 ай бұрын

It seems hard but it is a lot easier than you think just keep trying bro❤

@flyinglobster9552

2 ай бұрын

Modding a game is complicated

@Stan13y

2 ай бұрын

@@flyinglobster9552no it’s not, minecraft(a better game btw) just download the mod and stick it in the mod folder

@Napalmburns

2 ай бұрын

I'm new to modding and so far it hasn't been super bad but it can for sure get a bit complicated. I'm modding Fallout 4 quite a bit now. Having fun with it. ​@@flyinglobster9552

@NguyenHieu-mm7bi

2 ай бұрын

I remembered the day i did everything manually and the game keep crash around 1k+ times but i do not give up, trying to find which one in tons of mod i installed cause that ( maximum is 255 esp if im not wrong but i merged esp so the real number should be ~500 mod), some mod i have to find in russian/korean/china forum where i have to fake ip/ID and i have to use Google translator to understand 1/10 content, everything running on my gtx 670 and i5 3330 and im using K-enb ultra setting with ~20 fp and my pc hot like stove, now we have so many tools and cool mod … its much more ez compare to that time

thank you friend

Yeahhhhh wasted my hole night trying and this dude show up on youtube recommend, u save me another day off dude

A video about Parralax modding would be great, im surprised the community hasnt had any videos on youtube about it yet

Have you ever made a guide somewhere about how you get all the camera shots for your videos? Skyrim machinima is a nightmare but you seem to have mastered it. Are most of the shots with a character in them just you controlling them as the player character, or have you figured out some method to make NPCs do what you want reliably?

Thank you !

For those who cannot run Nemesis (force close or error 6006), create an empty mod and rename it Nemesis Output. Then, edit the executable file under the drop down box, and tick the overwrite into mod (select Nemesis Output).

@paintedhorse6880

9 ай бұрын

For me nemesis just never showed up anywhere in my files. It's in my MO2 and it's ticked, just can't find it anywhere else for the executable.

@zanelebushgenie270

9 ай бұрын

@@paintedhorse6880 same, looks like nobody else has this issue or cares

@CutzMcOnions

8 ай бұрын

@@zanelebushgenie270 right click on the modname in the list "Project new reign -nemesis" then open in explorer. open nemesis engine folder and copy path then paste the path for the executable

@elijah2565

8 ай бұрын

did you ever figure it out im at the same point @@zanelebushgenie270

@elijah2565

8 ай бұрын

did you ever figure it out? @@paintedhorse6880

Hopefully one day they will make this accessible to download for us not so great at computers...

helpful, thanks

Got 400 mods running, but I’ll still watch because there’s probably something I don’t know lol

Amazing guide, this was the only guide i didnt feel overwhelmed with! Question tho, for the Nemesis engine after clicking "Update Engine" do you want the click on every mod you have installed? Just kinda confused since on the vid you were un checking all the mods.

THANK YOU!!

problem for me is the end , after i choose the mods ,the patches i have more than 1000, now they told me to make ESP to ESL,synthesis to make more patches , ssedit or zmerge for levelled list, then Acmos plus dyndolod,than nemesis and then the one i am afraid is the bodyoutfit for preset and armors, and many others i forgot for sure...a Video about ending is what i need!!!

@lingkangrui3958

10 ай бұрын

Thats where real modding begins. Few truly touch on that

Me: Getting a new gaming Laptop for modding Skyrim Also Me: I should probably do some homework on how to mod it correctly. To bad my favorite Skyrim Modding KZreadr doesn't have a video for that. Heavy Burns with divine light from behind his back: A gift to you, My child

Every time I try and mod I always forget about the never ending requirements and the requirements for the requirements then on and on and on once I remember, I am instantly over it absolutely awesome and just a real shame, but good video and I commend anyone who has the patience with them selves to keep going.

thank you very much

For us casual modders, you are a GOD send angel 😇 😇