Hi! I've not given skyrim any love over the past few months due to work, so I'm looking to sort out my mod list for a fresh start.

Now for me, improved AI/creature behaviour is important. (Think MMM for oblivion)

When I last played, I had these installed:-

-real wildlife skyrim
-skyrim creatures alive
-skyTEST real predators & animals
-SkyMoMod

Problem is there was overlap within these, and I for the life of me couldnt get wyre bash to merge anything at the time (any mod, not just these) so I probably wasnt getting the experience I could have.

Has any mod along these lines came out as the "dominant" creature mod? whats everyone using?

skyTEST real predators & animals

I would also suggest Jackstarr's pacifist mod which makes some of the creatures non aggressive.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21183

how much does the pacifist mod clash with skyTEST real predators & animals, as they both alter animal behaviour? would I need to wyre bash it?

I do like the idea of wolfs being less aggressive, in reality they're far, far more scared of you than you are of them.

I second the vote for Skytest. I love what it does. I haven't tried all the mods you listed. So i'm not sure if they are better or not. I'm just very satisfied with Skytest.

Thanks.

If nothing else pops up I think im gonna go with SkyTest + skyrim monster mod (lore friendly version probably) and cut out the other two, as the skytest nexus page says it's 100% compatible with skymomod.