Nexus mod manager makes downloading mods really easy actually. SUPPORT SKYRIM NEXUS!

Lol, This thread just makes me laugh. You are missing out on so much...Just look around the Skyrim Nexus/Steam Workshop. (Im not talking about the Anime style mods, They svck.)

He put on crappy mods then. Just because they are from a legit site (Nexus) doesn't mean they are all quality mods. You gotta know exactly what you are putting into your game to get any enjoyment out of it. Mods are amazing

mods are the only thing that keeps me playing

alone mods like realistic lightening change the whole gameplay A LOT.

Mods are great.

You can do anything with the construction set and decent animation skills.

As with anything else in life you have to decide carefully on mods. I don't have a pc that will play Oblivion or Skyrim, let alone add mods.

My son however played lot's of pc games with mods, He and his father built the pc's, so knew what they would and wouldn't handle. They would be on the phone for hrs talking about which mods to add to their games and in which order. Most of it flew right over my head.

He showed me the difference in the game play and it was very apperant. I can see from the Character thread here the differences in mod'ed and unmoded characters and background. Their are very few mods I envy, though the sound one IS one. and eye's I'm a svcker for a pretty pair of eye's in RL, it carries over.

IF you want a gamming pc and can afford one buy it, but not just for Skyrim, make sure their are other games that you want to play or other uses for the pc.

I have a few dozen mods with Oblivion of various sizes (small like to keep the FG Porter from following your character to huge like OOO), and no problems.

So far in Skyrim I only have a very few, like to keep people from talking to your character when you get anywhere near them.

Some mods can be badly designed. I usually only use mods from recognized mod'ers and/or mods that have been downloaded a lot and get good ratings.

To the OP:

You camn always get a refund from the modder- Oh wait it`s free.

You need to have a little brains when using mods.

Bethesda and Steamworkshops attempt to make using Mods look as easy as a `mouse click` away is misleading at best and I`d even say an outright lie since they know better than anyone else that Mods take work to get working right.

I especially blame Steam.

Most of us experienced with mods have tried to explain to people this, but of course you don`t listen then come here to whine against the modders who use their FREE time and CHARGE NO MONEY.

Shame on you.

I prefer PC over any other platform. Mods are just part of what I like.
1)Higher resolution, and better looking in general.
2) Mods
3) Keyboard and mouse
4) Faster loading

What I dislike about Skyrim specifically though is its lack of Eyefinity support. Having to play on a single screen after you get used to three screens is just terrible.

there are already mods i cannot play skyrim without. some I have made. I think your friend doesn't know how to properly install and use mods.

lmao

Keep telling yourself that OP lol
There is an unofficial patch for PCs that fixes over a THOUSAND glitches/bugs
If you are careful and actually spent some time learning how to install mods and check for conflicts you can have over 50 mods easy with zero additional bugs.

I went back to Oblivion while waiting for the CK and I couldn’t spend an hour playing the game without adding a mod.

If you just want to add mods without learning how to do it properly and without using tools to check for conflicts than yeah sure mods are AWFUL and will ruin your game.

If you have a few brain cells that are still semi-functional then mods will give you 10x more content and enjoyment than vanilla.

This. I cannot even play 1 minute of Oblivion without Mods. It`s worth the simple effort to learn to read Readmes and know how to put something into the datafiles for hundreds of hours of gameplay.

I love mods for New Vegas and I can't imagine playing without them.
I have a 1:3 perk ratio, I got no health per level up, I have random encounters back in the game, I have classical Fallout weapons back, I can use hardcoe Mode without those annoying Survival meters, I made my own gang mod that adds several new groups of gangs to the gameworld, I had mods to make Melissa and Marcus companions with fitting dialogue for it, I added more map markers to inner Vegas so I don't have to walk from the gate to Van Graffs for example, I added in my own Legionnairy Survival Vendor, I added two bounty hunter mods for roleplaying reasons, I have Sunny and Cheyenne as companions for early game, I made caps and chems have their own weight, I can have as many companions as I want to, I don't get dialogue hints to speech checks, I got a mod that expanded Goodsprings so that it has more flesh to it, I have Chet as a repair-man, and more.

Seriously, mods are great.
You just need to figure out which ones are needed for your gameplay and get the perfect set-up.
My game is not a mess nor any more buggy than what it was at vanilla stage
And now the game works the way "I" want it to work.

The problem with modding is that it takes over. You end up spending significantly longer fiddleing about, installing mods, re installing game and mods, tweaking mods, creating mods, than you ever do playing the game.

I had Geoff Crammands Grand Prix 2, I must of spent 500 hours moding and tweaking that game, but I don't think I ever actually finished a 100% race distance event let alone a championship. Yet on GP1 I was a mulitple world champ, playing an unmoddable Amiga version.

But there is no denying mods expand and improve games beyong all recognition. Silent Hunter 3/4 were not that good, install Grey Wolves total conversion mod and you have really rich detailed games that you'll play for hundreds of hours. I used to mod every game I had, you were missing out if you didn't.

My plan was to go back to PC gaming this year after 5 years of having laptops that aren't any good for gaming, I was dreaming of playing a heavily modded version of Skyrim last summer. Unfortunatley I got laid off instead of promoted, I got another job but the pay is much less, so my intention to get a mega gaming PC had to be put on hold. I'm jealous of what the PC gamers will be able to do with their game.

You don't need a degree to use mods. You need common sense.
I mostly install mod manually.
When choosing a mod read the description, look at the pictures and videos if any to see what they look it, look at comments. LOOK AT EVERYTHING before you download.
If that's the mod you want download it. Not every mod out there is for everyone.
After you download the mod, put it in a temporary folder that you have to make in your hard-drive disk to have a look at it and STUDY IT! The most important bit READ THE READ ME!
The 'read me' explains what the mod dose, any issues it had, how to install them and the most important is the conflict.
I been using mods since The Sims game. The Sims2, Oblivion, Fallout3, Morrowind, Fallout New Vegas, Dead Island (in a lesser extent) and Skyrim.
I am too dumb to make a mod. I can edit a mod but mostly I can install mods with no problems. Sometimes I need a helping hand so I go into forums to get help from the author/s and/or help from other users.

Not me. I got my perfect set up. I just play the game now. When I have time or energy I work on my own mod but I play the game more than I mod.

I've got Skyrim on 360 and PC.

The concept of mods is cool. Some of them are great. By and large most of them are tripe and don't work. I probably spent more time trying to get mods and get them working for Oblivion then I did actually playing the game.

These days, I just boot up the 360 play for an hour and then go do something else. It entertains me still.
The simplicity of it is applealing, I don't have all day to try and make it work.

Being able to make your own places, quests, weapons, ect is enough of a reason to own this game on pc.

You say mods cause messes? Heck, there is plenty of inventory mods and container naming mods that us console players don't have.

I must say, I would find you rather silly (stupid) if you would choose Skyrim for consoles than for pc if you had a pc capable of running it.

Tbh though. I'm used to the os3 controller more than a mouse or 360 controller.