[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Krauter

Anyone want to post a rundown list of essential must have mods?

In no particular order:

• Categorized Favorites Menu
• some kind of sorting mod, that renames items so they are displayed in your inventory in a more logical manner (there are also mods that make the different sorting mods compatible with Categorized Favorites - if you use a sorting mod, you will probably need one)
• SkyUI
• Immersive HUD
• No Quest Items (makes it possible to drop, store, trade, or sell most quest items; they will however have weight in your inventory instead of being weightless)
• Dynamic Time Scale
• UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul
• Lost Art Of The Blacksmith
• Smithing Perks Overhaul
• Same Walk and Run Speeds (matches NPC walk/run speeds to player walk/run speeds, so you are no longer always moving faster or slower than NPCs you are trying to keep pace with)
• Skyrim Speeds (increases player walk speed to something that feels more natural, to me at least)
• Run For Your Lives (makes most non-combat NPCs seek safety during dragon attacks - if you have Dawnguard, there is a similar mod for vampire attacks called When Vampires Attack)
• Follower Trap Safety (keeps followers from triggering traps due to their stoopid, oblivious AI)
• Phinix No Friendly Fire (can toggle damage from friendly fire off and on - both from hits you inflict and follower-on-follower hits)
• Reduced Distance NPC Greetings (you must get closer to NPCs before random dialogue is triggered)
• Smart Souls (souls will only fill gems of the appropriate size, not fill up larger ones if smaller ones are not available)
• The Choice is Yours (prevents a long list of quests from being automatically added to your journal just because of random dialogue, overheard rumors, or other unavoidable encounters; also offers additional options for doing or refusing some quests that lack them in vanilla)
• The Paarthurnax Dilemma (allows you to resolve situation with the Blades by telling them you will not kill P.)
• Thieves Guild Requirements (prevents Brynjolf from accosting you about joining the TG unless you have already established yourself as a thief character by, you know, actually making a habit of stealing and pickpocketing things)
• Sell Stones of Barenziah (allows you to sell one of them to Ri'saad, which removes journal entry about getting them appraised - even if you pick up more of them later - unless you go to Ri'saad and buy it back)
• Warzones
• Expanded Skyrim Factions - Companions (establishes requirements that must be met - offensive/defensive skill levels, time passd in-game, # of radiant quests completed - before you can advance to each subsequent stage of the main faction questline)