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How to make Skyrim look AMAZING. A visual and graphic overhaul of Skyrim in 2023.
Landscapes:
Skyland AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34179
Optional Skyland Landscape Parallax Addon https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/86821
Terrain Complex Parallax Collection - These are the terrains I specifically use:
Pine Forest https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82726
Volcanic Tundra https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82963
River Stone https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82755
Fall Forest https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/82827
Serene Shores https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/85036
The Omnibus (not used in video but if you would rather want an AIO option) https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/83011
Vivid Landscapes - Complex Parallax Occlusion Snow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/80286
Northern Ice
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41854
Water for ENB
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37061
Rally's Water Foam
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/28922
Skyrim 3D Rocks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17732
8K Night Skies - Stars and Galaxies - Cathedral Concept
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20301
Trees:
Traverse the Ulvenwald - 3.1 - Trees and Forests of Skyrim (recommended)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/57874
Or a mixture of 3 different tree mods together
Happy Little Trees (pines only)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50961
Blubbos Tree Replacer for Reach
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/65233
Aspens Ablaze
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/39998
Rudy HQ - Falling Leaves and Needles SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/25939
Grass and other flora:
QW's Grass Patch 2 - Origins of Forest - Cathedral - Folkvangr
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/67785
Nature of the Wildlands - Forest Debris Only
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/71607
Cathedral 3D Plants
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/users/50222836?tab=user+files
Architecture:
Skurkbro's Retexture Project AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/63148
We only want the architecture, dungeon and misc files - NOT the landscape one
WiZkiD Parallax Farmhouses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/39185
Northern Farmhouses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/89628
Northern Roads
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77530
Retexture (recommended) https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/79468
Patch Collection https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77386
Patch Compendium https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/77893
Glorious Doors of Skyrim (GDOS) SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/32376
Lighting:
Lux
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/43158
Lux Orbis
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56095
Embers XD
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37085
ENB and Weather
Berserkyr ENB
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/62381
NAT.ENB III (Only install the weather plugin)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27141
ENB Complex Grass - Patch Compendium for various grass mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/67304
Install all four patches in this order
Cathedral 3D pine grass
Origin of forest
Folkvangr
QWs Grass patch 2
Parallax Occlusion Mapping by Boris Vorontsov
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/78976
Make sure under [EFFECT] in your enbseries config file is-
EnableTerrainParallax=false
EnableComplexParallax=true
EnableTerrainBlending=true
EnableComplexParallaxShadows=true
EnableComplexTerrainParallax=true
EnableComplexTerrainParallaxShadows=true