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Tech Support. Need help finding key for Mzulft Aedrome door? Main Quest. We recommend that you download Skyrim mods from Steam, or Nexus, as these two are home to some of the best not to mention the most trustworthy mods out there.

Modding the vanilla copy of Skyrim is probably the biggest reason why it has endured for so long with gamers, and over time, modding communities made it easier and easier for casual gamers to download Skyrim mods manually and install them, ensuring that the game can be enjoyed for years to come.

While there are a whole lot of modding software out there that can install mods for you, manually downloading and installing mods is not only a rewarding experience because of all the things you can learn not to mention feeling like a movie hacker , it also allows you to cherry-pick certain aspects about the mod and customize it even further to your liking. The very first thing you need to do? Find a mod you like and download it.

Then comes the manual installation part, which can seem tricky, but is actually fairly easy, if you remember some of these tips:. First and foremost: keep the name of the mods original zip file in line with the mod itself. The next step is to create two folders: Installed Mods and New Mods. The Installed folder is where you keep all the mods that your copy of Skyrim is currently running, while the New Mod folder should contain the mods that you have yet to install.

You can add new land masses, quests, in fact pretty much anything you could possibly think of can be added, changed or tweaked using mods. You can see an example of how mods can improve the look of Skyrim in the picture below. A good place to start is the Top Files section which can be found by clicking on the Files button and select Top Files. It will give you an idea of what is popular and also show you some of the best mods made.

Before you install mods, it is a good idea to organise the mods that you have and any that you download. This is true whether you use Mod Management tools or choose to install your mods manually.

Now that we have all our mods appropriately named and tidied into one folder, we need to check for any conflicts, dependencies or patches for our mods. Again, this is a step that you should perform for all mods regardless of the installation method. It is important to always read the instructions closely. Even mods that you wouldn't expect to cause issues can and will cause problems, including the dreaded Crash to Desktop CTD.

An example is ApachiiSkyHair by the talented modder Apachii. This mod can cause CTDs when you change hair, sex or race when selecting your character at the beginning of the game. Installing mods manually once you have checked the installation instructions and downloaded any patches is fairly straightforward. Even if you use a Mod Manager, installing mods manually gives you a greater understanding of how the files fit together and what they do.

There may also be other files. Copy all of these to your Data folder. Once you have installed the mod, continue to install mods until you have installed five to ten mods depending on the type of mod. If you are installing texture replacers or mods that add small amounts of new content such as new weapons or armour, you can install more mods at once. If the change game play or make more significant changes to balance or objects in the game then install fewer.

The next and most important phase is testing. You need to make sure that the mods you have just added have not introduced bugs, crashes or other problems. The reason that you install them in small batches is that this way it is easier to determine which mod is causing the problem. If you look at my load order below, imagine if I had installed them all at once and then I found there was a problem!

I would never be able to figure out which mod was causing it. If I only installed five to ten mods, it is much simpler to find that out. If you do introduce a bug to your game, deselect all the mods you just added and add them back one at a time testing the game before adding another mod until you come to the one that causes the issue. First, load up BOSS. Most importantly, it fixes your load order to ensure that the mods are loaded in the optimal order.

Most game crashes occur on loading new areas into the game or when the game starts.