{"id":109827,"date":"2016-11-08T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=109827"},"modified":"2016-11-08T09:01:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T07:01:51","slug":"the-10-best-mods-for-skyrim-special-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/109827-the-10-best-mods-for-skyrim-special-edition","title":{"rendered":"The 10 best mods for Skyrim Special Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has only been out for a few days, but dedicated modders have already gotten stuck into the work of creating amazing mods for the remastered version of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Skyrim Special Edition also features mod support for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with a few caveats for each platform.<\/p>\n<p>Modding for the PlayStation 4 is particularly hamstrung, as Sony has banned any mods which do not use the vanilla game&#8217;s assets.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve ranked the ten most popular on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\" target=\"_blank\">Skyrim Special Edition Nexus<\/a><\/strong>, inserting their Nexus description and a download link for both PC and console, where supported.<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox One supports a surprising number of popular mods, including the impressive Apocalypse &#8211; Magic of Skyrim mod.<\/p>\n<p>The PlayStation 4&#8217;s mod library cannot compare to the PC or Xbox One&#8217;s however, and none of the mods on this list are compatible with the PS4.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the ten best mods for Skyrim Special Edition below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/266\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2947804\" target=\"_blank\"> Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A comprehensive bugfixing mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim &#8211; Special Edition.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (aka USSEP) is to eventually fix every bug with Skyrim Special Edition not officially resolved by the developers to the limits of the Creation Kit and community-developed tools, in one easy-to-install package.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Unofficial-Patch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109843\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Unofficial-Patch.png\" alt=\"unofficial-patch\" width=\"835\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Unofficial-Patch.png 835w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Unofficial-Patch-768x367.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Static Mesh Improvement Mod<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/659\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/3017337\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A massive project to greatly improve the appearance of countless static 3D models in Skyrim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109839\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM.jpg\" alt=\"smim\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SMIM-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Achievements Mod Enabler<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/245\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enables achievements in Skyrim SE when using mods. This is designed to be version independent.<\/p>\n<p>No SKSE needed. Not NMM compatible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109719\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"skyrim-screenshot\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Skyrim-Screenshot-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Alternate Start &#8211; Live Another Life<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/272\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2918744\" target=\"_blank\"> Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live Another Life provides an alternative means to start the game for those who do not wish to go through the lengthy intro sequence at Helgen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Alternate-Start.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109829\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Alternate-Start.jpg\" alt=\"alternate-start\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Alternate-Start.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Alternate-Start-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Cutting Room Floor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/276\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2955575\" target=\"_blank\"> Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A mod to restore several pieces of cut content in Skyrim Special Edition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cutting-Room-Floor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109833\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cutting-Room-Floor.jpg\" alt=\"cutting-room-floor\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cutting-Room-Floor.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Cutting-Room-Floor-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>6.<\/strong> Total Character Makeover<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/1037\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A collection of carefully curated and optimized character improvements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109841\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover.png\" alt=\"total-character-makeover\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover.png 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Total-Character-Makeover-640x360.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>7.<\/strong> Wet and Cold<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/644\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2965338\" target=\"_blank\"> Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This mod adds weather-dependent visual effects and NPC AI enhancements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109845\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold.jpg\" alt=\"wet-and-cold\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wet-and-Cold-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>8.<\/strong> Ordinator- Perks of Skyrim<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/1137\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2983497\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ordinator overhauls the perk trees of Skyrim with over 400 perks to improve the depth and fun of building and playing your character.<\/p>\n<p>It accomplishes this in a lightweight, compatible and clean fashion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ordinator.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109835\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ordinator.png\" alt=\"ordinator\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ordinator.png 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ordinator-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>9.<\/strong> The Paarthurnax Dilemma<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/365\/?\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PC, <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2940699\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Xbox One<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small expansion on the quest the Blades give you concerning Paarthurnax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Paarthurnax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109837\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Paarthurnax.jpg\" alt=\"paarthurnax\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Paarthurnax.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Paarthurnax-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>10.<\/strong> Apocalypse &#8211; Magic of Skyrim<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/1090\/?\" target=\"_blank\">PC, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mods.bethesda.net\/#en\/workshop\/skyrim\/mod-detail\/2978320\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apocalypse adds 155 new spells to Skyrim (31 per school) with high quality custom effects and animations.<\/p>\n<p>The spells are unique, balanced, lore friendly and blend seamlessly into the vanilla magic system. Also includes scrolls and staves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109831\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse.jpg\" alt=\"apocalypse\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Apocalypse-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read: <a title=\"Permalink to Skyrim player sets world record for getting married\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/109739-skyrim-player-sets-world-record-for-getting-married.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Skyrim player sets world record for getting married<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the best mods you can download for Skyrim Special Edition on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":109719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11681,4],"tags":[155,18337,905,15397,69,10137],"class_list":["post-109827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-console","tag-edition","tag-mods","tag-pc","tag-skyrim","tag-special"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}