Morrowind

Oblivion

Shadowrun Returns

Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2

The Witcher

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Witcher 2

X: Rebirth

World of Tanks

Legend of Grimrock

Dark Souls

Fallen Enchantress

Far Cry 3

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Dungeon Defenders

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2

Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

Left 4 Dead 2

Minecraft

Knights of the Old Republic II

Warcraft 3

Mass Effect 3

Sins of a Solar Empire

State of Decay

Saints Row 4

Savage XR

Faster Than Light

Knights of the Old Republic

Mass Effect

Starbound

Deus Ex

Torchlight II

Grand Theft Auto IV

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Mafia 2

Zoo Tycoon 2

Thief 2: The Metal Age

Mass Effect 2

Halo: Combat Evolved

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Kerbal Space Program

Game Dev Tycoon

Battlefield 2

DmC: Devil May Cry

Madden NFL 08

Batman: Arkham Origins

Black and White 2

X3: Terran Conflict

Just Cause 2

Disciples 3: Reincarnation

Towns

The Sims 3

RPG Maker VX Ace

Remember Me

Crysis

Team Fortress 2

Jade Empire

Euro Truck Simulator 2

3089

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Drox Operative

Risen

Crysis Warhead

Crusader Kings 2

Half-Life 2

Borderlands

Myst Online: Uru Live

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows

Doom 3

Arx Fatalis

Batman: Arkham City

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Command & Conquer: Generals

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

The Elder Scrolls Online

Rimworld

Men of War

Borderlands 2

Fallout 2

South Park: The Stick of Truth

ArmA 3

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Resident Evil 4

Rodina

War Thunder

Star Wars: Empire at War

Sacred

Tabletop Simulator

TUG: The Untitled Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Space Engineers

### Frequently Asked Questions
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###### What is this?
A collection of foundational mods that **improve**—or are used to improve—the game **without deviating** from **vanilla**, i.e., no HD textures, no new audio, etc., for Skyrim Anniversary Edition. *This can be used as is, or completely overwritten—it's a base.*

###### Why do I need this?
A lot of the changes/fixes/meshes offered by these mods, e.g., [Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch](), are **widely accepted** and **required** by many other popular mods; in general, mods with conflicting records between each other can cause in-game problems and require patches to be made/installed. Making sure that you have these changes installed and synchronized will ensure a **smoother** modding and gameplay experience.

###### What is the Cleaned Vanilla Masters mod?
That's generated output from [xEdit](). I individually cleaned all the vanilla master files; you'll experience less problems if those contain no conflicting records.

###### Do I need SMIM optional textures from mods that offer it?
Yes. The [SMIM]() in this collection preserves the vanilla style as much as possible, so textures that looked too HD were not selected. Install those optional files and **overwrite** SMIM from **this** collection.

###### Why did you include audio in this collection?
Because it makes the vanilla audio sound better, which can be **overwritten**—or not.

###### Why did you include DynDOLOD Resources?
The [DynDOLOD Resources](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/52897) are required to make the LODs better, for a vanilla OR modded worldscape; its assets can be safely overwritten.

###### Do I need your other collections to use this?
Absolutely not, but they work together nicely. I would **recommend** to use them though, since you'll have a solid foundation to build your mod list off of. You'll also have all the dependencies that most complex mods require.

###### Will version updates for these mods ruin my mod list?
Maybe. I will do my best to keep the version checks in this collection up to date and check for incompatibilities with mods in my other collections.

###### Will this work for Pre-AE?
No. All my collections will only include mods and rules that are **updated** for the **latest** Skyrim and SKSE versions.

### My Collections
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###### An Easy To Install Foundation.
My modular collections are tailored together for a strong, technical base in any mod list; they are meant to be used as is, or safely overwritten as you build on top of it.
- [Engine Bugfixes & Tweaks](https://next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/bkcwyc)
- [Functionality Extenders](https://next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/q8wmgi)
- [Foundation](https://next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/lxfydn)
- [SkyUI Collection](https://next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/okvsrj)
- [Dear Diary Dark Mode Collection](https://next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/jfwbe2)
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###### Credits
The [STEP](https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/SkyrimSE:1.0.0) project for listing all of these mods, and all their talented authors.

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