Skyrim Modding

Skyrim mods have been a large part of the game and today we are going to go over how to add pre made mods and how to convert Skyrim SE mods to switch

• Required Files
• Setup Skyrim Toolkit and Patch
• Install Premade Mods
• Convert Skyrim SE Mods
• Pack & Unpack Mods
• Premade Levelers Tower with Patch
• Recomended Mods
• Skyrim Homebrew Tools

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  For Converting and Packing - https://github.com/Lord-Akkrand/Skyrim-NX-Toolkit
  Bypass plugin limit in Skyrim - https://mega.nz/file/rpN2HQbR#GyBawfti1Nmx4wOTLFdKuhEb5w0E3v_5-z4SiFqcJIg
  Required by Toolkit - https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases
  
  
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  Start by extracting Skyrim-NX-Toolkit to Desktop
  After downloading ffmpeg copy ffmpeg.exe to \ToolKitRelease\Utilities
  
  Open Skyrim INIs and Plugin Bypass Patch .zip
  -if your on atmosphere just copy /atmosphere to SD Card
  -if your on sxos copy the 01000A10041EA000 Folder from /atmosphere/contents to your titles folder and place exefs_patches in /sxos/exefs_patches
  
  -The Toolkit will download any required programs after you run it the first time
  
  
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  goto https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimnintendoswitch and select what ever mods you like
  im going to use cheat room as an example
  https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimnintendoswitch/mods/108
  
  after you download the mod you will have 4 files in the folder
  -Cheat Room.esp
  -CheatRoom.bsa
  -CheatRoom - Textures.bsa
  -CheatRoom - Meshes.bsa
  
  Open your Plugins file with a text editor
  
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Plugins
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Plugins
  
  it should contain some notes from the dev you can delete everything in the file
  then add *Cheat Room.esp and save it then transfer it back to your romfs folder
  
  -if you are installing multiple mods add all the .esp file names here
  
  for example:
  *Cheat Room.esp
  *ModNumber1.esp
  *ModNumber2.esp
  *SomeOtherMod.esp
  DisabledMod.esp
  
  The Asterisk (*) is the On/Off for the mod if you remove it the mod is disabled
  
  Open Skyrim.ini with a text editor
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim.ini
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim.ini
  
  go down until you see [Archive]
  first is sResourceArchiveList= this is where you put CheatRoom.bsa and CheatRoom - Meshes.bsa
  second is sResourceArchiveList2= this is where you put CheatRoom - Textures.bsa
  
  should look like this
  
  Code:

  [Archive]
  sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes0.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes1.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, Skyrim - Hyrule.bsa, Skyrim - Patch.bsa, CheatRoom.bsa, CheatRoom - Meshes.bsa
  sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices_en0.bsa, Skyrim - Voices_en1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures0.bsa, Skyrim - Textures1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures2.bsa, Skyrim - Textures3.bsa, Skyrim - Textures4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures5.bsa, Skyrim - Textures6.bsa, Skyrim - Textures7.bsa, Skyrim - Textures8.bsa, CheatRoom - Textures.bsa
  bLoadArchiveInMemory=1
  sArchiveToLoadInMemoryList=Skyrim - Animations.bsa

  Open Skyrim_en.ini
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim_en.ini
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim_en.ini
  
  and add CheatRoom - Textures.bsa
  
  should look like this
  
  Code:

  [Archive]
  sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices_en0.bsa, Skyrim - Voices_en1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures0.bsa, Skyrim - Textures1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures2.bsa, Skyrim - Textures3.bsa, Skyrim - Textures4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures5.bsa, CheatRoom - Textures.bsa

  And finally copy the 4 files from cheat room into the Data folder
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Data
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Data
  
  Done
  !! Skyrim will detect cheats and disable game achievements !!
  when you start Skyrim it will show a pop saying cheat room active and cheat teleport spell added if you use the spell and teleport to cheat room
  Once there do what you like, increase perks get cheat weapons and armor etc.
  After your done with cheat room use the spell again and select original position
  
  
  
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  Download what ever mods you want from https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition (Don't use SKSE or SKYUI)
  
  -I'm going to Use Levelers Tower v4.4 by WilliamSea because it is one of my favorite mods for Skyrim you can use what you want
  https://www..com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2692
  
  Open the ToolKitRelease Folder and create a new Folder(you can name it whatever you want the converted mods to be named)
  -I'm going to name my Folder LevelersTower
  
  -After creating your Folder copy all the files from the mods you downloaded in the case of Levelers Tower
  -you should have a Meshes Folder, Scripts Folder, Textures Folder and LevelersTower.esp
  
  Now Drag n Drop the LevelersTower Folder (or your mod folder) to CONVERT_MOD
  
  -A new terminal window will open and show the progress of everything this will take some time for example LevelersTower took about 20 mins
  
  Copy the the contents of the new folder named LevelersTower_ConvertedAndPacked to the DATA Folder
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Data
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Data
  
  Open your Plugins file with a text editor
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Plugins
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Plugins
  
  -If you don't have any mods installed then delete everything inside the plugins file but if you already have mods installed then just
  Add *LevelersTower.esp to the file and save it
  
  If you converted multiple mods copy all the .esp file names here with a * before the esp name
  for example mine looks like this(if your under 18 don't look up any of the mods on my list)
  
  Spoiler

  Code:

  *FlowerGirls SE.esm
  *AmorousAdventuresPlus.esp
  *FlowerGirls SE - Adventures.esp
  *UNP Female Body Renewal.esp
  *Sexy Armor Replacer Patch.esp
  *Mayatola Unique Followers AIO.esp
  *MarriageModSE.esp
  *FNIS.esp
  *LevelersTower.esp
  *MistySkye.esp
  *AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
  *Cannabis Skyrim SE.esp
  *Spousetocustomhome.esp
  *BarenziahQuestMarkers_Droppable.esp
  *DrugProjectF44.esp
  *Cheat Room.esp
  *XPMSE.esp

  
  The Asterisk (*) is the On/Off for the mod if you remove it the mod is disabled
  -In my case The FlowerGirls SE.esm must be on top of the list and XPMSE.esp must be at the bottom in order for it to work some mods require certain
  positions in the list most say on the Nexus when they need to be above or below a esp
  Sometimes trial n error is the only way to figure out load order or you can load the mods on PC if you own Skyrim SE you can use a Mod Load Order Tool to setup and check your order
  I've always just moved it up down if a mod fails and normally its takes a couple try's to get working
  
  Open Skyrim.ini with a text editor
  for sxos - /sxos/titles/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim.ini
  for atmosphere - /atmosphere/contents/01000A10041EA000/romfs/Skyrim.ini
  
  -Go down until you see [Archive] and add LevelersTower.bsa, LevelersTower - Textures.bsa, LevelersTower - Meshes.bsa
  
  should look like this
  
  
  Code:

  [Archive]
  sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes0.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes1.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, Skyrim - Hyrule.bsa, Skyrim - Patch.bsa, LevelersTower.bsa, LevelersTower - Meshes.bsa
  sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices_en0.bsa, Skyrim - Voices_en1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures0.bsa, Skyrim - Textures1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures2.bsa, Skyrim - Textures3.bsa, Skyrim - Textures4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures5.bsa, Skyrim - Textures6.bsa, Skyrim - Textures7.bsa, Skyrim - Textures8.bsa, LevelersTower - Textures.bsa
  bLoadArchiveInMemory=1
  sArchiveToLoadInMemoryList=Skyrim - Animations.bsa
  

  -If your mods contain animations add them to the end of sArchiveToLoadInMemoryList=
  
  Open Skyrim_en.ini and add LevelersTower - Textures.bsa
  should look like this
  
  
  Code:

  [Archive]
  sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices_en0.bsa, Skyrim - Voices_en1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures0.bsa, Skyrim - Textures1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures2.bsa, Skyrim - Textures3.bsa, Skyrim - Textures4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures5.bsa, LevelersTower - Textures.bsa
  

  Done
  !! Skyrim will detect cheats and disable game achievements !!
  When you start your Skyrim game a message should pop up saying Levelers Tower added and if you go to your map you will see a new player home
  this player home is capable of modifying most parts of players stat along with some extras like longer days/nights increasing player speed and carry weight
  and it also has some cool fire, frost and shock arrows that are worth checking out
  
  
  
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  --Packing Mods--
  This is only for Switch mods Skyrim SE Mods need to be Converted
  
  Create a new Folder
  - I'm going to name my Folder MasterMods
  
  - Place all your downloaded files inside this folder
  
  - Drag and Drop this folder onto PACK_MOD and let it run until its done
  -you will end up with a folder called MasterMods_Packed
  
  --Unpacking Mods--
  
  Drag and Drop your packed file folder onto UNPACK_MOD and let it run until its done
  
  -You will end up with a folder with the addon _Packed_Unpacked
  -example MasterMods_Packed_Unpacked
  
  
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  Here is an example of Levelers Tower with bypass limit patch ready to play just copy to SD card
  Atmosphere
  Sxos
  
  
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  Lockpick Pro - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1989
  Spouse can live anywhere - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/11370?tab=description
  Stones of Barenziah Droppable plus Quest Markers - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/686?tab=description
  Cheat Room - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimnintendoswitch/mods/108?tab=description
  Beautiful Nature - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimnintendoswitch/mods/156
  Forest Mounts and Followers SE - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimnintendoswitch/mods/152
  
  
  
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  This is a overlay that I made for my own use its only for enabling and disabling esp from plugins file. I figured I would add it here in case some one wants to use it. There is a Sx version and a Atmos version and since i'm still working on it when I have time so its in Beta now
  
  Atmosphere
  Sxos
  
  Also This is worth keeping an eye on but its codded only for atmos its basically a mod manager that runs on switch
  
  SkyMM-NX
  
  This one I changed it to work on Sx in case some one doesn't know how to compile and fix errors associated with compiling other peoples code
  
  SkyMM-NX-S
  
  

 

Thanks I've always had mods on Skyrim ever since they released creation kit for it.
I figured I should post this in case people didn't know you can convert Skyrim SE Mods
and there's a lot of amazing mods on Nexus

 

ffmpeg was the only one that wouldn’t download using the tool for me so i figured others would have the same issue

and does the 60 fps effect game lag with alot mods?

And yea the plugin bypass was just to make adding esp easier I recommend packing your main mods into 1 or 2 main bundles

 

one of my main mods is always easier lock pick pro then levelers tower followed by some followers

follower mods hard to recommend because theres so many with followers its all personal preference

 

what mod is it?
If its a .swf it goes inside
Data/Interface/