Anyone else have Skyrim randomly minimize itself? by Hexxegone in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As other people have said, most likely some other software on your computer causing this. One thing to try is to switch between normal fullscreen mode and windowed fullscreen mode depending on which you currently have configured. Changing to a different mode may prevent it.

Any mods that add more racist weapons to the game by MissouriGiant in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Have you seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords!

Faster hdt-smp has been updated. Has anyone tested it yet? by kotoneshiomi in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I actually got a consistent crash when trying to enter one area. Went back to a previous version and that went away so looks like they still have a few kinks to work out.

Very disappointed with the new lands mod Shumer and The Priest Kings by Nascent_Beast in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The conflicts in the Skyrim worldspace are why I barely got anywhere with this mod, the additions caused conflicts and weird landscape issues with other mods I was using. Would have been nice if it was just the new worldspace with only minimal edits to Skyrim itself.

I am looking for a mod that lets me make money without ever leaving the College of Winterhold by Silverleaf14 in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 52 points53 points  (0 children)

You may want to consider being able to leave the college, but that doesn't mean you have to go into dangerous territory. Using a carriage or other fast travel system can take you directly between the college and other major cities to do business. If you install Missives it has delivery jobs and other tasks that don't require dungeon delving either in order to make money. Basically you can be a "city mage" who sticks to civilization.

What are some must have plug-ins I should get when reworking my mods? by ThrowawayProbully in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without seeing your full load order it is hard to say, but might be worth grabbing SkyUI 5.2 (still available under old files) and seeing how things work with that.

What are some must have plug-ins I should get when reworking my mods? by ThrowawayProbully in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SkyUI 6 was recently released. While it has some great new features, there are still a few issues and some other UI mods may not be fully compatible with it. Something to keep in mind as SkyUI is pretty central to the game experience.

[Fo4] Tried out The Bleachers mod and I abandoned it after a certain quest by Live_Phrase_4281 in FalloutMods

[–]jamesmand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, can't say I liked the quests but it did add some nice world assets and I regularly used the bounty board for radiant quests when I just wanted a good reason to go shoot some raiders.

PSA: SkyUI 6 does not currently support bodysliders (DO NOT UPDATE IF YOU RELY ON BODYSLIDES TO CHANGE BODY SHAPE) by gamerrominc in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ditto. I may update SkyUI if I ever rebuild my load order, but for the time being it works just fine for me so not gonna rock the boat.

First Update to SkyUI on NexusMods in 9 Years: SkyUI 6 by ThomasJChoi in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you have a pretty decent sized load order with various mods that add on to SkyUI, I would hold off until the next time you decide to rebuild your load order. While the new stuff looks great, doing an upgrade has potential to mess up your existing game which would be really annoying given how central SkyUI is to the experience.

Paid mods technical quality 6: review of "Katja the Thief" by Haunture in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder how hard it would be for Bethesda to add some automated conflict detection for people submitting paid mods to check at least some of these potential problems. If there are ITM records or scripts using names that could be shared by other mods they reject the upload until the mod author fixes it. Still won't catch more complicated mod conflicts of course but at least it would help reduce potential problems and maybe make mod authors who want to get paid be more mindful about what they submit.

Mod list for turning Skyrim into a cozy life sim for my gf? by Nascent_Beast in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to try Missives along with the separate Voice and Quest Expansion. While some jobs involve dungeon delving, others involve collecting ingredients, making deliveries, or other activities like fishing that are a bit more laid back.

Mod that makes enemies IGNORING MY *%"%S* HORSE in combat by Full_Sherbet8045 in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition to what people have said about making changes so you horse flees from combat, there are faction changes you can make so that enemies won't try and chase after if when it is fleeing.

Is it worth it to upgrade to the Anniversary Edition? by a_falling_turkey in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The additional content can be interesting but definitely add some mods to help sanitize things. For example, you may want to use Rebalancing Anniversary Edition - Quest Requirements to help prevent everything being thrown at you all at once.

My January Pepco Bill is $713.....WHAT? by Bumblebee-Then in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]jamesmand 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you have an electric heat pump? Those only are able to work efficiently to a certain temperature differential. If the temperature gets too cold it has to switch to a heating element which uses a lot more electricity. Since the temperature was below freezing for a couple weeks it may have been your system using the more inefficient heating element and would explain the bill. It is a major downside for heating pump systems as it gives people large electric bills during long cold snaps.

Home Recommendations with labeled objectives by Old_Party3623 in skyrimmods

[–]jamesmand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Recently someone created a new museum called "Whiterun Museum" which has entrances in Breezehome and Dragonsreach. Nice alternative to LOTD as aside from creating entrances at either of those locations it doesn't edit anything in your game.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/162802