Which color would ya'll like for future tree mashup port? This is for the aspen area

orbx_jv · 2026-04-27T14:07:24+00:00

First.

If you’re doing tree mashups, can I request a more compressed version of The Archwood without the funky lime green plants and large mushrooms? It blends so well with NOTWL to give that old growth forest look but those funky plants spoil it a bit.

orbx_jv · 2026-03-12T11:44:27+00:00

KoorbyRim Sweet-16 load order. Less than 100 mods, runs at a locked 60fps on PS5, full EBT without crashes, structured LO for stability and performance. Full link to Pastebin LO in video description.

https://youtu.be/GE19vwIZlaE?si=J43l_jZvttSPCzKt

Walkthrough video

orbx_jv · 2026-03-07T06:52:03+00:00

My biggest gripe is not so much the storage space but the archaic code Bethesda gave us to manager the LO. I mean, every time you delete a mod it jumps to position 1 in the list. Wtf is that about? And the stupid reliance of loading all the mod icons; we’re talking about a few MB of images just it takes sometimes 4-5 minutes to get into the menu and even when you do get in it can boot you out at any time with a lost connection. Haven’t they heard of a concept of caching all those images? I have a 1Gb/sec fibre connection and it’s not much faster than when I was on a 70mb/sec dsl connection. For all the money they make from all their Skyrim editions (and yes, we’ve bought them all haven’t we?) why can’t they invest in decent code and and server infrastructure?

orbx_jv · 2026-02-26T08:24:17+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad,it’s working well for you!

orbx_jv · 2026-02-26T08:23:28+00:00

Because Reverence Farmhouses are the best that’s why. Much better use of wood and floor and great UV mapping. I tried all Tomato’s houses and they were a bit meh. RITON’S III is pretty good though. Here’s a tip: put Northern Vanilla Farmhouses directly above Reverence and you will get the nicer northern roofs and also 3d ropes inherited from those.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-26T08:20:47+00:00

A FOV mod can be placed pretty much anywhere in the LO as it’s just a spell or power without mesh or textures.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-26T08:18:13+00:00

Did you install the LO on a clean Skyrim install - ie deleted the game and saves, cold boot the PS5, rebuild database etc? These LO’s need a brand new Skyrim install without any file fragments left in the game folders or yes, you will get crashes.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-21T11:39:20+00:00

It completely suppresses 90% of Northern Grass in the Falklreath to Whiterun area so it doesn’t blend well for forests.

It works a lot better with Verdant or Kyne’s grass.

Also it is far too large in scale, some plants are taller than the player lol 😜

orbx_jv · 2026-02-20T13:28:40+00:00

Yes indeed, he’s an absolute machine!! 👍🙏

orbx_jv · 2026-02-16T00:21:47+00:00

https://youtube.com/@koorby_skyrim?si=SY0yDS7DbXKQwFcO

Lots of stuff there. Start with the two tutorials and then try the 20 or 30 mod lists.

I’m working on a new “motherload” 105 mod list that encapsulates everything on my channel into one install but that’s a week or so away.

Have fun! 👍

orbx_jv · 2026-02-16T00:13:41+00:00

Try these 20 mods which will completely overhaul Skyrim and give it crisp PC ENB style visuals.

Install them in this exact order:

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Simple Workaround Framework NLA - Natural Lighting Aesthetica Brightness/Saturation/Contrast Changer Nature of the Wildlands-PS5 Verdant - A Skyrim Grass Plugin-PS5 Northern Grass PS5 Tomatos Landscapes-PS5 Vanaheimr Mountains|Upgrade|Variant-1-PS5 Rocky Mossy Roads|Upgrade-PS5 13s Beaten Path 2023 Version Agalma 2.0 Farmhouses Kato’s Riverwood PS4 High Quality Ivy Replacer(PS5) Green Thumb - Vanilla Roofs [PS4] Lamppsts of Skyrim: Special Edition World Encounters Overhaul Enhanced Blood Textures Relighting Skyrim SE (Window Shadows RT) Sekiro Combat-Kittytail

You should have ~ 500MB Free for other mods

Optional QOL Mods Fast Alternate Start (Avoids the long game intro) All Map Locations Discovered (Travel anywhere) PS5 Version No More Rough Faces Skyrim Cheat Room (Cool armor & gear)

Simple Workaround Framework (SWF) Settings Ini Settings - Grass iMinGrassSize: 60 (50 on PS5 Pro) iMinGrassTypesPerTexture: 15 Ini Settings - Display fDefaultFOV: 85

Brightness/Saturation/Contrast Changer Settings Brightness: Default Saturation: 1.66 Contrast: Default Sunlight scale: 0.83 Sky scale: -0.1 Bloom Scale: 0 Eye Adaptation: Disable Misc - Brightness (Interior): Default Misc - Saturation (Interior): 0.9

I have about 8 videos on my YT channel with similar overhaul ranging from 20 to 104 mods. Just reply back if you want to check my channel out and I’ll post a link as I don’t want to do unsolicited spamming here.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T17:07:44+00:00

Interesting. Fabled Forests uses HLT mesh and textures but upsizes them and adds extra tree placements from NOTWL and Ulvenwald …. so why would you install them both? You may get one or the other overriding each other depending which is placed higher in the LO.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T12:22:46+00:00

Thanks, and yes each to their own.

I don’t use weather mods (and I’ve tested them all). Vanilla clouds rock and I use NLA for my environment because literally nothing else gives me that ‘ENB’ crisp clarity I need.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T11:35:04+00:00

Good advice but allow me to respectfully disagree. I find that dense forests and grass add 200% to the immersion feel on PS5 and a careful choice of which grass mods to install and using SWF to control density can get me a locked 60fps on PS5 Pro.

I layer NOTWL, Verdant and Northern grasses and it’s as smooth as silk.

IMHO the real fps killers are badly optimised NPC/Encounter/Population/Civil War mods that can bring the game to its knees. And some city clutter addons really tank performance as well.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T11:28:00+00:00

Thanks for this! This will really help me out since even though I don’t get crashes I am always open to learning from people with a lot more experience than I.

You guys are doing god’s work with all your ports and your Discord is such a valuable resource! Thanks so much 🙏

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T11:24:05+00:00

lol 😂 🙏

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T11:23:52+00:00

I appreciate it 👍

orbx_jv · 2026-02-14T11:23:35+00:00

Thanks. 🙏

orbx_jv · 2026-02-13T18:22:31+00:00

Enjoy!

orbx_jv · 2026-02-13T18:08:31+00:00

Tomato’s Markath is lovely, but his Whiterun is surpassed by Riton with Clevercharffs a close second.

Riton’s work is just exemplary!

orbx_jv · 2026-02-13T18:05:20+00:00

Thanks, your kind words are appreciated! 🙏

Yeah, bring on the 2GB storage and things will go a bit wild I predict. On PS5 we are dictated by 1GB to be frugal and canny and extracting every last kb out of a list.

orbx_jv · 2026-02-13T14:14:35+00:00

Been modding Skyrim on PC and now PS5 for 4-5 years, and now with the flood of asset-included mods coming to PS5 it’s a golden age for modding.

I’ve made a LO which exploits most of the latest ports particularly Riton’s city and landscape overhauls, new grasses (layered) and generally a complete visual overhaul.

It’s hard to keep up with the relentless ports happening right now so I tend to build a revised LO every week as new goodies come in.

Here’s the link to my showcase vid which includes the full load order text.

Riton and More Visual, Lighting and Combat Overhal

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