LATEST RELEASE: V 9.0 : FINAL EDITION

THIS COLLECTION IS CURRENTLY UP-TO-DATE WITH PATCH 1.9.32.0.8 OF SKYRIM AND REQUIRES THE HIGH RESOLUTION TEXTURE PACK, DAWNGUARD, HEARTHFIRE AND DRAGONBORN DLCs. IT WILL ONLY BE FURTHER UPDATED IN RESPONSE TO FURTHER PATCHES AND DLCs FROM BETHESDA. NO SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE COMPILER DUE TO REAL-LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. PLEASE CONTACT INDIVIDUAL MOD AUTHORS FOR SUPPORT. INCONVENIENCE IS REGRETTED. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING.

This is a meticulously assembled collection of 53 mods for the ultimate Skyrim experience with low performance impact. I have tried to preserve the vanilla feel of the game (the masterpiece that it is) as much as possible, ironed out most of the annoying bugs and enhanced certain aspects which were not-so-polished, resulting in an overall CHALLENGING and IMMERSIVE experience without being hardcore or lore-breaking. I have only collected these mods; all credits are due to the modders themselves, so PLEASE RATE and fave them. PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW.

PLEASE NOTE:

1] REQUIREMENTS:
A) Legal copy of The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, 1.9.32.0.8 patch, official High Resolution Texture Pack, Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn DLCs. You must be able to play Skyrim with all DLCs activated on at least Medium settings running at 35 fps minimum at all places throughout the game before installing any mod.
B) SkSE: http://skse.silverlock.org/
C) BOSS: https://code.google.com/p/better-oblivion-sorting-software/
D) TES5Edit: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25859
E) See installation instructions and relevant tutorials from the respective sites. Run BOSS to sort out your load order and use TES5Edit to clean your mods and even the official DLCs and patches.
F) Always keep your mods updated. Visit Skyrim Nexus: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/ for the latest updates and optional plugins.

2] IMPORTANT AND MANDATORY:
A) Please start a new game WITH ALL MODS AND DLCs DISABLED and save your game AFTER HELGEN or load a clean save (save-game untouched by any mod) before activating any of the mods. Then load your mods, run BOSS, load the save, configure the mod settings, wait for 48 hours, make a new save (DO NOT OVERWRITE) and reload the save for the mod effects to kick in. REMEMBER, mod effects may take up-to 31 days to appear. Always backup your original clean save to fall back upon, in case anything goes wrong.
B) Disabling any mod and continuing the existing save-game is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AGAINST, as it may cause unresolvable conflicts in existing save-games. Always backup your saves and follow the uninstallation instructions given by the authors in the respective mod pages.
C) DO NOT attempt the following in the comments section as your comments will be promptly deleted:
1. Hate or berate this collection or any of the mods contained unnecessarily.
2. Ask a question that has already been answered in the comments or the description. READ BOTH.
3. Make loose comments like 'This collection is incompatible' without elaborating how or why.

3] MY SUGGESTIONS:
A) Tune up the difficulty to Master; disable compass, all subtitles and cross-hair.
B) If possible follow the STEP guides for the perfect game: wiki.step-project.com/ Also try GEMS: www.skyrimgems.com/
C) Try Project ENB or SkyRealism ENB Evolved with Realistic Lighting Overhaul 4.0.7 and the upcoming Project Reality: Climates of Tamriel 3.0 Winter Edition for a realistic and cinematic experience. Also, if your computer can handle it, get Texture Pack Combiner and aMidianBorn Book of Silence. Trust me: you will never look back.

4] Last but not the least, kindly ENJOY the game. Bethesda has created an absolutely stunning masterpiece for us to relish. Also, this collection is for you. So don’t hesitate: INDULGE YOURSELF.

P.S. Obviously, I'm NOT, in any way, RESPONSIBLE for any kind of DAMAGE including corrupting your save-games or destroying your PC. But, informally, I may assure you of SMOOTH PERFORMANCE and EXCELLENT GAME-PLAY from experience. Thank you for taking the trouble of reading through all this and I wish you a memorable life in the hostile terrains of frozen Skyrim and ash covered Solstheim. MAY YOUR VOICE STAY LOUD, DOVAHKIIN!
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Change Log:
08/06/12: v1.0 New Release
10/07/12: v2.0 Major Overhaul
11/07/12: v2.1 Minor tweaks to ensure compatibility
13/07/12: v3.0 Thorough edit to ensure maximum stability and minimum resource-requirement
13/07/12: v3.1 Minor tweaks to further minimize system demand
15/07/12: v3.2 Minor changes to incorporate newer features
19/07/12: v3.3 Removed Sounds of Skyrim mods due to save-bloating
19/07/12: v4.0 Reduced number of mods and ensured increased stability
20/07/12: v5.0 No more resource-demanding mods
10/09/12: v6.0 Reduced number of mods for general stability
01/11/12: v7.0 Most stable and lore-friendly version till date
11/01/13: v8.0 Complete Overhaul
15/01/13: v8.1 Added quest mods
22/03/13: V9.0 Final Edition
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