Xanza's LOTD

• Xanza's LOTD
• Preamble
• Installation
  • Pre-Installation
    • Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package
    • Steam Config
      • Disable the Steam Overlay
    • Change Steams Update Behavior
    • Set the Game language to English
    • Clean Skyrim
    • Start Skyrim
  • Using Wabbajack
    • Preparations
    • Downloading and Installing
      • Problems with Wabbajack
  • Post-Installation
    • Copy Game Folder Files
    • Setting up NVIDIA Profile Inspector (NVIDIA GPUs Only)
    • Getting an ENB
• Updating
• In Game MCM Options
• Creating your Character
• FAQ
  • Ultrawide Options
  • Tweaking Performance
    • Tweaking the ENB
    • Tweaking the Game Settings
• Removing the Modlist
• Credits and Thanks
• Contact
• Contributing
• Changelog

Preamble

This is a fork of Lexy's Legacy of the Dragonborn list with a few choice additions such as Wintersun and Skyrim Reputation. Under no circumstances should you be bothering her or her team with issues for this list.

Installation

Pre-Installation

These steps are only needed if you install this Modlist for the first time. If you update the Modlist, jump straight to Updating.

Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package

I doubt you need to do this since you likely already have this installed. The package is required for MO2 and you can download it from Microsoft. Download the x64 version under "Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019". Direct link if you can't find it.

Steam Config

Disable the Steam Overlay

The Steam Overlay can cause issues with ENB and is recommended to be turned off.

Open the Properties window (right click the game in your Library->Properties), navigate to the General tab and un-tick the Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game checkbox.

Change Steams Update Behavior

SSE is still being updated by Bethesda (they only add Creation Club content). Whenever the game updates, the entire modding community goes silent for the next one or two weeks because some mods need to be updated to the latest game runtime version.

To ensure that Steam does not automatically updates the game for you, head over to the Properties window, navigate to the Updates tab and change Automatic updates to Only update this game when I launch it. You should also disable the Steam Cloud while you're at it.

Set the Game language to English

Just do it. This entire Modlist is in English and 99% of all mods you will find are also in English. I highly recommend playing the game in English and I will not give support to people with a non-English game.

Open the Steam Properties window, navigate to the Language tab and select English from the dropdown menu.

Clean Skyrim

I highly recommend uninstalling the game through Steam, deleting the game folder and reinstalling it. You should also clean up the Skyrim Special Edition folder in Documents/My Games/ by deleting the contents in it.

Start Skyrim

After you have done everything above and got a clean SSE installation ready, start the Launcher and open the Options menu.

1. Click on High
2. Set the Aspect Ratio and Resolution to your monitor's native values
3. Set Antialiasing to Off
4. Check Windowed Mode and Borderless

Start the game and exit once you're in the main menu.

Using Wabbajack

Preparations

Let's get to the actual installation. Grab the latest release of Xanza's LOTD from the release tab.

Download the release to a working folder. This folder must not be in a common folders like your Desktop, Downloads or Program Files folder. It's best to create a Wabbajack folder near the root level of your drive like C:/Wabbajack.

Grab the latest release of Wabbajack from here and place the Wabbajack.exe file in the working folder.

Downloading and Installing

The download and installation process can take a very long time depending on your system specs. Wabbajack will calculate the amount of threads it will use at the start of the installation. To have the highest amount of threads and thus the fastest speed, it is advised to have the working folder on an SSD.

1. Open Wabbajack
2. Load the Modlist from Disk
3. Adjust the download and installation paths
4. Click the Go/Begin button
5. Wait for Wabbajack to finish

Problems with Wabbajack

There are a lot of different scenarios where Wabbajack will produce an error. I recommend re-running Wabbajack before posting anything. Wabbajack will continue where it left off so you loose no progress.

Could not download x:

If a mod updated and the old files got deleted, it is impossible to download them. In this case just wait till I update the Modlist.

x is not a whitelisted download:

This can happen when I update the modlist. Check if a new update is available and wait if there is none.

Wabbajack could not find my game folder:

Wabbajack will not work with a pirated version of the game. If you own the game on Steam, go back to the Pre-Installation step.

Post-Installation

Copy Game Folder Files

Download the latest ENB Series from here and copy d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll to your game folder.

Copy the all of the files from the MO2/Game Folder Files directory into your game folder.

Setting up NVIDIA Profile Inspector (NVIDIA GPUs Only)

Navigate to MO2/tools/NVIDIA Profile Inspector. Load up nvidiaProfileInspector.exe and use the search bar and navigate to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. In the new window, in the toolbar at the top is an icon of a box with a green arrow pointing downwards. Click on this button, then "Import Profiles" in the drop-down that appears.

In the window that appears, navigate to and select Skyrim SE Nvidia Inspector Profile.nip. The profile is now installed and you can close the program.

Getting an ENB

This list uses Cathedral Weathers so you want to get an ENB that is compatible. Here is a list of compatible ENBs that I can recommend

• Ljoss
• Soul Spectrum
• Semirealis
• Silent Horizons
• SkyrimSE Re-Engaged ENB
• NVT

Once you found a preset you like. Download it and extract the enbseries folder, enbseries.ini and enblocal.ini to your Skyrim Special Edition directory.

Note : Please check that vsync is set to disable in enblocal.ini otherwise you will be stuck compiling shaders

Updating

If this Modlist receives an update please check the Changelog before doing anything. Always backup your saves or start a new game after updating.

Wabbajack will delete all files that are not part of the Modlist when updating!

This means that any additional mods you have installed on top of the Modlist will be deleted. Your downloads folder will not be touched!

Updating is like installing. You only have to make sure that you select the same path and tick the overwrite existing Modlist button.

In-Game MCM Options

Once the game has loaded. Wait until there are no more messages on the top left corner. Then you can hit escape and click on Mod Configuration to continue this section.

A Matter of Time

• Presets :
  • Load user settings

Cathedral Weather

• Settings → General :
  • Configuration Spell: Disabled
• Settings → Weather :
  • Seasonal Perspective: Enabled

Complete Alchemy

• Cooking → Water :
  • Craft Water - Disabled
  • Get Water from Wells : Disabled
• Help → Troubleshooting :
  • Ragdoll Paralysis - Disabled

Complete Crafting

• Recipe Display → Crafting Menu Filters :
  • Crafting Categories: Disabled
  • Item Filters : Disabled
  • Breakdown Recipes: Enabled
• Crafting Options → Additional Items: :
  • Artifact Replicas : Enabled
  • Matching Circlets : Enabled
• Learning & XP → Smithing Experience:
  • Tanning Rack : 0.1
  • Smelter : 0.2
  • Mining : 20
• Learning & XP → Learn to Craft :
  • Learning Points required to Craft : 250
• Mining and Materials → Mining :
  • Mining Presets : FASTER MINING
• Mining and Materials → Firewood :
  • Firewood per chop : 6
  • Max per activation : 1

Deadly Dragons

• Dragons → Presets :
  • Difficulty: Expert
• Dragons → Special :
  • Knockdown: Disabled

Diverse Dragons Col. 3

• Dragons
  • Nether Dragon : Disabled
  • Sanguine Dragon : Disabled
  • Vile Dragon : Disabled

Note : Exit the MCM after this step to allow it to do its thing

Easy Wheel

• General → Mode selection :
  • Use Swap mode : Enabled
  • Show : M5 (Or whatever hotkey you like)
  • Next : Arrow Right Key (Or whatever hotkey you like)
  • Previous : Arrow Left Key (Or whatever hotkey you like)
• Available Functions → Loaded Mods :
  • Heathfire Multi Kid Adoption: Hidden
  • Dovahkiin's Relax: Hidden
  • Simple Action: Hidden
• Configuration → Wheel Layout :
  • Current Wheel : 2
  • 1: Horses Whistle
  • 2: Horse Call
  • 3: Pray

ESF: Companions

• Requirements → Requirements Before Your Trial :
  • Player Level : 30
• Requirements → Requirements Before Joining The Circle :
  • Player Level : 40
• Requirements → Requirements Before Kodlak's Request :
  • Player Level : 60

Expanded Towns

• Settings → Fortification Wall :
  • Dawnstar : Disabled
  • Falkreath : Disabled
  • Morthal : Disabled
  • Winterhold : Disabled

Farmhouse Chimneys

• Mod Support → Arthmoor Village Options :
  • Enable all EXCEPT Falkreath
• Mod Support → New Villages :
  • Helarchen Creek : Enabled
  • Oakwood : Enabled
• Mod Support → Misc Mods :
  • Cutting Room Floor : Enabled
• Mod Support → Mod Compatibility :
  • Expanded Towns and Cities : Enabled

Follower Framework

• System → Save/Load Configuration :
• Load from File : Click

Frostfall

Note : DO NOT ACTIVATE FROSTFALL UNTIL AFTER YOU EXIT THE CAVE IN HELGEN IF YOU ARE PLAYING THE VANILLA START.

• Overview → Frostfall Status :
  • Frostfall Is: Enabled (This will require you to exit and wait until you see the message "Done! Frostfall is enabled")
• Profiles → Settings Profiles :
  • Current Profile : Lexy LOTD Profile (Re-select this)

GIST Soul Trap

• Main → Notifications :
  • Show message on soul lost : Disabled
  • Show message on soul shrunk : Disabled
  • Show message on soul displaced : Disabled
  • Show message on soul trapped : Enabled
• Main → Leveling :
  • Enable leveling system : Enabled
  • Skill : Enchanting

Immersive Armors

• Armor Options → Distribution :

  • Barbarian Hero Armor : Disabled

• Extra Options → Special Distribution Options :

  • Varied Guard Helmets : Disabled

Note : Exit the MCM and wait for it to say "Immersivie Armors Configuration has Finished". Takes about 30 seconds

Immersive Creatures

• General → General :
  • Select Version Preset: Purist - No Spiders
• Additional Spawns → Spawn Types
  • Animals Spawns : Disabled
  • Ore Guardian Spawns: Disabled
• Night Spawns → Spawn Time :
  • Start : 19 PM
  • End : 6 AM
• Random Event Spawns :
  • Random Event Spawns : Deactivated
• Difficulty Adjustments → Global Difficulty :
  • Assign Global Difficulty: Adept
• Difficulty Adjustments → Creature Spawn Difficulty :
  • Additional Spawns : Medium

Immersive HUD

• Activation → Compass Activation :
  • Key press toggles : Enabled
• Options :
  • Enable fast fade of magicka: Enabled
  • Enable fast fade of stamina: Enabled

Keep It Clean

• Settings → Parameters :
  • Soap Buff Duration : 9
  • Duration before becoming Dirty : 48
  • Duration before becoming Very Dirty : 72
• Settings → Toggles :
  • Start Keep It Clean: Enabled

Note : Exit the MCM to let it start up properly

LOTD Relic Notifications

• Notification Display Setting :
  • Show Basic Notifications : Enabled

LOTD Settings

• LOTD Settings → General → Shippment Crate Locations :
  • Carriages: Enabled
  • Inns: Enabled
  • Player Houses: Enabled

Lock Overhaul

• General :
  • Activate Lock Overhaul: Enabled (This will require you to exit and reload the MCM)
• General → General Settings :
  • Allow increasing skill : Enabled
  • Enable the sound effect : Enabled
  • Enable Crime: Enabled
• Smash Locks → Smash Locks :
  • Activate Smash Locks: Enabled
  • Allow Weapons : Two + One Handed
• Unlock with Magic → Unlock Spell :
  • Enable Unlock Spell : Enabled
  • Frost effect Required Skill malus: -0

Moonlight Tales

• General :
  • Transform Back Stagger: Disabled
  • Werewolf Loot: Disabled
• Appearance :
  • Werewolf Appearance: Alpha (Black with Red Eyes)

moreHUD

• Presets → Save setting with FISS :
  • Load User Settings? : GO

Not So Fast MG

• Minimum Days Before Event :
  • Saarthal Expedition : 3
  • Psijic Monk Visi t: 7
  • Brelyna's Practice : 4
  • J'Zargo's Experiment : 4
  • Onmund's Request : 4

Not So Fast MQ

• Minimum Days Before Events :
  • First Dragon Sighting : 3
  • Note From Delphine : 6
• Other :
  • No Negotiations : Enabled

OBIS - Patrols

• Settings → Bandit Patrols :
  • Enable? : Enabled
• Settings → Difficulty :
  • How Tough? : Toughest

Predator Vision

• Predator Vision → Keys :
  • Nightvision activation key : V
  • Predator vision activation key : H
• Predator Vision → Settings :
  • Nightvision Color : 30%
  • Predator Vision Color Boost : 70%
• Predator Vision → Activation sounds :
  • Nightvision: Sound 2
• Predator Vision → options :
  • Werewolves get Predator Vision as humans: Enabled

Quick Light

• Quick Light → Brightness :
  • Brightness - Bright

Realistic Needs

• Basic Needs → Start RND

Note : Exit the MCM to let it start up properly

iWant RND Widgets

Note : MAKE SURE REALISTIC NEEDS AND DISEASES HAD STARTED UP FIRST

• Preset Load → Preset :
  • DarkLadyLexy's LOTD Guide

Realistic Water Two

• Mod Options → Blacksmith Forge Water :
  • The Fall of Granite Hill : Enabled
  • Kynesgrove : Enabled
  • Rorikstead : Enabled
  • Expanded Towns and Cities SSE : Enabled

SkyUI

• General → Item List :
  • Font Size : Small
  • Category Icon Theme : CELTIC
• Advanced → SWF Version Checking :
  • Map Menu : Disabled
  • Favorites Menu : Disabled
  • Inventory Menu : Disabled
  • Barter Menu : Disabled
  • Container Menu : Disabled
  • Crafting Menu : Disabled

Skyrim’s Unique Treasures

• SUT Configuration → Configuration Options :
  • Immersive Ownership : Enabled
  • Lore friendly items only : Enabled

Storm Lightning

• Preset → Load Preset :
  • Realistic : Enabled
• Settings → Fork Lightning :
  • Minimum Fork Distance : 1
• Advanced → Compatibility Mode :
  • Compatibility Mode : Enabled

Thieves Guild Requirements

• Main Quest → Requirements to Begin Recruitment Quest :

  • Sneak : 25
  • Items Stolen : 250

• Main Quest → Requirements to Begin 3rd Quest :

  • Radiant Jobs Completed : 20
  • Randomize : Enabled
  • Sneak Skills : 35

• Main Quest → Requirements to Begin 4th Quest :

  • Radiant Jobs Completed : 40
  • Sneak Skills : 45

• Radiant Quests → Radiant Job Options :

  • Bedlam Job : 500

• Radiant Quests → City Influence Quests :

  • Randomize : Enabled

• Misc Options → Unusual Gems :

  • Selling Price : 50
  • Cost Multiple to Buy : x 20

• Misc Options → Shadowmarks :

  • Require City Quest : Enabled
  • Use Loot mark : Enabled

Timing is Everything

• DLC Quests → Dawnguard :
  • Enabled Vampire Attacks : Enabled
  • Vampire Attacks : 30
  • Dawnguard Recruitment : 30
  • Disgused Vampire Chance : 30
  • Scouting Party Chance : 35
  • Eclipse Attack Chance : 0
  • Min Days Between Attacks : 5
  • Max Days Between Attacks : 20 -DLC Quests → Hearthfire :
  • Minimum Level : 20
• DLC → Dragonborn :
  • After The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller
  • Minimum Level : 50
  • Cultist Attack Chance : 25
• Other Quests → Daedric Quest :
  • The Cursed Tribe : 25
  • The Break of Dawn : 45
  • The Break of Dawn: No Vampires : Enabled
  • The Only Cure : 40
  • A Night to Remember : 30
  • Discerning the Transmundane : 60
  • The Whispering Door : 40
  • Pieces of The Past : 35
  • Boethiah's Calling : 40 -Other Quests → Misc Quest :
  • The Wolf Queen Awakened : 47
  • Unfathomable Depths : 32
  • Grimsever's Return : 32
  • Kill The Giant : 22
  • Dungeon Delving : 30
  • Kill the Vampire : 30
  • Deathbrand : 36
  • Ebony Warrior : 75
• Extra Options → World Encounters :
  • Werewolf Encounters : Enabled
  • Thalmor Squard : Min Level: 10
  • Hired Thugs: Stolen Item Value : 300
  • Hired Assassin Min Level : 15
  • Hired Assaults : 0
  • Hired Assassin: Murders : 0
  • Bounty Collector: Required Bounty : 1500
  • Bounty Collector Chance : 25
  • Letter from a Friend : Disabled
• Extra Options → Dragon Attacks :
  • Min Days Between Attacks : 3
  • Dragon Attack Chance : 100

Trade and Barter

• Trade & Barter → Settings :
  • Modify Barter Setting : Enabled
• Trade & Barter → Preset :
  • Barter Presets : Medium

Ultimate Combat

• General → Timed Block :
  • Effective Time : 0.00s
  • Blur Strength : 0.0s
• General → Game Balance Settings :
  • Speed Bonus : Disabled
• General → Others :
  • Swing Effect : Disabled
• General → Stagger :
  • Enemy Pose : Disabled
  • Player Stagger : Disabled
  • NPC's Bow Poise : 0.00s
  • Player Bow Poise : 0.00s
• General → Locational :
  • Headshot Damage Mult : 0.0
  • Headshot Message : Disabled
  • Locational Damage Sound : Disabled
  • Locational Damage Effect : Disabled
• NPC Settings → Giant :
  • Max HP Scale : Max HP 1.0
• NPC Settings → Dwarven Centurion :
  • HP Mult : HP 1.0
• NPC Settings → Dragon Priest :
  • HP Mult : HP 1.0

VioLens

• Profile System → Menu Settings :
  • Load : LEXY LOTD VIOLENS

Wildcat Combat

• Wildcat → Injuries :
  • Disabled Injuries: Enabled
• Wildcat → Difficulty :
  • Allow Wildcat to Manage Difficulty: Enabled

Creating your Character

Simply step up to the statue of mara and choose a start.

FAQ

Ultrawide Options

If you have an ultrawide monitor (21:9), the UI will be off. You will want to download the following mods from here. Place them below More Informative Console on the left pane.

• Whichever main file applies to your monitor resolution
• The following optional files
  • Better Dialogue Control Widescreen Fix
  • Better MessageBox Control Widescreen Fix
  • Campfire 1.12.1 and Frostall 3.4.1SE - Unofficial SSE Widescreen Fix
  • Experience - Widescreen fix
  • Widescreen Fix for SkyUI SE - Flashing Savegames FIx
  • Wider MCM Menu for SkyUI - Widescreen Fix

Tweaking the Game Settings

I highly recommend using BethINI which is included in this Modlist (can be found in MO2/tools/BethINI). I recommend tweaking the Detail section for more FPS:

• Shadow Resolution: Very big one. A good balance is 2048 which is the borderline between high FPS drainage and garbage looking shadows.
• Ambient Occlusion: Highly recommended to turn either this or your ENB version off. Do not have the game AO and an ENB AO turned on at the same time.
• Remove Shadows: If you really struggle, use this. This will disable all Shadows (not recommended)

Removing the Modlist

You can just remove the MO2 folder and be done with it. SKSE and ENB files will still be in your game folder so I recommend using ENB and ReShade Manager if you want to remove the ENB.

Credits and Thanks

• YOU for actually reading the readme. Thanks a ton!!
• Darkladylexy and her team - for creating this incredible guide and allowing me to create this fork
• erri120 & jdsmith2816 - Repository template
• Halgari and everyone the WJ Team - Wabbajack is awesome and so are you

Contact

While I'm always available on the Wabbajack Discord, I would advise checking the Issues (open and closed ones) on GitHub first if you have any problems. The same goes for Enhancements or Feature/Mod Requests. DO NOT DM ME ON DISCORD. I WILL NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YOU IN DMS AND I WILL BLOCK YOU.

Contributing

See Contributing.

Changelog

See Changelog.