Key points
- Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.
- Minor bugs not fixed officially, but fixed by third-party patches.
- Physics/timing glitches above 60 FPS. Enable vsync or limit frame rate (high refresh monitors must limit FPS).
- Graphics glitches on Nvidia SLI. Disable SLI.
- Official patch causes lip sync glitches; characters mouths move inconsistently with speech. No fix available.
General information
- Bethesda Forums, Skyrim
- Steam Community Discussions
- Tweakguides/Geforce, Skyrim
Availability
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- All versions require Steam.
- Also a compilation package called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition was released on June 4, 2013. It contains the 1.9 patch, and the three expansions along with the main game.
Essential improvements
Unofficial patches
- Unofficial Skyrim Patch
- Unofficial High Resolution Patch
- Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
- Unofficial Hearthfire Patch
- Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Utilities
- TES5Edit - Used for merging patches and cleaning plugins and master files
- BOSS, third-party pre-launcher. Resolves some mod incompatibilities.
- Wrye Bash, third-party mod manager. Resolves some mod incompatibilities and opens game settings for edits.
- Mod Organizer, powerful mod manager with mod virtualization to keep the installation folder clean.
- Skyrim Configurator, A GUI configuration file editor for Skyrim.
Modifications
- Some mods are incompatible\need to overwrite other similar mods. Read about compatibility before installing multiple mods.
- Steam Workshop, Skyrim; official host included with Skyrim. Subscribed mods are automatically installed and updated (.
- Nexus Mods, Skyrim; third-party host. Maintains Nexus Mod Manager and/or mod files for manual installation.
- Skyrim G.E.M.S.; third-party host. Attempts to maintain a collection of lesser-known gameplay-enhancing mods.
- SKSE, third-party code. Required by many mods. Enables advanced scripting capabilities.
- SkyUI, advanced menu interface. Optimized for keyboard and mouse control, supports advanced sorting, search, scaling. Requires SKSE.
- Categorized Favorites Menu, advanced "favorites" interface. Optimized for keyboard and mouse control, supports hotkey slots, sets, sorting, uses full screen. Requires SKSE.
Skip intro videos
Enable multi-CPU
Follow this link and its instructions. Do not touch ANY files located in the steam folder, use only the Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini (or Skyim SkyrimPrefs if ".ini" is lacking) located in %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\
unless told otherwise by a mod author.
Remove screen tearing and smoothing mouse movements
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- You can import/export saved games from/to the Xbox 360 version by following this guide.
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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Issues fixed
General troubleshooting
Blurry text/font
Game stutters when playing on a laptop
Quiet audio
Crash on launcher or starting game
Stuttering in first person
Media Keys Not Working
Other information
Tweak rendering distance
Enable shadows for trees and rocks
- Setting bDrawLandShadows=1 may greatly increase the amount of shadow striping on the ground, even with mods such as Realistic Lighting Overhaul.
System requirements
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Processor (CPU) |
Dual Core 2.0 GHz
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon 4890 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References