How To Turn Skyrim Into A True Survival Game - Mod List 2020

Survival elements can be a great part of immersion same as help to keep game more challenging and realistic. Let's take a look on some of the best Skyrim mods to turn it into a real harsh northern land!
Mods are available for Skyrim LE, Skyrim SE (mostly) and 7 of them are available for Skyrim players on XBOX one.

===== MOD LINKS =====
Enjoy (google doc, amount of links too big for YT video description)

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===== MUSIC =====
Skyrim - level up sound
Jeremy Soule - Around the Fire
Vindsvept - Hideaway:
Vindsvept - Sanctuary:
Vindsvept - In Honour of the King:
Vindsvept - Munin's Return:

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Q: Which game version it is in your video?
A: It's Skyrim LE (original Skyrim, not the Special Edition). Skyrim LE is better for modding (better ENB visuals for graphics, more gameplay mods, better stability and no mod-breaking CC updates).

Q: How to have same huge mod list and keep game 100% stable:
A: My guides are at your service, for both LE and SE:

Q: What PC specs are needed to run same/similar mod list?
A: Not such a NASA PC as you may think! GTX 980/1070, i5 6600, 12GB+ RAM. If your specs are +/- close to these, you can run literally the same graphics setup on 1080p at 60 fps. Just follow my guide linked above, and you'll be perfectly fine :)

Me on other resources:

[SinitarG]

Welcome and enjoy your stay - and watch in 1440p ;) *All links* to mods, honorable mentions and answers on your questions are *in the description* ↑↑↑↑↑
NOTE: *some* mods from this list are available for Skyrim players on XBOX One - look inside 👀

[ricoco]

I spent more time modding Skyrim than actually playing it. Once you install 100 mods, Skyrim is literally the best game ever made.

[zoey]

The most immersive experience is having 26 nexusmods tabs open after spending 2 minutes on the main page

[simonmercuri]

Sinitar, my dude, you are a godsent with your modding guide. I actually have a low end PC so your setup for said computers helped me have the Skyrim modded experience I always wanted! Much thanks, and happy modding during quarantine for everyone!

[AyazHamid]

I have a potato PC so it's really helpful for me when I find out alternatives to script heavy mods. Thanks a lot Sinitar!! 😀

[ShamelShUn]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the only game that I repeatedly playing. Every time that you show new mod I repeat playing using especially the immersive mods. (Survival).

[RahulYadav-nkwp]

Bethesda ... are you taking notes? I hope if they do it, they have to take all this and do it on a next level.

[RussRobo]

I got as many as my computer could handle. I'm LOVING these mods my viewers love them too. Thank You.

[randomdumbarsemusic]

Was anyone else expecting Hunterborn to be on the list? Or have I just been doing a huntsman playthrough for too long?

[raughboy]

When i decide to come back to skyrim this time my mod list will target entire game including survivalism. Keep up good work!

[mathias_c_]

Hi sinitar . LionKnight here (yeah .. that one from discord) I only want to say that finally I managed to set my modded setup no CTD no freezing . The only limit Is the Ram of my potato! Thank you for your guides

[mfvicli]

I never liked survival mods, but I feel like without them, my saves only get to around 40 hours before I'm maxed out with a ton of gold. My favorite part of Skyrim is combat, but mods like Wintersun are converting me over to a more immersive playthrough. I currently have 350+ mods installed. Gameplay is vastly different to vanilla and now I'm looking forward to longer builds. Thanks for this video.

[CealdorGaming]

As an alternative to Time Passes, I recommend SkyrimSouls which simply unpauses the game when you enter any menu. Reading a book while on the carriage (Touring Carriages)? The carriage will keep moving. Opened the inventory in combat? Bandits will keep hitting you.

[zg]

Skyrim: You've caught coronavirus.
Me: :o

[stefanodelegend]

You're truly the best Skyrim mod youtuber, Simply amazing

[adamrich]

I just got a PC. I have played Skyrim since it came out on Xbox 360. When I got it for Special Edition specifically for the mods. Now with PC I can download more than 150 mods. I love the fact I have a GTX 2060. Running 2020 Parallax 4k textures and no loss in FPS. I've been modding it for days but it's always my go to. I play it more than any other game.

[Dajodio]

you help make my days in self quarantine enjoyable, thanks for the mod list

[jyzxxhx]

There is something so amazing in your grammar like no joke it relaxing. Keep it up!

[swexaa]

I don't remember how I found this channel exactly but that doesn't matter. What does matter is that I have found it and I can safely say that it is THE CHANNEL for modding Skyrim. I have started playing and modding Skyrim since 2013 (yet I'm still pretty meh in the latter department) and I still remember the countless hours of trying to get the game to work. From the base vanilla bugs to spending days or weeks trying to find out what in the seven hells is wrong with the game. Countless reinstalls and dented chunks of wall from banging my head against it. So, today, as I have discovered your extensive and ever-updating guide on modding Skyrim, I have once again decided to reinstall and mod the game. But this time I vow to make it beautiful and crash free. This guide is the holy scripture and salvation from the hell on earth that is blindly modding and you Sinitar are my prophet, compassionate and virtuous, that has come to save this wretched soul from damnation. I do not weep at the thought of not having found this earlier or wishing it existed since the beginning, I only am grateful that I have found it, like a shining beacon of radiance, illuminating the path through the dense, dark macabre forest of despair and torment. And so, from the bottom of my heart and you.

[VenomSteak]

Thank you, friend. You've given me a few more good mods to chew on.