Should I play Skyrim Special Edition or normal for mods?

By process of elimination, Skyrim Legendary Edition is an outdated relic if you want to mod the game comprehensively. The old 32-bit engine is much less stable at baseline than the upgraded Special Edition. Moreover, the modding community has almost completely migrated to Special Edition now.
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Is Skyrim or Skyrim Special Edition better for modding?

When Skyrim Special Edition launched, the script extender's absence meant that a lot of mods couldn't be used or ported over, so the original Skyrim remained the best version for anyone looking to spice up their game. It's been updated since then, thankfully, and now works with both editions.
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Do most mods work with Skyrim Special Edition?

1.6. 640 which is the latest version of Skyrim SE is fine for modding. The vast majority of mods that are still relevant have been updated for it and of course many have never needed updating for any version of SSE so those needless to say work as well..
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What is the difference between Skyrim regular and special edition?

As expected, the Skyrim: Special Edition included upgraded graphics and polished effects as well as all three DLCs - Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn - included in the purchase. It also introduced mods for consoles, which was a benefit previously only afforded to PC versions of the game.
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Can you use Skyrim Special Edition mods on normal Skyrim?

1 Answer. It would really depend on the mod (some could work 'out of the box' or with light modifications), but generally it is safe to assume SE mods won't work as intended for the Legendary Edition or any other version of original Skyrim.
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Does Skyrim Special Edition have all mods?

Special Edition includes all three official add-ons, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. An in-game mod browser is introduced, allowing players to download approved mods from Bethesda.net.
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What is the mod limit for Skyrim Special Edition?

Skyrim and Enderal have a total limit of 255 (0x00 to 0xFE) full plugins (ESM + ESP). They do not support light plugins (ESL) - ESL flagged plugins with *. ESM or *. ESP filename behave like full plugins.
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Does Skyrim Anniversary Edition break mods?

Because the Anniversary Edition is only for SSE. But yes, if you go from normal SSE mods and update to AR, the vast majority of your script extender required mods will break. Thankfully at this point, almost every mod have updated to be used with AE. It'll be best to completely wipe your mods and start fresh for AE.
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Does Skyrim Special Edition run better?

* Skyrim Special Edition comes with all DLCs included plus it runs smoother and looks better. * Skyrim Special Edition is 64-bit and DirectX 11 while regular Skyrim is 32-bit and DirectX 9.
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Why is Skyrim Special Edition better?

The Special Edition is a remaster of the base game, featuring an improved game engine which overhauls the title's graphics in the way of introducing things like volumetric god rays and vastly improved reflections.
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How do I get Skyrim mods to work on special edition?

The easiest way of doing this is using Nexus Mod Manager.
  1. Launch Nexus Mod Manager for Skyrim Special Edition.
  2. Click on the green arrow (Add Mod from File)
  3. Select the zip file containing your Skyrim mod. ...
  4. Install the mod.
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Does the order of mods matter in Skyrim?

Mods at the top of the list are loaded first. They are considered higher in the mod load order. Some mods will say they require to be the highest mod, or at the top of the load order. On the other hand, mods at the bottom of the list are loaded last.
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What is better Skyrim Special Edition or Anniversary Edition for mods?

If you like to have several new armors, strange locations, new quests, professions, and enjoy extra side missions to customize characters, you should go for the Anniversary Edition. This includes the entirety of mods you can get and future modifications supported in the Creations Club.
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Is Skyrim the most modded game?

As of 2021, "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" is considered the most modded game of all time, as there are over 60,000 mods on Nexus Mods alone. "Fallout: New Vegas" has over 20,000 mods on Nexus Mods. "Grand Theft Auto V" has over 10,000 mods on GTA5-Mods.com. "Starbound" has over 14,000 mods on Steam's Workshop.
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Is Skyrim V Special Edition worth it?

In my opinion, Special Edition is absolutely worth it. With Special Edition, you get improved graphics and mods - previously, mods had only been available on PC. Xbox offers more mods than playstation but as a personal opinion, I think Playstation has a slight edge on graphics over Xbox.
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How many hours of gameplay is Skyrim Special Edition?

When focusing on the main objectives, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition is about 26 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 207 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Should I get Skyrim Legendary or Special Edition?

Depending on your personal needs, you will want to get a different version of Skyrim. Objectively speaking, the best edition currently available is the Special Edition, and that's the one you should be probably going for.
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What mods are broken by Anniversary Edition?

For Skyrim SE players, it is being released as a patch to update your game. Due to coding updates, it will break any mods using SKSE. Until SKSE updates, and then the mod authors update to match SKSE, any mods using SKSE will be broken. Also any mods with those mods as requirements will break.
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Will I lose everything if I get Skyrim anniversary edition?

You can still continue an existing game. All the Anniversary stuff is is a collection of 70 Creation Club items. So nothing more than 70 small DLCs. If you had bought all 70 Creation Club items separately, you would still have the same content as if you had bought the Anniversary Upgrade.
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Will updating Skyrim break my mods?

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For the ones crying about the update breaking mods... This will happen almost everytime the game updates if you have mods unless you do the following... 1. Set Skyrim to only update when you launch it...
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How many active mods can you have Skyrim?

Skyrim has a cap of 255 mods. It doesn't matter whether it's LE or SE; they both cap at 255 because the position in the load order is a one byte field and once it hits FF, then nothing else will load.
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How many mods does Skyrim Anniversary Edition add?

The Anniversary Edition of Skyrim adds more than 70 official mods to the base game - these thirteen are the addons most worth checking out.
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Can you mod Skyrim without DLC?

This depends on the individual mod. Most mods work fine with just the base game, since the functionality they're built on is released in free patches, but there are some mods that use assets or features exclusive to one or more DLC. If that's the case, it'll pretty much definitely be written on the mod's download page.
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