Anniversary edition mods

[Gearknot]

Was thinking of dusting off Skyrim again and buying the anniversary edition upgrade, but before going down the rabbit hole of mods I thought I'd ask here.

How many of the most popular mods are broken because of this new edition. Are most thing up to date and working or is it a big catastrophe?

[worm_master]

U shoulden't have to, those with SE edition got a free update

[Gearknot]

It is listed as an option to buy for my account. Guess i'm confused what the version number should be at this point then, skse has a different game version than is shown in the last update on the library page in steam.

Edit: Everything i read says only 4 creations were given for free to special edition owners, for the rest of the content you need to upgrade for $20

Mostly need to know what the state of the modding community is, if most of the mods are up to date at this point in time.

[worm_master]

didnt realise that, I thought the entire thing was free huh,,, not that it matters, I got all the CC stuff i need.

As 2 MODS, the essentials are upto date, an some of the minor MODS are updated too, you should check nexus ya self, an check the MODS your interested in.

[Fear2288]

By now, most mods work with the newest game version 1.6.1170.

There are some exceptions, mods which were abandoned and never updated, but I think it’s fair to say that these ones either satisfy niche interests or were already replaced by other mods which do the same thing.

Please note though that there is no technical difference between Anniversary Edition and Special Edition.

It’s not like talking about Legendary Edition (the original 2011 release) vs Special Edition (the 2016 remaster) which are two entirely separate programs.

“Anniversary Edition” = Special Edition.

The Anniversary Upgrade is a DLC for Special Edition released in November 2021 to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. It includes all content released through the Creation Club from 2017 to 2021.

The modding community began using the term “Anniversary Edition” to refer to Special Edition from November 2021 onwards.

This is due to the 1.6 update that released alongside the DLC which added Fishing, Rare Curios, Saints and Seducers, and Survival Mode to everyone’s copy of Special Edition.

Initially, a large population of players chose not to update their Special Edition past 1.5.97 - either because they didn’t want those 4 pieces of CC content, or because they wanted to continue playing and not have to wait around for their various mods to update.

However, even as time went on, a population of players continued to keep their game at 1.5.97. Even today there’s still a relatively small group that does.

To cater to both the 1.5.97 and the 1.6+ crowd, mod makers began releasing two versions of their mod. To distinguish between the two, Special Edition (“SE”) was used to refer to 1.5.97, and Anniversary Edition (“AE”) was used to refer to 1.6+

[Gearknot]

Thanks for the replys, got the information I needed I think.

[Fear2288]

Originally posted by Gearknot:

Thanks for the replys, got the information I needed I think.

It can be a bit confusing, but first and foremost when looking at mods check for version number.

If it says it’s for 1.6.1170 then it’s for the current version. If it only says 1.6+, 1.6.640+, or 1.6.1130+ then check the mod page’s comments for people complaining about it not working with the current version.

If it only gives you SE and AE, you’d want the AE, but check the comments for complaints about it not working with 1.6.1170.

If it only gives you SE, or only AE - check the comments and the last time the mod was updated (1.6.1170 dropped on January 17th 2024 IIRC).

If it doesn’t give you anything - SE/AE or game version number - then it may not matter. Most - if not all - texture, graphics, weapon/armor, asset replacer, NPC replacers, etc are not tied to game version.

[craigsters]

The Anniversary edition is just all the Creation Club added and you'd be better of with sticking with the elder scrolls v skyrim special edition

Unless you like your game ruined by possibly bad Creation Club content

[drake]

try the Eldergleam mod list, it is a Wabbajack mod list and they offer a no CC version and the AE version, you need a full paid for AE if you go that route- I have not played the AE version of the modlist but the No CC version is great

[LostME]

In simpler words, an ae upgrade is just a pack of paid mods from the creations club. Nothing changes in the game files itself. So the latest version of the game is 1170 and it doesn’t matter if you have an ae upgrade or not. There are literally few mods that require this update and they only affect this content.

[Edgemoor]

Most mods have been updated. My Skyrim is up to date on 1170, with all the mods (as far as I am able to determine) working.

There's going to be some though that aren't, but given how much Skyrim mods have been improved and progressed that's not surprising.

You should have more than enough mods to build a new modded Skyrim.