do i need to buy "Skyrim Anniversary Upgrade" for modding?

[i know kung fu]

i'd really rather not, seeing a lot of stuff about how it requires a beth account, but im afraid it'll be like new vegas where unless you have EVERY dlc (even the op weapon packs that you have to MOD OUT, lol) you basically cant start modding.

[CEPHY]

No,

It just adds a bunch of Creation Club content (a.k.a Paid Mods with ♥♥♥♥ quality that have free, better alternatives on Nexus).

It doesn't change the game version or anything else.

Just make sure you select the correct version when a mod supports multiple versions.

In case of Steam, the latest version is 1.6.640.

Unless the mod uses a "NG" plugin - those work on all verions.

[anonymous316]

Do note that if you are on the most recent version of Skyrim you are technically on the Anniversary Edition so if a mod has an option between AE and SE you will need to download AE.

[i know kung fu]

Originally posted by CEPHY:

No,

It just adds a bunch of Creation Club content (a.k.a Paid Mods with ♥♥♥♥ quality that have free, better alternatives on Nexus).

It doesn't change the game version or anything else.

Just make sure you select the correct version when a mod supports multiple versions.

In case of Steam, the latest version is 1.6.640.

Unless the mod uses a "NG" plugin - those work on all verions.

ty, what may i ask are the "better" alternatives to the AE CC mods?

[anonymous316]

Personally I like some of the creation club content like Goldenhills Plantation, back packs, and more crossbows

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by anonymous316:

Do note that if you are on the most recent version of Skyrim you are technically on the Anniversary Edition so if a mod has an option between AE and SE you will need to download AE.

No you don't.
You only need to have the requirements for the mod, so unless a mod requires a specific CC mod, you don't need any CC mods, let alone AE...

Just make sure the version of the game matches what the mod says.

And in case you think I'm bashing AE, I own AE and enjoy the CC mods.

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by i know kung fu:

Originally posted by CEPHY:

No,

It just adds a bunch of Creation Club content (a.k.a Paid Mods with ♥♥♥♥ quality that have free, better alternatives on Nexus).

It doesn't change the game version or anything else.

Just make sure you select the correct version when a mod supports multiple versions.

In case of Steam, the latest version is 1.6.640.

Unless the mod uses a "NG" plugin - those work on all verions.

ty, what may i ask are the "better" alternatives to the AE CC mods?

Well, one example would be survival mode.

Granted, the CC survival mode isn't that bad, but it just isn't as deep as, say, Frostfall.

Or the "pets". They're implemented extremely poorly - just dotted around dungeons or camps with a key somewhere. No effort, nothing. There's several mods on Nexus that add pets. Maybe not as many varieties as the CC mod, but higher quality.

[anonymous316]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

Originally posted by anonymous316:

Do note that if you are on the most recent version of Skyrim you are technically on the Anniversary Edition so if a mod has an option between AE and SE you will need to download AE.

No you don't.
You only need to have the requirements for the mod, so unless a mod requires a specific CC mod, you don't need any CC mods, let alone AE...

Just make sure the version of the game matches what the mod says.

And in case you think I'm bashing AE, I own AE and enjoy the CC mods.

I don't mean buy the pack I mean if you are on game version 1.6 and above it is tagged as AE so if you want to download something like SKSE you'll need to download the AE version.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by anonymous316:

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

No you don't.
You only need to have the requirements for the mod, so unless a mod requires a specific CC mod, you don't need any CC mods, let alone AE...

Just make sure the version of the game matches what the mod says.

And in case you think I'm bashing AE, I own AE and enjoy the CC mods.

I don't mean buy the pack I mean if you are on game version 1.6 and above it is tagged as AE so if you want to download something like SKSE you'll need to download the AE version.

Ok, this is why I say go by the version, go by the version and bypass all the confusion over whether or not it's AE or SE