Hoo boy. My list's huge. Let me see if I can pick some out that help my immersion, even if it's for clothes, etc:
Dual Sheath Redux - not too necessary for mages, but I like the fact it applies to NPCs, since my character sees those.
Splash of Rain - I use an ENB, so Real Shelter [which I love] doesn't work too well, so this is the next best thing for immersion with rain, imo. I use Supreme Storms too, but I find splash of rain better for less DPS. It's brilliant for light rain.
No More Glowing Edges - The lines around my character for cloaks, etc, break immersion. This is also one of my favourites for taking screenshots.
Height Adjusted Races with True Giants - It's so immersive being smaller than the Nords, and titchy compared to giants and mammoths. It adds a whole new level of pressure for me, with the latter.
Lind's Robes - these are in most of my screenshots. I love the retextures in most cases, and use the Necromancer/Black/Court Wizard/Red/Monk Robe retextures personally. But I try to keep other robes closer to vanilla just for some variety, plus it's nice to imagine there's some robes made out of commonly available material.
Mage Backpack [with the Winterhold retexture, and a Restoration journal] - fits his character so much better than a backpack or sabrecat backpack, and I find the ability to change the flag/journal is another way of showing things related to my character. For flavour, etc.
For places and people, I'm using a mix of Expanded Towns and Cities, the Populated Series, and the JK mods [Whiterun etc] for cities to help the world feel more alive.
Apocalypse Magic - for a greater choice of spells and different gameplay, especially for the Restoration school. I avoid some that feel OTT or unrelated to my character's specialisms.
Requiem - I enjoy this overhaul specifically because, for me, it facilitates roleplay. The way spells are presented, perks worded, etc. I enjoy the way it uses Necromancy compared to Skyre, etc.
I'm using Frostfall and iNeed for survival. Tried Hypothermia [less scripts] but didn't like it as much for roleplay and gameplay.
Also using a combination of Alternate Start - Live Another Life/You Are Not The Dragonborn/Immediate Dragons. Simply because he's not the Dragonborn, and having to go through Helgen is the biggest deal-breaker for me. Starting somewhere that fits my character is perhaps the biggest thing I can think of. [I was using Winterhold, but I think I might start in Riverwood and roleplay through his journey to the College there].
Some small ones I'm enjoying are iActivate, People are Strangers, Take Notes and Warburg's paper map. It feels really nice for roleplay to not see [X] Red Mountain Flower for instance, and to not know the names of people I haven't met. Warburg's paper map, without a player marker, is more immersive than a colour overhead display, for me.
Player home is Vetrheim.
EDIT: Forgot to add I'm using Immersive College of Winterhold and Opulent Outfits, the latter just replacing apprentice/adept/etc robes.
Hoo boy. My list's huge. Let me see if I can pick some out that help my immersion, even if it's for clothes, etc:
Dual Sheath Redux - not too necessary for mages, but I like the fact it applies to NPCs, since my character sees those.
Splash of Rain - I use an ENB, so Real Shelter [which I love] doesn't work too well, so this is the next best thing for immersion with rain, imo. I use Supreme Storms too, but I find splash of rain better for less DPS. It's brilliant for light rain.
No More Glowing Edges - The lines around my character for cloaks, etc, break immersion. This is also one of my favourites for taking screenshots.
Height Adjusted Races with True Giants - It's so immersive being smaller than the Nords, and titchy compared to giants and mammoths. It adds a whole new level of pressure for me, with the latter.
Lind's Robes - these are in most of my screenshots. I love the retextures in most cases, and use the Necromancer/Black/Court Wizard/Red/Monk Robe retextures personally. But I try to keep other robes closer to vanilla just for some variety, plus it's nice to imagine there's some robes made out of commonly available material.
Mage Backpack [with the Winterhold retexture, and a Restoration journal] - fits his character so much better than a backpack or sabrecat backpack, and I find the ability to change the flag/journal is another way of showing things related to my character. For flavour, etc.
For places and people, I'm using a mix of Expanded Towns and Cities, the Populated Series, and the JK mods [Whiterun etc] for cities to help the world feel more alive.
Apocalypse Magic - for a greater choice of spells and different gameplay, especially for the Restoration school. I avoid some that feel OTT or unrelated to my character's specialisms.
Requiem - I enjoy this overhaul specifically because, for me, it facilitates roleplay. The way spells are presented, perks worded, etc. I enjoy the way it uses Necromancy compared to Skyre, etc.
I'm using Frostfall and iNeed for survival. Tried Hypothermia [less scripts] but didn't like it as much for roleplay and gameplay.
Also using a combination of Alternate Start - Live Another Life/You Are Not The Dragonborn/Immediate Dragons. Simply because he's not the Dragonborn, and having to go through Helgen is the biggest deal-breaker for me. Starting somewhere that fits my character is perhaps the biggest thing I can think of. [I was using Winterhold, but I think I might start in Riverwood and roleplay through his journey to the College there].
Some small ones I'm enjoying are iActivate, People are Strangers, Take Notes and Warburg's paper map. It feels really nice for roleplay to not see [X] Red Mountain Flower for instance, and to not know the names of people I haven't met. Warburg's paper map, without a player marker, is more immersive than a colour overhead display, for me.
Player home is Vetrheim.
EDIT: Forgot to add I'm using Immersive College of Winterhold and Opulent Outfits, the latter just replacing apprentice/adept/etc robes.
