- Elysium
Elysium is a fork of the Phoenix Flavour that expands this already excellent guide with over a hundred new additions and optional Creation Club support. Many new additions, such as Vokrii, Apocalypse, Nemesis, LotD, 3DNPC, and a wide variety of new content, were added. You should expect a more challenging game with this list.
As for stability and conflict resolution, Elysium is base off of TPF and has been patched for the new additions to ensure consistency and compatibility across the board. In the case where patches didn't already exist or were inadequate, they have been created.
These steps are only needed if you install this Modlist for the first time. If you update the Modlist, jump straight to Updating.
I doubt you need to do this since you likely already have this installed. The package is required for MO2, and you can download it from Microsoft. Download the x64 version under "Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019". Direct link if you can't find it.
The Steam Overlay can cause issues with ENB and is recommended to be turned off.
Open the Properties window (right-click the game in your Library->Properties), navigate to the General tab, and un-tick the Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game checkbox.
Bethesda is still updating SSE (they only add Creation Club content). Whenever the game updates, the entire modding community goes silent for the next one or two weeks because some mods need to be updated to the latest game runtime version.
To ensure that Steam does not automatically update the game for you, head over to the Properties window, navigate to the Updates tab and change Automatic updates to Only update this game when I launch it. It would be best if you also disabled the Steam Cloud while you're at it.
I highly recommend uninstalling the game through Steam, deleting the game folder, and reinstalling it. You should also clean up the Skyrim Special Edition folder in Documents/My Games/ by deleting its contents.
After you have done everything above and got a clean SSE installation-ready, start the Launcher and let it do the initial graphics check. Do not worry about this part as the installation will replace these graphics settings. Start the game and exit once you're in the main menu.
Grab the latest release of Wabbajack from here and place the Wabbajack.exe file in a working folder. This folder must not be in a common folders like your Desktop, Downloads, or Program Files folder. It's best to create a Wabbajack folder near your drive's root level like C:/Wabbajack.
The download and installation process can take a very long time, depending on your system specs. Wabbajack will calculate the number of threads it will use at the start of the installation. To have the highest amount of threads and fastest speed, it is advised to place the working folder on an SSD.
- Open Wabbajack.
- Click Browse Modlists and download Elysium from the Modlist Gallery. Wait until you are forwarded to the next window.
- Adjust the download and installation paths. The recommended Installation Path is a blank folder at the root of a drive, such as C:\Elysium. The Download Path will update automatically. You can move it elsewhere if you want.
- Click the Go/Begin button.
- Wait for Wabbajack to finish.
There are a lot of different scenarios where Wabbajack will produce an error. I recommend re-running Wabbajack before posting anything. Wabbajack will continue where it left off, so you lose no progress.
Could not download x:
If a mod updated and the old files got deleted, it is impossible to download them. In this case, just wait until I update the Modlist.
x is not a whitelisted download:
This can happen when I update the modlist. Check if a new update is available and wait if there is none.
Wabbajack could not find my game folder:
Wabbajack will not work with a pirated version of the game. If you own the game on Steam, go back to the Pre-Installation step.
Copy all of the files from the Installation Folder/Game Folder Files directory into your game folder.
- Just to be really clear about this, since there has been some confusion: there is a folder installed by Wabbajack called "Game Folder Files." The contents of this folder are what you need to copy into your Skyrim folder. Not the folder itself, and definitely not everything that Wabbajack installed on your PC. It's just a few .dll files, skse_loader, things like that. It's only about 12 MB of files.
Elysium comes configured with Rudy ENB for Cathedral Weathers
Suppose you want a different ENB. You can choose from a wide variety of ENBs on the Nexus that support Cathedral Weathers. To replace the ENB installed, delete the enbcache folder, enbseries folder, enbseries.ini, and replace those with the new ENB. You don't have to delete the enblocal.ini as that contains tweaks that don't affect how it looks but rather things like screenshot formats, vsync settings.
A few other ENB suggestions are:
Note: Please check that vsync is set to disable in enblocal.ini otherwise you will either be stuck compiling shaders or a black screen, or the menu with no options.
Head over to the installation folder and locate an executable named ModOrganizer.exe and launch it. Once it is launched, there will be a dropdown box on the top right and a big run button right next to it. Ensure it is set to SKSE by selecting it in the dropdown box and then hitting the run button. You have to run SKSE through Mod Organizer 2 in order to play Elysium from now on.
If this Modlist receives an update, please check the Changelog before doing anything. Always backup your saves or start a new game after updating.
Wabbajack will delete all files that are not part of the Modlist when updating!
This means that any additional mods you have installed on top of the Modlist will be deleted. Your downloads folder will not be touched!
Updating is like installing. You only have to make sure that you select the same path and tick the overwrite existing Modlist button.
Elysium uses the full suite of Enai Siaion's mods, which are:
- Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim
- Growl - Werebeasts of Skyrim
- Morningstar - Minimalistic Races of Skyrim
- Sacrosanct - Vampires of Skyrim
- Summermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim
- Thunderchild - Epic Shouts and Immersion
- Triumvirate - Mage Archetypes
- Vokrii - Minimalistic Perks of Skyrim
- Wildcat - Combat of Skyrim
- Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim
Various other mods are used to flesh out all aspects of the game as well such as:
- Mysticism - A Magic Overhaul for overhauling the Magic system
- Arena - An Encounter Zone Overhaul for enhancing Skyrim’s original Encounter Zones
- Reliquary of Myth - Artifact Overhaul for overhauling Skyrim’s unique items
- Animated Armoury - New Weapons with animations which adds new weapons to Skyrim with custom attack animations, for both the Player and NPCs
- Complete Crafting Overhaul Remastered which overhauls the crafting component of the game
- Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes which fixes bugs and inconsistencies for Skyrim's weapons, armors, clothing, jewelry, and clutter items
- Spell Perk Item Distributor and Enemy (R)evolution of Skyrim allows for enemies to use spells and perks from mod-added stuff
Elysium comes with a wide variety of new quests and encounters. A few are listed below.
Legacy of the Dragonborn is an enormous mod that shapes the way how you play the game. The museum is a very robust house mod with the ability to display almost every item in the game and also has extensive mod support, which is utilized to some extent in Elysium.
Interesting NPCs adds over 250 fully voiced NPCs, 25+ followers, 15+ marriage candidates, and 50+ quests to flesh out the world of Skyrim fully. Every hold will feel more lively, with more NPCs walking and talking with each other.
Missives adds a large number of localized radiant quests found at Missive Boards of varying difficulty and with varying rewards. Missives have been extended to Solstheim as well.
Vigilant adds a whole new set of quests, enemies, equipment to the game revolving around the Vigilants of Stendarr and Daedra. Vigilant has been tweaked to start at level 30 to prevent easy access to high-level gear and fighting bosses that are almost impossible to beat at lower levels.
The Tools of Kagrenac is a medium-sized quest that expands Arniel's Endeavor to acquire Sunder and Wraithguard, completing the trifecta.
Forgotten City is an excellent choice-driven quest mod with many endings surrounding the disappearance of a civilization.
Clockwork is a DLC-sized quest mod involving a castle high in the Velothi Mountains, which feature a obtainable player home.
Immersive World Encounters adds a large number of more than 70+ new random events as well as modifying some of the vanilla events.
Elysium also has a lot of modified vanilla quests such as:
- Save the Icerunner - Lights Out Alternate Route
- Finding Deerkethus
- Finding Helgi and Laelette
- Finding Velehk Sain
Inigo is a fully voiced Khajiit adventuring companion with over 7000 lines of unique dialogue - much of it about you. He'll level alongside you and avoid most traps. If you are sneaking, he will not chatter, and he will whisper if you talk to him. He can run out of arrows. He is highly skilled in archery, one-handed, and sneak.
Lucien is a fully voiced Imperial follower with around 3000 lines of immersive, lore-friendly dialogue. Though he arrives in Skyrim as a cowardly scholar, he will gradually gain strength and confidence by your side until he grows into a hero in his own right.
Audio Overhaul Skyrim and Immersive Sounds Compendium offer an amazing base for Skyrim's ambiance and foley.
Elysium has an optional MO2 profile that utilizes all CC content for the Legacy of the Dragonborn and various other mods. Fully integrated into Skyrim's world and is the recommended profile for Elysium. It requires all forty-eight purchasable downloadables to start up and play.
After starting a new game, you will be dropped in the Alternate Start - Live Another Life cell where you can customise your character, then configure your mods before you actually start playing.
Stand still and wait until all messages have run through in the upper left corner (check the screenshot below). Then hit ESCAPE and create a manual save before you continue.
- Presets:
- Load User Settings
- Settings
- Enable/Disable
- Arrow Wounds (Player): Disable
- Arrow Wounds (NPCs): Disable
- Persistant Arrows: Disable
- Enable/Disable
- NPC:
- Enable Weapons: Enable
- Settings → General Settings:
- Enable DAR Support: Enable
- Settings
- Configuration Spell: Disable
- Recipe Display → Crafting Menu Filters:
- Crafting Categories: Disable
- Item Filters: Disable
- Crafting Options → Additional Items:
- More Jewelry: Disable
- Crafting Options → Breakdown Equipment:
- At Smelter: Disable
- At Tanning Rack: Disable
- Miscellaneous → Leveled Items:
- Upgrade via Crafting: Disable
- Dragons
- Nether Dragon: Disable
- Sanguine Dragon: Disable
- Vile Dragon: Disable
Note: Exit the MCM after this step to allow it to do its thing
- Mod Support → Arthmoor Village Options:
- Darkwater Crossing: Enable
- Dawnstar: Enable
- Dragon Bridge: Enable
- Falkreath: Enable
- Ivarstead: Enable
- Karthwasten: Enable
- Keld-Nar: Enable
- Kynesgrove: Enable
- Rorikstead: Enable
- Shor's Stone: Enable
- Soljund's Sinkhole: Enable
- Whistling Mine: Enable
- Mod Support → New Villages:
- Helarchen Creek: Enable
- Oakwood: Enable
- Mod Support → Misc Mods:
- Cutting Room Floor: Disable
- Mod Support → Mod Compatibility:
- Expanded Towns and Cities: Enable
- Activity → Sandboxing:
- Ignore Special Furniture: Enable
- Stop During Player Dialogue: Enable
- Only Sandbox in Town: Enable
- Gameplay → Regard:
- Allow Regard: Off
- System → Player Casted Abilities:
- Command Followers: Disable
- System → Core:
- Enable ConsoleUtil: Enable
- Leveling:
- Customize as you wish, or leave it disabled.
- Features:
- Invulnerable During Transformation: Enable
- Activation → Compass Activation:
- Key Press Toggles: Enable
- Activation → SkyUI Active Effects:
- Link ALL SkyUI Widgets: Enable
- LOTD Settings → General → Shippment Crate Locations:
- Carriages: Enable
- Inns: Enable
- Player Houses: Enable (They have been changed so you might want to report problems with that)
- Enemy's Level → Enemy Meters:
- Show Magicka Meter: Disable
- Show Stamina Meter: Disable
- Quick Light → Brightness:
- Brightness - Bright
- Other Options → Toggle NPCs:
- Allow RDO Added Followers: Disable
- Allow Terek: Disable
- Mod Options → Blacksmith Forge Water:
- The Fall of Granite Hill: Enable
- Kynesgrove: Enable
- Rorikstead: Enable
- Expanded Towns and Cities SSE: Enable
- Quest Markers:
- Quest Markers on Stones of Barenziah: Enable
- Preset → Load Preset:
- Realistic: Enabled
- Settings → Fork Lightning:
- Minimum Fork Distance: 1
- Extra Options → Presets:
- Load Preset:
- No tweak here; you can manually adjust the difficulty if you find the mod too easy. Just note that this is a LATE GAME QUEST. It will make much more sense if you do it after the Dawnguard questline and the House of Horrors quest.
- Melee & Ranged → Melee:
- Player Killmove Immunity: Enable
- Disable Injuries: Enable
- Allow Wildcat to manage difficulty: Enable
- Options → Rain Splashes:
- Level: Disabled
Note: Dodging is provided by the Mod "The Ultimate Dodge Mod". Please head to System > Controls > Sneak and change the Keybind to whatever you want to use to dodge with. I recommend side mouse buttons. If you do not change this to something else, your character will not sneak or be stuck sneaking.
These are currently the custom controls added by Mods. Feel free to customize them within the Mod's MCM menus
- Immersive HUD - Toggle HUD: X
- The Ultimate Dodge Mod - Dodge : Ctrl Note to change this keybind you want to rebind the Sneak key in Skyrim Settings > Controls
- The Ultimate Dodge Mod - Change Dodging Style : G (This changes between side-stepping and rolling) Note your character may be stuck in the air the first time you dodge. Pressing this will fix it
Adding widescreen support is a matter of replacing interface mods with compatible versions. Thankfully, there is a central mod page offering widescreen patches for pretty much every interface mod out there.
You will want to install the Complete Widescreen Fix for Vanilla and SkyUI 2.2 and 5.2 SE from here.
I highly recommend using BethINI which is included in this Modlist (can be found in MO2/tools/BethINI). I recommend tweaking the Detail section for more FPS:
Shadow Resolution: Very big one. A good balance is2048which is the borderline between high FPS drainage and garbage looking shadows.Ambient Occlusion: Highly recommended to turn either this or your ENB version off. Do not have the game AO and an ENB AO turned on at the same time.Remove Shadows: If you really struggle, use this. This will disable all Shadows (not recommended)
You can remove the MO2 folder and be done with it. SKSE and ENB files will still be in your game folder, so I recommend using ENB and ReShade Manager if you want to remove the ENB.
- YOU for actually reading the readme. Thanks a lot!!
- Phoenix and her team - for creating this excellent guide and allowing me to create this fork.
- Halgari and everyone in the WJ Team - Wabbajack is incredible, and so are you!
While I am sometimes available on the Wabbajack Discord, I would advise checking the Issues (open and closed ones) on GitHub first if you have any problems. The same goes for Enhancements or Feature/Mod Requests. DO NOT DM ME ON DISCORD. I WILL NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YOU IN DMS AND I WILL BLOCK YOU.
See Changelog.