
Continuing the last point, it is always better to save before entering a loading screen instead of after. You should make your quicksave button your best friend (usually, the F5 key). Autosaves for Living Skyrim 3 are disabled. If you instead only wish for a brief overview of the major changes this modlist makes, you should refer to the Important Mods You Need to Know About of this document. If you are not familiar with the contents of this modlist, a complete documentation of every mod in the list including links to the mods is available on the LS3 Modlist Spreadsheet.
This is not required, just recommended if you want the smoothest gameplay experience.
To maximize performance, both Skyrim: Special Edition and Living Skyrim should be installed on the same hard drive, ideally an SSD/NVMe. If you are installing the list without Nexus Premium, expect the process to take a couple of days of 8+ hour sessions downloading mods.
Download and installation times vary based on your computer and internet speeds, but expect the entire process to take a few hours.
Installing to an SSD/NVMe is not required, but also highly recommended.
As of version 3.5.0, Living Skyrim requires 257GB of hard drive space on top of the ~11GB Skyrim: Special Edition base files. Nexus Premium will cut your install time to a fraction of what it would be by automating both the mod download and mod install processes of installing the list. You are not required to have Nexus Premium to install Living Skyrim, however, it is highly recommended. Failure to heed warning blocks is cause for disaster. Warning blocks like this one will warn you when you absolutely must not forget to do something. Classic Classes & Birthsigns Reimaginedīefore you get started installing or playing Living Skyrim, it's important to note a few things:.