Mod managing. They also upgraded to a 64bit exe, which will allow much better stability to mods. Special edition has better graphic quality and is more stable due to running a 64bit engine. Special Edition is Skyrim and all the DLC, but improvements to the engine as well as visual updates. Reply With Quote. Mods on other sites are hit or miss, depending on each author preference if they release their works for LE, SE or both. The main one difference that Bethesda was trying to sell is that SE is on a 64-bit engine instead on 32-bit. With this mod, gamers will have hundreds of bugs fixed that makes this a necessity for Skyrim Special Edition. It would really depend on the mod (some could work 'out of the box' or with light modifications), but generally it is safe to assume SE mods won't work as intended for the Legendary Edition or any other version of original Skyrim. On June 4, 2016, Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition, a remaster for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. Special Edition has higher hluency. The base version of Skyrim alone, Skyrim Legendary Edition and Special Edition. There’s Skyrim plus the three DLCs, Dragonborn, Dawnguard and the shitty house-building DLC no one cares about. Keep in mind Enderal isn't a mod. The major mods (SKSE, UFO, Expanded Towns and Cities) are already ported to SE so unless you want to mod Skyrim with a bunch of minor mods, SE is the way to go. Skyrim and Skyrim SE are very similar but have a few differences. They added shaders, volumetric fog, lense flare, and made the high res textures the default. Skyrim Special Edition came with a big overhaul in the graphics department, but there are still some bugs that need to be cleaned out for gamers to truly enjoy the gameplay. Legendary Edition is Skyrim and the three DLCs bundled together into one package, and is also what you have if you bought Skyrim and the DLCs separately. To achieve amazing effect, Legendary Edition needs higher configuration. A compilation package called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition was released on June 4, 2013. It contains the version 1.9 patch and the three expansions, along with the main game. The mod scene for Skyrim has been so impactful that Bethesda released the Special Edition of Skyrim that allows console players to mod their game. People will tell you LE has more mods and can be made to look as good as Special Edition, and that's true, but more mods are being brought over daily, some new mods being worked on are for SE only, and SE is a more stable and better looking game out of the box. Needless to say, the mods that exist for Skyrim are excellent. 2016-11-06, 12:32 PM #2. But due to the better graphic quality, you will need a more powerful PC. Last edited by Laqweeta; 2016-11-06 at 10:12 AM. If you have a good computer, grab special edition. Nexus mods are nearly the same, with most LE mods already ported or with new mods replacing old LE counterparts. Falskaar, Ordinator, and the Unofficial Patches are just a few iconic mods that the community has made. After Microsoft update windows 10 to version 1709, DX9 games video card memory breakthrough the 4Gb limit. But, there is still a lot problem between Legendary and Special Edition. Skyrim Legendary Edition with the 450 mod pack (The Journey) or Skyrim SE? So long as the modders do a bit of a patch for existing mods so they can run on special edition without issue it'll take about a year to get back to where we were. Skyrim General Discussion ; Special Edition vs Legendary Edition 2020 ... use. To help you keep track of all your various additions, be sure to use a mod manager of some sort. It's easy to get carried away modding Skyrim Special Edition very quickly.