Mods worth a slot in your game.

Independent reviews since 2012. Each one names the game version, the loader and the exact build it covers, so you know it runs on your setup before you install it.

Review · Skyrim

SkyUI for Skyrim: review and install guide

Skyrim Special Edition 1.5.97, 1.6.1170, 1.6.1179 (GOG) · SKSE64

SkyUI rebuilds Skyrim's item, magic and favorites menus and adds the Mod Configuration Menu. SkyUI 6 supports Steam and GOG through SKSE64.

Verdict: SkyUI is still the first mod to install on Skyrim Special Edition, and many mods need it for their settings. We hold back half…

4.5 out of 5

How to read a score

  1. 5Install it on any setup it supports.
  2. 4Install it. Read the caveats first.
  3. 3It works, with real trade-offs.
  4. 2Only if you need exactly this.
  5. 1Skip it.

Half steps sit in between.

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Guide · Minecraft

Forge, NeoForge, Fabric or Quilt?

A loader is the program that lets Minecraft run mods. Every mod is built for one or two of them, so check the loader first.

Fabric
Light and quick to update. Home of Sodium and Iris.
NeoForge
Big content mods like Create. The Forge successor.
Forge
Older packs on 1.20.1 and earlier.
Quilt
A Fabric fork that runs most Fabric mods.

Guide · Any game

Install a mod in three steps

  1. Match the versionCheck that the mod names your exact game version.
  2. Get the loaderInstall the loader or script extender it needs first.
  3. Add the modPut it in the mods folder, then start the game through the loader.

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  3. 3. Mod Organizer 2Skyrim, Fallout 4 and other Bethesda games4.0 out of 5
  4. 4. DecoCraftMinecraft4.0 out of 5

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