Frequently Asked Questions

Please checkout these FAQs before posting your question to the discord

What is NGVO?

NGVO (Next Generation Visual Overhaul) is a comprehensive visually-focused modlist based on Skyrim V1.6.1170 (1.5.97 available on Discord). It comes with bugfixes, UI overhauls, sound overhauls and more. The only thing you need to add are your favorite gameplay addons.

Common issue fixes

Please try the following steps to see if it fixes your issues:

  1. Install Visual C++ x64 & .Net Runetime v5 https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe / https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/5.0/runtime

  2. Make sure you have the creation kit installed and opened once (you can find this in your steam folder) (Yes you need to let it extract all the files when it asks) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946180/Skyrim_Special_Edition_Creation_Kit/

  3. Make sure you have a fresh install of Skyrim

  4. Launch the game to the main menu and allow it to download the paid addon files. DO NOT VERIFY YOUR GAME FILES

  5. Make sure any 3rd party Antivirus such as MalwareBytes or Webroot are either disabled or given exemptions

If you have done all of these and still have issues please try reinstalling the list as this can solve issues that happen time to time.

How to disable Northern Roads?

To disable Northern Roads: Simply Disable/Remove ALL Northern Roads related mods in the Norther Roads separator as well as the NGVO Northern Roads Patch.esp. You will then just need to re-run Synthesis, LodGen, TexGen and Dyndolod. Check out the ngvo-faq channel for more details.

NGVO Addon Recommendations

These are official recommendations that are outside the scope of NGVO but are highly recommend for your custom modlist

FrankBlack’s Mods - Especially Base Object Swapper mods:

wSkeever’s Mods - Bugfixes, quality of life mods

JaySerpa’s Mods - Tons of immersion mods and quest expansions

anbeegod’s Mods - Vanilla follower expansions

Imperial Castles of Skyrim - Should be compatible with most mods

skyfall515’s mods - City expansions

JPSteel2’s mods - COTN blends perfectly with Northern Roads, which JPSteel also made

JK’s mods - City and Interior overhauls

dBottle’s mods - Vanilla+ visual overhauls

FuzzBeed’s mods - Location overhauls which most author’s don’t cover

WatchMan’s mods - Well done interior/exterior location overhauls

Halffaces mods - Very very taxing on performance but they look amazing

Gutmaw’s mods - Snazzy mods are epic

Water for ENB - While simplicity of sea is easier to use but Water for ENB looks nicer IMO