❗⚠️ THIS LIST HAS NOW BEEN ARCHIVED AND WILL NO LONGER RECIEVE SUPPORT OR UPDATES. PLEASE USE AVO-NG. ⚠️ ❗
Designed as a base to build your list off, Animonculory Visual Overhaul (AVO) focuses on bringing the vanilla games visual look up to modern standards without affecting gameplay. Featuring graphical enhancements, mandatory engine and bug fixes, tweaks, method patching and all the tools required, it is the perfect base to build uopn.
AVO is made for Skyrim Special Edition's latest patch (1.6.640/659 at the time of writing) and uses the .exe of that version as well. AVO-AE REQUIRES the paid update to Skyrim. If you do not own it, please use the standard version.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
❗⚠️ AS OF 7TH APRIL 2023 THIS LIST IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED. BY PROCEEDING WITH INSTALLATION YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED IF YOU ENCOUNTER ERRORS. ⚠️ ❗
AVO has been extensively tested using industry standard testing tools. From this testing, a system with similar specifications is recommended to achieve a stable framerate and enjoyable experience at 1080p.
| Spec Category | Minimum for 30fps | Recommended for 60fps |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6 core/thread @ 2.3Ghz. For laptops, Intel H or HX skew advised. | 8 Core/16 Thread CPU. 8th gen Intel core i7/3rd Gen Ryzen x800 or better |
| Video Card | Minimum: Overlocked GTX 1660 Laptop 4GB. Recommended: GTX 1660 6GB/RX 5600XT | GTX 1080/RX 5700XT |
| DLAA/Upscaling | RTX 2060 (AMD Cards Not Supported) | RTX 3060 (AMD Cards Not Supported) |
| Ram | 6GB DDR5 with some stuttering. 8GB advised. | 8-10GB DDR5 for smoothest experience. 16GB DDR4/5 advised. |
| With ENB | +15% to required resources. | +10% to required resources. |
| Expected peformance | 35fps outdoors wiith 40+ indoors. Loading times between 20 to 30 seconds. | 59-112fps outdoors and indoors with loading times around 10 to 15 seconds. Cap FPS to achieve smoother experience. |
| Expected non ENB performance | 40fps outdoors with 50fps indoors. Loading times between 15 and 40 seconds. | 100+ fps both outdoors and indoors with loading times between 5 and 15 seconds. |
Space required: Approx 156GB (Downloads included)
Installing AVO is relatively easy and, if you have Nexus Premium, will be a simple waiting game. If you are updating the modlist, you can safely skip to the updating section.
Prior to installing AVO, please complete the following steps.
- Install Visual C++ x64 & .Net Runtime v5 desktop x64.
- Change Skyrim so it does not automatically update.
- Fully uninstall Skyrim by deleting the folder and the Skyrim Special edition folder inside \Documents\My Games.
- Reinstall Skyrim into a location that is not Program files. Somewhere like
C:\Gamesis a good location. - Start the game once and let it do the graphics check. Do not worry about the settings as it will be replaced during installation.
- [STEAM ONLY] Start the game to the main menu in order to download all the creations.
Once you have completed pre-installation, download the latest version of Wabbajack and place it in a folder such as C:\Games\Wabbajack. Do not place it in program files, on your desktop or in your downloads folder. I recommend placing it on an SSD as it will work quicker on there.
Downloading and installing AVO can take a while depending on your internet connection and computer. To install AVO, complete the following steps.
- Open Wabbajack and click on browse modlists. Check the tickbox that says
show unofficial. - Press the download button on AVO-AE and wait for it to download.
- Set the installation folder to be somewhere like C:\Games\AVOAE. Do not install it to your desktop or downloads folder.
- The download location does not need to be on a SSD but it makes installing a bit faster
- Press the play button to begin.
- Go and pet your nearest fluffy animal whilst Wabbajack does its thing. Alternatively read through this readme again.
- If the installation is successful, jump for joy and move onto post installation. If the installation is unsuccessful, follow what is below.
It is possible that you may encounter an error with Wabbajack when installing. Some common issues are listed below.
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Could not download x:
- Big files can fail to download due to connection issues. You can either run wabbajack again or download the file manually. If you decide to manually download it, make sure to place it in the same place as the other downloads.
- Make sure you have downloaded all the creation club content!
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x is not a whitelisted download:
- This will happen when I update the modlist. Please check if there is a new update or wait until you see a release ping.
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Wabbajack could not find my game folder:
- Either buy the game or go back to the Pre-Installation step.
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Antivirus reports a virus:
- Windows 10/11 may automatically quarantine a key file which is needed for Mod Organizer. You can fix this by adding an exclusion for Mod Organizer in windows defender.
DO NOT IGNORE THIS SECTION.
To enable compatability with the GOG versions of Skyrim, AVO uses a tool known as Root Builder. For more details regarding it, please view the mod page and our guide to it.
AVO now comes with 2 Reshade Presets and an ENB preset all ready to go. Out of the box, it ships with an ENB enabled, however this can easily be deactivated. Simply untick NVT ENB.
NOTE!: Screenshots save to Overwrite/Root.
❗ DO NOT IGNORE THIS STEP! ❗
Owing to the list now supporting both steam and GOG editions of the game, you must select the correct profile for your game copy. WARNING!: Failure to do so will result in your game not starting. DO NOT IGNORE THIS STEP!
For Steam, select AVO [STEAM]. For GOG, select AVO [GOG].
❗ DO NOT IGNORE THIS STEP! ❗
Open the installation folder and double click on the program called ModOrganizer.exe.
SKSE [STEAM] or SKSE [GOG]) and press the Run button.
❗ UNLOCK. NEVER DO IT. YOU WILL BREAK THE LIST
AVO has no MCM options required, however you can load the SmoothCam preset if you wish.
- This serves as a placeholder in case you want to use the Readme as some sort of template.
- Placeholder for your Readme. By default, AVO uses Optional Quick Start.
To safely add mods to AVO, please read the guide, which covers some of the details you need to know.
Before updating, please check the changelog and back up your saves. You may need to start a new game after certain updates.
Updating is like installing the list. Simply make sure your paths are the same and tick the overwrite existing modlist button. Note: Any mods you have added will be deleted when updating.
To get some more FPS, tweak the following value in the detail section in BethINI.
Shadow Resolution: 2048Remove Shadows: I really don’t recommend turning this on, but if you must, then you can.
Simply delete the folder, and you have uninstalled it.
- YOU for reading this.
- The Animonculory Team.
- Noggog for Mutagen.
- xSlim for Proofreading documentation.
- Halgari and everyone the WJ Team - Wabbajack is awesome and so are you.
Whilst I am available primarily on my server, please check the issues tab on github first if you have any issues. DO NOT DM ME ON DISCORD.
You are welcome to contribute to the list, however please check the changelog before you do.
- Althro - Leader & Head of Development (Author of ADT, AVO & Tinvaak)
- Styyx - Senior Management Team & Dev Team (Author of Ruvaak)
- Chef/Para0x - Senior Management Team & Dev Team (Author of Fahdon)
- The Spaniard -Senior Management Team, Documentation & Dev Team
- GuitarBarbarian - Senior Management Team
- Abandoned by Arkay - Dev Team & Testing (Author of DNGG)
- Astro - Dev Team & Testing
- DestinySlayer - Dev Team & Community Engagement (Author of Krahven)