Wabbajack Modlist Installer by The Animonculory
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"...the best way to make your own list."
"...gorgeous visuals and ability to make it your own..."
"...absolutely amazing..."
The premier graphical overhaul for Skyrim Special Edition, Animonculory Visual Overhaul has been installed several thousand times and garnered a reputation for offering a perfect base to build your modded game from.
The Next Generation (NG for short) version of Animonculory Visual Overhaul seeks to being the game up to modern standards without drastically changing the things that make Skyrim Skyrim. Featuring minimal tweaks to settlements, full creation club integration, a comprehensive graphical overhaul and no feature creep, it remains the perfect base to build off.
AVO-NG replaces and supersedes previous versions/editions of Animonculory Visual Overhaul and, as a result, is not compatible with saves made using the older versions. Major engine and graphical changes have been made which will cause you to crash.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Curious as to what it looks like? Watch the showcases from Dropped Ice Cream and Biggie Boss below.
Owing to the need to clean master files and certain errors with Wabbajack, AVO-NG only supports English Steam versions of Skyrim AE. GOG and other Languages are not supported.
Only, Windows 10 and 11 work with Wabbajack fully. LTSC, special variants, lightened editions or any other modified variant WILL NOT WORK.
AVO-NG requires a mid to high tier modern system to run to it's fullest potential.
Recommended for 1080p/60fps:
- i7 9700k or AMD 3600x
- 16GB DDR4 Ram + 20GB Pagefile
- SSD
- RTX 3060/2070 or AMD RX 6700xt
My specs (1440p 21x9 @ locked 72fps):
- R7 5800x
- 32GB DDR4
- NVME M.2
- RTX 3090 FE
Space required: Approx 185GB (Downloads included)
NOTE: AMD RX 580 and HDD installations are not supported.
Installing AVO-NG 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-NG, 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.
- Fully disable OneDrive and any other programs which hook into user file areas.
- Reinstall Skyrim into a location that is not Program files. Somewhere like
C:\Gamesis a good location. If you only have one drive, look into LostDragonist's SteamLibrary tool. - Start the game once and let it do the graphics check. Do not worry about the settings as it will be replaced during installation.
- 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-NG 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-NG and wait for it to download.
- Set the installation folder to be somewhere like C:\Games\AVONG. 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.
AVO-NG utilises a Wabbajack technology called Stock Game. What this essentially does is create a copy of your Skyrim installation within the installation location of the list. This enables greater compatability with other mod-lists.
AVO-NG uses Obsidian weathers for its weather mod and the full Lux suite for lighting improvements. By default, the list uses Rudy ENB for Obsidian which has had some minor tweaks to get it match perfectly. If you wish to change the ENB, an ENB manager is included to facilitate this.
NOTE: Screenshots save to AVONG/Game Root.
Head over to the installation folder and locate an executable named ModOrganizer.exe and launch it. Once it's launched, there will be a dropdown box on the top right and a big Run button next to it. Run the program named ENB Organizer from Mod Organizer 2.
If the image below comes up, simply press OK. It is nothing to be concerned about.
On the left hand side of the application, above the plus icon there is a symbol showing three lines.
Click on the symbol and the menu should appear. The menu should look like this:
Click on Presets and it will take you to the presets area. To activate/deactivate an item, simply press on the slider.
NOTE: This may look different to the picture below.
For adding your own presets and more details, take a look at ENB Organizer for more information.
To enable 21x9 ultrawide support, activate the mods under 21x9 user interface. NOTE: Resolutions outside of 21x9 and 16x9 are NOT supported.
Open the installation folder and double click on the program called ModOrganizer.exe.
Make sure the dropdown box on the right is set to SKSE and press the Run button.
AVO-NG has no required MCM options to be selected, however there are a few recommended ones.
- Mists of Tamriel
- Volumetric Mists -> Subtle
- SmoothCam
- Load Preset
You are welcome to change any others to achieve your desired setup.
By default, AVO-NG uses Optional Quick Start to bypass the starting sequence of the game and spawn you into the Helgen tunnel. The equipment chest has been custom configured for the list to provide a range of starting equipment.
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.
Please see Adding mods to AVONG for a brief rundown on how to add mods. NOTE: NO SUPPORT IS PROVIDED FOR MODIFIED INSTALLS.
- YOU for reading this.
- The Animonculory Team.
- Noggog for Mutagen.
- xSlim for Proofreeading 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)
- 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/KFC - Senior Management Team
- DestinySlayer - Dev Team, Testing & Community Engagement (Author of Krahven)
- Abandoned by Arkay - Dev Team & Testing (Author of DNGG)
- Astro - Dev Team & Testing