Skyrim: Vanilla plus Survival Mode + Graphics mods - No DLC confusion.
Hey Reddit, I'm getting back into Skyrim and want a pure experience.
I'll be playing on Legendary difficulty with Survival Mode turned on, and here's why I want to keep things strictly vanilla:
1) I want to disable the DLCs because I don't want the hassle of figuring out if quests or armor are part of the base game or a DLC.
2) I want to disable any content that makes the game easier, like backpacks or mods that add spells at the start.
I have two main possibilities in mind:
1. Get the Anniversary Edition and try to disable all gamplay content and DLCs I don't want, but I need to know if this is possible and if someone can provide a list.
2. Get the Special Edition, activate only the Survival Mode, but I would also need to install visual mods separately, which seems like a tedious task.
How can I set this up perfectly?"
Posted Jun 27, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC