The game on vanilla looks very pretty - obviously it can be enhanced, but I've very happy with the way it looks. Feels right.

I use the official High Res texture packs 1, 2, and 3 and I think the game looks great with just those, thanks Bethesda.

Small update

I just enabled the HD dlc, installed the unofficial patch for it and installed SMIM

I also installed unp and some armor replacers as well. Let's see how this works.

Might try the realvision enb a lot of people keep talking about

This is like saying a hot fudge sundae does not need a cherry......true, but..

Never ate a sundae so I wouldn't know. Don't know if Sweden got those.

Realvision Enb is definitely the best enb. While Enbs do make your game look crazy especially in places with lots of lighting, from my experience it's a very easy way of getting your computer molag balled (if you know what I mean )

On PC I deffinately do, but usually for stuff like textures/lighting. Keeping it the same color tone as vanilla, but modern tech. *shrug*

I guess it depends how you play. I sit down at taverns and drink stuff so I stare at textures for prolonged amounts of time

Also I go and sit beside trees in the forest. So HD textures are more important

Ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Hmm, sounds pretty tasty imo save for the cherry. Not too keen on those

I take back what I said about SMIM. After playing without it, I've noticed how dull and ugly every little thing looks. I didn't think I'd notice anything but I certainly feel at home using it.