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Mod Authors

Big Names in Modding and Up-and-Coming Mod Authors to Track

There are a number of names that are well known related to modding Skyrim, and love them or hate them, they are famous/infamous for a reason. Some of these have contributed a few mods, and some have contributed dozens or more. They range in category, scope, and longevity. Mention these names on Reddit or Discord and some will garner compliments and normal discussion, but others will draw out the very opinionated.

(I apologize in advance if there are mod authors that you think are missing from this list. I am relatively new to modding; the game came out in 2011 and I started playing in 2020.) 

(NB Some links are actually ports by others, some mods were created with other authors, and not all of each person’s mods are listed below) 

(And because I am the Queen of Disclaimers, one more: some of these might not be super famous “Big Names” in Skyrim, but they ARE all mod authors that I know by name…and again I am a modding infant…so that’s saying something.)

aers

aers

apachii

apachii

Arthmoor

Arthmoor (Nexus Interview)

Caliente

Caliente

Chesko

Chesko (Nexus Interview)

ClearanceClarence

ClearanceClarence

DarkFox127

DarkFox127 (Nexus Interview)

DeserterX

DeserterX (Nexus Interview)

Elianora

Elianora (Nexus Interview)

ElminsterAU

ElminsterAU (Nexus Interview)

ElSopa

ElSopa (Nexus Interview)

Emma

Emma

Vilja in Skyrim (LE|SE)

EnaiSiaion

EnaiSiaion (Nexus Interview)

DServant

DServant

fadingsignal

fadingsignal (Nexus Interviews)

FrankFamily

FrankFamily (aka Borx25) (Nexus Interview)

Gamwich

Gamwich

Gopher

Gopher

hothtrooper44

hothtrooper44 (Nexus Interview)

icecreamassassin

icecreamassassin

InsanitySorrow

InsanitySorrow

isoku

isoku

johnrose81

johnrose81

johnskyrim

johnskyrim

JosephRussell

JosephRussell (Nexus Interview)

jkrojmal

jkrojmal (Nexus Interview)

Kajuan

Kajuan

Kalilies

Kalilies (Nexus Interview)

kryptopyr

kryptopyr

LeanWolf

LeanWolf

mannygt

mannygt

matortheeternal

matortheeternal

meh321

meh321

MihailMods

MihailMods (Nexus Interview)

missjennabee

missjennabee

MystiriousDawn

MystiriousDawn

nazenn

nazenn

NordwarUA

NordwarUA

opusGlass

opusGlass

perseid9

perseid9

Pfuscher

Pfuscher

powerofthree

powerofthree

Qwinn

Qwinn (Nexus Interview)

ramccoid

ramccoid

I’m sad to say that this talented mod author passed away in January 2020, but his work will continue to bring joy to many modders for years to come. Check out the very nice message his grandson has added to the About Me page. And thank you to Shad0wAng3l09 for porting many of his mods to SE!

rudy102

rudy102

sheson

sheson

Shiva182

Shiva182

SimonMagus616

SimonMagus616

Tannin42

Tannin42

tktk1

tktk1

tonycubed2

tonycubed2

trainwiz

trainwiz

wizkid34

wizkid34

wrinklyninja

wrinklyninja

Zerofrost

Zerofrost

Here are some new(er) mod authors that I am tracking and thought you might like to as well!

aureoy

aureoy

Cooleoj

Cooleoj

DylanJamesWasTaken

DylanJamesWasTaken

Fe4therstone

Fe4therstone

iRetrospect

iRetrospect

Moosmupfel

Moosmupfel

Nachtdaemmerung77 

Nachtdaemmerung77 

Omesean

Omesean

SlimeSire

SlimeSire

Southpawe

Southpawe

Surjamte

Surjamte