Mad God’s Overhaul has a few prerequisites, so before you start downloading hundreds of gigabytes, be sure you’re ready. The requirements are pretty steep, but there are some other excellent lists out there if your PC just can’t cut it.
Hardware Requirements
- For NVIDIA: GeForce RTX 4070, 3080, or better
- For AMD: Radeon RX 7800 XT, 9070 XT, or better
- At least 12 GB of VRAM
- At least 32 GB of system memory
- Internal NVMe storage with 400 GB of free space
The GPUs listed here are the desktop versions. The list is not nearly as widely tested on laptops. If you have a super high-end mobile GPU, perhaps an RTX 5090, you may be able to run MGO.
If your hardware is up to the task, you will still not be able to download, install, and run the game unless you can meet the following software requirements.
Software Requirements
You must…
- Have a legal copy of Skyrim VR from Steam. Pirated copies will not work.
- Move Skyrim VR out of the C:\Program Files (x86) folder to avoid issues with Windows Defender and other antivirus products ( instructions )
- Set Skyrim VR’s language to English
- Download and install the latest Visual C++ Redistributable for X64
- Download and install the latest .NET X64 run-time
You will need to reboot your PC after you’ve installed the two runtimes.
You may be able to install MGO without fulfilling the next set of requirements, but it may be unplayable.
Other Requirements
You must…
- Increase virtual memory to 40GB or more (instructions)
- NVIDIA only: Set shader cache to 10GB or more in NVIDIA Control Panel (instructions)
You’ll find that the MGO community is both friendly and helpful, but please be certain that you’ve met all of the above requirements before asking for help.