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Aethernautics- A Space Travel Mod

Your favorite space mod is back! This is a quest mod that adds several new areas, a new weapon type, new armors, new enemies, and of course, a spaceship that has space travel! Now with extra features and fixes by me!

DISCLAIMER: I did get permission to upload this mod from Trainwiz himself because we’re butt buddies. New features and bug fixes were also added by me!!! Also with permission YAY!!!

“Visit to Aetherius occur even less frequently than to Oblivion, for the void is a long expanse and only the stars offer portal for aetherial travel, or the judicious use of magic. The expeditions of the Reman Dynasty and the Sun Birds of Alinor are the most famous attempts in our histories, and it is a cosmic irony that both of them were eventually dissolved for the same reason: the untenable expenditures required to reach magic by magicka.” -Imperial Geographical Society

Though thought impossible by lesser minds, the study and practice of travels to other realms via physical travel was long ago practiced by the great races of old. To them, it was known as mananautics, aethernautics, and “Screw this, this rocketry stuff is too hard let’s go kill babies”. To us, it is known as space travel. While time has done its work on the Altmer and Imperials, their ancient starships lost to history and apathy, there have emerged rumors of the third race, the Dwemer, and their lost practices. They say in the deep mountains lies an enormous ruin, holding within a fantastic ship capable of traveling to other worlds, and to an adventure worthy enough to fight their way through the defenses of this lost complex and reactivate this machine, it would be an unimaginable treasure. The last Aethership! A worthy prize for mage and warrior and thief alike!

NEW FEATURES AND BUG FIXES ____________________________________________________

-Added NPCs to the Clockwork City -The ship can be your home now! -Stopped respawning chests in the player house -Fixed clipping issues in the maintenance shafts -Fixed harquebus speed

FEATURES ____________________________________________________

-A large, open dungeon for the player to explore, filled with traps, lava, and a new type of centurion -An unmarked quest to discover and reactivate the lost Aethership -A new type of weapon, harquebuses (guns)! Five available types can be found, and come complete with rifle sounds and effects. The available types are the Ohmic Harquebus, the Heavy Harquebus, the standard rifle, the Magmatic Harquebus, and the Aetherial Arquebus. -Once you reactivate it, the player may use the aethership as their own. It comes complete with cargo and docking bays, engineering and maintainence shafts, weapon systems, and even a full bridge with a captain’s chair. The ship may also be used as a player home, and quarters are provided with basic services. -The ability to use your ship to call down orbital strikes. -The ability to use your ship to travel to other planes, such as Sotha Sil and Masser, one of Nirn’s moons. -Your very own space helmet and space suit, courtesy of the last Dwemer aethernauts.

TROUBLESHOOTING, COMPATABILITY AND TIPS _____________________________________________________ -Read the notes and pay attention! This quest is unmarked, and as such you’re going to actually have to use that thing you call a brain! Shocking I know, and it might be difficult, but I believe in you (I don’t actually). -As far as I know, this mod doesn’t conflict with anything, and the changes to the vanilla world are minimal. -As you might expect, this does in fact, require Dawnguard, so if you yell in the comments how you’re missing a ‘mod clled dwgnard’ you will be ignored. Don’t try it, because I know you want to. Don’t ask me to make a non-dawnguard version because I will rip on you for being one of the dumbest people in existence, which you will be if you make a comment like that. -Be sure to save often, many times you’ll find yourself in difficult or precarious positions, and it might help to reload earlier saves! –Other areas in the ship, such as the maintenance shaft and captain’s quarters, only open after you’ve launched the ship. -I recommend finding how to fix navigation before leaving the ship (the tonal pad platform) to go back to Tamriel. Other than that you’re fine. If you do end up leaving the ship, you’ll have to open the console and type ‘player.coc _an_aethership_bridge’ to get back. -Followers won’t work in the dungeon or aboard the ship, the platforming sections are just too nuts for them. However they may still run around on the bridge. -Currently, Masser and Sotha Sil are just there for the sake of being there, they don’t do anything cool or special, besides being moons. -Those levers are the bridge don’t do much. Well a few do, but I’m not saying which. Have fun.

SPECIAL THANKS AND CREDITS _____________________________________________________ To Guardly for re-uploading and adding fixes To Dem Waifus, for testing To mahty, for the base harquebus mesh and also for figuring out how to cleverly make these things To Neil Armstrong, because space is something associated with you and also you died soon before I released this, which kind of makes me sad and also sort of makes this a tribute I guess? To Star Trek, for some sounds To Riddle, for helping with the Aethernaut helm To somevagrant, for the Aethernaut symbol. To rahman530, for his dwemer robes, which became the base for the aethernaut suit

CLOSING WORDS _____________________________________________________ While making this mod, I had to undergo serious bonegrafting surgery and pretty much ended up on medications for the entire first week I made this, then I had to suddenly have my appendix removed. So I had two major surgeries, and their subsequent recoveries, and I still finished this in less than two weeks. Other modders, get on my level.

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Skyrim in space can happen right now without starfield.

Todd Howard's "Skyrim in space" Starfield pitch drew the attention of many gamers. Luckily, that combo can be achieved before Starfield's release.

Fans of Bethesda's prestigious open-world RPGs are anticipating some Skyrim -esque content in the upcoming  Starfield , but those players don't have to wait for this mash-up thanks to mods. Cool and creative mods are nothing new for this latest  Elder Scrolls  entry, as it is still being supported by modders to this day. A recent example of this support came in the form of the miraculous dog-petting mod for Skyrim VR , showing just how active this modding community is.

Thanks to a generous degree of commitment, talent, and hard work,  Skyrim  has been graced with countless immersive and expansive mods over the years. These mods can range from minor tweaks and enhancements such as weapon reskins or VFX improvements all the way to complete overhauls of the game, with last year's  The Forgotten City  actually directly stemming from one such mod. This level of community support is present in several Bethesda Game Studios releases, and there is little reason to believe that things will be different upon the eventual release of  Starfield .

Related:  How Starfield Can Be Different Than The Outer Worlds & No Man’s Sky

While fans wait for the  Cyberpunk 2077 -inspired Starfield to come out, they can check out a mod from NexusMods user trainwiz . This mod, entitled " Aethernautics- A Space Travel Mod " promises to expand  Skyrim  with a unique take on space exploration and science fiction. Gamers anxious for the release of  Starfield  might want to check out this mod for a small taste of what the future might have to offer.

What Skyrim's Aethernautics Mod Adds

This hefty mod will grant players access to numerous new pieces of content, including an all-new quest line to find an Aethership, which can subsequently be used as a home base. Through this ship, players can visit new areas that are steeped in cosmic mystery. Other additions, like the ability to call in airstrikes and an array of unique armor and weaponry, have also been included. All of this is backed by original lore from trainwiz.

Aethernautics, along with other huge overhauls like the  Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Skyblivion mod , shows what this game's modding community is capable of. Through a mix of technical know-how and creativity, players have been able to realize entirely new worlds and experiences through the base game of  Skyrim , which can offer a taste of what  Starfield  might look like when it comes to PC and Xbox consoles. While this is only one mod, it's a great example of how players can use  The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim  to craft original pieces of content, and will likely inspire others to put together science-fiction mods ahead of  Starfield 's November 11 release.

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Here's how to turn Skyrim into the year's 3 biggest games with the power of mods to beat inflation and save money

Break your games, not the bank.

We live in tough times. Inflation is high, temperatures are low, my breath fogs in my home and Baldur's Gate 3 costs $60/£50. I can't do much about most of those—though I'm working on a scheme to drive inflation down by burning several billion dollars KLF-style—but that last one? I can help with that last one.

Games are expensive , and only getting expensive-r. And with the world in the state it's in, who but the very richest of us can fork over a full $60, perhaps $70, for the latest and greatest videogame doodad? You and me? As if.

But we don't need them, because lurking in our Steam libraries are like four distinct releases of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, the most malleable videogame on Earth. With a little bit of ingenuity and a Nexus Mods account, we can turn Todd's opus into any game we choose completely for free with Skyrim mods . There's no difference!*

So, below you will find my endeavours to turn Skyrim into three of the biggest games of the year: Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield, and Counter-Strike 2. They're gonna come lock me up, because I'm cracking this videogame thing wide open.

*There is some difference.

Baldur's Gate 3

Skyrim already has both dungeons and dragons in it, so there's essentially no difference between this year's greatest RPG and 2011's. Throw a few mods in and your experience will be practically indistinguishable.

But which mods? Well, to me, the beating heart of BG3 is its companions, meaning I needed to assemble a crew of complex and nuanced characters to accompany me on my travels around Faerûn. All I had to do was boil three or four BG3 party members down to their most fundamental traits—Shadowheart (healer), Karlach (big), Lae'zel (green), and Gale (British)—and find modded companions that captured them.

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Easy as pie. First up was Atlana , a "half giantess warrior companion" who seemed a suitable stand-in for Karlach. Atlana hangs out in Jarl Balgruuf's abode in Whiterun and is easily identifiable due to being the size of a Ford Escort.

Wait. Something's wrong.

Just around the corner from Atlana lies our Gale substitute: Mage Guy Follower . Gale is a mage, a guy, and a follower, so I really feel like I knocked it out of the park with this one, but we ran into some difficulties when it came to actually getting him on board. All my attempts to entreat Mage Guy Follower were met with the same canned line: "How ArE yew DEW-in'? Don't answer that, I know you're GREAT now I'M here-yuh!"

The similarity to the true Gale was spooky, but I eventually had to abandon my scheme to get Mage Guy into my party. Atlana had become stuck in a doorway and Balgruuf's Dunmer aide-de-camp kept trying to get me to participate in the main plot, both of which were taking a significant toll on my mental health. Oh well: A proper BG3 party has three people in it plus the player character, meaning Gale, sorry, Mage Guy Follower would have been a fifth wheel anyway.

Picking up our Lae'zel and Shadowheart understudies was much smoother sailing. The former was played by Keema the young female Argonian warrior , indistinguishable from Lae'zel to anyone who has never met Lae'zel, while the latter was embodied by Uzuki–Follower or Standalone Follower–Healer Type . Which, look, I don't know. Maybe Shadowheart got into the JET Programme ? The important thing is she was a black-haired lady with healing spells.

I had gathered my party, now it was time to venture forth. Almost. Actually, what I did first was install two other mods: Dungeons And Dragons—Weapon Pack , which added all sorts of D&D-flavoured armaments into the game that I later learned I couldn't actually use, and Pestilence—Diseases of Tamriel . 

Why the latter? Because the cherry on the parfait that is Baldur's Gate 3 is your party's shared illness: Brain-eating tadpoles that live behind your eyes. Pestilence didn't add that, but it did let me give myself "Swamp Fever," which I figure is pretty much the same thing.

It was time for our mission. I, Atlana, Keema, and Uzuki would be venturing to Solstheim, home of the fearsome Mind Flayers and their dread nautiloid, to finally vanquish their threat once and for all.

Or, you know, near enough. This is the point at which OctopusAndSquidEnemies came into play. For reasons unknown to me, perhaps a lack of stick-to-it-iveness and frontier spirit, I couldn't find any genuine Mind Flayer mods on the Skyrim Special Edition Nexus. 

But no matter, OctopusAndSquidEnemies adds a cabal of cephalopod villains for Atlana and company to triumph over, saving the day for Baldur's Gate and foiling the Elder Brain's plot to, um, establish a McDonald's play area on the east coast of Solstheim. Scary stuff.

Verisimilitude: Practically indistinguishable from BG3. Fun factor: Game of the year. Money saved:  $60/£50

How do you capture the essence of over a thousand planets? How do you boil down a galaxy to its raw minerals? How do you create a spacefaring epic within the confines of a rollocking fantasy RPG? In short, what mixture of ingredients do you need to draw the quintessential Starfield experience from Skyrim?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that Skyrim and Starfield are already remarkably similar games on a technical level, transmuting Tamriel into the Milky Way was easy. The first thing on my list of necessary mods, after The Cowboy Hat , was SUPERSAFE DWARVEN ROCKET BOOTS , which improve on Starfield's default jetpack by launching you headfirst at speed towards any location you press Z on.

Then I added in the Lore Friendly Guns of Skyrim , which adds a terrifyingly large arsenal of arquebuses and blunderbusses to Skyrim's default roster of weapons, and went on my merry way, Dwemer shotgun in hand.

Where did I go, you ask? Up, mostly. As if anticipating my mission, a modder named Marfleet1987 created something called the Skyrim Space Project 2.0 , a lofty name for a tool that catapults you into the stratosphere whenever you get tired of this long beige Earth.

But that's not enough, is it? There's more to Starfield than going up quickly. You have to remain there. Ideally in some kind of contraption. Luckily, Nexus has just the thing.

Aethernautics—A Space Travel Mod is, quite beautifully, made by the same modder who spends a lot of time putting Thomas the Tank Engine into things and turning dragons into Ohio and what-have-you. It's a little more fleshed-out than those mods, though. In essence, it adds an enormous Dwemer starship you can claim ownership of at the end of a long dungeon, which I duly shot my way through using the power Sam Colt gave me.

The starship itself is cavernous, far bigger than any of the rickety space-winnebagos you can roost in throughout Starfield. It has multiple enormous decks, seating and switchboards for a crew of hundreds, on-board weapons you can summon on your away missions, and the ability to navigate between planes.

I think it might actually be better than Starfield.

It's not perfect, of course. My first hyperspace jump left me hanging in an empty void, which was disconcerting enough, but even worse was the fact a postman had somehow managed to manifest on top of my ship as it dangled in space, dropping off some kind of letter before disappearing when I turned away. It all got a bit Event Horizon.

But never mind that. A quick jaunt to the engineering deck later and my navigation systems were fully prepared, allowing me to jump between an impressively long list of destinations. I don't actually remember which one I picked, so giddy was I with the promise of exploration, but I think it may have been Morrowind's clockwork city of Sotha Sil.

Now, "The clockwork city of Sotha Sil" is an incredibly evocative phrase, and one that only becomes more powerful when you learn Sotha Sil is also the name of mechanist mortal-turned-god who runs the joint, so you'd probably have high expectations about what you'll find when you get there.

So, yeah, bad news. It was more a network of brass pipes than anything resembling a city, like a massive exhibit someone had set up at a plumbing trade show. There was no one there, there was nothing to do, and once I got tired of looking at the pretty skybox I quickly returned to my craft and went home.

Mission accomplished: Skyrim is now Starfield.

Verisimilitude: Basically the same game. Fun factor: +10 for the rocket boots, -10 for the empty planets. Money saved: $70/£60, plus who-knows-how-much in DLC.

Counter-Strike 2

Now I know what you're thinking. Isn't CS2 free-to-play? Yes, but you'll only be in there for so long before the dread hand of crates reaches into your soul and pulls out all your base parts, compelling you to drop megabucks on a 0.00000079% chance of obtaining some kind of lustrous karambit, whatever that is.

Skyrim, on the other hand, wants nothing from you anymore, making it a far safer choice for those of us prone to betting everything on black. Also, it's bizarrely easy to turn this fantasy RPG into a counter-terrorism-themed FPS, and that's not an opportunity a man like me passes up on.

First up on our CS2 modlist is, what else? TB's Improved Smoke . It doesn't quite approximate CS2's puffy, comfy-looking clouds, but it's a marked improvement over Skyrim's default wisps.

It's bizarrely easy to turn this fantasy RPG into a counter-terrorism-themed FPS

Next up, we need a bomb to plant. I originally tried out Explosives Remastered As A Static—SSE , which just leaves a barrel of dynamite somewhere in Riften, but it turned out I got the wrong end of the stick. Those bombs were just models for other modders to use, meaning my attempt to plant one at Jarl Balgruuf's feet just ended up being littering with intent.

But we don't give up around these parts. Let me introduce you to Skyrim SE AE—Modern Weapons V80 4k Edition , which has perhaps the hardest screenshot ever taken in Skyrim on its gallery page on Nexus Mods.

This thing is absurd. While installing it, I was presented with a fully in-universe justification for why modern military weaponry had suddenly manifested in Skyrim (I didn't really read it, but it had something to do with the Japanese Self-Defence Forces and a wormhole). In-game, it adds a list of weapons to Skyrim's crafting system that's so long I eventually gave up scrolling through it. I think it may be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

So, gold-plated, banana-themed AK-47 in hand, I set about creating a match of CS2 in Whiterun. This was easier than you might think. First up, I installed Face Masks of Skyrim to turn myself and my cohort into convincing terrorist scum. Then, lacking much in the way of gas masks and brusque Scottish accents, I installed Russian Police and Militsya in Skyrim—Guard Armor Replacer , which does absolutely nothing but add a small patch reading either "Politsiya" or "Militsiya" to the game's default guard armour. Close enough? Close enough.

Then I cloned myself four times using the console, handed the clones AKs, and began a countdown. Our mission? To shoot our way up to Dragonsreach and hit Jarl Balgruuf with a deployed explosive, which so far as I could tell basically approximates the experience of planting a bomb as the terrorist team in CS2.

It was a flawless plan right up until it began. Hitting the end of my countdown, I initiated proceedings by rattling the nearest guard with a full clip from my AK, turning the town hostile and getting this Counter-Strike show on the road. Unforeseeably, all four of my teammates at this point suffered simultaneous mental breaks, quailing that they didn't want to die and immediately leaving Whiterun via the door behind us when we started.

To be fair, it's my understanding that playing public matches of CS2 can go very much the same way.

But no matter, because with my AK, flashbangs, and a handy-dandy rocket-propelled grenade, I was able to make short work on the guards on the way to Balgruuf's house. Kicking open the door, I levelled my RPG (which is basically a bomb with an engine, when you think about it) at the tyrant and fired. Game over. Terrorists win.

Versimilitude: I'm not sure if I've remade Counter-Strike 2 or the section of Cyberpunk where you play Johnny Silverhand as he assaults Arasaka Tower. Either way it was great. Fun factor: Did you see that bear screenshot? Money saved : Infinite.

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50 Best Skyrim Mods In 2024

By Joey Carr on April 18, 2024 at 11:28AM PDT

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the game that built the foundation for the modding community. Released in 2011, Skyrim was an immediate commercial and critical success, surpassing all expectations and redefining what an open-world game could be. Over the years, it has kept a thriving player base as well as a fantastic modding community, with players able to download thousands of unique mods.

However, not all mods are created equal and there are some that you should prioritize downloading over others. Today, we'll be going over the 50 best mods you can download in Skyrim, which range from gameplay mods to massive DLC-sized mods.

As a note, this list includes mods for both the base version of Skyrim and the Special Edition version, as the mods are slightly different for both editions. You can click the link for each mod to see what edition it's specified for.

Created by: SkyUI Team

Up first, we have arguably the most recognizable mod for Skyrim of all time. SkyUI is available for both the base version and the Special Edition and it's largely meant for PC players. It completely changes the interface and adds a plethora of features users can take advantage of when they're browsing all of the in-game menus.

Skyrim 202X

Created by: Pfuscher

Next up is Skyrim 202X , which is by far the most downloaded mod for the Special Edition of Skyrim. This mod adds high-resolution textures to a number of different objects in the game, including full-scale cities, dungeons, weapons and armor, and much more. You won't even recognize Skyrim after downloading this mod, even with the Special Edition's new coat of paint.

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch

Created by: The Unofficial Patch Project Team

We're sticking to the top overall mods for the Special Edition for now, as the Unofficial Patch is the second-most downloaded mod on Nexus Mods. As you can likely tell from the mod's title, the Unofficial Patch does its best to get rid of every major bug left behind by the developers. While there are still some nagging bugs left behind, your copy of the Special Edition won't feature nearly as many issues when you have the mod installed.

Immersive Armors

Created by: Hothtrooper44

Immersive Armors is the first mod for the base version of Skyrim on this list, aside from SkyUI. The mod completely overhauls the armor system in Skyrim, adding dozens of new armor sets that are flawlessly added to the world so your immersion isn't broken. In addition to new armor sets, you can also find new types of armor and clothing, such as capes, earrings, eye patches, and more. All of the new armor can be crafted, but you can also find all of it through various means in Skyrim.

A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map

Created by: User_3142012

If you're a longtime Skyrim player, you likely know how confusing the default map can be. It's difficult to pinpoint where you are and where certain cities and points of interest are located. With the Quality World Map mod, you can customize how you see your map in Skyrim. The main selling point of the mod is the hand-drawn roads, allowing you to see how to get to places much easier. The mod also features different types of mods, including a paper map and one with higher textures.

Created by: Expired

The default character creator in Skyrim is quite substantial, letting you customize your character down to their facial features. However, if you want to go even more in-depth, you need the RaceMenu mod, which opens up a world of new possibilities for the character creator. You can customize your character even further, adding body paints, revamped facial features, and better-looking character models in general. You can download RaceMenu for any version of Skyrim.

ImmersiveWeapons

Created by: Hothtrooper44, Ironman5000, and Eckss

We couldn't add the ImmersiveArmor mod without also including the ImmersiveWeapons mod. Designed for the base version of Skyrim, this mod does the exact same thing as the ImmersiveArmor mod, only this time with weapons. You can find all new weapons, either through crafting or in the world, and fresh variants of the weapons you know and love. Both of these weapons are 100% lore-friendly and only add to your Skyrim experience.

Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim

Created by: Enai Siaion

The perk system in Skyrim is widely considered to be one of the weaker points of the game, featuring a convoluted system and some unnecessary clunkiness to the character-building. With the Ordinator- Perks of Skyrim mod, you can actually enjoy unlocking new perks. The mod overhauls the perk system, revamping every single perk tree and allowing for a larger variety of character builds. There are 469 new perks with the mod, so this can completely alter any previous experience you have with Skyrim.

JK's Skyrim

Created by: Jkrojmal and Teabag86

Are you tired of the same old cities and towns in Skyrim? In addition to downloading a texture pack mod like Skyrim 202X, you can also install JK's Skyrim , which enhances Skyrim's cities to a new level. Locations like Whiterun, Solitude, Markarth, and others are overhauled visually, making them look much more distinguished. There are over a dozen locations enhanced with the mod.

Relationship Dialogue Overhaul

Created by: cloudedtruth

If you're fed up with hearing the same old lines of dialogue from Skyrim's NPCs, then you need to download the Relationship Dialogue Overhaul mod. This single mod adds over 5,000 lines of unique dialogue for dozens of NPCs and uses the characters' same voices. In addition to completely new dialogue, there's also cut dialogue added that's in the game files, but has never been heard in the base game.

Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim

After a while, the magicka system in Skyrim can grow boring if you've played through the game a few times. Luckily, the Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim mod exists, adding 155 new spells into the game, as well as new visuals and animations. All of these new spells are lore-friendly and can be accessed in a few different ways, including through scrolls, staves, vendors, and more. The new spells are added across the different magicka branches (Restoration, Destruction, etc.).

Alternate Start - Live Another Life

Created by: Arthmoor

One easy way to experience Skyrim differently is to change up the opening sequence. While several mods offer an altered version to the start of the game, the Alternate Start - Live Another Life mod is my personal favorite. It sees your character thrown into a dungeon and clinging to life when something magical happens. The mod still allows you to pick your character and you'll be able to select certain choices that have an impact on the rest of the game.

Beyond Skyrim - Bruma

Created by: The Beyond Skyrim - Cyrodiil Development Team

Beyond Skyrim - Bruma is a DLC-sized mod that allows you to travel to the very northern part of Cyrodiil and explore the county of Bruma. There are Ayleid ruins to go through, NPCs to speak to, and enemies to defeat throughout the newly explorable area. This mod is larger than the Dragonborn DLC in terms of size and scope, so it's one you don't want to miss out on as a hardcore Skyrim fan.

The Dance of Death - A Killmove Mod

Created by: DaedalusAI

An underrated aspect of the combat system in Skyrim is the killmoves, which allow you to eliminate an enemy in a unique way. With The Dance of Death mod, you gain access to several different killmoves previously inaccessible in Skyrim. You also have more control of what killmove you perform, which doesn't sound like a big deal but it can really change up your combat experience.

Convenient Horses

Created by: Alek

Convenient Horses is the best horse mod for Skyrim, allowing you to customize your mount to a completely new degree. You can now equip horse armor, whistle for your horse to come to you, store items on your horse, and gather materials while on horseback. Your followers now also have access to a horse as well as all of the other features I just mentioned. Your horse even has access to a charge attack and faster dismounts, making them viable for combat in Skyrim.

Skyrim Immersive Creatures

Created by: lifestorock and jackstarr

Another way you can change up your Skyrim experience is through a new onslaught of enemy creatures. The Immersive Creatures mod adds dozens of new enemies to see and fight in Skyrim, as well as adding fresh variations to existing enemies. There are all sorts of creatures to find, including some in dungeons, in and around the water, and on land.

Deadly Dragons

Created by: 3JIou and Redshift

Let's face it, dragon fights can get really old, really quickly in Skyrim. After your first couple of dragon encounters, they all start to mix together. Fortunately, you can download the Deadly Dragons mod to turn any dragon encounter into one to remember. This mod gives different dragons varying health, damage rates, types, and abilities. No one dragon fight will feel the same after downloading the mod and you'll actually be presented with a challenge during each encounter.

Amazing Follower Tweaks

Created by: Dheuster

The follower system in Skyrim feels extremely outdated if you play in 2024, especially after experiencing games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Dragon's Dogma 2. That's why mods such as Amazing Follower Tweaks exist, which aims to revamp the entire follower system. With the mod, you can have multiple followers, manage their inventories, outfits, weapons, and even level them up. New follower types are also added, so you can have a vampire, werewolf, bear, or other creature as a follower. This mod does much more than that as well, so it's well worth a try.

Created by: AlexanderJVelicky

Falskaar is one of the most successful large-scale mods in Skyrim's history. It adds a totally new explorable area to the map and over 20 hours of gameplay, including newly voiced NPCs, fresh quests, and several dungeons to explore. The quests are not considered canon, but they are well-done and keep your attention while exploring the new locations. If you're looking for some new DLC to consume in Skyrim, Falskaar should be one of your first stops.

Lucien - Immersive Fully Voiced Male Follower

Created by: Joseph Russell

While you can always pick up a follower along your journey in Skyrim, why not save yourself the trouble and add a premade one? Lucien is a male follower who comes with several perks, such as a level-up system, 5,000 lines of dialogue, and more. As you progress in Skyrim, so will Lucien, giving you a true companion to grow with.

Cutting Room Floor

One easy way to add more content to Skyrim is to experience what the developers have already added to the game. However, there are several pieces of content in the game files that never made it to the final build. The Cutting Room Floor mod restores all of this cut content into the full game, allowing you to experience everything the developers designed. This cut content includes new locations for the most part, but there are also new NPCs quests, locations, and items.

Apothecary - An Alchemy Overhaul

Created by: Simon Magus, DeltaRider, and Oreo

We've already included mods to overhaul the perks, magicka, weapons, armor, and followers in Skyrim, so why not Alchemy as well? The Apothecary mod gives you a completely new Alchemy system to master, featuring new effects, recipes, and XP rates, along with a plethora of more features. Whether you're an Alchemy master or someone who never partakes in the system, this mod alters how you'll play the game.

Legacy of the Dragonborn

Created by: icecreamassassin

If you're looking for a complete tectonic shift in how you play Skyrim, you need to download the Legacy of the Dragonborn mod. This mod adds over 100 hours of gameplay, complete with new quests, locations, NPCs, items, and more. It essentially acts as dozens of mods in one, so I don't recommend mixing this mod with others on this list. This mod is best served as a standalone mod that you play through an entire save with.

Better Jumping

Created by: meh321 and z65536

The jumping mechanic is one that truly shows Skyrim's age, as it's totally outdated and almost unusable in today's age. However, with the Better Jumping mod, you can now jump while sprinting, double jump, and adjust how high you jump. It's a small gameplay change, but one that can make a huge difference during any playthrough.

Achievements Mods Enabler

Created by: xSHADOWMANx

One of the major downsides to downloading mods in Skyrim is the inability to earn achievements in-game. If you download the Achievements Mods Enabler mod, though, you can bypass that restriction. This is especially useful for newer players who have yet to earn many of the achievements in Skyrim but still want to use mods.

Campfire - Complete Camping System

Created by: Chesko

Not every mod has to be about constant action, improving visuals, or upgrading your character in Skyrim. Some mods aim to simply increase your immersion, and few do it better than the Campfire mod. This allows you to construct campfires for you and your followers to sit around. The fires can be built brighter and higher with resources you collect around the map and you can use the fire to cook food or interact with your followers with unique dialogue.

Realistic Needs and Diseases

Created by: perseid9

Skyrim can be too easy for many veterans of the game. If you fall into this class, or simply crave a more difficult experience, then you'll want to download the Realistic Needs and Diseases mod. This essentially turns Skyrim into a hardcore survival experience, making it so your character needs to eat, sleep, rest, drink, and do everything else a human requires. You can also be infected with diseases that need to be cured, otherwise you'll perish.

Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival

Building off the Realistic Needs and Diseases mod comes the Frostall mod. This adds a cold-weather system to Skyrim that cannot be taken lightly. From frigid temperatures to cold water, you need to be mindful of every surrounding on the map if you want to stay alive. This mod requires the Campfire mod to work, as that's going to be your primary way of staying warm with this mod installed. I don't recommend mixing Frostfall with Realistic Needs and Diseases, though, as the mods might not mix well and are two entirely different experiences.

Breezehome FullyUpgradable

Created by: Sku11M0nkey

There are too many house mods in Skyrim to name, but arguably one of the best overall ones is Breezehome . This installs a wonderfully designed home right inside of Whiterun and features plenty of amenities, including a weapons rack, crafting stations, a follower's room, and more. This version of the mod also allows you to fully upgrade the home to feature even more amenities.

I recommend also looking through Nexus Mods for more home mods, as there are plenty to choose from across every location in Skyrim. You can also download the base Breezehome mod , which doesn't come fully upgraded.

Opulent Thieves Guild

Created by: Sokkvabekk

The Thieves Guild is an immensely popular faction in Skyrim, and the Opulent Thieves Guild mod only enhances your experience with it. The mod overhauls the guild's headquarters as well as the Ragged Flaggon, but only in stages. The locations become better-looking, new NPCs are added, and other fixes are made as you progress through Skryim and the Thieves Guild questline.

TrueHUD - HUD Additions

Created by: Ersh

While some players might not like anything on their HUD in Skyrim, others could lean in the opposite direction. If you're someone who wants more information on their screen, then TrueHUD is a perfect mod for you. The mod adds HUD details such as a boss HP bar, follower bars, and additional widgets that you can freely customize and move around.

Sounds of Skyrim - Civilization

Created by: Cliffworms

Sounds of Skyrim is a simple mod, but can add a significant enhancement to the gameplay and exploration of the game. The mod adds over 200 new sound effects that can be heard in the various cities and towns across the map. Some sounds include weather effects, random NPC noises, and doors opening/closing.

Ars Metallica - Smithing Enhancement

The smithing system in Skyrim leaves plenty to be desired, and the Ars Metallica mod fixes most of the issues players have with the system. It adds the ability to gain XP while mining and smelting, craft arrows and lockpicks, smelt down weapons and armor for resources, and more. You can also craft specific armor depending on what faction you belong to, so you can equip the appropriate gear for a certain quest.

Categorized Favorites Menu

Created by: favmenumodder

Trying to navigate through your favorited items menu in Skyrim can be difficult, especially if you have several items to choose from. The Categorized Favorites Menu takes care of that problem, separating all of your favorited items into distinct categories that are easy to see and pick from. You're also able to fully customize what categories appear on the menu when you go to select a favorited item.

Unread Books Glow

Created by: duggelz

If you're a history buff in Skyrim, then reading all of the available literature spread throughout the game is going to be extra important to you. To simplify the task of reading through every book in the game, you can use the Unread Books Glow mod, which makes books you haven't read before glow a bright color. This allows you to know whether you've read a book or not before interacting with it.

Moonpath to Elsweyr

Created by: MuppetPuppet and An_Old_Sock

True modding veterans of Skyrim might know the Moonpath mod already, but it deserves a place on this list. Moonpath to Elsweyr was one of the first DLC-sized quest mods for Skyrim and still enjoys regular updates to this day. The mod allows you to explore several different environments you can't experience in the base game, including deserts, jungles, and more. There are also new quests to complete, NPCs to meet, and enemies to defeat.

The Forgotten City

Created by: Nick Pearce

The Forgotten City is one of the most expansive and immersive quest mods you can download in Skyrim. It's a roughly eight-hour experience that features an award-winning script based on a murder mystery set in an underground city. You'd be hard-pressed to find a mod more worth your time than The Forgotten City.

Created by: mwilsnd

For anyone who prefers to play Skyrim in third-person mod, the SmoothCam mod is a must-have. The mod allows you to fully customize your third-person camera, giving you better aim and smoother transitions. There are over 100 customizable options with the camera, so you can completely tailor it to your liking.

Helgen Reborn

Created by: Mike Hancho

Helgen is the first location you visit in Skyrim, unless you install the Alternate Start mod, but you never really have to visit it again after the dragon destroys it in the opening minutes of the game. The Helgen Reborn mod aims to rectify that by offering a full voiced-acted experience that sees you restore the town to its former glory and uncover some of its secrets. There's a battle arena, interesting characters, an expansive storyline, and plenty of other sights to see in Helgen Reborn.

Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim

Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim is a lore-friendly religion mod that allows you to worship different dieties in Skyrim. You can pray at shrines and complete objectives for your chosen diety to build a stronger relationship with it that can eventually reward you with new strengths. There are several different dieties you can choose to worship, some of which you'll recognize from previous Elder Scrolls titles.

Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers

Created by: toaDime

The Stones of Barenziah are one of Skyrim's most expansive collectible item. There are 24 total stones on the map that you need to find to complete the "No Stone Unturned" quest. All the Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers mod does is add a small marker above each of the stone's location, making it much easier to spot them. However, one major caveat with the mod is you won't get to see the individual locations of the stones, so this quest still relies on your ability to know their general location.

Wildcat - Combat of Skyrim

If Skyrim's combat system is boring you, I suggest completely changing it up by using the Wildcat combat mod. This overhauls most of the combat elements in the base game and delivers a more seamless experience. Combat features more aggressive and smarter AI along with deadlier attacks, making every move count. To counter the stronger enemies, you can take advantage of timed blocking, which is extremely useful for boss fights.

Immersive College of Winterhold

Created by: Grantyboy050

The College of Winterhold is one of the most stunning locations in Skyrim, but the Immersive mod for the location takes it up a notch. The mod increases visuals across the board, brightening up the entire area and adding improvements to all of its buildings. The characters in and around the college are also overhauled, increasing your immersion when walking throughout the location.

Rich Skyrim Merchants

Created by: Eddie The Eagle

This is about as simple as a mod can be in Skyrim, but Rich Skyrim Merchants makes your life ten times easier. All it does is give the various vendors around the map more gold in their inventory, allowing you to sell a greater number of items to them. This completely eliminates the time spent waiting for a vendor's inventory to restock. The mod allows you to customize how much gold the vendors have, ranging from two, five, or ten times the normal amount.

Archery Gameplay Overhaul

Created by: DServant

If a bow and arrow are your main weapons of choice in Skyrim, then the Archery Gameplay Overhaul mod should be at the top of your list for mods to download. The mod adds a flurry of new features to the archery system, including new animations and effects as well as arrow enchanting. You can now make enemies bleed after shooting them, draw arrows faster, and see new animations when firing in first- and third-person mode, among other things.

Created by: Jonx0r

Wyrmstooth is another DLC-sized quest mod that centers around dragons. As Dragonborn, you're contracted by a company to kill a dragon that's wreaking havoc throughout Skyrim. However, as you progress through the various quests in the mod, you discover the dragon might have some ulterior motives with its destruction. The mod features an entire new area to explore, the ability to buy a castle, new weapons, spells, and other gear, and over 10 hours of gameplay.

Build Your Own Home

Created by: Supernastypants

I already mentioned some house mods previously on this list, but the Build Your Own Home mod is an entirely different beast in Skyrim. The mod gives you the ability to design a home from scratch, letting you customize every inch of the living space. You can choose the house's location, what's inside and outside, how it looks, and everything else in between.

At Your Own Pace

Created by: agd25

At some points during Skyrim's story, you're presented with several different questlines that can be difficult to keep track of. The At Your Own Pace mod tries to fix this by completely revamping all of the questlines in Skyrim. The revamp adds breaks, new ways to role-play, and a general slowdown of the game so you can enjoy everything it has to offer at whatever pace you'd like. You can read more about exactly how the mod achieves this on its Nexus Mods page.

Created by: JKrojmal

Darkend is another DLC-sized mod, but this one doesn't feature any sort of questline. Instead, you travel to a new island, fight never-before-seen enemies, and explore several different areas in the pursuit of a set of ancient weapons. The Soulsborne genre inspires this mod, so don't expect any quest markers or help when you arrive on the mysterious island. You'll have to figure things out for yourself in this punishing, yet rewarding mod.

Thunderchild - Epic Shouts and Immersion

Shouts are an incredibly unique and useful combat mechanic in Skyrim, and the Thunderchild mod enhances your experience with them. The mod adds 29 new shouts that all have different effects as well as several other features to the game. There are even bug fixes for the existing shouts in Skyrim, so this mod is truly an all-encompassing way to experience the mechanic.

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Starfield space travel just got way better thanks to this mod

Starfield space travel just got way better thanks to this mod which adds 50 new events to galactic exploration.

Angharad Redden

In Bethesda’s action RPG Starfield, there is plenty to do across the intergalactic open-world. However, with many players criticising the lack of space combat, one modder has them covered.

Released in 2023, Starfield is Bethesda's latest RPG project that has players join a group of space explorers who must venture to various lands across the galaxy to find mysterious artifacts.

Check out our Starfield review below!

With Starfield receiving quite a mixed overall review from critics and players alike, it is by no means comparable to other Bethesda titles such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout : New Vegas. One such gripe players had was the lack of dynamic space combat and encounters.

To help address this, modder kaosnyrb on Nexus Mods has created Dark Universe, a free downloadable mod that adds 50 brand-new space encounters to Starfield.

“I never felt like space only characters were very viable. This attempts to change that”, they wrote . “This massively increases the amount of space POIs, adding more variety to space gameplay.”

As mentioned, Starfield’s ship gameplay and exploration will now include multiple points of interest to discover and interact with. More specifically, the events will focus on skirmishes between factions including one between The First and The Crimson Fleet.

New encounters you will discover include piracy boarding, faction skirmishes, faction strongholds, lone ships, ships under fire, lost shipments, stranded ships, boss fights and more.

As Starfield’s space explorer, you will discover a variety of fellow ships in distress, in the middle of fights, searching for hope and more. Not only that but there is no time to get lenient as some strong enemies may also be lurking among the stars.

Dark Universe is available to download for free on Nexus Mods and is just one of hundreds of mods ready to add brand-new and exciting combat to your game.

Topics:  Starfield , Bethesda , Mods , PC

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