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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

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Timeless Classic Skyrim Mods 

Skyrim Landscape Mods 2026 (Including Water Mods)

Best Weapon Mods For Skyrim in 2026 (Top 5 List)

Best Armor Mods for Skyrim in 2026

Hello! In my last Guide I talked about most important cheats you'll need in Oblivion Remastered. I figured I make a short list for perks and skills as well since that pops up often when trying out different builds. So here we go:

Generally you use player.addskill "SkillName" like&nbsp;player.addskill Acrobatics 10

That's fine unless you need to add a complete perk to your characters in which case you have to memorize the perk IDs in order to use this command. Here is a list with all PerkIDs:

So for instance, if you'd like to become a Vampire (which I don't recommend) you can do player.addperk 00000016

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Perk Console Commands for Oblivion Remastered

Ever needed a little list of console commands for the new Oblivion remastered? Don't worry, I made a little list down below you can use if you&nbsp; ever feel the need to cheat a little gold or something else :)

Will eventually extend the list soon but these are the most important commands you should know. Let me know in the comments if anything is missing!

Most Important Oblivion Remastered Console Commands

Decided to make this a somewhat weekly series, I'm gonna showcase some cool mods I have found on nexus mods for Skyrim in 2025. Hope you like the list!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119719">Nexus Mods</a>

You want cool river stones in the game? This mod gives you all. With Vanaheimer - River and Coast LE you will get new textures for the river and coast of those. Pretty nice stuff and looks natural even in vanilla.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119758">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod is as straightforward as it can be. Medieval Iron Arrows and Quiver&nbsp;is a mod, that will retexture the standard iron arrows and quiver into a more medieval style from the 14-17th century. It's really a eyecatcher and very colorful if you ask me.

If you have read other guides from me, you know that I like the vanilla water of the game. With Skyrim Enhanced the game actually also changed the shaders and textures of the water a bit to make it seem more realistic. There are lots of water mods out there that change the style of the shaders, flow of current and other stuff but I do feel that the game only needs vanilla changes. That's what this mod does. Vanilla Water Reimagined upscales the textures and adds some tweaks to the reflections and sparks. Really all the game needs for water!

Trending Skyrim Mods in March 2025

Hello all. I'm back! Haven't had time recently to write articles but here I am again. Made a little list with mods I have been downloading and playing around with and I'd like to show you all what those are. Hope you enjoy this little list!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119682">Nexus Mods</a>

The first mod in the list is Draugr Warrior Armor. Pretty cool mod if you ask me. It adds a new piece of armor to the game which resembles something from a Draugr Endboss with epic fur at the bottom of the helmet. I like that the armor is blending nicely into the vanilla game since other armor pieces look a bit odd and too "clean".

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119753">Nexus Mods</a>

Since we are talking about armor pieces - I have more. Ancient Imperial Armor adds armor pieces similar to the one of Oblivion guards. I always liked the look of the armor on the guards back then and I do like the implementation of this mod for Skyrim. Must download! Also don't forget to hit the endorsement button on the nexus page, the author deserves every acknowledgement from us.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119716">Nexus Mods</a>

From Armor to Weapons: Everedge Sword adds a Sword to the game with very very sharp textures. It's legit crazy how sharp the sword is even if you look at it closely. It also has PBR like reflections but I'm unsure how the author has done it. Regardless cool looking sword and paired with the above Armor mods really something that looks natural.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/119743">Nexus Mods</a>

I have already covered <a href="https://playguide.gg/guide/best-skyrim-graphics-mods-you-need-to-download-right-now-top-5-list-40">snow in depth on some of my landscape posts</a> but it never hurts to have more mods than few right? If you dislike the snow I have talked about already, then Vanaheimr - Snow LE is the right Snow mod for you. It's more subtle than other mods I have seen in the wild and certainly really cool looking as well. Highly recommended if you like to keep more of the vanilla snow look in the game.

Best Skyrim Mods February 2025

Companions have somewhat of a interesting reputation in the game. A lot of people like them (Lydia) - others find them useless. In my opinon the companion system in vanilla could have been a tad better in terms of leveling since some companions become really useless at some point. But in the early to mid game they are quite useful for carrying items or helping in combat. You can even marry them.

But often I find myself abandonding companions due to AI problems or just the redundance when going into higher levels. I have some mods I'd like to showcase that might help mitigate that problem. Besides those I also have some new companions installed that I like to show aswell.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/14037">Nexus Mods</a>

The start makes UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul. This is a pretty good mod and a must have if you want to add new features to your companions. For instance, you can have up to 15 Followers, Level Up your followers (very important in later stages) and also your followers can ride a horse. The mod has many more features which come in very handy if you really like to have a management system.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/50698">Nexus Mods</a>

Next up is Tame the Beasts of Skyrim 2 which is a much needed mod if you ever had the idea to tame beats as followers. The mod goes beyond than just allowing you to tame all creatures/beats in the game, no you can even train them to make them stronger for later stages. It's pretty cool to think that you can also control a dragon as your pet/follower. Much recommended if you need something new.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40960">Nexus Mods</a>

The last mod in the last is something that has such a big follower base (4k discord members) that it has to be mentioned.&nbsp; Inigo is a companion mod which adds a fully voiced, with unique dialogues, Khajit into the game. There is so much information around this companion that it's hard to condense everything into a simple post like this. I recommend to have a look at the <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40960">nexus page and make an opinion yourself</a> about him. Personally I don't use him as a mod (I'm not the most avid companion player) but I'm sure he will find his place within companion-friendly players.

Interesting Companion Mods for Skyrim

The only Animation Mod you will need for Skyrim

I know this title sounds clickbait but I'm real here. I found the only animation mod you will ever need for Skyrim and it's beautiful. Let me give you a hint: Ragdolls

But Skyrim has a death system which rolls randomly how the model is going to react on death. Often times, it rolls for the spinning death animation which takes the fun out a bit when killing an enemy. Enter No Spinning Death Animation

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1432">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod remedies our every need to see more ragdolls. It gets rid of the spinning death animation which means, it's the mod you need to download right now. Honestly I wouldn't mind to see the spinning death animation sometimes but at the current rate, it's too much. Perhaps there is a mod out there that tunes down the rate?

To pair this, I recommend the Realistic Ragdolls &amp; Force Mod

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1439">Nexus Mods</a>

Honestly I don't feel like that Skyrim needs more "realism" with the ragdolls. There are pretty accurate already and changing every aspect in the game is not something I support. But the videos on the mod page and a <a href="https://i.imgur.com/CTVHEqX.mp4">particular video</a> convinced me. Again, nothing wrong with vanilla but if you have spare performance after the <a href="https://playguide.gg/guide/landscape-mods-for-skyrim-44">many mods I already wrote about</a>, you can give this one a try aswell.

The only Animation Mod you will ever need for Skyrim

Ever looking for landscape mods in Skyrim? Here are some mods showcased that might be worth looking into. For sure there are many popular ones that I have already show cased in my other posts, but I haven't touched on the lesser known ones!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50961">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod has the simple aim to just re-texture trees in Skyrim but without costing reducing performance by like 50%. The creator writes: "I measured an impact of 5 FPS with a disabled FPS limit on my GTX 970. Which is pretty pleasant result."&nbsp; Which is a pretty good result in my opinion. The textures might look a bit too "clean" but that's personal preference again.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/94462">Nexus Mods</a>

Ever wanted a different feeling for the forest in Skyrim? This mod gives you exactly that. With Fable Forests, you can basically change the look and feel of the game entirely. More dense trees, more trees and more of everything regarding forests. There are many options to choose from and the creator claims that the mod isn't taking big hit on performance. Personally, I like the look!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/98552">Nexus Mods</a>

Now we're getting into territory where one might think that we're going back to Oblivion! If you dislike the whitish look of Skyrim (fair), then this mod is for you. Skyland - Green Tunda gives you what some might miss in the game: more Green.

The creator said that the mod was asked for a lot so he took matters into his/her own hands and delievered here. Head over to the <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/98552">Nexus page</a> and have a look yourself if you like to give it a go!

Landscape Mods for Skyrim

Skyrim Graphic Mods You need Right now - Part 2

Skyrim is still a game played by many people. In fact, over 30,000 people play it everyday on average. This is part 2 of the graphics mod series. If you like to view my first guide, you can <a href="https://playguide.gg/guide/best-skyrim-graphics-mods-you-need-to-download-right-now-top-5-list-40">click here</a>. Without further ado, let's get to it!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2424">Nexus Mods</a>

Enhanced Lights and FX has the simple goal to place light sources in a more realism manner like in the sky or a light object source like the sun, to create a more realistic mood in the game. If you take close looks in the vanilla game you will notice that some lighting in the game comes from places where there is not light source or it's just way to bright. This mod addresses this problem by really trying to mimick real-life and not overly illuminating places in the game.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/5870">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod fixes UV mapping errors mostly found in dungeons but also sometimes in other areas of the game. It's kind of like Static Mesh improver since that mod improves both the meshes &amp; textures but this mod focuses more on the dungeons. It's sometimes very subtle and you have to look into details of objects (most of the time you filter UV bugs in your brain) so it's not a must. I think however that it goes hand in hand with Static Mesh Improver and should be used as an addition. Never hurts to fix some (UV) bugs right?

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/21423">Nexus Mods</a>

Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K rextures and changes the architecture of buildings in the game. It also touches land, mountains, hills and generally everything around the cities. It's again very subtle like the other mods and you can only feel the weight if you look into details. Personally I'm a details person so for me this mod adds more immersion. However one should not overdo some of the mods I've already listed since some can hurt the "usability" of the game so to speak.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2182">Nexus Mods</a>

You like good looking water? This mod is for you. Honestly I already like the current flow-based water in the game (Special Edition) but if you like more realistic details, then this mod is exactly what you want. For instance, the flow-based system in Special Edition is applied everywhere, which is physically speaking wrong. It makes some lakes or ponds look weird because the water still has some kind of current even though, there is no "source" where the water is coming from. Besides, the mesh gets improved as well which is also nice.

Best Skyrim Graphics Mods You need to Download right now  - Part 2

You like to play mages in Skyrim? Good! I do too. For that reason, magic mods are a must in my opinion. Here are my personal mods I currently use in my Skyrim config and maybe you'll be convinced to try them out too :)

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1090">Nexus Mods</a>

First up in the list is the mighty Apocalypse. I like this mod alot (hence the first entry) since it stays true to the vanilla nature of the game. I'm a firm believer that the game only needs a few mods to make it a even better playground and this mod really hits it home. You'll get 155 new spells which have unique properties and are balanced around the vanilla spell system. I encourage you to give it a go!

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27839">Nexus Mods</a>

Mysticism is a mod which overhauls the vanilla Skyrim spell system by re-balancing existing spells while also adding new ones. It's aim is to fill gaps in the current system to ensure, that every spell path has good progression towards mastery. Just like Apocalypse, this mod is aimed to use the existing vanilla system and extend it's potential to it's fullest. Highly recommened again, if you like to stay vanilla.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7037">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod is pretty simple but yet so effective: It adds new visuals to enchanted weapons. Technically not a mod made for spell casters but it's a nice detail that gives magical things in Skyrim more weight &amp; believability. Personally I dislike enchanting but if enemies use a weapon which have a enchanting effect on them, I still see the mod in action and that's good enough for me.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/109414">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod is more personal preference than anything. It adds new visuals to fire spells like more bloom, higher textures and a "warping effect" when casting. I have to admit that I'm not a friend of Bloom effects and this mod has plenty of that but the effects look a lot more cinematic and higher textures are usaully always a better thing. 

It might make other spells look a bit odd though, since the mod only applies to fire/flame spells. If you like to get the "entire package" for destruction spells, you would also need to download the <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/112509">VFX Frost Edit</a> and <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/124520">VFX Lightning Edit</a>&nbsp;aswell. As always, try them out and see if you like it!

Skyrim Magic Mods 2025 List

If you ever played Skyrim to it's fullest, you probably noticed that some gameplay mechanics can be daunting or downright annoying. I feel the same and there are many mods to help with that. I'd like to showcase some of them here which I think are really essentials you need right now! The first in the list will probably trigger flashbacks for some ...

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/684">Nexus Mods</a>

The Stones are a running gag in the community and rightfully so: There are a total of 24 of them and you need to find all of them to complete a quest. Unforunately there are no hints or quest markers so trying to find them is painful if you have less than 8 hours are day to play this game. This mod simply adds markers where you can find them in Skyrim. Very simple - yet very effective! Download right now.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1525">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod is really really cool and a wish for many Skyrim fans since the release of the game. It adds a multiplayer component to the game in which (with some setup) you can explore &amp; quest the game together with your friends. The mod is WIP but is fully functional for many aspects like questing together, synchronzed combat and sharing items with other players. It will only become better in the future so highly recommended to give it a go!

Hard to show with pure images but this mod is something else. Combat Evolved changes the combat system for Skyrim entirely: It changes the behaviour of the AI like forcing the enemy to circle you if they outnumber you or straight up hit harder. It's kinda like making the game more unforgiving for actions that should be punished really like storming into a group of bandits and not getting a scratch.

It's a mod that isn't everyones cup of tea but would still encourage you to give it a try. After all every mod is free!

4. Skyrim's Got Talent - Improve As A Bard

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50357">Nexus Mods</a>

Probably very known that you can play songs with certain instruments into the game but apart from that there isn't much use to them. This mod fixes this! If you play an instrument you start to level up your Bard skills and at some point you will receive a Buff from that. NPC's also react to songs you play &amp; finish so it's a nice addition to the instruments you find throughout your playthrough.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/97253">Nexus Mods</a>

I never would have thought that we get a mod where we can finally climb in a cool way in Skyrim. It's really just baffling &amp; amazing. I really urge to try this out, it's already alot of fun to climb mountains the and the such in vanilla but with this mod it reaches the next level.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2003">Nexus Mods</a>

This is more like a personal dispute with myself and the game mechanics. At some point you realize that using a horse is somewhat useless or impractical compared to just fast travel and simply running to your target if it's in reach. This mod gives a reason to use your horse more and I love it! It's so simple yet to effective that it changes some numbers to make them more practical:

Sounds simple enough but it really makes a difference. If you like exploring the game without fast travel then you should look into this mod!

Essential Gameplay Mods You need in Skyrim right now

Skyrim is still a game played by many people. In fact, over 30,000 people play it everyday on average. No wonder that the mod community is still very big on this game. Still to this day, many mods get released everyday and to be honest, it's not going to slow down. Long term the data on Steam charts shows, that the playerbase is growing ... for a game from 2011!

That's why I thought: Why not make a little list with cool graphic mods you can have a look and download?

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2347">Nexus Mods</a>

Let's start with a bomb. This mod speaks for itself to be real. You get lots of detailed and crisp textures for as little as a press of a button. Above you can see the product you get - for free! I mean it's really crazy. The amount of detail in these textures is beyond imagination. It's highly recommended.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/80286">Nexus Mods</a>

This one is also very cool. The snow in vanilla Skyrim is actually not bad I gotta say that after 14 years the snow would need an upgrade. I can think of this mod because it allows the snow to have some depth. That's very unique but gives a greater sense of realism without much changes elsewhere.

3. Skurkbro's Retexture Project Landscapes

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/68350">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod has many facets. It retextures entire objects in the landscape like grass, ice, rocks etc. and is a nice combination with Skyrim 202X by Pfuscher. Highly recommended if your PC has spare VRAM left lol.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/11052">Nexus Mods</a>

Next up in the List is a mod called "Majestic Mountains". This mod basically completely revamps the mountains in the game by placing the Lighting in more natural way to cast more natural shadows, revamps the textures etc. It's a pretty cool mod and and good addition to the other mods already mentioned. I'm not sure if the performance at this point will already drop into Oblivion (pun intented) but you only know if you find out.

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8834">Nexus Mods</a>

You read that right. R O A D S. This mod adds fine details to roads to make them appear more naturally blended in with the environment. It's hard to explain, you best look at the picture and judge for yourself. Not a must have but it's something that adds to the immersion a bit and more immersion is better than the same immersion ...

Best Skyrim Graphics Mods You need to Download right now (Top 5 List)

The best Skyrim mods can be tough to find when there are over 72,000 of them on Nexus Mods and more than 27,000 on the Steam Workshop. There are so many that at this point if you can imagine it there's probably a mod for it—as well as plenty of things you would rather not imagine. From interface tweaks to entirely new campaigns, fully voiced companions, and of course ridiculous memes, it's all out there. Some of it is very out there.

Let's get this list started, shall we?

These guides are my personal list and I have many more. Check my profile the next days if you want to see more!

More parts will come

Download:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/71214" target="_blank">Nexus Mods</a>

<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/71214" target="_blank"></a>This one is really a no-brainer. Created by the same modders as the Unofficial Oblivion patch, the Unofficial Skyrim patch catches a huge amount of bugs the official patches don't. A lot of them are things you might never notice, like objects that were placed slightly wrong so they clip through each other, or quests that break if you do something unusual, but it's still better to have them than not. There's one for the Legendary Edition, but you might need the one for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31255" target="_blank">official High Resolution textures patch</a>&nbsp;if you're using the High Resolution DLC.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Download:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863" target="_blank">Nexus Mods</a>

<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863" target="_blank"></a>Skyrim's original UI is rough. SkyUI makes it easier to use, letting you sort your loot by value or weight, and your weapons by damage rating. Most importantly, SkyUI adds a mod configuration menu, letting you tweak and adjust compatible mods (including many on this list). A lot of mods don't require SkyUI and will run just fine without it, but you'll get much more out of your mods if you have it.

Download:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4929" target="_blank">Nexus Mods</a>

Skyrim's map is functional but boring. A Quality World Map offers multiple ways to fix it. You can replace the map with a much more detailed world texture, with colors that help delineate the separate areas much more obviously, but there's also an option to have a paper map with a more Oblivion look if that's your thing.&nbsp;

Download: <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/272">Nexus Mods</a>

If you want to begin a new game of Skyrim as someone other than the Dragonborn, this is one of several mods that give you a fresh start. Skip the opening sequence and start life as someone arriving by boat, locked in a jail cell, a visitor at an inn, an outlaw in the wilderness, and many more. Expand the options even further with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/70959/" target="_blank">New Beginnings</a>, which adds over a dozen choices, including the option to start as a vampire, a werewolf, or even a skooma addict. &nbsp;Just like the original mod, there’s a good mix of safe options along with some that are downright deadly.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Download:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/8655/?" target="_blank">Nexus Mods</a>

This mod edits a number of 3D models in the game, and with over 700 meshes placed in over 15,000 locations in the world, it's a welcome difference. You'll notice better-looking architectural elements, furniture, objects in the landscape, and all sorts of other models that didn't get much attention from Bethesda.

Top 5 Mods in Skyrim you need to Install

1. Tamriel's Moons are actually corpses from a god

Skyrim’s night cycle is one of the most beautiful we’ve seen in the series thanks to its Northern Lights tickling the horizon and not one but two moons. Most people would assume Tamriel is set up just like Earth with normal planetary physics. But that most certainly isn't the case.

The two moons, Masser and Secunda, are believed to be the remains of the God of All Mortals, Lorkhan, which was cut in two after his destruction. Masser is the largest of the moons and is similar to Mars in both color and look. Secunda is smaller and looks more like the Earth’s moon. If the Elder Scrolls series ever goes into space, maybe we can see if these moons are made of rock or corpses of a god after all.

&nbsp; You don't have to play any quests in Skyrim if you don't want to. That is the point of loading up the game, but there are so many things to do in the world - it's easy to get sidetracked. With 337 books around the world totaling 316,000 words, you could get some reading in instead of preventing the end of the realm or picking a side in the civil war. For reference,&nbsp;Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is only 187,790 words, and the entire LOTR series is 576,459. Bethesda likes its lore. You have to give them that.&nbsp;&nbsp;

so if you like reading, Skyrim is the way to go.

3. You Can Kill Forsworn Briarheart By Pickpocketing Their Hearts

If you run into a Forsworn encampment, you can run across Forsworn Briarhearts, who are both magic-casters and melee fighters. In Skyrim, these are highly regarded members of the Forsworn who have had their hearts cut out and replaced with a briarheart. It’s a creepy type of body horror, but it’s also a weakness you can exploit as a player.

If you’re able to pickpocket the briarheart from one of these enemies, they’ll die instantly. If you target the heart with your bow, you can do more damage than normal. The moral of this story? Don’t leave your briarheart exposed during combat or lying around in your inventory.

4. The Ebony Warrior Shows Up When You Reach Level 80

How is this for a "Final Boss": When you reach Level 80 in the game, you'll be approached by the Ebony Warrior in the first city or town you enter. This Redguard warrior will challenge you to duel as he hopes to finally be beaten and reach Sovngarde and thinks you're a powerful enough warrior to do it. His armor, shouts, and spells make him tough to kill, but you'll get to loot all his gear if you finally send him to Sovngarde. We will give the warrior credit: Ebony Armor is one of the coolest-looking things in the game.

5. Skyrim's Engine Contains Code From 1997

Previous Bethesda games like&nbsp;<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Morrowind">Morrowind</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion">Oblivion</a>, and<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_3">&nbsp;Fallout 3</a>&nbsp;all used Gamebase’s Gamebryo engine which was first created in 1997. For its 2011 release of Skyrim, Bethesda unveiled its Creation Engine, which it proceeded to use for&nbsp;<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_4">Fallout 4</a>&nbsp;in 2015 and&nbsp;<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_76">Fallout 76</a>&nbsp;in 2018.

Since the Creation Engine is still based on the Gamebryo engine with a bevy of improvements and capabilities, there are a ton of weird engine quirks and workarounds in the engine (see the Dead Body Cleanup Cell). For the next Elder Scrolls game, Fallout 5, and&nbsp;<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfield_(Computerspiel)">Starfield</a>, Bethesda is using Creation Engine 2, but there’s no telling how much original DNA from the 1997 engine still exists.

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Interesting and Secret Trivia about Skyrim

There are many purported cures for the tadpole parasites that plague the party in Baldur's Gate 3, and one of those is the bard Volo's experimental surgery. Players are liable to first meet Volo in the Emerald Grove, where he's interviewing a druid in Wild Shape about the recent goblin-tiefling conflicts. He twists their words to craft an exaggerated account of their recent battle before disappearing from the grove. As it turns out, Volo's been kidnapped by goblins and forced to perform odes to their leader Dror Ragzlin, leaving the blustering bard in dire need of rescue. 

Once Volo has been freed from his goblin clutches, he'll start to appear back at camp. If Tav lets him examine them, he'll learn of their&nbsp;mind flayer parasite&nbsp;and offer to do a little research on getting rid of it. After a few long rests, Volo pipes up again: he's found a way to get rid of the parasite, and, armed with a needle, he's ready to perform the requisite surgery right away. All but the strongest-stomached players may have long since balked at the idea, but&nbsp;letting Volo undertake the treatment procedure can result in some interesting consequences.&nbsp;&nbsp;

First,&nbsp;if Tav says yes to Volo's procedure,&nbsp;every single&nbsp;Baldur's Gate 3&nbsp;companion&nbsp;will disapprove. Talking to Wyll after the procedure does result in a cute little piece of unique dialogue in which he welcomes Tav to the one-eye club, but that doesn't do much to recoup any affinity they've lost with him. But by the time all the disapproval popups fade away from the screen, Volo has already set to work with his needle.

There are a series of dialogue choices that follow; Tav can attempt to stop Volo midway through the surgery, which will allow them to get up from the operating table without any consequences. If Volo is allowed to proceed, however, he'll attempt the process with the needle before moving onto a more "robust" instrument - an ice pick. The scene mercifully cuts away before anything too gory happens, but Tav can curse, shout, or mumble through the procedure until Volo holds his ice pick aloft, triumphant. Except what's on the end of it isn't a parasite at all. It's Tav's right eye.

How Tav chooses to respond doesn't much matter, but most of the choices involve appropriate measures of panic and rage. The would-be surgeon cowers, and by way of apology, gives Tav a lovely little prosthesis called Volo's Ersatz Eye. This is equipped automatically, and has two permanent effects. The first is cosmetic; the false eye will always glow blue, regardless of the player's eye color choices during&nbsp;Baldur's Gate 3&nbsp;character creation.&nbsp;The second effect is permanent application of the&nbsp;see invisibility&nbsp;spell. This affords the player chances to reveal hidden objects and enemies to the rest of the party.

It's literally the funniest thing in the entire game. I'm pretty sure they hired some comedian for the draft of the script. Anything else is beyond imagination! We don't like to spoilter here but if you don't, Astarion will come for you ...

Baldurs Gate 3 is the Game of the Year RPG for 2023 and considered one of the best RPG of all time.

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Baldurs Gate 3: Volo should remove your eye!

Things to do in Skyrim you may have never heard of

<a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/">Skyrim</a>&nbsp;is one of the most popular fantasy video games of all time, which owes something to the fact that it's been released on so many different platforms in so many different versions that it's become a meme.&nbsp;Though its continued releases may draw chuckles from fans, there's no doubt that&nbsp;Skyrim&nbsp;is an incredibly influential and beloved game&nbsp;&nbsp;

There are different ways for players to add this quest to their journal, but none of them are incredibly apparent straightaway. There are a few bandits with whom adventurers will come in contact outside of Frostmere Cave, but once they're done squabbling, players can get in there and grab the quest. The Dragonborn can either talk to Eisa Blackthorn if she wasn't killed by the bandits, search her journal if she's dead, or pickpocket-read her journal. She'll then tell the player about an artifact in the cave that has a restless spirit attached to it. The Dragonborn can either lay the spirit to rest or banish it and steal the sword.

This book appears in a few different locations, but it's a surprise the book is in the game at all. The people who hold the copyright for&nbsp;Choose Your Own Adventure&nbsp;books actually sued the company behind&nbsp;Black Mirror: Bandersnatch&nbsp;for using the multiple-path story format, but&nbsp;Kolb and the Dragon&nbsp;seems to have slipped by unscathed.

Despite that whole debacle, there exists a book in&nbsp;Skyrim&nbsp;that follows the Choose Your Own Adventure format, and it's called&nbsp;Kolb and The Dragon. While it's not very long, there are branching paths, and it's not only a good way to spend 15 minutes but one of the more fun things to do in&nbsp;Skyrim.

In the remote Frostflow Lighthouse is a quest that most people probably miss. It's obtained by entering the central room of the lighthouse. Once players have received the quest, they'll be told that there was a mysterious murder that took place in the location of everyone who resided there.

It's up to the Dragonborn to figure out who or what did it, mostly by searching through journals and other documentation that'll lead the player into a mysterious tunnel that opens up in the basement of the lighthouse. Although the quest seems to be pretty straightforward, that doesn't mean it's easy. The abandoned lighthouse is full of Falmer and Chaurus, making it wise to stock up before entering.

Sadly for all of the Argonian enthusiast fans of Skyrim, people frequently miss a valuable follower named Darkeethus. Darkeethus is a miner who lives in Darkwater where several incredibly rude Falmer hold him captive. Unfortunately for Darkeethus, no one really talks about him enough for the Dragonborn to realize that he even exists. If the Dragonborn does catch wind of him, they'll travel over to Darkwater, kill all of the Falmer, and free him from his slavery. He's the only possible Argonian follower in the entire game, and once he's rescued the Dragonborn also has the ability to marry him. If they do, he'll open up a shop.

Pirates? In Skyrim? Absolutely. "Rise in the East" is a quest that takes place along the coast in Windhelm, Dawnstar, and Japhet's Folly. The East Empire Company is doing its best to retain an establishment of their company in the areas mentioned, but unfortunately, they've constantly been plagued by the fact that a group of pirates known as the Blood Horkers has been attacking all of their shipments and expropriating their supplies. This quest is slightly out of the way, but one of the most fun things about it is that after the player has stolen journals, killed the mage leader of the Blood Horkers, and generally made sure everything is squared away, they might encounter some other Blood Horkers who'll do their best to get their revenge.