Filed Under &Skyrim: Special Edition brings a prettier Skyrim to Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but many people are hyped about the fact that console players to change up their games. While mods are somewhat limited on console, there’s still a good range to choose from. Let’s take a look at a few of the best.
Carry all of the things (PS4 and Xbox One)You’ll never be overburdened again with this mod. It adds a ring with 1,000 extra carry weight, and a second with 1,000,000 carry weight.
You can purchase the rings for 200 GP from Belethor’s General Goods in Whiterun. Falskaar offers a host of new adventures. (Xbox One)This mod adds an entirely new land mass and questline for you to explore. It’s all fully voice acted and features new spells, a new shout, and about 30 hours of new content. It’s a beautiful display of modder creativity. Turn your neighbor into a goat. (PS4 and Xbox One)The Phenderix Magic Evolved mod adds 370 new spells to your spellbooks.
There’s a plethora of new elemental spells, and you’ll be able to summon any creature you may have encountered in Skyrim. It offers new ways to use spells, too.
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You can turn enemies into helpless animals, or send them on a journey through space and time. Swords of power (Xbox One)Folks love a, and that’s exactly what you’re getting in the Power Greatswords mod. The mod places four two-handed great swords into the world for you to find (although the modder does give you a few clues).
The swords all have custom textures and glow in the dark for great effect. The Forgotten City is a worthwhile 'Skyrim' expansion (Xbox One)The Forgotten City’s brand new six- to to seven-hour story sees adventurers solving a murder mystery in a city deep beneath the earth.
Dovahbear - His presence in the game give me one good reason as of why I won't bother with the main quest. Also, a bear capable of dragon shouts who is essential make a great partner when you need someone to get aggro. The Island: SSE ONLY A cool quest mod, where you are shipwrecked to a mysterious island, and you need to escape. Skjolga's Basin: A fairly new quest mod with an intriguing story revolving around an expedition into Skyrim's mountains. It's gotten great reviews so far, and it should definitely get some more recognition.
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Clockwork Castle: A new house and a quest to go with it in some new levels. The most atmospheric and immersive part of Skyrim for me. The story is great and everything feels surreal but makes sense. It feels slightly too long though. The Forgotten City: You all know that one.
It’s fully voiced and boasts an original soundtrack. On top of that, the story is non-linear, forcing you to even travel through time and navigate the twists and turns of moral dilemma. It’s an impressive feat in modding, to be sure. Stomp out all of those bugs (Xbox One)Skyrim might have gotten an overhaul, but that doesn’t mean the game is. This patch helps to solve that by fixing all bugs not caught by Bethesda’s developers. The mod is frequently updated, and they even provide a changelog so you can track which bugs have been fixed.
What're ya sellin'? (PS4 and Xbox One)This mod fixes a simple, but often highly annoying problem players experience in the game — broke merchants. It’s pretty frustrating when you’re trying to sell off the sweet treasure you’ve just uncovered, only to find that most of the merchants in town can’t even afford to take it off your hands.
The Rich Merchants mod solves that by increasing merchants’ gold counts to 10,000. Go take a hike, lazy-pants. (PS4 and Xbox One)If you’re serious about immersion in your Skyrim games, look no further than the Just Walk mod which, well, forces you to walk everywhere rather than resort to Fast Travel. It blocks fast travel messages and disables fast travel options for most of the base game.
If you’re looking to explore, there’s no better mod than this one right here. Who's a good boy? (PS4 and Xbox One)Modder Micahghost made this as a memorial for his own late husky pup. It makes sure that your dog companions can’t be killed, and introduces a number of new types of dogs for you to befriend. We think that’s mighty nice. Choose a new origin story.
(Xbox One)You’ve probably played through Skryim at least twice. If that’s the case, you might be sick of the opening hour of the game in which you’re a convict headed to the chopping block. Alternate Start gives you a few more options at the beginning of the game to make things a bit more interesting. The mod lets you skip Helgen altogether and choose from a number of different backgrounds that will ultimately affect your character’s story. And now for a journey. Media via Bethesda Softworks (, ), Bethesda Softworks (, ).
The release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on the Xbox One means that you’ll get to enjoy mods with your RPG experience on consoles. Here are the best mods available right now.Bee HivesNow this may sound like a silly mod to include on a list of best mods to get, but if you’ve played Skyrim before, then you know Honey can be difficult to come by and stealing from Golden Glow Estate isn’t always a smart move.
In front of Honningbrew Meadery is a stroke of genius.The Paarthurnax DilemmaIf you’re anything like us, you may have grown fond of the dragon sitting atop the Throat of the World. Once you complete the main story you’re forced to kill him if you want to do every quest, but allows you to complete the same quest in a way that keeps your flying buddy alive.Aethernautics: A Space Travel ModYou know what Skyrim doesn’t have enought of? In fact, it doesn’t really have any, at least not until you that adds a usable ship which can serve as your base, and a pretty cool questline. Did we mention that you can call in orbital strikes with it, too?Alternate Start – Live Another Lifeis one of those mods that really transforms how you experience a game.
You’ll be able to be something other than a prisoner at the beginning of Skyrim and see where life takes you from there.Disable Cinematic KillsCinematic Kills are great at first, but they can really put a dampener on the immersion. Allows you to disable them so you can keep it moving without any odd interruptions.Skyrim Scroll CraftingUsing magic is great in Skyrim except for the part where you have to level up each school independently and deal with long casting times (as well as large magika use). Lets you craft every scroll in the game so you can cast spells all willy nilly while focusing on leveling up other skills.M.H.A.R.P.H.I.N. SeThe name may be difficult to pronounce, a new robotic companion that has a ton of dialogue, custom armor, clever interactions, and an interesting quest line.Slave Pack Riekling Porterallows you to unlock a Riekling porter who will tag along and carry all of the junk you pick up during your adventures.Campfire: Complete Campin Systemadds a survival system to Skyrim which allows you to set up camp, build fires, hunt with new abilities, and more. It’s a new, and interesting, way to experience the world Bethesda has created.Point The WayBringing up your map while exploring the world can really spoil the immersion, but it’s almost impossible to navigate the roads without doing so. Adds accurate road signs to intersections so you can stay in the world and rely much less on pesky maps.The Forgotten Cityis an award-winning, fan-created expansion to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. You’ll get to enjoy new dungeons that are full of mysteries, new story segments, and multiple endings.Rich Merchants of Skyrim: Special Editiondoes just what you’d expect.
It gives every merchant in the game 10,000 gold so they can finally be able to afford all the junk you’re selling.Blackreach Railroadthat adds a sizeable amount of story content to the game while also introducing new elements such as a fully functional train, enemies, and weapons.Dovahkiin KeepYou can never have too much storage in Skyrim thanks to all of the Daedric Artifacts, cool weapons, and stealable items in the game. Provides tons of chests, mannequins, and other means of displaying your spoils.God GearWith all of the new adventures and enemies you’ll be up against thanks to the addition of mods on the Xbox One, you’ll want some really powerful gear to help you run right through. That’s where comes in to make you into an unstoppable badass.Dwemer Goggles and Scouterare nothing short of awesome. Both give the ability to sense NPCs through walls though they each have their own nuances. The Goggles let you see at night, and the Scouter works like the ones you’ve seen in Dragon Ball Z. They highlight enemies and even color code them based on their threat level.Ys Spell Tweaksmake being a mage even more enjoyable thanks to new abilities, lower cast times, and improved animations.Elemental Destruction MagicNow that you have an improved magic experience, why not based around earth, water, and wind?Open Cities Skyrim, but one that really ups the level of immersion in Skyrim. You’ll be able to trot right into cities from the open world without any load screens, turning the entirety of the country into one big area.Mortal Wounds: No Health Regeneration & Hardcore DifficultyIf you’re a returning visitor to Skyrim with the release of the Special Edition you may want a bit more of a challenge.
Removes your ability to heal naturally, forcing you to be more thoughtful about your approach and to bring restorative items. It also makes combat faster and more deadly.The Ring of God ModeSometimes you just want to run free and decimate anyone that crosses you.
Of course, you can be kind of squishy in Skyrim. Solves that problem for you with some drastically increased stats.God Tier Weapons and Heavy ArmorSo you don’t want to make yourself invincible or anything like that but you do want god-like power to suit your high level.
That’s where to equip you in some serious badassery.150% Jumping & Sprintingallows you to jump 50% higher and run for 50% longer. It’s simple, but jumping over enemies never gets old. It also makes climbing a whole lot easier.Legendary Creaturesadds powerful enemies to the world of Skyrim that guard equally powerful armor, weapons, and spells.Perk Point Bookadds a book that resembles Oghma Infinium and allows you to increase your perk points. You can read it an infinite amount of times to keep gaining more and more points.Unlimited Werewolf TransformationsIt’s silly to only be allowed to transform once per day after all the work you put in to gain the werewolf power in the first place. Allows you to howl into the sky as often as you want.Thunderchild – Epic Shouts and ImmersionYou can never have too many ways to yell at enemies and watch them perish. Adds 31 new amazing shouts.FPS BoostSkyrim can struggle to run at times on the Xbox One.
Thankfully, to help things run a lot smoother.Triss & Yennerfer Armor Mod. It gives you highly detailed armor resembling the outfits that both Triss and Yennefer wore in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Unlimited Weapon Chargesthat allows you to use enchantments as much as you want without having to go into menus to charge them.adds a lot more beauty to the world of Skyrim through nature. New cloud textures and hundreds of weather variations make the world feel more vivid and alive.replaces Fus-Ro-Dah with Shai Labeouf’s “just do it.” It’s a great way to deal with guards and pesky bandits.Tired of not having enough options when interacting with followers? Fixes that with tons of new options that let you ask for exactly what you want.The is a wicked set of armor for your hero that will strike fear into the hearts of all your enemies.Ever wanted to just be Artorias the Abysswalker and feel like a badass?
Well, in Skyrim at least.The world of Skyrim can get really dark, and having to cast a spell to see isn’t always fun. Wear a lantern around and see everything around you.adds powerful bosses to the game to help you test your skills and abilities.The world of Skyrim can be a bit barren. Adds some flora to the environment turning the entire world into a beautiful garden.The Map in Skyrim has never been the best, but with you’ll be able to see roads and obstacles clearly.is a fully voiced follower that is helpful and hilarious.is a Khajit follower who is very powerful and doesn’t affect your follower count so he can join you alongside Sofia.
You can never have too many followers.Mods that add more to the beauty of Skyrim are always worth downloading. Is a complete texture overhaul that adds an extra dash of realism to the experience.changes the appearance of many weapons to give them more of a legendary and exotic feel.More atmosphere is never a bad thing. The mod makes all of the weather effects look even more realistic.Feel like royalty with some beautiful.Shouting is cool and all, but sometimes you just want to feel like Goku when taking on a dragon. The helps you accomplish just that.dials the difficulty of the world up to 11 by taking freezing weather into consideration making survival way more immersive.Who doesn’t like chopping up enemies with?The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is on the way, but perhaps you like a bit more maturity in your adventures. Bring a piece of Link’s adventure into Skyrim with the complete with Master Sword, Epona, new characters, and more.The is a home you pull out of your pocket.
Simply interact with it in your inventory and you’re transported to a safe haven where you can store gear and more.