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Acadian
post Feb 12 2015, 04:20 PM
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I played Vilja in Oblivion and was impressed with the depth and quality of the mod. Vilja's personality is simply too demanding for my nurturing little elf though. Buffy found herself becoming a sidekick to Vilja and that's not exactly what I was looking for. My understanding is that Vilja in Skyrim has continued to set the gold standard as far as interactive depth for followers. But. . . I also know her personality has not changed so I have not installed SkyVilja.

I think BethSoft made fantastic strides in Skyrim when it comes to followers. And even another huge jump forward with Serana in the DLC Dawnguard. I imagine the pioneer work that Emma has done with Vilja is partly responsible for BethSoft's steps forward. I was delighted to see the array of fabulous interactive modded followers available for Skyrim - such as those we have mentioned.



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Renee
post Feb 13 2015, 01:50 AM
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Wow I am really likeing the sound of WARZONES. Perfect, since I just started Civil War / Imperial's side. There'll probably be several Awesome Mods to check out in this thread, for sure!


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post May 12 2015, 11:52 PM
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Now that I have a computer that can handle the more resource-intensive mods.. my game has become entirely different and I've found some mods I *really* like, and definitely fit into the definition of "awesome."

One of the biggest complaints I have with Skyrim is just how empty the land seems. I know it is a cold, harsh environment, but still... it could use a bit more life, especially in the cities. To remedy that I have installed:
Expanded Towns and Cities
Dawn of Skyrim
Interesting NPCs
Inconsequential NPCs
Immersive Patrols

Another awesome combination I've paired is:
Frostfall and Wet&Cold, along with Footprints.
I always adopted poor, little Sophie anyway, but now that Windhelm gets so cold at night that it's life-threatening, it simply isn't even a decision.

All of them.. just wow! cool.gif


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Acadian
post May 18 2015, 01:48 PM
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I was looking for a mod to spruce up the towns and cities and tried JK's Skyrim. I've been using it for a few weeks now and am very pleased with it. I'm using the full option so it dresses up every town and city down to and including Rorikstead, but does not dress up the tiny settlements (like Karthwasten or Shors Stone. I've been to all of them. The city that is most dramatically dressed up is Whiterun - which suits me to a tee. The tweaks in the other big cities are much more subtle, which I also find just fine. Another aspect I love is that all the open towns, from Winterhold to Rorikstead now have at least one more shop and some sort of provisions for visiting horses.

I've been using it long enough to be very pleased with it and have had no problems. The limitation or caveat to recommending it is that I have zero experience using any alternative mods like ETAC or some of the others that I also understand are good. I just looked at the pictures, read the reviews and picked one that turns out to be a keeper for me I think. smile.gif


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post May 21 2015, 02:23 AM
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QUOTE(Acadian @ May 18 2015, 08:48 AM) *

I was looking for a mod to spruce up the towns and cities and tried JK's Skyrim. I've been using it for a few weeks now and am very pleased with it. I'm using the full option so it dresses up every town and city down to and including Rorikstead, but does not dress up the tiny settlements (like Karthwasten or Shors Stone. I've been to all of them. The city that is most dramatically dressed up is Whiterun - which suits me to a tee. The tweaks in the other big cities are much more subtle, which I also find just fine. Another aspect I love is that all the open towns, from Winterhold to Rorikstead now have at least one more shop and some sort of provisions for visiting horses.

I've been using it long enough to be very pleased with it and have had no problems. The limitation or caveat to recommending it is that I have zero experience using any alternative mods like ETAC or some of the others that I also understand are good. I just looked at the pictures, read the reviews and picked one that turns out to be a keeper for me I think. smile.gif



Is this the one you have been telling me about? From all you have said, it is Awesome! I have been considering putting this on my new PC instead of Sexy Cities, I am concerned my laptop couldn't handle it. The guy who made this mod has a PC that makes my new one look puny, lol.






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post May 21 2015, 03:25 AM
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Yes, that's the one I've mentioned to you. I'm quite happy with it. Again, it is the only cities mod I've used so I can't really compare it to others. It works well and I'm happy so there ya go. tongue.gif


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post May 21 2015, 04:49 AM
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QUOTE(Acadian @ May 20 2015, 10:25 PM) *

Yes, that's the one I've mentioned to you. I'm quite happy with it. Again, it is the only cities mod I've used so I can't really compare it to others. It works well and I'm happy so there ya go. tongue.gif



From everything I've heard you say about the mod, I'm highly impressed; it is rare you have a mod this long without finding any fault to mention; or one that you have had this long and continue to find great things even after so much time has passed. So yes, I most def want to try it.



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post May 22 2015, 06:36 PM
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Thank you for the report, Acadian! I love the way that mod author uses plants, especially in the water around Whiterun. Horse amenities must be very nice. That’s something I miss in the town mods I’m using (most of the Expanded Towns and Cities plus a couple of the Dawn Of cities).


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