** IMPORTANT ** Something I didn't think of when making the video, but was reminded of by a comment here: I have a feeling that you will need to progress the main Skyrim quest a small amount to progress this new Bards Questling. If I had to guess, I'd say that you need to have fought the first dragon and visited the greybeards.
@JesseJamison-f6i2 ай бұрын
Most likely that's going to be a possibility but as well.. you may have to progress the bards college, up until after you talk to the Jarl of solitude. I would greatly appreciate it if you would upload a video of you playing this mod.. I'm sure a lot of people would I'm not saying you have to, but I would definitely drop a like if you did.
@zimattack99942 ай бұрын
Do you have imperious iv noticed that when you play a instrument you lose the imperious race buffs when play music that may be the mid that conflicting
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
@@zimattack9994 I don't use that mod, but there is some reason to think it might be related to some mod tweaking the race.
@sagittaurusgames7972 ай бұрын
There are two starts for the mod; Helvana approaching as Courier would if you've already completed the vanilla Bard Quest and one where she accompanies you to Dead Men's Respite for the vanilla quest. As you progress through our quest, you will need to go and complete part of the Main Quest with the Greybeards to learn some particular Shouts. We've incorporated it so that Sledrig will direct you there if you have yet to complete it.
@JesseJamison-f6i2 ай бұрын
@@sagittaurusgames797 I've got to say it that is just brilliant, and I'm not being a smartass, I mean honestly that is brilliant! You guys have taken one of the most mundane and easily overlooked aspects of the game, and turned it into something that is just pure Gold... I'm looking forward to trying this one! It may even become a permanent thing each time that I start a new game. These are things that I look for when I'm playing Skyrim and I'm starting over.. new aspects and quest that fix what's already there. So if I haven't said it I've got to say already thank you for all that you guys have done and all the hard work that you put into this.
@jacobmcnatt2 ай бұрын
Hey there! I'm the composer and lyricist for the music in the Bards College Expansion. It makes me so happy to see one of my favorite KZbinrs speak so highly of what the team at Kinggath has accomplished. As a huge fan of Skyrim (and a huge music nerd), the Bards College was ALWAYS something that I wanted to see more of, so I'm super happy and so so grateful to have gotten to be a part of this. I'm blown away by the talent in the team, and I hope everyone enjoys singing of their own epic tales and/or bard-y antics 😁🎶
@Sirick2 ай бұрын
We couldn't have done it without you!
@kinggath2 ай бұрын
Calling it now - Jacob McNatt is the next Jeremy Soule. Beyond talented and can't wait to work with you again on future projects!
@TheParagonIsDead2 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for your mod!
@CydianGamingYT2 ай бұрын
Gratz - maybe someone may make a bard build? I know some people have enjoyed the bard mods around, I am not an expert or even one who understands musical notes, but I appreciate music it helps me keep calm and motivated when all else fails to do so. Also, I love Kinggath's work on Sim Settlements 2, the Bard's College was overwhelmingly lacking in the base game, quite miserable in its stock state - if this can make it more immersive for those interested in this aspect of Skyrim I'd love it, was sick many years ago of having a ghost town of a building I usually would enter and exit with. 😁
@khobis44202 ай бұрын
The songs are SO SO good. The lyrics are just exquisite, your work has me in awe.
@beterbomen2 ай бұрын
"This mod might have set the benchmark for what paid mods should be." Only took 8 years. Sheesh!
@arkgaharandan58812 ай бұрын
at least you skyrim fans get large skyrim mods, meanwhile for new vegas all we got was the frontier and i dont need to point out whats wrong with it. No i dont care about fallout london.
@captbloodbeard2 ай бұрын
@@arkgaharandan5881 no one is stopping you from creating the greatest New Vegas mod ever.
@jacksonjabba2 ай бұрын
@@arkgaharandan5881you’re bitter because the best game of all time doesn’t also come with free fan made content, and the free fan made content it does have isn’t good enough, nor is the free fan made content for fallout 4? Lmfao
@5226-p1e2 ай бұрын
@@jacksonjabba that's not at all true lol, the modding scene has been top tier for both these games for many years long before the payed content came out and there have been some damn good mods made free of charge. i have been here for all of it, at least for the last decade, since 2011 at least.
@josceola89792 ай бұрын
@@arkgaharandan5881 I don't care what NV fanatics have to say.
@Jasonwolf14952 ай бұрын
It was never about paying modders to make content, it was about the content comparing to the rest of the market. I knew KingGath and his crew could pull through.
@CosmereInformant2 ай бұрын
Seeing Leonard and Inigo brought tears to my eyes. Those lets plays were my comfort watches for a long time
@thisisnotthechannelyourelo4072 ай бұрын
Sad he dropped the series, it was his only content I enjoyed watching 😅
@TheMoonRover2 ай бұрын
@@thisisnotthechannelyourelo407 In the livestream he said this will be Leonard chapter 11, but only after Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty finishes.
@GCOSBenbow2 ай бұрын
@@thisisnotthechannelyourelo407 He only finished the series because he ran out of compelling story. This is a compelling story. We shall see Leonard again soonTM.
@mkohlhorst2 ай бұрын
Same. Would love to see them come back in some way.
@gadman852 ай бұрын
@@TheMoonRover That's good to hear! I wonder how Leonard will start it off.
@CaedoGenesis2 ай бұрын
Wow, this's a lot, and I'm tempted. The quality and content look like they're bursting at the seams with this one!
@ryanmcleish14982 ай бұрын
Caedo! Sup man
@El_Descarriado2 ай бұрын
Bethesda's wet dream is having their next game be a subscription service that modders make the content for.
@arkhaan70662 ай бұрын
Sadly it would probably be a better game than they would make
@chaserseven28862 ай бұрын
@@El_Descarriado lol no it isn’t
@jacobodom84012 ай бұрын
ffs, what is wrong with Bethesda giving modders the ability to make money from their work - or making their game a platform for studios to make third party dlc? Bethesda is hardly the first to do this. Lots of old games got dlcs from different developers studios
@JusticeLoefflerАй бұрын
Yep god no we don't need this is just creating people who are in and people who are out so many modders selling out to bethesda ill never understand it
@GamesandNonsenseUnleashed6 күн бұрын
@@JusticeLoeffler This isn't selling out. Kinggath and his team are using this as a method to earn money so they can keep making stuff like Sim Settlements 2 for Fallout 4 WITHOUT COST. This new program offers huge ways for creators to earn money for their hard work. Don't like it, don't use it. But it is HARDLY selling out.
@brianweaver3272 ай бұрын
I got to chat briefly with Kinggath a year or so ago regarding his Fallout mods. Seemed like a really genuine dude, and helped me troubleshoot a problem I was having with Sim Settlements. Glad to see him getting paid for his work, I hope he worked out a good deal with Bethesda!
@stewartmacwilliam71602 ай бұрын
Yep. KG is a class act. And he has built an amazing team of equally classy folks.
@chaserseven28862 ай бұрын
Bards college? And a free doom free dlc quest? Very happy for kingath
@DapperDemon2 ай бұрын
having this much dialogue is a great thing, considering for most of the actual official Creation Club content included in the Anniversary edition dialogue boils down to being told "It's all in this note" and then being handed an exposition pamphlet. ultimately, though, I can't bring myself to pay for more content for a 13 year old game when the Anniversary Edition was supposed to include all Creation Club content. yes, I know they changed the description on the store page for it after they started releasing more content. if anything, that makes it worse.
@dante74622 ай бұрын
I agree that its really bad that bethesda said you would get all creation and rhen come öayer change ir and add new thing if rhey qould let those who bought anniversey edition before they add new content would get it all free and then change aniversery edition for new buyers but fuffil the promise to thoose who boight it before
@JamJarzz2 ай бұрын
Larger content mods like this are the best option for Creation Club, I'd happily pay for Legacy of the Dragon born because it feels like a user based expansion. Hopefully we see more expansion style mods like this.
@thisisnotthechannelyourelo4072 ай бұрын
please dont give people ideas to hide mods behind pay walls. If you want to donate to them, you should, as I'm sure there are ways you can, but not everyone can drop money for something just to try it.
@1996gameking2 ай бұрын
@@thisisnotthechannelyourelo407 I disagree with you here for three reasons: 1. It is a know fact that people just don't donate for mods. No matter the size. So if you as a team of very talented modders make a large mod like this you will get significantly less money if you bring it out with a donate option then if it is a paid mod. (Even in less people play it because of that) 2. Actually having an opportunity to get paid for large mods like this, will motivate more people to make mods like this, which only makes games better in the long run. I saw the term "Third Party DLC" somewhere here in the comment section and I think that is a good way to actually call it. We need to see this as a new form of content rather then "paid mods" but doing so we should also be allowed to expect a (much) higher level of quality from it. 3. Just like any mainline DLC or games I would say for these Third Party DLC's it should still be the developers responsibility to make sure it runs well with their game. Let me be clear, this is the first (and to my knowledge only) mod so far that actually deserves the title of Paid Mod/Third Party DLC. Crap like those small mods that were on creation club before should NOT be. I think if Bethesda does some actually quality control and makes sure that the stuff you pay for is actual value for your money LIKE THIS ONE it will create a lot more great content for all Bethesda games.
@chainsaw85072 ай бұрын
@@thisisnotthechannelyourelo407 If a modder works hard for their mod, they're entitled to ask for compensation for it as long as the IP holders allow it I am, of course, allowed to refuse paying for it and not experience the mod. This is a mod I'm willing to pay for
@spookydan392 ай бұрын
@@1996gameking I agree with your general sentiments, but I DO think that a good standard of paid mod would allow you to "try before you buy" if you like. Maybe you could have a free version that contains 1-2 quests in a LOTD-like mod for example. It's hardly a new idea, but hasn't been used in the paid modding scene as yet to my knowledge....probably because the majority don't seem to be much better than scams. This wouldn't work so well in a mod that just gives a small amount of weapons / armours etc....but then would that be a "good" paid mod? You could argue that a good number of people who played the free version wouldn't buy the paid version, and that's true of course, but at least in my case if it didn't have a free version I wouldn't even consider buying it at all.
@1996gameking2 ай бұрын
@@spookydan39 Well if the quality control is done well by Bethesda and they treat these mods like they are DLC of their own you would not need a try before you buy bit cause technically you don't get that for any DLC on steam. I certainly get where you are coming from tho, they first need to set that standard you can't just give them that trust after one good mod.
@EdwardAmarille2 ай бұрын
Kinggath and his crew have always created some of the best mods for Bethesda games. Since SimSettlements, I have been a huge fan of this teams work.
@90snetworkproductions792 ай бұрын
Welcome back Gopher, you were the first KZbinr I ever watched mod their Skyrim so many years ago. You're guides saved me from pulling my hair out! And honestly, If the quality is top notch, I wouldn't mind paying a few dollars, TO A MOD MAKER. We're all out working to support either ourselves, or our families, and wouldn't mind pitching in.
@lasmirano2 ай бұрын
Gith Reginald is probably the final boss in this quest
@crane88192 ай бұрын
This is exactly the kind of stuff I wanted to see on the Creation Club, this is something _worth_ paying for. No offense to the modders who make them but things like weapon and armor skins or even single companions have no place in the CC. That kind of stuff should be kept on Nexus or if they absolutely _have_ to be paid for them then host them on Patreon or something. CC should be for THIS kind of content. Something that is substantial and makes the game better.
@NannyOggins2 ай бұрын
Thats all very well if you have a PC but us console users would never get access to mods if everything were only on Nexus.
@TristenSarelvun2 ай бұрын
@@NannyOggins There's also the _free_ console mods. I doubt they meant "console users shouldn't get them," but that they're not worth so much money.
@robertjensen14382 ай бұрын
I would have told a joke about skyrimBut they keep getting dunmer and dunmer.
@chaserseven28862 ай бұрын
Dunmmer?
@crandleberrysadie2 ай бұрын
Or as Richard said the whole way through the let's play, Dumner
@CrazyxEnigma2 ай бұрын
You N'wah!
@Ellimist0002 ай бұрын
I want to hate your post so much, but I can't help but like it Redguardless 😉👍🏾
@a1racer4412 ай бұрын
@@Ellimist000 yes glad somebody got it.
@Derek_Baumgartner2 ай бұрын
Kinggath is special. I'm somewhat excited to try this out, potentially! And yeah, if Kinggath ends up being able to transfer full time to making his mods like Settlements or this - if he ends up churning out DLC-quality mods for DLC prices fairly regularly - wow.
@PedroGomes-cx7ku2 ай бұрын
That Bards mod looks incredible. I'm just a bit reticent about updating my game just to buy this Creation and potentially breaking my current character/playthrough - even if the Bards College is definitely in-line with that character! Decisions, decisions...
@GCOSBenbow2 ай бұрын
Create a backup of the save and there won't be any risk. You can always downgrade if it borks your current save.
@PedroGomes-cx7ku2 ай бұрын
@@GCOSBenbow Hm, I'd also need a separate MO2 profile to update the mods for the latest version. Good idea, thanks.
@SolomonDutton2 ай бұрын
It didn't update the game I don't think anyways if it did it didn't break any of my mods I have 957 installed everything works fine
@treeaboo2 ай бұрын
@@SolomonDutton You cannot access the CC to download it unless you're playing on 1.6.1170, so if you're still playing on 1.5.97 or 1.6.640 then you will have to update the game, which will break quite a lot of mods if you don't update them (or remove them, if no update exists).
@SolomonDutton2 ай бұрын
@@treeaboo oh ok
@That_Random_British_DudeАй бұрын
Imo, Bard's College isn't a Paid Mod, it's an Unofficial Mini DLC. Kinggath Creations is the GOAT when it comes to Mods
@jferguson81272 ай бұрын
When you go-in hoping for the best - then still like it - that's high praise. Many of the things I've enjoyed most, were things I went-into with no or even low expectations. Thanks for this - I appreciate the notice... but NOT "review" ! Cheers
@agquagwisvquwgavwj2 ай бұрын
The mod looks great and all but all I want is to see Leonard and Inigo again
@Ubeogesh2 ай бұрын
8:50 i cannot imagine Leonard liking that outfit 😂
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Different outfits for different occasions. And the outfit is actually quite 'posh' and 'dramatic'. Although, he's less keen on the hat. Probably will stick to a crown :)
@tylerdaniels46012 ай бұрын
Thank you for continuing to cover these types of updates! I had no idea this was a thing.
@g0lgrim12 ай бұрын
Well, its made by Kinggath... the head of the Team after Sim Settlements 2 for Fallout 4 too... This modder is a profesionell dev by now and stands for quality. This stuff is quality and i don't even have to look it up seeing the name.
@RevocerGM2 ай бұрын
Does this... does this mean we might see some more Leonard and Inigo? I miss them
@xTheIrishNinjaxАй бұрын
The tongue in cheek word battles are probably based on the Scots and Norse art of flyting which was a similar premise of a rap battle of wits
@melodymayne69132 ай бұрын
Oooh this sounds fun! (also my poor wee heart seeing leaonard and inigo)
@bonetower2 ай бұрын
Oh gods... This would ether be perfect or horrendous for Leonard, Thane of everywhere.
@J_Rossi2 ай бұрын
This sounds wonderful, and very much like a mod I'd happily pay money for. I love the idea of an actually fleshed out Bard's Guild, for lack of a better way to say it. My one hope is that it will be compatible with other mods like *Bards Reborn: Student of Song* as well as *BA Bard Songs* and *Skyrim's Got Talent* . I have those, and I'd hate to have to get rid of those mods in order to use this one.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
I only glanced at those, and could not say. I can try to ask.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
So I can confirm that they are looking into making compatibility patches with other mods like that.
@williams1002922 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see what more Kingath has in store for my favorite game. Honestly, Bethesda could begin working on a fresh DLC now and it would still sell like sweet rolls.
@Timmy51m2 ай бұрын
East Empire is good mind, makes the process of selling all your crap so much easier, for me at least. People argue that you can just cheat and increase your inventory size, but if you're going to cheat then you might as well just give yourself money as well, and anything else you want for that matter. I hope they keep going.
@1WolfFan2 ай бұрын
I am "smiling a little to myself right now."
@C_hef2 ай бұрын
"even with the feature to play instruments bugging out for me" okay. This tells me everything I need to know.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Yeah, not sure how prolific that bug is going to turn out to be, but if your dream is to wander Skyrim playing music, it will be a major concern. If so, you'd best wait for reviews and feedback from others to see if this bug hits anyone else and if it gets fixed.
@cdsanturri2 ай бұрын
@@GophersVids I got the bug too. It worked the very fist time I tried it though. I was in the same room as the professor who teaches it to you, (They were at the winking skeever at the time). After they taught me flute, I immediately tried it and it worked. Then I went to bed, woke up in the same cell mind you, and it didn't work. The animation plays but I could no longer hear the music or see the effects.. I also couldn't use the left MB to stop. The LMB would stop only the animation, but I was stuck in 3rd person and when trying to use the bed immediately after, told me I couldn't sleep while playing an instrument. I had to actually go into my inventory and equip a weapon. Then I could continue with the game and sleep. I'm going to check my LO and see if i can see which mods edit the races; That is, of course, if it is the race that is causing the issues.
@cdsanturri2 ай бұрын
quick update.. I use over 1000 mods mixed types (esl, esp, espfe) etc.. and this mod conflicts with just 4 cell records. I just used xedit, right clicked and did - Apply filter to show conflicts). I also double checked the race records manually and there are no conflicts there, the mod adds their own races. I have to say, for a mod of this quality and expanse, having only 4 cells conflict is like a mic-drop for the modding community.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Good news is that I believe they have found the problem :)
@Gyrfalcon-312Ай бұрын
I lost track of your channel for... maybe a couple years, so it's fantastic to see you're so close to 500K subs and - checks desc. - still making mods in addition to showcasing them!
@eyzinn912 ай бұрын
Got that Skyrim itch again
@rjcgy7132 ай бұрын
Did you ever imagine, back in 2011, that you would be playing new Skyrim content in 2024? I don’t know if that’s a testament to Skyrim or an indictment of the last 13 years. I suspect a little of column A, a little of column B…
@BrianMichaluk2 ай бұрын
FYI the playtesters have put in thousands of hours and I personaly tested with over 1400 mods so it should be prretty darn solid
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Trust me to be using something that broke it right? At this point I think devs are making special bugs just for me :)
@BrianMichaluk2 ай бұрын
@@GophersVids there WAS that "mess with Goper" sign in the break room...
@datguyyouknow34112 ай бұрын
I was just wondering what Kinggath and his team were cooking up, this looks awesome! Hopefully, it gets patched to work with other bard mods like Jayserpa's
@Legacyartist2 ай бұрын
That's the problem it can't be done in the creation club because of the rules that mods can't be dependent on one another. So that rules out console players. Nexus modders might but given that creation club isn't popular so it might take a while for PC players. A problem I have with his east empire mod is it conflicts with my load order and no one has made patches for it.
@DJLegends2 ай бұрын
@@Legacyartist there are literally patches for east empire on the nexus ya missed em lol
@Legacyartist2 ай бұрын
@@DJLegends I have seen terrain patches, though the Winterhold ones don't seem to work right for me. It's like I go into a new dimension where terrain, buildings, and the LOD flicker in and out of existence in and around where the east empire location originally was. Though in all fairness I have the same problem with Tundra Homestead. Also Tundra Homestead seems to be interfering with me buying Breezehome still haven't figured out what is causing that. What I'm not finding is script compatibility patches. Have several build your own estate slash earn passive income mods and something about them in my load order seems to be messing with the east empires passive income system it just won't work I get no gold from selling items nor a cut from locations they mine. The only thing that works is moving items but because of Convenient Horses and Legacy of the Dragonborn I don't have a reason to use it much.
@susinok2 ай бұрын
This is exciting! I love that they are expanding various parts of the game. They've expanded the East Empire company, too.
@lvlndcoАй бұрын
Interesting they had success with the large collection. I have tried several they were problematic. This expansion looks like fun. I might need to go back to my manual build process and install the game again to try this out. I was surprised Legacy of the Dragonborn wasn't a paid mod.
@A1EX-932 ай бұрын
I didn't realise the size of this mod on Xbox is 884.38MB so ensure you have space in your load order before buying. This would have been good to know in the mods description so we can see before buying it if I'm gonna have to sacrifice a bunch of mods to implement it into my load order.
@Gyrfalcon-312Ай бұрын
Thank goodness that the mod space was bumped up to 5 gigs, eh?
@kodikowalko35887 сағат бұрын
I’ve just picked up Skyrim after years doing a legendary survival playthrough old Norse style, and I grabbed this mod to add because I’ve heard it was good. I’ve barely played it and it feels like something straight out of oblivion in terms of diologue and quests. Kinggath and his team have delivered a fantastic mod!
@randomhodgepodge89022 ай бұрын
This one looks really good. I always thought the Bard's College was a wasted opportunity for more content.
@jojooffaraway26752 ай бұрын
This looks so cool!
@iKevski2 ай бұрын
After having watched the trailer I am very interested in this creation, it looks like a well made addition to the game. As this is one of the first times you are positive about a creation I am taking that as a good sign. The part you mentioned about mod compatibility is the only part that worries me. The features, and all the custom placed bards will likely need quite a lot of compatibility patches with city and interior overhauls as well. Being able to compare it, or at least see which cells are edited would help a lot.
@6MyUsername92 ай бұрын
It's a microteansaction by another name. Don't let them gaslight you.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
I would NOT classify this a microtransaction. The Vulture for Starfield? Now THAT was a microtransaction. And many (if not most) things on sale in the 'creation store' are absolutely what I would call microtransactions. But this mod is absolutely NOT micro anything :) This is more akin to something like Automatron DLC or Dawnguard DLC.
@fatherjimbo2 ай бұрын
Oh boy...be ready for the comment section.
@robinjae2 ай бұрын
do u think u could see yourself bringing leonard back for a quickie playthrough ? :)
@coreywong6229Ай бұрын
You see this is what a paid mod should strive to be. I always wanted to be war poet like character. To use my voice to weave magic in my words to invigorate my allies and demoralize our foes.
@magickaddict2 ай бұрын
Man the last part hit hard! If we had one DLC of Skyrim with full questlines since 2013, we would have so much more Elder Scrolls by now!
@bwcbiz2 ай бұрын
Sounds like there's some overlap with Ordinator Speech perks for performing and shout enhancements. Since you mention the extensive testing and your own load order, I assume you haven't seen any issues. This sounds like a heck of a deal for $10, probably even $15.
@damontcs2 ай бұрын
Well, looks like Bethesda will own my free time for the next many months. Currently 160 hours into an "A Storywealth" playthrough of Fallout 4 (which includes the excellent Sim Settlements 2 also from Kinggath), then I'll be diving into Fallout: London and now with this mod? Skyrim is next on that list. And by the time Í'm done with all of those, it's probably time for the Shattered Space expansion.
@puntacana75502 ай бұрын
"I am biased" - Gopher
@kenneth692 ай бұрын
I hope someone is able to patch Bard Reborn with this. That mod + this one, total Bard master class. Since this mod starts at the end of the vanilla bard, and so does the other one, I hope the patch is easy!
@cmrock2032 ай бұрын
We got Skyrim Roast Battles before GTA6
@TheAdventGamer2 ай бұрын
So, a future playthrough with Leonard or perhaps a brand new character who wanted to be a Bard first and foremost. Maybe an Orc to show Lurbuk how it's done. Ooooh could even make it that this Orc heard of Lurbuk and thought him to be a great Bard and wanted to follow in his footsteps only to be disappointed when he meets the real deal.
@BrianMichaluk2 ай бұрын
Tyriana can point you toward many things including wordwalls and resorces so she is super helpful not just for unlocking shouts but for resorces for East Empire if you have that too
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks :)
@althechicken959716 күн бұрын
Sounds like the bards college i was hoping for in 2012
@YOGI-kb9tg2 ай бұрын
If this was the quality of content when CC was announced I feel it would have been received better.
@SekiberiusWelkesh2 ай бұрын
That's the things with paid mods, I don't mind paying for mods but the moment I have to I expect Quality and size. If you are charging me $5 for a weapon, why would I bother when there's thousands of comparable or even better weapons?. A DLC like this fits perfect IMO, people were complaining for ages how the bards college had no proper faction questline, and this fills in that gap to a T. $10 is still too much IMO, especially when the creators only get a fraction of that $10 thanks to greedthesda, would much rather just pay it directly to the creator.
@notrdy4thisjelly5462 ай бұрын
Wonder if its compatible with the other bard mods I like. If I ever decide to let my skyrim update to AE ill probably be willing to pay for this one.
@magegod9892 ай бұрын
I have to say after playing a bard in bg3 and looking for a reason to finally update skyrim this delivered. I just finished updating all my mods and game and downloaded the creation and im planning on starting to play after work. Really great video as always Gopher
@GazingTrandoshan2 ай бұрын
Literally paid dlc at this point lmao, WILD , kinggaths crew is in such a good spot ,they have a bright future
@baldian32 ай бұрын
Is this also out on PS5? I see it mentioned in the upper right on my main menu but don't see it in the actual creation menu.
@medalgearsalad1419Ай бұрын
Sony doesn't allow external assets, so no. Only PC and Xbox.
@LadyRav3nGaming2 ай бұрын
This looks like a lot of fun! I just started getting back into Skyrim but on Xbox because things happened on my PC version so I'm waiting until I get a new PC before I try re-modding that one. Let me tell you though, modding on xbox has become a major pain (I have a whole new appreciation for PC modding lol) but I really want to play so... I will grin and bare it. I just love stepping into the world and exploring it. I've had issues with some of the creations mod on xbox but I really want to try this one. It looks like so much fun! 😊
@zimattack99942 ай бұрын
This is a better intro to skyrim then the actual intro I did a alternative start and it felt seamless
@yourguysheppy2 ай бұрын
I was thinking about making a Bard's College Expansion patch for LOTD as my first mod on the Nexus. Then I see the LOTD devs actively trying to get VC patches for LOTD taken down. There goes that idea LOL
@Foodisgood2 ай бұрын
What is VC?
@edmundverven67932 ай бұрын
@@FoodisgoodVerified Creations
@alien0gamer139Ай бұрын
Hope that's not true. I don't like paid mods, but that's kind of scummy
@zaccaustin2 ай бұрын
Does anyone know if the new mechanics interfere with Ordinator in any way?
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
I have not noticed any conflucts so far.
@zaccaustinАй бұрын
@@GophersVids Awesome! I can't live without Ordinator! Thank you so much for responding, sir!
@Lettuce_Play2 ай бұрын
How do you start those insult duels. I approached a Novice Naysayer and the only option I ever get is the 'rules". My Merriment Quest (or whatever the full title of the quest was, I believe it was the first one from the Archbard to attend a party with Helvanna), is completed, but I still am unable to "duel". Any help please?
@Drag0nk1ngmark2 ай бұрын
It sucks that's its not on ps4, but man it looks cool seeing these big mods
@gemaye99042 ай бұрын
The insult duelling, I remember one of the Witcher games had this as well. Including the reputation part where some opponents don't duel until you have enough reputation.
@TheRetifox2 ай бұрын
Bard guild should by default have more than one quest. Also, I'm good. Jayserpa made Skyrim Got Talent, giving you the ability to play instruments and have actual progression.
@izfiner6461Ай бұрын
When I try to “Speak with Sledrig” I can so just fine but the quest doesn’t update no matter what I do, any idea?
@Anchor-Supreme2 ай бұрын
I want to play this so bad but it isn’t available on PlayStation for whatever reason. So beyond aggravating as this is the first paid mod I’d actually consider worth the price.
@brandondrake69Ай бұрын
So it wasn’t just me then. I saw them advertising it but couldn’t find it
@TheMoonRover17 күн бұрын
PlayStation doesn't allow mods which add new assets (such as textures or voice acting).
@venepskeuten92062 ай бұрын
This is less "paid mod" and more "semi-official" DLC. Which i think a paid mod should aspire to. If you ask for money, it better be good. Kingath and his teams creations at this point are the only mods that achieve said potential.
@boopuchannel2 ай бұрын
i wish theyd use CC to release stuff where you can explore new lands like the solstheim DLC id happily pay for it at that point since its just essentially new DLC and not just a crappy weapon mod with storyteling done with notes you find on dead bodies
@Subject_Keter2 ай бұрын
I really like that they put time into giving paided people power but with fun and challenges. Seems proper work can be done at bug thug esda?!
@pauloa.76092 ай бұрын
looks great but 10 bucks? thats more expensive than fallout new vegas or morrowind or many great games out there.
@treeaboo2 ай бұрын
It's why I find it hard to justify buying DLC for a lot of games in general, on all honesty DLCs are rarely priced competitively with full games, Dawnguard and Dragonborn were twice as expansive as this (each $20 at release) and neither are equivalent in value to FNV or Morrowind. When you consider inflation since 2012, this is equivalent to $7.30 in 2012 money, for comparison to Dawnguard's price. I guess if you felt Dawnguard and Dragonborn were worth it then this probably is, if not there are very good full games (including modern ones) for $10.
@888hhhh2 ай бұрын
Is it coming for ps4?
@cryptc2 ай бұрын
Sounds really interesting... will consider it once bethesda doesn't break mods with updates every few months Edit: seeing unconfirmed reports in the comments that they might have stopped breaking things every update, that would be a relief
@DJLegends2 ай бұрын
no need for updates with 1.6.1170
@bakakafka44282 ай бұрын
@Gopher , what's your take on these mods not being available on the GoG version? After so many years, Skyrim got released from its DRM shackles, and now the modding community of all people are trying to clasp us back in irons? Is there no way these mods can, in paid form, I have no issue with that, be put on the Nexus?
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Well it kind of sucks, but I don't see this as the modding community trying to clasp you in irons. It's just some people who are trying their hand at making a living making great mods. As for putting it on Nexus, there's practically no chance of that happening because Bethesda (for obvious reasons) want to keep control of any commercial aspects related to their games as much as is corporately possible.
@bakakafka44282 ай бұрын
@@GophersVids Thanks! So it will also not be possible to buy it on Steam and manually port the files to the GoG install I have. At least from what I could read about the Creation thingie. Shame. Not going back to Steam Skyrim for this though. I'm not against people trying to make a living out of this, but if it means being locked in on Steam, I'll have to pass.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
@@bakakafka4428 You'll be able to do that IF you also own the game on Steam. You could copy the mods across. But if not, I don't exactly know how you'd be able to buy them. It uses an in game (and utterly terrible) user interface for purchasing. But out of curiosity has Bethesda or GOG made a statement about Aniversary Edition coming to GOG? Because that would fix this issue surely?
@bakakafka44282 ай бұрын
@@GophersVids GoG has the Anniversary Upgrade for 10 EUR. And the full edition too for 17 EUR (current sale prices). I skipped it because didn't want the hassle with mods breaking. Not by any stretch an experienced mod gamer here. So this will allow for the purchase of paid content even if you're not DRM'd? Anyone here who can confirm this works on the GoG edition? I assumed it would block access because you're not on Steam.
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
There is a paid for Aniiversatry update on Steam too, but that's CC content and is NOT needed for this mod. It's just the version of Skyrim that was Anniversary Edition that is required. And that should be free, if available on GOG.
@zephyr8352 ай бұрын
Now I have fresh interest in a Speech-focused playthrough.🙂Probably after my current one(s), though. I look forward to the full review!
@LabelsAreMeaningless2 ай бұрын
I see Leonard and Inigo. Can we look forward to a new chapter to their adventure?
@Czarniak4Ай бұрын
Still, it kind of breaks immersion if you play in any other language and suddenly hear an NPC talking to you in English (they don't dubb "Creations").
@lildaffy1695Ай бұрын
The only problem about this mod that this is not really for those who play non-Dragonborn playthroughs as you really have to at least to have an ability to shout in this one.
@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands2 ай бұрын
Great video !
@pedigreeann2 ай бұрын
Ahhh, Lenny and Inigo become bards.
@JeremyRichard822 ай бұрын
Todd Howard better watch out because I think Kinggath is after his job.
@Jovian9992 ай бұрын
This is exactly the kind of thing Creation Club should have been about in the first place -- enabling creators to make things they couldn't do on their own.
@biggie_boss2 ай бұрын
Paid mods are a bad practice. JaySerpa makes tons of quest expansion mods for free.
@Griff99ita2 ай бұрын
That is a dlc mod worth 10$ with paid voice actors from the vanilla game and more quests than the dawnguard dlc, is not like the 4 $ paid mod for 2 swords scam.
@barachiel212Ай бұрын
Wait... did you manage to get this expansion to run with LOTD? I'd swear you walked past the museum in one scene. How hard was it to get the two to co-exist?
@nox873026 күн бұрын
Never stop making videos please. I have given up modding Skyrim twice, and have actually never played the game much this past decade (since i can't stand it unmoded). Currently finalizing a 2 years effort on heavily modding New Vegas. I will come back to Skyrim afterwards, and i remember your "Skyrim Mod Sanctuary" very, very fondly. I will probably watch them again, however outdated they may be, just because i love them. It is uncharacteristic for me to say that, since i am too old for this. But i don't think there exists any way in any world to make "paid mods right". You can make DLCs right. But introducing the idea that making mods paying is "right" is enabling a very dangerous precedent that Bethesda is eager for us to enable. Let's protect our future, and the future of moding and sharing. One thing is for sure, no matter how great the content, i will never buy a "paid mod". I won't endorse Bethesda's behaviour.
@crunchykevlar2 ай бұрын
Hey gopher, what happened to that game where you voice acted in ?
@matthewilliamorgan2 ай бұрын
@4:20 you mentioned that it has flairs when you will need to be skilled in the way of the voice and the ways of the bard. Does that mean if you are playing a Non-Dragonborn playthrough you will not be able to enjoy this paid mod?
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
That's a possibility. I haven't tried with a fresh character. I have a feeling you need to have at least whirlwind shout unlocked to truly complete the questline.
@squallion7772 ай бұрын
While the controversy of paid mods is still relevant, I have always thought that if the mod has good value that the authors deserve to make money, but if the mod is like the one you reviewed for Starfield and told us not to but, I believe this is where the majority of the controversy for paid mods comes from, I have bought and played many CC mods for both Fo4 and Skyrim, and I can tell you that both games had plenty of under valued and over valued mods, Paying $5 of a single weapon is NOT worth it, but if a quest and an hours worth of gameplay accompanied that weapon and maybe a little bit of lore to go with it for $5 that would be more of a good value to me. So, as always Gopher thanks for your input to this mod, your opinion is highly valued, I will try this mod out as soon as I can, I always felt the bards collage was underwhelming, I'm glad Kinggath and team decided to redo this, can't wait to see for myself!!👍💯😁
@captbloodbeard2 ай бұрын
@@squallion777 the mod makers that make incredible mods definitely deserve to be supported, which is why things like Patreon or a donation link are a thing. But why does Bethesda deserve to get paid for the work of this mod team?
@squallion7772 ай бұрын
@@captbloodbeard For hosting it, Kind of like Nexus, Although Nexus you only need to pay once to get premium, and its not even necessary. When you get right down to it, their a business, they need to make money to continue being a business, the question is, how much integrity are they going to have doing so, lately, not so much you can see it all over the CC costs, although I'm not quite sure who sets the price, The Bards collage is only $10 but was that Kinggath's decision or Bethesda's? and if Bethesda's why are all the prices all over the place, some mods are worth the price most aren't, does a mod author have a choice, not really sure.
@captbloodbeard2 ай бұрын
@@squallion777 there are small costs to hosting, but a company like Bethesda already has the infrastructure, I guarantee that their cut is far beyond the costs to host and serve this small number of mods. The Nexus is supported by ads and donations. Hell, I bought my lifetime premium membership to the Nexus for $100 back in '07 I think. Yet they host and serve millions of times the amount of data than the creation club does, and don't ask a penny from the mod creators. They have a donation system for the modders, but don't take a cut.
@1996gameking2 ай бұрын
@@captbloodbeard I think responsibility for functionality of the mods, availability of the mods and publicity (like actively marketing the mods on social media and other places) should fall on Bethesda (if it doesn't already). So basically the same way Steam does for games. If they take those responsibilities getting a cut is justified. (Also quality control! All future paid mods need to be on this level of cost to content ratio.)
@5226-p1e2 ай бұрын
very interesting, so the dual's with insults lol, and the progression for more dual's, it kind of reminds me of the witcher 3 when it came down to the card games, you needed to progress in order to play cards against other opponent's. i hope it offers stuff even in the vanilla story, like say when you meet the blackbriors and end up doing some missions for the thieves guild, maybe those annoying ledger missions could involve distractions or something so you can easily get away with changing their ledger.
@Cronoo2 ай бұрын
Man this was going to be the first year I hadn't played skyrim once Was
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
Yeah. I thought maybe I'd manage to get to 2025 without playing it ... but oh no, Skinggath had other ideas :)
@Kornelius7072 ай бұрын
This is a great mod to point to if you want to justify paid mods. Substantial content and fun to play.
@Prophes0r2 ай бұрын
How can you justify something that doesn't, and cannot, exist? This is 3rd party DLC. There is no such thing as a "paid mod", because having to pay for it makes it not a mod. This DLC does look great. But it isn't a "mod". Mods are created by non-affiliated developers[1], have no official support, and distributed for free. [1] There are RARE exceptions where an official developer on the team "goes rogue" and creates a mod for their own game on their own time, and releases it for free. These still count because they are doing it in an unofficial capacity, there is no official support, and it is still free.
@SirDoodicus2 ай бұрын
Got it, so… Paid mods: 1 Free mods: 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 U right I’m convinced now time to spend 8 dollars to get a horse stable in Morthal
@Prophes0r2 ай бұрын
@@SirDoodicus No such thing as a paid mod. This is 3rd party DLC. Names matter.
@randomthings12932 ай бұрын
Paid mods shouldn't exist. Period. Stop advocating for reducing the audience for modding. Mods shouldn't be only for the rich. Period.
@miss.floppa16372 ай бұрын
@@Prophes0r then what's a paywalled mod that's not in creation club? it's not a "3rd party DLC" because it's created by a non-affiliated developer and it has no official support, yet neither is it just a mod because it's paywalled there's no need for a term like "3rd party DLC" when at the end of the day it's just a fancy name for paid mod, which is what this mod is, a paid modification to the game.
@swampybogard93682 ай бұрын
If I downloaded this creation, using only the version of Skyrim that comes with the base creation content (Fishing, Saints and Seducers, and a few more. NOT the *full* anniversary edition), would it mess up my mods?
@GophersVids2 ай бұрын
It needs the Anniversary Edition, but does not require that you buy the extra anniversary CC content.
@mharizsaifuddin7059Ай бұрын
Is this for the Special Edition or the Anniversary Edition ?
@TheMoonRover17 күн бұрын
Special Edition. Anniversary Edition is basically a DLC, not a separate release.