50 Days to Save the World in Apocalyptic Skyrim

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks for watching folks! Let me know which CLASS you would choose if you were playing this challenge, or which class you want me to try NEXT! (the options are Warrior, Assassin, Archer, Paladin, Illusionist, Sorcerer, Necromancer).

[@jinnqmarak1la]

I am a Paladin player through and through- I'd love to see you play one yourself!

[@driftingmind388]

Assassin would be nice bc I think it will be a hard run especially against dragons Otherwise I would love to see Paladin

[@mindcraft5093]

I love assasins, but I think paladin or archer are best for this playthrough

[@dragonpro7484]

Honestly necromancer would be very interesting. I'd like to see a perhaps an undead army or something, depending on how necromancy works with the mods you have.

[@GreyReaper47]

Necromancer

[@arifhossain9751]

32:30 I know what happened here! Its not a bug. The dragon's breath weapon uses mana like any spell would, except dragons are programmed not to use mana, and have 0 regen. You spammed it with lightning bolt, which dropped its mana to zero, so it THINKS it cant use fire breath anymore. It Just Works.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Ahhhh well ok, that makes sense, but the other part I didn't talk about is that sometimes when I started a fight with a dragon, this would happen immediately; they would get aggro'd, fly out to me and land, and then just stare at me. So I think there was also some larger AI bug, but maybe you're right about this for Jultoor.

[@mindcraft5093]

it just works!

[@TheDragon1276]

Dragonbane makes so much more sense now.

[@astropond5081]

Wait, so I can literally make dragons incapable of fighting?

[@arifhossain9751]

@@astropond5081 Yes. Shock damage, great for mages AND dragons.

[@varto07]

The mod author said he was working in a settlement add-on mod wich would let you rebuild conquered cities. I can hardly wait, it's gonna ve awesome!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Yeah that might be a cool one to showcase in the future!

[@hobbesfield1082]

that sounds like an awesome fucking mod

[@terradagon258]

this mod is gonna be so fun in Skyrim vr @@hobbesfield1082

[@pedropimenta896]

Hopefully Preston Garvey will mark the settlements on our map.

[@varto07]

@@pedropimenta896 No, his job will be given to Nazeem

[@ghosterino]

Alduin being overrun by a bunch of giants perfectly summarize the Skyrim experience 😂

[@brothers_of_nod]

That final battle looked damn satisfying, and honestly, there have been a few times where giants really saved my hide.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Yes the final fight is awesome! I think Scrabbulor (the Shattered mod author) wrote that fight himself, so that's super impressive.

[@church6882]

yeah lmao, still remember when i was fighting a Blood dragon still pretty early in the game and saw a giant run right past me to beat its ass the moment it landed

[@TonyH3r]

Definitely need more of this survival gameplay. With different start and different build it would be interesting

[@PaulTanner-pc1nj]

I agree, and would be interested in seeing this senario played out with other builds

[@kingdedede933]

@@PaulTanner-pc1nj can you imagine the horror of a melee only run? ....I'd pay to see that

[@guchierrez]

I was surprised you are not a big channel, the production quality and most importantly your storytelling skills are amazing.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks, your support helps the channel grow!

[@ralphbrennan7700]

@@FormerlyBlue Yeah, this is good Skyrim content! Keep up the great work and good luck!

[@marco2ol]

He's about to be, subbed

[@fishraposo7192]

He will be.

[@warrengraham5145]

​@@FormerlyBlue You should totally write a fantasy apocalypse book based on this, I'm sure it'd be a best seller.

[@Abc123z1000]

I loved how immersive this playthrough was and how much you committed to the magic build. Throughout the video, I was thinking to myself how critical the bound bow was because it fires arrows equivalent to that of daedric arrows (and it’s limitless). I’m glad you gave yourself the ability to respawn. I was really sad when you took that tumble in your last video and died. Loved the video, great work!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@petervlcko4858]

I like that finale took a giant. No that it lessens your heroic deeds but its nice to see that there are also creatures which protect their life and world around them. Giants also tell stories around the fire to their kids a one of their uncle saved the world with his club in fear for his mammoth. 😂

[@avel5325]

imagine preparing for an epic fight against the world eater himself, only for him to be slain by a giant mid-fight

[@freddoesvox9033]

Yes! Im glad to see you do more of this mod, its barely covered on youtube.

[@FormerlyBlue]

I'm still surprised how little I see of it! Someone will post an add-on for it on reddit every once in a while, but that's about it. The Discord is quite active though, I'm sure they'll keep expanding it!

[@Ybeetus]

It's hard to believe that modders can make a more challenging and fun boss fight with alduin than bethesda could with all that time and resources they had lying around.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Modders have achieved amazing things in Skyrim! And yeah that boss fight was awesome.

[@dreamerofthorns]

I appreciate that it's mainstream to hate on devs for any reason possible, but skyrim came out in 2011. Yes, mods make the game loads more fun, but come the fuck on. Save your "all that time and resources" bit for your Starfield complaints.

[@johannesmattsson9900]

Modders have had 10 years to make Alduin better☠

[@Ybeetus]

@dreamerofthorns listen that is fair, and I agree that devs are shit on unnecessarily time after time for decisions they really don't get to make. So maybe I should have been more specific. I know the dev team would have made it much better had they been given the proper time and resources, but it's usually upper management and good ol Todd himself who will scrap ideas, Change directions, and any of number of things that set back the work and creativity of the team actually working on it. Snarky comment aside I think the final battle with the main storyline of skyrim, one of the biggest most renown games, relased in the last few decades, was kind of lack luster in retrospect spect and did a huge disservice to aldiun as a character. He had alot of potential, and personally, I feel it was wasted.

[@dreamerofthorns]

@@Ybeetus i bet you anything that in 5 years, maybe not even that long, the modding community will have absolutely ripped starfield apart and made even _it_ unrecognizable from the base. I think we can all agree that Skyrim is far easier to upscale because it's a little bare, but it's also clear that modders' skills and dedication is insane nowadays, and no matter what they'll find ways to surprise us

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

In hindsight, there's one great thing about most of the world being deceased. And that is that you never even have to see Delphine

[@Xoxo.TheAuthor]

I love the way you describe what's happening, it's so creative and entertaining! Loving this mod!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@probsnotabi]

Your video style is so well-done, it captures attention and remains both entertaining but not exaggerated. I love your use of 'we' - it make us watching your playthrough feel like we're playing it with you! This feels like something I would watch on a bigger channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers and a couple million views, so to see this on such a small channel is mind-blowing. Keep up the good work man, your videos are fantastic and you defo have a knack for story-telling, video-making and creating something incredible.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video :)

[@probsnotabi]

@@FormerlyBlue Ofc ofc :))

[@Grizzlox]

Giants are always my bros when it comes to dragon fights. I want a perk tree that lets you pick a limited number of creatures that will no longer turn agro around you, but lets you pick so that your build can stay unique

[@FormerlyBlue]

That's a cool idea!

[@pengspirit]

Love this bro! Been waiting for this! You are gonna go far!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@eston3418]

I love how everything built up to Alduin getting destroyed by random giants

[@sil7en354]

Great production, immersive storytelling, engaging progression AND the actual mod list used to boot? Man, I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work putting all this together. I'll definitely be adding my grain of sand to your subscribers list, and I hope that you get many more in the days to come because you definitely deserve it! :)

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@chickengaming420]

Your content quality is insanely good. When you showed only 0.6 percent of viewers subscribed, I thought that was nuts given how well your videos are put together. Please keep making more videos!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks! More to come.

[@ryanwilson1426]

Honestly, this mod is what Skyrim's main story should have been. I'm so gonna try and play this myself.

[@hbelleasmr]

your narration is beautiful and engaging! I appreciate the care taken to truly tell a story with your journey

[@mindcraft5093]

I fricking love this series, I'd love to see more of this kind of video. Also, I think that you are the perfect guy to make those vids, it's so much fun with your talking- and editing style.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks so much :)

[@jimboeeek]

Yay, you did it! I was curious to see what a successful run looks like. I know people keep making different add-ons for the Shattered mod 🐉

[@dertreffer]

NGL, the final fight against alduin was one of the most intense fights i´ve ever seen in skyrim EVER

[@BellaDovah]

Thank you for making more videos on apocalyptic Skyrim! Excellently narrated, such high quality. I've basically banned myself from watching Skyrim LPs because I want a chance to forget or at least miss some of the NPCs, quests and locations before I play again, but since this makes it into what feels like a completely different place...game even, its the perfect balance for me to watch!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Great, glad you enjoyed :)

[@selqoe]

that was the MOST Skyrim ending ever LOL amazing. Awesome video, Keep doing what you're doing!!! I cant wait to see more of your content.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks :)

[@juliathelittle7007]

i don't usually subscribe to gaming channels but you give a concise, immersive experience without the kind of language that makes the video unpleasant. Thank you for that. When I played Skyrim I always played as a stealth archer with heavy armer and OP swords for backup.

[@Tethos]

Amazing storytelling, I love how you even twine in the derpy little quirks the engine has into your tale. 😂

[@FormerlyBlue]

Ha yes, Skyrim bugs are just part of the adventure.

[@thogusdonatus4607]

@@FormerlyBlue the bugs seems to be rare due to that i only got them when i played skyrim but when i asked my friend he never had them same for assasin creed

[@hannsols]

Great video, and a great series to come. An idea could be a Breton or Imperial Paladin, and the side quest would be that you would have to pray to each of the gods separately at each hold’s shrine, but each city is devoted to a different god, for example: Riften - Mara Markath - Dibella Windhelm - Talos Whiterun - Kynerath And then I guess the rest would correspond with the ‘theme’ of the city, like Julianos for Winterhold because he’s a god of magic, and winter hold because of the College of Winterhold. But of course, it’s up to you, we’d just really like for you to continue the series because of how good it is, so thanks!

[@icannotbeseen]

I love the mix of lorefriendly voiceover + comments on the AI, nice one.

[@sethIguess2002]

This is such a cool mod and i really love the way you edit and narrate the videos for it id love to see you go through more of the classes if possible. 👍

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks, that's definitely on the table for future videos should there be interest!

[@squewe]

Could you drop a Graphics modlist?

[@User-s7j5u]

"Do you want to play Fallout or Skyrim?" Formerly Blue: *"Y E S."*

[@xzardas541]

That giant at the end: You picked a wrong camp fool!

[@tobiasgreenhalge6165]

Absolutely hilarious ending 😂

[@FormerlyBlue]

It's such a classic Skyrim ending lol. You can throw as many mods onto the game as you want, but sometimes Skyrim is still just Skyrim!

[@tobiasgreenhalge6165]

@@FormerlyBlue And that's the reason I can't wait for Elder Scrolls 6 so skyrim gets slightly cheaper, and I can afford it

[@YourFriendJessie]

23:11 "did i just die to a mudcrab?!" thats got to be the most embarrasing death of this run.

[@orangejuice7156]

Behold Alduin, the world eater, ender of kalpas ! Random Giant : gtfo my way lizard 🤣

[@bingelister5091]

It's nice that you softened Alduin up for the true dragonborn "Giant"

[@MagickArcher]

I really appreciate that you put your UI and First Person Animation mods in the description, I asked for them on the last video and didn't get a response (because I was days late no fault on your part) so thank you so much

[@ironbacon]

These videos feel like im watching a big channel with tons of people to polish everything but its so small. Love your work

[@Jungle1000]

I'm so glad this popped up in my feed. I watched it twice. Excellent storytelling and a thoughtful mod list. Funny that the randomness sort of led you to a Conjuration/Alchemy path. Conjuration provides so much in the way of tank and damage while Alchemy is amazingly utilitarian. I can't wait to try this playthrough. (I'd love to see Khajiit with their 20pts of claw damage in Minimalistic Races Mod as a work around to degradation lol)

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed! Good point about khajit claw damage lol, could be worth considering investing into unarmed perks then.

[@TheParagonIsDead]

This definitely my new favorite skyrim channel rn

[@FormerlyBlue]

Wow, thank you!!

[@DanteYewToob]

Alduin: “Who is this big idiot lumbering tow-ow! Hey! Ouch!” Giant: “Git away from my long nose cow ya big dang lizard! Git! Go’on and git ya pointy bastard!” Alduin: “I’m goin-Ow! Stop! Dragonborn.. help! This big hillbilly is crazy! Help me! Agh!”

[@consolemeerkat]

I've only just discovered your channel but your narration skills are insane. Like it's unrivaled how thoroughly you explain the simplest things. 10/10 fr

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks :)

[@flameguy3416]

The AI voice is getting really impressive, it's noticable but not distracting.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Eleven Labs keeps improving, this is my first video using their v2 model that also allows more customization. There are a few problematic things I kept noticing with it and needed to edit around, but overall it's fantastic.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

This was amazing, I was basically hooked from start to finish

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@PhilMihaly]

I've been watching Skyrim challenge runs out of boredom, but this video was by far the most enjoyable I've seen. I'd love to see you do a playthrough of this mod with every class!

[@petermarron824]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Just subscribed. Would love to see more challenges like this or done in different ways.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Welcome to the crew! I do indeed have other stuff like this on the channel.

[@scarlettazur5063]

I've been waiting for this video to finally arrive. This is some very nice content with a great narration!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scarlettazur5063]

@@FormerlyBlue Very much so, you content made me pick up Skyrim again after a long time.

[@Solanawolf]

I’ve never gotten so invested in watching a Skyrim run before, and you also have a very pleasant voice to listen to. I just found this channel but I think it’s going to become a favorite.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed :) Welcome to the channel!

[@mad88_]

LET'S GOOO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THANKS FOR DROPPING MORE HEAT BRO

[@mindcraft5093]

Truer words havent been spoken lmao

[@bosmeroya]

KZbin just recommended me your series on this overhaul. You did a fantastic job with these! Your editing and especially your storytelling skills are very enthralling! :)

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks, welcome to the channel!

[@bogerman9627]

I like how the one dragon at the battle for Markarth stops to think about his life choices mid battle. Super cool video too!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Lol thanks! Yeah I like that head canon.

[@AB-bh6rb]

Been waiting for this one. I hope for the future of tamriel that you succeed

[@FormerlyBlue]

So much pressure!

[@Tinkatube]

I was very excited for this video!

[@Lain-404]

Truly fascinating to hear your speech module improve each video. It's genuinely almost indistinguishable at this point.

[@stelfer]

nice to see a full mod list! thanks

[@ChartreuseDan]

Everyone in skyrim thinks they're tough until they annoy a giant

[@FormerlyBlue]

Maybe he should've been the real final boss!

[@mindcraft5093]

*stomp* *yeet*

[@genghiskhan5535]

Im loving all these videos you make with this mod. I would love too see more of these. Im definitely subscribing lol

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks for your support!

[@skyslayer6104]

I gotta say, I really do love this video showcase of Shattered. While I'd personally like a bit more from the mod such as maybe having a few pockets of survivors (including the Blades maybe) like in Fallout, that's a mod issue. The storytelling during the video was great, really makes me want to try out the mod myself one day. Would personally like to see you try out Necromancer next, a bit of "poetic justice" by fighting dragons with their own servants. Its different from this conjuration build as you can customize the gear of undead a bit (even more with certain mods), so armor is useful even if you don't need it. I also saw in another comment that you might be using some of the other addons, so I'd like to see those used in the future as well! Definitely giving a like and subscribe.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed! Welcome to the channel :) Various modders are working on add-ons for Shattered, so there may well be some survivor groups in the game soon!

[@symphonyofaria]

Honestly great video. Had a lot of fun due to your narration. I will subscribe. But the funniest part is how your mage build just devolved into stealth archer. Skyrim classic

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed! Lol hey, it wasn't quite a stealth archer. I conjured minions to hide behind and THEN shot stuff.

[@Luis-Torres]

YESS!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Wait no more!

[@clemi5051]

In the end, the dangers of skyrim were just as treacherous for alduin as they were for the survivor :D

[@FormerlyBlue]

Lol yeah good point! Alduin failed the survival challenge.

[@SadieEAdler]

This is the first video I've seen of yours as it popped up in my recommended and I can honestly say it's one of the best Skyrim videos I have watched in a VERY long time! I loved everything about it (the commentary, the concept, the execution) so much that time flew by while I was watching, and I subbed within the first few minutes. I'm going to watch the other videos you've uploaded, but I absolutely cannot wait to see what else you put out!

[@FormerlyBlue]

That's high praise; thank you! Welcome to the channel :)

[@urbanexotic]

I enjoyed this, but was hoping you'd use more of the add-ons for Shattered, like the ones that add a few quests, followers, and new boss fights. I don't think an Illusionist would fare too well, and you already covered a partial archer build here. An Assassin or Warrior might be a different sort of challenge.

[@FormerlyBlue]

I didn't want to add too much stuff all at once, want to show more add-ons in later videos once I have good ideas on how to feature them in interesting ways.

[@OnARolley]

This was truly epic. That's the only word I can think of to describe this, fantastic job dude!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks so much!

[@Nightstick24]

Well that was amazing. Loved the storytelling, and it’s my first time seeing the Shattered mod! Definitely going to be trying that out myself, looks like a ton of fun!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed! Yeah Shattered is super cool.

[@gingaboy6396]

Would love to see more playthroughs of this. With a goal to try and beat the game as a certain build, like no magic or only the bow etc.

[@lify5505]

I didn’t expect to see a post from u again on this mod (I enjoyed it and need more to sustain my immense Skyrim addiction)

[@lucasdoval8106]

Man, im whatching for the third time this video, i downloaded all the mods you described, minus two that are currently unnavailable. This gameplay is awesome. Doing a archer build hehe nice job dude! Keep up the good work!

[@UltimateSpinDash]

"Our reward for wiping out half the world's bear population is basically nothing. But at least we got experience." Sounds awfully close to "entry-level" jobs these days. Really liking this series. I wouldn't call this set of mods a total conversion, but it does completely change the way you play Skyrim to the point that it feels like a take on the setting from an alternate timeline where everything is a lot more grim.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Lol glad you're enjoying!

[@_Buckyy]

Amazing video and great voice over it really makes the video come alive! Looking forward to some more classes taking on this challenge!

[@danschmehl7824]

This mod is really cool! Nice find, been looking for something thatd make skyrim more challenging

[@FormerlyBlue]

Yo thanks Dan! There are a bunch of other "hard mode" mods out there, too. One of the biggest ones is Requiem; I've only tried it once and it was killer.

[@griffsfurnitureemporium5487]

Amazing job all around. Love the production and commentary. Super entertaining

[@johnsadventures4675]

On my new playthrough, at least a year has passed in game, on my last interaction with Alduin at the throat of the world. Been busy planting and selling wheat.

[@JemicaRibbons]

Was I the only one hoping the Jarl of Whiterun survived XD

[@dreamerofthorns]

not me waiting for modders to make a starfield '50 arbitrary time units to apocalypse' mod on day 1

[@XxTrAzZ016]

Everything in this video was incredible, i'm looking forward for you guys making it into an actual modpack so everyone can enjoy that banger of a modlist.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks :)

[@OrangeJuice0214]

When I get my first pc I’m playing this no doubt it looks so much fun

[@TheSilentflight]

The giant was the true dragonborn all along.

[@commandercorgi]

I like this almost narrative story rather than just gameplay it’s pretty well done.

[@dino-e8b]

just wanted to say this was a really cool video to watch while I grind in OSRS lol very entertaining, congrats on all the progress you've made over the last few months!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks; glad you enjoyed!

[@ohmenecio]

I would welcome a chaptered playthrough to keep me company as I work rather than these shorter vids you've uploaded. Thanks for the content so far! Loved it.

[@joekaz5198]

This mod is cool because it actually gives us the World Eater Alduin that he was born to be rather than the rebellious wanna-be godking that he became in the Vanilla game when he strayed from the path set before him by Akatosh.

[@namarie.2289]

one of the coolest skyrim mod runs I’ve seen, looks like skyrim 2 lmao

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed! I like to think that Elder Scrolls VI has already been out for years and it's called Modded Skyrim.

[@juchenecromancer5644]

Please continue making videos like these! I always look forward to them

[@WaterFlame3030]

These videos are a blast to watch! I'm genuinely surprised your youtube channel hasn't exploded in popularity yet, cuz you make some amazing videos!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks! Last video did blow up, hoping this one does too.

[@timbomb374]

The fact that enemies can go and get reinforcements is so damn cool.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Apparently that's not actually what was happening, the AI was just getting kind of messed up, but it did look cool!

[@timbomb374]

@@FormerlyBlue Dang. I'd still role-play like they are lol

[@TempyBuilds]

This was AWESOME!! I really want to try it out myself , loved this

[@rynesromeo1]

Ik im really late to this, but after watching the previous run im glad this run made it to the end. Keep up the amazing work dude!

[@V.Ultra_Ultra.V]

Your graphics mods are so fantasy like, it's so pretty.

[@Pixel-Lucas]

The algorithm sent me, so you're doing something right! Liked and subscribed, can't wait to watch more of your vids! This quality definitely deserves more subscriptions!!!

[@FormerlyBlue]

Thanks so much for the support! You're helping the algorithm send more ppl this way!

[@WaffletheKodiak]

i love your channel already!! i'd love to see more playthroughs of this mod and others that change up how skyrim can be played :3

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you're enjoying and thanks for letting me know what you want to see!

[@Blaublatt101]

I would Love to see this more often with other classes (PALADIN!!!) and a twist, either by you changing your gameplay (by whatever means) or an additional environment/enemy twist (rare draugr which SUMMON other draugr to raise from their graves if you Take too long for example)

[@Kurios57]

Very fun to watch, thank you !

[@fayemarie5056]

I love this, actually. It's a really nice spin on the game, refreshing for someone who has played Skyrim for over a decade. Subscribed.

[@FormerlyBlue]

Glad you enjoyed, welcome to the channel!

[@dantebayer919]

i just started playing a mod called Draugnarok, and it causes drauger to attack every city, and it was really fun to try to keep everyone alive, and i think it would be a good way of starting this one, with every settlement being decimated by drauger.

[@shenanickans]

Holy shit. Have a sub. Looking forward to seeing this channel absolutely blow up

[@topwargear]

Joke's on us even after picking other classes to start out with we end up becoming a Stealth Archer! 🤣

[@FormerlyBlue]

lol hey, I didn't use stealth much, just hid behind atronachs