Skyrim: The Mods That Made 2019 - Best Elder Scrolls 5 Mods of the Year

[@vigneshkarthi3904]

00:56-Carved Brink Haem projects 03:27-Enderal Forgotten Stories 06:03-iEquip iEquip team 08:22-Wintersun Faiths of Skyrim 13:26-Guards Armor Replacer ...for those who thought the download link or atleast a list would be helpful ...I got u man !

[@ysmirwulfharth4012]

This should be a standard! Talos guide you!

[@keulron2290]

Spoilers....

[@LTXwooshie]

Thanks Captain. Don't forget to fly away.

[@LordDamo]

Thank you!

[@Lamentationjones]

@@ysmirwulfharth4012 There's something about having links to the rest of the world prompting google to demonitize the video. I don't know the details because they're very close to the chest with that kind of thing. If you look at Nate's earlier mod vids, they DO have such links.

[@Longshanks1690]

I’m just still shocked that this game is still so popular it can have a Top 5 new mods almost a decade later.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Well it's easily the greatest game ever made even without mods. So it's not surprising that this many people are so passionate about it.

[@strongarm852]

To be fair, it could have a "top 5 mods" for each day of the year. On average Special Edition alone gets about 20 new mods every day.

[@Sonjayu]

To be fair, if you check out Mario 64 romhack community, they have an "e3" for mods.

[@RustyMerc4Hire]

@@Phoenix-pb4sm debatable, but I wouldn't know which game(s) to argue lol.

[@jayzhu67]

me too, bro, together?

[@krudmonger]

"Expect to spend 3-5 hours..." I spend 3-5 hours on just checking out a new player home.

[@supernewbie694]

and you can add a few more if any kind of furry animal is included.

[@wladimir880]

You should watch some of Gopher playthroughs lol

[@Cronoo]

For real. I think my first carved brink playthrough was like 9 hours.

[@Johnson09641]

Krud from PC gamer? Small world! its Ainsley (if you remember me)

[@Jadefire1010]

I spend 3-5 hours just installing mods.

[@inor323]

How to measure things I Skyrim Meters? No Feet? No Dishwashers? No Pixels? No Units? No A couple of Blackreaches? YES!

[@pingthericegod372]

2 blackreaches shall do

[@Jra7o15]

Hotel? Trivago

[@playmorefreakingskyrim9403]

or Nazeem's corpse's in whiterun

[@francesfarmer7605]

watching in may 2020 wishing it was december/november 2019 again...

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

We had coronavirus since tho

[@Jishy2415]

We all wish it is was 2019

[@aiden5307]

Where’s the rewind button

[@dragofire202]

Ok

[@mgtowdadYouTubeSucksCoxks]

#MAGA the only better time to be alive than right now is tomorrow.

[@totallynotmozziesaccount8506]

Finally! The person who can answer my question! Are butterflies bugs or features?

[@EpicNate]

Yes.

[@totallynotmozziesaccount8506]

@@EpicNate Thank you, Todd stop returning my calls.

[@peewhocantbeaimed6954]

Sometimes.

[@EbuCallinav]

Depends on what effect they have.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

It would be nice to put some Vorpal Butterflies here and their.. slightly different color, 500 hit points and they have one attack, 10% chance of decapitating the player character... like the Vorpal bunny from a certain British movie...

[@DuncSmith]

Hey, thank you so much for choosing to include iEquip in this shortlist. We're waiting for an update to our SKSE plugin and there's been some pretty depressing comments recently on the Nexus (no surprise there...) so it's a real boost to us to see such great coverage from you again. We're working on a few additional tweaks and new features which we'd like to include in the next update, so we're not quite done yet! By the way, you should try using the QuickRanged and QuickShield functions rather than cycling if you want to switch from melee to ranged and back quickly during combat 😉

[@wizzotizzo]

Hey guys, I dont have this mod yet, but I need to ask: Is it on Xbox One?

[@DuncSmith]

@@wizzotizzo Nope sorry, relies heavily on SKSE plugins to function.

[@RYCSTEW]

One of the greatest and most underrated mods. Super functional and useful. One of my favorites

[@lordannatar9316]

I have been a console player all my life and I never thought that I would one day switch to PC. That is until a few months ago when I downloaded Skyrim on ps4. I fell in love with the game instantly and it motivated me to join the master race so I could play the game at it’s full potential with mods. It’s the best decision I have made in my entire life.

[@Badger17805]

Welcome to the club nigga

[@majorgear1021]

My story is similar. I stopped by Xbox along the way to PC. I still use my consoles, just not for Skyrim.

[@LittleShmuplet]

Carved Brink's world spaces seriously make you question whether or not you're playing Skyrim

[@DylanVlogs2003]

too bad the story was horrible to understand :( the environments were sooooo good

[@CrumbHuntComplete]

@@DylanVlogs2003 I got lost way too many times. Spent more time using that jumping spell in giant circles than actually exploring the place

[@legozoomer168]

It sucks that such beautiful world design was wasted on a mod with such a horrible and dull story :/

[@deyash4602]

god todd: so how much do you want to know about this game Nate: *YES*

[@wyntertheicewyvern6226]

Even Hermaus Mora doesn't have this much knowledge.

[@jonahk1593]

*godd

[@darthgorthaur258]

Nate literally just "yes'd" someone a few comments down making this all the more fun.

[@aesthetics1726]

Why “god” Todd? By that logic, are the rest of the developers Demi-gods?

[@darthgorthaur258]

@Jeffrey M. Williamson wtf is on with your link ?

[@thegreycrusader]

Let me guess You need a drink. It's the Silver-Blood Inn you're looking for.

[@mayakth44]

I thought you were gonna say “somebody stole your sweetroll” 😂

[@thegreycrusader]

@@mayakth44 did I have you in the first half?

[@spacechimp751]

What a twist 👁 👃 👅

[@thegreycrusader]

@Jose C 😲

[@RosheenQuynh]

Wow, just skip the sweetroll line and go straight to telling people what to do to ease their stress as a thief victim... lol

[@kanarokan6060]

Talos's teachings : Yeet them elves to Oblivion get my blessings

[@theroman886]

Why doesnt. Bethesda hire some of these mod developers

[@laurieburkett2955]

Because they want them to move to Maryland and many of these mod authors live overseas.

[@Mal.Ka1]

Yea I it would but if some live in the US they could hire them and make the next elder scrolls game better

[@theroman886]

@@Mal.Ka1 even if they do live overseas. Money talks

[@laurieburkett2955]

@@Mal.Ka1 I agree but even the ones in the USA may not want to relocate. I had a friend who applied for a position that was listed as remove work only to find out after being hired that he was expected by the company to move from where he lived in Oregon to Maryland. Moving across country costs upwards of 25,000. Not to mention uprooting his whole family. He turned down the position. If Bethesda would just allow for remote work and utilize the collaboration technology that so many other companies do then they could get better project builders.

[@laurieburkett2955]

@@theroman886 yes money talks but Bethesda sadly isn't offering enough incentives and money for the positions they need to fill.

[@yosharian]

1:04 Carved Brink 3:28 Enderal: Forgotten Stories 6:18 iEquip 8:24 Wintersun: Faiths of Skyrim 13:26 Guards Armor Replacer

[@victor_.]

Imagine if there was a mod that added the entire continet of Tamriel, that would be a blessing

[@Graves_Assembly]

They're working on it

[@FullUhFools]

Blessings of the nine upon you.

[@FullUhFools]

👏

[@odinson5911]

Isn't that what ESO trying to do?

[@lilrott3n]

That's basically beyond skyrim

[@MirwenAnareth]

I have to thoroughly appreciate how carefully you selected these mods to showcase, just to show a bit of everything - from quests to player experience to immersion to visuals. I've returned to Skyrim after several years of total abstinence and now you've inspired me to try all of these in my game. Thank you very much.

[@RevenantGaming2077]

Just found this channel about a month ago and have instantly fallen in love with all these fantastic TES videos and have also begun watching every single video available on this channel to get myself caught up!

[@Wylyth-nr3hq]

Enderal was also the sequel to the Oblivion mod "Nehrim: At Fate's Edge" which took place (in the games lore) 2 years after Nehrim.

[@PogoMeraki]

Honestly, some of your videos are probably my main source of mod choices.

[@heathertrenary8019]

Wintersun is my favorite mod, after finding it recently, I could never go back

[@justincane4274]

I hate that Sheogorath randomly abandons you when praying

[@razorflossrazor2937]

@@justincane4274 he is the god of madness after all

[@editorrbr2107]

Wintersun completely changes your gameplay. Alongside Alternate Start, you are instantly immersed in your backstory.

[@theinsidioushat7543]

Enderal Was So Beautiful, i haven't heard about the DLC until now, i'm gonna download it soon! Edit: Downloading, tomorrows gonna be a good day

[@oyblech8671]

oh, it will. enderal is an absolute gem, do enjoy!

[@iwanfishz9]

The ratala questline is honestly really good.

[@jayzhu67]

haha, it's a nice weekend. let's play together!

[@Pasta_Parade]

is there one for special edition i dont own classic

[@zanetcn6586]

So hows your day?

[@baullima8807]

2019...boy we sure didn´t know what we had comming

[@zelenyy8469]

I haven't even started the video but I can already hear Nate saying "Carved Brink."

[@ВикторКупцов-м6о]

3:14 - CORE RIG

[@princessofpigs]

Dude I've been subbed for like 4 years, and I've only just gotten time to try all these out due to quarantine. I can't stop crashing my PS4.

[@commando414]

9:50 Looks like the Duchess from Witcher 3 Blood and Wine.

[@majormoron605]

One of those shrines from the religions mod looked like a statue of Anna Henrietta from TW3

[@fernandoduro7127]

In this end of year, is important to remember e be thankful for those who were highlights in your year. So thank you Nate for providing not only hours of entertainment, but an extensive new vocabulary showcase, for so many words to describe big stuff! Have a wonderful end of the year! Keep up the good work ;)

[@loewensternYT]

Sheogoraths blessing will give you an endless supply of cheesewheels. Or it will turn you into a cheesewheel, who knows.

[@alipalooza1516]

Nate! Staaaaap! I just started ESO 😂

[@thesmilingjester1462]

"not there! it's my first time!" I'm sorry.

[@knightshade3d51]

How are you enjoying ESO

[@keulron2290]

First time?

[@ACEnBEAKY]

If we had a medium armor classification, a lot of those armors from GAR would be good for that. Like if the original Gaurd Armor set was the light/medium light armor, and this new armor that is thicker would be medium to medium heavy.

[@lordshire8367]

0:49 "this year my criteria is very simple, the mods that i just personally liked the most" oh im ashamed, i haven't been playing skyrim this year, shameful, so shameful. okay, i shall embark on this journey once again 2020

[@Kyle_Spivis]

looks like this was the year to start playing again with corona and all

[@lordshire8367]

@@Kyle_Spivis yep, definetely. took my time mastering my 1000+ mods and load order in this new playthrough

[@winterwolf3410]

Skyrim’s like Me: I wish I could change my armor look Skyrim: we got that Me: I wish that I could have 10 houses Skyrim: Got it Me: I wish that I could... Skyrim: Got that to Me: I didn’t finish talking Skyrim: We know but we have it all

[@PedroCosta-qs7wr]

I wish I could play this game vanilla without any mod patches without having my quest lines break midway through

[@winterwolf3410]

Pedro Costa that I cant promise

[@UltimatePowa]

@@PedroCosta-qs7wr You can, you simply create duplicate ESPs of every mod you have, except these are blank .ESPs that dont do anything. Bam, problem solved

[@somberstricken4424]

One mod I don't think I've ever seen you mention, that I think definitely deserves a shout out is Hunterborn. It's a hunting mod, where you can level up in hunting, skin just about any animal/monster and gather new ingredients based off your hunting level.

[@ricardo_lavra]

The aesthetic of the dungeons in the first mod remember me of the ancient ruins present on Mass Effect Andromeda Beautiful and very alien to the base Skyrim aesthetic

[@RealCodreX]

Your video really wants me to reinstall skyrim. Again! By the way do you use the new skyrim or the old one? And what version is better for all those mods that came out the recent years? Special editon or oldrim?

[@mstrikerwildrift]

Definitely waiting for the release of the Beyond Skyrim mods. Hopefully some would be out next year.

[@Malsypoo]

Yeah man, looks like we'll be enjoying Atmora and morrowind pre-release next year big hype

[@keulron2290]

They sound good. I want the Skywind mod though. It's about time Morrowind and Oblivion got more recognition.

[@border3782]

things i lost in 2019 😢 *23.8 GB ON MY PC*

[@daytonfoster5565]

things you didn’t lose Virginity

[@dawgtheundying5303]

Worth every megabyte.

[@border3782]

Dayton Foster i lost that 2017 dude

[@daytonfoster5565]

Hooleeo idc

[@feliciab5019]

Dayton Foster then you shouldn’t have commented about it. :)

[@etrangray-mane8610]

Hey Nate, do you think you could do a mod list for fun but small mods? Mods that would be good for those of us who have low-power PCs.

[@godofsilverspoonsspoons4218]

I love your videos I watch till I don’t keep track of time

[@PlanetOfChaston]

My favourite mod of the year is definitely New Legion, love the armour designs.

[@BlastmodeBeautiful]

The Faiths of Skyrim is one of my favourite roleplaying/immersion mods! together with Death Alternative, my main dragonborn became a priest of Arkay himself after being saved by the pair down in Falkreath from bandits.. multiple times. it was a completely unforseen thing that felt just right in the scheme of things, and is now a major aspect of his character. Oh and finding all the new shrines added in is a great bit of fun. I can't second the endorsement enough (thanks Nate for introducing it to me in the first place!)

[@caffeinequeenie]

at 9:02, is that Anna Henrietta from The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC or am i crazy?

[@metetural9140]

Ha yeah looks I lot like her!

[@pinkpearl0498]

I'm actually very surprised inigo or Lucien wasn't in the list.

[@MP-eb7sj]

Bruhhhh inigo is old as my grandma

[@coconutchop6343]

Nate, you vids are so good, please never stop making Skyrim vids

[@deralteheide7298]

9:07 Statue of Anna Henrietta.

[@theArab__]

Der alte Heide a man of culture

[@Wereyoi]

Honestly, the modders of this game just blow me away, the creativity within them is simply astounding.

[@BlazeWindsword]

my Conjuration/Sneak Build is Werewolf Thief with master conjuration spells includes pets and followers: this build is pretty well rounded in the terms of magic and melee , in your human form you use different types of thralls to help you in battle if your caught by enemies or being a very sneaky thief and using Sneak attacks to kill your enemies., other side of this build is the Werewolf form which is complete melee and going fully berserk in battle, in your Werewolf form you can use your extremely enhanced Health and Stamina to maul your enemies, also you can use your wolf howls to summon more werewolves to help you in battle to make you even stronger. also remember to have a Followers and pets to back you up when your battling or even changing into your Werewolf form while your follower and pet distracts the enemies. the Game plan for this build is you to use sneaky thief to kill your enemies if you get caught by them than you use your Conjuration spells to help win the battle, if you have your follower and pet with you your last resort could be using your werewolf form to finished the fight while summoning more wolfs to help you against your enemies.

[@tommo9448]

Hold on a second, is that Reginald d'Aubry from The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine at 10:20 ? Looks incredibly similar if not identical.

[@VervieCat]

Great video.. always love hearing about new mods. Though it would be more helpful if it was mentioned what platforms the mods are available. For example, I don’t have Skyrim for PC but Xbox one so I’m more interested in mods I can actually download.

[@playmorefreakingskyrim9403]

Oh, he seems so happy that 2019 is over! If only he knew....

[@Mal.Ka1]

Thanks for the mods it’s nearing Christmas and I’m hoping to get the pc version of Skyrim (the console version doesn’t have good mods that aren’t from nexus or take up to much space to the point where I can’t get another mod) and I wanted to know some good mods to download when I get it and this list will help me know what mods are a must when downloading. And Xbox has a limit for data usage that’s pretty glitchy And pc doesn’t

[@HidesFromSun]

That's awesome, if you manage to get onto PC and you've never modded on PC before then I'd recommend checking out GamerPoets and Gopher's tutorials. They really helped me out when I was new :)

[@gambeano]

This is late but PC modding isnt as simple as downloading and sorting your load order as it is on console. Make sure to look up good tutorials on how to

[@Mal.Ka1]

Edwin Hernandez yeah I use vortex and whenever I have a problem I look it up

[@eloctherandom1214]

Hey Nate, did you know that if you use the clear skies shout next to Octieve San in solitude, that there is a chance for him to say "My ears!" Which is the only character that I have heard say that, and I use clear skies in cities all the time to try and trigger the note from a friend interactive

[@blueguile]

There are some videos I wish I could give a double thumbs up. This is one of them.

[@jackc9175]

Nate is the GOAT. Thanks for the content man!

[@jacobglass6521]

I haven’t played Skyrim in while but these mods made want to play again. The guard mod specifically sparked my interest. I hated how everyone had no sleeves and Skyrim is supposed be “cold and unforgiving”

[@a.jaxxon8845]

Amazing how much content can fit inside such a small game

[@LazloArcadia]

Nice compilation list!

[@lordshire8367]

2:34 carved brink creators be like: youre breathtaking!

[@taschigawahades1942]

Dude after years im back again with the Anniversary Edition on the Ps5 and watching all your Vids again for the 100time and its still never Boring after all these years xD so pls keep going until we will finally get a real New Elder Scrolls no online xD o think we all just want to " Elder Scroll " sometimes

[@plasmawolf7960]

There should be a mod that replaces Talos with Jesus and all other of the mainstream deities with Jehovah. I think it'd be interesting to see Skyrim's religion in a more familiar context. I know it'd screw with the story but I think just having the mod exist would make a lot of people happy.

[@dave7886]

I'm glad you released this video, I was looking for some ps4 mods

[@RosheenQuynh]

I love that you included Wintersun! It's one of my favorite mods! I finally get to fully worship both the All-Maker and Hircine! I was mad at first that there were race requirements because as a Khajiit, I want to worship both without limitations - thank God these things can be turned off!

[@gringojr1900]

Hi Nate, been following these skyrim mod videos for years. Problem is, sometimes, when I try to add another 5 mods to my list of 200, my game breaks. Surprising, right? Anyway, I was wondering if you've ever considered doing a video on how you troubleshoot your mod list when you get crashes and stuff, would be very helpful

[@keldelmini8243]

I have faith that Nate will cover Legacy of the Dragonborn V5 again once it comes out tomorrow.

[@gungagaslayer9216]

This is such a cool game I dont regret Buying it And this Channel realy helped me seeing more of Skyrims Features Keep your videos going Nate

[@clmaoo]

My boys Inigo and Lucien should always be #1 no matter the year 😤

[@mirandagoldstine8548]

Very true.

[@theNordicBeebo]

It's mods that came out of 2019 not mods from 2014 or 2018

[@clmaoo]

The Nordic Beebo that’s the joke.

[@crystallinecrow3365]

Watching this in 2021 and still love Wintersun SO MUCH

[@robhaney8568]

Awesome content as usual ... just one more mod ... just one more ! Any updates for Skyblivion by 2020?, please.

[@-liquid_corpses.nsfw-0000]

Can't you see I'm doing the Fishstick? It's a very delicate state of mind.

[@metetural9140]

Ta! Come visit again! Or I'll tear out your eyes, haha!

[@anadventurerlikeyou6412]

Wintersun is definitely one of my favorites. Which is why I started doing a series of playthroughs based on its roleplaying potential.

[@vikinginger1889]

..,........wow 2020 around the corner when this video came out. If only epic Nate knew what kind of hell would be unleashed on the world in 2020. Like a daedric lord has been playing with us.

[@someoneontheinternet1317]

YES!!! RAISE YOUR SWORDS TO THOSE WHO SHALL TAKE OUR CHEESE!!!! Or otherwise make life inferably dull.

[@NevermindThee]

Kudos! Those a some mighty nice mods to try out.

[@iwillmeltyoursouls5885]

Mate, your graphics look sick. What mods to you use for your graphics?

[@MrMangoustine]

Remember when you discover the story and the musics of Enderal for the first time ? Damn that was good

[@buckleytheking4298]

I’m getting a pc for Christmas and I’m just finding all these mods I’ve been playing Skyrim since 2012 and I’ve seen all these good mods now I’m jacked on mods

[@obi-wank-enobi]

Question will the old kingdom armor overhaul conflict with gaurd armor replacer? Because I really want gaurd armor replaced but old kingdom just looks so good

[@Mike-oz7gv]

Thanks for doing these!

[@GA_Dragonfly]

Detail: there are 2 books in the Bard's college on how to preform the black sacrament. You can also take serana to fort dawnguard if you are teaming with the dawnguard.

[@Vexrust_]

Nate let's not forget about skyblivion. Even though it's not out yet, I would count it as an honorable mention at least

[@transitive6261]

Hands down, can't wait for skyrim together to 100% work

[@CrazyConnor2]

Wintersun is fantastic, yet another gem from Enaision

[@knightshade3d51]

Man, these were awesome, but how did you narrow down to just 5. With Mods like Beyond Skyrim, Skyblivion, and many others out there it’s insane

[@user_name_not_taken_1856]

U should a top 5 for each catergory of mods. Eg. Weapons; Armours; Quest mods. Etc.

[@Sirbacon.]

I can't wait to see what the next Skyrim will be

[@rayneljred]

Great video.

[@Cru128]

Hey, Nate, You should do a review on the mod that’s being updated about the home of the Sun Elves, or Sonmer, the Midwood Isles. You really should since I found it fun with it’s multiple unique weapons that I loved, and an incredible story line, though there aren’t really many Voice Lines yet.

[@jabberw0k812]

Holy crap, Carved Brink looks awesome.

[@remingtonbianchi9866]

Oh God can we please go back

[@svendl7358]

Can you post a guide on which mods to use? Haven't played this game in 8 years or so and want to give it another go with mods added this time for a new experience. So ofcourse the mods mentioned in the video are to be included but what else? Would really appreciate the help! Thx for the video!

[@rosegoldhiips]

i have a tiny detail to share! not sure if it's been covered in any of your vids or not but when you have the hearthfire dlc and you build a house, your basement can become infested with skeevers, right? usually it's four skeevers total. if you kill all but one, the last surviving one will actually start fleeing from you and if you sheath your weapon, it actually stops being hostile and then just hangs out in your basement. i have left my basement and come back a grand total of once and it was still not hostile so i can only assume it's now not hostile permanently and i now have a pet skeever in my basement.

[@slenderslick4373]

Next intro be like "Skyrim Thicc"

[@Canlocu]

Long Live Skyrim!! Looking forward to Apotheosis myself. Oh and Abandon Temple!

[@GeldtheGelded]

Could this one link the nexus link in the description?

[@mirjana72mb]

one of the best mods that I have gotten to experience is Cursing Mudcrabs. It essentially changes the squeaking sound Mudcrabs do into vulgar speech such as "fuck you" "don't fucking run away from me" "I will fucking kill you" and so on. It's pretty tiny as a mod, but my god it is hilarious and it made one of the most impossible things possible: making you WANT to seek out mudcrabs.

[@OokamiKageGinGetsu]

I think you're confusing the words _tenants_ and _tenets._

[@metetural9140]

Hey and your names david!

[@OokamiKageGinGetsu]

@@metetural9140 I don't understand what you mean.

[@metetural9140]

@@OokamiKageGinGetsu ok and now that tells me your not British

[@frace3824]

Mete Tural So what did you mean?

[@metetural9140]

@@frace3824 there's a famous actor from the UK who's name is David Tennant. He played Doctor Who years ago

[@russelljones6364]

No 2019, don't come to an end. It's a trick.

[@morganmak3437]

If I ever get TES 5 one day, I'm just gonna jump straight to modded adventures. Buying the game just for these type of mods are just WORTH IT.

[@afish2281]

Mods like these are why I think more companies should allow people to make mods. Mods allow a game to keep living after its expected life. Games like Elder Scrolls 4 and 5, A Hat In Time, Fallout 3 and 4, Minecraft, gen 3 Pokémon, TF2, Half Life, Doom, and so many more have lived many years after their release because of mods and hacks. Maybe companies doing a creation club approach would make others want to do it.