SKYRIM - What if you could actually LOSE? GAME OVER - Mods Edition

[@Brodual]

Download Opera GX for free here: opr.as/Brodual

[@Zaghloulyt]

The link isn't working now.

[@GeorgeThoughts]

Curious how this compares to Chrome particularly as I make use of Google's password save features

[@bqgin]

@@GeorgeThoughts I don't know about gx but I use regular opera. It's incredibly convenient. Comes with its own adblocker and vpn

[@lifeonmarsden5176]

seems like a pretty good solution if you only have a single monitor setup, but a lot of the features are seem kinda obsolete if you have a two or more monitors which tbh most people do these days

[@CMG78]

no thanks going to pass on the botnet browser

[@englebertmagentaschweiger1447]

In my experience, you "lose" when your game crashes as soon as you load a save from overmodding.

[@dr.bartholini9012]

Lmaoo

[@wolfen18]

Relatable

[@puskajussi37]

That actually fits well into a fantasy setting. "And as the prophesy foretold, the world came to an end as the great Evil laid corruption upon our heros savefile."

[@dankyjoey134]

Oh come on, the best part of Skyrim is stitching together a hodgepodge of random mods for a play through just to spend the next several hours opening and closing Skyrim, tweaking INIs, remembering about that one mod and then adding several more in the process of finding that one you wanted. The when it crashes you sigh and troubleshoot until it’s stable... and maybe then you’ll be satisfied, but no, of course you won’t. So you browse the nexus and find a new mod that you like and boom, it crashes. I love Skyrim

[@englebertmagentaschweiger1447]

@@dankyjoey134 I think you just described it flawlessly. I am glad, however, that I got one playthough that lasted me about 600h and I actually completed it. Never managed to replicate it - been chasing that high ever since.

[@faded_ink3545]

“Hello and welcome to Brodual” is the spirit of OG Skyrim.

[@themikays]

I love hearing it, I just know I'm going to get a calm fun Skyrim video

[@JohannMello]

Man, i was 15 years old when i start to watch brodual videos, today I'm 24 years old, this channel is nostalgic

[@mrnaizguy]

@@JohannMello and the intro still sounds like straight outra 2013. Love it

[@JibujiPidones]

All it lacks is the Around the Fire soundtrack in the background.

[@saiinttedd]

same w kevin van nord

[@R2911-u2h]

"And if everything goes to plan, Winter will end followed by a Dream of Spring." George R. R. Martin during his Skyrim playthrough: *uninstalls*

[@jeffcarrdotinfo]

So that's what George R. R. Martin has been doing this whole time. He's been trying to mod Skyrim so he can start playing with the perfect mod loadout. It isn't a coincidence that the last book he released was just before Brodul started making mod videos.

[@serotonin.scavenger]

@digifalc0087 better not rush it imo. Let's just hope he doesn't fuckin die tho

[@Matheus21video]

Wow

[@korutsuru]

Seeing Alduin actually winning makes him look like a more serious villain. Because in the vanilla game since the start of the game he is just fleeing and losing over and over.

[@karlsolaris414]

It's bad writing from todd. Comparing alduin to dagoth ur is like night and day. It's sad. Haha

[@playervstrihard]

@@karlsolaris414 its sad because alduin in lore should be a much bigger threat than dagoth ur, but he feels like a chore that youll eventually get to in vanilla

[@AG26498]

It's a shame because according to lore even the Daedra fear Alduin. Requim kind of fixes this by making dragons a real threat instead of just flying worms.

[@harrisonclauss8559]

In hindsight, they could have made winterhold look more recently destroyed and said alduin destroyed it before you could make it. Whether to try to attack the college or if he needed something under the city or whatever, it would have been a decent way to make him feel like more of a threat throughout the story.

[@dannymac939]

@@AG26498 Molag Bol personally is terrified of Alduin, iirc

[@beau9334]

Todd will keep porting Skyrim to every platform as long as our boy Brodual keeps covering Skyrim mods

[@SoméDjata]

The longer Skyrim remains relevant the stronger Todd will become.

[@realkarfixer8208]

Uncle Todd Sez Play More Skyrim, and buy more Creation Club Modz!

[@RaGiAn87]

Our boys*

[@greencatandbluedog]

@@Ma1q444 true

[@TheIndieGamesNL]

@@Ma1q444 huh its almost as if a group of people arent a hivemind and can have different opinions, what an epiphany..

[@skylegends1]

I finally have a perfect loadorder Moments later... Hello welcome to brodual

[@Rebelzize]

Always love your mod series❤️ Thanks for sticking with it bro’s

[@CrispyBoi-YT]

Aye it's the skyblivion guy

[@e21big]

that's go for a dual

[@rickr1062]

You are my hero

[@topwargear]

And thank YOU for sticking to Skyblivion! Can't wait

[@JPHolt413]

Skyblivion, stay truthful to your project

[@icarusgaming6269]

You missed the most time-consuming risk/reward mod out there: Death Alternative adds dozens of new failure states that can cause you to be captured, rescued, or revived, sometimes causing you to lose an entire day as you sleep off your injuries. This punishes a risky playstyle by causing you to waist even more time by rushing through a dungeon and getting yourself injured instead of loading saves until you find the best way to speedrun it. Now you have to actually plan your missions taking into account the long-term risk of failure

[@ohafomob]

oh sounds like the game outward

[@Blattella]

i appreciate how much effort you went through to put multiple modders' discrete work together into a very specific very cohesive experience

[@moohanotmoocha4507]

The legend has returned! I always look forward to Brodual’s videos!

[@y1inae160]

Brodual videos cured my depression and mended my marriage.

[@djinni2005]

@@y1inae160 FELT. THAT. The depression, not the marraige. I'm 15, jeez.

[@anonymouslee8542]

Skyrim. But actually. Majora's Mask.

[@loudassvictor]

More games should be this way.

[@superbuuinyourrecommended]

who are you, to be so wise in the ways of science?

[@Daedalus_9]

Alduin in the sky with the clouds whirling looks absolutely epic.

[@StupidNSimplesns]

I like the seasons idea. You'll watch time pass and once winter comes, you know your time is short.

[@jorenbosmans8065]

Especially the combination with Frostfall. I just need a mod which Puts all the effects on NPC's too. It kind of sucks when I have to wear fur to survive and my opponent has full ebony

[@p3p3-music65]

@@jorenbosmans8065 Remind me if you find something like that. I've wanted it too.

[@yiasemi]

Love the Holidays mod. Last play through I told Angeline her daughter was dead at one of the drunken street parties. Not my finest moment, but watching her deal with her grief with meat pies, mead and dancing with everyone made an unforgettable ending out of a very familiar quest.

[@yaasinm]

Fuck .. start playing Skyrim again then I guess..

[@themikays]

I know right? All of these immersion/survival mods Brodual is introducing just makes you want to start a brand new playthrough..

[@O.M-]

@@themikays I prefer not to play survival myself I don't wanna freeze or starve to death every 5 minutes Even if frostfall is amazing and i tried it once, no thanks I'd rather not play with it again

[@themikays]

@@O.M- I'm very positive you can customize the settings.

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

I WANT TO SEE SOMEONE DO AN ALDUIN % SPEEDRUN TO SEE HOW FAST THE WORLD EATER CAN REKT THEIR SAVE FILE

[@ifer9172]

This video makes me wanna replay skyrim...

[@spottedDeath983]

What doesn't?

[@Elsinlock]

When Brodual uploads, you drop everything.

[@jcm3949]

yep that is true.

[@greencatandbluedog]

Indeed

[@FalonGrey]

Why though? I'm not even close to being over encumbered.

[@esperjester]

Literally thought "I haven't played Skyrim in a while, might as well start a new character and see if Brodual has anything new!" and saw this was uploaded thirty minutes ago and I just- what a sign to start a new playthrough! (Thank you for all the awesome mod recommendations over the years!)

[@SpaceAngelMewtwo]

Here's a cool idea based on this concept: Adding additional timers for the DLCs. Once you join a side in the Dawnguard questline, you have a timer start that will count down the days until Harkon acquires Auriel's Bow. This means that Harkon will kill Valerica and use her blood along with the bow to enact his Tyranny of the Sun, meaning every day will have the sun blocked out, the Dawnguard will be destroyed if you didn't destroy yourself by siding with the vampires and doing that quest, the Volkihar vampires will finger you and Serana as traitors and will become hostile even if you sided with them, and vampires will start attacking indiscriminately all across Skyrim. Now, the only way you can save the day is to attack Castle Volkihar all on your own, with only Serana to help you. Harkon will keep Auriel's Bow on his person at all times, so the only way to get it is to kill him, and that means the fight will be much harder without it. On top of that, Harkon will have killed Gelebor, so no Sunhallowed arrows for you. Another timer will start on Solstheim when you first encounter Miraak. This timer will count down the days until Miraak returns to Solstheim. When he does, everyone on Solstheim will become hostile since they'll all be under Miraak's spell, his cultists will appear all over Skyrim, attacking settlements indiscriminately, and you'll have to go to Miraak's temple, where he will be found in its depths, to banish him back to Apocrypha. This will release everyone from his spell, but you will have to release the standing stones again to continue progressing the Dragonborn questline. Another cool thing to possibly add would be the idea that, if the Miraak is on Solstheim and the Alduin timer runs out, there could be a 50% chance that Miraak will defeat Alduin for you since he claimed that he could do it himself. However, if this happens, you will never be able to learn any more of the Shouts associated with the main quest, since you will fail every main quest.

[@esotericjahanism5251]

The author of this mod also did the dawn guard questline too. But rather than a cutscene and game over message the sun gets shot out and eternal night falls over tamriel and vampires infinitely spawn. You don't lose right away you can struggle to survive in the vampire Apocalypse but as time passed the vampires levels scale higher and higher and so do the numbers. He also has a merged version of both of these

[@meo8258]

Another mod that could totally fit in this is the “Time marches on” mod. It makes other quests also have time limits sadly it only has dark brotherhood added and it hasnt updated in 2 years

[@berenedain8427]

Actual dynamic seasons?! That's impressive. Damn this video makes me want to play Skyrim again but a new run would mean 90% searching, installing and testing mods and 10% actually playing the game. Ah hell i can't resist...

[@captainjohnprice3232]

Ikr but it’s so worth it

[@cleon24769]

0:31 I see Brodual has been fiddling around with the xVASynth mod, hahaha.

[@cleon24769]

@Fedor Silva Agreed! DAR-based mods have been mind-blowing so far. Hope xVASynth goes the same route.

[@WadeWilson234]

Considering the idea behind this video, I find it strange that they didn't add in Timing is Everything. Seems almost essential to facilitate some of the gameplay events around a time table

[@persephoneunderground845]

Wonder if they just consider it a given at this point, I know I can't play without it. Anyone else have mods they just don't even think about anymore until they forget to move them to a new setup and then get really confused? Anyway, the list they gave is a great conceptual starting point for a much bigger list.

[@VeryEvilGM]

I never forgot this channel, every day I wish to hear more of this best Skyrim channel on KZbin.

[@argacc9434]

bro ive been modding skyrim lately, getting back into watching 8 year old videos by you and you are still pumping them out. what a god.

[@argacc9434]

PS without your requiem guides i probably wouldve never understood what it truly did to the game. now i cant play without it lol

[@terragreenfire8430]

What an awesome idea!!! I've always thought of doing a survival playthrough but the whole "The end is nigh" aspect really ties it all into something that could quite possibly be the most immersive possible way to experience skyrim.. Now just imagine it all in VR :D

[@showyfoil1971]

I know you may never see this since it was posted a year ago but I cannot wait to do a play through with this. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Lunamana]

Spell research is definitely one of my favorite mods, It's a must have for my mage playthroughs just like how hunterborn has become a staple for my usual playthroughs, i just love spending time in skyrim, any mod that makes it better and enhances it is a 10/10 in my book.

[@lukehorta5115]

Interesting enough. Anyone here ever played Zelda: Majora's Mask? It got that feeling.

[@The3dsstuff]

also og fallout 1 tbf

[@lukehorta5115]

@@The3dsstuff Yeah that's right! Though both games gave me major anxiety, the concept is pretty cool.

[@Taylees]

@@The3dsstuff Agree, but Majora's more fitting though. Because there's the end for everyone, not just protagonist's vault.

[@MrDragonRyan13]

Awesome! Inspired to delve once again into Skyrim, as I have never finished the main quest. Always saw it as an excuse to come back again and again, but let's face it... If I have 1000+ hours in playing, and probably more in modding it, I don't need the main quest as a reason to come back. I may finally defeat Alduin. Then I can enjoy the spring and summer months doing other quests that I would normally do first. Thanks Brodual!

[@aqworldszero109]

"So... you're finally awake, again."

[@MsIrmantas]

1:13 forsenGa :megaphone: I AM GOING TO ROB A BANK

[@JMPERager]

Looks like the coolest Skyrim modpack ever. I so wanna try!

[@SwedishDataDanne]

I love how you did the little nord weatherman under the Frostfall-Seasons presentation.

[@wileywilson]

Stopped playing Skyrim years ago. Brodual drops a new Skyrim mod video. YES!

[@waternick]

The weatherman part lol

[@ihatecabbage7270]

Man, you been doing this for 11 year...... Holy crap.... I watched your video since the day I play Skyrim. Yet, you are still here....... persisted.

[@lordscrubbinton858]

But, there is one they fear In their tongue They are Dom and Withstanding Brodual

[@duarte_4740]

Man I just love that he actually gets sponsors, that makes me believe that he can just keep up the good work

[@stonyfields233]

I hope you guys know that your videos inspire new playthroughs to this day. The contribution you landed to this community is truly for the ages!

[@gandalftheantlion]

I always figure that the reason Alduin doesn’t just end the world is because of his arrogance.

[@Nukestarmaster]

To be fair, the last time Alduin showed up, he was in no hurry to end the world. In fact, he went rogue and established his own empire. It isn't out of character for him to lollygag.

[@gandalftheantlion]

@@Nukestarmaster My point exactly, his arrogance knew no bounds causing it to back fire on him failing his true objective of restarting the cycle.

[@semp224]

Oh he's back! My childhood mod channel

[@tristanbowser6533]

Always a good day when Brodual uploads, and this is a super dope mod list! Have been using most of these mods for a long time, and its cool to see how this main mod recontextualizes them.

[@GenoKiller7]

its 2021 and we still watch Skyrim videos lmao

[@AngelicHunk]

Not enough people talking about how helpful and creative the weatherman Nord is at 3:55 👌

[@tximinoman]

I haven't played the main quest of Skyrim in years but this is definetly a way of making me go back to it.

[@osmacar5331]

YOU POSTED SOMETHING! Holy shit you're not dead!

[@ObVoid]

Before I watched this video I had 140 mods. Now I must download MAOR!

[@Galimeer5]

I actually really like the idea of returning to Whiterun after slaying Alduin to find a huge celebration. I think I'll give this a go.

[@laurene988]

Basically: Imagine if the game actually had stakes and lose conditions

[@SpicyMediaReal]

Rush the campaign and defeat Alduin in one day. Join the Civil War questline and give the opposing side trauma at having to fight the crackhead who defeated Alduin in 24 hours.

[@Yorkington]

@@SpicyMediaReal Skoomahead

[@olduselessaccount1322]

3:55 okay the nord as a weatherman with the map of skyrim was actually really funny

[@raventherogue]

This sounds so cool I wish I had a PC to run it all

[@craig7021]

*"Hello and welcome to Bro Jewel"* is literally what it says with subtitles on.

[@Grimboww]

that whiterun guard ad intro got me good

[@camelusdromedarius3789]

I remember when videos came out for just about all of the mods in this video, and man did y'all stuff this video with some seriously strong mod picks. I'll definitely be adding End Times to my mod list...and maybe one day actually work up the courage to install the 700+ mods on my list lol

[@l0remipsum991]

3:09 - wears ebony helmet - still uses a shield for the rain Immershun Don't even get me started with Faralda still standing outside the College with Frostfall ON.

[@ret7army]

A point, but I still got irritated at the rain when wearing a helmet in service, even w a poncho ... just one of the things ya had to put up with

[@Rais-Codex]

Frostfall do be like that. Faux immersion.

[@Rocky-or4rz]

great video and i love the combination of mods supporting a single theory around time. you have made time the most precious resource in the game. please do more like this Brodual.

[@samuelhunter4631]

"Hello and welcome to Brodual" So good to hear that again...

[@stephenekonchance9684]

Thankyou brodual. Glad to see skyrim mod community still going strong.

[@Leto85]

That's an incredible creative idea. And this mod list adds much more variety to those limited days that you have to achieve things.

[@lordbrobert1884]

I. LOVE. this concept. Definitely gonna give this a go.

[@malicious-fisheeves]

Love all the time and attention you put into this video! definitely going to have to include at least a few of these in my next playthrough. I think it'd also be pretty funny if there was a similar mod for the Dragonborn DLC. The poor dragon born... 6 months after your near execution, you save the world once, then some guy shows up you gotta do the whole thing over again

[@yunam.9027]

So first of, love this video, definitely going to try the full setup! Thanks for the quality content Would you maybe consider doing more full overhaul videos? With the Immersive Fort Dawnguard mod released for the Special Edition, a Dawnguard overhaul video would be fantastic! And I'd personally love to see a Companions overhaul, though there probably aren't enough mods for that (whatever happened to Enhanced Factions...) Also, are you planning on reviewing the Capital expansion mods, now that the Windhelm overhaul has been released? And, a bit far out there, but have you considered using community posts to accept mod suggestions for review? Again, thanks much for the upload, always so exciting to see new videos uploaded by you

[@sandmasterflex]

I am doing a Skyrim vr run with this and it is going amazing. Literally living in Skyrim trying to survive and save the world is amazing. In addition to this i recommend 3 mods to add more immersions. Mortal armors- this mod adds a very well done armor durability system as well as fitted armors. Fitted armors means you if you are a tiny elf you can wear armor that a orc was wearing you have to refit it to wear it. (Loverslab mod) Honed Metal- This mod adds blacksmithing and other task that you can hire npcs to do while you take care of a few things. You can ask blacksmith to craft armor then go out hunting for food for the day. You come back into town and your armor is now ready for you. (nexus Mod) Burden of Skyrim- This mod adds in a strength metric to armor and weapons. You are a brand new adventure you can not expect to wield a giant two handed axe with ease. So you work your way up. You must build strength by using a one hand till you hands are strong enough to hold that heavy axe. Same concept with Armor as well. This adds a slow progression for warriors and is very customizable to get to the comfort level you want. It stacks well with 'Pump it up' and 'Signature Weapons. '

[@berfy9173]

Shoot, another great video from Brodual, another 100 hours to add to my play time, and (truly) a good reason to actually play the main questline!

[@Pyranders]

Great video, definitely going to check some of these out.

[@persephoneunderground845]

Love the combination idea of seasons with End Times, so you actually feel the passage of time. I'm using Wounds with End Times in my game so I have recovery times to worry about (and Spell Research to have something to do while resting up), though I definitely made the settings easier than the defaults in Wounds. Plan to use the Skyrim Nightmare mod if I get within a month or two of the End, for added drama.

[@cirrusfox8052]

Idk why but I really love that armor in the thumbnail. The helmet looks so goofy but cool at the same time, would be awesome if that was an actual mod.

[@dannyvalentine8315]

So glad you’re still an active channel. I hope it’s still fun and fulfilling and profitable for you, you deserve it

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

You can even use "Timing Is Everything" to, say, delay Dawnguard and Dragonborn until after the main quest has been done, and let some other quests happen faster given that you have less time to fight Alduin.

[@noahsibahi-jackson8757]

The concepts alone behind these mods are honestly phenomenal, god I wish this was apart of the main game

[@Thea1d2r3i4a5n6]

this is the EXACT mod list iv been searching for in the last handful of years! thanks, bud

[@robertsmalls2293]

These mods used together really turn Skyrim into a much more classic RPG challenge. It reminds me of the original Fallout with the time constraint.

[@YTTorials]

All these mods together can definitely give Skyrim a new feel. I wonder if they will update the mod to have a more cinematic game over later on

[@MaIIS09]

Haven't tried it yet but it looks like a fantastic idea! Giving time a meaning gameplaywise makes the main quest much more important compared to vanilla and makes the whole narrative focused on this one goal instead of being just a plain to-do list. Thank you Brodual, for bringing such amazing content for us!

[@HulkVahkiin]

I should try this setup. It makes everything even more realistic and immersive.

[@uggachugga760]

6:04 it would actually take weeks to months to make swords depending on factors, but i doubt that would be fun for the game lol

[@skycrafter2042]

you can make a sword in a day you just have to spend most of the day

[@timh.7169]

wow we came a long way, glad you are still around

[@paulduggar5888]

Man please post more I love these videos so much

[@sofianebouchelaghem662]

I'm not even playing skyrim anymore, only here for the nostalgic "hello and welcome to brodual"

[@bryce251]

So just started using these mods about a week ago and finally beat the main questline yesterday. Gave myself about 3-4ish months in game and holy hell. I was totally unprepared for the constant climbs up to High Hrothgar because of no fast traveling and the freezing my ass off. Beat it at level 37 with near a month left.

[@krisonveloc25]

8:25 Nice break dance Saadia, even her skirt is anti gravity

[@ChryI]

Loot and Degradation would go very well with this setup.

[@mrnaizguy]

These mods will be part of my next playthrough! I like the urgency and challenge they introduce. Thanks!

[@navilluscire2567]

*I love that holidays mod, really livens up the towns and cities and makes the people their seem more well...like people!*

[@louiemercado9755]

Funny how Frost Fall Mod at 4:18 you can see in the left side, that NPC walking be like "oh you feel cold? Look at me I'm chillin" 😎🤣

[@ablur5129]

These remind me of fallout 1 and 2

[@AriEugene]

You've just made my playthrough much more interesting! Many thanks :D

[@HighPriestFuneral]

This is the first time I have ever heard of you and the first time I've ever seen this Opera GX and it is also the first time I've ever seen a Useful Ad (a free browser that doesn't swallow all CPU for existing?) on a KZbin video! It must truly be the End Times...

[@MrKuger9]

Yes finally! Another Brodual video!

[@jakobwarmare5333]

Really wish that more of these mods were for LE, the winters and seasons and such have always been something I want to have for skyrim.

[@nvincipality6371]

as the modlist went on i was like "Now i just want to play with all the mods but end times." Would be cool as i travel from one town to the next to be greeted with merriment cause i forgot what day it was. Imagine coming into a town cause you are trading in the pelts you've collected and are just thinking about how to survive the next few days when bam there's an awesome festival happening

[@jonathanpowell9252]

Mods in Skyrim makes this game, the best game ever created literally. Im definitely becoming a fan of this game because of modders. Thank god for you!👏👏

[@kuramagb]

im so glad your still uploading

[@Hsdias]

spell research is so good, I think I'll download all of these except the game over one lmao

[@seizuregoat1622]

This selection of mods is so creative and immersive I love it

[@theduke6742]

YES YES YES A NEW BRODUAL VIDEOOOOOOO. Majora’s Mead is what this mod should be called.

[@Highlander088]

“Only 6 months until the end of the world? Okay.” *Dragonborn spends it touring Skyrim with his band with the ‘become a bard’ mod* *World Ends*

[@tristanmorris9432]

Damn. Didn’t know Brodual was still doing his thing. Ah, the memories. It’s because of you that I have the mods that I have. Been using the mods I learned about from you for years. Back in middle school, I started playing Skyrim and started modding it. You were my go to for mod recommendations. I still use Disparity.