Skyrim: What The Civil War Should’ve Been - 7 Amazing Mods to Overhaul Skyrim’s Civil War

[@necrosamus]

The modding community has done what the modding community always does.... Actualy finish the game off for the builder

[@jchrist5410]

^ Truth

[@georgebridgeman-sutton2858]

Bit unfair with Skyrim

[@williamhicks1091]

For real

[@MisterTorgueHighFiveFlexington]

@Nick Urr NOW YOU GOT HIS THEME SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD!!!!!

[@MrRaziza]

George Bridgeman-Sutton Not really. Vanilla Skyrim is a mile wide and only about half as deep. The scale is phenomenal, the exploration is brilliant, and the lore is endless. However, a lot of quests are linear and simple. The combat lacks depth. The skills you can unlock are boring. There’s lots to do, but very few ways to do it. Mods unlock a lot of potential for the game.

[@axlpelkey4478]

The more I find out about how much content was cut from Skyrim the more bare it feels

[@davidfriesen6716]

I know it's kinda sad. I used to think it was a pretty big game, don't get me wrong it is big, but when you of all the stuff that didn't make it in it seems kinda empty

[@ImKarl]

Yeah. I am playing Vanilla Skyrim on Nintendo Switch. It is indeed big when you look and play it as it is. But there are mods that just flesh out what should have been. For instance, I never cared about Civil War since I have played it on my first playthrough and it was lackluster to say the least. I probably play on PC and do these civil war mods though, it would feel amazing. xD

[@ModdingNewbie]

@@ImKarl I know what you mean. The vanilla Civil War in Skyrim, while a "sign of the times," is so boring that almost all my playthroughs I just have my Dragonborns go, "Meh. Not my circus, not my monkeys... let them fight it out on their own, I've got a World-Eater to deal with."

[@ModdingNewbie]

(Well, except for the Thalmor, of course. Racist secret police elf patrols get soundly dealt with whenever I see one... or they _will._ )

[@penglingwhisperer3382]

Karlsanada13 - The Gamers Camp just the amount of bugs with not having the unofficial skyrim patch mod is blatent and frustrating at times. Skyrim on switch is probably my favourite platform simply because i can play it in bed, and because I’m getting the game raw and how it was when I first played it back in the day. But my god do I miss even the basic essential mods.

[@basedman1443]

Yeah, storming Whiterun as the Stormcloaks should've felt like a moment when the war turned and the Imperials were on the run. It was just me and like 5 Stormcloaks killing like 7 Imperials, hitting the Jarl once, then he gave up. bruh.

[@mork6668]

I was fighting for the imperials!!

[@AsteriaRiselta]

Don't forget that all the Jarls that were replaced end up spending the rest of the game cramped up in Solitude castle basement sipping tea together and casting you angry looks.

[@porci751]

the entire Civil War questline felt like actual make believe, like everyone was just playing war, like in the south park game. In the invasion of Whiterun, I could almost hear the cool kids loking at the "battle" and saying: "look at this nerds LARPing"

[@nanos1267]

"Hitting the jarl once, then he just gave up" This is why you should play on something like master.

[@aaRBee194]

@Takefive 123 Yeah, this is my problem too, but I think the size of cities is limited by game software itself - If we would have hundreds of NPCs and cities as big as in AC for example, the game would simply not make It, I suppose. The engine would not handle it. Just look how messed up Skyrim is in his current form. 80% game bugs have to be repaired by modders cuz Bethesda doesn't give a shit about It). I've always hated Dan Vávra's 100+ reasons Why Skyrim is a Bad Game (Dan Vávra is director of Kingdom Come: Deliverance ). He for example hated Skyrim houses not having a toilet, which is completely irrelevant. But in some point he was fucking right. It's utterly fucked up with bugs.

[@jslaughter777]

Me: *passing through a border checkpoint with my buddies* Hadvar with his book and quill: Wait. You there. Step forward. Me: *oh shit-*

[@rafaquezada7183]

if you were like a master thief or had a huge bounty the checkpoints would actually make u fel like ¨oh snap¨ i need to be more incognito

[@jaylenbrownfan2112]

"You and me don't belong here..it's these stormcloaks the empire wants."

[@Maximusdani]

rafa quezada This has happened to me after I had downloaded the borders. I had survival on somI can’t fast travel, and I had killed some guards in markarth, needless to say I didn’t make it out of Markarth hold.

[@noblesseoblige319]

Last time the dragon born was asked their name by someone with a quill and parchment, they were about to be beheaded

[@miceltusav88]

"Here we go again..."

[@alexandrk.5052]

Wait, a Bethesda game isn't finished? Next you're going to tell me EA re-releases the same sports games every year with only minor tweaks.

[@Rasmorak]

Say what you want but the shot tweaks in NHL 20 were well worth the rebuy, and the skating tweaks of NHL 19 were worth that rebuy.

[@tyrkun1624]

@@Rasmorak Dang, NHL niggas are lucky. The only addition to FIFA in the last 3 yrs was that shite street soccer mode that can't even be played online.

[@Paradoxman92]

No one tell him!

[@MrZahsome]

Meanwgole NBA 2K has been the same freaking game since 2K15 😂 and their stupid fanboys still hype it up like its the second coming of jesus christ only to do their usual complaining about how the game needs to be fixed lmao.

[@tsdobbi]

The problem is, They can't really make significant changes and ship the game yearly. What you get are games that are glorified roster updates until they build a new game engine.

[@CoCoKwispy]

Time Stamps 1:13 Diverse Skyrim 2:55 Open Civil War 5:40 Civil War Aftermath 7:15 Warzones: Civil War 8:22 Immersive Patrols 9:29 Man Those Borders & Civil War Checkpoints

[@Christian-gr3gu]

Thanks

[@immapenny2355]

The hero we need but not the one we deserve

[@Nomad-OD]

thanks

[@mimahmud77]

do this mods really as good as they look? or are they all glitchy and waste of time?

[@Nomad-OD]

@@mimahmud77 Nah they're not glitchy but some of them reduce fps i dont remember which

[@Eviltower101]

You know, The Witcher 3 did a good job at showing there was a war going on. You walk past lots of patrols, people hanging from trees, sometimes villages burned to the ground and people fleeing from the war. There are refugee camps, border checkpoints and an area piled with bodies from a battle. Imagine how Skyrim would have been had they had that level of depth to the civil war. You can pretty much ignore it, no consequence. Sometimes I even forget its a thing since nothing is changed.

[@padairua8129]

And then you head to Toussaint and the change is magnificent with aforementioned war stuff not being there

[@lahaine2177]

@@padairua8129 the war is over by the time you head to Toussaint, if you go when you are supposed to

[@bikerdykefrommars7092]

@@lahaine2177 & Toussaint was miles away from the front anyways

[@Kostadin_Arolski]

How are you kids even comparing the two games. It's like comparing doom to serious sam

[@macklinbutcher3145]

@@Kostadin_Arolski Shut up tool.

[@lololop1209]

"My cousin's out fighting the Stormcloaks, and what do I get? Guard Duty."

[@grandmastercultistofben]

*Out fighting Dragons*

[@bittu2507]

hows your *KNEE*

[@DennisMoore664]

@@grandmastercultistofben Go have a sweet roll.

[@grandmastercultistofben]

@@DennisMoore664 I can't, somebody stole it

[@lololop1209]

@@DennisMoore664 Hands to yourself sneak thief

[@romanminaster5180]

Skyrim Skyrim: age of Alduin Skyrim: Civil War Skyrim: Thieves Wars Skyrim: Endgame DLCs: Skyrim : Rise of Mirrak Skyrim : Secret War

[@elvenbredx6012]

no actually Elder scrolls 6 - the fall of the empire - both Cyrodilic and Dominion

[@Ma_ksi]

69 likes 🤔

[@woolnein917]

Instead of Daedric Wars I’d want something more like “Thieve’s War” or “Infinity Bug”

[@romanminaster5180]

@@woolnein917 why's that?

[@MrPrachen]

don't give Tod any more ideas we have enough Skyrims as it is

[@cheesebandit6148]

Honestly, I think there should be a cavalry element to the civil war, just to spice it up even further.

[@roialby7118]

That would be sick! They should’ve given enemies horseback combat too.

[@skynyrdjesus]

I don't know, I feel like it would end up being more disappointing than anything else. Horseback combat just isn't as robust as it would need to be to make it as impactful as it should be. And from a lore perspective, it makes perfect sense for the Legion to not use calvary at all, considering they're a Roman analogue. The Stormcloaks however should definitely be using calvary, and if you want the extra spice of realism, they should be using light calvary mixed with light skirmishers to harass the legion and crush scouting, foraging or construction parties. That was the Germanic tradition, and it was incredibly effective. Although we also have to consider that this is incredibly late in the Imperial period, and the Nordic elite have been romanized culturally for so long, we should expect this role to be filled by conscripted auxiliaries, in the Roman fashion. Basically if we saw calvary at all, we should expect them to mostly be former bandits, reachmen, dunmer or argonians being forced to fight with the Stormcloaks either under threat, or under the promise of land and rights in return for their service. Which would be a fascinating element of world building that makes the Stormcloaks a little more nuanced than they are in game.

[@Nod_Lucario]

Hmmm.... The Empire having cataphracts and the Stormcloaks having mounted huskarls? That'd be interesting to see.

[@LanMandragon1720]

@@skynyrdjesus The Romans regularly used calvary auxiliaries. I see no reason the empire wouldn't. Especially considering they had horsemen in Oblivion.

[@Redas17]

Im pretty sure that the fact the only viable terrain to use calvary would be from Rorikstead to Whiterun, it seems like a waste of resources, Skyrim is a pretty uneven and harsh terrain to justify a calvary unit, like, mountains, marshes, lots of rivers, bringing horse for anything other than supplies seems cumbersome, but, i think im looking at it with to much realism, arent i? xD

[@VanLupen]

**Joins Imperial Legion then* *frees Stormcloak Prisoner**

[@robert23456789]

and then thinks ok mistakes happen ill do better next time LOL

[@largo778]

Good PR move though

[@MaceEtiquette]

I will take every oppurtunity to gut the Thalmor while I'm in the Legion, so I'll free their prisoners just to cause hostilities.

[@taxult]

this is so me

[@ventexovakon2178]

@@MaceEtiquette Then you'll go to talk about the ongoing hostilities like the rest of the "great warriors."

[@mrkingslayer6620]

They should add a character in Elder Scrolls VI and call him Nate The Wise

[@LordMoldoma]

If they don't, it won't *just* work anymore.

[@davidfriesen6716]

He could be a follower of Hermaeus Mora

[@largo778]

And give him a assassin's guild quest where you need to "murder someone to death" for him

[@physical_insanity]

As a long time player of the Elder Scrolls series, I can say this needs to happen.

[@darrienjones8917]

And make him say everyone's names wrong.

[@Just-A-Gamer1524]

3:43 lol seeing Brynjolf fighting a fully armed soldier while he's only in his merchant clothes made my day 😂

[@luminozero]

Those soldiers never had a chance.

[@peekaboo2711]

Bro he looks like he's helping him

[@WakkasLove]

I've only tried Immersive Patrols once, and it has never left my mod list again. I'll be looking into these others as well.

[@arrayknight9691]

Honestly, these mods make skyrim feel like how I always imagine how the civil war would happen, thank you so much!

[@The.Nasty.]

I use ‘immersive patrols’ and ‘populated roads’ on Xbox to make the roads and outdoors feel more lively. Besides normal soldiers, I see groups of priests, wandering merchants and their guards, knights on horseback, and mercenaries of different types. All in all pretty good at giving the world a little extra life without overdoing it.

[@sakuraogami6885]

is this mod on PC?

[@The.Nasty.]

Vegito Blue I believe so! Should be under the same names if they are. I highly recommend them both for immersion.

[@jayzee2634]

The Nasty I think I used it on the ps4, and I uninstalled it after I saw 8 gargoyles, 20 bandits and 5 vampires waiting to jump me after I entered a crypt lol. I think it might’ve been either that mod or population overhaul

[@dutchvanderlinde248]

I still really want a mod where I can take over Skyrim alongside the dragons.

[@ellaolive1905]

Mod become high king

[@aronimous_1015]

step one: learn how to program mods step two: make that exact mod step three: youre done, skyrim is fun again

[@majorgear1021]

I want to become Alduin’s right hand man and rule Skyrim along his side.

[@majorgear1021]

@@aronimous_1015 My mods crash the game, but that was not my intention!

[@aronimous_1015]

@@majorgear1021 then keep trying, find the problems, and eventually youll have a fully working mod

[@lan105]

The imperial Soldier in the background at 2:45 is Skyrim in a nutshell 😂

[@Bjarkenb]

"it just works"

[@jaydynbristol8920]

Yes

[@DD-is3ng]

The daedra are possessing him

[@herzmayhem2615]

I used to think Skyrim was perfect, then I took an arrow in the knee.

[@roialby7118]

Makes me wish I didn’t spend so much time with vanilla Skyrim 😭

[@vann6116]

Have been playing vanilla Skyrim all these years and finally got an Xbox S and started Modding. Holy shit it's like night and day. The game truly is exponentially better with mods

[@JH-zs3bs]

@@vann6116 Get a PC your world will change drastically

[@order-lp8yt]

Then I re installed it and looked at the graphics

[@bushkulavor1079]

@@order-lp8yt itsa 5 year old game, what did ya expect

[@mohaisenpanolong4808]

_Diverse Skyrim is easily one of my favorite mods out there_ *Said as there is a guy moonwalking through a tent*

[@chummyweevil3948]

it just works

[@nazeem8086]

It may not be a *civil war* mod but ‘Night of Nazeem’ still is a great mod you should download! Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying, of course you don’t.

[@jamescox2452]

May he bless us with access to the cloud district

[@charlesrupp3976]

Nazeem I just killed you five minutes ago. You were sleeping next to your 'wife' in winte- the drunken hunstman

[@greenboy1916]

I literally earned the poison perk for pickpocketing just to poison your character. I regret nothing

[@IOL-ox5tn]

I hate people who have an username and a profile picture of a videogame character. Are they so braindead that they can't be creative and create their own characters or something? Wait...

[@adventurekitty1016]

You're still here? Continue being here and I'll shout you to the Cloud District myself! XD

[@steel_palidin4292]

Just got my very first PC set up this list is perfect for me and my love for the civil war. Keep up the good work man!

[@Tyguy161]

stormcloaks: Skyrim is for the nords imperials: Diversity is our strength

[@bottleddawn3678]

Ulfric Stormcloak: MAKE SKYRIM GREAT AGAIN

[@jackmarston8337]

"The Legion used to be part of Skyrim... but not THIS Legion"

[@raymond2125]

Stormcloaks are racist Imperials are racist to religion Take your pick

[@Vighyiyer]

@@raymond2125 the imperials aren't racist to religion. Even they secretly hate the Thalmors. Its due to the the White-Gold Concordat they have banned Talos worship. Had they not went into peace with the Thalmors, they empire would have been destroyed and the elves would have been ruling Skyrim.

[@raymond2125]

@@Vighyiyer no freedom of religion tgats like saying being black kicking out a white guy from a party because hes white ( yes i get the example is racism not religion but idc) the Imperials are this but to other religion

[@Zichfried]

This is like a dream mod pack for the civil war, thanks! My question is, the last mod (the man those borders one) is compatible with Beyond Skyrim and Cyrodiil Frontier?

[@Smokejensen212]

Bethesda don't make games, they make Ideas, their community makes them.

[@Sputin]

That's why they're shit for making the community correct their mistakes

[@theorangedinosaur4098]

They make a little demo and say here yu go

[@bigshoots44]

Smoke Jensen that’s definitely inaccurate. Skyrim is a full game. Mods enhance.

[@Armywarfair.]

@@bigshoots44 yes with its added content that breaks or corrupt game files or destroys console's and PCS alike

[@Armywarfair.]

@@decrepify3443 got any proof that any Bethesda made game actually works correctly without crashing

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

I like the Open Civil War It also would make sense that the Stormcloaks would start on the defensive, only to then begin pushing back as the Empire starts to grow tired. I only wish... the Forsworn would be added as a faction.

[@alexandersantiago2426]

Playing defense wasn't a thing in the vanilla game Whiterun: Am i a joke to you?

[@YosiahW]

I wish there was a third option to just overthrow Skyrim and become the King of Solitude since you: -Become the head wizard of the College of Winterhold -Become the leader of the Dark Brotherhood -Become the leader of the Thieves Guild -Become the leader of the Coven of Namira -Become the leader of the Volkihar Clan -Become the leader of the Companions -*Are the literal fucking Dragonborn, disagreeing is not an option*

[@incognitonotsure909]

You became champion of Namira? I said fuck that and murdered all of the cannibals.

[@raymonders001]

@@YosiahW there *is* a mod that let's you do that

[@MIKEO96]

Raymond Basa True haha

[@novern4925]

@@YosiahW Just get the Become High King Of Skyrim mod

[@rezahydra]

Find it ironic that I’m just starting to get into the Skyrim modding community because of my new gaming laptop and you post content that’s extremely well made, in a style I like, and covers this stuff. Keep being you Nate, you are truly Epic.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

Convenient more like. I don't see how that could be considered ironic

[@rezahydra]

+Hecking Bamboozled I thought about saying that honestly. Could go either way. It was moreso irony as I was just hopping on the Nexus as he uploaded the video. Either way, the point is the same.

[@Benthesniperof8]

@@rezahydra welcome to modding heaven. I was in your exact shoes in 2016!

[@rezahydra]

+Reuben Ellis Thank you! I hope to one day be creating my own mods one day as I’m going into game design at my local college, but for now I’m just riding along.

[@Benthesniperof8]

@@rezahydra best of luck! Hopefully you create something amazing!

[@glueee2621]

I’d honestly like a mod that implements new story elements in the civil war quest line. Perhaps your assigned to a specific unit, filled with a unique cast of characters that portray different attitudes soldiers have towards the war; conscripts from High Rock and other provinces speak of their disconnected nature from the politics from the conflict, and how they just want to get their service done and go home, while a Nord and imperial character speak of their willingness to fight for the values of strength and stability endemic to the empire. The story progresses and you are eventually able to command your own unit and make decisions that have real world consequences. You could decide whether or not to kill a deserter, to punish a village that is suspected of harboring stormcloaks, etc. You could also experience genuine character development in humanizing portrayals of stromcloaks as prisoners of war. I feel like a mod that could make you feel more control as a character, that gives you the opportunity to be immersed in this tumultuous conflict would be incredible. **These are rough ideas btw, obviously they should be polished and made to work within the given lore of the imperial and stromcloak armies. I just feel like the quest line for the civil war, while okay, was quite underwhelming considering it’s potential.

[@kgapaneseschoolgirlb]

That would be cool! Also I think in lore most of the conscripts in the legion in Skyrim do actually come from Skyrim so I doubt there’s be many foreigners trying to do their last tour so they can leave the army honourably etc. But that’s still a cool idea regardless of lore or whatnot

[@JustDaZack]

The people in this community are the absolute best to do mods like these! I never did the Civil War but with this I might finally do :)

[@andrewwilliams8001]

Hi Nate! Last time i was this early, the imperials were still in thier country

[@timmyebert3880]

i love your emperor llama i love that moive

[@Auso572]

Skyrim is *their* province.

[@Calabresa022]

Not only Skyrim belongs to the Empire, the Empire itself was founded by a Nord lol

[@chriscormac231]

@@Calabresa022 a nord who the empire denied

[@dm3402]

Empire ALL THE WAY. Tiber Septim may not be allowed his rightful prayers and worship (in the open atleast) BUT HIS EMPIRE MUST STAY FOR SKYRIM AND TAMRIEL! The resistance in Hammerfell is alive and well. With no Civil War to weaken the Empire in Skyrim. She can start to rebuild her first Province to it's Former Glory. Finish your Civil War quick Ysmir. For the Real War, is yet to come.

[@karma6608]

This is pretty cool I didn’t know some of these I’ll have to download some keep up the good work

[@XAlted1]

I wanna see a civil war mod that adds mages into both armies though predominantly the imperials and add buffs to the storm cloaks

[@Defender98TV]

Look up Rank and File SSE then.

[@ALEXANDERATTACK]

That's what diverse skyrim does ...as well as Orgainsed Bandits

[@madkingcf8056]

there was an oldrim mod called Civil War Overhaul that would add Imperial Mages to the legion and Giants to the Stormcloak army, but the author took it down because Trump was elected president(I'm not kidding)

[@AlyMar1994]

@@madkingcf8056 Yeah, Apollo was being a tad butt-hurt from first-look. But apparently it was also due to idiots on the forum screaming "THE IMPERIAL ARMY SHOULDn'T BE DivERSE!!!!!!!!"

[@madkingcf8056]

@@AlyMar1994 Yeah, mod authors can be really salty and butthurt, but man sometimes the users are incredible annoying, altho I still think it was a major overreaction by Apollo. It really makes me appreciate even more mod authors that continue to modding and releasing good stuff (Enai is a perfect example).

[@devinsgueglia6478]

The IV legion was actually drawn mostly from Skyrim, hence why Rikke was its Legate. Before Tullius, General Jonna commanded the IV Legion (during the Great War) which is said in-game to be a "Nordic Legion". There are definitely other races in the imperial army, but vanilla actually makes more sense according to the lore.

[@harambe8372]

You also said mostly from Skyrim. Furthermore Nords aren't the only inhabitants in Skyrim.

[@papachains]

Just gotta say you put these videos together really well. The editing and camera shots are super clean and I love the fact that you include mod links in the description. Some youtubers don't and then it can be annoying trying to find specific mods due to everything having a translation now and some are just old and hard to find so thank you.

[@purebredhosscat441]

Welp *cracks knuckles* time for another playthrough.

[@Chic1]

Bloody Bard how many did you do!

[@unicornsparkleswirl7564]

@@Chic1 *fifty*

[@unicornsparkleswirl7564]

@I SELL SALT *one hundred*

[@potatojack1949]

@I SELL SALT 289 different playthroughs

[@realkingofantarctica]

2:17 Are we not gonna tall about the floating horse? It. Just. Works.

[@Madilieghmeyers]

The fact that you can toggle the ability for Redguard troops to spawn as Storm cloaks makes me happy. Only because of one line spoken by Endon in Markarth (the Redguard silversmith who you can fence things to for the guild that walks around with his family) where he mentions he has a son off fighting for the Storm cloaks.

[@JZjzred]

Yeah, I think the Stormcloaks should include a few of the random Non-Nord humans in it. It's not too unbelievable and there's some evidence for a few up them joining up in the game. After all, all humans took part in The Great War and anti-elf sentiment wouldn't only be felt by Nords. Of course, it should be vastly majority Nord though.

[@vykoden9462]

It's a bit late, and after trying each of these, I don't recommend any of them, if you're tired of all the bugs in vanilla. Each of these has their own bugs .... liiiiike ... 1) If you accidentally kill an allied soldier, all the rest will gang up on you after the battle. 2) If you accidentally kill an allied soldier, and they don't gang up on you after the battle, they will gang up on you when you return to the forward operating base camp. 3) If you use any aoe spells or shouts, and they injure or kill an allied soldier, see #1 and #2. 4) If you don't take command in the actual attack of a hold city, you will likely lose the battle. 5) Battles take place everywhere all the time, which makes riding from one quest to the next even much more trying on the player's patience. 6) If you're tired of long, pointless speeches, avoid all of these.

[@alligator3wastaken]

I always thought Markarth would be one of the best cities to defend (or worst to try and attack!) with all the elevation changes and sources of cover for archers. I'm also hoping these mods add battlemages or healers! Lore and NPCs mention them pretty often, but the fort battles in vanilla were all dudes with bows and swords whacking each other.

[@acompleteandtotalsmu]

Honestly, if you started covering mods more often I'd definitely watch. You've covered enough (arguably) lesser known mods that I'm invested in the mod videos you release. Themed mod videos too, like this where you provide almost like a pack of mods to make one thing really good, rather than just a mish-mash, is a rather unique style in the nearly oversaturated mod video market.

[@DfishGB]

I had no idea these Mods existed, thank-you so much for making this video and a HUGE thank-you to the people who made them. I'm 3 days into the improved civil war Skyrim and I'm loving it :) I mean, walking into a battle between Stormcloaks and Imperials and getting an excuse to kill Imperials is always good :)

[@Aethuviel]

I'm a Khajiit Stormcloak. :( Ulfric really asked why a "cat" would want to join the Stormcloaks.

[@MegaDara999]

Same for me but ‘lizard’

[@dobi2236]

Hokagae25 the empire which is being controlled by the elves pretty much pushes for slaves of people not elves

[@JollyOldCanuck]

@@dobi2236 The empire has been building legions since the White Gold Concordat, Legions they haven't sent to Skyrim. I wonder why they would be building up Legions. Wink Wink Nudge Nudge.

[@Jayzgrouse]

@@nightmareflower813 If you're a human race he doesn't bat an eye, I always play as either a Nord or Imperial and he's just like, cool, welcome to the Stormcloaks, go kill an ice wraith.

[@belland_dog8235]

@@dobi2236 Everything you said is completely wrong. The empire isn't controller by elves. They don't push for slavery of people, or elves. Please watch a couple lore videos.

[@ChaosTJC1]

I'd really love to see a mod that allowed the dragonborn to somehow unite both sides and fight the Thalmor instead

[@jacksongibbs8998]

There’s “The 2nd Great War” Mod.

[@EndzeitMensch]

Man those Borders was a great addition to my game. Thanks for introducing me to it.

[@nunyabizness4926]

I played a Storm Mage with the Immersive Patrols mod on. Called a Storm with a shout and cast Lightning Storm. Mowed down the whole Imperial patrol in seconds. Epic moment. Great mod.

[@Sksk27547]

Nice

[@5445jedi]

@Ahmad septim oh yeah yeah

[@5445jedi]

Damn faithless imperials

[@Johnx3m]

It's strange and foolish being a stormcloak mage since most of the Nords dislike or hate magic.

[@nunyabizness4926]

@@Johnx3m true Nords of old knew the power and worthiness of the arcane

[@Danny_Deleto]

You actually made me want to play the civil war quest line for the first time in 8 years. Thank you.

[@alanr2504]

THIS MEANS WAR! war mods,that is.

[@pg3384]

I remember seeing a storm cloak patrolling the northern roads of Haffingar, and legion soldiers escorting a storm cloak prisoner *literally right outside of Windhelm* Both of these occurred before I even chose a side for the civil war

[@tomclarke4567]

Careful with man those borders, it causes crash to desktops for me and allot of other people, hopefully you will see this and wont have to spend hours figuring it out like i did

[@robvicsumo2517]

@Fedor Silva they are men, manly men

[@officertenpenny4505]

Robvic Sumo they love the copter!

[@granola661]

@@robvicsumo2517 MEN MANLY MEN

[@rim7115]

Mods stands for modules? This whole time I assumed it was for modifications

[@MoogleSan]

It is modification. I have no idea why this guy is saying module

[@jpc6485]

@@MoogleSan because he's not saying the long version of mod, he's saying modules because thats what mod managers use.

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

I'm quite sure there are a couple of games which also use the name "module" for mods to be activated ingame/inlauncher.

[@jeromedelabrosse119]

@@MoogleSan i think he say it ironically like mods are dlc

[@shirokku3279]

For those who may not have English as a first language and be struggling with the same part, "Mod" can be interpreted as either and still fit in this context without breaking the universe or anything. Different stages could also use it with a different name. When you're downloading or installing it, you're getting a game modification. When you're selecting it in your load order, it could be considered a module as at that point, your game is made up of modular files that can technically be moved around and replaced, removed, etc. So modifications or module, neither is technically wrong.

[@ultimatedoug964]

I want a mod where you can be hunted by the enemy faction and potentially captured like in the opening part they have ambushes and when you are captured it is like jail but you can only escape just something that sounds cool and immersive to me

[@papasmurf4808]

I’ve always wanted a mod where you enlist in the imperial army as a pvt and have to rank up and earn your keep in the imperial army. Similar to ffxiv where you can enlist in the different armies and they have their own ranks. Then as you climb up the ladder the story progresses in a fashion that allows you to feel your growing responsibility and authority. Is there a mod like this?

[@ctrouble2309]

Play Mount and Blade

[@JChriz27]

@@ctrouble2309 In fact there is one mod that do that, Skyrim at war, you lead a group or groups, the higher your rank, you can command more soldiers and groups.

[@fatallyfatcat5274]

What I do is get multiple followers mod, equip my followers with imperial gear, go rp.

[@HoJoTheSneekyPuppy]

Can’t wait to apply these mods. Can’t believe my Xbox hasn’t exploded from the amount I’ve used thus far

[@bornkinggamer3347]

Man rarely do you see mods that pair so well with each other.

[@timdoyle3436]

Hey, has anyone got a link to his load order/mod list? The graphics look amazing.

[@jeck988]

I would like that aswell

[@penglingwhisperer3382]

Me too.

[@Cekkaaaaaaaa]

yeah, i want to know those so bad

[@wild3gaming398]

Sammmeeee

[@BennyBanano1]

Bump

[@gabrielberger7439]

0:57 "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?" Tamriel Edition

[@insoneo]

Armor disguises is another good mod for this list. It allows the troops to attack you if you are wearing the enemy's chothing.

[@TheGamergirl64]

I love how this answered my questions about IP when you were talking about War Zones super cool thx! :)

[@WarmRepeat]

After years of finishing civil war quests multiple times already. I don't play the quest any more to prevent the civil war story from finishing. But I love adding mods in which random battles may still occur.

[@madscientistshusta]

6:20 See this could have been SOOOO easy to implement, this is the type of detail obsidian wanted to do in NV but was way to rushed

[@robertcurry389]

I’m gonna start a survival civil war play through with all of these mods.

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

Growing up is realising that the stormcloaks, while enticing, will destroy any chance of beating the thalmor and therefore isn't the best side

[@mikewhitaker2880]

lol... you play a fraggin dragon born.... who else is needed to stomp the Thalmor dogs back to their homeland....

[@b3delta1]

Would love to see a mod where you incite a revolution. Like after finishing the civil war quest you choose a hold and slowly tear their government apart, create unrest, choose a successor and have them operate a shadow government (or use a guild) eventually leading to full on revolt where now you and or the guild control the hold, have to put down similar rebellions, maybe work the next hold over. It sounds a lil like the Stormcloaks but would start as just you, and needing to build support while staying hidden and quiet, rather than the already fully established stormcloaks

[@SakuraRyokoMusic]

I'll say it again: The battles for Riften and Markarth are contained within the Vanilla game. They are not cut content. You just need to unlock them using the Greybeards "peace" negotiation.

[@dutchpatriot17]

They are still cut content. If you trade them with the Greybeards, all you get is the quest to take Fort Greenwall (Rift) or Fort Sungard (Reach), not the battle for the cities themselves.

[@gothboiclique7978]

Finally! Skyrim's civil war will be better this way.

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

I always never complete the Civil War quest as i just love the random encounters and battles too much

[@xMetalhead2000]

Who remembers civil war overhaul

[@RachmatRL]

The one that taken down because of Trump?

[@Kellethorn]

You can still get a copy on reddit

[@messykiller007]

I still use it

[@preacherjones67]

I have it still, 4.0

[@lightfain199]

Imperial Soldier it was taken down because the modder supported Hillary and took it down to to be apart of “I’m with her” movement thing. The modder took it down to put it back if Hillary won. At least this is what I heard.

[@sgtbender1335]

Excellent video... I was wondering if these mods would work together. Downloading the rest of them tonight. Thanks for a no bs video with great content and information! Subscribed.

[@therasheck]

The fans and modder community are truly *_AWESOME!_* The keep this game fresh and new and I thank them from the bottom of my Gamer Heart!

[@kevinmeyers7821]

Hey Nate, I joined the Thieve's Guild and got a little destructive when I did one of the first quests. I was supposed to burn 3 bee hives at a certain location. I used magika and accidentally lit more than 3 and got yelled at for it. Just a suggestion for one of your Tiny Details vid.

[@raiskader3560]

there is also civil war : overhaul. pretty hard to find nowadays but the best mod there is

[@stormstory9765]

What was the story as to why it was taken down?

[@raiskader3560]

@@stormstory9765 If I remember correctly, he flipped because he didn't have enough donations and went kid mode and took it down. But even though I might be wrong I definitely recall something about money in the process

[@Pottan23]

What graphics mods are you running? The game has that whole "oblivion" look to it...

[@namenick9057]

I would also really like to know

[@walterthemighty7549]

@@namenick9057 He has a video detailing his graphical load order

[@gourmand3]

You would think that Bethesda would've fully fleshed out the Civil War in one of the hundred re-releases of skyrim

[@dominickisidore5323]

THANK YOU! Now my Skyrim will feel less empty and make more sense! FINALLY! I'm soo excited. I've been waiting until I find the best mods to actually really play the game. I have the Skyrim VR Version.

[@NEWDOR1A]

As much as I love Skyrim (and believe me I fucking do!) I'm kind of tired of it. I need Elder Scrolls 6 in my life really really bad!

[@TheStuffedIguana]

May I recommend a morrowind playthrough at some point? If you haven't already, of course

[@gideonpumihic4139]

who doesn't

[@elvenbredx6012]

Elder Scroll 6 - Skyrim 2 :))

[@raymonders001]

*ehem* There's a mod for that

[@windhelmguard7456]

The Imperials think we need their laws. Pffft.

[@triclyde3401]

Rule under Ulfric would be terrible

[@connorgolden4]

Triclyde At least there wouldn’t be any thalmor justicars running around arresting innocent folk for worshipping their god.

[@maxxfaxx5408]

@@connorgolden4 Did you complete the main questline? At the thalmor embassy you have a book about Ulfric. He is a spy lool

[@morrigankasa570]

@@maxxfaxx5408 no he isn't a spy he is being tracked/watched by the filthy Thalmor but isn't a spy.

[@maxxfaxx5408]

@@morrigankasa570 my bad

[@ISoloYouRelax]

I'm curious. Cut content that can still be found in the game files. Would you be able to mod it into the game on P's4 and it count as being an acceptable mod.

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

Actually I believe open civil war is active on ps4

[@ISoloYouRelax]

@@maverickdarkrath4780 oh I'm talking about and all cut content. If it's still in the game files could someone make a mod from the cut content and it be allowed to be used on Ps4.

[@Bartoc1988]

Check the Mod "Cutting Room Floor". this unlocks more cut content that was close to being finished.

[@ISoloYouRelax]

@@Bartoc1988 Will do thanks.

[@vilkkku1848]

@@Bartoc1988 There is no such mod for ps4?

[@trelawny8619]

perfectly timing I'm just about to start the War quest this will be good!

[@raphaelcaamano1884]

Open Civil War and Civil War Aftermath are amazing mods that should've been in the game. Only thing to put in Civil War Aftermath is to burn the Imperial or Stormcloak banners in the camps. Civil War Guard Overhaul is also another civil war mod that's amazing as well, it adds the armor from the different holds back to the cities after the civil war. It replaces the imperial or stormcloak soldiers with the armor of the hold that they are posted in.

[@firenze6478]

That sounds awesome. I also want them to rebuild holds after the war. So, annoying that they never rebuild the gilgergleam or those houses, or the well in solitude

[@raphaelcaamano1884]

@@firenze6478 There's a mod for that too in PS4 and PC as well.

[@joshualittlewolfe8550]

The Empire is Tamriel’s best chance to defeat the Aldmeri Dominion.

[@ballintillmyheartstop1044]

Joshua Littlewolfe but the storm cloaks got dragon born n inigo 😍😍

[@abhabh6896]

2:30 they could have added in redguards in with them and it would make sense lore wise. 2:43 yeah, right!

[@JackMValentine]

These really seem like they would make the game a lot more of an actual location. A living environment. To be frank it was a few years after I finished Skyrim that I heard there even was a civil war. I went back just to play it at one point and it was a neat bit of extra content I had missed. Because why would I as a free roaming adventurer want to join the Imperials or Stormcloaks? Especially when it starts off as a tiny misc. quest? It never appealed to me. Even after it was just.. something that happened. But a proper use of mods and it can actually give the feeling of taring the province apart. Make things a bit more war torn and harsh.

[@veganhero1828]

Are you serious? They mention it right at the beginning of the game.

[@seanburrows9130]

I know this comment is quite late but I just thought I'd mention that if you use Imperial Stone better fortresses AS WELL AS THESE 7 it really adds another layer of immersion. It basically fortifies the already existing forts turning then from a dustbin of a ruin to looking like ACTUAL Militarised outposts and quarters. It also loads in 20+ soldiers to each Fort depending on what faction holds the respective Fort. Like Fort Greenwall in the Rift will add 19 Stormcloack soldiers and 1 "Riften Guard" though the title of the Guard reads as "Commander" I think the way the Mod Author wanted it was that there's at least 1 soldier in each Fort wearing the armour of whichever hold their in as a... I'm guessing 'liaison' with whichever faction controls the Fort. Like Fort Greymore in Whiterun Hold has the same NPC but he wears Whiterun armour and all the rest of the Soldiers are Imperials. The only problem I've found is that said NPC is set to essential until there's a battle for that Fort. And he loads in straight away. So if you join the Legion and go to clear out Fort Haaragstad theres a "Commander" wearing Solitude Guards armour and he is literally just sat there chilling with a bunch of bandits. They don't interact with him and he doesn't with them. He WON'T help you but if you accidentally hit him it puts a bounty on you and he'll attack you.

[@LetsSeeYourKungFu]

this is so FU**ING cool! Id love to see a great player with a dope machine use all of these mods, then use the alternate start mod to get right here. Have a massive civil war narrative 😮 That dude Nukt for example. That ish would be sick!

[@MRJTD99]

Is there a civil war mod that simply just added in the cut civil war content and that's it? I can do without an over-complicated RTS mechanic in my Skyrim (OCW) or without the unstable changes that old civil war overhaul mod made.

[@Kellethorn]

Yeah, Civil War Overhaul. It was taken off nexus but is still on Reddits mod piracy for SE (as mod is considered 'abandoned.' Word of warning though: hasn't been updated/supported in 2 years so... Could be fine for light load order, but just be advised!

[@MRJTD99]

@@Kellethorn Lol, nah, that was the mod I was talking about in my last sentence. Installed it once and I remember seeing "Imperial Soldiers" running around with Ebony armor and weapons. Not to mention it's hilariously unstable and the mod author's a complete muppet.

[@Kellethorn]

Aahhhh you're totally right; my bad! Also, you could potentially try tweaking the leveled list tags with your bashed patch to force CWO to not accept armor from elsewhere? Other than that work around, when The People Of Skyrim by nesbitt finally comes out with their next update, it will have a huge overhaul to the civil war and will add in cut content.

[@burningbladesamuro1758]

For anyone who insist CWO,you'd better not lose any battle,or the bugs will come.The reason why I like OCW is that I can allow enemy fight back many times,like a real war it should be.OCW works far more stable than CWO in these cut contents,at least in my SSE game.

[@Cause023]

Try Warzones Civil Unrest and Warzones Assault Attack (or sometime like that).

[@acat5770]

"Playing defense isn't even a thing in the vanilla game" Well, maybe one thing on imperial side, but that just functions like anything else so, yeah *Also i kinda hope there is a mod to add the Fallout Reputation system to Skyrim, it just feels wrong being able to approach Stormcloak controlled cities as a (Presumably) well known Leigion soldier with no issues

[@jeremyramirez4770]

I've heard about a mod called "The Dragon Empire" that let you create a third faction to destroy the stormcloaks and imperials and fill the cities with your own soldiers armed with Daedric armors and weapons (I haven't find the mod anywere tough)

[@SonShiiii]

What graphic mods and outfit mods are used in the gameplay, at 0:35 ulfric looks amazing I need my game to look like this

[@archtenn]

Huge like for providing links to both Skyrim SE and LE mods...Thank you!

[@darrishawks6033]

I don't think the Stormcloaks should be an entirely Nordic faction. I think they should be like 99% Nords with some token diversity to convince people they're not racists.

[@wolfmanhcc]

Or hell, small mercenary bands that joined the cause for a real reason.

[@LMDetorie]

I always play as an Orc my first playthrough of any ES game, and it went real bad for Ulfric and his boys. After asking for work and getting "Skyrim is for the Nords!!! ....but a half-dozen of us combined were unable to get through this cave and we really need you to get this thing for us so we can feel special again... But you don't belong here!!!" and the fact that the Empire welcomed and even revered (when politically expedient) Orcs as warriors and craftsmen pretty much decided that. Why would I work for people who need me but don't want or care about me in a game, I gotta do that shit IRL, lol!

[@Medizy]

Apollodown: "Wait, that's illegal".

[@kagawaaaaa]

What are the Graphic mods you are using in this video ? And how many of the mods listed are actually compatible with each other ?

[@Eviltower101]

Im curious about this too. There are several that I want to have on at the same time. Im tempted to reinstall Skyrim again

[@nerfer200]

My favorite small mods are "Immersive Patrols" "Civil War Gear fix" (Makes it so most imperials wear heavy armor rather than light and medium.) I can't remember the name, but its a hold armor redesign and it makes the stormcloak armors more diverse. The Storm Lord armor is also made by the same person i believe. I also have the Civil War Quartermaster mod as well

[@garrettgrey781]

I added the diverse mod and now my cities are experiencing an increase in stabbings, acid attacks, bombings and a 400 percent increase in rapes! The realism is unbelievable!

[@jerittkokesh4579]

I’m so early LETS GO I’ve never been this early so if you’re reading have a nice day Nate

[@73hd99w]

I always thought the soldiers of both the Stormcloaks and Imperials were to weak. I wish they had stronger soldiers with better gear.

[@pheeku6996]

There are mods that provide every imperial legionary at least the heavy armor, along with new stats and new looks

[@crashnburner187]

I liked civil war overhaul back in the day. Shame the guy who made it had a bad case of USI though.

[@EmeraldBayMovies]

USI?

[@jeffparryncc1701]

All of these mods make skyrim what it should of been. Thanks so much modders, and yes, your Epic Nate.

[@durablesage524]

Thanks for this. I'm definitely getting diverse skyrim.