Hello, There are tons of mods out their dedicated to all aspects of game mechanics in Skyrim. There is one particular mechanic that always has felt weak and bland. That aspect happens to be domestic life. Although you are able to purchase a home in various cites, or build your own in various locations, get married and with Hearthfire adopt children. It's always felt bland, boring and honestly the weakest aspect of the game While I realize Skyrim isn't a social sim, and being husband/parent isn't integral to the experience , I still think that a mod can offer real improvements to this area and offer a better opportunity to take a break from dragon slaying, crypt raiding, bandit hunting...you get the point. There have been so many mods out there that fix different areas of gameplay, and there have been (some) mods that improve some of the family life, such as being able to adopt more kids...But there has not been a mod that enhances this aspect. It would be great for immersion, allow you to spend hours of extra time in game. Basically, this mod would make it so that, If you've completed all that there is to complete, then you can spend the rest of your time living life in skyrim, and have it be entertaining and eventful. Hours of possible content. I have some ideas to start this, but i feel there would be so much more to add this. But basic ideas would be, More dynamic and random events for you wife and family. This could lead to better relationship building and mini quests that you would have to complete. Paying taxes...This one is simple but based on the home you own, you'll have to pay taxes on the building, which means you'll have to have a steady flow of income. Your Children and Wife would have loads more to do during their day to day, and more options for your wife to work. Your wife will make breakfast and dinner everyday, and you will be able to eat at the dinner table with them. Kids can go to school at certain times of the day, make friends, make enemies and must be home before dark. Kids can be taught various different skills, and based on the skills it may take them a while to learn. Some kids will be born with signs which affects what skills come naturally to them. Your wife will clean, take your children out to visit places, and if they choose, work at an inn or a store. You or your wife must go shopping at the local stores, to find ingredients needed to make dinner. There would be loads more dialogue options as well, that improve your relationships. Housecarls can also play a very large role to the family Dynamic There would be more jobs you can do to help out around the city, (If you own a Hearthfire House you can turn it into a working farm, harvest materials and ship the out to the nearest holds receiving income and being self sufficient can help reduce costs) Most of these ideas are limited to vanilla cities, Hearthfire homes i'm sure there is a plethora of things you could add, i just can't think of any right now. This mod request is focused on improving the overall life aspects to Skyrim, so you can feel more apart of it. Now i know nothing about modding, so I have no idea how realistic any of this would be. I know it would take a long time to make, and I'm not sure there is anyone out there who still has the patience to develop so much time into making a mod such as this. But i think it could be a great improvement of the Role-Playing elements in Skyrim, and can even turn into something that's DLC sized.
