SSE EPIC Historical Viking mod request. SKYRIM IS ONLY FOR NORDS

[richroots]

Have you ever wanted an authentic more historical Viking experience but with Skyrim's engine.

 

Wondering if anyone is willing to create a mod that makes Skyrim feel more historical and less like a fantasy world and more like a medieval world mostly Nords.

 

There are already a bunch of mods that add Viking themes and replace armours etc. So that's pretty easy to skip over here.

 

Here is a bullet-point breakdown of what my dream mod would look like.

 

1. Every NCP that isn't specifically required to be a different race is changed to Nord/Breton. For example, only Nord Bandits to pump up the Viking immersion. And only Nord NPCs unless the character is referenced in the game world as an Argonian for example. An example of things you would have to leave in Elves. But you could make switch the character model for some of the NPCs that don't specifically refer to being none Nord/Breton. Effectively making them still part of the world there would just be less of them.

 

2. Less Monsters / replace monsters with human/Nord/Breton NPCs whenever possible. You can combine this with live another life to remove dragons and .. Bam.

 

3. Don't worry about vampires/dawnguard content. It can be avoided. Locked if possible.

 

4. almost zero magic-wielding NPCs by 70 to 95% making them feel truly rare. Don't worry about the college it can be avoided. Locked if possible.

 

5. Custom start off with a landed Viking ship off a coast somewhere where you're automatically hostile to specific empire-based factions and friendly only to Stormcloaks. Essentially a Viking raiding party where you're the last survivor and must flee. So you start off with a bounty nothing overly complicated.

 

6. Dream goal land on other coastal beaches and raid settlements. Simply a cut scene and again landed ship and raiding party. Loot survive pillage and then return to the ship. Could easily make this an repayable instance.

 

7. Dragonborn content Solsthiem locked or simply make a raiding target to really drive home the US VS them as a NORD feeling of being a viking. As in your already hostile to all the factions present.

 

8. Raiding targets/ mini quests related to raiding settlements, fetching loot and bringing it back to the viking ships. Such as an item

 

9. Major long haul pipe dream goal. l. A new game like Enderal centered around Viking culture historical viking quests etc. No magic no monsters, just vikings. You could spawn hundreds of amazing stories based on the sagas alone or historical events. !

 

 

All of the above does not have to be implemented I'd be happy with even one thing on the list.

 

Anyways I don't know how to make this work myself but I'd be willing to give it a go or at least help work on it with someone.

 

I'd be willing to help with voice-overs and anything else. I'm also an amazing 3D sculptor and could help provide assets in exchange for mod creation. Keep in mind I do not do texturing/ uv maps just the 3D model.

 

SHIELD WALL!!!

 

Edited September 22, 2021 by richroots

[richroots]

Also if anyone can explain how i could start working on this it would be great. I imagine some of it's not overly complex

[jaydawg55]

Most NPCs in Skyrim are Nords already. Others likely came as refugees from the war in their homelands or disasters like Morrowind. Being a big part of a cosmopolitan empire for a long time has unavoidably mixed up Skyrim's population but it is not Cyrodiil.

 

Why not just buy Valdheim and play it instead? They already did all that hard work. It might be more fun.

[richroots]

Terrible game. It's not historical in any way. And I'm looking to create an authentic historical Viking experience in Skyrim with very little to zero Fantasy elements.

 

The idea is to remove monsters and none human NPCs wherever possible.

 

Vallhiem is a high fantasy game with no humans except yourself.

 

There are less than a handful of true viking experiences in games.

 

People love viking and historical games without magic and monsters.

 

Also character creation is very lacking in the majority of historical Viking games.

 

Now I'm willing to do this entirely on my own but I'm not sure where to get started..

 

Surely someone else loves historical Vikings as much as I do and is willing to help.

 

I'm willing to trade my extensive experience as a professional 3D modeller/designer for help.