LE Skyrim Aquatic and Insect Overhaul

[AnubisRaven]

Skyrim pays its oceans and lakes and rivers so little mind, it's awful. With so much water in the map, I dislike seeing it all pretty much wasted. I've only seen a few mods that introduce more life into Skyrim's waters, and it's either the wrong type of life (That mod that adds a bunch of tropical animals like tropical fish and sharks) or it's meant to be less immersive (like the sea monster mod.)

 

I'd like to see a mod that overhauls Skyrim's aquatic life, adding aquatic insects, fish, and other creatures to the waters. Here are a list of some animals that could be added to Skyrim's Waters, catagorized into Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans.

 

In addition, I think Skyrim needs a few more species of Insect, which I have also listed.

 

Rivers:

Water Striders. Those small insects often found skimming around on the pond surface. Could also be found in lakes.

Slaughterfish: Already in the game, although I would reduce their numbers, as currently the rivers are chock full of them.

More varied Fish: All the fish besides Slaughterfish and salmon look like guppies. Let's make the Histcarp actually look like a carp, and the Silverside Perch actually look like a perch.

 

Lakes:

Diving Beetles

Larger Lake Fish, Bass, Walleye, Sturgeon, fantasy fish that you make up.

Trout?

 

Oceans:

Large schools of ocean fish, some large, some small. Since these are not tropical waters, they should be silvery or other more neutral colors.

Get rid of Slaugtherfish in the Ocean. It makes no sense for them to be both freshwater and Saltwater

Replace Ocean Slaughterfish with Coldwater Sharks.

 

In addition, Skyrim is lacking a bit in Insects/arthropods. Perhaps a few of these could be added.

 

Centipedes/millipedes

Small Spiders (Based off of the Albino Spider model, I imagine.)

Beetles

Flies (Could shrink and recolor the bee model.)

 

 

 

[VanKrill]

Here is something you might like: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=74668108

[VanKrill]

There is allot of interest in the sea life category:

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/725799-sharks-and-whales-more/

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1570163-skyrim-aquatic-and-insect-overhaul/

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1659118-life-in-the-water-of-skyrim-sea-dragons-kraken-fish/

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1192397-skyrim-underwater-world-underwater-combat-ruins-creatures-and-sea-monsters/

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/927648-skyrims-empty-oceans/


But the people involved just don't know about each other.

[VanKrill]

Here is a mod with aquatic plant life: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/29486/?