Can anyone recommend a Current magic-system mod(vanilla)

[Mebantiza]

Hey, I am looking for a good, *current* magic mod that fixes a the (largely) awful vanilla system, without resorting to total over-hauls and mods that add 1 bazillion new spells\abilities. Ive looking through GEMS listings, and the stuff, here, but a lof of what I seen is either overhauls, or even when it does exactly, or close to what I am after, the mod itself hasn't been updated in 2 or 3 years. Most magic mods seem, even the ones conceptually I am after, are basically abandonware-not up to date with USKP or other community fixes. I was really surprised a comprehensive, vanilla ish magic mod is NOT in the top 100 non-adult, or top 100 anything.

 

This matters since Ive built a set of mods to make Skyrim challenging again, yet the magic is now totally out of sync with what I have done. Not using Skyre or even interested in it, but rather built up a set of existing mods that are basically vanilla friendly. I am not a big magic user myself, except for what utility they offer, but I was thinking more for magic-based followers which are all but useless now in the toughened environment my mods and settings have built up to. Try taking a caster follower along to a Deadly dragons fight using vanilla magic-system (hah). The insults NPCs randomly toss out do about as much damage.

 

So, I am looking for suggestions on tweak-fix-enhancement mod that is

 

Vanilla friendly.

-Not an overhaul

-Followers should be able to use existing spells seamlessly

-Not OP

-Current, and compatible with community fixes(mainly USKP)

 

 

-My need is mostly for followers to be effective in the destruction\conj support role,(so they are actually worth taking along on an quest)but dont mind spells I use myself being fixed up either. For example Serena, never a strong follower even in ez-pezy vanilla, is totally useless now. The custom and vanilla casters are not effective damage dealers anymore for me.

 

Any suggestions welcome.

[mlee3141]

If you have Dragonborn, simply mod the Fire Stream spell or Frost Stream spell from that DLC onto any mage NPC. I don't think its OP, and they can stand up to an Aspect of Alduin dragon from Deadly Dragons with those spells.

[postal001]

You might like Empowered Magic.

[Breems]

Try Better Magic or Balanced Magic. I've used the former for quite a while now, and I primarily play mages.

[Mebantiza]

Empowered Magic is bugged atm-though the author has a beta fix-ill wait till its officially integrated and updated. But it looks promising, yes.

 

Better Magic is hopelessly outdated-not active at all(which is why I specified *current*. 2012 abandonware=not current.

 

Balanced Magic, might do the trick. No idea how stable it is, or anything like that.

 

So far, the EM mod looking not bad, once the author gets it sorted around.

 

Thanks all...

[Breems]

Why concern yourselves with timestamps over content?

 

I've been using Better Magic with all of the most recent unofficial patches for a long time now. No issues.

 

Perhaps the mod author hasn't found a need to update it. That doesn't equate to abandonware.

[dennis20014]

If you aren't interested in any of the GEMS (stuff like apocalypse magic, which isn't OP and is really balanced) then I'm not sure. Balanced and Better magic are probably the only ones you could get. I don't see why you wouldn't be interested in something like apocalypse magic (or the authors other magic mods). They are really amazing and npcs/followers can use the spells so it's not like you're the only one out there.