Recommendation needed: Alternative Starting Mods

[jaime74]

Hi everybody,

 

I'd like to use a mod that gives me the possibility to start the game in an alternative way, with the main quest disabled/postponed until I decide to start it.

 

I already know that there's tungol's TuStartingOptions, which is probably an excellent mod for my purpose.

I recall having stumbled across several similar mods, but I can't remember their names.

So any more recommendations would be welcome.

 

Thanks to everyone!

[micalov]

Start Choices is still my favorite: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23757

 

Does all the usual delayed main quest or disabled, triggered by being arrested in theimperial city or by stumbling over kvatch and a messenger from Wyvern priory comes to ask for further help afterwards.

[efikmalydoskonaly]

I've always used Arrive by Ship mod http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11495 and never had any problems with it. It's really simple and doesn't change much. The MQ is triggered by picking up the amulet (kinda lame) and the kvatch attack is not postponed, the emperor is dead, but I trust it cause it doesn't change much in the quests. Some other was more climatic (the emperor was alive, you had to be arrested, kvatch was just closed because of some epidemic or something) but it had some limitations - like you couldn't do the DB questline too far (returning to the prison quest) because it prevented you from ever starting the MQ.

 

Plus, there are nice starting options and you are given inventory that suits what you said about your self. I recommend that mod mainly because it's simple and 100% crash and problem free.

[David Brasher]

I like Alternate Start - Arrive by Boat. It is a remake of Alternate Start, Arrive by Ship. It fixes some bugs, simplifies some things even more, and makes some other things more elaborate, such as being able to walk around on the ship while it is at sea and talk to fellow passengers.

 

It is designed for people who do not want to play the main quest at all, but is set up so that if you insist on playing the main quest and are willing to read the readme file, you still can.

 

(I hope Skyrim is not set up so that you are supposed to play the main quest every time. Morrowind was much better than Oblivion in this respect.)

[jaime74]

Thanks to all of you for the hints!

In fact, apart from "Alternate Start - Arrive by Boat" mentioned by David Brasher, the other two seem to be exactly those that I had found before and forgotten about again! ;)

 

I am still uncertain about which one to use, because every single one out of the four seems to have its pros and cons.

But I am currently inclined to go with one of the "Arrive by Ship/Boat" mods: The great amount of endorsements for "Arrive by Ship" is a strong argument, and if "Arrive by Boat even improves it, this would be even better... though I am wondering why "Arrive by Boat" has never been uploaded here within tesnexus...?

[funnyfiggy]

I don't know why, but it appears that Alternative Start by Boat is actually by the same guy who did Alternative Start by Ship. Also, I would like to add my support for Alternative Beginnings by Arthmoor. It's by Arthmoor, you know it's good :)