LE Riding Perk Mod

[Velerion]

Hi everybody,

 

first of all i apologize my english.

 

Second in list is now my idea for the Mod. In short words - i want to have a "Riding Perk". I don't like the fast travel mechanic in the game because i think it takes the depth out of this beautiful game. I've seen many mods out there like "make horses essential" or "Faster Riding" or "Longer Sprints" "higher jumps" and so on. My idea is something like this:

 

Tier 1: Riding Skill (=ride faster x% / x%) - 2/2 - Skill requiered: 30 / 40

 

Tier 2: "Horse health" (=x% more life and regenerate x% life faster) - 1/1 - Skill requiered: 50

Tier 2: "Horse Stamina" (=time between sprints is x% shorter and sprints are x% longer) - 1/1 - Skill requiered: 50

 

Tier 3: "Good old Friend" (=makes horses essential) - 1/1 - Skill requiered: 100

Tier 3: "Horseshoe Blow" (=Attacks do x% more Damage) - 1/1 - Skill requiered: 100

 

To level this perk you just have to ride your Horse, I think about something like you level sneaking. Ride your horse and you will get better in it.

The Starsign is lika a Horseshoe and looks like the heavy armor perk. Center is Tier1 - left is the "Life-Side" and right is the "Stamina-Side"

 

I hope you like my idea.

[Nomad42]

I like your general idea, but I think horses AI needed to be fixed first. I'm a sneak guy, and whenever I am in a hostile area with or without fast travel my horses attack everything in the area, I have shadowmorne who has instant health regeneration. But with a regular horse, travel becomes a pain because the horse attacks everything that moves and vice versa

[Velerion]

You are right,

 

then maybe something like this.

 

Tier 3: "Horseshoe Blow" (=Now your Horse attacks an enemy) - 1/1 - Skill requiered: 100

 

Without that Point the Horse will just stay in Place or will run away like in the cowardly Horse Mod and with it u will get a companion like horse.

 

I think another Problem will be that all hostile creatures/humans attack the Horse. This should also be fixed that the Horse is not the "tank"! But not with this mod.

[mareboro]

i like the idea of horse "skill" tree, and if such a mod was made - which would be a serious modding undertaking, i would hope there would be three branches in this tree, one for each type of player (mage, rouge, warrior).

 

- mage rider (one hand casting) on horse progressing to double casting with some riding affecting spells

- champion (on handed weapons, no shield) progressing to weapon + shield OR a lance , stuff like attack + dismount moves

- bow rider bow use but only while not moving , progression to shooting while riding later shooting backwards while riding

[Velerion]

I like your idea too - brings some "red dead redemption" into skyrim :D

 

but i think this would be an idea for another mod. My idea for this mod would only be for the traveling itself (and fighting outside if you want to)

[slinkyinmotion]

Was just thinking about this very thing the other day, neat!

I totally agree that having a Riders Perk tree would add something unique and give more validation to using a horse as part of your play style.

 

What would it take to add in an entire skill tree to the skills menu?

 

Also what are some the complaints about horse riding now?

 

- Slow pace

- Slow mounts/dismounts

- No ability to speak while on horse back

- No ability to attack or use magic on horse back

- Stamina burst is minimal at best

- Horse often picks fights

- Horse dies too easily

- No ability to trample/buck on the horse

- Takes fall damage too easily

 

 

what other things could potentially be addressed by this mod idea?

[AeonsLegend]

Maybe make the horse stop assaulting castles on its own. I noticed the horse is afraid of magic, but a group of 50 melee enemies are in for it. Logical.

[AtlasS]

This makes me think of a new class of skills: civilian

things like:

riding(featuring perks like horse commands, mounted combat etc)

... thats it. im fleshing out the idea totally and making another request...