So, When Creation Club Gets Around to Skyrim...

[Majic7]

It was the last straw for me. Uninstalled rather than go back online. The game isn't that good. If SSE gets the same treatment it's gone also. I have about 800 hrs anyway.

[alsoran]

I wondered whether Windows permissions would effectively block CC update from writing to the game folders?

[Moksha8088]

So far I have maintained the pre-CC version by starting the game with F4SE and staying away from Steam. I imagine new CC versions of the Fallout/Skyrim executables will come out, as new microtransaction bloatware is added, and this will require constant updates from other mods. What a hassle.

Edited September 26, 2017 by Moksha8088

[Moksha8088]

There needs to be something like this for Skyrim SE:

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/26956/?

[Zanderat]

There already is..... https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/12480/? Edited September 26, 2017 by Zanderat

[LucasKaneqd]

There you go! CC with the "all new" Survival Mode (which is basically a mixture of several mods that already exist).

https://bethesda.net/en/article/5lz4Q7F4li6kwKmakkgWww/skyrim-survival-mode-coming-soon

Skyrim Creation Club's all-new Survival Mode is now available on Steam for beta testing. You can be one of the first to check it out by simply opting into the Steam beta.

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players will get to experience Survival Mode and other Creations early next month. Both PC and console players will get Survival Mode free for one week once it launches on their preferred platform.

Edited September 27, 2017 by LucasKaneqd

[rmarinoff]

"Both PC and console players will get Survival Mode free for one week..."? Does this mean that it will be free for one week, then to continue to use it you must pay for it? Or do they mean "For one week once it launches on their preferred platform, both PC and console players will get Survival Mode for free." Right now my trust is low...

[Olivir2019]

"Both PC and console players will get Survival Mode free for one week..."? Does this mean that it will be free for one week, then to continue to use it you must pay for it? Or do they mean "For one week once it launches on their preferred platform, both PC and console players will get Survival Mode for free." Right now my trust is low...

 

Well, you have to see more sources then: "Creation Club will be officially launching for Skyrim SE soon. A beta is currently ongoing if you wish to try it out early.

For the duration of beta, the only creation available is Survival mode, which is detailed further in this article. Survival is freely available for the duration of the beta. Once Creation Club has officially launched, it will remain free to purchase on all platforms for one week. This is a sale, not a limited trial." Source: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/101900/creation-club-steam-beta-survival-mode

[LucasKaneqd]

Yeah, the wording there was pretty confusing. Most people (myself included) thought it was a free limited trial, and it's kind of weird it wasn't very explicitly stated on the announcement that it was free to purchase and keep. But yeah, it seems clarified now, that it will be a "permanent" purchase.

[LeddBate]

It LOOKS like if you get Survival Mode in the "free" period, you get to keep it for free afterwards. But I agree, the wording is vague enough to allow Bethesda to say: "No, we only meant it was free for a week."

 

But I'll stick to Frostfall and other, established free mods.

 

Oh, and for those who try to get it afterwards, notice how they "priced" it at 800 credits, but you have to buy the 1500 credit level (for $14.99) to get it since the next level down is only 750 credits. Unless you saved your free 100 credits, that means Bethesda is effectively getting $15 for Survival Mode, not $8. Tell me that wasn't done deliberately when they set the credit cost.