Thalaranc's Tale - An archer eh?
After almost 5 years and countless hours of modding Skyrim SE, I have decided to share my personally crafted modlist. A passion project that began as a simple graphics enhancement in 2020, but kept growing into this BIG modlist. It's like THE BIGGEST MODLIST EVER, consisting of a whopping... 270ish mods... Well, as the meme goes "It ain't much, but it's honest work" and as someone without programming/coding background, I'm doing my best. So, without further ado, I give you:
As you might've guessed from the title, Thalaranc's Tale (TT for short) is a modlist with only one goal: survive. Now, I will fulfill my father's dying wish... to use a list of names he gave me, to bring down those who are poisoning my cit- No wait, something is wrong! I meant, it's a modlist centered around Archery gameplay. I know what y'all are probably thinking (Oh great, another sneak archer...) NOPE, it's NOT a sneak archer. Well, sneaking and stealth will be used occasionally (especially in dungeons where things are lurking in the dark), but you will literally never see Thalaranc engage with his bow from a sneaking/crouching position. No, this is a different kind of archery. There are many mods that change certain aspects to make the combat harder and fewer mods that make it easier for the archer. I'll post more details about the mechanics if there's enough interest. Just a tease for now: the whole playthrough will be done without HUD (except for when troubleshooting/testing).
Apart from the unique combat, there is heavy emphasis on immersion (survival mechanics, weapon degradation, sound overhauls, darker nights, loverslab cont- NO, there isn't any of that!) and smarter AI. What this list isn't and won't be is cutting edge when it comes to graphics. It's better than vanilla for sure, but nothing really grand or over-the-top. High and steady FPS (100+) is more of a focus, I'm not even using ENB. I am using Community Shaders' most features though, so it's nice to see that in action.
As for the character's behavior, his background and RP elements, Thalaranc is a low-level mercenary that spends most of his time looking for people for whom he got something he's supposed to deliver, their hands only... until he saves a certain person from death. He then decides to join the Companions in hopes of getting stronger and taking on tougher jobs to earn more septims and help more people (Missives is a vital part of the modlist). What will this lead to? We shall see...
Anyway, if you've come this far I'd like to say thank you for your time and I'll be glad to hear your thoughts and suggestions!
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P.S: Repost due to Original Post being removed by moderators for raw modlist.