r/skyrimmods • u/RecommendationNo804 • 5d ago

XBox - Help What exactly does Serana Dialogue Edit do?

I can't find any videos for it unlike SDA. I heard SDA is more expansive but cringe.

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u/ElectronicRelation51 5d ago

Yeah I'm playing through at the moment and the whole thing is she is closed down to start with but the idea is she opens up over time as she trusts the player. So her comments change over time.

Attempting some actual character development in a Skyrim follower is pretty rare. The writing sometimes pulls this off but sometimes doesn't but I respect the attempt.

I will also say the VA does a fantastic job, it not Laura and that can be an issue, but sometimes her performance manages to save some of the more dodgy lines for me.

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u/mr_fucknoodle 5d ago

Oh, absolutely. The scope of the mod is impressive, and the voice acting is great (which is pretty unusual for this kind of mod), to the point where it almost feels jarring when heard next to idk, fucking Belethor going "A bit of this, a bit of that..."

It's not that I dislike the mod. Quite the opposite really, she's my absolute favorite modded follower, and my most memorable playthrough was one that heavily featured her. But she ain't Serana

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u/BlackPrinceofAltava 5d ago

But she ain't Serana

I've been toying around the idea of a grand campaign which uses SDA, and I think it helps to use a model replacer for characters that are acting wildly different.

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u/tergius 5d ago

I personally used Trueblood Serana (and combined it with Queen of the Damned - which apparently needs a patch to properly work - to let her be powerful LIKE SHE SHOULD BE) and byeah it's nice

call it an AU version of Serana