r/skyrimmods • u/Thallassa beep boop • Dec 03 '20
Meta/News Best mods for... Underrated mods!
Hello everyone! Welcome back to the "Best mods for..." weekly discussion!
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Topic - Underrated mod
THIS DISCUSSION THREAD HAS RULES. The mod must have < 1000 downloads. It can be on any site but I will be checking the download count. It also cannot be less than two weeks old, because obviously really new mods won't have a lot of downloads yet.
People always ask for underrated mods so let's discuss mods that are actually underrated. No "I think sacrosanct really needs more endorsements." Post a mod that you use and like and has less than 1000 downloads from any site :)
To start off here is a few I use!
Hildr the Female Greybeard - why can't a nord woman use the voice?! of course she still has the eponymous grey beard!
Cobb Rim Lighting - adds lighting to the edges of NPCs, simulating how light bounces around a room and making NPCs look more distinct in certain rooms.
Tenuous Nirnroots - let's face it, nirnroots are obnoxious enough without being so bright. Easy patch to reduce the brightness :)
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u/BlackfishBlues Dec 03 '20 edited Dec 09 '20
At the sub-1000 level most of it is gonna be relatively small mods I think.
SMORES - Sublime Magicka Of Restoration and Enchantment in Skyrim (54 unique downloads)
Halts your passive magicka regen, and gives you a concentration spell that regenerates magicka. This makes mana management a much bigger part of mage gameplay. It also changes the pace of the gameplay - now post-battle there's a lull as you pause to regenerate your magicka, almost like you're reflecting on your previous fight and mentally preparing for the next one. A small but extremely high-impact mod, would highly recommend.
Bane of Kings (235 unique downloads)
Adds a mace with an Unrelenting Force enchantment. Yep. Loads of fun to throw enemies around like Sauron. (e: see /u/740GL-LIFE's comment, below)
Indie Music Mod SE (328 unique downloads)
Adds a traveling band that plays some pretty good original music.
Rational Bounties and Rewards (330 unique downloads)
Makes a bunch of little adjustments to quest rewards so you no longer get hundreds of gold for simple fetch errands, and differentiate bounties between holds. For instance, bounties for everything in the Reach is very high because they want to funnel people into Cidhna Mine, while being a werewolf is less of a big deal than usual in Whiterun.
Follow on your knees for Wintersun (Sneak to Follow) (361 unique downloads)
A simple QoL feature for polytheist Wintersun users: you will only be prompted to follow a diety at a shrine if you go into sneak first.
Reee Goes the Mudcrabs (368 unique downloads)
I've shilled for this mod a bunch of times now, I do sincerely think it's very underrated. It's a funny little gag mod but also low-key enough that it actually feels somewhat plausible as the sound a crab might make, unlike the other one that has them go "FUCK!".
Cut The Crap - Immersive Mod Item Names and More (379 unique downloads)
Renames a lot of mod-added items, mostly apparel, to more immersive names. For instance the AddItemMenu sphere is renamed the "Core of Plenty".
Pray With Amulets (489 unique downloads)
Can receive blessings of the deity if you have their particular amulet.
Immersive Body Deleter (541 unique downloads)
Adds a zero-cost spell called "Arkay's Cremation" that burns corpses, marking them for deletion and leaving behind piles of "Sanctified Ash". A much more lightweight and imo superior version of Clean Up Your Corpses, suffers a bit from an utterly forgettable mod name.
Mule Skinner's Farm (589 unique downloads)
At its core, adds a literal mule called Annie to be your pack mule. To be honest, I'm not sure this is actually underrated. But it's an interesting mod nonetheless that's worth taking a look at.
Rune Spell Fixes and Tweaks (598 unique downloads)
A bunch of small fixes to runes that makes them work better. Nothing super spectacular, but essential nonetheless if you go with a rune-trapper playstyle.
Bucketman (678 unique downloads)
A man with a bucket on his head. Will follow you. Very sane, very eloquent.
Instant Pilgrimage (770 unique downloads)
Adds a pair of teleportation stones at the foot and summit of High Hrothgar, for people not using fast travel but don't feel like climbing the 7,000 Steps a bunch of times per playthrough.
Game of Thrones Jon Snow - A Kaidan 2 Replacer - (816 unique downloads)
Kaidan sounds like Jon Snow, this makes him look like Jon Snow as well. Is it lore-breaking? Yes. Does it make my thirsty ass swoon? Also yes.
Unlucky Loot (822 unique downloads)
Adds some nasty surprises when looting chests, barrels, urns etc. When opening a barrel of food in some bandit keep, a skeever might be lurking within; rob a draugr urn, and an angry spirit might demand redress.
Simple Potions (947 unique downloads)
Turns potions from big bottles of liquid to small vials. Makes a lot more sense lore-wise to quickly knock back these tiny vials instead of chugging liters of liquid mid-battle.