I read a few pages back someone asking something to spice up gameplay. For those who would like to enhance gameplay, I use a variety of mods to make the game both more rewarding and difficult.
The first mod is
ACE - Comprehensive Enhancements.It does a variety of things, but for my purposes (gameplay) it diversifies the weapons, splitting bows into two types: Long and Light. Long Bows do more damage, stagger enemies but are slow to notch and is hard to sneak around with while carrying. Light bows are stealthy, quick, and cause more bleeding damage.
Stances are introduced to the game. An example would be the duelist, which uses a 1h weapon without a shield. Your parry ability is raised, as well as dodge and crit chance, but you are more likely to stumble when hit. I won't explain it fully in detail, but know that it makes fighting enemies tough yet satisfying.
Just read for the rest of the changes. Its also completely modular so you can choose what you want and what you don't. I chose to use archery, armor, realistic footing, weapons, and synergy (if you are 100 smithing and 100 two-handed, you get a bonus to damage on weapons you crafted due to you being a master.)
I also use ACE in conjunction with
Duel Combat Realism. Those two mods are like 1 and 1a.Your blocks tie in with stamina, as well as the damage that you take while blocking. You take a block from an opponent who is using 100% stamina to your 75%, no problem. You repel it with ease, while losing 30% or so. You take a 100% stamina heavy attack while tired below 20% stamina, you may do well to not get damaged, but you will be exhausted and barely able to move. The computer also blocks better. Basically these two mods combined makes the AI smart and not just rush in stupidly. They will rely on backup as well when they are recovering.
In terms of actual gameplay, nearly everyone knows about Warzones. I recommend
Immersive Patrols in addition or even by itself. It adds
1 Thalmor Patrol (7 units each) - (Near the Embassy of course)
8 Stormcloak Patrols. (5 units each)
8 Imperial Patrols. (5 units each)
Occasionally, the patrols will cross paths with one another.
As well, I use
Bandit Raids. It does exactly that, adding large-scale raids to cities like Whiterun, Markarth, and the like (think 20+ leveled bandits). They will spawn every now and then and lead a raid and storm the front gates. It was really epic when an Imperial patrol caught sight of the battle and joined the frey. I was RPing as a Blue Stripes commando unit with 8 followers and by the end of it, 4 out of 5 patrol members laid dead, 5 of my followers, and I was on my last leg. If you want difficult encounters, this is pretty good when used in conjunction with the gameplay mods above.
I use a variety of other mods for aesthetic purposes like graphics mods and UNP body and Witcher characters and armor.
I hope this is helpful to someone. These mods have allowed me to still play Skyrim after so many hours of playing it.
edit: adding link for Bandit raids
Modifié par Alpha-Centuri, 01 juillet 2012 - 06:07 .
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