I haven't played Skyrim since like the beginning of 2012. I picked up Special Edition for PS4 and I'm floored at how much prettier it is than it was on 360, haha. I understand the PS4 mod scene is... Spartan... compared with Xbox One's (and obviously PC's) but I dabbled in a few I saw USGamer recommend. This is my first time modding a game at all, so it's an interesting journey.
There's a weather one I downloaded, although the raindrops don't seem to appear as described. (They're still "rain lines".) I don't really mind. I also downloaded Immersive NPCs, although the mod's description notes that due to Sony restrictions, it only half-works, heh. (Alvor sure kept greeting me a hundred times as I worked the forge.) I downloaded No Fast Travel, because #hoofingit. (We'll see how I feel in another 40 gameplay hours.) I downloaded Immersive Patrols, although I have no idea if it'll work. (I don't really need parentheses here, but I've added some for every other mod I've listed, so.) And I downloaded Rich Merchants, mainly to see if any of these mods are even working, since I figured it can very quickly demonstrate itself. (It did. It does. Yay.)
So, quick question. Is there a mod that amends the, uh, hilarious exploit involving free skill training if a trainer person is your follower? I am playing a rogue and I noticed last night that Faenrel (is that his name? Elder Scrolls newblet, sorry) was more than happy to upgrade my archery and then cough over whatever cash I gave him, lol. Obviously I can just ignore this, but my will suffered under the pressures of laughable ease, and so in like 3.5 hours of game time my Archery has gone up from 20 to 32. If this is the way of things, okay! No big. But if there's some bug/exploit fixer-upper for PS4, do tell.
I had more to say though, so I figured I'd post here rather than the mod thread. I just wanted to gush a little bit about how pretty everything is. I thought going straight from a Dragon Age: Inquisition replay (that game, for all GAF's faults with it, is frequently environmentally gorgeous) to even Special Edition Skyrim would be a bit weird, but nope, not at all. It's especially impressive because I don't recall being wowed by Fallout 4's visuals back in 2015? Yet here I am? Gushing? Maybe I'm just more of an epic fantasy geek than a 50s punk sci-fi geek? Maybe pretty flowers are just more likely to get stares of approval than intentionally ugly rocks? Heh. Well, either way, it's working. Draw distance is a little rough sometimes, but other than that, I'm thrilled!
I picked up the guide when I grabbed the game. Combed over the early sections. The writers are great, and a little bit morbid. I recommend giving it a skim sometime if you haven't; it can be genuinely funny. I'm not going to use the guide for quests and stuff, but I'll check them out retroactively.
Is Light Armor truly so dire in vanilla/vanilla-esque Skyrim? I'm pretty sure I rolled a sword-and-board dude back in the day. I'm all about aesthetic, though, and I prefer this look over walking around like a bipedal tank. I flinch when I see the helmets my fellow is wearing, so I try to forget that's a thing, but I like the look of the Light Armor in general.
This message is all over the place! No worries if nobody gets to answering any of it. I've got to work for the next nine hours, so I'll check back later in case anybody has replies or tips for a first-time (ish) adventurer. There's so much to explore, so much to see and do! And what little I did 5 years ago, I barely even remember! Just flashes of memory, really. Something something something Blood on the Ice driving me up the wall...
