This combined with Frostfall makes getting caught in a snowstorm an actual problem, instead of being a simple atmospheric detail as in vanilla Skyrim. Taking shelter or keeping your head down will stave off the effect. This is partly an aesthetic mod but some features add a little bit extra to that sense of a harsh and freezing wilderness.īut it also has a few more meaty tricks. The constant dread of exposure adds so much to the game, it is embarrassing to think back on the time you played without it. Skyrim Special Edition's official survival mode lacks the depth of free survival mods Falling into icy water leads to a crazy Bear Grylls style scramble to get a fire going, as the cold starts to sap you of all energy. Rain will make you wet, causing the cold to gnaw away at you even faster. In heavy snow you will get cold very fast, penalising you with lower stamina and health regeneration. It is a detailed bundle of survival mechanics centred around staving off hypothermia. If you only get one mod from this list, get Frostfall.

It will be worth it when you find yourself freezing to death under a rocky outcrop with no wood to start a fire.

You will also have to register to join the Nexus community to download these files.

You may have already read my Skyrim survival diary and if not, why not? Most of them come from a single source, the Nexus modding community. There are lots of survival games, but there are also lots of games which could be survival games with the right mods installed.

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