Which one of these new mods did you like the most? I'm actually shocked how much I ended up enjoying my time with Val, as well as Animated Ships is just amazing (even though I thought I couldn't really care about ships). 😅 But Rainbows, Fantasia, and Dynamic Campsites are definitely up there as well!
The animated ships. It brings so much life to the world, even without patches. With patches I can absolutely see this being one of the best mods of the year
Wow this was good mod compilation! My favourite is definitely Animated Ships! Ever since Skyrim launch I wanted to see the ships sail! 😸 Also Val seems very interesting and will be a fine addition to my collection! Also high note for using Adrian Von Ziegler's music!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate that deeply means the world to me! We have content soon this summer for the lovable liar because of how crazy the love has been!!! ❤️
I hate it when people say I NEED these Skyrim mods and then half of them turn out to be just textures. So glad you actually highlight useful and interesting mods.
What a great showcase! Just when I think I don't need any more follower mods, you show me Val Serano! I'm going to have to give him a try. I didn't know Dynamic Campsites was available in such variety, either. Thanks for showing what they look like in game! Cheers!
Believe me when I say that Val is an S-tier companion!! Just needs a new save, which is somewhat a downside xD But he's worth it! Thanks for watching barmeyblonde! 💚🙏
Always happy to see my mods make it into your videos. Though i'm now running out of Immersion ideas that start with a W :( I've now done Watertowers, Wheelbarrows and Woodsheds. Might be time for a new letter to work through lol.
Awesome selection. The Stybille one in particular is intriguing. She has such a cool and mysterious lore about her. It always surprised me why it wasn't expanded on more.
Fantastic! Loved all the mods but especially the animated ships, the Sybille Stentor expansion (hope the author does more .) and the fantasy landscapes. Thank you!
You finally tried Fantasia! Yeah figured you'd like it. It goes well with the rest of the Skyland textures. SMP Hairstyles is excellent too and I know it'll become a staple on most modlists. And the Prayer Animations, it would be great if praying to Talos in front of a Thalmor would aggro them immediately lol. Maybe an idea and incentive to finally learn to make mods... 12:40 Funny Wow is brought up in this video. During the Animated Ships section, when the ship was going under the Blue Palace, the Howling Fjord's theme started playing in my head. Good times.
Like always.... very good choise. I even found something new for me. This pirate follower is mod that i wanted to install but i though that it was just a follower, but now i know. xD Well done!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Old consoles. The 360 had 512 MB of RAM. And the sensible folks had to fight the corporate pinheads to get it above 256 MB way back when. Really, its quite a feat that they got it on consoles on release...
BCG, I came for the mod information and stayed for the energy. You've got a great presentation manner, I simultaneously feel like I'm hanging out with a friend AND being sold an automobile when I listen to your video. That's praise. You know what you're doing.
Wow, the opening shots of the video were amazing! Great camera work there. Thanks for another showcase, as always I now have more mods I need to install lol.
Great video! like all of them, I've recently found these videos right before starting my first full playthrough of vanilla skyrim (ironically) and excited to do a modded playthrough after this playthrough! Thanks for the vids! Out of curiosity have you ever thought of doing a bard themed let's play or anything? I understand if it doesn't interst you to do that, I just know if you did something like that I would totally tune in every time!
Thank you, and it's definitely a good idea to do an unmodded playthrough first! I probably wouldn't post let's plays on this channel, but it would be fun in theory to do such videos :D
this time most of the mods i already have or already knew hehe, but still nice to see so many mods, so many new exciting follower on Val, Sa'chil, Flint and many others(when is the bards graduate follower gonna come?), that animated ships one is so nice it creates a true port feeling.
I have the Campsite mod, it's a fun bit of uh-mershun reminiscent of BG3's rest system. You've got a great selection on display here, gonna have to bloat my install some more... Val and the ships look really cool, and Bard looks snazzy with all those new hairs!
There is an old mod for skyrim but it works in sse you just need to manually install it.”Hakai mod” lets you use the hakai power from dragon ball super. It kills n mostly erases the body of any….ANY npc. Essential, immortal, regular, child npcs anyone. It’s not exactly lore friendly but it’s sooo satisfying to use on Delphine after the main quest is done and she asks you to kill bestest dragon buddy. Also thieves guild, really any npc you don’t like. It can obviously break quests but if you don’t care for the particular quest line, it’s not like you’d miss out in that case as you wouldn’t do it anyway. It’s great fun to use on any essential npc you don’t need and don’t like. Just be careful with aim, it works on mod followers to.
Hi lovely! I have just found your channel and I have to say that your videos hooked me immediately. Your videos, very clearly comparing different types of graphic overhauls were so easy to understand and just what I was looking for. I was just wondering where you're from. I feel like I hear nordic or scandinavian in your accent. Sorry if I'm wrong 😊
I do love the animated ships mod as well as the landscapes! They are fun and lovey to look at, indeed! Also your voice is wonderful to listen to as always. Thank you for the wonderful mod review!
Lovely mods!!! I’ve been experiencing a bit of a burnout from Skyrim but I always love to catchup on new content that comes out, modders never cease to surprise us!
Hi Bard!! Good to see you in another video again. It's a good collection of them in one neat package. I've seen a few of these while mod browsing like the SMP Hairstyles, Val the Pirate and Moving ships. It's good to see that last one in action as I wondered if you were going to post about it but I didn't want to try it because I have JK's Solitude Outskirts like you The SMP Hairstyle one looks like a good investment. I'm glad I decided to hold off on these before you covered them here. I've been wondering about Redguard hair styles seeing as my new character is a Redguard and I've always noticed how different it always is and honestly doesn't look that good. I am worried about the lack of braids but that's not exactly a worry with Redguards I am surprised to see a Sybille mod here. I spent countless hours when I realised she was a vampire trying to uncover her or get her to fess up. Good to see someone else had the same idea. I wouldn't turn her in or get her killed, after all she has been beneficial to Solitude without enthralling everyone in court That Prayer mod would be great with Wintersun where you have to pray to a chosen deity. I choose Mara a lot after all is said and done and I can devote more of my time to my Wife, children and business out of my Falkreath House I was skeptical about the Val Serrano Pirate mod. But the idea of having my own ship to sail on might have brought me around to it. We've officially traced my family tree back to a Pirate at the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. We found out he was the one who started the family alcohol recipe book with Rum. Imagine my surprise when we found out he was a criminal but I have to say it certainly fits with the family theme these past 300 years. Since I do swordfighting myself and have a very flashy, pirate like style myself, I am highly interested in Pirates and the Pirate Age. Even wrote my own Pirate chapter for fun and built up an entire personal economy dedicated to fighting back against corruption to live freely which was what inspired the Pirate Age to begin with. The only thing I'm missing in my pirate collection (Long hair, outfit, dual swords, Crossbow Gauntlet, Fabric based armour, etc) is a decent Pirate game. So far the best I've ever played is Assassin's Creed Black Flag and that's not even primarily a Pirate Game. The shame of having the entire genre beaten by a game not even in it. Talk about disgraceful. This is where Val comes in. Take a look. Smartly dressed, educated, dashing, a rogue, can fight, silver tongue, grey area moral compass, intelligence, foresight and wit. Guys a model pirate if I've ever seen one. certainly beats these beer guzzling milk drinkers we see these days in all the other games and honestly, I do like the guy. My problem is the same as the dawnguard DLC, I don't like playing with followers. It's a shame I can't start up my own Pirate confederacy in Skyrim or start raids or enter ship battling but sailing my own ship around the sea of ghosts and the rivers would be a nice change of pace other than running a 3,000 day marathon around SKyrim and all it's dungeons. Anyway, Piracy rant over The Campsite mod is something to be sure. If they brought back the idea of levelling up only when you sleep then it adds all the more reason to use a campsight and rent rooms in inns instead of wasting my gold on something relatively pointless That texture pack, fantasia and the shrubbery mod, it works quite well. Looks like a nice little pack that adds some magic back into Skyrim. Lately I fear everything revolves around realistic types which is a shame and while it is nice to have some realism, it is a Fantasy game. So this is a great texture pack. The shrubs also would work but sadly I'll have to skip if it's high count and performance Rainbows over waterfalls is an amazing idea. Rainbows are made from refracted light through the wet air. This is why you see them after rain where moisture is in the air. Over here we see double rainbows all the time due to the natural rich moisture in the air constantly. So this mod is a great representation of fantasy and realism nicely blended into one. A simple masterclass really The watertowers is a great idea. If they're placed properly then all the better. Villages like Riverwood don't really need one being built on a river flowing from a clean lake around mountains. Boil it a bit and you can use that mineral rich water for everything safely. But other villages like Karthwasten aren't so lucky, never mind the cities like Riften or Windhelm. City water is known to be dirty as hell and villages where there are no natural water sources must struggle greatly with deadly deadra cults in the hills. A great mod A lot of good mods here, a lot of good mods to choose from. I enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see you next time, Bard. See you later and have a great week
Man I am such a sucker for hair mods with physics. I recently found one in the same style that I love for my character and I'm still having fun just having her run around with bouncy hair. Those unique prayer animations are super cool, too! Animation modders are the real MVPs with the kind of stuff they come up with. I finally started using OAR after worrying about it maybe conflicting with my using DAR, and I'm still getting used to how much life it adds to the characters. (Honestly surprised a Sybille-focused quest mod hadn't been added sooner. Kind of impressed that they use spliced vanilla dialogue instead of AI voices, but good for them.)
Amazing video, as always Miss Bard's College Graduate! Thanks to you, my load order keeps getting heavier and heavier lol I have a question though! Which mod are you using for your lute model? It looks so good, and how did you made to be displayed at your character's back?
Can I get the names of the tree mods you use please? I love the giant pines outside solitude and the maple looking trees and the ones in your whiterun. I also love how your skyrim looks, it's so colourful. I love going for more high fantasy looks. Also great video!!
Fabled Forests and Blubbo's city trees! They do make a great combo, although I do fly around disabling some of them, like the willow(?) in Riverwood. And thank you Josh!!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you! I assume some are pretty big then if you disable them? An you're very welcome! I love your vids, you always find such good gems
hi! i don't know if you take mod recommendations from the comments but maybe check out *Bjorn - Fully Voiced Follower* out on the Nexus. He gets updated regularly with new lines (currently got 2200), his own quest and he is also romanceable but because of the way he gets updated slowly over time he never got featured as a hot mod or anything. I think with version 1.30 that came out now in february 24 he is very much worth being more popular
Finally, a unisex hair physics mod I can use on my boys. I been lookin for a long time for this 😅 Also have had my eye on Val for a while now, definitely going to check him out since he has the BCG seal of approval 😊 wonderful video as usual!
Dynamic Campsites is interesting, but weird for Skyrim, imo. Campfire is much more immersive than teleporting to a completely different location, imo, lol 😅. I'd much rather just pull out a tent and build a fire right there in the actual cell, lol 😅. The campsite cells work great in Baldur's Gate, but I'll be sticking with Campfire for Skyrim 😉. Again, it's an interesting idea, though, just not for me 😉.
Does the ladder mod remove the fade to black when climbing ladders within cities so it's just a seamless transition? Like the ladders that take you to the rooftops in the rifen mods
loot spillage is a nice alternative to quickloot which emulattes fallout 4's looting system, that mod is still outdated and even on older skyrim versions it wasnt that stable
What mods add those outfits to the solitude court elisif's outfit suited her so well Also love the fact your put whether it is esp or esl my 3000 mod list thanks you lol
I'm laughing at how my male character looks with Modular SMP styles (with bangs) 😆 There aren't many male hairs with smp that actually fit my taste and the fact that he actually looks quite good despite most of it being made for female characters
modular smp is something I've been wanting for a very long time, I've been stuck with the vanilla hair remake smp mod; it's good but it's not what I want. Now I can finally do away with the extremely out of place ks hairdos.
When you love to bash the Nords for canonically being the overall least educated race in Tamriel, vanilla Sybille makes it too easy. I mean, come on, you really can't tell she's a vampire? Glowing eyes, sickly marbel white skin? It's just too easy of an aspect to not enjoy bashing the Nords over. At least the Vampyrum Order in Cyrodiil can easily maitain an undercover state by staying well fed and thusly maintaining an almost complete human appearance. It is nice to see a mod to deal with Sybille though, she always gave me the creeps, I mean she should have known about the Necromancers trying to revive and bind Potema but she discredits it, not to mention that she just goes to sleep after you recover Potema's remains? That's suspicious as heck to me, so I am so glad we now have a mod to deal with her. Also, the animated ships? Amazing, why has this never been done before, animated carriages have been out for at least a few years, if I'm right. It's so nice to see ships getting the same treatment. I just want one question answered... Riften has a docks that is apparently for trade, but how do the ships get to Riften? I mean the only river becomes impassable at Ivarstead due to the waterfalls, so how does Riften succeed in trade? Do most ship carried goods come through Windhelm then get loaded on carts to make the journey to Ivarstead where they are loaded on a ship that follows the river to Riften or what? That has just always bugged me. When it comes to Val, oh my, he is such a sweetheart. I saw somebody play through the mod a couple weeks ago and I was instantly in love with him. I do wish that we had a tiny bit more choice when starting out the mod, like returning the necklace of Solitude, because my character simply would not see it be sold to some stuck up rich nobel or whoever buys it. They value the history of Skyrim and cling to it to see Nordic people led to a greater way of life. If not simply having it returned, then possibly the option to purchase it for double its worth from Val. When Val mentions making a forgery my character would instantly become slightly defensive over the historic artifact and she'd tell him, "No, absolutely not, you are marching yourself down to the Blue Palace and presenting it to Elisif yourself. Don't give me that look, I've got enough money for us to live out the rest of both our lives in perfect comfort, I am single handedly going to be the cause of the economic crash in Skyrim with all the Septims I have stowed away in my houses." Shrubbery symphoney and Fantasia landscapes definitely looks very nice, I've always praised Oblivion for its appearance, especially its highly saturated colour palate. The bright colours really make Oblivion feel like a fantasy world over the more realistic look of Skyrim. If I really wanted to see a game look real, I'd go outside for a walk. The brighter colour palates just really evoke a sense of leaving our world behind and being transported to a fantastical world. Also the Divine prayer animations, it is so cool to see a set of different animations for each divine, I hope the mod author adds animations that are compatible with Wintersun as I'd love to see what they do for the Elven pantheon and even the Daedra. Lastly, the Gryphonknight regalia, I'm already biased to that since anything dealing with griffins', appearance, powers, or whatnot, is immediately something I love. I would so love to see a game set in the Dominion Provinces and one of the forms of transport being a Griffin, even for us to be able to own a Griffin as a mount. Even in High Rock and Hammerfell as Griffins are also believed to be there in smaller numbers with their main home being the Summerset Isles. But at least we get gryphonknight armour in Skyrim, may not be an actual Griffin, but it's still something to get me excited over.
Which one of these new mods did you like the most? I'm actually shocked how much I ended up enjoying my time with Val, as well as Animated Ships is just amazing (even though I thought I couldn't really care about ships). 😅 But Rainbows, Fantasia, and Dynamic Campsites are definitely up there as well!
Animated ships definitely.. and I haven't finished watching yet (lols), but how can anything top that?
The animated ships. It brings so much life to the world, even without patches. With patches I can absolutely see this being one of the best mods of the year
Are these mods compatible with the latest skyrim SE's patch or do I need to downgrade/stop the game from updating?
Is the follower Val available only on PC?
Wow this was good mod compilation! My favourite is definitely Animated Ships! Ever since Skyrim launch I wanted to see the ships sail! 😸 Also Val seems very interesting and will be a fine addition to my collection!
Also high note for using Adrian Von Ziegler's music!
Creator of Val here - thank you so much for including him in your video, and I'm glad you enjoyed him!
seconded as the voice of Val :3
You guys! Amazing work on him, both @axarien and @kitsunevoices
you did a great job :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduate that deeply means the world to me! We have content soon this summer for the lovable liar because of how crazy the love has been!!! ❤️
@axarien Serena dialogue add-on?
I hate it when people say I NEED these Skyrim mods and then half of them turn out to be just textures. So glad you actually highlight useful and interesting mods.
I'm glad you think so! I try to choose carefully which video "deserves" a title like this, so it's nice someone recognises it :D
The ships for me was a must!!! This was well overdue and I love how much more immersion/life it gives to my playthrough!
Riight, they boost immersion a lot - now the ports feel super busy and more alive :)
Finally REAL Ships!
Finally!!!!
Finally! Vanila Skyrim has many docks (Solitude, Windhelm, Dawnstar, Winterhold, Riften and Ivarstead) but very few ships. This mod is a must have.
What a great showcase! Just when I think I don't need any more follower mods, you show me Val Serano! I'm going to have to give him a try. I didn't know Dynamic Campsites was available in such variety, either. Thanks for showing what they look like in game! Cheers!
Believe me when I say that Val is an S-tier companion!! Just needs a new save, which is somewhat a downside xD But he's worth it! Thanks for watching barmeyblonde! 💚🙏
The ships, the ladders and the hair smp is top tier
Those are definitely up there -- so good!! Good to see ya here urbonx :)
Always happy to see my mods make it into your videos. Though i'm now running out of Immersion ideas that start with a W :( I've now done Watertowers, Wheelbarrows and Woodsheds. Might be time for a new letter to work through lol.
I have faith in you! Thanks for Watertowers :)
Wakes for the ship mod also bow waves although it starts with a b . just a thought . best wishes for your endeavours .
Awesome selection. The Stybille one in particular is intriguing. She has such a cool and mysterious lore about her. It always surprised me why it wasn't expanded on more.
Glad you enjoyed! Sybille definitely deserved her own quest in the vanilla game, she's cool.
Fantastic! Loved all the mods but especially the animated ships, the Sybille Stentor expansion (hope the author does more .) and the fantasy landscapes. Thank you!
You have a great taste! I also hope for more such quest expansions/additions, so fun, yet so simple! :D
You finally tried Fantasia! Yeah figured you'd like it. It goes well with the rest of the Skyland textures. SMP Hairstyles is excellent too and I know it'll become a staple on most modlists. And the Prayer Animations, it would be great if praying to Talos in front of a Thalmor would aggro them immediately lol. Maybe an idea and incentive to finally learn to make mods...
12:40 Funny Wow is brought up in this video. During the Animated Ships section, when the ship was going under the Blue Palace, the Howling Fjord's theme started playing in my head. Good times.
Yess Fantasia is great! I think I'll be keeping it for now :) And yeah, WoW is truly one of the greatest. Game and soundtrack!
Like always.... very good choise. I even found something new for me. This pirate follower is mod that i wanted to install but i though that it was just a follower, but now i know. xD Well done!
Yay, I'm really happy about that :) pirate guy is great, and his quests super great
Skyrim mods prove it’s not the engine that’s holding back Bethesda
Yeah I imagine Skyrim had to be quite a lot toned down when it had to be developed for consoles as well
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Old consoles.
The 360 had 512 MB of RAM. And the sensible folks had to fight the corporate pinheads to get it above 256 MB way back when.
Really, its quite a feat that they got it on consoles on release...
BCG, I came for the mod information and stayed for the energy. You've got a great presentation manner, I simultaneously feel like I'm hanging out with a friend AND being sold an automobile when I listen to your video. That's praise. You know what you're doing.
That makes me so unbelievably happy! Thank you for making my day 1000% better :D
Wow, the opening shots of the video were amazing! Great camera work there. Thanks for another showcase, as always I now have more mods I need to install lol.
I'm so happy someone liked them!! :D I really liked them too, the night was so atmospheric :) thanks for watching phreakfactor! 💚🙏
The hair mod is pretty cool. I could see you using it to surprise us with some new hairstyles for the Bard's College Graduate!
Hehehe :)
Great video! like all of them, I've recently found these videos right before starting my first full playthrough of vanilla skyrim (ironically) and excited to do a modded playthrough after this playthrough! Thanks for the vids! Out of curiosity have you ever thought of doing a bard themed let's play or anything? I understand if it doesn't interst you to do that, I just know if you did something like that I would totally tune in every time!
Thank you, and it's definitely a good idea to do an unmodded playthrough first! I probably wouldn't post let's plays on this channel, but it would be fun in theory to do such videos :D
this time most of the mods i already have or already knew hehe, but still nice to see so many mods, so many new exciting follower on Val, Sa'chil, Flint and many others(when is the bards graduate follower gonna come?), that animated ships one is so nice it creates a true port feeling.
You have a good taste!!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate thanks :)
I have the Campsite mod, it's a fun bit of uh-mershun reminiscent of BG3's rest system. You've got a great selection on display here, gonna have to bloat my install some more... Val and the ships look really cool, and Bard looks snazzy with all those new hairs!
Riight!! And thanks, the hairs were so cute! :)
There is an old mod for skyrim but it works in sse you just need to manually install it.”Hakai mod” lets you use the hakai power from dragon ball super. It kills n mostly erases the body of any….ANY npc. Essential, immortal, regular, child npcs anyone. It’s not exactly lore friendly but it’s sooo satisfying to use on Delphine after the main quest is done and she asks you to kill bestest dragon buddy.
Also thieves guild, really any npc you don’t like. It can obviously break quests but if you don’t care for the particular quest line, it’s not like you’d miss out in that case as you wouldn’t do it anyway.
It’s great fun to use on any essential npc you don’t need and don’t like. Just be careful with aim, it works on mod followers to.
Hi lovely! I have just found your channel and I have to say that your videos hooked me immediately. Your videos, very clearly comparing different types of graphic overhauls were so easy to understand and just what I was looking for. I was just wondering where you're from. I feel like I hear nordic or scandinavian in your accent. Sorry if I'm wrong 😊
You're so kind, thank you! And not at all, you're quite right - I'm a Finn :)
3:50
*has sword unsheathed*
"Vampire! To Arms!"
*sheaths sword*
*unsheats sword again*
Can't believe i talked you in to this years ago. Keep up the good work!
Another wonderful video, BCG! I want to try the Fantasia Landscapes, but need to wait until my current play through is complete.
Thank you for watching
Always watch! My fav!@@BardsCollegeGraduate
I do love the animated ships mod as well as the landscapes! They are fun and lovey to look at, indeed! Also your voice is wonderful to listen to as always. Thank you for the wonderful mod review!
Thank you so much zogkuma
@@BardsCollegeGraduate I know! You'd think that these would be implemented years ago, but hey! Better late than never! 😊
I agree!! :D
@@BardsCollegeGraduate also I must ask. Do you have a fan discord or another platform that you use, friend? 🙂
Unmasking Sybille and Dynamic Campsite are the ones I love most.
Nice video 👍
They're great! Just waiting for more updates on Dynamic Campsites 👀
@@BardsCollegeGraduateHi LOVE your vids!! Are you using a face light mod? Do you have one you recommend? Thanks!!!
Thanks @ikeharrison1! I use Face Light SE :)
My "feel good" youtube channel. Keep up the good work!
Can't wait to get my fixed PC back tomorrow and I'm back to Skyrim again.Good work Bard's College Graduate ❤❤
Oooohhh have fun!!!! And thanks so much! :)
Your videos are so well done and informative! Thank you so much, and, it’s always a pleasure to meet a fellow bard!
Hey, thank you so much, Bard! 🙏🎵
Lovely mods!!! I’ve been experiencing a bit of a burnout from Skyrim but I always love to catchup on new content that comes out, modders never cease to surprise us!
At times it's good to have a little break from Skyriming! As long as you always return 🤠💚
Hi Bard!! Good to see you in another video again. It's a good collection of them in one neat package. I've seen a few of these while mod browsing like the SMP Hairstyles, Val the Pirate and Moving ships. It's good to see that last one in action as I wondered if you were going to post about it but I didn't want to try it because I have JK's Solitude Outskirts like you
The SMP Hairstyle one looks like a good investment. I'm glad I decided to hold off on these before you covered them here. I've been wondering about Redguard hair styles seeing as my new character is a Redguard and I've always noticed how different it always is and honestly doesn't look that good. I am worried about the lack of braids but that's not exactly a worry with Redguards
I am surprised to see a Sybille mod here. I spent countless hours when I realised she was a vampire trying to uncover her or get her to fess up. Good to see someone else had the same idea. I wouldn't turn her in or get her killed, after all she has been beneficial to Solitude without enthralling everyone in court
That Prayer mod would be great with Wintersun where you have to pray to a chosen deity. I choose Mara a lot after all is said and done and I can devote more of my time to my Wife, children and business out of my Falkreath House
I was skeptical about the Val Serrano Pirate mod. But the idea of having my own ship to sail on might have brought me around to it. We've officially traced my family tree back to a Pirate at the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. We found out he was the one who started the family alcohol recipe book with Rum. Imagine my surprise when we found out he was a criminal but I have to say it certainly fits with the family theme these past 300 years. Since I do swordfighting myself and have a very flashy, pirate like style myself, I am highly interested in Pirates and the Pirate Age. Even wrote my own Pirate chapter for fun and built up an entire personal economy dedicated to fighting back against corruption to live freely which was what inspired the Pirate Age to begin with. The only thing I'm missing in my pirate collection (Long hair, outfit, dual swords, Crossbow Gauntlet, Fabric based armour, etc) is a decent Pirate game. So far the best I've ever played is Assassin's Creed Black Flag and that's not even primarily a Pirate Game. The shame of having the entire genre beaten by a game not even in it. Talk about disgraceful. This is where Val comes in. Take a look. Smartly dressed, educated, dashing, a rogue, can fight, silver tongue, grey area moral compass, intelligence, foresight and wit. Guys a model pirate if I've ever seen one. certainly beats these beer guzzling milk drinkers we see these days in all the other games and honestly, I do like the guy. My problem is the same as the dawnguard DLC, I don't like playing with followers. It's a shame I can't start up my own Pirate confederacy in Skyrim or start raids or enter ship battling but sailing my own ship around the sea of ghosts and the rivers would be a nice change of pace other than running a 3,000 day marathon around SKyrim and all it's dungeons. Anyway, Piracy rant over
The Campsite mod is something to be sure. If they brought back the idea of levelling up only when you sleep then it adds all the more reason to use a campsight and rent rooms in inns instead of wasting my gold on something relatively pointless
That texture pack, fantasia and the shrubbery mod, it works quite well. Looks like a nice little pack that adds some magic back into Skyrim. Lately I fear everything revolves around realistic types which is a shame and while it is nice to have some realism, it is a Fantasy game. So this is a great texture pack. The shrubs also would work but sadly I'll have to skip if it's high count and performance
Rainbows over waterfalls is an amazing idea. Rainbows are made from refracted light through the wet air. This is why you see them after rain where moisture is in the air. Over here we see double rainbows all the time due to the natural rich moisture in the air constantly. So this mod is a great representation of fantasy and realism nicely blended into one. A simple masterclass really
The watertowers is a great idea. If they're placed properly then all the better. Villages like Riverwood don't really need one being built on a river flowing from a clean lake around mountains. Boil it a bit and you can use that mineral rich water for everything safely. But other villages like Karthwasten aren't so lucky, never mind the cities like Riften or Windhelm. City water is known to be dirty as hell and villages where there are no natural water sources must struggle greatly with deadly deadra cults in the hills. A great mod
A lot of good mods here, a lot of good mods to choose from. I enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see you next time, Bard. See you later and have a great week
As always, a blast to read about what you think of today's selection! Hope you've been well Anska :)
OMG! Animated ships !! This and animated carts will make my next mod setup extra awesome.
Omg I need to get into animated carts, too xD
Amazing collections! Love to see good unpopular mods, and even more can't have enough of your amazing voice. Great job!
Thank you so much tzetra! :)
Ayo amazing review of mods as usual! Can we know what appearance mod that Sybille has? thanks!
Thank you!! It's Dibella's Blessing - my fav replacer out there :)
hey awesome video and thanks for the showcase on the video, appreciate it!
Hey, thank you, and thank you for the Shrubbery!! :)
Such high-quality showcase of mods!
Aww thank you so much smol_pc!
Again amazing selection of mods. Feels like the animated ships should have been in vanilla all along
Animated ships should've definitely been in vanilla!
Great video. Definitely going to get Fantasia and the Shrubs.
You have a good taste! I feel like they work well together, too :)
Man I am such a sucker for hair mods with physics. I recently found one in the same style that I love for my character and I'm still having fun just having her run around with bouncy hair.
Those unique prayer animations are super cool, too! Animation modders are the real MVPs with the kind of stuff they come up with. I finally started using OAR after worrying about it maybe conflicting with my using DAR, and I'm still getting used to how much life it adds to the characters.
(Honestly surprised a Sybille-focused quest mod hadn't been added sooner. Kind of impressed that they use spliced vanilla dialogue instead of AI voices, but good for them.)
Riight - bouncy hair is just the best, I can't ever go back to static!
Your voice is so soothing, great videos.
Amazing video, as always Miss Bard's College Graduate! Thanks to you, my load order keeps getting heavier and heavier lol
I have a question though! Which mod are you using for your lute model? It looks so good, and how did you made to be displayed at your character's back?
Thank you so much! The lute is by JS Instruments of Skyrim and they're displayed with Immersive Equipment Displays!
Great Video! I was wondering if having the NPCs in the Blue Palace wear the apachii divine clothing is a mod or is it something you did personally?
Divine Wardrobe! :) And thank you!
Can I get the names of the tree mods you use please? I love the giant pines outside solitude and the maple looking trees and the ones in your whiterun. I also love how your skyrim looks, it's so colourful. I love going for more high fantasy looks. Also great video!!
Fabled Forests and Blubbo's city trees! They do make a great combo, although I do fly around disabling some of them, like the willow(?) in Riverwood. And thank you Josh!!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you! I assume some are pretty big then if you disable them? An you're very welcome! I love your vids, you always find such good gems
SHIPS YES PLEASE FINALLY. Now I wish to see my Dragonborn pirate captain fending off Imperial navy.
Riiight they are epic!!
The walking broom at the blue palace is hilarious! Where is that mod from!?😹
Riight, I love them xD It's from Immersive Magic Brooms!
Might i suggest a mod for you to cover by the name of True Thane SE i fell in love with it and it has a permeant place on my modlist
It's funny how I actually was planning on showcasing it like two years ago but the video got scrapped xD Maybe I will now, that you mentioned it!
oh hell ya
Val Serano looks awesome! reminds me of vilja which is my favorite mod ever ^^
I actually haven't tried Vilja, ever! Maybe I should 👀
@@BardsCollegeGraduate YOU SHOULD, NOW!
just installed a couple new mods b/c of you :-) what npc replacer are you using, they look great!
Yay that makes me happy!! I go with lilson's replacers
hi! i don't know if you take mod recommendations from the comments but maybe check out *Bjorn - Fully Voiced Follower* out on the Nexus. He gets updated regularly with new lines (currently got 2200), his own quest and he is also romanceable but because of the way he gets updated slowly over time he never got featured as a hot mod or anything. I think with version 1.30 that came out now in february 24 he is very much worth being more popular
I'll definitely check out Bjorn! Thanks for the rec :)
What mod is that where Sybille Stentor is using a different outift?
Hi, it's Divine Wardrobe!
I get the feeling im stuck in an alternate reality, I swear I remember that Ladder Climbing mod is a part of Sky Climb instead of being its own mod...
Oh yeah, both require the EVGAT framework :)
That Val Serrano mod sounds pretty awesome... but I wonder how he'd interact with Inigo. :)
It's a great mod! Not sure if he has any lines with other followers, though!
using these for my new Skyrim Together playthru, thanks
Hope they work well! Thanks for watching :)
Your videos are asmr for some reason keep up the good work
That's great! Thank you!
lol your Nazeem is insane
too fabulous 😅
Hahahah, doesn't he look great?!
Those animated ships are crazy!
Riiiight?!! They're so cool!
Love the animated ships!
Me too 👌
Finally, a unisex hair physics mod I can use on my boys. I been lookin for a long time for this 😅 Also have had my eye on Val for a while now, definitely going to check him out since he has the BCG seal of approval 😊 wonderful video as usual!
Thank you antisenpai! Yes, Val definitely has my seal of approval! Such a blast to adventure with him.
The animated ships are so cool but I know the solitude ones killing my pc 💀
So many great recs! thank you!!
Hi! What's the Elisif replacer you're using? She looked gorgeous
Dibella's Blessing :)
i killed serana with loot spillage mod. she dropped my broken heart 💔
😭😭
Love these video's thank you! pity i have to roll back Bethesda's most recent patch since it totally broke TKDodge xD
Thanks for watching! :)
Oh, the ships! Thank you for reommending!
Have fun!! They're awesome! :D
Finally RUclips has regained its senses and showing me your videos!
Yayy! I hope it continues :D
@@BardsCollegeGraduate it better!
Dynamic Campsites is interesting, but weird for Skyrim, imo. Campfire is much more immersive than teleporting to a completely different location, imo, lol 😅. I'd much rather just pull out a tent and build a fire right there in the actual cell, lol 😅. The campsite cells work great in Baldur's Gate, but I'll be sticking with Campfire for Skyrim 😉. Again, it's an interesting idea, though, just not for me 😉.
For sure - it is not for everyone! Campfire does feel more immersive for this purpose, for sure.
Question: regarding Val Serano, does he have any interactions with Lucien/Inigo/Kaidan?
I wanted to see an animated ships mod for ages. It should really improve realism.
Right, me too! It's so cool to see in action :D
Does the ladder mod remove the fade to black when climbing ladders within cities so it's just a seamless transition? Like the ladders that take you to the rooftops in the rifen mods
No, it's still a door and you will be moved into another cell so it's impossible sadly
@BardsCollegeGraduate That's a bummer. Hopefully someone makes a mod for that eventually
We, peasants in ps4, need some of those! You could do a video just for mods in ps4!
:( poor console players always have the short end of the stick!
I’m running about 50 mods and I’m starting to think it looks bad because I’m getting used it. That was until I watched a video of unmodded Skyrim.
Hahah yeah that has happened to me, too xD
loot spillage is a nice alternative to quickloot which emulattes fallout 4's looting system, that mod is still outdated and even on older skyrim versions it wasnt that stable
I wish a lot of these mods had been around years ago & before I had played the game through 50 times already.
Haha, true
What mode you use for the clothes of solitude's court?
Hi, those would be from Divine Wardrobe - changes a lot of NPC's clothes :D
@@BardsCollegeGraduate thanks! Will go great with my Skyrim build!
What mods add those outfits to the solitude court elisif's outfit suited her so well
Also love the fact your put whether it is esp or esl my 3000 mod list thanks you lol
It's Divine Wardrobe! Looks so good. And glad that helps! :)
What’s the hair mod you usually use? I’ve always been curious
KS Hairdos (SMP-HDT) :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduate would you ever consider doing a tutorial? Everytime I’ve tried to install that it crashes my game
man i would absolutely love a wabbajack from you
💚🙏 we'll see
Great video, keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!!
I'm laughing at how my male character looks with Modular SMP styles (with bangs) 😆 There aren't many male hairs with smp that actually fit my taste and the fact that he actually looks quite good despite most of it being made for female characters
lmao that sounds great, boys with bangs assemble 🙏
Hi! I love your vids! Where's your Elisif from? She looks terrific!
You're so sweet! She's lilson's - Dibella's Blessing, my favorite NPC overhaul :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you!
What character model mod do you use?
Great list thanks
Thanks for watching! 💚
Val serano >> bishop (if you wanna date a morally grey rougish hot man)
Haven't tried Bishop! But I've heard... things about him xD
Modding skyrim is soo hard, I always mess something up, do you think you could show people your mod list please ? 🙏
Nvm, I see it 😂
Good if you found it! :) hope it helps
Hi there, @8:14 what is that Nazeem replacer? I need that!!
Sons of Nirn plus Divine Wardrobe :D
What's that ship in the background at 5:33 ?
modular smp is something I've been wanting for a very long time, I've been stuck with the vanilla hair remake smp mod; it's good but it's not what I want.
Now I can finally do away with the extremely out of place ks hairdos.
Oh yes, these are a great replacer for KS hairdos, as they are quite extravagant (although I forever love the ponytail one that I use)
What mod are you using that replaces Elisif?
lilson's replacer
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you! I never knew this existed
I'm curios to know what skin and face mods you use, because they look better then vanilla
Bijin Skin, UNP Female Body Renewal, Kala's Eyes, Expressive Facial Animation, Expressive Facegen Morphs!
Now if only there were a hair smp mod to let me have hair all the way down to knee height. I wanna be striga from castlevania
You might wanna check out dint hairpack, there might be a hair for you 🤠
3:09 Yo what is bro doing???
What clothing mod was sybille wearing?
Divine Wardrobe!
Love this channel!
So kind you are! Thank you
what mod do you have that makes elisif look like that?
Dibella's Blessing
What mods do you have to make the queen this beautiful!? And that suit ! 😍
Dibella's Blessing and Divine Wardrobe 🤍
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thanks 😘😘
What mod are you using for elisif outfit ??
Divine Wardrobe
I'm in love with your voice
Thank you 💚🙏
Are you using a fort overhaul?
Yes - Medieval Forts :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thanks!
When you love to bash the Nords for canonically being the overall least educated race in Tamriel, vanilla Sybille makes it too easy. I mean, come on, you really can't tell she's a vampire? Glowing eyes, sickly marbel white skin? It's just too easy of an aspect to not enjoy bashing the Nords over. At least the Vampyrum Order in Cyrodiil can easily maitain an undercover state by staying well fed and thusly maintaining an almost complete human appearance. It is nice to see a mod to deal with Sybille though, she always gave me the creeps, I mean she should have known about the Necromancers trying to revive and bind Potema but she discredits it, not to mention that she just goes to sleep after you recover Potema's remains? That's suspicious as heck to me, so I am so glad we now have a mod to deal with her. Also, the animated ships? Amazing, why has this never been done before, animated carriages have been out for at least a few years, if I'm right. It's so nice to see ships getting the same treatment. I just want one question answered... Riften has a docks that is apparently for trade, but how do the ships get to Riften? I mean the only river becomes impassable at Ivarstead due to the waterfalls, so how does Riften succeed in trade? Do most ship carried goods come through Windhelm then get loaded on carts to make the journey to Ivarstead where they are loaded on a ship that follows the river to Riften or what? That has just always bugged me.
When it comes to Val, oh my, he is such a sweetheart. I saw somebody play through the mod a couple weeks ago and I was instantly in love with him. I do wish that we had a tiny bit more choice when starting out the mod, like returning the necklace of Solitude, because my character simply would not see it be sold to some stuck up rich nobel or whoever buys it. They value the history of Skyrim and cling to it to see Nordic people led to a greater way of life. If not simply having it returned, then possibly the option to purchase it for double its worth from Val. When Val mentions making a forgery my character would instantly become slightly defensive over the historic artifact and she'd tell him, "No, absolutely not, you are marching yourself down to the Blue Palace and presenting it to Elisif yourself. Don't give me that look, I've got enough money for us to live out the rest of both our lives in perfect comfort, I am single handedly going to be the cause of the economic crash in Skyrim with all the Septims I have stowed away in my houses."
Shrubbery symphoney and Fantasia landscapes definitely looks very nice, I've always praised Oblivion for its appearance, especially its highly saturated colour palate. The bright colours really make Oblivion feel like a fantasy world over the more realistic look of Skyrim. If I really wanted to see a game look real, I'd go outside for a walk. The brighter colour palates just really evoke a sense of leaving our world behind and being transported to a fantastical world. Also the Divine prayer animations, it is so cool to see a set of different animations for each divine, I hope the mod author adds animations that are compatible with Wintersun as I'd love to see what they do for the Elven pantheon and even the Daedra. Lastly, the Gryphonknight regalia, I'm already biased to that since anything dealing with griffins', appearance, powers, or whatnot, is immediately something I love. I would so love to see a game set in the Dominion Provinces and one of the forms of transport being a Griffin, even for us to be able to own a Griffin as a mount. Even in High Rock and Hammerfell as Griffins are also believed to be there in smaller numbers with their main home being the Summerset Isles. But at least we get gryphonknight armour in Skyrim, may not be an actual Griffin, but it's still something to get me excited over.
I wonder if Val is respondable to Serena dialogue add-on?
No clue! It would be fun if they had some lines :D