Hi friends! Today, we'll mod Skyrim even more: this time, we'll make it feel even more lively, dynamic and immersive! The goal of these mods is to make it feel like the time actually passes in Skyrim, and things happen around the province without your influence on it. I've also been waiting for an opportunity to showcase these town mods, so let me know what you think about them - I think they're mad cool :D
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MOD LINKS:
Extended Encounters
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Radiance Encounters
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Wandering Merchants - Skyrim and Solstheim
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Animated Carriage
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Animated Carriage Additional Route
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Animated Ships
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Environs - Whiterun Watchtower Doesn't Stay Broken
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Environs - The Ruined Tundra Farmhouse
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Immersive Death Cycle
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Vernim Wood
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Neugrad
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Reich Corigate
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Amber Guard
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Laintar Dale
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Dunpar Wall
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
More to Say
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
NPC Animation Remix (OAR)
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Gesture Animation Remix (OAR)
www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - IMMERSION - Extended Encounters
2:51 - Wandering Merchants
3:47 - Animated Carriage & Animated Ships
4:40 - Environs - Whiterun Watchtower Doesn't Stay Broken
5:25 - Environs - The Ruined Tundra Farmhouse
6:17 - Immersive Death Cycle
7:10 - NEW TOWNS
7:44 - Vernim Wood
8:14 - Neugrad
9:25 - Reich Corigate
9:59 - Amber Guard
10:39 - Laintar Dale
11:12 - Dunpar Wall
11:58 - NPC MODS - More To Say
13:29 - NPC Animation Remix & Gesture Animation Remix
14:38 - Summary
15:00 - Tavern outro
🖱 RIG + TECH SPECS:
RTX2080, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 32 gigs RAM
OBS for recording, Adobe Premiere for editing, MO2 mod manager
Monitor 144hz 2560 x 1440
Modlist: / mod-list-over-83418928
🎵 MUSIC by Adrian Von Ziegler
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Thanks for including Wandering Merchants, appreciate the kind words and glad you like the mod. :)
Thank you for the mod! :D The merchants are great!!
The narrator really should consider voice acting, I LOVE her voice.
The voice of an angel
Well thank you! xD I'm flattered!
Someone out here in a Skyrim quest mod?
Its that Aussie accent.
@@reallybigjohnson this is definitely not Aussie
My "feel good" KZhead content creator! My stress always goes down when I watch your videos. Thanks for showing mods that are new to me. Keep up the awesome work!
I get happy knowing people are still making mod showcases, Well done.
We are!! As long as there are new mods, we'll be here, making videos :P haha! Thank you!
I don't want to live in a world where there are no mod showcases! jk
Bard, you should turn yourself into a voiced follower in the Nexus!
I hope that can happen someday xD
Great recommendations as always. Skyrim has never looked more alive.
Animation modders are the real MVPs of the modding community, I swear. The things they've done really help make some of the videos I've been doing way more lively. Also love the idea of the Immersive Death Cycle mod. I've been tempted to try it out when I get back to Skyrim, since I'm not sure if it's compatible with Enderal. Thanks so much for these showcases! Your game looks gorgeous.
I agree- animation mods have been popping off lately! :D So good!! Thanks for watching :)
The towns!😩 This entire video was a masterpiece. I cannot wait to download these mods, all the towns are so beautiful
I've been playing skyrim since high school (8 years now? christ) and you've quickly become my favorite skyrim mod channel. Sometimes I feel that there's only so much more I can get out of this game, but you always have a good selection of mods that make the experience feel a little bit more fresh again.
I love your videos. You are always so positive and up beat and it makes your videos so enjoyable. Plus; some of the mod previews are ones that I have not considered using previously UNTIL I see how they truly work in-game. Thank you for the recommendations to make my Skyrim more enjoyable!
I recently found your channel and have been watching all your videos! They are so... ''comforting''? I don't know the best expression to use, but it gives off a very 'feel good vibe'. Your sweet voice and narration make everything even more welcoming to watch. Excellent job!
Aww, thank you so much! I really aim for that relaxing vibe, so that makes me happy. Welcome Mathieu!
thank you for recommending extended encounters! love immersion that doesn’t edit vanilla records. also, the way you pronounce mirmulnir is EVERYTHING
Hahaha thank you! :D figured it's easier to say in the Finn accent than to try to pronounce it in an American way xD
That hidden bath seems like a nice little hide-away to sneak into after a day of travelling.
Right- sooo cozy! And probably smells amazing xD
My favorite Skyrim mod KZheadr posted a new video and it was absolutely fantastic as always! 💖 Thank you so much, Bards College Graduate! Now I have gestures for my NPCs! FINALLY! ✨IMMERSION✨
✨IMMERSION✨indeedd!!!! Thank you so much januarygrey
Really impressive list! I'm preparing my Skyrim for an immersive VR experience and I'll probably be adding all of these. Thanks!
Oooh that'll be amazing!! Have fun!
As a Nord once said "Skyrim is for the mods" I couldn't agree more. I think I use several of these mods myself. I am surprised Immersive Citizens wasn't mentioned. Seeing Jenassa out her usually spot or the one time I caught her out the city being a bodyguard.
Every video I get one or two mods that inch me closer to that 'perfect modlist' goal. Thanks!
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!
Another charming video. I already have most all of these mods but it's comforting seeing them get recognition. I think I like them more when you describe them as earnestly you do.
Thank you, you're so sweet! Yeah, none of these mods are exactly brand new, but I hope at least a couple of people found them for the first time through this list xD
I did not know about most of these. I am going to try them out once I get my mod list re-built!
Have fun!!
I just love your mods! I know many of these mods already but your content makes my stress go away!
I'm glad you liked the video! :D
All these immersion mods certainly make Skyrim feel more alive! Thanks for introducing them! Also, in the beginning of Extended Encounters mod, what a violent way to move a person from a chair to a drawer.
xDD thank you so much!
I love your videos, and as I'm always wandering Skyrim to relax, fishing, hunting, walking with my dog.... your suggestions are very handy. Thanks a lot.
Skyrim is the ultimate cozy game! Thanks for watching
Schlitzohr's stuff really is fantastic - I love Dunpar Wall and Reich Corigate the most. The way he blends the buildings with the environment to evoke a certain atmosphere really illustrates his talent.
Very true - I couldn't articulate the fact that they're that well blended in the terrain! That's probably why they are just as great they are, feeling very organic.
Thanks for the upload! I always look forward to it.
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching :)
Your energy is surely traveling through the screen making me smile with you as you showcase all these cool mods, thank you for making us relaxed and informed of sll the new mods : )
Came the mod suggestions. Stayed for that incredible voice. Wow!
Great video!! The production value is off the charts!! Keep grinding my friend ;)
Thank you my friend 💚🙏
Let's gooo! taking notes so I can spend my whole weekend just modding
Hahha yess I love that plan for the weekend! :D
I just came across your channel a few days ago and I've been binge watching your videos since then! You've quickly become one of my favourite Skyrim mod reviewers on KZhead! Your Skyrim looks beautiful ❤ Your videos are so well made and you have a lovely voice for narration 🥰 I feel such a sense of inner peace while watching and I've really needed that lately ❤ Thank you for the amazing content! Keep up the good work 😊👌
Aww thank you so much for all the overflowing compliments! Glad you stumbled upon here, welcome!! :D
I'm glad I did too 😁 thank you 😊
Your contents bring life to skyrim and i love your voice, thanks and keep going❤
You're so kind! thank you muchos :)
She's back!! It's good to see you again!! I loved all of these mods. I already knew about the Death Cycle thing but the others are entirely new to me aside from animated ships. I do believe I will be downloading all of these, some of these have caught an itch I've been having for a while now where it feels like nothing really happens as time passes which is unfortunate I love the new towns. I will be spending a lot of time there and it'll really help keep things fresh and easier to keep to roleplaying as no one can feasibly stay awake for 7 months straight so having more inns to sleep in will really help. I love how unique they all are It was great to see you again bard!! I look forward to next week. Have a great week!!
Hii Anska, hope you've been faring well! I'm glad you liked the featured mods, they really help the feeling of time passing in the world and that's as immersive as we can go! :D Hope you enjoy them and especially the towns, they're super cool and nice to stop by before doing some quest or restock before going into a dungeon :)
I've been loving your videos lately BCG!❤
I'm so glad! 🙏🙏
Wow, these mods look amazing. I only recently started modding Skyrim, since before November, I only ever had Nintendo consoles and handhelds. Now that I've gotten an Xbox and recently acquired Skyrim, I figured it was time to give modding a try. I'm glad I knew what it would be like going into it or I would have given up pretty quickly. It can be a real fight as a new modder, sometimes I win and everything works well, sometimes I lose and it's a mess. You always have such good selections of mods in your videos and you are such a great narrator, yor voice is extremely soothing.
Modding is a journey! It's super rewarding too, I hope you've had loads of fun with it so far! :D And thank you so much!!
Another star in the sky of mod recommendations for Skyrim. Thanks again. Interesting mods, a pleasant way of speaking and easy-to-understand pronunciation make the "Bards College Graduate" videos a pleasure even for non-native speakers.
So glad to hear that! I myself have sometimes trouble understanding spoken English so it's great if my pronunciation is easy to understand. Thank you!
I'm so glad I discovered your channel, your videos always brighten my day a little :P Also personally I can't go without Interesting NPCs in my Skyrim!
I'm glad you found your way here! Interesting NPCs is amazing- I need to download it again, I remember I loved it when I first got it years and years ago! It could've been a good addition on this video too, maybe xD
As much as I can appreciate the mods and am glad they exist, I don't think the dialogue animation mod is necessarily natural looking, since people RL don't often make gestures like that in regular conversation. Great vid tho!
Oh, yeah, you do have a point. xD Well, makes them more animated, that's for sure! And thank you! :)
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Yeah absolutely :) And I can appreciate how the added animation can feel better in a game, and ironically boost immersion since games work differently than RL. And no worries, your vids are gems!
Amazing mod for immersive experiences , jumping to Skyrim right away thank you
Have fun!! :D
I so didn't know I needed some of these mods till I saw this LOL . ty :)
Now you know hehehehe!!
@@BardsCollegeGraduate that I do ! :)
Amazing video as always!
Thank you so much Jonathan! :)
Hi there, good to have another video from you. Both content & narrative are top notch, as usual. I have recently come across 2 mods that add new, quality content to the game and would make great subject for one of your next videos. Land of Vominheim & Hammet's Dungeon Pack 1 are the names, in case you haven't already spotted them. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I'll check them out for sure; recs are always appreciated
Always good to see one of your videos, and again I found some gems. Animation mods are a bit of a blind spot to me, even though I do have OAR as a requirement mod already. So those last two mods were a great recommendation.
Great to hear that! I'm sure you'll love these animation mods, they're so goooooodddd!!
Always got the best skyrim mods content
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks friend!! :)
As usual, you showcase some interesting mods. Thank you.
Thank you so much Charles!
Love! I use a lot of these mods
Awesome video! I took a break from skyrim since 2022, can't wait to check out all these new mod :))
Thank you so much- and welcome back to Skyrim modding! :D The last years have been incredible for mods, you're in for a treat
Just discovered this channel, absolutely love it,
Welcome to the channel HulkVahkiin!! Thank you :)
A great selection of location and immersion mods and I 'll be adding as many as I can. Skyrim's fast becoming an alternate reality to experience rather than just a game all thanks to the modding community!
Thanks for watching! Hope they'll transform the feel of your game! :D
Nothing pleases me more than watching your beautiful game while listening to your enthralling voice
Thank you :D
Oh your characters look so amazing!! The face, the hair, the horns, the townsfolk clothes, the guard armors, even nazeem got a glow up, do you happen do have any video showcasing these mods? To overhaul npc's looks, clothes/armors and such. Or maybe a list of mods, I can't be the only one that got mesmerized by them
Happy to hear you think so! :D Clothes are from Divine Wardrobe, this video's NPC section for the overhauls: kzhead.info/sun/qqifXaayoIWhmaM/bejne.html and the modlist if you want to check that out as well: www.patreon.com/posts/mod-list-over-83418928
@@BardsCollegeGraduate oh, thanks for the answer!! You're always so considerate, the modlist is extremely helpful too c:
Of course! Have fun
Literally eating while watching this video, your voice makes me feel so safe.
Love your videos, can you make a collection/wabbajack list with your loadout as I think I'd really enjoy how you're playing Skyrim
Thank you so much! :D Right now I don't have that planned but you never know!
The cinematic shot at 3:56 was BREATH TAKING HOLY SMOKES!! I literally replayed it 5 times lmao, Great Work!!!
Ahhhh that makes me so happy!!!! :D I thought it turned out great too! xD Thank you so much!
Always so nice to see these videos, some day my next run of skyrim will be leeegendary
Glad you're here to watch :)
You genuinely make some of the best Skyrim mod videos out there! I always appreciate how you do the "themed" mod lists. I really do love mods that add to that almighty ✨️i m m e r s i o n✨️, and this mod list was an absolute banger! Keep up the great work!!
Can barely pick a favourite from this list, it was truly hit after hit
I have never modded on PC Skyrim, but this will definitely be the video to get me into it (though I should learn how to first)
Love to hear that! There can be some learning curve, but after the beginning it'll be smooth riding :D Good luck!!
Schlitzor's new towns are amazing, and i'm happy you give them more spotlight. I never play without at least 3 of them... is one of my 2 main modders in terms of new town resources. Since i care a lot about not only new town being lore-friendly, but also well located, the ones i prefer are Vernim Wood (but i would like if it was higher on the street, on the entrance of the Rift forest on the above plateau, that is in fact called Vernim Wood, and that gave the old settlement the name), Dunpar Wall, Neugrad (that you showcase) but even more Granite Hill and Oakwood (that are perfect in lore and placement, so perfect that initially a vanilla Granite Hill was meant to exist near where Schitzor create his own, but was never done due to devs and release schedules). Amber Guard is amazing as a town, but that placement feels odd to me: too close to Khartwasten to be a necessary settlement, to close to a Forsworn Fort (Broken tower redoubt, if i remeber well) to logically be a thriving village
I was waiting for a good place to feature them - these towns are awesome! :D Oakwood I didn't like that much for some reason and thus didn't showcase it but the rest are great. And you have some great points about Amber Guard, the placement is a bit off.
Those are all great mods. For me, I'd be careful about adding towns, because a big part of the fun for me is the open, wild places. I understand that for some people it might be boring to walk around in the wilderness, but I like being in the middle of nowhere. Even so, the town mods look very good. Have you ever played Oblivion? The town guards in Oblivion sometimes make an interesting gesture. I won't mention it in case you someday play the game. That's another excellent video, thank you.
Thank you Dave! I've played Oblivion - but not to completion and not enough to even catch up on your meaning, seems like I need to go back to it as I'm now intrigued! xD
@@BardsCollegeGraduate I'll give you a hint. Don't interact with the guard. Stand back so that the guard thinks he's alone, then wait. They only make the gesture occasionally, so you might have to try a few or several times. :)
I never look forward to having to run Dyndolod, but some of these town mods are very tempting lol.
Hahaha I know, right! It's the price you have to pay... 😁 worth it, though!
Let’s go, it’s been too long Bard, glad to see you uploading a new video
Let's goooo 💪💪 been a bit busy lately but trying to prioritize KZhead as well!
Your skyrim is breath taking!
Thank you, cutie!!
Another good one that I enjoys is Immersive World Encounters. Have to give radiance a try it looks pretty good
Oh thanks Ryna.... just got the game tweaked after weeks and was about to have a new play through and you drop this video where I HVE TO HAVE Extended Encounters and Radiance!!.... already have a lot of the other ones and they are fantastic... so I trust the ones I am getting will be essential too.... Thanks
0:44 "Watch Out! WATCH OUT! " BOOM. Suplex at the start of the video is definitely a sureshot way of getting the audience fired up 😤
Lmaoooo xD That was so crazy, even happened in the old Olava's house!
I love Dunpar Wall so much! It helps me not freeze to death every time I travel from Whiterun to Dawnstar when using survival mods lmao
I see!! Now you made me want to do a survival playthrough now as well :D
ur voice brings me peace
It looks like the additional town mods you mentioned have new fully voiced NPC's, is that the case? Great video by the way.
Yes! They're voiced with simple AI, a bit clunky sometimes but otherwise acceptable. I wish they were voice acted!
Yesss I love your videos so much, btw did you try Realistic Skyrim Conquering?
Thank youuuu!!! Not yet! :D
really cool mods as always. I hope they work with my downgraded version
They should all work without any problems! :)
Stahp! I want to move on from Skyrim and your videos are so good they always make me want to go back 😭
No!!! No moving on from Skyrim on my watch!! xD Haha, thank you!
\o,o/ You know, I've been playing with a lot of companion mods like Koemia or Secunda and I think a BCG follower might be a great patreon thing.
It'd be so cool to work on a BCG follower mod - been highly requested too which is crazy xD - but we'll see, we'll see... :D
On kyllä rentouttavia nämä sinun videot. Hienon näköstä sun Skyrim.
Kiitos! 💚🙏
Ur voice is so cute and ur so fun to watch, hope u gonna soon start talking about lore and stuff
Haha thank you so much! I'm reading Skyrim books on my secondary channel if you're interested: www.youtube.com/@sleepybard
THAT SUPLEX THO GODAMN
Finally. Reaching 6000 mod collection
I've used Dunpar Wall, Granite Hill, and Amber Guard, for several play throughs, and those are mainstays in my game. I've used Reich Corigate a couple times, but I'm not in that part of the world often enough to justify it taking a mod slot. More To Say is good as well,. I'm going to look into the travelling merchants mod and the ruined house mod, I'll miss the extra gold you can get from checking on the chest under the floor, but with the merchants running around, I'm certain it will even out!
Great taste! I had another Granite Hill mod but now I'm tempted to try out Schlitzohr's version, too :D
Woohoo! Gonna have to check out Neugrad
Hope you like it!
Ryn's Western Watchtower is another option for the tower that has it rebuilt after the attack, it is done much faster than the Environs one though as it's not in stages. Environs is great, and its parts also have many patches to keep them compatible. Schilitzor's towns are great, I'd also suggest looking at some of the towns added by that mod with Legendary Cities - TES Arena, I find Amol, Granite Hall, and Blackmoor fit best when using the previously mentioned mods, as the rest are too close to something added. There's another town mod called Brirgate which I find has a nice synergy with Skyrim Realistic Conquering due to a nearby spot, and it fits well enough alongside Meridia's Order if you use that. It's a nice little town on 1 road. I also found Whiterun Cheese Factory not too long ago, a cute little mod that is compatible with most if not all Whiterun exterior overhauls, adds a single building, a cute cheese place run by a couple Khajiits. I love charming little mods like that and hope anyone reading will like it and Brirgate, they're mods I think should be seen by more people.
I see! I love everything Ryn creates, I need to check that one out, as well as Legendary Cities, sounds epic! And no way, Whiterun Cheese Factory sounds absolutely adorable!!! :D
BEST IMMERSIVE COMPILATION EVAR!
OOOOHHH YOU GONNA MAKE ME PLAY SKYRIM AGAIN
WOOOPPP THANK UUU!!! 🤠
Good Morning, my favorite yt modder chanel. I love u. you know. This mods turn my game better
It's always a good day when Bard's College upload a video 🤠
always a good day when I get a urbonx comment 👀🙏
Thanks 😸
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Everytime you begin to pronounce a word i think you are about to begin singing a bardic song
Hahaha! :D I might, you'll never know!
Hai! Another great video. Im curious, have you tried immersive world encounters? If so, do you recommend extended encounters over iwe?
Thank you! I prefer Extended more as it seems IWE is more prone to bugs/ctd's, but I haven't extensively tried it out myself - but I like how it has voice actors!
Great video as always. Question, have you ever considered doing a voice pack for Dragonborn Voice Over? You have such an amazing voice and tone, would love your voice pack for my character, I know many other would as well. :)
Thank you so much!! Probably won't - to be honest - as that makes me feel a bit weird xD haha, but a follower mod MIGHT happen someday! Thanks for the idea though!!
Will we ever be able to stop modding and start playing Skyrim again? Thanks for the awesome video, Graduate. And... s**t... here we go again. 🤣🤣🤣
Probably not xDD Thank you for watching!
Friday AND another BCG video! Cheers! 🥃
Happy Friday!! Cheers 🍻💚
Liikaa pelejä liian vähän aikaa! Ei kerkee enää Skyrimii pelailla/modailla mut nää modi videot on edelleen viihdyttäviä ja rentouttavia! 😄 Jatkakaa!
Perskele! Samaistun, mutta kyllä johonkin väliin ehtii Skyrimiäkin hakata >:) mutta kiitoksia paljon!!
🥰❤👍 My skyrim week is complete!
As usual, another excellent showcase and another bunch of mods I need to check out. :) Btw, what is adding the different dresses, like Ysolda's at 12:24, or the blue one at 14:13?
Thank you so much Monk! They're all from Divine Wardrobes, a mod that distributes outfits to NPCs- a fantastic one, highly recommended! :D
Wow!! All these mods look beautiful and amazing. Great video and thank you for the suggestions! But im wondering.... I play console and want to download all of these mods but can my xbox series x handle them? Or will it destroy it or the game?
Thank you so much! I sadly do not have any experience modding Skyrim on consoles... so can't say how's it gonna go! I hope it'll work out just fine :D
you need to show some of your favorite outfit mods, your NPCs look very well dressed!
Just Divine Wardrobe! xD All I need!
These seem like great recommendations, especially “more to say” because I tend to enjoy expanded dialogue options. Also, do you happen to have the character you use for these videos as a preset, or a list of mods you use for her appearance and armor? I’m wanting to get into character replacer mods but I’m not really sure where to start to making characters that fit reasonably well into Skyrim’s existing style.
Thank you! More To Say is indeed amazing, I was sceptical at first but really ended up loving it. No presets, but you can check out my mod list and get the appearance mods from there: www.patreon.com/posts/mod-list-over-83418928
@@BardsCollegeGraduate Thank you for taking the time to reply and provide the link. It helps give me a good starting point!
I was literally thinking about you before you upload, wondering when you'll upload again 😅
Hehehe!
Great video! Did you make a custom mod to distribute those clothes to the npcs or is there a mod that does it. They look like they fit right into skyrim.
Thank you! It's Divine Wardrobe :)
Mörskom Estate is also great ❤
Haven't tried it - looks like an epic home though :D
Yes, it is (in my humble opinion) THE BEST and super interactive house mod ❤❤❤@@BardsCollegeGraduate
0:45 they way he slammed him into the box 😭
Looks like it hurt 😭
Hello Bard, i need to tell you you looked past your nose for NPCs overhaul, there is a very awesome one, its called Pantheon NPCs, there are 9 packs i thought you should know.
Oh yeah they're amazing work but not my style sadly! :(
Finally! A new video! lol
Yay! Been a bit busy and this video took longer time than anticipated, but now it's here finally xD
omg a new bards college video
yessss we out here 👉😎👉
@@BardsCollegeGraduate ngl your’s and syngamings recent videos made me restart my play through to add a few mods that flew under my radar