After a long short journey, I have reached the earliest known Skyrim mod preserved in its entirety on the Nexus: #8. Shortly after my arrival, I heard rumors of older mods; #1, which is rumored to be a nose retexture; and #4, rumored to be a tweak mod of some fashion. I decided that it was imperative that I investigate these rumors, and seek out any remaining knowledge on the earliest mods preceding #8. My searches turned up empty on most of these ancient mods, but I discovered two dusty, incomplete tomes in a forgotten room in a neglected library, that provided details on Skyrim mods #4 and #6.
Mod #6 was revealed to be BOSS, a load order tool relied on by countless TES IV: Oblivion modders and the precursor to LOOT. A footnote in this tome eventually led me to the developer's github, where some of these ancient files could still be found and downloaded.
The records on Mod #4 were less complete than #6, but a snapshot of the past was revealed to me: #4 was a tool created a mere 5 hours earlier than #8 with the purpose of freeing players from the tyranny of the bordered window, thus delivering a more immersive experience.
May the Divines grant us insight into the true nature of Skyrim mod #1, and bless all those who visit this page.
I think the first mod on here was a nose retexture to make the noses look more realistic, after a couple weeks of having it up they set the file to hidden.
TECHNICALLY mod number 4 is the earliest in which we kinda know what content it was. Everything else has been hidden or deleted, except for 6 which just doesn't exist I guess. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4 It's not actually up, but redirects to http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40706/, which is one tweaks, which means that it must have been some sort of tweak mod, which makes sense.
i was expecting something more.... exciting, find it strange how this was released before vanilla Skyrim was though, unless my memory deceives me the memorable date of 11/11/11 was the birth of skyrim?
Actually, the oldest mod that I can find on Nexus that doesn't have the upload date glitched is this one from Morrowind in 2003. Evidently about a year ago the author (from their alternate account) posted a reply that they were still alive and making mods for themself. It's an interesting tidbit of history.
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longshort journey, I have reached the earliest known Skyrim mod preserved in its entirety on the Nexus: #8. Shortly after my arrival, I heard rumors of older mods; #1, which is rumored to be a nose retexture; and #4, rumored to be a tweak mod of some fashion. I decided that it was imperative that I investigate these rumors, and seek out any remaining knowledge on the earliest mods preceding #8. My searches turned up empty on most of these ancient mods, but I discovered two dusty, incomplete tomes in a forgotten room in a neglected library, that provided details on Skyrim mods #4 and #6.Mod #6 was revealed to be BOSS, a load order tool relied on by countless TES IV: Oblivion modders and the precursor to LOOT. A footnote in this tome eventually led me to the developer's github, where some of these ancient files could still be found and downloaded.
The records on Mod #4 were less complete than #6, but a snapshot of the past was revealed to me: #4 was a tool created a mere 5 hours earlier than #8 with the purpose of freeing players from the tyranny of the bordered window, thus delivering a more immersive experience.
May the Divines grant us insight into the true nature of Skyrim mod #1, and bless all those who visit this page.
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Mod #1 should be Unofficial Skyrim Patch (USKP)
did the same thing with screenshots.
TECHNICALLY mod number 4 is the earliest in which we kinda know what content it was. Everything else has been hidden or deleted, except for 6 which just doesn't exist I guess.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4
It's not actually up, but redirects to http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40706/, which is one tweaks, which means that it must have been some sort of tweak mod, which makes sense.
Simple Borderless Window at...
Consistent I say... the precursor to onetweak... and I possibly dled it, I... think I have...
:|
I too, have embarked on this quest. Found it oddly fulfilling. It's weird to think that an entire decade has passed. Yet still, the Dragonborn Comes.