Delve into a recently uncovered dungeon, languishing for eons in the depth of Skyrim's Great Mountain. Find out the secret of the ruined village of Shadelight. A detailed standalone treasure hunt - Explore exotic new areas, search carefully for keys to unlock the way forward - become fabulously rich.
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DLC name
Dawnguard
Hearthfire
Dragonborn
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Author notes
Anyone can work on this and make it their own thing if they want to. Be advised - all of the authors whos work is in this mod have explicit instrunctions on the usage of their material, and it is your responsibility to be congruent with those rules should you choose to do anything with those particular resources. Some authors in the credits list gave me explicit permission to use their assets and youll need to contact them if you desire to redistribute any part of their resources as an update, add on, or extension of this or your own mods. No part of any of this may be redistributed for money of any kind.
File credits
Thank You: Lyons Music for his masterful rendition of "Dwarrowdelf', and allowing me to use it: https://www.youtube.com/@LyonsComposer Big thanks to Seneca37 and Giannis52 for their help/feedback!
clothes in screenshots: Nausicaa Lei Feng and Christie (Hot black dress) Mia Corvere headdress by KozaKowy(Cool Bronze Head dress thing) "Ayleid Crystal Saber" created by Vindition (the sword in the 'fight' screenshot, link below)
KozaKowy - Kozakowy's Mia Corvere Headdress https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/110182 Chucacu - 'legendary alpha shields 2' https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/113869 CrazyLion - CLs Rapier https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/94521 Jerrick - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34359/ - Great Ornament Sword Mesh Billyro - Legerity - Morgynn Ashecroft's sword Billyro - Alik'r Dragontail sword - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/104717 Haxokron - The Gemstone Collector - 10 star blade and Gem Buster Textures, and the five unique gemstones come from this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/35150 Big thanks to this legendary mod QwibQwibMods 'spriggan armor' set Oaristys for his Modders Resource Pack Tlaffoon - Tlaffoons Rugs and Tapestries Stoverjm - Open Books Library SrRamrod - SrRamrod's Stained Glass Lantern Art ImperialSociety - Ayleid Ruins building kit resources Hallgarths Snow Elf Resources MindBoggles Water Meshes tamira - for their Antique Statue and static dishes and food, and all their lovely work Angilla - Elder Statue Level Asset Flintone - Orient Set Icecreamassassin - Upper Class Furniture Pack v2.0 LorSakyamuni - Lor Modders' Resource HermaeusPriest - Mansion Hall Resource Lukilla - Tile Floors of Antiquity HD 4k Kelretu's modders resources Incaendo - Modder's Resource - Hawaiian Deity Statue and pillars Standalone09 - Another Weapon Resource Cad435 - Airship Resource BaronF- Bosmer City Kit Resource OrinLinwe - Winter Holiday Resource - Christmas in Skyrim DeviantKaled - DKs Lore-Friendly Ships and Boats Resources Vol 1(nords) MarkusLiberty - Cyrodiil Ship and Boat Resource Xyberbat - Optional necklace of waterbreathing (water talisman) and by extension Tathrin for allowing use of the original resource (Lavender Menace Necklace) Gutmaw/Brumbek - HD Quill of Gemination Kulharin - Beyond Skyrim Ayelied Ruins Parallax Textures Elrian - Toussaint Creeper Flowers Resource Pack (rose mesh and textures) Leodoidao - Stalactite resource for rock caves and Petroglyph and cave painting resources URWY - URW Useless Resources (mace of Magnus) Vindition - Ayleid Crystal Saber (Varlafang) https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/108170 Stroti - For the mushrooms and bananas :)
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This mod at its core is simply about exploring - the simple joy of wondering what is behind a locked door, opening it, and finding that what is behind is unexpected. I really enjoyed walking around mods like Dreamborn Isles, Carved Brink, Vigilant...and wanted to create an experience that didn't attempt to present anything 'more' than simply that, a fun series of pretty environments to explore and collect in - no pretense of a grand story or expansive quest, that so often falls short. A hybrid of dungeon and scavenger hunt with new lands elements; the way forward is not open to you. Players will have to find the right key to each door to progress. Examine the journals, read the books, piece a story together - or dont, and just have fun wandering around.
LOCATION IN SCREENSHOTS :)
FAQ: IS THIS FOLLOWER FRIENDLY? STRAIGHT UP, THIS IS DESIGNED AS A MINIMALIST SINGLE PLAYER EXPERIENCE WITH PLATFORMING/JUMPING ELEMENTS SKYRIM NPCS DONT LIKE. LEAVE YOUR WAIFUS HOME FOR THIS ONE FELLAS.
WHAT AM I COLLECTING? WHAT ARE THE RULES? WHATS GOING ON HERE? TEN UNIQUE WEAPONS, A SHIELD, SOME UNIQUE LOOT, THERES NEW BOOKS, TWELVE NEW GEMS (SINGLE INSTANCES), TWO PLAYER HOUSES, AND A METRIC TON OF VANILLA LOOT. YOU WILL LEAVE THIS MOD RICH, AND WITH A FULL INVENTORY - FAIR WARNING. IT'S LIKE AN OLD SCHOOL ZELDA DUNGEON - FIND THE KEYS TO THE RIGHT DOORS. KEYS WILL ONLY EVER BE RIGHT IN THE OPEN, OR ON AN ENEMY, NO EXCEPTIONS.
HOW MUCH GAMEPLAY TIME/CONTENT IS THIS? IS IT LORE FRIENDLY? EXPECT A SOLID COUPLE HOURS. IS IT LORE FRIENDLY? YES, BUT FAIR WARNING: THERES SOME OF MY OWN LORE IN THERE. ITS NOTHING JARRING AND ATTEMPTS TO BE CONGRUENT WITH PREEXISTING LORE / ATMOSPHERE, BUT ITS DEFINITELY THERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW? THIS MOD IS AIMED AT MID LEVEL OR HIGHER PLAYERS, BUT ANYONE CAN WANDER IN. TURN YOUR ENB OFF INSIDE THE ORNAMENT SEA AND WORLD GARDEN. THERE IS A WALKTHROUGH IN THE ARTICLES TAB FOR WHEN YOU GET MAD/STUCK. BRING A TORCH AND AN EMPTY INVENTORY :3
SQUEAKY CLEANED WITH TES5EDIT.
ISSUES: THE ORNAMENT SEA HAS A LOTTA STUFF IN IN IT. POTATO RIGS MAY COMBUST - LEMME KNOW HOW IT GOES <3
BUGS: NONE.
COMPATIBILITY: DOESN'T TOUCH THE VANILLA GAME WHATSOEVER AND SHOULD BE COMPLATIBLE WITH EVERY MOD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU RUN ACROSS A PROBLEM, I WONT KNOW OTHERWISE AS IM DONE WITH THIS PROJECT - THE ENTRANCE IS ENTIRELY UNOBTRUSIVE, UNOBNOXIOUS AND SHOULDN'T CONFLICT WITH ANY MOD. LET ME KNOW IF SOME OTHER MOD PLACES SOMETHING BY THE ENTRANCE AND ILL MAKE A PATCH FOR THAT MOD.
(TESTED ON GTX 1650 Intel i5-12400 16 gb)
IF YOU LIKE ANY OF THE RESOURCES USED IN THIS MOD PLEASE GO AND TELL THE AUTHOR(S) YOURSELF BY DOWNLOADING AND ENDORSING ALL THEIR LOVELY WORK WHICH THEY HAVE SO GRACEFULLY ALLOWED TO BE USED HERE :)
SE VERSION: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/108508