BECOME HIGH KING OF SKYRIM: THE NEXT GENERATION - v1.0
Rule from the throne. Rewrite the land.
To begin your journey, become Thane of Whiterun, The Rift, and The Reach. A courier will deliver a mysterious letter once these requirements are met.
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:: REQUIREMENTS ::
• Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim VR or Anniversary Edition (fully updated)
• No DLCs required (but fully compatible with all official DLCs)
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:: FEATURES ::
* Become High King of Skyrim and rule from Highreach Keep
* Command guards, appoint Jarls, exile citizens, and more
* Rebuilt Highreach Castle with functioning throne room, bedroom, forge room, cathedral, and more
* New quests, characters, and storylines tied to the Stormcrown and Highreach origins
* Choose to marry Elisif or Ulfric via a custom wedding system
* Promotion system to raise your allies to positions of power
* 4 custom voiced followers: Surgus of the Black, Eldis, Kalel The Black Fox and Veldar Duskstrider
* Uncover a personal tale of betrayal and bloodlines in Eldis’ fully-voiced companion quest, featuring branching outcomes, hidden journals, and a dramatic decision in Solitude
* Unlock immersion powers like executions, duels, and royal commands
* Optional post-quest Stormcrown artifact questline
* Full navmesh support, ambient audio, and location-aware NPC behavior
* Lore-friendly integration with the civil war and Thalmor
* Compatible with most city and lighting mods
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:: GENERAL OTHER STUFF ::
Fully cleaned and polished in xEdit
Navmeshed interiors and exteriors
Marriage system rewritten to avoid vanilla bugs
All scripts are optimized and event-based where possible
Optional expansions (Highreach Guild Hall, Thalmor War) coming in future versions
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:: THIS MOD DOES NOT JUST ADD A CASTLE. ::
You will not be handed power immediately after becoming King. You must earn it through political maneuvering, the people’s love, and wealth.
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:: RECOMMENDED MODS ::
* CHIM or Mantella - to really interact with NPCs as whatever King you want to be
* Nether’s Follower Framework – There’s 4 Followers, why not have them all?
* Community Shaders or weather mods – Highreach looks amazing in good lighting
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:: What about Conquest of Skyrim? ::
No Conquest isn’t compatible - not from a bug causing standpoint but just because it’s a totally different narrative. Which one should you choose? Well, mine of course! Just kidding.
CoS is an epic mod and if it hadn’t been for an invasion by an authoritarian regime of the author’s homeland, that mod would’ve been the definitive mod for ruling Skyrim - it might still be in its unfinished state. But CoS focuses more on the governance of Skyrim - this focuses more on the narrative of ruling. CoS is more of a “King simulator” whereas mine lies more in fitting in with the vanilla quest structure Bethesda made for Skyrim.
Best answer - try both. Play 500 hours on CoS and then another 500 with BHKS. Let us know in the comments when you can.
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:: KNOWN ISSUES ::
* Surgus may not speak immediately when meeting. Save and reload and he should talk
* The Stormcrown quest requires manual discovery of clues—explore!
* Original High King mod leftovers may persist in save files if previously installed
* Some original High King mod bugs may persist. We’ll fix them as we find them.
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:: From the Author ::
This is my first mod. It’s been a massive undertaking and I’ve learned so much in the last six months of development. I literally had opened Creation Kit maybe twice in the last ten years of being a mod user. It took building a super-computer to get it work on a usable basis and is still just a terrible piece of software. And that’s why I think it’s incredible that we have the modding community we do. I can’t imagine how many coffee mugs have been thrown at computers because of CK over the years and the dedication to making some of these massive mods is incredible. That’s why I made this. Because it was time I finally contributed back to the community. I hope its a source of enjoyment for all of you.
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:: CREDITS ::
♦ Based on the original Become High King of Skyrim by Aysigago
♦ Voice work by ElevenLabs & XVASynth
♦ Scripting and implementation: xEdit, Papyrus, CK
♦ Special thanks to Darkfox127 and the Skyrim modding community
Asset Contributors:
♦ avebrave – Skyring assets
♦ TheInquisitor – Weapons and bow assets
♦ LvxMagick – Dragon Shield assets
♦ LegendaryGoku – Crown assets
♦ ElSopa, imnotfamous, and Xtudo – Statue models and textures
Modder’s Resources Used:
♦ Blary – Books, food, containers
♦ Oaristys – Modder’s Resource Pack
♦ InsanitySorrow – Armor and decoration assets
♦ Tamira & Stroti – Furniture and environment assets
♦ Mathys - for like….everything else.