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About this mod
A patch for the Second Great War that allows you to play a Thalmor from the very beginning (instead of betraying the Imperials/Stormcloaks to join them).
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- Permissions and credits
The Second Great War is the gold standard of Thalmor playthrough mods. But if you're anything like me, you might come to it towards the middle/end of your playthrough--which was spent terrorizing civilians, assassinating dissidents, and reporting any hint of heresy. If that's the case, it's a little jarring to report for duty at the beginning of the war and have your fellow Thalmor respond with hostility, suspicion, and demands that you prove your loyalty.
This patch fixes that.
At the start of the quest, you'll be given a brief spying assignment, and then report to the Dominion forces at Fort Snowshield. Although there will be a misunderstanding at first, you'll be able to talk your way out of danger and report for duty. The quest will proceed as normal from that point--WITHOUT any snide comments about how your commanders aren't sure if they can trust a turncoat. (It won't remove EVERY mean thing they say, though. You can't rise in the ranks of the Thalmor without being an asshole.)
This quest patch still assumes that you fought in the Civil War; you can safely assume that (whichever side you chose) you did so while secretly acting on the orders of the Aldmeri Dominion.
If you want, you will still be able to side with the defenders of Skyrim--you can betray your Thalmor allies, clear out Fort Snowshield, and join the Imperial/Stormcloak army. If you do so, this patch will have no effect on the rest of your playthrough.
The patch will only trigger if you are a member of the Thalmor faction at the end of the Civil War. It doesn't provide a way to join that faction; I suggest Aldmeri Dominion Strengthened, an alternate start mod that lets you begin as a member of the Thalmor, or even just dropping "player.addtofaction 00039F26 1" into the console. (Once you start the Second Great War mod--either by completing the Civil War or via the console--you should see a little notification appear that tells you if you are in the Thalmor faction, and thus whether the SAT patch will be active or not. If the notification tells you that you are not part of the correct faction, reload to a point before you saw that notification, enter "player.addtofaction 00039F26 1" into the console, and try again. If you don't see a notification at all, try reinstalling the patch.)
I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Reath, who created The Second Great War to begin with, and to all the voice actors whose lines I spliced--MeekVoice (Aldarilar), Storm "GigaRat" Watters (Viranir), and Dustin Sanborn a.k.a. Starrkk (Stenar Sialius). Also thank you to DrMonops for helping me troubleshoot.
If you want more Thalmor-centric goodies, check out my other mod, Report Talos Shrines to the Thalmor!
This patch fixes that.
At the start of the quest, you'll be given a brief spying assignment, and then report to the Dominion forces at Fort Snowshield. Although there will be a misunderstanding at first, you'll be able to talk your way out of danger and report for duty. The quest will proceed as normal from that point--WITHOUT any snide comments about how your commanders aren't sure if they can trust a turncoat. (It won't remove EVERY mean thing they say, though. You can't rise in the ranks of the Thalmor without being an asshole.)
This quest patch still assumes that you fought in the Civil War; you can safely assume that (whichever side you chose) you did so while secretly acting on the orders of the Aldmeri Dominion.
If you want, you will still be able to side with the defenders of Skyrim--you can betray your Thalmor allies, clear out Fort Snowshield, and join the Imperial/Stormcloak army. If you do so, this patch will have no effect on the rest of your playthrough.
The patch will only trigger if you are a member of the Thalmor faction at the end of the Civil War. It doesn't provide a way to join that faction; I suggest Aldmeri Dominion Strengthened, an alternate start mod that lets you begin as a member of the Thalmor, or even just dropping "player.addtofaction 00039F26 1" into the console. (Once you start the Second Great War mod--either by completing the Civil War or via the console--you should see a little notification appear that tells you if you are in the Thalmor faction, and thus whether the SAT patch will be active or not. If the notification tells you that you are not part of the correct faction, reload to a point before you saw that notification, enter "player.addtofaction 00039F26 1" into the console, and try again. If you don't see a notification at all, try reinstalling the patch.)
I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Reath, who created The Second Great War to begin with, and to all the voice actors whose lines I spliced--MeekVoice (Aldarilar), Storm "GigaRat" Watters (Viranir), and Dustin Sanborn a.k.a. Starrkk (Stenar Sialius). Also thank you to DrMonops for helping me troubleshoot.
If you want more Thalmor-centric goodies, check out my other mod, Report Talos Shrines to the Thalmor!