Skyrim Special Edition

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A lightweight overhaul providing balance adjustments, new items, unique boss designs, and some more variants to the draugr enemies.

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-HAUGBUI-
A Draugr Overhaul

(a.k.a, the mod formerly known as Briraka's Draugr Overhaul)




Draugr are the second most common enemy in Skyrim. Every other quest takes you to a Nordic ruin where these barrow-dwellers guard their treasures, but there was not as close attention paid to them as there could have been. Unique bosses all share the same armor and design, ancient warriors are shambling about with pristine newer iron shields and, latter on, ebony gear, as well as some just straight up baffling stat distribution on the developers' part.

What this mod does, is that it tries to address these shortcomings in order to deliver an improved dungeon diving experience.

Features:

DRAUGR REVAMPED:
- All named bosses now have unique designs taking into account the lore surrounding them.
- King Borgas has been added into Korvanjund. Previously, he had only been mentioned in dialogue.
- New variations of the Hulking Draugr have been added in. The lower level Savage Draugr, and the higher level Draugr Revenant. All tiers have been given two-handed version as well.
- Warlocks have been given Deathlord tier variants.
- The spectral draugr in Labyrinthian are now called "Hallowed Dead" and have been given male variants.
- Generic bosses have a chance to be female.
- A new boss, the Draugr Winter King, can be encountered at about the same time as Dragon Priests.

DRAUGR REBALANCED:
- Non-Ebony wielding Deathlords have been changed into their own tier, the Draugr Bane.
- All Deathlords now use the same Ebony template, instead of just the archers.
- Archers will no longer have more health than the other draugr types.

NEW ANCIENT ITEMS:
- Draugr now use worn out, beat-up dented and rusted iron shields.
- Higher tiers of draugr will carry Ancient Ebony and Stalhrim gear that can be upgraded to Nord Hero variants.
- Sovngarde NPCs will no longer carry around rusty old Ancient Nord weapons, and instead have Nord Hero.
- The Steel Battleaxe of Firey Souls has been changed into a leveled Ancient Nord Battleaxe, and has been given to Warlord Gathrik.
- The Gauldur Blackblade, Gauldur Blackbow, Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson, and Halldir's Staff have been given new models and textures.

Compatibility:

Patches have been made for the follwing mods:
- Cannibal Draugr on Solstheim by opusGlass
- Creation Club Fishing
- Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes by Kryptopyr
- Ancient Nord Arno(u)ry EXTREME by ButaneBoss
- Legacy of the Dragonborn by icecreamassasin
- LeanWolf's Better Shaped Weapons by LeanWolf
- Believable Weapons by jg1

Credits:

GojiRex for the Dented Iron Shield mesh
opusGlass for the Cannibal Draugr and Ancient Stalhrim meshes
WDog367 for the Elf Draugr mesh
ButaneBoss for the Draugr Winter King assets and the Ancient Stalhrim meshes in the CC Fishing Patch
Tate Taylor for the Ancient Nord Stalhrim mod, and his support throughout version 4's development
LeanWolf for the Better Shaped Weapons meshes
FafnirEtherion for the Believable Weapons meshes