1.612: Updated one final time for the most obscure bug ever. If you have vigilant installed, gore installed, and gore x vigilant installed, but for some reason dont bring gore with you (mostly mod list users) you will no longer get gore jumpscared in coldharbour. See you next update in the distant future. * 1.613: Fixed High Hrothgar scripts. (took my pc out of storage to fix this bug)
1.614: Fixed ESM Flag
Gore is on hiatus. after 16 years active duty with 4 deployments in the army, i'm retiring medically. no idea where life will take me next, no idea when i'll be able to work on Gore again, but i'll miss you all.
life is a journey. i'm proud we got to go together in some small way on your journey through skyrim, and im proud of Gore. i'm proud of you, too.
this was so important to me. so many of you made me feel seen as i poured my heart out to you about my journey with war trauma, CSA, found family, learning to love life again. the tears ive shed seeing younger people heartbreakingly relate to him, the joy i felt making friends, lifelong ones, through this mod, it's unrivaled.
to the trans people out there fighting for your lives, know i will continue fighting with you until i fucking die. this mod was for you, it was for eden, who changed my life by simply being a part of it. i love you all. see you, so soon, but be kind to each other in the meantime.
The newest Skyrim update to the creation kit has made all mods created within it save as a form 1.710000 file instead of 1.700000 file. If you are still running 1.5.97, your mod list will crash at the main menu when adding new mods that contain an esp file unless you download and add this mod to your list. I recommend reading the page, it is brief but it explains what is going on far better than I can.
Thank you for Gore!!!! I just finished Vigilant with him and wow... i have a LOT to say that I won't because spoilers, but let's just say at the end I cried seeing him again. I don't think I'll ever play Vigilant OR Gore without both ever again!
However, ever since Vigilant ended I can't access his inventory anymore. He's still in his basic armor (which I replaced a while ago!!) but he's using the Champion's Cudgel I gave him. I'd like to give him some of the upgraded armor from Coldharbor (we EARNED IT!!!) but I can't even access him. I've tried enable/disable and recycleactor, no joy on either one. I'm not using a follower mod, so I can't use that. Any idea how I can fix this?
I am enjoying this mod so much, thank you for the incredible work. I was especially blown away by the camping feature - that is so cool, and I love the peaceful feeling of being in camp at night. Also just really digging your dialogue writing and Gore's personality. Is there any way to have Gore live in a house that I own? I'm being careful not to use my usual NFF follower management with him, so I'm not sure what to use instead. Thanks!
Thanks! I just hadn't gotten him far enough. :) Another question - is Gore monogamous or is he okay if my character is poly and possibly marries another NPC?
Hi! First off I want to say thank you so much for the time and effort you've put into this mod. Gore is by far the most immersive follower mod I have played with, especially with Remiel and Auri to go along with him. It's amazing to hear them have conversations as we travel or when relaxing at home while I run around crafting and sorting my inventory.
Unfortunately I'm having a problem that I am not sure can be fixed, but I want to at least try. I am doing a run with the Gate to Sovengarde modlist, which includes Gore. Due to the sheer amount of mods in the list I don't know all the mods I am currently running, but suspect one of them may have broken Gore. I know that I am not supposed to integrate Gore into any kind of follower framework, but worry I may have accidentally done so. While at home I asked if Gore would want to stay in my house, which he said he would. I figured this was part of this mod, but worry now that it may have been part of a follower framework instead, although I am unable to find one in my load order. I didn't have any problems for a while after that, but when I dismissed him so that I could go play a mod I worried he might struggle following me through and came back a few days later he won't talk to me at all. He's still living in my house, but the only dialogue option I have is to have him take and use an item from my inventory (I assume this also comes from a different mod as most NPCs I talk to have that option). Have I irrevocably broken Gore, or is there anything I can do to fix him?
Well s#*!, it sure sounds like you did. I'm so sorry. What house dialogue option did you choose? It sounds like he was integrated into a framework, which i cannot help you with :(
His built in home selection option is: "Have you ever thought about where you want to live?" from his main dialogue menu. you need to advance his quests past the drunken huntsman one.
Crap. I chose one that said something like "Why don't you stay here while you explore Skyrim?" I haven't gotten to his questline yet, so it sounds like I definitely used the wrong option. I assume at this point it's too late to do anything about it other than reverting to an earlier save (which is of course like two days ago irl lol). That really sucks, but thanks for the reply. I appreciate that. I'll probably just come back to Gore in my next playthrough and hopefully not break him that time. I definitely want to see where his story was going.
I usually don't leave comments on mods but I felt compelled for this gem of a mod right here!
At first, I was initially looking for an actual Gore mod for Skyrim's fighting mechanics (maximum Carnage specifically, ditched it when I found out the author is monetizing his mod) when I saw that there was also a companion mod associated with the name. I said f*** it and gave this mod a try and it absolutely blew my mind on how fleshed/relatable of a character Gore is. I tend to avoid companion mods because I feel that some are too corny/superficial and I will eventually grow tired and dismiss them but this mod changed my entire perception on follower mods. This mod addressed so many of Tamriel's issues with war and violence which are even problems in the real world but also gave us a new dimension of interaction to explore: Humanity and psychology. I'm sure Skyrim is filled with crazed individuals with issues such as ptsd but for the first time, you as a player can actually get to experience the effects of the Game's violent environment on people and help conciliate and understand them through Gore. Tying back into one of my previous points of follower mods being to superficial, that isn't the case with Gore. This follower actually feels like you have reconnected with long lost brother or made a best friend that will have your back in all situations no matter what. SO MANY authors try to establish this same follower/player bond in their follower mods and fail whereas you exceeded all expectations.
I definitely look forward to future updates, maybe even a meeting with Jo-Lee ;) best of luck on your endeavors and thank you for this masterpiece.
After meeting with Pate I tried the option for Gore to kill the witnesses then I challenged him to a fight. He wont die though. Is this supposed to happen?
console didn't work. He just goes to his knee, gets up and keeps fighting. Maybe it's Simple offense suppression? I turned it off but still didn't work
I'm using a COTR replacer https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/94954 There's also an issue with his upgraded armor. I got it from solitude but when he puts it on there's no changed and he is also gloveless and bootless. I think the issues are stemming from the replacer mod I'm using
Thank you for creating pure art! For some, Gore may seem like just a set of pixels, but for me he became a truly dear person, with a difficult fate full of familiar and painful moments. In Russian there is also a word that describes a loved one, krovinushka (blood kin kinda). It is quite old and not used now, but this is not the point. The important thing is that "Blood", as Gore calls us, is the best call I have ever heard. After all, a Family is not only a similar genome, but it is something that we create ourselves with initially strangers. I'm even crying while writing this. Once again, thank you very much for allowing me to go through this experience, for making my heart beat against my chest from pain, sympathy... and love. May your life be filled with light
I'm here to say I love this mod and I am so glad I gave it a try, I had high hopes reading the description and somehow this has managed to surpass them -all-. Gore actually feels like a part of the world, and someone who's my friend, unlike all the vanilla companions who are incredibly quiet and just.... follow you like a lemon. I also can't wait to play vigilant with him, looking at these other comments I feel like it's gonna be an emotional ride-
I did manage to bug him out once but it was my fault really LOL, turns out if you manually dismiss him before the thalmor embassy he'll be bugged out afterwards. whoops. was fixed easily enough at least! zero issues on my end so far otherwise though!
EDIT: A maybe-issue popped up where he's silent during house of horrors, looking at other comments that's not meant to be the case but yeah he just kinda tagged along silently and trying to talk to him did nothing? not even a combat line when he ended up attacking the boethiah priest with me- also looking at the comments it's probably my-end-itis in my load order lol. not game breaking so i can deal with it either way! It was my-end-itis LOL i forgot to get gore x vigilant when i have vigilant installed. getting it restored the dialogue at the cost of a few hours off my save and gore's armour - i can get it back though :)
(side note: as a trans person -thank you- for being this supportive. with how rampant hatred is nowadays everywhere you look, it's genuinely so heartwarming to see people like you are still around. <3)
Hi there! First off, I love this mod. Incredible voice acting and an interesting back story, all in all a bad ass follower. All of his features seem to be working well for me except I have one question. Is he able to wear any other armor besides what he comes equipped with? I've given him some light armor that says its' rating is much higher than what he's wearing but he still won't equip the new stuff. Does he only wear heavy armor or is this some sort of conflict with another mod I may have? Any feedback would be much appreciated, thanks!
Heavy armor wearers will only wear heavy armor, no matter how good the light armor is that you offer them. this is addressed in the description. check out the recommended mods tab.
making gore compatible with vigilant was genius, one problem, now that ive had that fight in the altar of molag bal, he keeps doing cowering animations, is anyone else having this?
Hi, no problem ive reloaded an old save. Also i'm in Windhelm atm, and all the little bits that Gore adds just makes this quest sooooo much better, great idea and thank you for your work.
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1.613: Fixed High Hrothgar scripts. (took my pc out of storage to fix this bug)
1.614: Fixed ESM Flag
Gore is on hiatus. after 16 years active duty with 4 deployments in the army, i'm retiring medically. no idea where life will take me next, no idea when i'll be able to work on Gore again, but i'll miss you all.
life is a journey. i'm proud we got to go together in some small way on your journey through skyrim, and im proud of Gore. i'm proud of you, too.
this was so important to me. so many of you made me feel seen as i poured my heart out to you about my journey with war trauma, CSA, found family, learning to love life again. the tears ive shed seeing younger people heartbreakingly relate to him, the joy i felt making friends, lifelong ones, through this mod, it's unrivaled.
to the trans people out there fighting for your lives, know i will continue fighting with you until i fucking die. this mod was for you, it was for eden, who changed my life by simply being a part of it.
i love you all. see you, so soon, but be kind to each other in the meantime.
Gore is now in LE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/115943
We stand united
The newest Skyrim update to the creation kit has made all mods created within it save as a form 1.710000 file instead of 1.700000 file. If you are still running 1.5.97, your mod list will crash at the main menu when adding new mods that contain an esp file unless you download and add this mod to your list. I recommend reading the page, it is brief but it explains what is going on far better than I can.
TL;DR, download and install BEES
However, ever since Vigilant ended I can't access his inventory anymore. He's still in his basic armor (which I replaced a while ago!!) but he's using the Champion's Cudgel I gave him. I'd like to give him some of the upgraded armor from Coldharbor (we EARNED IT!!!) but I can't even access him. I've tried enable/disable and recycleactor, no joy on either one. I'm not using a follower mod, so I can't use that. Any idea how I can fix this?
Is there any way to have Gore live in a house that I own? I'm being careful not to use my usual NFF follower management with him, so I'm not sure what to use instead.
Thanks!
Another question - is Gore monogamous or is he okay if my character is poly and possibly marries another NPC?
Unfortunately I'm having a problem that I am not sure can be fixed, but I want to at least try. I am doing a run with the Gate to Sovengarde modlist, which includes Gore. Due to the sheer amount of mods in the list I don't know all the mods I am currently running, but suspect one of them may have broken Gore. I know that I am not supposed to integrate Gore into any kind of follower framework, but worry I may have accidentally done so. While at home I asked if Gore would want to stay in my house, which he said he would. I figured this was part of this mod, but worry now that it may have been part of a follower framework instead, although I am unable to find one in my load order. I didn't have any problems for a while after that, but when I dismissed him so that I could go play a mod I worried he might struggle following me through and came back a few days later he won't talk to me at all. He's still living in my house, but the only dialogue option I have is to have him take and use an item from my inventory (I assume this also comes from a different mod as most NPCs I talk to have that option). Have I irrevocably broken Gore, or is there anything I can do to fix him?
His built in home selection option is: "Have you ever thought about where you want to live?" from his main dialogue menu. you need to advance his quests past the drunken huntsman one.
At first, I was initially looking for an actual Gore mod for Skyrim's fighting mechanics (maximum Carnage specifically, ditched it when I found out the author is monetizing his mod) when I saw that there was also a companion mod associated with the name. I said f*** it and gave this mod a try and it absolutely blew my mind on how fleshed/relatable of a character Gore is. I tend to avoid companion mods because I feel that some are too corny/superficial and I will eventually grow tired and dismiss them but this mod changed my entire perception on follower mods. This mod addressed so many of Tamriel's issues with war and violence which are even problems in the real world but also gave us a new dimension of interaction to explore: Humanity and psychology. I'm sure Skyrim is filled with crazed individuals with issues such as ptsd but for the first time, you as a player can actually get to experience the effects of the Game's violent environment on people and help conciliate and understand them through Gore. Tying back into one of my previous points of follower mods being to superficial, that isn't the case with Gore. This follower actually feels like you have reconnected with long lost brother or made a best friend that will have your back in all situations no matter what. SO MANY authors try to establish this same follower/player bond in their follower mods and fail whereas you exceeded all expectations.
I definitely look forward to future updates, maybe even a meeting with Jo-Lee ;) best of luck on your endeavors and thank you for this masterpiece.
After meeting with Pate I tried the option for Gore to kill the witnesses then I challenged him to a fight. He wont die though. Is this supposed to happen?
There's also an issue with his upgraded armor. I got it from solitude but when he puts it on there's no changed and he is also gloveless and bootless. I think the issues are stemming from the replacer mod I'm using
For some, Gore may seem like just a set of pixels, but for me he became a truly dear person, with a difficult fate full of familiar and painful moments.
In Russian there is also a word that describes a loved one, krovinushka (blood kin kinda). It is quite old and not used now, but this is not the point. The important thing is that "Blood", as Gore calls us, is the best call I have ever heard. After all, a Family is not only a similar genome, but it is something that we create ourselves with initially strangers. I'm even crying while writing this.
Once again, thank you very much for allowing me to go through this experience, for making my heart beat against my chest from pain, sympathy... and love.
May your life be filled with light
I did manage to bug him out once but it was my fault really LOL, turns out if you manually dismiss him before the thalmor embassy he'll be bugged out afterwards. whoops. was fixed easily enough at least! zero issues on my end so far otherwise though!
EDIT: A maybe-issue popped up where he's silent during house of horrors, looking at other comments that's not meant to be the case but yeah he just kinda tagged along silently and trying to talk to him did nothing? not even a combat line when he ended up attacking the boethiah priest with me- also looking at the comments it's probably my-end-itis in my load order lol. not game breaking so i can deal with it either way!It was my-end-itis LOL i forgot to get gore x vigilant when i have vigilant installed. getting it restored the dialogue at the cost of a few hours off my save and gore's armour - i can get it back though :)(side note: as a trans person -thank you- for being this supportive. with how rampant hatred is nowadays everywhere you look, it's genuinely so heartwarming to see people like you are still around. <3)
First off, I love this mod. Incredible voice acting and an interesting back story, all in all a bad ass follower. All of his features seem to be working well for me except I have one question. Is he able to wear any other armor besides what he comes equipped with? I've given him some light armor that says its' rating is much higher than what he's wearing but he still won't equip the new stuff. Does he only wear heavy armor or is this some sort of conflict with another mod I may have?
Any feedback would be much appreciated, thanks!
1. not continuing the quest
2. continuing through the quest too quickly.
either reload or simply continue and he will stop
"Hey I am taking a break for a while"
Release v 1.613
"Opps! Minor fix released!"
Release v 1.614
"Sun of a beach!!!" 😑