Skyrim: What The Civil War Should’ve Been - 7 Amazing Mods to Overhaul Skyrim’s Civil War 

The modding community has done what the modding community always does.... Actualy finish the game off for the builder

The more I find out about how much content was cut from Skyrim the more bare it feels

Me: *passing through a border checkpoint with my buddies* Hadvar with his book and quill: Wait. You there. Step forward. Me: *oh shit-*

Wait, a Bethesda game isn't finished? Next you're going to tell me EA re-releases the same sports games every year with only minor tweaks.

Yeah, storming Whiterun as the Stormcloaks should've felt like a moment when the war turned and the Imperials were on the run. It was just me and like 5 Stormcloaks killing like 7 Imperials, hitting the Jarl once, then he gave up. bruh.

"My cousin's out fighting the Stormcloaks, and what do I get? Guard Duty."

Skyrim Skyrim: age of Alduin Skyrim: Civil War Skyrim: Thieves Wars Skyrim: Endgame DLCs: Skyrim : Rise of Mirrak Skyrim : Secret War

Honestly, I think there should be a cavalry element to the civil war, just to spice it up even further.

Time Stamps 1:13 Diverse Skyrim 2:55 Open Civil War 5:40 Civil War Aftermath 7:15 Warzones: Civil War 8:22 Immersive Patrols 9:29 Man Those Borders & Civil War Checkpoints

You know, The Witcher 3 did a good job at showing there was a war going on. You walk past lots of patrols, people hanging from trees, sometimes villages burned to the ground and people fleeing from the war. There are refugee camps, border checkpoints and an area piled with bodies from a battle. Imagine how Skyrim would have been had they had that level of depth to the civil war. You can pretty much ignore it, no consequence. Sometimes I even forget its a thing since nothing is changed.

I still really want a mod where I can take over Skyrim alongside the dragons.

I've only tried Immersive Patrols once, and it has never left my mod list again. I'll be looking into these others as well.

**Joins Imperial Legion then* *frees Stormcloak Prisoner**

They should add a character in Elder Scrolls VI and call him Nate The Wise

I used to think Skyrim was perfect, then I took an arrow in the knee.

This is like a dream mod pack for the civil war, thanks! My question is, the last mod (the man those borders one) is compatible with Beyond Skyrim and Cyrodiil Frontier?

3:43 lol seeing Brynjolf fighting a fully armed soldier while he's only in his merchant clothes made my day 😂

The imperial Soldier in the background at 2:45 is Skyrim in a nutshell 😂

stormcloaks: Skyrim is for the nords imperials: Diversity is our strength

Honestly, these mods make skyrim feel like how I always imagine how the civil war would happen, thank you so much!

I use ‘immersive patrols’ and ‘populated roads’ on Xbox to make the roads and outdoors feel more lively. Besides normal soldiers, I see groups of priests, wandering merchants and their guards, knights on horseback, and mercenaries of different types. All in all pretty good at giving the world a little extra life without overdoing it.

Welp *cracks knuckles* time for another playthrough.

Playing defense wasn't a thing in the vanilla game Whiterun: Am i a joke to you?

Just got my very first PC set up this list is perfect for me and my love for the civil war. Keep up the good work man!

I wanna see a civil war mod that adds mages into both armies though predominantly the imperials and add buffs to the storm cloaks

It may not be a *civil war* mod but ‘Night of Nazeem’ still is a great mod you should download! Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying, of course you don’t.

Bethesda don't make games, they make Ideas, their community makes them.

The IV legion was actually drawn mostly from Skyrim, hence why Rikke was its Legate. Before Tullius, General Jonna commanded the IV Legion (during the Great War) which is said in-game to be a "Nordic Legion". There are definitely other races in the imperial army, but vanilla actually makes more sense according to the lore.

Hi Nate! Last time i was this early, the imperials were still in thier country

_Diverse Skyrim is easily one of my favorite mods out there_ *Said as there is a guy moonwalking through a tent*

I'm a Khajiit Stormcloak. :( Ulfric really asked why a "cat" would want to join the Stormcloaks.

Just gotta say you put these videos together really well. The editing and camera shots are super clean and I love the fact that you include mod links in the description. Some youtubers don't and then it can be annoying trying to find specific mods due to everything having a translation now and some are just old and hard to find so thank you.

This is pretty cool I didn’t know some of these I’ll have to download some keep up the good work

I’d honestly like a mod that implements new story elements in the civil war quest line. Perhaps your assigned to a specific unit, filled with a unique cast of characters that portray different attitudes soldiers have towards the war; conscripts from High Rock and other provinces speak of their disconnected nature from the politics from the conflict, and how they just want to get their service done and go home, while a Nord and imperial character speak of their willingness to fight for the values of strength and stability endemic to the empire. The story progresses and you are eventually able to command your own unit and make decisions that have real world consequences. You could decide whether or not to kill a deserter, to punish a village that is suspected of harboring stormcloaks, etc. You could also experience genuine character development in humanizing portrayals of stromcloaks as prisoners of war. I feel like a mod that could make you feel more control as a character, that gives you the opportunity to be immersed in this tumultuous conflict would be incredible. **These are rough ideas btw, obviously they should be polished and made to work within the given lore of the imperial and stromcloak armies. I just feel like the quest line for the civil war, while okay, was quite underwhelming considering it’s potential.

I like the Open Civil War It also would make sense that the Stormcloaks would start on the defensive, only to then begin pushing back as the Empire starts to grow tired. I only wish... the Forsworn would be added as a faction.

The people in this community are the absolute best to do mods like these! I never did the Civil War but with this I might finally do :)

I find these mods to be very grand and over amazing and I'm glad you showed them to everyone. Thanks to the count down once again!! Keep doing you man!

Find it ironic that I’m just starting to get into the Skyrim modding community because of my new gaming laptop and you post content that’s extremely well made, in a style I like, and covers this stuff. Keep being you Nate, you are truly Epic.

I'd really love to see a mod that allowed the dragonborn to somehow unite both sides and fight the Thalmor instead

I had no idea these Mods existed, thank-you so much for making this video and a HUGE thank-you to the people who made them. I'm 3 days into the improved civil war Skyrim and I'm loving it :) I mean, walking into a battle between Stormcloaks and Imperials and getting an excuse to kill Imperials is always good :)

2:17 Are we not gonna tall about the floating horse? It. Just. Works.

I played a Storm Mage with the Immersive Patrols mod on. Called a Storm with a shout and cast Lightning Storm. Mowed down the whole Imperial patrol in seconds. Epic moment. Great mod.

The fact that you can toggle the ability for Redguard troops to spawn as Storm cloaks makes me happy. Only because of one line spoken by Endon in Markarth (the Redguard silversmith who you can fence things to for the guild that walks around with his family) where he mentions he has a son off fighting for the Storm cloaks.

I always thought Markarth would be one of the best cities to defend (or worst to try and attack!) with all the elevation changes and sources of cover for archers. I'm also hoping these mods add battlemages or healers! Lore and NPCs mention them pretty often, but the fort battles in vanilla were all dudes with bows and swords whacking each other.

Honestly, if you started covering mods more often I'd definitely watch. You've covered enough (arguably) lesser known mods that I'm invested in the mod videos you release. Themed mod videos too, like this where you provide almost like a pack of mods to make one thing really good, rather than just a mish-mash, is a rather unique style in the nearly oversaturated mod video market.

Started playing Skyrim again after watching this video All I can say is that these mods are amazing for the Skyrim Civil War. It's mindblowing how much more immersive Skyrim can become Nate please do more of these mod recommendations. Even after thousands of hours on Skyrim, I'm still amazed at the mods that I haven't tried.

I love how this answered my questions about IP when you were talking about War Zones super cool thx! :)

The video sent me down and insane rabbit hole I've been downloading mods for the past 2 days

Love the new editing you've been doing in your vids

Careful with man those borders, it causes crash to desktops for me and allot of other people, hopefully you will see this and wont have to spend hours figuring it out like i did

Man those Borders was a great addition to my game. Thanks for introducing me to it.

Excellent video... I was wondering if these mods would work together. Downloading the rest of them tonight. Thanks for a no bs video with great content and information! Subscribed.

I remember seeing a storm cloak patrolling the northern roads of Haffingar, and legion soldiers escorting a storm cloak prisoner *literally right outside of Windhelm* Both of these occurred before I even chose a side for the civil war

Mods stands for modules? This whole time I assumed it was for modifications

What's really cool about the Diverse Skyrim mod (and this video) is what I thought when Nate said that the new Stormcloaks would all be Nords. For some reason, I thought there should at least be Redguards to spawn, and just when I thought it, a caption announced that that would be the case. You make good videos, Epic Nate, even though I think you should use your normal voice.

I love the look of these mods! Time for another playthrough. I would like to suggest one thing though. I recently used a civil war mod and got hung up at the gates of Riften. I couldn't find a good remedy for the glitch and ended up breaking the whole civil war quest line. What I'd like to see is something about how to get out of these situations or which mods to avoid.

I want a mod where you can be hunted by the enemy faction and potentially captured like in the opening part they have ambushes and when you are captured it is like jail but you can only escape just something that sounds cool and immersive to me

I always never complete the Civil War quest as i just love the random encounters and battles too much

perfectly timing I'm just about to start the War quest this will be good!

Can’t wait to apply these mods. Can’t believe my Xbox hasn’t exploded from the amount I’ve used thus far

I’m gonna start a survival civil war play through with all of these mods.

I’ve always wanted a mod where you enlist in the imperial army as a pvt and have to rank up and earn your keep in the imperial army. Similar to ffxiv where you can enlist in the different armies and they have their own ranks. Then as you climb up the ladder the story progresses in a fashion that allows you to feel your growing responsibility and authority. Is there a mod like this?

Man rarely do you see mods that pair so well with each other.

Huge like for providing links to both Skyrim SE and LE mods...Thank you!

THIS MEANS WAR! war mods,that is.

Growing up is realising that the stormcloaks, while enticing, will destroy any chance of beating the thalmor and therefore isn't the best side

Broo I friggin miss you! I've seen all of your videos! I hope everything is going well for you in life!

You should do a play through of this, it would be so sick

Hey Nate, I joined the Thieve's Guild and got a little destructive when I did one of the first quests. I was supposed to burn 3 bee hives at a certain location. I used magika and accidentally lit more than 3 and got yelled at for it. Just a suggestion for one of your Tiny Details vid.

0:57 "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?" Tamriel Edition

Such an great video, sad my computer doesent run those mods... Great work anyways!!!!!

Would love to see a mod where you incite a revolution. Like after finishing the civil war quest you choose a hold and slowly tear their government apart, create unrest, choose a successor and have them operate a shadow government (or use a guild) eventually leading to full on revolt where now you and or the guild control the hold, have to put down similar rebellions, maybe work the next hold over. It sounds a lil like the Stormcloaks but would start as just you, and needing to build support while staying hidden and quiet, rather than the already fully established stormcloaks

Armor disguises is another good mod for this list. It allows the troops to attack you if you are wearing the enemy's chothing.

You actually made me want to play the civil war quest line for the first time in 8 years. Thank you.

I love you for this. Thank you so much you have improved my life

You sir, have convinced me to pick up Skyrim again.

I don't think the Stormcloaks should be an entirely Nordic faction. I think they should be like 99% Nords with some token diversity to convince people they're not racists.

Who remembers civil war overhaul

It's a bit late, and after trying each of these, I don't recommend any of them, if you're tired of all the bugs in vanilla. Each of these has their own bugs .... liiiiike ... 1) If you accidentally kill an allied soldier, all the rest will gang up on you after the battle. 2) If you accidentally kill an allied soldier, and they don't gang up on you after the battle, they will gang up on you when you return to the forward operating base camp. 3) If you use any aoe spells or shouts, and they injure or kill an allied soldier, see #1 and #2. 4) If you don't take command in the actual attack of a hold city, you will likely lose the battle. 5) Battles take place everywhere all the time, which makes riding from one quest to the next even much more trying on the player's patience. 6) If you're tired of long, pointless speeches, avoid all of these.

After years of finishing civil war quests multiple times already. I don't play the quest any more to prevent the civil war story from finishing. But I love adding mods in which random battles may still occur.

Hey, has anyone got a link to his load order/mod list? The graphics look amazing.

The Imperials think we need their laws. Pffft.

THANK YOU! Now my Skyrim will feel less empty and make more sense! FINALLY! I'm soo excited. I've been waiting until I find the best mods to actually really play the game. I have the Skyrim VR Version.

this was incredibly helpful!

These really seem like they would make the game a lot more of an actual location. A living environment. To be frank it was a few years after I finished Skyrim that I heard there even was a civil war. I went back just to play it at one point and it was a neat bit of extra content I had missed. Because why would I as a free roaming adventurer want to join the Imperials or Stormcloaks? Especially when it starts off as a tiny misc. quest? It never appealed to me. Even after it was just.. something that happened. But a proper use of mods and it can actually give the feeling of taring the province apart. Make things a bit more war torn and harsh.

there is also civil war : overhaul. pretty hard to find nowadays but the best mod there is

this is so FU**ING cool! Id love to see a great player with a dope machine use all of these mods, then use the alternate start mod to get right here. Have a massive civil war narrative 😮 That dude Nukt for example. That ish would be sick!

Thanks for this. I'm definitely getting diverse skyrim.

6:20 See this could have been SOOOO easy to implement, this is the type of detail obsidian wanted to do in NV but was way to rushed

When I replayed the game the civil war and history of the great war was the most interesting to me. Imperials for life ;) Because the "battle" missions were comprised of a small amount of npcs, I used to role play that my group was part of a special forces unit head by the dragon born. Missions to sneak in and take forts, while the big wars were off screen.

Awesome I'll hook them up right after I get on with the ceremonial burning of King Olav

Been doing renovating and this makes me want to Finnish even more since I can play anything till I'm done

Finally! Skyrim's civil war will be better this way.

I've heard about a mod called "The Dragon Empire" that let you create a third faction to destroy the stormcloaks and imperials and fill the cities with your own soldiers armed with Daedric armors and weapons (I haven't find the mod anywere tough)

All of these mods make skyrim what it should of been. Thanks so much modders, and yes, your Epic Nate.

enjoyed i have been looking for mods loke these

Apollodown: "Wait, that's illegal".

The Empire is Tamriel’s best chance to defeat the Aldmeri Dominion.

Such a good compilation of mods!

I remember playing a few civil war mods on ps4. It's basic sense at the time ps4 modding for Skyrim was basic. One mod added civil war forts, and two of them dot battles and patrols across the map and border structures. Fortifications basically. I loved it. I also just love seeing mass death and slaughter.