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The Wilds focuses on adding sound effects in Skyrim's wilderness. With the 115 new sound effects, the purpose of The Wilds is to audibly enlarge Skyrim's fauna with the addition of various animals, birds and insects that play according to weather, time of day and region. In the forests, for example, you'll hear the sounds of foxes, deers and ravens. At night, you'll hear wolves howling from far away or common loons calling others. In The Reach, you might hear the occasional mountain goat or hawk.

In addition to animals, The Wilds also adds rain-impact sounds on tents and wooden structures, sounds of rustling bushes to simulate the movements of small mammals that scatter away as you approach and sounds of calm water waves hitting wood on tree logs or structures that are partially submerged in water.

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IMPORTANT
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The infamous bug introduced by Civilization that broke save games has finally been purged for good. If you still have a save game that suffered from bloating because of Civilization, please refer to the Technical section on Civilization's workshop page. You can find the link to it below,

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Latest version: 1.12
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Online readme for advanced configuration: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/readmes/Sounds%20of%20Skyrim%20-%20The%20Wilds_readme.txt

Refer to the changelog in the thumbnail above the screenshots to know what's new.


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What is Sounds of Skyrim?
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Sounds of Skyrim is an audio project split in three parts that, in the end, adds around 460+ sound effects to the game world. It affects almost every cell and region in the game. My main goal is to not have one environment that is soundless to enhance immersion. The sounds are affected by the time of day, weather and location. So when walking in the city streets during the day, you'll hear the echo of doors opening and closing, children playing and workers sawing things. While at night, cats fight for territory and dogs bark.

The other main feature is being able to hear the outside from the inside. If you get close to windows inside buildings, you’ll hear what’s going on outside. If you’re in a wilderness cabin on a rainy day, you’ll hear the rain’s impact on the wooden roof. If you’re in the entrance of a cave and look outside, you’ll hear the birds and other animals outside going about their lives.

All sounds can be heard from inside if you’re in a building where you can hear them. For instance, if you’re in a farm in the wilderness at night, you’ll hear the farm animals present, wolves howling, owls, crickets and other nightlife animals.

Finally, this mod would never have been possible without the contribution of many sound recorders and artists from Freesound.org. There’s a file in the archive with the credits for everyone who made the sounds. A HUGE thanks to them, otherwise the sounds would not have been as high quality as they are.


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Other Sounds of Skyrim Releases
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The Dungeons: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=9106
Civilization: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=81064931


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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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Download Mirrors
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Skyrim Nexus: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=10886

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Mod Compatibility
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Some mods require a compatibility patch to work with Sounds of Skyrim – The Wilds. You can find the patches on the mod’s download page on Skyrim Nexus: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=10886
Instructions on how to install them are provided in the download file.

Below is a list of mods known to be compatible, incompatible.

Open Cities Skyrim: Compatible. No patch needed.
Real Lights Overhaul: Compatible. No patch needed.
Sounds Propagation Overhaul: Compatible. Patch required.
Realistic Colors and Real Nights (RCRN): Compatible. Patch required.
Climates of Tamriel, Climates of Tamriel-Sounds: Compatible. Patch required. Currently in the works.
If you are experiencing crashes while using this module, there is now a crash fix available on the Skyrim Nexus' download page, in the Optional Files section at this link: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=10886

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Crashes
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If you are experiencing crashes while using this module, there is now a crash fix available on the Skyrim Nexus' download page, in the Optional Files section at this link: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=10886

To install it, you must replace the existing "SoS - The Wilds.esp" file located in your Skyrim/Data directory with the crash fix found on the link above.



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FAQ
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Q: "I get frequent crashes using this mod. What can I do?"
A: There is a crash fix available on The Wilds' download page on Skyrim Nexus in the Optional Files section. (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10886) To install it, you must replace the existing "SoS - The Wilds.esp" file located in your Skyrim/Data directory with the crash fix found on the link above.

Q: "The sounds in the videos are too loud or/and the delay between them is too short."
A: This was done in purpose in the videos. The higher volumes allows you to distinguish them from the default sounds and the frequency allows you to hear as many sounds as possible to give a nice preview of what the mod does. In the game, the volume is much lower and the sounds do not play frequently.

Q: "I do not like "that" or "this" sound. What can I do?"
A: There's an in-game configuration utility that starts when you first launch The Wilds that allows you to disable or re-enable groups of sounds.

Q: "Does Sounds of Skyrim decreases performance?"
A: No. The way the new sounds play is the same way the game's default sounds are played.