Do I have to create an account with Bethesda?

[Punxsutawney]

I own the original from over a decade ago and haven't played it since. This looks interesting to play it once again. It's a deal breaker if I have to sign up with someone else to use any feature of this new version. So, do I have to sign up with anyone else?

[worm_master]

If u have the original you should have a Bsoft account already, you should be able to sign in useing that

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

If you're planning on using their modding service, yes. You don't have to if you don't plan on modding though (also, if you were going to mod, it'd be better to sign up for Nexus instead). You don't have to sign up for anything if you just want to play the game again untouched.

[Punxsutawney]

Originally posted by worm_master:

If u have the original you should have a Bsoft account already, you should be able to sign in useing that

I don't recall anything of the sort. It was so long ago, such things didn't happen. All mods were available in Steam.

[🖤Lyra🖤]

I can’t speak for oldrim but like others have said if you are looking to play the special edition then yes you will need to create a bethesda account if you want to use the in game mods. However if you know how to use vortex or mod organizer then you don’t need to make a bethesda account to use mods.

[th]

1) Skyrim SE doesn't have Steam workshop as Skyrim LE had.
2) Instead Skyrim SE has its own in-game mods service. It requires Bethesda account.
3) Also Skyrim SE has so called Creation Club where 70 official paid mods are presented. To buy and use these mods you also need Bethesda account.

Good news:
1) You don't have to use those paid mods at all. They are entirely optional.
2) The best way to mod the game is to use Nexus mods or other mods sources. So you don't need to use own Bethesda mods service at all.

[Punxsutawney]

Originally posted by 𒈒Asura𒈒:

I can’t speak for oldrim but like others have said if you are looking to play the special edition then yes you will need to create a bethesda account if you want to use the in game mods. However if you know how to use vortex or mod organizer then you don’t need to make a bethesda account to use mods.

The newer Anniversary Edition has my particular interest, but I'm unsure if it, or parts of it's feature set count as "mods". Will I need to sign up to Besthesda to use any part of AE? If so, I may as well look into just signing up with Bethesda only. I'm dead against signing up with multiple companies to use one game.

[Punxsutawney]

Originally posted by th:

1) Skyrim SE doesn't have Steam workshop as Skyrim LE had.
2) Instead Skyrim SE has its own in-game mods service. It requires Bethesda account.
3) Also Skyrim SE has so called Creation Club where 70 official paid mods are presented. To buy and use these mods you also need Bethesda account.

Good news:
1) You don't have to use those paid mods at all. They are entirely optional.
2) The best way to mod the game is to use Nexus mods or other mods sources. So you don't need to use own Bethesda mods service at all.

Thanks. That's the deal breaker I wanted an answer to.

[th]

Originally posted by Punxsutawney:

Originally posted by 𒈒Asura𒈒:

I can’t speak for oldrim but like others have said if you are looking to play the special edition then yes you will need to create a bethesda account if you want to use the in game mods. However if you know how to use vortex or mod organizer then you don’t need to make a bethesda account to use mods.

The newer Anniversary Edition has my particular interest, but I'm unsure if it, or parts of it's feature set count as "mods". Will I need to sign up to Besthesda to use any part of AE? If so, I may as well look into just signing up with Bethesda only. I'm dead against signing up with multiple companies to use one game.

You can buy these paid mods (called creations of the Creation Club) one by one. Or all 70 of them together in a form of the AE DLC. Second way is much much cheaper.

[🖤Lyra🖤]

Originally posted by Punxsutawney:

Originally posted by 𒈒Asura𒈒:

I can’t speak for oldrim but like others have said if you are looking to play the special edition then yes you will need to create a bethesda account if you want to use the in game mods. However if you know how to use vortex or mod organizer then you don’t need to make a bethesda account to use mods.

The newer Anniversary Edition has my particular interest, but I'm unsure if it, or parts of it's feature set count as "mods". Will I need to sign up to Besthesda to use any part of AE? If so, I may as well look into just signing up with Bethesda only. I'm dead against signing up with multiple companies to use one game.

I’n order to use the AE DLC you will need to create a Bethesda account to be able to use it. As its creation club content like the other wolf dude said that’s being added to your account.

[Punxsutawney]

Originally posted by 𒈒Asura𒈒:

Originally posted by Punxsutawney:

The newer Anniversary Edition has my particular interest, but I'm unsure if it, or parts of it's feature set count as "mods". Will I need to sign up to Besthesda to use any part of AE? If so, I may as well look into just signing up with Bethesda only. I'm dead against signing up with multiple companies to use one game.

I’n order to use the AE DLC you will need to create a Bethesda account to be able to use it. As its creation club content like the other wolf dude said that’s being added to your account.

Yep; game over for buying it on Steam!

[th]

I think you would prefer GOG version. It has an offline installers for the AE content. So no Bethesda account is needed I think.

[Punxsutawney]

I just went to Bethesda's website and turns out you have to have a Steam account as well. So that means no matter what: one game and two sign ups.

I played this a decade ago and it was a gaming highlight for me: an absolutely wonderful experience. At the time, all mods were free and available on the Steam Workshop, so way less hassle. You get a problem and you've got two masters, you're asking for hassles, hence a deal breaker! It's a pity, as the Creation Club mods look interesting. Oh well. Thanks everyone who replied.

[🖤Lyra🖤]

Originally posted by Punxsutawney:

I just went to Bethesda's website and turns out you have to have a Steam account as well. So that means no matter what: one game and two sign ups.

I played this a decade ago and it was a gaming highlight for me: an absolutely wonderful experience. At the time, all mods were free and available on the Steam Workshop, so way less hassle. You get a problem and you've got two masters, you're asking for hassles, hence a deal breaker! It's a pity, as the Creation Club mods look interesting. Oh well. Thanks everyone who replied.

You are very welcome don’t worry if you don’t buy the creation club AE DLC your not missing out on much tbh heck it’s hard to say if this dlc is even canon to the elder scrolls. Nexus mods is superior to creation club imo.

[th]

Well, some creations are pretty much obvious canon like Saints and Seducers. But the thing is that Saints and Seducers creation is now a part of the base game. It's not a part of the AE DLC.

Though things like Bittercup, Ghosts of the Tribunal, Nix-Hound, Netch Leather Armor and Umbra are pretty much obvious canon too.

[Punxsutawney]

Originally posted by 𒈒Asura𒈒:

Originally posted by Punxsutawney:

I just went to Bethesda's website and turns out you have to have a Steam account as well. So that means no matter what: one game and two sign ups.

I played this a decade ago and it was a gaming highlight for me: an absolutely wonderful experience. At the time, all mods were free and available on the Steam Workshop, so way less hassle. You get a problem and you've got two masters, you're asking for hassles, hence a deal breaker! It's a pity, as the Creation Club mods look interesting. Oh well. Thanks everyone who replied.

You are very welcome don’t worry if you don’t buy the creation club AE DLC your not missing out on much tbh heck it’s hard to say if this dlc is even canon to the elder scrolls. Nexus mods is superior to creation club imo.

That's interesting and makes me reconsider alternatives. I'll explore options with Nexus. I played and finished the original game over a decade ago. Years later, Steam gave me another version of Skyrim (which I never played). I wonder what Skyrim versions, Nexus is compatible with. I had not thought about the idea of canon and now you've raised it I think it's very important. What made Skyrim such an epic follow up to Oblivion, was how the region related to Cyrodiil and how it was also different. At the time I think they did it perfectly.