The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Skeletons: A Playable Race (.90b) UPDATE: 6/09/13
   
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Jul 18, 2012 @ 8:27pm
Jun 9, 2013 @ 9:34pm
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Skeletons: A Playable Race (.90b) UPDATE: 6/09/13

Description
.90b UPDATE DETAILS
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-I bet you all thought this mod was dead edition
-A small scale update, more of a hotfix
Featured addition
-First person finally no longer has the obnoxious visible jaw.


.85b UPDATE DETAILS
****** .75b SAVES WILL NOT WORK. YOU MUST CREATE NEW SAVES ******
-Added a much, much larger amound of useable armors. Around 60-70% are useable now. Pretty much early-game melee armor is all that doesn't work.
-Boots, gloves, and helms were added in. However, boots on the left foot seem to be a little messed up. This is a mesh issue that I can't fix right away, but it doesn't break the game.
-Fixed a height issue. Skeletons are a little short now, but they can fit under small overhangs now.


--------------------------------WHAT THE MOD DOES-------------------------------------
"Skeletons: A Playable Race" allows the player to choose to play as an extremely spooky skeleton, a race complete with its own unique traits, voice, and abilities. While still pretty early in development with some bugs (listed below), it is a fully functional, working mod.

As it has been requested many times, the traits and skill bonuses that skeletons receieve are currently:
One handed: +10
Two Handed: +5
Conjuration: +10
Archery: +5
Sneak: +5
Total: 35, same as other races
Skeletons also receive very strong poison resistance, decent frost resistance, and waterbreathing.
(all of these are subject to change, but it's alright for the time being)

A note about the images: they don't represent the actual mod visuals. All mod resources are straight from the game, so it will look just like whatever default textures you are using, unless you have them replaced. My crappy PC is no indication. If someone could take better pictures for me, contact me or post an imgur/other image uploader link in the comments or on my profile, I'd appreciate it.)

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*******Compatability Concerns*******
It's possible, however unlikely, that the mod could have compatability issues with mods that mess around with eyes and other things related to the draugr and skeletons. For the safety of your saves, PLEASE disable this mod BEFORE loading any non-skeleton character saves.

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**********IMPORTANT, READ THIS**********
Thanks for taking a look at this mod. Before installing this, there are some important things you need to know

-This mod is still early in development, so there are quite a lot of issues
- I can only work so fast, so give me time to hammer out bugs as they come
- Most armor is visible on your skeleton characters now, but there are a few that still won't work. This is primarily light armor. Anything that shows skin on normal characters will not work, which is a good 30% or so.

Aside from this, below is a list of all of the bugs that I'm currently aware of

- In 1st Person mode, you can sometimes see parts of your skull, and a weird looking leg can be seen if you look down. This is because I haven't made a proper 1st person model yet. I will try to fix it eventually, but I am not well-versed in 3d modelin.
- When you die, after the animation ends and the body is supposed to enter a "ragdoll" state, it returns to a sort of default pose. It's not a game breaking bug, but its a little odd looking, and I'm looking into fixing this.
- Some of the armors, even the ones that will show, will have ribs or other things clipping through. Will be fixed later as it is minor.

Finally, PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT ANY BUGS YOU FIND. I can't test it very well by myself, so any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Further, if you know of any body armors that show no skin at all that still aren't visible, LET ME KNOW. I can add this in in a later update.

Have fun with the mod, and don't forget to leave feedback so I can improve it.

IMPORTANT: If you are experiencing a persistant glowing eyes issue on non skeleton characters, follow these steps
With the mod active:
1. Load the character up.
2. Enter the Skyrim console
3. Type "player.addspell 000f71d1" without quotes
4. If you go into third person, you should see a kind of dark "aura" around your character now
5. Now enter the skyrim console again, and type "player.removespell 000f71d1" without quotes
6. Upon exiting the console, the glowing eyes and the dark aura should be gone.

CREDIT
-A big thanks to the AussieTechTeam on Youtube for the excellent video showcasing the mod.
Popular Discussions View All (3)
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Jun 24, 2019 @ 1:42pm
don't comment here this is old
ZetaPaladin
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Mar 2, 2018 @ 12:26pm
Still being updated?
DragonL0rd132
0
Aug 6, 2015 @ 9:57pm
this doesnt work for me
McBlu
993 Comments
mnkybrnz1775 Apr 3 @ 6:51pm 
i only reinstalled this to play as a skeleton
thank you
Naboost Aug 4, 2024 @ 9:33am 
yep , this creates a glow on every character even with the mod disabled .
Won't recommend , it needs some more work
Billy Boi Mar 12, 2024 @ 12:54pm 
Oh thank you thank you thank you for the cranky, ganky, broken ass skeleton warrior. It's my favorite how all my character's eyes glow when I play it.
skippy.s Feb 25, 2023 @ 3:54am 
the character is too big, i keep getting stuck in dungeon ways, and in some times i cant even complete mission goals because i continue through a dungeon
nybito_xyito Jan 13, 2022 @ 4:41am 
Я думаю американцы не поймут но мод хороший автору спасибо. жизнь папе уважение маме
Dakota May 24, 2021 @ 11:54am 
So for those who don't already know from all the other comments here, this mod still "works" but is buggy as hell. Your left lower leg and foot doesn't move along with your armor and starts clipping through it. Your model is strangely short, and there are NO first person view models. Oh and most chest pieces don't show up on your character. Overall I wouldn't suggest using this mod, but there also isn't any other skeletal race mod that actually "works" on steam so this is kind of the only option.
Veteran Soul Mar 28, 2020 @ 5:16pm 
Aw man. The comments say stuff is all jank. I wish it were more simple to be a Skeleton. Like, no games have that option. So i have to turn to mods.
Rit Nov 25, 2019 @ 9:14pm 
Does the draugr spell thing break anything? It looks kinda nice with the dark aura around the character.
P.S. also it doesn't seem to fix the eye problem, it just gives your characters glowing blue cheeks
CoidXGaming Jul 5, 2019 @ 4:47pm 
Over lord?
Luna Mayham May 4, 2019 @ 1:46pm 
Just lettin ya know, played this race the other day and you can't see any of your body in 1st person when you draw weapons. Hope this helps.