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Sparse Start

for why this mod?

You would be stuck, if you can't loot the body the imperials don't trigger and open the door leaving you forever trapped in the first room of Helgan. This is only an issue Stormcloak side.

I like the idea of starting with less and the amount of armor and weapons you could be carrying after leaving Helgan normally certainly doesn't leave you feeling like you came from nothing. I believe this is a great mod idea even if I may sound negative. Please don't read this as criticism as I fully support this mod.

I might suggest changing the start location after the dragon attack, say the cave exit. I've seen it done in other mods (I have no clue how, I don't mod). You could control the start gear much easier and have a chest with a basic weapon or whatever. This would avoid being meta game with not being able to loot.

He said it results in being stuck, which it doesn't. And the point of the mod isn't about armor rating, it's about what you're likely to be wearing when exiting the prologue, though IIRC your overall armor rating will be lower with this mod because you don't get a full set of anything, unlike the original game. And as always, if you don't like it, don't use it.

I believe [41st]AUSGrizzly meant you get asked to take gear off of the dead Stormcloak and the game won't continue until u open the loot box. Imperial side doesn't require you to loot a body to continue.

I feel like I need to point out that both Stormcloak and Imperial Armor are weaker then Fur Armor bandits drop, Even Iron Armor outclasses Imperial Heavy armor. Those faction armors are the weakest armor in the game.

It's not meant to be anything amazing. I made it for myself and thought other people might want it as well.

Nanoth, you don't need to loot the key off the soldier. There's another one in the room down the hall - the one you first enter if you choose the Imperial path.

Problem. Following the Stormcloak into the Keep will result in you being stuck, The idea of changing the first collection of armour to Fur is an ok idea, isn't very lore right cause that was a stormcloak soldier. But thats not the problem. You can't loot the key off the Imperial like your spos to...

Nothing specific planned, but I would like to see or make a mod that provides alternative starting locations/backstories/inventories.

I was hoping for something like this! You planning to make any more poverty-type mods?