Enderal: Forgotten Stories

[DarkMahesvara]

Enderal: Forgotten Stories (available for Skyrim Special Edition and Skyrim) is a total conversion mod for Skyrim.

It's basically Skyrim with better gameplay, world, character and story. The mod is so good that Bethesda allowed them to have there own steam page. It also won "2017 Mod of the Year Awards" on moddb.com and is the highest rated (9.5) and downloaded (+500k times) Skyrim mod of all time.

Download (you should use the SE version since the original Skyrim runs like shit):
Skyrim Special Edition: https://store.steampowered.com/app/976620/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories_Special_Edition/
Skyrim: https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/

No amount of screenshots could really convey how good the game really is, but here are a couple:

 

[LordReagent101]

I’ve heard a lot of good things about this mod that make me want to play it, but at the same time, it also has aspects that make me hesitant. For all of Skyrim’s flaws as a game, one of the big things I had always liked is that it kept the tradition in ES games of making the player character a total blank slate. Where you came from, why your in Skyrim, who are you are things the game never expands on and that’s great for allowing a great deal of role playing. Based on what i had heard of Enderal, the game basically fills out a good chunk of your back story for you with the main choice you have being what half-race you are. I could be talking out of my ass, but how much of this is true? Also, how much does this game utilize player choice and consequence? Is it basically the same as the average TES game where it fairly linear or is their actual big choices.

 

[DarkMahesvara]

Based on what i had heard of Enderal, the game basically fills out a good chunk of your back story for you with the main choice you have being what half-race you are. I could be talking out of my ass, but how much of this is true?

You can as usual choose your own name, race and gameplay style but your general background and story is already predetermined but imo it doesn't hinder role playing more than skyrim does. The story is "more important" than in skyrim but you can also ignore it and just explore the world.

Also, how much does this game utilize player choice and consequence? Is it basically the same as the average TES game where it fairly linear or is their actual big choices.

You have much more choices than in skyrim. In side and character quests like who dies, who do you support, what do you get and more. There are also 3 main story endings.

 

[Fennec_fox]

Download (you should use the SE version since the original Skyrim runs like shit):

What really? I thought that the original version was superior and the SE version being just a cashgrab remaster.

 

[DarkMahesvara]

What really? I thought that the original version was superior and the SE version being just a cashgrab remaster.

Graphically yes but functionally not.
The original skyrim is a 32-bit application which means that it can't use more than 4GB of RAM and also uses DirectX 9. SSE is 64-bit which can use 16 Exabytes of RAM and DirectX 11.
In Skyrim it might not make that much of a difference but with heavy mods like Enderal has it sure does (30-60 FPS vs stable +90FPS on mid and high range systems).

 

[limpandazure]

It's good. Played it a couple years ago when it went up on nexusmods. I presume it got better since.

 

[DarkMahesvara]

It's good. Played it a couple years ago when it went up on nexusmods. I presume it got better since.

yeah depending when you played it there may be completely new stuff since they reworked alot.

 

[Fennec_fox]

Graphically yes but functionally not.
The original skyrim is a 32-bit application which means that it can't use more than 4GB of RAM and also uses DirectX 9. SSE is 64-bit which can use 16 Exabytes of RAM and DirectX 11.
In Skyrim it might not make that much of a difference but with heavy mods like Enderal has it sure does (30-60 FPS vs stable +90FPS on mid and high range systems).

Wow, I didn't know that there was such a difference. I always thought they made the new version because they wanted the people to pay for the mods and get new console versions.

 

[DarkMahesvara]

Wow, I didn't know that there was such a difference. I always thought they made the new version because they wanted the people to pay for the mods and get new console versions.

that was probably the main point of it tbh. the original skyrim should have been 64-bit.

 

[Fennec_fox]

that was probably the main point of it tbh. the original skyrim should have been 64-bit.

Well maybe I will come back to Skyrim with my craptop since that SE works better, thx bro
OK so I checked their steam page and it says that it's not going to work with special edition LOL