Skyrim has received no shortage of survival mods over the years, and parts of the official Survival Mode are remarkably similar to popular free mod Frostfall. As it falls, your maximum health is impacted, as well as movement speed and your ability to pick pockets and locks. Most notable of the new features is cold each area of Skyrim has its own climate, and the colder the environment, the faster it chips away at your character's internal temperature. Don't sleep and you become fatigued, slowing regeneration of stamina and magicka, as well as reducing the effect of potions. Don't eat and you'll become hungry, reducing your maximum stamina and slowing your attacks with most standard weapons. While nothing too surprising for a survival-type add-on, it covers all the expected threats of tiredness, hunger and exposure.
To sweeten the pot, they're offering early adopters the option to claim a free copy of Survival Mode, a major gameplay modification adding the management of simulated hunger, tiredness and cold to the already-hazardous environment.ĭetailed here, Survival Mode seems a fairly comprehensive package and integrated better than most regular Skyrim mods. After a less-than-successful initial foray into the realm of monetising Skyrim mods, Bethesda are presently rolling out a public beta of their Creation Club - their DLC-esque, more corporate alternative - to the revamped Skyrim Special Edition.
