Skyrim - Real Estate

[PanzersEast]

Now that I have a proper pc, I have been putting a lot of time into Skyrim and heavily modded this time around (never finished the first time around).  I now have 50+ mods and my favorite have been the player modded locations/estates.  Here is a list I have found excellent most of you may have already used these...

1. Legend of the Eagles Nest
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34834
Probably my favorite player made home of all the downloads I have.  To gain access to this location you have to complete a short quest and it will cost you around 10,000 to add all the components to the home.  It has a nice backstory and is located at the summit of a mountain between Riverwood and Whiterun.  It comes complete with a stewart, guard, livestock, and mine.  The only downside I can find with this location is that the majority of the mannequin are outside as well as the forge... which is ok but odd as the snow and wind blow in.

2. Sutvaka Fortified Estate
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/33473
This is a close second to the Eagles Nest as it comes complete with a barracks and small garrison, draw bridge and gate.  The Estate is located near shearpoint between Whiterun and Windhelm.  As you enter the grounds you are greeted by your dog and a guard patrolling the grounds.  There are hidden passages, a prison ( and a nice flow to the estate.  Located on the grounds are 5 servants, a hunter, gardener, lumberjack and 2 miners, and 3 guards There is not a quest to acquire the estate.

3. Bluecreek Estate
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22496
Another great Estate, however this one is big but pricey.  It is both quest and price driven and depending on your speech skill the price will vary.  It comes complete with a gold mine that produces income for you and comes with 5 servants, a hunter, gardener, lumberjack, 2 miners, and 3 guards. The estate sits on the north-eastern banks of lake Ilinalta, in the Falkreath hold.  The Estate can cost you upwards of 50,000+ so be prepared before going to seek the purchase of the Estate.


4. Ranger Ridge
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9904
This home is small compared to the others, however it is conveniently located just at the crossroads from Whiterun to Riverwood.  It has plenty of storage and a hidden passage with storage for weapons and armor. The passage also leads to a secret cave and a forge on the mountain ledge behind the house.  There is a quest you must complete to gain the home.


I have many more but these are a couple of my favorite I have used thus far.  Greets from Skyrim


PE

[Gusington]

Awesome sounding mods...do any of them break games in progress?

[PanzersEast]

Awesome sounding mods...do any of them break games in progress?

None of them do.... I have added many of these in my current game and they will only break your game if you use another mod that is using the same map mesh area... so far I have had no issues and I have added about 12 or so areas.  The above all play nice together and with your current game.


PE

[Kushan]

I saw the Legend of the Eagles Nest on the nexus home page the other day. I downloaded it but haven't activated it yet.

So far, my favorite player home mod is the Halls of Dovahndor. Its a huge player home located in Sovngarde.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25448

Awesome sounding mods...do any of them break games in progress?

The ones that generally break games in progress are ones that change things like perks, enemy AI, etc. Its also not good to uninstall these types of mods mid game, because that can definitely break a game. Its not that you can't uninstall these type of mods, but read any directions very carefully as they usually require the use of the console or the MCM menu to stop any scripts these mods need to run.

Most mods, including new armor, weapons, retextures, player homes, etc can be installed/uninstalled any time without fear of breaking a save.

[Gusington]

This is troubling to me. I don't know if my brain can handle so much more potential content for a game that is so heavily laden with content already! Damn you all.

[TheCommandTent]

Very cool.  I might have to try a couple of these out.

[PanzersEast]

Here is my complete install of locations thus far:

Alchemists Hidden Valley   Abodes
Briars End Lore   * Not active - Conflicts with Fleetford
Castle Stonespire
Dragon Falls Manor
Dragontooth Den
Elysium Estate V1.0
Fallingwater Estate   
Forgotten Windmill   
Glorious Ravine   
Hunters Abode- The Lodge   
Lakeside Hideaway   
Lakeview Cottage   
Legend of the Eagles Nest   
Ranger Ridge   Abodes
Rangers Lodge   Abodes
Riverside Lodge with Sauna   
Secluded Cottage   
Sutvaka Fortified Estate
Talos Island - Reborn
Thanes Breezehome
The Lucky Horker Inn
The Snake Pit   
White Falls
Bluecreek Estate
Fleetford


PE

[Gusington]

^Are all of those 'house mods' or do they do different things? It looks like there are almost more Skyrim mods than Civ V mods...that's a lot.

[PanzersEast]

^Are all of those 'house mods' or do they do different things? It looks like there are almost more Skyrim mods than Civ V mods...that's a lot.

Those are house and town mods.  Most are ownable some are towns.  A lot add quest and other perks.  All together I have a lot of mods and will post them all.  I like all the added places, especially some of the inns and towns but most are ownable homes.. 

[TheCommandTent]

Do these mods work with the base game or do they require you to have some of the expansions?

[PanzersEast]

Do these mods work with the base game or do they require you to have some of the expansions?

They all work with base game... I currently do not have any of the DLCs.

PE

[PanzersEast]

Mods I am currently using....


Town / House / Castle
Alchemists Hidden Valley   Abodes
Briars End Lore   * Not active - Conflicts with Fleetford
Castle Stonespire
Dragon Falls Manor
Dragontooth Den
Elysium Estate V1.0
Fallingwater Estate   
Forgotten Windmill   
Glorious Ravine   
Hunters Abode- The Lodge   
Lakeside Hideaway   
Lakeview Cottage   
Legend of the Eagles Nest   
Ranger Ridge   Abodes
Rangers Lodge   Abodes
Riverside Lodge with Sauna   
Secluded Cottage   
Sutvaka Fortified Estate
Talos Island - Reborn
Thanes Breezehome
The Lucky Horker Inn
The Snake Pit   
White Falls
Bluecreek Estate
Fleetford

Armour
Aragorn Ranger Armor- Standalone and Craftable - LOTR
Armor Dovahkiin and Forest Elves   Armour
Assassins Rangers and Thieves armor
Einherjar Armo
Immersive Armors
Nomos Ranger Armor
Nordic Ranger Outfit   Armour
Omegared99 - Armor Compilation
Perfect Legionnaire - Imperial Armor Reforged 4-0
Skyrim Knights   Armour   
Tribunal Robes and Masks

Clothing
Cloaks of Skyrim

Environmental
High Quality 3D Map - HQ3DMap - Meshes Hi-Res   

Gameplay
AutoSave Manager
Skyrim -Community- Uncapper
Trade and Barter - Trade And Barter
SKSE


Hair and Face
ApachiiSkyHair

Immersion
Dual Sheath Redux Main   
Enhanced Lights and FX
Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival   
Lanterns of Skyrim - All In One   
Lanterns of Skyrim - All In One CLIMATE PRESET
Wet and Cold - Wet and Cold v1_13

Models and textures
Skyrim Flora Overhaul   
Skyrim HD - 2K Textures

Overhaul   
Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel-V3   
SkyRe - Skyrim Redone   
T3nd0s Skyrim Redone UNCAP

      
   
Interface         
A Quality World Map   User
Categorized Favorites Menu   
Immersive HUD - iHUD - Immersive HUD v2_3   
RaceMenu
SkyUI   

Graphics and Visuals   
Better Dynamic Snow
Pure Waters

Weapons   
Immersive Weapons
Matherian Viking Shields Set
LOTR Weapons


Mods From Steam Workshop
Laintar Dale
Amber Guard
Oakwood
Superior Blades Armor
Craft-able Thief Armor
Stormcloak Robes
Towns and Villages Enhanced
Whiterun Enhanced



PE

[JasonPratt]

Someday when Skyrim is back on sale at Steam or Gamersgate (whichever works better with mods), I'm going to rebuy it for my PC (already put 250+ on it for PS3, thanks to my brother's birthday gift a couple of years ago) and mod it up to try playing a far more magically themed character. Originally intended that with my first game, but well I turned out to be a sneaky double-mace archery tank. :) Barely any magic at all.

Threads like this help remind me.  :D

[Gusington]

Does Lanterns of Skyrim do what it sounds like it does?

[JasonPratt]

Does it add Lantern Ring powers to Skyrim?

Because if not, no.  ;D