If you're tired of feeling like a God in Skyrim and want to feel a sense of 'I need to survive!', look no further! This collection has everything you need to make your Skyrim experience like never before! What you once thought was trivial is now a satisfying accomplishment!


-------(IMPORTANT!) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10843 This is your Basic Needs mod and it's the only one of the collection not on Steamworks. Go grab it and add this collection and you're good to go! =)
If you do not wish to use Skyrim Nexus to install a Basic Needs mod then use this one which is slightly different and is here on Steamworks! http://steamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=21496 Thanks to Digidice and the creator of the mod, ItsMeRyanB-------

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!!Update 1.2.3!! I have added Flawless Gem Crafting which will allow you to take 2 gems of the same type and quality and craft them into 1 higer level gem of the same type.

!!Update 1.2.2!! I have added Whistle and Horse Armor mods. Whistle is a power that is used to call your horse from anywhere in Skyrim. If it is a long distance away it will appear close by and run to you. Check out the Horse Armor mod page for pictures of all the armor sets for each horse. Enjoy!

!!Update 1.2.1!! I have removed More Dynamic Shadows and Striping Fixed for causing random game crashes. Make sure you removed the mods I listed in this update section and use only (unless you want to) the ones in this collection.

!!Update 1.2!! I have added No Salt For Meat and Teeq's Better Loot mods. No Salt For Meat is a no brainer. Teeq's Better Loot makes drops more realistic such as rabbits dropping multiple legs of meat instead of just 1 and realistic things like that for everything from Dragons eyes/fangs to rabbit legs. A fantastic addition to this collection.

!!Update 1.1!! This collection is now more compatible. I have removed Pure Water, Get Drunk and Sounds of Skyrim - Dungeons, Water and Terrain Enhanced Redux, Better Hunter Prices due to conflicting issues and in some cases causing visual bugs and random crashes.
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You no longer start off in the cart, you can select any backstory you want and you play out the life of a bandit gone hero, a vampire, a noble, a hunter, etc and it's lore friendly!

The level of difficulty scales more appropriately as you level, becoming all powerful is much more of a pipedream and as you pick a place to camp for the night, you can take in the detail of some amazing graphic mods!

It adds a user friendly, well designed 'Needs system' such as Food, Thirst, Sleep and Warmth. Do you usually charge through a river in the middle of a snowstorm without a care in the world?? Not anymore!, but thankfully this collection also has camping equipment, survival skills to craft basic things such as tents, campfires, traps!, and much much more.

Vanilla Skyrim rarely had anyone wandering the roads or wilds and after a while we all know them by heart. Now there are parties of adventurers running around, Many more animals than before that often travel in groups and usually have young animals with them! Not all animals are exactly the same anymore =)

In vanilla Skyrim if It starts raining, no one seems to care.. With this collection you should get to some shelter before you catch a cold. You better try to cross those rivers and streams without getting wet! Get a drink straight from the source by kneeling and gulping it down. Fill up those empty bottles of mead and ale with Water!

Like Werewolves?? This collection adds a lore friendly amount of Werewolves to the world and their pelts sell for a pretty septim.

Ever want to just run around the woods, hunt, forage, camp and travel, but it never seems to pay the bills?? Use this collection and you'll make ends meet.

Like Smithing or just crafting in general?? This collection adds MANY items for you to craft including dragonbone weapons! If you want to craft items for decoration in your home, it has that as well. If you always liked the model of a unique armor piece but didn't like the enchantment, now you can craft the item without enchantments and make it how you want!

This only scratches the surface of what all this collection has to offer. Most of all this collection brings new life to things Skyrim already had. All of the added difficulty does not take away from the enjoyment. To immerse yourself is the main goal of this collection.

Enjoy!

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Tips: Every time you start to play, open your inventory screen then exit it. Open your console with the ~ key and type "fov" without the quotes, and press enter. This will properly adjust your fov (field of view) to one that feels and looks better.

Make a second travel lantern for your companion. They can equip one as well and it puts off light so you always know where your companion is!

Use the Survivor's Guide to Skyrim book to adjust exposure rates. Set it to 0.2x to be less hassled by cold weather and have it feel a bit more realistic. The book is found in Riverwood Inn under a bed and may be found in other Inns as well.

Be sure to check the original mods pages for all their information so you know how much content there is in this collection that you may otherwise not even realize or find without checking.

Favorite the power Weathersense so you can check how cold your surroundings are and how cold you are before you end up freezing to death.

Crouch near running water and aim down to drink straight out of the water without needing to fill up a bottle first. Be sure to fill up bottles before you leave. Not every spot of water will work but with time you'll better understand how it works.

To buy a high end camping kit go to Riverwood and cross the bridge leaving to the north toward Whiterun. As you cross the bridge there should be a house in from of you. Go inside, talk to the NPC and buy a camping kit of your choice.