Skyrim Remaster News: Will Old Skyrim Mods Work With the Remaster?; Console Modding Info

So, one of the biggest concerns regarding the Elder Scrolls V's remaster was modding, and that was whether or not old Skyrim mods made for the original version would be made compatible for the remaster as well.

The original Skyrim spawned and has maintained one of the most active modding communities out there, so a lot of people were worried that none of that hard work would be compatible with the remaster.

Well, fortunately, it seems like most of those fears can, uh, while not be completely extinguished, be at least put to ease.

So when asked in a tweet questioning if old Skyrim mods would work on the remaster, Pete Hines from Bethesda responded simply saying, quote, basically, yes.

Now, it's important we don't take this statement too far out of context.

What Pete is essentially saying here is that in the majority of cases, you will be able to bring your old Skyrim mods over to the remaster without much issue, so long as the creator has consented and probably ported it over as well.

You'll probably just need to do an update or two to get mods from the original version up and running on the special edition.

modders typically aren't gonna have to rebuild their creations from the ground up again they're not gonna have to start from scratch typically they're just gonna have to kind of just port their stuff over and the users will likely just need to do no more than an update or two to get everything working functionally But again, we still have to be very careful not to take Pete's statement out of context.

There will likely be quite a few mods that quite simply don't work and won't work on the remaster without significant overhauls.

A few others will likely be quite buggy in their first few days as their creator adjusts them to meet the changes of the remaster.

In fact, when reported by PC Gamer that old Skyrim mods would be compatible with the remaster with quote-unquote no porting required, Pete commented on Twitter saying, boy, that's a misleading statement by them.

So it will appear that while mods will work with this remaster in most cases, it's not going to be as easy as a snap of fingers.

Modders are going to have to make some adjustments here and there to address bugs and whatnot, and then some mods just won't even be compatible at all, but that's only in a few small cases, most likely.

But overall, it would appear that Skyrim's modding community will be able to continue to thrive on the remaster, and once any initial speed bumps, so to speak, are flattened out.

So what does all of this mean for you if you're on console? Xbox One, PS4, how does this affect your modding experience? Well, it's definitely going to be a good thing.

It means that a lot of those old Skyrim mods you've undoubtedly seen YouTube videos showcasing and whatnot are all going to be at your disposal, or at least the majority of them will.

With all due respect to the Fallout 4 modding community, a very large portion of mods you'll be playing with will have had up to years of development and polish to them, as Skyrim has had nearly a half decade old modding community that knows the game like the back of their hand.

Whereas Fallout 4 isn't even a year old yet, and modders are still kind of finding their footing with the game.

So much of the Skyrim mods you'll find available on console are going to be at higher quality and content quantity than anything we get with Fallout 4 at the moment.

So just expect a superior experience with mods on Skyrim.

Again, this is not to diss on the Fallout 4 community, there's just been so much more time and resources available towards Skyrim modders at this point.

But it's important we don't let all of this optimistic talk fool us.

Bethesda.net, the servers console mods rely on, is still subject to much stricter regulation than forums like the Nexus, for instance.

So mods containing copyrighted assets or nudity and whatnot will unfortunately probably not be available over on console.

Furthermore, another issue that will likely initially affect the porting of PC mods over to consoles is your dependence on third-party tools.