The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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*** I'M DEVELOPING A STEAM GAME ***

FOODGITIVES is a tilt'em up action game where you help food escape the chopping block! Play the prototype for free:

https://play.solomangames.com/jD2q
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Don't forget to vote if you like this mod!

Be anyone you want to be. Choose from 21 different loadouts then get randomly thrown somewhere in the vast land of Skyrim. Will you end up in the royal court of Solitude's magnificent Blue Palace or will you end up at the bottom of a dark, dank, necromancer-infested mine shaft and have to fight your way up to the surface? With 463 starting locations (and more being added) you will never enter Skyrim the same way twice! What will your story be?

Random Alternate Start is even better when used with the Character Creation Overhaul mod: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21587


DETAILED FEATURES:
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- Choose from 21 class starting kits each with it's own semi-random loadout
- Start in one of 463+ locations in Skyrim after character creation
- The Main Quest thread can be picked up by investigating rumors of dragons near Helgen
- Very light footprint ensures clean integration with the main quest and maximum compatibility with other mods
- Best used alongside Character Creation Overhaul


COMPATIBILITY:
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Random Alternate Start is compatible with virtually all other mods, except for other alternate start/quickstart mods.


INSTALLATION:
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Subscribe through Steam Workshop, download using Nexus Mod Manager, or download manually and copy all files in the 'Data' folder to Skyrim's 'Data' folder then enable the 'Random Alternate Start.esp' file. Random Alternate Start should be at or near the top of your load order to avoid any mod conflicts.


UNINSTALLATION:
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To uninstall this mod, simply disable the 'Random Alternate Start.esp' file and delete all the related files from Skyrim's 'Data' folder.


KNOWN ISSUES:
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- If you run into Hadvar or Ralof they may bring up references to the dragon attack at Helgen as if you had been there. This will be corrected in the next release.
- If you experience crashing, hanged loading screens, continuous loading, or broken dialog for the Whiterun Gate Guard or Jarl Balgruuf you need to move the "Random Alternate Start.esp" to the bottom of your load order.
- Memory intensive hair mods can also cause crashes at character generation.


UPDATE HISTORY:
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Version 1.0.7 - Released October 22st, 2012
- Added new starting locations
- Added optional esp for old Riverwood CharGen location
- Changed CharGen location for faster loading and less memory usage
- Fixed Battle-Born Farm location (Thanks wolfslair)
- Removed Forelhost location (Thanks backtrace)
- Removed College of Winterhold location
Version 1.0.6 - Released October 19st, 2012
- Fixed Main Quest thread not starting in last version
Version 1.0.5 - Released October 19th, 2012
- Fixed crashes for users with memory issues caused by precaching character generation
- Fixed player not being able to move for a short period after spawning
- Added food to starting kits for users playing with hunger mods
Version 1.0.4 - Released October 13th, 2012
- Moved chargen location for people using Towns and Villages Enhanced (Thanks Yetibum and Meadowlark)
Version 1.0.3 - Released October 13th, 2012
- Fixed some mod conflicts (Thanks diamok)
Version 1.0.2 - Released October 13th, 2012
- Removed Hoarsfrost location Grotto (Thanks VaMouse)
Version 1.0.1 - Released October 12th, 2012
- Bugfix
Version 1.0.0 - Released October 12th, 2012
- Initial Release


CREDITS AND PERMISSIONS:
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- The source code for this mod is included for personal use. Please do not publically modify or redistribute this mod without my permission.
- Thank you Bethesda for making my all time favorite games and providing us with the tools to mod them.
- Thank you Arthmoor, Alexander J. Velicky, JustinOther, Scaredwolf, and all the other great people on the Bethesda and Nexus forums.
Popular Discussions View All (13)
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24 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45pm
TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS
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24 Nov, 2024 @ 10:19pm
Rumours of dragons not in quest log?
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22 Jan, 2024 @ 8:46pm
Starting Kits Items (the kits are random these are just the type of items and items that reliably spawn)
Suckeychicken
2,183 Comments
Keulron 28 Oct @ 11:17pm 
Aye, you're better off using Live Another Life or another more modern mod.
[ESC]Brendan1579 28 Oct @ 10:01pm 
Hey, I obviously did not make this mod, but I'm fairy certain everyone who has used it, regardless of platform or version, has had literally the same exact issues word for word. ESPECIALLY the dragon rumors quest. That breaks consistently.

I really think you should just try to find a different mod that does this. The reason I was using it, is because I wanted to bring the concept of Pokemon Nuzlocking to the RPG. For those who aren't Pokemon trainers, a Nuzlocke is simply put, permadeath mode, but with more restrictions.

I couldn't get it to reliably work using this mod. So i moved the project to Fallout and made my video there instead, because the core principal was just about the RPG, not Elder Scrolls.

TLDR, this mod is old, buggy, and doesn't really do what I personally needed. Chances are, it won't help anyone that much at all since it's mostly broken.
djungelskog 28 Oct @ 6:54pm 
Hi! we got one of the starts where you are being attacked and have to escape, died, respawned back with the fade to white, but the teleport never happened again no matter how many timed we reloaded the save. we had to start from riverwood with our gear after the fade to white.

Everything works perfectly fine apart from not having the dragon rumors quest, which we fixed through the console and kept playing the main quest until we realized we are invincible. tgm, tim, setghost, sexchange commands doesn't work. we can die fo fall damage but our health never decreases from taking normal damage. everything else works perfectly. maybe we're stuck in the character creation state or something? please help.
Sanpne 3 Apr @ 4:29pm 
♥♥♥♥♥♥ up whole main questline thanks
Ordo 12 Jan @ 9:50am 
Every time I load my save, it asks me if I want to choose a class, etc. I have already done this, only started this save an hour ago. Any idea how to fix?
Walsingham 13 Dec, 2024 @ 8:21am 
Yeah, dude. Why you not make it so stupid? You've got punctuation and capital letters, and oh my god now I'm doing it! I so not make it stupid etcor.
:spacemarineskull:
Cenker 26 Jun, 2024 @ 6:54pm 
why you not make it so stupid make it with more background like you start as athief or imperail soldier etcor hunter in wilds with hunter camps
practicalcheese 10 May, 2024 @ 10:23pm 
Has never worked for me unfortunately - crashes to desktop in character creation when I switch genders etc.
wetefek 2 Dec, 2023 @ 4:43am 
If you are bored of Helgen start it's actually perfect addition
[ESC]Brendan1579 18 May, 2023 @ 2:36pm 
y'know, you could have put 'main questline doesnt work at all' in the known issues. cause according to everyone, its a super known issue.