TRAVEL AGENT
5
Since you
can’t fast
travel, you’ll need to
plan carefully before
setting out. Make a
note of the handy
landmarks on the
map on the next
page, but also ride
horses and use main
roads as much as
possible.SICK NOTE
3
Keeping track of all the potential
buffs and (much more likely)
debuffs Survival mode imposes on you
can be overwhelming. Check them all
under Active Effects in the Magic Menu,
or you can view them on your HUD with
the SkyUI mod.NEED TO KNOW
DIFFICULTY
MediumTIME
Ten hours
VITAL LINKS
Special Edition mods:
bit.ly/3lmS6Bo
Item codes:
bit.ly/31dubgC
Console commands:
bit.ly/31czs80
SKYRIM SURVIVAL MODE
Cook, eat, and sleep to endure in a tougher Tamriel. By Harry Shepherd
SUBSIST IN
PLAGUE ISLAND
2
Survival mode also adds new
diseases and makes existing
ones more serious. Ailments like Bone
Break Fever and Brain Rot can now get
‘Severe’ and then ‘Crippling’, with more
negative effects. Cure with potions or at
a shrine for 100 gold.WALKING WOUNDED
1
There’s no automatic health
regeneration in Survival mode, so
invest in Restoration spells early, like
Healing and Close Wounds. Also, enchant
your armour with health regen properties
if you can, and swig plenty of restorative
potions before and after battles.WILD HUNT
4
Train your Dovahkiin in archery
early: it helps you hunt for food,
and means you’re less reliant on inns.
Wood elves are the race for this, as
they’re good with bows and stealth, and
more resistant to Survival mode’s
harsher diseases.PACK LIGHT
6
Yo u r
maximum
carry weight is also
reduced, so you
can’t be the hoarder
you were in vanilla
Skyrim. Choose light
armour and invest in
the Unhindered perk
to save precious
pounds: the level 50
ability means light
armour weighs
nothing.THE FELLOWSHIP
7
Another way to share the load is to
recruit an army of pack mules. On
top of the single follower you could
journey with in vanilla Skyrim, Pets of
Skyrim is a Creation Club mod that lets
loot-carrying creatures join you on your
fantastical journey, too.GET MORE FROM YOUR GAMES
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