Ashfall - A Camping Survival and Needs Mod
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #15 of 213 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Features
Installation
How to Play
Recommended Mods
Troubleshooting
Changelog
PC Gamer Article (September, 2020)
Requires MWSE. Not compatible with OpenMW.
For an OpenMW-compatible survival mod, try Devilish Needs.
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Ashfall is a survival mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that adds hunger, thirst, tiredness, cooking, camping, crafting, and temperature mechanics, along with new visuals like frost breath in cold weather and real-time food cooking. It has 1,692 endorsements and was last updated in May 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement count (1,692) shows the community trusts this mod.
- Over 107k downloads means plenty of players have tried it and it's well-known.
- Active development — last updated May 2025, so it's likely compatible with current Skyrim versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is cut off, so you won't know all the features until you dive in.
- Survival mods can be demanding; expect to tweak settings to fit your playstyle.
For Skyrim players who want a deeper survival experience with needs and camping. If you enjoy mods like Frostfall or iNeed, this is right up your alley. Skip if you prefer pure combat or exploration without micromanaging hunger and temperature.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 — most Skyrim mods do, so set that up first.
- Look for a MCM (Mod Configuration Menu) to adjust settings like hunger rate and temperature effects to your liking.
- Make sure you have the required DLCs (like Dawnguard or Dragonborn) if the mod depends on them — check the mod page for details.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Merlord
- Version
- 3.20.15
- Downloads
- 107,419
- Endorsements
- 1,692
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 11/22/2020
- Updated
- 5/17/2025
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