Insta Arrest
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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- 🏆 #286 of 411 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Insta Arrest
By: King Feraligatr
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Mod Description:
Have you ever walked amongst guards on the street as a wanted criminal? Don't you find it awkward that instead of arresting you, they just say hello to you and continue on their way? Well this mod changes that. Instead of a normal (and possibly pleasant) hello, guards will now pull you over and arrest you if you have any bounty if you trigger a "Hello" from them. While I'm aware guards can chase you down and arrest you if you commit a crime around them or have sufficiently high bounty, this mod addresses the awkwardness when they're not doing that and are calmly walking the streets with wanted criminal you.
Due possibilities of incompatibilities, and to allow people to choose the "scope" of this mod, among other things, I have provided three versions:
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[]Full Version: Includes all the features of this (admitably small) mod. Guards will pull you over if you have a bounty and correctly arrest you. Also, Ordinators will attack you if they say "Hello" to you and you're wearing an "Ordinator uniform". Finally guards, will attack you if you have a vanilla death warrant amount (5000 gold) and they say "Hello" to you.
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]Normal Version: Same as the full version, excluding the "Hello" dialogues where guards will attack you based on certain conditions. - Lite Version: Only has guards pull you over with a "Hello" dialogue. This does not have the "Greeting" dialogues to make normal guard arrests less awkward when they pull you over, so guards will arrest you with the "You turned yourself in" dialogues.
There are also versions with a 500 gold bounty threshold before having a guard "Hello" arrest you. This is to answer requests I've been getting from people who want a different (and probably saner) arrest threshold than 1 gold.
The way this mod works is by adding a high priority "voiced" Hello filtered for the "Guard" class and your crime level being greater than or equal to 1. The dialogue results then forcegreet you and let the arrest Greetings take over from there. The Full and Normal versions also include Greetings to make normal guard arrests (as in arrests that are not specialized like the Skaal) less awkward. These Greetings are triggered via a global that is set in the dialogue results of my Hello arrest. Said global is quickly reset via a script that is also run from said dialogue results, but given enough time so the appropriate Greetings can be used. Without the Greetings I added, guards would awkwardly arrest you with the "you turned yourself in" dialogue. This obviously makes no sense as the guard is
Insta Arrest makes guards immediately arrest you when you're a wanted criminal, removing the casual greetings. A small gameplay tweak with 26 endorsements, last updated in 2018, likely for Skyrim.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny mod that does exactly what it says—no more awkward small talk with guards when you're a fugitive.
- Lightweight and simple, perfect for players who want a more immersive crime system.
- Community-tested with 26 endorsements, so it's got a few fans who vouched for it.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018—might be outdated for the latest Skyrim version, so check compatibility.
- Only 26 endorsements, so it's a niche mod that might not be thoroughly tested.
For Skyrim players who are tired of guards ignoring your bounty and want a more immediate consequence. If you're a roleplayer who likes to feel the heat when you're a criminal, this is for you. Skip if you want a full overhaul—this is a tiny tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) installed if the mod requires it, though the description doesn't mention it.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2, just drop the mod in and enable it—no need to manually place files.
- Test with a save where you have a bounty to see the effect immediately.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- King Feraligatr
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 442
- Endorsements
- 26
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/12/2018
- Updated
- 5/14/2018
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