NCGDMW Lua Edition
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #154 of 372 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
NCGDMW Lua Edition
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The authors now recommend switching to the 2 new mods:
- Natural Character Growth
- Skill Evolution
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A "Natural Grow" leveling mod where your attributes and level grow automatically as your skills increase, and your skills will also decay over time (optional).
OpenMW 0. 49 or newer is required!
A changelog is available in the CHANGELOG.md file, and an FAQ in the FAQ.md file.
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[]Your level and attributes grow as your skills grow
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]No more level up menu and manual attribute increases, it just happens seamlessly now
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]Configurable attribute values settings-
[]Set the growth speed (slow by default)
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]Set the proportion of your starting attributes that are grown by your starting skill levels (50% of starting attributes by default)
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]21 skills get their gain scaled based on their success chance, their risk, their performance, or their discovery and complexity level (on by default, customizable)-
[]Reward your feats, and limit cheesy strategies
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]Marksman scaling is only available with OpenMW 0. 50
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[]Optional skill-level-based gain scaling (exponential)
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[]Prevent being overpowered too quickly
[]Ease lower skill increases
[]Defaults to 125% at skill level 1 to 25% at skill level 100 (reduction continues above 100)
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]Balanced base gain for multiple skills and their different use types (customizable)[]Training cap: Minor skills cannot be trained above any Major skill, and same for Misc over Minor (on by default)
[]Scaled training duration: Increase the training session time as the skill level gets higher (on by default, customizable)
[]Using multi-school spells progresses all relevant skills proportionally to the theoretical cost of each school effects
[]Major and Minor skills have more impact on attributes than Misc skills (customizable)
[]Prevent skill increases from books (off by default)
[]Magicka refund for magicka skills (off by default, customizable)
[]Magicka-based skill progression for magicka skills (off by default, customizable)
[]Carry over excess skill progress after a level increase (on by default)
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NCGDMW Lua Edition is a Natural Grow leveling mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that automatically increases your attributes and level as your skills improve, with an optional skill decay system. It has 232 endorsements and was last updated in November 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 232 endorsements and nearly 14k downloads
- Active development—updated November 2025, so it's fresh for current Skyrim builds
- Optional decay system adds a hardcore twist for players who want a living, breathing character
⚠️ Cons
- Skill decay might frustrate players who prefer a more relaxed leveling experience
For Skyrim players who want a more organic leveling system without micromanaging attributes. If you like the idea of skills naturally shaping your character and enjoy a bit of challenge with optional decay, this is for you. Skip if you prefer traditional leveling or want a mod with extensive documentation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires SKSE64 or SkyUI—Lua Edition might need a script extender to work properly.
- If you enable skill decay, plan your playstyle around it—don't let your main skills atrophy while you're off doing other things.
- Load order matters: place this mod after other gameplay overhauls to avoid conflicts with leveling systems.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Greywander EvilEye johnnyhostile mym
- Version
- 4.6.6
- Downloads
- 13,941
- Endorsements
- 232
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 6/30/2023
- Updated
- 11/4/2025
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