Unowned Skill Books (ESPless)
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 1.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #337 of 435 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A very simple scriptrunner to remove ownership of all skill books in the game. Adding new skill books? If they are in the relevant levelled list then they will too be free!
Why?
Because after a while it becomes painful to play the Sloan barracks hide-and-seek game.
But other mods do this
They were ESPs, and ESPs are just bad. Alternatively, it was a nice way to learn some of the cool crosshair-handling functions for me.
Conflicts?
Shouldn't be any, since this script runs on game start and load and does not make any edits to records (hence scriptrunner)
A lightweight scriptrunner that removes ownership from all skill books in the game, including those added to relevant leveled lists. Ideal for players who want to freely read skill books without restrictions. Simple and effective, with 89 endorsements and recent updates.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple and effective—no more 'owned' skill books blocking your reading.
- ESPless means it won't clutter your load order or cause conflicts.
- Recent update (October 2024) shows the author is still active.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 89 endorsements—not a huge community following, but solid for a niche mod.
- Requires a script extender (like SKSE) to function, which some players avoid.
- No detailed documentation—you'll need to know how to install scriptrunner mods.
For Skyrim players who hate the 'owned' tag on skill books and want to read them freely without stealing. Also great for completionists who want to grab every skill book without worrying about ownership. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla ownership mechanic or don't use script extenders.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SKSE installed and launch the game through SKSE, not the default launcher.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod as a regular mod—it's ESPless so no plugin order needed.
- Test by finding a skill book that was previously owned—after installing, it should be free to read.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- IntoTheRough
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 6,340
- Endorsements
- 89
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 10/3/2024
- Updated
- 10/3/2024
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