Alternate Start Race Menu Activator
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 1.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #111 of 148 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Update 1. 1: Now includes necessary scripts in files, no change to install method, simply use your mod manager of choice. If you have previously downloaded v1. 0, delete and download v1. 1 instead (of either Main or Optional file).
A new Object is added into the beginning room (Abandoned Prison) of Alternate Start which you can activate to use the Race Menu. This new Object will disappear much like the Statue of Mara (in Alternate Start) only once you've begun your chosen new life.
The Original Problem:
You have to use the Command Console to open the Race Menu when using an 'MCM Preferences New Game Save'.
The Solution:
The added Object allows you to access the Race Menu via your interact key as normal, without the need to use CC. Using this Object, the Race Menu can be activated as many times as you want, but when you start your new life, the Object disappears never to be used again with that character.
The Reason:
I don't want the need to remember or to look up the command to open the Race Menu if I start a new game on my modded Skyrim, say, 5 years later. This mod is also made with the intention towards my goal of making a noob friendly immersive modded Skyrim - in which they wouldn't be expect to know, use or remember Console Commands.
Object - the Object added is a Shrine of Mara - shown in the Images (on the table).
MCM preferences New Game Save - When you load up a New Game with Alternate Start enabled you're immediately forced into the Race Menu to create your character. After you've made your character you'd then want to make all your selections to your preference for your mods that use an MCM menu (these selections reset on every New Game). The problem with this is not being able to select & save all your MCM preferences before that Race Menu to make your alternate New Game Save. This leads to making that save after the Race Menu, which means any new character, you'll need to open the Console Command to open the RaceMenu to create your character.
CC - Command Console
Race Menu - the menu in which you use to customise your character upon starting a new game with Alternate Start or during the Helgen Scene with Vanilla.
Optional File: This mod merged with another: Alternate Start ELFX Enhanced Patch. Download ether the Main File or the Optional.
Compatible with Optional Starting Spells & RaceMenu, but neither are needed.
Must have Alternate Start.
This mod does not add a Save Game file, you have to make that yourself, here's how:
Alternate Start Race Menu Activator is an immersion-focused mod for Skyrim that lets you start a new game with all your MCM settings preserved, while still allowing access to the Race Menu via a newly placed object. It's designed for players who want a fresh playthrough without reconfiguring mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,645 endorsements and nearly 100k downloads.
- Saves you from reconfiguring all your MCM settings every new playthrough.
- Keeps the Race Menu accessible without breaking immersion.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim versions or mods.
- Requires a new object placed in the world, which might conflict with other mods that alter the same area.
- Potential compatibility issues with other alternate start mods or mods that modify the Race Menu.
For Skyrim players who frequently start new characters and want to keep their MCM settings intact. Also for immersion-focused players who want a seamless way to access the Race Menu. Skip if you rarely start new games or don't use MCM-heavy mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to load this mod after any mods that alter the starting area to avoid conflicts.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily install and manage this mod.
- Check the mod's comments for any known compatibility patches with popular alternate start mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- UbsurdNerd
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 99,550
- Endorsements
- 1,645
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 1/20/2019
- Updated
- 7/24/2020
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