Bugfix for Bruma silencing Serana
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #42 of 56 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Beyond Skyrim Bruma has a bug that causes Serana to not say some (keyword: some) of her comments. The bug affects all lands, not just the Bruma area. This mod fixes it.
Technical information: BSHeartland.esm overwrites a vanilla record called WIFollowerCommentNode so that the followers in the mod do some script trigger comments. Dawnguard does the same so that Serana does some the same kind of script trigger comments. Because BSHeartland is loaded after, it wins the conflicts, and Serana won't do these comments.
Some modders think that these record merge at runtime due to some old (now rectified) technical information that has been proved false.
The BS team has closed the bug reports (by me and a different person) about this bug several times as "Not a bug" for unknown reasons (must be a new way of fixing bugs, you set them as "Not a bug" and they dissapear!), so don't expect them to fix this on their own anytime soon. Or ever.
Q: B-but the colors in SSEEdit are all ok. Wasn't it a benign conflict?
A: NO. See issue https://github.com/TES5Edit/TES5Edit/issues/1016
Q: B-but I still hear Serana comments with Bruma installed.
A: The bug only affects the comments in the quests DLC1NPCCommentary01, DLC1NPCCommentary02 and DLC1NPCCommentary03. Serana has some other sources of comments.
Additionally, some follower mods overwrite this record aswell. If their record is based on the Dawnguard one and they load after BSHeartland.esm, then you won't have this bug (but instead you'll have a different one where the Bruma followers won't say their comments).
Q: Version of Bruma?
A: This should be compatible with any version of Bruma to the date. All of them have had this bug.
Q: ESL flagged?
Q: Even if it's ESL flagged, I don't want to lose a mod spot for a mod that only has one record -_-
A: SSSEdit. Navigate to the single record of this mod. "Copy as override into...". Choose "BS_DLC_patch.esp". Close, save. Now you can delete my mod.
This bug fix addresses a conflict in Beyond Skyrim Bruma where Serana's scripted comments from Dawnguard quests are silenced. It's a single-record ESL-flagged patch for Skyrim Special Edition players who use Bruma and want Serana's commentary restored. The author notes the Bruma team closed bug reports, so this community fix is the solution.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 340 endorsements and over 14k downloads
- Tiny single-record patch that's ESL-flagged, so it won't eat a mod slot
- Author explains the technical root cause clearly, so you know exactly what you're fixing
⚠️ Cons
- Only fixes Serana's comments in three specific quests—other comment sources are unaffected
- If you use other follower mods that overwrite the same record, you might trade this bug for a different one where Bruma followers go silent
- The Bruma team has closed bug reports as 'Not a bug,' so this fix relies on the author's work and may not be officially supported
For Skyrim players who use Beyond Skyrim Bruma and miss Serana's ambient commentary during Dawnguard quests. If you're a completionist who wants the full voice acting experience, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't use Bruma or don't care about Serana's comments.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Load this mod after BSHeartland.esm in your load order to ensure the fix takes effect
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and enable—no manual sorting needed if you follow the mod's instructions
- Check in SSEEdit that no other mod overwrites WIFollowerCommentNode after this patch, or you might reintroduce the bug
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- vagonumero12
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 14,188
- Endorsements
- 340
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 8/29/2022
- Updated
- 8/29/2022
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