Dex's Survival Food Tweaks
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 17 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Tweaks made to foods and drinks when playing Survival Mode (Creation Club). I wanted to make food crafting more rewarding.
Dex's Survival Food Tweaks rebalances food and drink in Skyrim's Survival Mode (Creation Club), making crafting more rewarding. It adjusts values, adds warmth effects to alcohol, fixes raw food bugs, and can be used with or without Survival Mode. With 64 endorsements and 13,290 downloads, it's a niche but popular quality-of-life mod for survival players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 64 endorsements and over 13k downloads—people are actually using this.
- Fixes real bugs like cooked meats still counting as raw, which is a godsend for survival purists.
- Makes alcohol actually useful in survival—warmth bonuses scale with quality, so hoarding mead pays off.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2021, so it might not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or other survival mods.
- The balance changes are subjective—some players will find the warmth bonuses and food values overpowered.
- Potential conflicts with other food overhaul mods that touch the same records, so check your load order.
For Skyrim survival mode players who want food crafting to feel rewarding without the grind. Also great for chef-roleplay builds who want to profit from cooking. Skip if you prefer hardcore survival balance or use other food overhaul mods that might clash.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're on PC, use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install—it's a simple drop-in, but managing load order is easier with a manager.
- Since this mod edits food and drink records, place it after other food mods in your load order to ensure its changes apply.
- Test the warmth effects in a cold area like Winterhold to see if the alcohol bonuses feel right for your playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- DexMods
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 13,290
- Endorsements
- 64
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 7/26/2021
- Updated
- 7/26/2021
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