Dragon Combat Overhaul UPGRADED BABY YEAH
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #36 of 104 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
DRAGON COMBAT OVERHAUL
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I. OVERVIEW
Dragon Combat Overhaul will completely change your dragons. You can download the best dragon mods out there to add cool dragons with cool effects, but at the end of the day, the brain that is driving that wonderful work of art around is the same as any other dragon. And that brain is stupid. It is predictable.
DCO's main feature is a massive upgrade to dragon artificial intelligence. It's complicated to explain, but basically I've hacked their brains. Dragons will behave more ferociously. They will certainly be more deadly. But they will also be more...idiosyncratic. They will make smart tactical decisions that will have your jaw drop. They will coordinate attacks as a team. You will know fear as you will feel them want to hurt you. But they will also make stupid decisions. Sometimes they will just fly in circles. They're living beings, they do what they want now.
DCO's secondary feature is to outfit dragons with new abilities to hurt you with. Dragons will knock you down when they fly at you and land on you, if you aren't blocking, holding a ward, or are ethereal. Dragons gain special abilities based on their archetype - Fire, Frost, Shock, Nature, and Undead. Dragons may fire off incredibly powerful one time spells at low health. Dragons may call for reinforcements from their friends. Alduin has been...upgraded. I won't spoil it for you. Alduin(IN SOVNGARDE, NOT AT THE THROAT OF THE WORLD) will be the hardest fight in the game. When you come for the king, you best not miss.
DCO also has a number of bonus features that are just plain great quality of life upgrades for anything to do with dragons.
Dragons Stalking you? Fixed.
Annoyed you have to walk up to a dragon to take its soul? Now it works from far away.
Sad that dragon assaults only take place when you fast travel?
Dragon Combat Overhaul UPGRADED BABY YEAH is a gameplay mod for Skyrim that enhances dragon encounters, making them more intelligent and terrifying with improved tactics. With 1,863 endorsements and over 200k downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a more challenging dragon experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,863 endorsements – clearly a lot of players trust this mod.
- Over 200k downloads means it's been tested by a huge number of players.
- Focuses on making dragons smarter and scarier, which is exactly what the base game lacks.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in June 2023 – might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim patches or other mods.
- As a gameplay overhaul, it could conflict with other dragon-related mods or combat overhauls.
- No detailed feature list beyond the description, so you'll have to test to see exactly what changes.
For Skyrim players who find vanilla dragons too easy and want a more challenging, intelligent enemy. If you're a veteran looking to spice up dragon fights, this is for you. Skip if you prefer a casual experience or don't want to deal with potential mod conflicts.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod alters dragon behavior, consider using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily enable/disable it if you run into issues.
- If you use other combat or dragon mods, load this one after them to ensure its changes take priority.
- Check the mod's comments section on Nexus for user reports on compatibility with popular mods like Ordinator or Wildcat.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Apollodown
- Version
- New.Car.Smell
- Downloads
- 204,884
- Endorsements
- 1,863
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 9/25/2021
- Updated
- 6/6/2023
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