Dragonstone - A Skyrim Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #18 of 34 Overhauls mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
+200 new dungeon music tracks and 8 new ambient dungeon sounds
Races now offer much more specialization, so the choice of race is important to the development of your character.
Altmer fix: Male height: 1. 15 Female Height: 1. 12
Bosmer fix: replaced one-handed skill boost with alchemy. Male height: 1. 01 Female Height: 1. 03
Khajiit fix: replaced two-handed skill boost with alchemy.
Orsimer fix: replaced light armor skill boost with enchanting. New magicka: 80 (-25% regen). New stamina: 145 (+20% regen).
Redguard fix: New skill boosts +10 one-handed, +5 archery, block, smithing, heavy armor, light armor.
New magicka: 70 (-30% regen). New stamina: 150 (+25% regen).
ENHANCED ANIMALS AND MONSTERS
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Animals: Animal behavior has been overhauled. Now every animal has a more rational behavior (there are predators and prey, with a bit improved AI) and every animal has better stats.
Monsters: All the monsters are more powerful (werewolf and vampire NPCs included).
Some animals and monsters (i.e. giants, mammoths, dremoras, bears, sabre cats) are a bit bigger.
There are many random events and radiant AI added in this mod.
I will list here the scripted ones, without revealing what they are.
This way you'll look forward to experiencing them in-game.
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[]Dragon vs. Dragon
[]Blades vs. Dragon
[]Blades vs. Thalmor
[]Blades vs. Forsworn
[]Imperials vs. Stormcloaks (Large Battles)
[]Imperials vs. Stormcloaks vs. Dragon
[]Forsworn vs. Stormcloaks
[]Forsworn vs. Imperials
[]Forsworn vs. Thalmor
[]Forsworn & Dead Merchants
[]Forsworn vs. Dragon
[]Forsworn vs. Bandits
[]Forsworn War Party
[]Vigilants vs. Daedra Worshippers
[]Imperials Ambush Stormcloaks
[]Stormcloaks Ambush Imperials
[]Officer Assassins
[]Agents of Penitus Oculatus
[]Synod Agents
[]Protecting the Hold
[]Tavern Brawl
[]Village Mob
[]Makeshift Execution
[]Werewolf Skirmishes
[]Werewolf Hunters
[]Vampire Hunters
[]Remnants of the Morag Tong
[]The Silver Hand
[]The End Times
[]Break for Paarthurnax
[]Thorald's Wrath
[]Amren's Adventure
[]Mjoll's Adventure
[]Freydis's Sword
[]Golldir's Wanderings
[]Erik's Adventure
[]Whiterun Adventurers
[]Riften Adventurers
[]Solitude Adventurers
[]Riverwood Adventurers
Dragonstone is a comprehensive Skyrim overhaul that rebalances races with specialized stats and skill boosts, enhances animal and monster behavior with improved AI and stats, increases creature sizes, and adds over 200 new dungeon music tracks plus 8 ambient sounds. It's for players seeking deeper racial identity and tougher wildlife.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-backed with 448 endorsements and over 11k downloads—clearly a mod people stick with.
- Racial changes add real build variety; swapping two-handed for alchemy on Khajiit makes them better sneaky alchemists.
- The new dungeon music and ambient sounds freshen up exploration without needing extra audio mods.
⚠️ Cons
- Overhaul touches many systems at once—race stats, animal AI, creature sizes—so expect compatibility headaches with other gameplay mods.
- Last updated in January 2024; if you're on the latest Skyrim version, check for patches or conflicts.
- Monsters being more powerful might frustrate players who prefer a more balanced challenge, especially early game.
For Skyrim players who want a more meaningful race selection and a wilder, tougher world. If you're tired of every race feeling the same and want animals to act like actual predators, this is your jam. Skip if you're happy with vanilla balance or run a heavy mod list that already tweaks these systems.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod changes race stats, start a new character to fully experience the racial differences—applying mid-playthrough might not update everything.
- If you use other gameplay overhauls like Ordinator or Wildcat, load Dragonstone before them so its changes take priority.
- The new dungeon music is a nice touch—turn up your audio and explore some caves to hear the difference.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- grVulture
- Version
- 3.2
- Downloads
- 11,466
- Endorsements
- 448
- Category
- Overhauls
- Created
- 7/28/2020
- Updated
- 1/24/2024
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