Fat Skyrim - A worldspace expansion into Cyrodiil-Hammerfell-High Rock-Morrowind-Orsinium
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 13 Locations - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
FAT Skyrim - A worldspace expansion
This mod expands upon the worldspace of Skyrim by adding content to the regions behind the border gates. I will not add the whole neighbouring provinces - only the small areas that are closest to Skyrim. Expect beautiful, meticulously crafted landscapes and levels in the neighbouring provinces, expanding Skyrim's playable area by roughly the size of one hold per province. In its completed state the mod will add new landscapes, interiors, items, books, settlements, and NPCs in Hammerfell, Morrowind, Orsinium and High Rock. Finally, it will feature a questline dealing with one of the games most famous mysteries, tying it all together...
For now, you'll be able to explore Silgrad Pass in Southern Morrowind, Jade Valley in the Jerall Mountains, and Sulmaad Valley in Hammerfell that are 99% finished. In addition, Northern Morrowind and Orisinium areas contain large swaths of manually designed landscapes and some dungeons. More content will be included in regularly coming updates. Please refer to the Development Plan down below to see what will come up next.
Enjoy exploring the new lands beyond Skyrim's borders and let me know what you think!
DISCLAIMER: This mod is still WIP. This means, the regions that are added are absolutely playable and polished to a fair amount, but things can and will change and expanded with further updates.
DISCLAIMER2: This mod does not stand in concurrence with Beyond Skyrim. In fact, I'm a year-long member of a BS team, and this is my side project. This project can not and will not compete with Beyond Skyrim, since it will not have complete provinces, nor is it its aim to accurately depict the culture, biomes and overall style of the neighbouring provinces; mainly vanilla assets are used for this.
To clarify again, this mod will never deliver full provinces, nor will it compete with Beyond Skyrim's releases, it cannot and will not reach the same quality in scope or depth. This is mostly vanilla assets, expanding what you have in Skyrim, and an engaging questline at the end.
The Great Riddle - It's a feature!
The core idea that this mod was built around was to finally shed a light on one of Skyrim's most famous and mostly disputed mysteries. The mystery I'm talking about shall stay a secret for now, and
Fat Skyrim expands the Skyrim worldspace by adding new landscapes, interiors, items, settlements, and NPCs in small areas of Hammerfell and Morrowind, accessible behind border gates. Currently in development, it has 794 endorsements and over 133,000 downloads, indicating strong community interest.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community traction – 794 endorsements and 133k downloads show people are hungry for this.
- Expands the map without needing a new game – you can walk into new lands from Skyrim's borders.
- Adds both visual and gameplay content – new places to explore, loot, and NPCs to meet.
⚠️ Cons
- Still in development – content is incomplete, so you might hit unfinished areas or missing features.
- Potential compatibility issues with other mods that alter border regions or worldspace.
- Large-scale worldspace mods can be performance-heavy, especially on lower-end rigs.
For Skyrim explorers who've exhausted the vanilla map and want fresh lands to discover without starting a new game. Also for lore fans who want to see Hammerfell and Morrowind up close. Skip if you prefer polished, complete mods or play on a potato.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a worldspace mod, make sure to load it correctly with other location mods to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod page for updates regularly – it's in active development, so new content drops often.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting vanilla files.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- vykaz
- Version
- 1.3.3
- Downloads
- 133,059
- Endorsements
- 794
- Category
- Locations - New
- Created
- 12/26/2023
- Updated
- 5/26/2026
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