Food for the Thirsty
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 30 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
How it works.
If you have in inventory at least one of the foods and/or drinks included in the FormID lists, you see the "give food" and/or "give drink" dialogue options.
One item is automatically chosen and given to the beggar (and you get the "Gift of Charity".)
If you have none, only the vanilla "give gold" option is visible (provided that you do have at least one gold piece, of course.)
After four game-time hours you'll be able to offer more.
Food for the Thirsty is a small, quality-of-life mod that lets you give useless food items to beggars, turning waste into a good deed. It's a simple ESP-FE plugin with 600 endorsements and over 226k downloads, last updated in January 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 600 endorsements and over 226k downloads, so it's proven popular.
- ESP-FE means it doesn't take up a plugin slot, perfect for load order management.
- Adds a nice roleplay touch without bloating your game.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in January 2023, so it may not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- Only affects beggars, so if you're looking for broader gameplay changes, this is too niche.
- No detailed instructions or compatibility notes from the author, so you're on your own if issues arise.
For Skyrim players who enjoy small roleplay enhancements and want to get rid of excess food while helping NPCs. It's perfect for immersive playthroughs where every little interaction matters. Skip if you want major gameplay overhauls or if you're playing with mods that alter beggar behavior.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESP-FE, you can safely place it anywhere in your load order, but putting it near other small tweaks is fine.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and enable it easily.
- If you have mods that change beggar AI or dialogue, test this mod early to ensure they don't conflict.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- tarlazo
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Downloads
- 226,718
- Endorsements
- 600
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 9/30/2021
- Updated
- 1/26/2023
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