Horses on Patrol SE - Orcs
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #153 of 162 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
TLDR - Reupload of One of my Old Ports that I Manually Cleaned In SSEdit To Fix the Crashes the Old Port Had. Most of the Description is Copied from My Original Port.
Original Mod
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Description -
What I Manually Fixed/Cleaned :
- Fixed Waterflow From Oldrim to SE Waterflow
- Completely Fixed all Mismatch Columns in SSEdit, Fixing Navmesh Issues that Caused the original Crashes
- New Requirement For Face Discoloration Fix as that Fixes Facegen Errors Such as the Infamous Grey Face Bug
What the Mod Entails -
- 5 Orc Patrols With 2 Riders Each
- 3 New Guards at Each Orc Settlement With Custom Packages to Patrol the Settlement
- All Horses will Return to Orc Encampments If their Rider Dies
- All Riders Respawn, They Are Non Essential and can Be Killed by Anyone
- Newly Added Orcs Have Height Variations and their Horses are Adjusted for their height
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COMPATIBILITY
- Compatible with all Horses On Patrol Mods
- Compatible with Immersive Orc Strongholds
- Compatible with NPC adding mods like Immersive Patrols
Not fully compatible with:
- When Vampires Attack
- Run For Your Lives
My NPCs will be called into buildings, even though they are part of the correct exemption faction.
Horses might follow, even though they shouldn't be able to go through doors.
You can also use "Immersive Citizens". It doesn't affect the behavior of NPCs riding horses.
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FILE CREDITS
TheWinterhawks Hunter Saddle With Variants by Winterhawk for Orc saddles
Fur Bag - Backpack by TreasureChest for waterskin used in Orc saddles
Barbarian Steel Armor by steelfeathers
Nexus Mod community for being inspired.
Bethesda for great game.
Jayr848 For Creating and Giving Me Permission To Upload my Personal Ports.
Horses on Patrol SE - Orcs adds orc patrols across Skyrim with custom AI packages, no scripts, fully navmeshed, and ESPFE. This immersion mod enhances the world with more orc activity, ideal for players seeking lore-friendly encounters without performance hits.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- No scripts means less script lag and better stability
- Fully navmeshed ensures patrols navigate properly
- ESPFE saves plugin slots, good for load order
- Community-tested (181 endorsements, 26k downloads)
⚠️ Cons
- Only adds orc patrols, not other races
- May conflict with mods that alter orc spawns or patrol routes
- Last updated in 2023, might not be compatible with latest game patches
For Skyrim players who want more orc presence in the world without script-heavy mods. If you're doing a playthrough focused on orc lore or just want more random encounters, this is a lightweight addition. Skip if you want patrols for all factions or need scripted events.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESPFE, you can place it anywhere in your load order, but putting it near other immersion mods is fine.
- If you use a mod manager, just download and activate; no FOMOD or patches needed.
- Check for conflicts with mods that edit the same patrol routes or orc camps.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- jayr848
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 26,351
- Endorsements
- 181
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 2/7/2023
- Updated
- 2/7/2023
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