Incremental Gains

⭐ — (87 endorsements) 📥 6,948 downloads 📌 v1.1.3 📅 5/11/2022
⚪ Last updated 2024

By LeucisticDinosaur · Gameplay

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 3/17/2024 📅 Created: 5/11/2022
⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗
6📦 Incremental Injuries Find it →

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #65 of 119 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod is meant to complement Incremental Injuries by causing Health, Magicka, and Stamina to increase permanently upon sleeping and recovering from that mod's debuffs.  If you'd like to remove or reduce the vanilla stat gains on level up, you can use either (1) this mod or another version of the uncapper; or (2) No Level Up Menu / its MCM version.

What this mod does

  • []When you sleep, this mod will check how large of a debuff you had for each stat upon going to sleep and how much of it was recovered

    []A configurable fraction of that debuff will be added to that stat permanently several seconds after you wake up; carry weight can also optionally be increased alongside your stamina

    []Base fraction can be changed and stats can be re-calculated to use that fraction at any time via the MCM

    []Settings also available for soft cap to attribute increase and percentage threshold for debuffs to convert to gains; these settings can be changed at any time but will not apply retroactively

With lowered or zero attribute gain on level up, I'd expect stat gains to be lower than vanilla in early levels, but to catch up as you use the stat more.  This depends on your playstyle and settings as well.  Increasing the transfer fraction for a stat will increase gains to that stat especially at first.  Increasing the soft cap will increase gain later in the game relative to initial gains; by default, the soft cap ensures that the fraction decays as the stat increases to avoid exponential stat progression.

Please let me know if you see any issues, whether functional or balance-related.

For a mod combo with a similar underlying idea but different implementation, you might also check out Exhaustion & Exercise.

Requirements

Incremental Injuries is a hard requirement, naturally.  This mod's plugin requires IncrementalInjuries.esp.  If you're using the survival bars for something else or don't have that mod's esp enabled for any other reason, there's also an optional download available for a minimal version of IncrementalInjuries.esp that only includes the variables that this mod needs to function.  This minimal plugin won't enable or affect Survival Mode spoofing on your game.

SkyUI is a soft requirement; settings are available via the MCM, but most could be set via directly modifying a global variable with the console or xEdit instead.

I haven't tested uninstallation.  I think it should be reasonably safe, but please deactivate the mod via the MCM before uninstalling.  You could also simply deactivate it and leave it installed if you'd prefer to avoid removing the plugin but don't want to use the mod anymore.

Compatibility

Possible incompatibilities for this mod include othe

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Incremental Gains is a gameplay mod for Skyrim that adds configurable stat growth to Health, Magicka, and Stamina when you recover from debuffs caused by Incremental Injuries. It also optionally supports carry weight increases. With 87 endorsements and 6,948 downloads, it's a niche utility for players using the Incremental Injuries mod.

✨ Key Features

Configurable growth to Health, Magicka, and Stamina upon recovering debuffs from Incremental Injuries.
Optional carry weight support.
Requires the Incremental Injuries mod to function.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Turns injury recovery into a rewarding progression system—getting hurt actually makes you stronger over time.
  • Configurable stats mean you can tailor growth to your playstyle, whether you want a tanky warrior or a spell-slinging mage.
  • Decent community traction with 87 endorsements and nearly 7k downloads, so it's proven useful for fans of the injury mod.

⚠️ Cons

  • Only works if you're already using Incremental Injuries, so it's useless without that dependency.
  • Last updated in March 2024—might be outdated if the base mod has changed since then.
  • Potential balance issues if you set growth too high, making the game trivial after enough injuries.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who use Incremental Injuries and want a light RPG progression twist—getting debuffed becomes a long-term investment. Skip if you don't use that mod or prefer pure survival without stat creep.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure Incremental Injuries is installed and active before adding this mod, or the growth won't trigger.
  • Start with modest growth values to avoid overpowering your character—you can always tweak the config later.
  • If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to keep your load order clean.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
LeucisticDinosaur
Version
1.1.3
Downloads
6,948
Endorsements
87
Category
Gameplay
Created
5/11/2022
Updated
3/17/2024

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