Longer Jailtime
⚪ 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
- 🏆 #91 of 148 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
This mod changes two gamesettings that define your jailtime. Your jail time is calculated as your bounty in this hold / iCrimeDaysInPrisonMod and capped at iCrimeMaxNumberofDaysinJail days. iCrimeDaysInPrisonMod can be understood as bounty per 1 day in jail, iCrimeMaxNumberofDaysinJail is the maximum jailtime.
Vanilla values are iCrimeMaxNumberofDaysinJail = 7 days and iCrimeDaysInPrisonMod 100, so it's quite good on low bounties but capped at 7 days for bounty >= 700 (before the vanilla murder bounty at 1000).
This mod sets the maximum jailtime (iCrimeMaxNumberofDaysinJail) to 100 days and sets iCrimeDaysInPrisonMod so that a single murder bounty will cost you 40 days in jail. The latter depends on the murder bounty so i made versions for murder bounty = 1000 (Vanilla), 2000 (Crime Overhaul) and 10000 (SkyRem Eve or SB - Lightweight Economy Overhaul, with these mods in some holds the bounty is 15000 so that you get 60 days in those holds). With these settings the jailtime scales better, i.e. jail time for multiple murders is bigger than for a single one, unlike vanilla, etc.
Why not a few years?
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[]The longer the jailtime, the longer the loading screen after it. 100 days take 1 minute for me (my Skyrim is on HDD atm) and it proportionally increases further.
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]Your character doesn't get older[]Alduin doesn't wait
- []Only conflicts with mods that change the same two game settings related to jail time.
- You should use the mod version balanced for your murder bounty if you want jailtime to scale as i designed. In the installer choose the version for your murder bounty, or for the closest one.
Check my other mods:
No Fast Travel | Increased Guild Fines | Favor Jobs Overhaul | Non-Instant Investment | Motionless Rocks Killing People Fix | and more
Longer Jailtime is a small immersion mod for Skyrim that increases the maximum jail sentence from 7 days to 100, with a balanced 40-day sentence for murder. It's a simple tweak for players who want crime to have more serious consequences.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 265 endorsements.
- Huge download count (104,851) shows it's widely used.
- Simple, focused change that adds weight to crime.
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with other mods that alter crime or jail systems.
- Not updated since February 2023, so compatibility with newer Skyrim versions is uncertain.
- Only affects jail time, so players wanting broader crime overhauls will need other mods.
For Skyrim players who want crime to have real consequences and feel more immersive. If you're tired of getting out of jail in a week, this mod makes you think twice before committing murder. Skip if you prefer a more forgiving game or want a full crime overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place this mod in your load order after any mods that change crime or jail systems to avoid conflicts.
- If you're using a mod manager, you can preview the mod's file structure to confirm it's just a simple plugin.
- Consider pairing with a bounty overhaul for a more cohesive crime experience.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- lilebonymace
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 104,851
- Endorsements
- 265
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 7/22/2021
- Updated
- 2/26/2023
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