Skills of Survival - Custom Skill
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 1.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #55 of 119 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description:
Custom Skills that allow you to deal with the downsides of Survival mods easier and also advance the hunting capabilities of your character.
There are perks that allow you to craft items without going to a settlement and perks that offset the health regeneration penalty as well as perks that aid you in hunting and gathering resources for setting up a camp.
The Perks:
Starting Perks
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[]Accustomed: Stamina regenerates 50% faster in exteriors
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]Adaptable: Fortifies your total Stamina by 35 in exteriors (2nd rank)Left Side
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[]Survivor: Warmth rating is increased by 35
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]Hardened: Warmth rating is increased by 75 while swimming[]Natural Cure: Fortifies Health regen by 25%
[]Advanced Cure: Fortifies Health regen by 50% (2nd rank. Does NOT stack)
[]Antiseptic: raises disease resistance by 50% (3rd rank)
[]Pray to Kyne: Grants you the ability to pray to Kyne to summon a wood chopping block
Right Side
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[]Trapper: Allows you to pick up bear traps while sneaking and drop them from your inventory.
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]Huntsman: Allows you to craft bear traps at a forge. (2nd rank)[]Seasoned Hunter: Allows you to craft more effective traps at a forge and use them.(3rd rank)
[]Wasteless: You gain extra parts from animals.
[]Efficient Hunter: You recover more arrows from your prey
[]Hunter's Instincts: grants you a power to detect animals easier on will
Middle
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[]Opportunist: Adds a crafting station to your camp whenever you build one that allows you to craft arrows and traps if you got the trapper perk
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]Field Gourmet: You learn how to cook better meals at your campfireLeveling and how it works:
Once every 6 ingame hours, when you activate your campfire (from CC camping) you are granted some experience.
you get more experience with a low level Survivor skill.
My excuse for that is that you learn more at the start and it gradually slows down the more experienced you are.
Perk Points:
Currently it uses the default perk points, keep that in mind. You might want to use a mod that grants you more perk points. There's a total of 16 points needed to max out the Survivor perk tree.
Open the Menu:
either with Custom Skills Menu or by sitting on the crate and activa
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[]Opportunist: Adds a crafting station to your camp whenever you build one that allows you to craft arrows and traps if you got the trapper perk
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[]Trapper: Allows you to pick up bear traps while sneaking and drop them from your inventory.
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[]Survivor: Warmth rating is increased by 35
A custom skill that expands Survival mods with perks to mitigate survival downsides and enhance a hunting theme. With 134 endorsements and 7,119 downloads, it's a niche addition for players seeking more depth in survival gameplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community traction with 134 endorsements and over 7k downloads.
- Fills a specific niche for survival players who want hunting-focused perks.
- Actively maintained, last updated May 2024.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires other Survival mods to be useful, so it's not standalone.
- Limited to a single skill, so it may not offer enough variety for some.
- Potential compatibility issues with other skill overhauls or survival mods.
For survival mod enthusiasts who want to lean into a hunting playstyle and mitigate the harshness of survival mechanics. If you're not using survival mods or prefer broader skill overhauls, this might not be for you.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if your survival mods are compatible with custom skills before installing.
- Consider using a mod manager to easily enable/disable this skill if conflicts arise.
- Pair with hunting-related mods to get the most out of the theme.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Styyx
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Downloads
- 7,119
- Endorsements
- 134
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/22/2023
- Updated
- 5/15/2024
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