Touring Carriages SE
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #141 of 162 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Travel to 9 holds:
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[]Whiterun to "all the hold capitals."
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]Other carriages are (deliberately) more limited to their regions.[]Carriages meet at the major holds, allowing easy transfer.
[]Carriages arrive periodically at hold capitals on their routes.
[]Each carriage has its own quest/script and runs independently.
[]Lore friendly.
Stops in settlements along the way (just ask the driver).
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[]Learn of villages and inns from the travelogue as you pass them.
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]Visit them on a later trip.[]Carriages arrive periodically at settlements on their routes.
[]Also Hearthfire properties, Granite Hill junction, Helgen (all 3 directions), Heljarchen Nightgate Inn, Markside junction (near Frost River), Nimalten Wood junction, and Pargran Promontory junction.
Travelogue commentary (already present in vanilla files) is actually working in multiple languages.
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[]65 vanilla lines only heard in Real Carriages.
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]21 additional shared lines found hidden in the vanilla files.-
[]Pausing anywhere along the way.
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]Sleeping (fast travel). Carriages now arrive at destination with you.[]Variable speed. (Ask driver to hurry.)
[]Up to 3 followers travel with you.
Installs at any time:
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[]Without hiding in safe cells or running scripts.
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]Can be installed from a save standing and staring at a vanilla carriage.Restores to vanilla state:
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[]Without hiding in safe cells or running scripts.
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]Immediately after arrival at the home city.[]After the carriage is out of sight.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
Any trees or signs or posts or gates or buildings in the vanilla road preferred navmesh.
Some non-vanilla bodies for followers or players.
(Added appendages, or missing carriage riding animations.)
FNIS, Nemesis, or Realistic Ragdolls may fix problems with some body replacers.
Anything that doesn't follow the usual CK variable and follower framework coding standards.
(This is extremely hard to debug.)
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[]Better Vampires (don't feed on the driver or horse)
SAVING
Generally a good idea to save before and after each trip, and any time you leave the carriage. The trips are fairly long and resource intensive. There are places in the roads that do not work reliably, but will work on reload of the same save.
However, auto-saving isn't a good idea. Saves made during a ride will not load properly. Saves made too quickly in certain places can crash the game.
Moreover, ther
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[]Better Vampires (don't feed on the driver or horse)
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[]Without hiding in safe cells or running scripts.
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[]Without hiding in safe cells or running scripts.
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[]Pausing anywhere along the way.
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[]65 vanilla lines only heard in Real Carriages.
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[]Learn of villages and inns from the travelogue as you pass them.
Touring Carriages SE is an immersion mod for Skyrim Special Edition that lets you ride wagons from cities, towns, and settlements, complete with vanilla recorded commentary. It serves as a replacement for Scenic Carriages and Real Carriages, adding many extra features. With over 8,000 endorsements and 263,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a more immersive travel experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (8,110 endorsements) — this is a proven mod.
- Massive download count (263,060) shows it's widely used and stable.
- Vanilla commentary keeps it lore-friendly and immersive.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022 — may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim SE patches.
- Replaces other carriage mods, so you'll need to remove those to avoid conflicts.
For Skyrim players who want a more immersive way to travel between holds without fast-traveling. If you're a roleplayer or just enjoy the scenery, this is a must-have. Skip if you prefer fast travel or don't care about carriage rides.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to uninstall Scenic Carriages and Real Carriages before installing this mod to avoid conflicts.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to easily manage and update the mod.
- Check the mod's posts section on Nexus for any compatibility patches or updates from the community.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- DayDreamer
- Version
- 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 263,060
- Endorsements
- 8,110
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 3/19/2018
- Updated
- 8/7/2022
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