Unique Boss Fights

UNIQUE BOSS FIGHTS

Unique Boss Fights replaces generic boss encounters with named opponents in several dungeons and wilderness locations. The typical "Bandit Chief" will have his or her real name, will be stronger, wear special equipment, and even have their own special abilities or fighting style. Many wilderness encounters once inhabited by typical animals are now "mini-boss" fights with tougher, deadlier named beasts. Be sure to come prepared when adventuring and good luck!

BOSS LOCATIONS

Skyrim

Embershard Mine, Redoran's Retreat, Bleak Falls Barrow, Halted Stream Camp, Silent Moons Camp, Broken Helm Hollow, Silverdrift Lair, Bilegulch Mine, Graywinter Watch, Boulderfall Cave, Shriekwind Bastion, Bruca's Leap Redoubt, Cragwallow Slope, Pinemoon Cave, Snapleg Cave, Stillborn Cave, Broken Fang Cave, Broken Tower Redoubt, Morvunskar, Ravenscar Hollow, Greenspring Hollow, Honeystrand Grove, Pinepeak Cavern, Crystaldrift Cave, Evergreen Grove, Autumnshade Clearing, Clearspring Tarn, Bleakcoast Cave, Valtheim Towers, Snowpoint Beacon, Pride of Tel Vos, Winter War, Ironback Hideout, Uttering Hills Camp, Treva's Watch, Pinewatch, Knifepoint Ridge, Yngol Barrow, Ironbind Barrow, Folgunthur, Soljund's Sinkhole, Gloomreach Hive, Kagrenzel, Liar's Retreat, Brittleshin Pass, Hag Rock Redoubt, Bleakwind Bluff, Cradle Stone Tower, Widow's Watch Ruins, North Skybound Watch, Brinehammer, Cold Rock Pass, Darkshade Copse, Steepfall Burrow, Brood Cavern, Bronze Water Cave, Greywater Grotto, Bonechill Passage, Refugees' Rest, Pinefrost Tower, Riverside Shack, Peak's Shade Tower, Roadside Ruins, Ilinalta's Deep, Orotheim, Fort Amol, Fort Snowhawk, Fort Kastav, Fort Greymoor, Fort Greenwall, Fort Hraggstad, Fort Neugrad, Fort Dunstad, Mzinchaleft, and Raldbthar.

Dawnguard and Dragonborn

Moldering Ruins, Fahlbtharz Grand Hall, Benkongerike, Bristleback Cave, Frossel, Moesring Pass, Snowclad Ruins, Damphall Mine, Strident Squall, and Brodir Grove.

SUCCESSOR BOSSES

After clearing a dungeon, you can return once the cell respawns and sometimes encounter a new named boss. These bosses are drawn from a one-time successor from the matching creature pool. Bandit locations draw from bandit successors, draugr locations draw from draugr successors, and so on.

Each successor can appear only once per game. When a pool runs out, the encounter returns to its normal leveled boss. Later generations also become more dangerous: generation N receives N × 40 health by default and N × 0. 05 attack damage.

VANILLA BOSS SUPPORT

With SkyPatcher, UBF also assigns its tiered toughness keywords to named bosses from Skyrim, Dawnguard, and Dragonborn. This gives bosses such as Dragon Priests, Harkon, Vyrthur, Miraak, Karstaag, and the Ebony Warrior the same health-tuning system without editing their records.

REQUIREMENTS

• []Skyrim + DLC[/]

  RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE

  • []SkyPatcher applies toughness and difficulty settings.[/]

    []SPID for spell and perk distribution.[/]

    []New Creature Animation - Dwarven Centurion - OAR for special animations for centurion bosses.[/]

    []Darenii - Natura, Desecration, Vulcano, Abyss, Arclight, Bloodmoon[/]

    []Kittytail - Winter Wonderland[/]

    []DNFA Wolves Combat Behavior[/]

    COMPATIBILITY

    UBF simply changes vanilla placed NPCs to named NPCs, replacing the generic boss type NPCs in dungeons and clearable locations. In my testing, it works as intended in vanilla and modded locations. Conflicts with other mods modifying a location's boss will be won by whichever mod is loaded later.

    For the best experience, UBF should be installed on a new game. Previously cleared locations may not spawn the named boss.

    FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

    • []More bosses - including modded dungeons and quests[/]

      []Improved behavior for bosses[/]

      []SPID gear distribution[/]

      []More unique gear and special collectable recipes[/]

      INSTALLATION

      Install with your mod manager and enable UniqueBossFights.esp. Should be near the bottom of your load order. Safe to install mid-save.