VIGILANT - Delayed Start
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #41 of 91 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
VIGILANT is a large quest mod in which you join the Vigil of Stendarr and hunt down the Daedra, witches, and vampires wreaking havoc across Skyrim until a certain Daedric Prince takes a very personal interest in your actions.
It's an excellent mod, however, there is a problem ... it's possible to start it at level 1. While the first few quests may be doable by a low-level character, the enemies will soon start wiping the floor with you if you aren't prepared. Another issue is that the quest giver who starts the questline will interrupt Erandur's scene in the Windpeak Inn if the mod is installed from the beginning.
This patch will delay the questline from starting until certain conditions are met - Altano and Orlando will now not be present in the Dawnstar's inn from the beginning of the game.
This patch requires a new game to work! If you already had VIGILANT installed before adding this patch, it will do exactly nothing for you. No way around this, I'm afraid.
Until I learn how to make an MCM menu, there will be several different plugins to choose from, ranging from the simple level requirements to more complicated requirements like having finished certain quests beforehand (more to come in the future updates).
All plugins are ESL flagged and will not contribute towards your load order!
LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
These patches are the simplest starting requirement for Vigilant - you must only reach the required level.
Level 25:
Altano and Orlando will appear in the Windpeak Inn in Dawnstar once you reach level 25.
Level 30:
Altano and Orlando will appear in the Windpeak Inn in Dawnstar once you reach level 30.
Level 40:
Altano and Orlando will appear in the Windpeak Inn in Dawnstar once you reach level 40.
QUEST REQUIREMENTS
These patches are more complicated than the ones above and will require you to be both at least level 25 (because there needs to be a minimum level - this is not a mod to start unprepared) and finish certain quests before starting Vigilant.
Option 1:
- be level 25+
- finish House of Horrors
Option 2:
- be level 25+
- finish House of Horrors
- finish Kindred Judge
A simple patch that delays Vigilant's questline until certain conditions are met. For players who want to pace their playthrough and avoid early quest triggers. Highly endorsed with 2,514 endorsements and 2.0M downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 2,514 endorsements and 2.0M downloads
- Solves a common complaint about Vigilant's early quest start
- Lightweight patch that doesn't overhaul the quest mod
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the original Vigilant mod to function
- May conflict with other mods that alter Vigilant's quest triggers
For Skyrim players who love Vigilant but want more control over when the questline begins. Perfect for roleplayers who want to build up their character before diving into the dark story. Skip if you're fine with the default quest start.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original Vigilant mod installed and load this patch after it in your load order.
- Check the mod's posts or comments for community reports on what conditions actually trigger the quest start.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to ensure proper load order and easy uninstallation.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Aelarr
- Version
- 2.3
- Downloads
- 2,024,951
- Endorsements
- 2,514
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 11/5/2021
- Updated
- 8/23/2025
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