Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic: The game developer Bioware is known for a whole range of great role-playing games. In our ranking of the 100 best genre representatives, Bioware titles even occupied 5 of the first 10 places:
About witchers, dark souls and lots of magic
The 100 Best PC RPGs of All Time
So it’s no wonder that fans want to revive the special qualities of the Bioware brand – it’s still a while until the next Mass Effect. And what better way to do that than the evergreen Skyrim, which is still being played and modded today! That’s why the free Warden of the Coast fan expansion now lures with role-playing games à la Bioware.
These role-playing features await you
The developers also present the story and special features that await you in Warden of the Coast in their launch trailer:
link to YouTube content
Of course, there is a more detailed description of the scope and the special mechanics Nexusmods.com, where you can also download the extension. The authors advertise with the following features:
- Over 9,000 professionally voiced lines of dialogue from 27 voice actors
- Nine companions, each with their own Bioware-style loyalty quests
- An exploration system for three companions
- Seven quests for love affairs
- A player choice driven story with five different main endings
- 10 to 15 hours of gameplay
- A dynamic follower reputation system influenced by dialogue, kills, and quest decisions
- Companions can be leveled up and revived in battle
- Two completely new areas
If you prefer to experience Bioware RPGs in the original, then the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect trilogy might be worth a look:
Our conclusion with rating
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition im Test
What is the story about?
But what is the Warden of the Coast story about anyway? The fan expansion will bring back memories, especially for Oblivion players: Because on a far away, tropical island, gates to Oblivion open again, from which Daedra and monsters pour to conquer the mortal world. Of course, as the only available hero, you have to stop them.
How do I install and play the mod?
You can download the extension from the corresponding page of Nexusmods. If you already have a mod manager like Vortex installed, you can use the button Mod Manager Download
use, otherwise you choose Manual Download
out. The download is a little over 2 gigabytes.
Even without a mod manager, however, the installation is simple: You copy the downloaded files into the Data folder of your Skyrim installation (either Special Edition or Anniversary Edition). You can find it by right clicking on Skyrim in your Steam Library and at Administer
die Option Browse game files
selects.
Start your game and go to the nearest town and the quest should begin. However, it is best to do the Skyrim main quest The Way of the Voice
completed.
More Skyrim stories and projects
Even after 11 years, Bethesda’s role-playing game is still far from history and is kept alive above all by the extremely active community. Just recently, for example, a co-op mod was released that lets you explore Skyrim with friends for the first time:
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We had to wait 11 years for Skyrim multiplayer!
Of course, we shouldn’t forget other giant projects such as Beyond Skyrim, which wants to add entire countries to Skyrim, or Skyblivion, which will be a remake of its predecessor in the Skyrim engine. In addition, secrets that have been hidden for years are still being unearthed today, such as the existence of a garbage planet. We learned some of the most exciting stories from the developers themselves, take a look!
How do you like the new Warden of the Coast fan expansion? Would you have wished for such Bioware features in Skyrim from the start, or do you not need them here? Write us in the comments!
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