»Thanks« Corona pandemic, many of us are currently spending more time at home than usual. Of course, multiplayer games are a great way to keep in touch with your friends.
If only the perennial favorite Skyrim play in co-op could… wait, thanks to the Together-Mod this has been possible for some time. However, a lot has happened there in the past year. We will explain to you the current status of development and how you can get the mod up and running.
How well is Skyrim Together doing now?
The development of the mod started in 2017 and went through some ups and downs – among other things, there were death threats against the developers. In January 2019 there was a closed beta for Patreon supporters. The mod is now available free of charge. But what is Skyrim Together all about?
Private & public servers
You have the choice of whether you want to play on one of the currently 27 freely accessible servers or whether you prefer to create your own, to which only you and invited friends have access. In older versions, you ended up on a random public server. By the way, there is no loading screen when changing servers, you come in without delay and land at the exact same point in the game world where you were standing.
8-player co-op
A maximum of eight users can play on each server at the same time. Everyone can independently of the other quests or explore the world of Skyrim. The dragon's blood (dragon's bleed?) Does not disturb mutual progress. About half of all quests are said to be playable together.
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Of course you can also fight together. In previous versions, more enemies simply spawned based on the number of players. In the meantime, this has been refined so that the sheer mass does not lead to lags: many enemies now simply get better basic values and thus become classic boss opponents. By the way, you don't take loot away:
More stable servers
According to the developers and the well-known Skyrim YouTuber TheEpicNate315, server stability has improved significantly since the release. Also on the official Discord Channel from Skyrim-Together, many participants praise how reliably the mod works.
Mod support
Most texture and equipment mods are compatible with Skyrim Together as long as your teammates use them. If you don't have the same mods installed, you can still wear your outfit, but it won't be visible to your friends.
How can I play Skyrim Together?
The instructions are unfortunately too long to reproduce here completely – but don't worry, the installation is fairly easy if you follow this official guide. Briefly summarized:
- First of all, you have to make sure that you have the latest version of the Skyrim Special Edition have. According to a recent developer announcement, the original version will no longer be supported in the future.
- You download the launcher "Harbor". You can use it to install Skyrim Together. If you then go to »Play«, you should be able to see the Mod logo in the main menu.
- With the right CTRL key you open the server selection in the game and you can log in with a mouse click or create your own.
If problems arise, you can also find possible solutions in the instructions linked above. Otherwise, you can also ask questions on the Skyrim Together Discord Channel, where moderators or the developers themselves will help you. You can watch a video tutorial here.