Enderal SE

Enderal: Forgotten Stories is a total conversion for TES V: Skyrim: a game modification that is set in its own world with its own landscape, lore and story. It offers an immersive open world, all for the player to explore, overhauled skill systems and gameplay mechanics and a dark, psychological storyline with believable characters.

Enderal is free and can be played by anyone owning a legal copy of TES V: Skyrim Special Edition. It was developed non-commercially by SureAI, the team behind the renowned Oblivion mod Nehrim: At Fate’s Edge (and various other projects), and later independently converted and maintained on the Skyrim SE engine by Eddoursul with help from other community members, most notably gavrant and overdev. See Credits for the full list of contributors.

SureAI does NOT provide any support for this version. Please, report your issues with Enderal SE only here or on our Discord. This page contains the core of the game, installable as a Skyrim SE mod, its requirements must be installed manually like with any other mod. This mod is also a base for Enderal VR, maintained by sasa2727, and for the SureAI published releases on Steam and GOG (up to version 2.0.12.4).

Features

• An open world with its own lore and hand-crafted, detailed and diverse landscapes – explore deserts, heathlands, forests, jungles, mountains, and more.
• An unconventional story with believable characters and psychological undercurrents.
• German and English voice acting by professional voice over artists.
• Multi-faceted, believable characters with own ambitions and motivations.
• Overhauled gameplay with classes, experience points, survival mechanics and challenging combat.
• An overhauled skill system with classes and new special abilities.
• A housing system allowing the player to design their own homes.
• 30 to 125 hours of expected playtime.

Added in Forgotten Stories:

• Two “crafting classes” that utilize alchemy and enchanting for combat – use potions to shapeshift into a werewolf as the Lycantrope, use enchanting to craft spirit companions as the Phasmalist.
• Improved performance and stability for a smooth experience.
• Twelve new sidequests and two non-linear guild questlines: Work your way up the Golden Sickle, Enderal’s merchants guild and infiltrate the ranks of the Rhalâta, the enigmatic cult ruling the Undercity.
• Reworked and improved crafting, spells, and much more.

Requirements

• Clean installation of Skyrim Special Edition, tested versions: 1.6.659 (GOG), 1.6.640, 1.6.353, 1.5.97 (Steam).
• Remove all Creation Club plugins (or move them to a separate mod and disable).
• SKSE64
• SkyUI (optional, allows to change settings)

Recommended optionals

• .NET Script Framework (SE) or Crash Logger (AE) provide detailed crash logs.
• SSE Engine Fixes fixes a lot of underlying bugs.
• SSE Display Tweaks reduces stutter and allows to play with FPS higher than 60.
• Yes Im Sure disables annoying message prompts.
• Scrambled Bugs fixes enchantment costs.
• powerofthree’s Tweaks allows to place custom map markers on discovered locations and fixes crash when lights get attached to unloaded actors.
• Fix Note icon for SkyUI brings back note icons in the inventory list.
• Better Jumping SE allows to jump while sprinting.

Modding

Always assume a Skyrim mod is incompatible until proven otherwise.
Enderal LE mods must be converted before using. At this point, all scripted mods for Enderal LE are considered out of date (incompatible).

LOOT does not work with Enderal due to unmaintained masterlist. Effectively, it randomizes your modlist.
Vortex probably works but is unsupported, use it at your own risk.
Remember to never use old Enderal mode in modding tools. Always choose Enderal SE (if available) or Skyrim SE mode.

Mod Organizer 2 supports Enderal SE as of version 2.4.1.
For the Steam version, use the Enderal Special Edition (NOT Enderal) mode.

To mod Enderal SE, installed as a mod, use the Skyrim Special Edition mode and enable Enderal downloads in settings:

• Read Frequently Asked Questions for further details.
• Join our Discord for questions, updates, and bug reports.
• See upcoming changes on https://git.eddoursul.win/enderal/enderalse.