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This 'Skyrim' Mod Lets Your Dovahkiin Hug It Out

Imogen Donovan

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This 'Skyrim' Mod Lets Your Dovahkiin Hug It Out

Featured Image Credit: Bethesda

The "I'm Glad You're Here" mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lets you hug your followers, spouse, and adopted children, which is extremely wholesome content.

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This is the work of modder WhiteWolf424242, and it adds a light number of lines to interactions with followers, as well as an optional hug animation. There's no bonuses attached to this action, unlike activating a shrine somewhere in the world, which means it's just a sweet thing to do. Shows a little appreciation for the buddies who set off traps in hideouts, charge headlong into ambushes, and are charred to a crisp battling dragons.

When the player engages in a conversation with the character, depending on their relationship to the follower, they'll see a new option in the range of ice-breakers. For a follower, the line is "Hey, I'm glad we're friends!" whereas for a spouse or a child, it says "I hope you know I love you." Pure adorable vibes. The animation for the hug is one dredged from the game itself, so there's no opportunity for clashes or issues on that front.

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Moreover, the mod will work for any character that is classed in one of these categories, including ones that are downloadable from Nexus Mods, or Steam Workshop, or anywhere else. The character will also respond to the player's hug, with a normal voice line or, if they're a custom character, a silent smile or their usual farewell line. WhiteWolf424242 has supplied a lengthy list of instructions in order to install the mod properly, and that there are options to configure the hugs like who hugs who, and whether the conversation will end after the hug or not. Configuring a hug sounds odd. Moving on.

On the other end of the spectrum of Skyrim mods, there's one that changes the combat to that of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Mods are an amazing way of refreshing the familiarity of a favourite game, and even Bethesda's Todd Howard loves them. The median time spent in Skyrim is 170 hours, and Howard credited custom content as a contributing factor to the game's longevity.

Topics: News, Skyrim

Imogen Donovan
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