Beware of the night! Mod to Skyrim returns cut content about vampires

It’s 2023 and we’re still writing about Skyrim. This time, not in connection with the release of another anniversary or special edition, but with one of the numerous modifications. If you would like to play something with a vampire theme after the Redfall experience. For example, an RPG where you turn from a vampire hunter into the terror of the night and the terror of the living. And it allows you to Bloodhunt mod.

With the arrival of the vampire data disk Dawnguard, a whole series of adaptations for playing as voracious predators arrived on leather wings. More precisely, their weakening. The mod resharpens the vampires’ fangs while also bringing content that was ultimately cut from the game before release.

The tweaks aren’t just simple stat changes, though some strength stats and resistance to some frost and fire have been touched up as well. Brand new options were also added, such as drinking blood potions that had no other use in the game, and the modification also makes several previously hidden perks available.

The script for the daily cycle also received a cosmetic change. Staying in the sun in Skyrim hurts and weakens vampires. In the base game, this happened between 5am and 7pm, which the mod author says doesn’t make sense since it’s still dark in the game in the morning, while it’s barely dark in the evening at this time. Therefore, he shifted the time range by an hour and the UV factor with the modem works between 6 and 8 p.m.

Adopting a vampire role will also support changes in NPC aggressiveness. Because in the original game, if you played as a character in the last stage of vampirism, the other characters automatically attacked you. The Dawnguard changed this system and the most powerful vampires had peace of mind as long as they weren’t caught feeding or in their bestial form. The adjustment mod returns it to its original, more aggressive state, so it will make more sense to use some of the blood sustenance abilities, such as seduction.

Additionally, Bloodhunt returns normal clothing to bloodsuckers instead of uniform vampire armor and robes. The mod is not a massive remake, rather it just balances some elements of one particular part of Skyrim. But this is an excellent diversion for those who are looking for a balanced experience as similar as possible to the original game in terms of vampires. Or one where you don’t have to worry about it not being compatible with other modifications.