The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the most modded game in history, and by some distance. Across its vanilla release and Special editions, it’s received more than 200,000 mods and over 15 million downloads on Nexus Mods alone. Comparatively, the second-most modded game, Fallout 4, has received 78,000 mods and 2.5 billion downloads.
Skyrim’s modding scene is eclectic, and players can download bug fixes, cosmetic items, and full DLC-sized expansions, all created by their fellow players. One of the most popular major expansions is Beyond Skyrim – Bruma, which launched in 2017.
Now, 10 years after release, to the surprise of many, Skyrim – Bruma just received a huge 2.0 update, with new dungeons, weapons, and cut content.
Beyond Skyrim – Bruma Gets A Whopping New Surprise Update
Beyond Skyrim – Bruma was released on July 16, 2017. Since launch, it’s accrued over 16 million downloads and has been endorsed by almost 68,000 players. It explores the lands of Bruma, with over 70 residents, a fully explorable county larger than Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC, new dungeons, weapons, quests, and storylines. It features 24,000 new lines of dialogue, including some from well-known video game actors, and three hours of original music.
It’s one of the most impressive mods ever created, and it’s no surprise that so many people have downloaded and played it.
Today, on November 11, exactly 15 years after Skyrim’s original launch, Beyond Skyrim – Bruma received a massive update that makes the giant expansion even bigger.
Shared on the official Beyond Skyrim – Bruma page, the 2.0 update is out now, and it includes the following new features:
- New dungeons and a greatly extended exterior playspace
- New weapons and armors
- A new, previously cut, quest and many previously cut dialogues
- Extensive balancing pass for loot and enemies, including custom boss fights and many new enemy variants
- Improved level design in a number of frustrating dungeons
- Hundreds of new custom assets around the playspace
- Better integration of DLC content, full survival mode support, incorporation of lore-friendly community mods, and hundreds of bug fixes
Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks with the 2.0 version of the expansion. Players will need to start a new save in order to access Skyrim – Bruma, meaning any progress with older characters will be lost, and the many submods will need to be updated before they are fully compatible with Bruma 2.0.
Beyond Skyrim – Bruma is part of a collaborative modding project in which teams from around the world are recreating continent-expansion mods for Skyrim. Other works include Beyond Skyrim – Argonia, Beyond Skyrim – Elsweyr, and Beyond Skyrim – Valenwood. There’s plenty of content here to tide you over until The Elder Scrolls VI – Sentinel launches.
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November 11, 2011
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M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes
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Creation
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Skyrim: Dragonborn, Skyrim: Hearthfire, Skyrim: Dawnguard
