Skyrim: What Dawnguard SHOULD Have Been, Mods to Overhaul Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC

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Published 2019-11-05
Skyrim Dawnguard DLC remains one of my favorite expansion packs ever. Release well over half a decade ago, The Elder Scrolls 5’s Dawnguard quest thrusted Skyrim into the center of an amazing jockey for power between the ancient Volkihar vampire clan, and a noble guild of vampire hunters, known as the Dawnguard. However, over the past seven years Skyrim’s modding community has been hard at work, producing various mods that overhaul both small bits and large elements of the Dawnguard expansion and transforming it into something truly timeless. So today we’ll be taking a look at a few of the greatest mods currently available for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC.
All Comments (21)
  • @chloeremington7139
    So excited to grab a bottle of mead, kick back, relax, and enjoy this video! I love Dawnguard, but I think there was a lot of potential missed. Great stuff as always, Nate!
  • @Lyrog
    This is how vampire attacks usually go for me: I fast travel to a city, then, just before loading screen ends, 7 characters yell "NEVER SHOULD HAVE COME HERE" as some vampires spawn together with me. Then I try to help kill the vampires but accidentally hit one person, so a guard tries to arrest me while a vampire is using the succ spell on me, giving me aids.
  • @DonTekNO
    Mod List: 1:40 Frankly HD Dawnguard --> Cosmetic overhaul for DG Equipment 3:27 Glorious Fort Dawnguard --> More NPCs and more structures added to the DG main base to make it feel more alive 5:12 Dawnguard Arsenal --> More melee weapon variants for DG aswell as "Sun Magic" spells 7:20 Castle Volkihar Rebuilt --> Adds the ability to clean up the vampire main base after the questline is done (also the winning faction moves in) 9:37 Sacrosanct-Vampires of Skyrim --> Overhaul of the vampire skills and progression 12:47 Immersive Patroles --> Adds faction patroles to the overworld 13:57 Dawnguard Sentries Plus --> Adds DG guards to citys as additional protection to the populus 15:12 Bells of Skyrim & Run For Your Lifes --> Adds alarm systems to citys and makes non combat NPCs GTFO when the city is under attack
  • @fancypantsof
    Last time I was this early Ragnar the Red was still at Rorikstead
  • @BenWillock
    That feeling when you see a youtuber you sub to using one of your mods 😎
  • @MotoHikes
    "If your PC can handle it" Weird flex but okay!
  • @dude37
    "Hey, how's it going guys. It's... You know who." Voldemort?
  • @Xaveston
    Dawnguard in Blue Palace Sybeline "Well, this is awkward."
  • @dapidizme
    ‘Interrogation’ room cough torture room cough
  • @mrcopycat2355
    Nate: —Lists all mods that enhance Dawnguard— Me: Luckily, I already have them all... and I reached my plugin limit Nate: BUT YOU DONT HAVE BELLS OF SKYRIM, DO YOU? Me: DONT DO THIS TO ME, NATE
  • @raynmanshorts9275
    Blue Palace sentry: "Don't worry. Vampires are our specialty." Sybille Stentor: "..."
  • @kingpurp1724
    “Characters that have absolutely no business trying to kill vampires”😂😂😂
  • @jayranger1088
    Always enjoy these. Makes me feel like I’m not the ONLY Skyrim nerd left
  • @fenndev
    Can we get a version of this for the Dragonborn and Hearthfire DLCs, if you haven't already done it?
  • @neesan9962
    Literally the only thing about the dawnguard that made me even think for a second about not joining the vampires.. was the only thing you didn't mention.. the huskies.
  • @warbacca1017
    "You'd expect the base to be more populated and lively." No, actually I wouldn't. Including the ramshackle inside, I'd say bare bones is probably how it should look given the short time it's been back in operation
  • @Max-lc9dp
    “What Bethesda could’ve been” Nate 2025