Where to place my village : V

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:56 am

Not sure where to put it, is there a map with recommended locations

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:35 pm

I prefer to walk around in-game and find good places, near where I've seen cool landscapes.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:49 am

Explore the Tamriel worldspace in the game and find any empty space/area that you like. Look at the worldmap ingame and take note of the approx area. Then go find it in the CK.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:14 pm

Spacing might be a problem, though, as Skyrim is crammed with locations.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:26 pm

Spacing might be a problem, though, as Skyrim is crammed with locations.

This, took me forever to find a good location for my mod and I ended up building it right in front of a stormcloak camp, so now that is some extra stuff I have to deal with :/

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:45 am

Find a flat plain somewhere near a water source, and general traffic, maybe even near a mine. I would add a mill, two wells, graveyard, blacksmith, alchemy/spell shope, general store, 3 farms, 1 mine, stables, wooden walls and gate. For your private manor you could have a stone wall surrounding it. Also don't forget a place to worship, barracks and a jail.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:29 pm

What looks like empty space in the game is seldom empty in the CK. Skyrim is FULL of stuff. Be sure you use a Wilderness cell or cells - you probably won't fit a decent village in one cell, and don't use a named cell. In fact, try to stay at least a full cell away from any named cell. That is tough.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:27 pm

Part of the fun is actually finding the location. Personally, I don't care about choosing locations that don't create mod incompatibilities. As long as it's compatible with the mods I PERSONALLY use, I'm good.

I decided on my location for http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10398 even before the Creation Kit was out. I then built Primby Village right there when I finally got the creation kit. I called that location "home" whenever playing the game before I could even move a single tree in the landscape. LOL

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:56 pm

I've already picked out two spots for my first two villages. One is sort of near an occupied location but it should be safe enough. Or I can just have stronger guards there or something

The other is right next to a "POI" cell (Point of Interest) and I'm simply planning to work that cell into the village's story so that it isn't just sticking out like a sore thumb.