Skyrim Mod Adds Shadow of Mordor-Style Nemesis System to the Game

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Part of what makes The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim so special to fans is the stories they can tell within the game, independent of the main or side quests. Another game that channels that spirit is Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor with its Nemesis System. It creates an emergent gameplay experience filled with player-driven stories and was one of the game’s key selling points. In a combination of Skyrim and Shadow of Mordor, one modder has added the Nemesis System to Bethesda’s RPG with spectacular results.

For the unaware, Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System was a way for the game to take benign enemies and turn them into menacing foes that held a grudge against the player. Every time the player died to an orc, that orc would be promoted and added to a roster of now-named Nemeses that the player could track down and fight again. Unlike games like Skyrim, where players can die and reload their saves repeatedly to defeat a foe, Shadow of Mordor would keep a persistent world. Part of the fun of that system was failing and seeing how that enemy would continue to grow. Thanks to some patents by Warner Bros., the Nemesis System hasn’t made its way to other games but has now found an adaptation in Skyrim.

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Created by modder Syclonix, the Shadow of Skyrim mod turns any enemy who defeats the player into a uniquely named Nemesis. The upgraded foe comes complete with increased stats and a special buff, like a shield-breaking ability, that makes players consider a new approach to combat. The mod also grants players a debuff upon death and allows the Nemesis to steal armor from players and use it to bolster their defense in later encounters. Players can remove their debuffs and get back