I Turned Riften Into The City Of Thieves It Should Have Been

Riften the city of Thieves the rift is probably the most beautiful hold in Skyrim but its capital is far from being as cozy with crimes all over the streets and inequality between the rich and the poor there is a lot to cover here so why not make this city into the busy but beautiful mess that it should have been from the beginning we'll start the overhaul with the exterior of the city and what better way to kick this into motion than with Riften docks overhaul making the docks outside the city way bigger and more populated introducing new ships smaller boats bigger piers and way more clutter actually a lot a lot of clutter I imagine the economy here took a massive downturn with the eruption of Red Mountain as Lake Conrich is connected to the Sea of ghosts very close to Morrowind and as many people fled from Morrowind the trade has ceased or at the very least slow down significantly am I a nerd for reading too much into it all that to say that while yes there are a lot of barrels and crates and stuff but just imagine what it would have been like when marwin was a booming economy there are also many fishing ships showcasing the abundance of sea life due to its warmer climate than the rest of Skyrim so speaking of fish what's the point of catching it if you're not gonna sell it introducing the Riften Fish Market a new market right next to the docks where the merchants can sell their daily catch you'll find all kinds of fish and Seafood on display with this now being the biggest fish market in Skyrim getting away from the water let's take a moment to improve the main entrance to Riften with JK's Riften outskirts a mod introducing new buildings and Shacks right outside making the rift and Stables seem more functional there's now also a little cabin area for the guards on the lookout to take a break and also more importantly a toilet this one actually being quite spacious and cozy the mod also changes the nearby Farm adding four new buildings making it literally four times bigger which is also a very welcome change next up I have a change to the rift as a whole being blubbo's aspen tree replacer a tree mod I can really get behind changing all the aspen trees to this thick tree model covering the whole body of making it feel so much Cozier this results in more shade and the sun occasionally peeking through the canopies which I think is really beautiful it makes sure to cover the whole area and while it looks good from above it feels somewhat magical and Fantastical from underneath do those two words mean the same thing maybe should I hire a better writer also maybe and I understand that it's not for everybody but I'm really a big fan of global tree replacers and this one is near the top of my list of their mods I would also add rin's Golden Glow estate adding new walls new structures and bigger Bridges to the estate Islands worthy of being the massive honey producer it should have always been and then after that let's tackle a whole new District on the south of Riften one of the biggest expansions of today and that is Riften extension South Woods District this mod adds a bunch of new buildings around the South path that leads into the city which includes a whole new Public Square New farms and stores this is a very nice mod that adds a very cozy Community to the city also include some voice acting and all the buildings have really cool Interiors since this mod adds an original idea in a lesser visited location it should be compatible with pretty much anything and given its quality I see no downside in having this mod installed at all times and before we go into the city itself I have to warn you there are a lot of criminals no but on the internet and there's no better way to protect yourself than with expressvpn not using expressvpn while browsing the web is pretty much like walking in Riften there's no punchline don't walk around Riften we all know the benefits of a VPN by now but what if I told you that you can get lower prices for services based on different locations and that's not the only way to save money today as you can also use the link in the description expressvpn.com TV for three months for free and you can use it for 30 days and if you for some reason decide to cancel you get your money back simple as that now going into the city itself I had to disable my texture mods to give you a nice before and after so bear with me with these closer to vanilla textures I even have to disable Skyland I hope you're happy so we'll first start with Dawn of Skyrim a mod that I have for all my cities and Riften is no exception this mod adds many details around the city such as cages more trees cranes this Merchant now having ice around our car to preserve the meat which is really cool more details and ways to access the canal and so many more you can already see that the mod makes Rift and feel a lot cooler already and if you have blubbos installed as well there's a tree in the middle that looks kind like it sticks out of nowhere because of its large trunk but honestly the shade and comfy feeling that it adds makes it worth it to me so I don't mind it one bit next up we got spaghetti cities Riften a rather new addition to the city adding even more details and it's somehow compatible with Dawn of Skyrim I haven't really seen any clipping or whatever personally so I'm assuming it's all good maybe it was all planned a good content creator plans everything in advance make a plan the most obvious additions are the flags in the marketplace that seem to be a staple from this mod author adding more colors and they're also fishing rods all over the canals showing that Riften is indeed a fishing town with Riften make your own Riften you can add even more details on certain buildings and you can add whichever change individually when installing the mod now this is amazing and I wish more mods did that changes include more bridges entire decks for some buildings multiple guard towers and even a boat sticking out of this building I mean dude I love details like this I wish I had a boat sticking out of my building overall this mod changes the existing buildings in Riften and I encourage you to check out the mod page to see what changes speak to you now we can take a look at textures finally we will go from vanilla to a setup for the rest of my game that includes Skyland clever charf and Skyline bits and Bobs in that order actually simply because of personal preference and specifically for Riften I have the more recent gravelum making the city have a rustic feeling while the colors are sort of washed up it's exactly what rifton needs as it's not a city that truly stands out in terms of the architecture but from the purple color of its banners that now shine through with ease there's a parallax version which is what I'm using right now and I think it makes it look amazing realistic cozy and somewhat cold and uninviting at the same time it's actually kind of hard to describe now while this is my favorite setup for Riften I'm gonna come at you with full transparency the performance in the city is now a lot lower than before which is totally normal so I recommend going for one key version of textures for everything unless you're playing on a NASA computer also the mods are not fully compatible but the worst you'll get are these two banners peeking out with a bridge and a balcony but other than these two things I really haven't noticed any issues and I think having to disable the items once in order to get such a beauty of a city is not going to ruin the experience or maybe that's just me going into some details to make the city look even better I recommend organic Rift and leaves making the Dead Leaves on the floor smaller and more realistic they are indeed a little bit harder to notice but they look sometimes dry sometimes wet from the rain but what's important is that they look dead magnificent Riften Miss vial keep door for this amazing door design through y'all house now did I pronounce that correctly I have no idea man is it misveal Miss vial and a little subtle change from fyx Riften canal and round posts making them have a more organic shape while giving the ropes more girth I wish there was a mod in real life that would add more girth but whatever adding more details we got grass and Riften which makes you think why is there no actual grass in Riften what's the deal with that now the back alleys look a million times better in my opinion staying on the nature side we got falling leaves in Riften one of the most atmospheric mods on the list adding the occasional few leaves falling from the trees explaining why there's so many dead leaves on the ground and finally puddles of Riften adding small and shallow bodies of water around the city this mod I'm adding with a caveat since I got a few Shader issues while looking at the water but you lose Nothing by trying it out yourself since it could just be my setup I don't know regardless it's super nice and makes Riften feel moist and there you have it was that there's more oh we got the Interiors well I have this Nazi interior series for the black Briar and snowshop manner the GG Thieves Guild for the cistern and JK's Interiors for pretty much everything else you cannot make Riften look amazing without also touching the Interiors it's as if you're making a nuriva video without any mature joke there it is for the Temple of Mara in addition to the JK overhaul I also recommend statue of Mara along with a patch for blood boost free replacer that you can find on The blubo's Mod page and with all these mods the city is complete and ready to play just make sure not to get robbed don't be a low IQ nazim lover like Lincoln please and remember that the best protection you can have while walking around in the city is expressvpn or was that surfing the web either way you're better off having it when you do both make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed And subscribe for more videos like this from 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Channel: Nariva TV

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Length: 10min 31sec (631 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 18 2023