You’ve gotta hand it to the old Bethesda. They don’t joke around when it comes to DLCs.
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Nearly every franchise they’ve developed or published has had must-have DLCs. This, of course, includes, The Elder Scrolls, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arguably getting the most expansive DLCs of any game of its generation.
Dawnguard, in particular, was well-loved on how it did vampires justice within The Elder Scrolls mythos.
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Unfortunately, as good as Bethesda are when it comes to DLCs, you could argue that it’s player base are better when it comes to mods.
The entire modding community of Skyrim is still well alive and kicking today, nearly a full decade ever since the game first released. This means that there’s a wide assortment of mods out there for every taste and inclination, including those who feel like Dawnguard just didn’t have enough for a “Vampire” playthrough of Skyrim.
With that in mind, we’ve decided to round up some of Skyrim’s best vampire mods.
Complete your bloodsucking vampire experience and show everyone what a Vampire-Dragon hybrid can do!
1. Castle Volkihar
Not everyone likes to build fortresses. Some are more satisfied conquering them.
If that’s true for you, then Castle Volkihar should make for the ideal home for your vampire lord dreams.
Castle Volkihar is a mod that gives you a grand castle to work with. It’s a true home fitting for the lord of the vampires. It comes complete with everything from turrets and dungeons, as well as long and winding corridors. It’s even got its own questline, just in case you’re in the mood for some conquering, as mentioned earlier.
The story of the mod is set following the events of Dawnguard where you take Auriel’s Bow to defeat the occupying army to free the coven locked away deep inside the castle’s crypt.
Once you’re finished with that, the castle is all yours for the taking.
2. The Evil Mansion
A lore-friendly reimagining of the iconic zombie-infested mansion from the first Resident Evil game, The Evil Mansion is a mod that is equal parts scary and intriguing.
If you’re up for a scare, then we definitely recommend installing this for the kicks.
Of course, if you’re going to live up to your full vampire potential, then the mod is all the more recommended, especially if long and winding castles aren’t your thing.
Filled with all sorts of grotesque creatures, The Evil Mansion is yours to keep once you’ve gotten rid of all of its previous undead inhabitants.
3. Enhanced Blood
There are a lot of things missing from Skyrim that you’ll only notice after a couple of playthroughs.
One of the few things that stands out even on your first playthrough though is, for a game that’s supposedly so violent, drawing blood feels like you’re just breaking open a can of tomato paste.
Seriously. Have a look the next time you make an enemy bleed.
The default blood textures definitely feel less like blood and more like fake blood, which, as any competent vampire knows, will just not do, which is why we recommend installing the Enhanced Blood mod so you can replace whatever puree Bethesda used as a model with something that actually looks scrumptious and palatable.
4. Vampire No Sun Damage
In the name of fairness, the attribute boosts that you get from a vampire in Skyrim comes the expense of not being able to go out in the sun.
However, one thing that breaks away from this immersive feature is the fact that you can’t exactly cover yourself for protection from the sun, which is an actual thing if you’ve been watching your movies.
Luckily, the Vampire No Sun Damage fixes that.
With this mod, covering yourself up when out in the sun means that you’re less vulnerable to the harmful effects of sunlight.
Take note: we said less vulnerable.
What this means is that, while you do take less damage, the damage is not totally removed.
5. Belua Sanguinaire Revisited
One of the most comprehensive vampire mods for Skyrim, Belua Sanguinaire Revisited makes players feel like an actual vampire.
In fact, one could argue that this mod is better than Dawnguard, and it’s easy to see why.
Once installed, the mod changes the base game entirely, making it revolve around how you want your character to move and act like when he or she is in a vampiric state.
Installing this mod makes playing a vampire in Skyrim feel more like how it should.
6. Better Vampire Fangs And Eyes
For better immersion in your vampire Skyrim playthrough, this is a must-have mod.
Skyrim’s vampires admittedly look scary at first, but the aesthetics start to grow old rather quickly. This is why we recommend making your character and other vampires look and feel more like a vampire with this mod.
Basically, what this mod changes is the fangs and the eyes.
By making the fans look more natural and adding them to female vampires, as well as improving the shape of the faces and the eyes, your character and other vampires will look so much better.
7. Dynamic Vampire Appearance
Just as the name suggests, the Dynamic Vampire Appearance mod allows you to change how your vampire looks depending on what you’re doing.
Case in point, sucking blood feels a lot more satisfying when you can actually see blood dripping out of the mouth of your character after.
Your character’s eyes will glow and turn yellow too if you use the Night Vision skill.
Basically, with this mod installed, your face will reflect what stage your character is in vampirism, creating a more realistic look.
8. Bat Travel Vampire
What kind of self-respecting vampire lord would you be if you didn’t have the power to transform into a swarm of bats?
The Bat Travel Vampire is a mod that lets you travel to other areas by transforming into a swarm of bats.
Like, you know, how vampires used to do it in the old days.
Sure, it’s a lot more cartoonish and not as dark as the other mods on our list, but it’s an excellent addition that helps add a bit more fun to your gameplay.
Besides, in case you didn’t like it, you can always disable or uninstall the mod.
9. Predator Vision
Make no mistake. Vampires are powerful in Skyrim.
It’s just that, compared to the other transformations, they don’t feel nearly as powerful and as overpowered.
That’s a shame.
Adding the Predator Vision mod helps tilt things towards your favor by letting you access improved vision once the skill is activated, allowing you to hunt and see much more clearly like a true predator would.
As an added bonus, werewolves and the khajiit can use the ability as well.
10. Royal Bloodline
Being a Vampire Lord is great, except, the feeling of awesomeness wears out quite easily.
The fact is, as menacing as being a Vampire Lord is in Skyrim, you don’t really get much in the way in terms of having an actual skillset to back-up your new transformation.
All you do is, essentially, look scary.
That’s it, and unfortunately, that’s not enough for an immersive vampire Skyrim playthrough.
Thankfully, we have the Royal Bloodline mod.
By installing this mod, you’ll get an entirely new skill tree exclusive only to Vampire Lords that lets you feel more like the lord of vampires.
At higher difficulties, the benefit of being a Vampire Lord with the Royal Bloodline mod really kicks in. This is because of your newly found abilities, such as the ability to summon a Gargoyle Goliath, Evolved Wings that lets your character hover off of the ground, a skill that literally lets you call for an Eclipse, and so much more.
Conclusion
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There you have it, Skyrim’s best vampire mods.
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If this is your first time modding, you don’t have a lot to worry about. The modding tools available for Skyrim, especially on PC, makes it easy to modify your game and not corrupt your save file or progress in the process.
Hopefully, after you’re done with your vampire escapades, you’ll start to explore the other mods that Skyrim has available.
You’ll be surprised as to what you can do and what you can change once you go down that rabbit hole.
Of course, it should go without saying, but, you should really back-up your save file.
While the best vampire mods in Skyrim are rather safe, you don’t really want to take your chances, especially if you’re already quite deep into your playthrough before you decided to go vampire and all.
Better yet, we do recommend starting a new game and focusing solely on playing as a vampire.
This way, your playthrough becomes even more immersive, and you don’t have to worry about bricking your save file as much.
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(all of these steps are also essential if you are upgrading)Please follow all of these steps (for versions 7.5 and greater) if you have a problem or are upgrading from a previous version of my mod:
(don't worry, you'll never lose your progress)
1) Rest/wait INSIDE for 24hr in the game - this will allow any NPCs you have fed upon, or used Seduction on, time to recuperate.
2)Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on 'BLANK Better Vampires Mod'.
3) If using my MCM, exit it to have the mod blanked.
4)Wait until told the blanking is complete, then save your game (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
5) Exit the game.
6)Uninstall and delete the old version of my mod (completely DELETE it from the SkyrimData and SkyrimDataScripts folders). I use MO to remove mods, but you can check the files section and use my 'Remove Better Vampires' batch file - it will ENSURE everything is gone.
7)Download and install my latest mod version using NMM, MO, or Bethesda.net (for PC or XBox One).
8) Start the game and load your saved game from step 4.
9)Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on 'Reset Sanguinare Vampiris'.
10) Customize my mod with the MCM, customization power, or console commands.
11) You were infected in step 9, now you must wait 3 days for your disease to run its course and you will become a stage 1 Vampire (fully fed).
12)Make a new save after you turn into a vampire the first time (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
14)Use the Script Cleaner (or Skyrim Tools for SE) on the save from step 12 (to ensure the cleanest slate possible).
15)Start the game and load your cleaned saved game from step 14.
Load Order
Load order is important. My mod has to be in the correct load order. I highly recommend you use LOOT to sort your load order; it is quite easy to use. The load order in general should look like this:
Skyrim.esm
Official DLCs
...
RaceCompatibility.esm (if you use it)
...
Unofficial Patches (if you use them)
RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp (only if you use the USKP)
SkyRE (or similar overhauls)
...
Custom Races
Texture Replacers (vampire eyes, skin colour, etc.)
...
Better Vampires.esp
Royal Bloodline.esp (only vampire mod that should be loaded after mine)
...
Also, please remember that the installation order is just as important as the load order! If you use NMM to install my mod it will overwrite the scripts of other mods that use the same files - HOWEVER, if you install my mod first, then remove some other mod that used the same scripts, NMM will replace the other mod's scripts with the vanilla Skyrim backups it had.
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It does not have to load
last in your order, it just has to load after any mods that may also alter vampires. The only exception to this is Royal Bloodline - it can be installed and loaded after my mod.
Save Game Script Cleaner
If something still isn't working for you, perhaps try this great tool for Old Skyrim:
Save Game Script Cleaner by Hadoram
If scripts have somehow become glitched or unresponsive, or maybe you installed a new version over an old version, this may help you. It is said to be quite effective at fixing script issues.
SE Fallrim Tools - Script Cleaner and more
If something still isn't working for you, perhaps try this great tool for Skyrim SE:
FallrimTools -- Script Cleaner and more by Mark Fairchild
Skyrim Better Looking Vampires Mod
If scripts have somehow become glitched or unresponsive, or maybe you installed a new version over an old version, this may help you. It is said to be quite effective at fixing script issues.
'RaceCompatibility for Skyrim and Dawnguard'
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The 'RaceCompatibility for Skyrim and Dawnguard' mod should work well with my mod, but you have to follow TMPhoenix's directions ... My mod needs a clean save in between an old version and a new - he outlines a clear procedure how to do a clean save in conjunction with his mod.
'If you need to do a clean save for Better Vampires, you don't need to remove the RaceCompatibility mod, you NEED to make sure you re-install it WITHOUT the Better Vampires option. Then do your clean save, then re-install Better Vampires and then re-install RaceCompatibility mod WITH the Better Vampire option. Then you need to make sure NMM/LOOT has placed the mods in the correct load order.' - TMPhoenix
If you do not have Dawnguard or still need help, check with TMPhoenix for troubleshooting.
If you need to update my mod while using RaceCompatibility, Octoboy outlined these steps that worked perfectly for him:
Using the BV MCM -> Clear/Reset BV Mod
Using the BV MCM -> Reset Sanguinare Vampiris (curing vampirism)
Saving the game in a new slot
Exit Skyrim
Using the NMM -> Uninstall BV
Using the NMM -> Uninstall RC
Using the NMM -> Install RC WITHOUT BV
Load Skyrim Save from earlier.
Save in another, new slot (this makes your clean save)
Exit Skyrim
Using the NMM -> Uninstall RC
Using the NMM -> Install BV
Using the NMM -> Install RC with BV (overwriting the VampireQuest scripts from BV)
Using the NMM -> Arrange Load Order
Skyrim.esm
All DLC
RaceCompatibility.esm
Unofficial Patches
CustomRaces.esp
RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
CustomRace.esp
And at the bottom, after all other plugins, finally Better Vampires
Load most recent save
Using the BV MCM -> Reset Sanguinare Vampiris (to become infected)
Wait for 3 days (72 hours)