Over on the Skyrim subreddit, many players are taking issue with the fact that this is being offered through Creation Club, even though it seems to emulate popular mods that have been available for free for quite some time.īethesda hasn’t announced how much survival mode will cost, but it does say that console and PC players “will get survival mode free for one week once it launches on their preferred platform.” Whether this is a free trial or something of an early-bird promotion that will grant players the mod permanently is unclear at this point.
You can ready more about the finer points of survival mode by checking out Bethesda’s announcement.Īll in all, survival mode sounds pretty neat, but some Skyrim fans are skeptical. Arrows and lockpicks now have weight, carry weight has been significantly reduced, and diseases will wreak havoc on your character if left unchecked. Fast travel will be disabled in survival mode, limiting you to travel by horse or carriage if you want to get somewhere quickly. Managing hunger, sleep, and warmth is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, though.
