A Reddit user has garnered over 270 upvotes on their post that focuses on a mod called Simple Tolls that adds entrance fees to every major Skyrim city. There are nine major cities in Skyrim, each with its own shops, NPCs, and unique aesthetic that make them feel distinct from each other, with Whiterun being the first that players typically explore. While there are fees to many Skyrim transactions like utilizing the wide network of carriages or giving gold in exchange for tips, most cities offer free admission unless players download the Simple Tolls mod.
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Reddit user Dankjewel recently shared their Simple Tolls link for the legendary and special editions of Skyrim, with the code varying slightly depending on which version of the game a player uses. Dankjewel stated that the mod ironically doesn’t have any polling, and it has been strictly created with “native structures” which suggests that the poll-related in-game interactions may feel natural to the setting. Going even further to help encapsulate the feeling of Skyrim, Dankjewel also confirmed that a city Thane will get full-time free access, while the Windhelm fee-collector will be permanently “unsavory.”
The Simple Tolls mod can be downloaded on an existing Skyrim save which may suggest that it won’t mess with anyone’s save files or cause any egregious crashes. According to Dankjewel, the unique Skyrim mod is event, quest, and triggerbox-based in order to splice and reuse dialogue from other areas of the successful Bethesda RPG. As Dankjewel noted ways that make the Simple Tolls mod particularly useful for Skyrim, another player suggested that others pair it with mods that offer alternate city entrances for even more immersion.
Though the Skyrim Riften guards standing at the city entrance threaten to charge the player upon their first visit without any mods required, this mod is a way for fans to experience that across the board. While this Skyrim mod impacts all major cities around the large world map, the smaller settlements and villages like Riverwood or Rorikstead will remain fee free, potentially making them more enticing to visit.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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