WYRMSTOOTH

I t’s not unheard of, but still pretty rare, that a massive and popular mod for a game simply disappears. But it happened with Wyrmstooth, an expansion-sized mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It arrived in 2012, but was abruptly removed from modding sites by its creator in 2016. For years, players could really only acquire it by sharing the files with each other. There were a few rumors, but no one was exactly sure why the mod vanished.

In February of 2021, Wyrmstooth’s creator, Jonx0r, officially re-uploaded the mod. Since I missed my chance to play it before it disappeared, I decided not to make the same mistake twice. I’m not just happy it reappeared, I’m happy I played it.

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