Skyrim - Add-ons

Add-ons are the official downloadable content released for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Bethesda Softworks. Five standalone add-ons exist, two of which were free and PC only, alongside the Creation Club catalogue of much smaller official Creations that arrived in 2017.

Which of them you have depends entirely on the edition you own, and that is worth checking before following any crafting guide, because a recipe that appears to be missing is usually just content the player does not have installed. Legendary Edition and Special Edition both bundle Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn. Anniversary Edition adds every one of the seventy-four Creations on top. Neither free PC add-on carried over to Special Edition, and the High Resolution Texture Pack is redundant there in any case, since that release already uses high resolution assets.

For a crafting character the meaningful split is between the expansions and the Creations. Dawnguard and Dragonborn add whole new material tiers to the Smithing tree. Creations almost never add a perk of their own; they hang new sets off perks you already have.

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