Elder Scrolls Universalis

Elder Scrolls Universalis is a total overhaul mod that will take you to the expanses of the fantasy world of the Elder Scrolls. Immerse yourself in the First Era filled with wars and catastrophes. Prove that you are worthy of maintaining your independence, and face down the threat of elves, orcs and humans alike. Conquer Tamriel and hoist your banner on top of the White-Gold Tower. Build the strongest economy through the strength of civic duty, or on the backs of your slaves.

The light of Magnus ushers in a new dawn, and the possibilities are endless. When all is said and done, will your ancestors be smiling down at you?

Our map is painstakingly hand-crafted to present you with the canvas on which you will paint your Elder Scrolls masterpiece. It covers all of Tamriel, Yokuda, Atmora, and Akavir, and includes many special touches such as custom terrain graphics, 3D landmark models, and other new features like hot springs, volcanoes, and celestial bodies.

Stamp out the Snow Elves and unite Skyrim under a High-King, guide clan Direnni on its path to becoming an Elven superpower, build an empire in Cyrodiil with the White-Gold Tower as its beating heart, and so much more.

Beat back hordes of Daedra and defend Tamriel from total annihilation by the forces of Mehrunes Dagon and Molag Bal.

Become the High-King of Skyrim and find a balance between wielding ultimate authority over your Jarls, and keeping your crown on your head (and your head on your shoulders).

Build up a great realm in the heart of Tamriel, subjugate your neighbours, and project your imperial might across the entire continent – and beyond.

• Dozens of custom 3D unit models
• Hours of soundtrack from composers like Daniel Ran, Fredrik Jonasson, and Scott Buckley
• A branching Ideas tree with custom Idea Groups
• Countless flavour events and decisions that fully immerse you in Elder Scrolls lore
• Custom national ideas and missions (both country-specific and culture-based)
• Custom estates and institutions that fit seamlessly into the world of the Elder Scrolls
• Sweetrolls and arrows to the knee

ESU is in active development, and we add new content all the time. Here’s a small taste of what’s in the works:

• Many more bookmarks covering Elder Scrolls lore up to the Stormcloak Rebellion
• More custom, country-specific national ideas and missions
• A magic system for spells, shouts, vampiric powers, and racial abilities

If you’d like to contribute to the development of ESU, join our Discord server[discord.gg] and get in touch! No prior modding experience is required, we’re happy to help you learn. You can also assist by leaving suggestions in the Suggestions Discussion, or on any of our social media platforms (see Follow ESU section).

Have suggestions, want updates and sneek-peeks on ESU development, or just like hanging out with other Elder Scrolls fans? Here are some great ways to get involved in the ESU community:

• ESU Discord[discord.gg]
• ESU on Paradox Forums[forum.paradoxplaza.com]
• Official ESU Subreddit
• Official ESU Wiki[elder-scrolls-universalis.fandom.com]

We make every effort to keep ESU as bug-free as possible, but some errors will inevitably slip through into release. Please help us improve ESU for everyone by submitting a bug report if you encounter any such errors. You can make a bug report with any of the following methods:

• Steam Workshop Bug Reports Discussion
• ESU Discord[discord.gg]Select the Elder Scrolls Universalis role and post in #es-bug-reports
• Open an issue on our Git repository[codeberg.org]

ESU is the product of the collaboration of many talented modders and artists. It would be improper if we didn’t take the time to thank everyone who made this project possible. Due to the sheer amount of contributors, we host our list of credits on the ESU Wiki.
View Credits Here[elder-scrolls-universalis.fandom.com]

Love ESU? Try some of our other mods created by members of the team!

• World of Warcraft Universalis
• The Great Exhibition
• Gameplay Extension
• ASOIAF: Game of Thrones
• Runeterra Universalis

Communities

• EU4 Mod Co-op[discord.gg] – A fantastic community of EU4 modders and enthusiasts.
• EU4 Community Discord Server[discord.gg]

Resources

• Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages[en.uesp.net]
• The Imperial Library[www.imperial-library.info]
• Elder Scrolls Wiki[elderscrolls.fandom.com]

Elder Scrolls Universalis is a non-commercial project created by a fan of Bethesda Softworks’ games for the players’ community of Europa Universalis 4. According to rule 8 for User Made Mods and Edits of PDS games, the ESU is an absolutely free modification.

All the pictures, flags, parts of interface used in this mod are taken or from original owner with his/her permission, or from Google Images. If any picture, flag, part of interface violates your copyrights – please, contact us and we will replace them.

We hope that you will like the result of our labours, that you will spend your time well, and that you will discover this magnificent game from a new perspective! Thank you so much to all our fellow Elder Scrolls and EU4 fans, your love and support is what keeps us going!

Remember to like, to add ESU to your favorites, and to tell your friends about it!

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ESU was founded 21 October 2017, uploaded 25 July 2018, and published 15 January 2019.
This description was last updated 22 April 2023.