Elder Scrolls Forum: Review: Sorefoot Enterprizes

I'd been meaning to come write about this mod for a few days as it didn't seem anyone else had been downloading it. Within 24 hours it has suddenly gotten 10 poor ratings on the Summit from some troll (the author of this mod seems to have an enemy who poor-votes his mods on a mass scale), which has made me want to do so even more. So here we go:

In short:
This mod is fantastic.

In length:
It adds new travel options in the form of new Silt Striders to various locations, and passage to the Skaal Village. The new Silt Striders are in the middle of areas which were previously lengthy to walk to (Grazelands, Azura's Coast), and make getting about a little easier.

What makes it good:
These new travel options aren't just thrown there with no explanation. There is story and purpose behind why they are there. Also, each leads to an 'outpost' within each of those regions. These outposts are what truly make the mod in my opinion. New houses, new NPCs, new quests.

Quests:
I won't give away much here, but I will say that some of the NPCs and quests have an almost whimsical nature that makes them incredibly fun to play. Also, they are not your run-of-the-mill quests. These are the imaginative, different kind of quests akin to those found in mods such as the Hunter Mod, The Illuminated Order and Miles' other mod Beyond YsGramor. And to top it all off, most of them can be completed in more than one way, to suit your (or your character's!) tastes.
Oh I can mention the companion because it's in the mod description anyway.

If you've ever wanted your own Dwemer Centurion as a companion, you can get one in this mod. A good companion based on Grumpy's ever-versatile companion scripts. And if you don't like companions, that's fine because you don't need to get him if you don't want to.

You might like this mod if you like:
Vivec Expansion 2.0 by Hoghead. The atmosphere and overall air of Sorefoot Enterprizes reminds me of the way Vivec Expansion improves on Vivec. Not setting out to change the world, but just to enrich it, with architecture, dialogue, NPCs and overall colour.

What makes it gold for me:
1. DIALOGUE. This, like any mod by Miles Acreus, has well and carefully written dialogue that fits perfectly with Morrowind. Few mods have achieved dialogue which is as pleasurable to read as in this and Beyond YsGramor. This mod also poses no problems for purists, even for fanatical purists like myself, as it all slots into Morrowind like it was meant to be there all along.

2, It is incredibly conflict free and CLEAN! I spend much time running numerous quest and other mods together and examining them for conflicts and bugs, and I must say this is amongst the cleanest.

3, Purist-ness: Nothing unbalancing, and the characters, dialogue and architecture fits right into the world of Morrowind. It also manages to be incredibly imaginative, so be prepared for something new and different and fun. Few mods manage to address all purist issues yet still come out imaginative and fun to play.

Overall:
I would highly recommend this mod to pretty much anyone. I especially recommend it to purists and cleanliness freaks who might not normally download mods like this, in fear they will be unbalancing, be out of place with the atmosphere of Morrowind, conflict with other mods, or break their game entirely.
This mod is one of those rare gems that somehow does none of those things.

If you enjoy this mod, I would highly recommend also trying Beyond YsGramor, an expansive faction/quest mod with new locations made by the same author.

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