14 DAY TRIAL // Video game publisher Bethesda has announced that 13.6 million mods for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been downloaded using the Steam Workshop functionality that was added to the game post-launch.
The official Twitter account of Bethesda Game Studios stated, “Skyrim Steam Workshop downloads are over 13.6 million. PC mods FTW.”
The figure only includes those mods that are offered via the Steam Workshop and the community has created even more content for Skyrim, most of it available via the sites that the fans have set up, like the Skyrim Nexus.
The development team at Bethesda has made it clear that one of the main aims for post-launch support for Skyrim was to make it easy for gamers to create their own content and then customize the experience of the open-world first-person action and role-playing game.
The launch of official modding tools helped the process along and gamers have achieved impressive feats, like upgrading the textures for all major cities in the game and re-designing the entire user interface.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was launched in early November 2011 and quickly became one of the most successful titles of the year, both when it comes to reviewer options and to actual sales.
Since then the developers have revealed that most players spend more than 75 hours with Skyrim and the Bethesda role-playing game is one of the most popular titles on Steam.
The company recently released a new image via Facebook, which includes the Dawnguard name and a new look for the protagonist of the game, suggesting that news of an expansion will soon be offered.
Files from the most recent big update for Skyrim have suggested that players will get access to a number of new areas and will be able to use weapons like crossbows.