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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Creation Kit And Workshop Preview

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Bethesda Softworks has released a preview Skyrim Creation Kit and Workshop showing some of the features that you'll see in it.

The Creation Kit offers the same suite of tools that Bethesda Game Studios used to create The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and will be a free download via Steam. The Creation Kit has lots of new features, including the ability to build archives.

With Skyrim Workshop, you can browse and search for the latest or highest rated mods, subscribe to any that interest you, rate your favorites and post feedback. Once you’ve subscribed to some mods, start the Skyrim launcher and you’ll see your subscribed mods automatically download. The launcher will even check if a mod has been updated and grab the latest version.

If you want to try making mods, the Creation Kit will be a free download via Steam under Tools. The Creation Kit has lots of new features, including the ability to build archives. Plus you’ll want to check out the Creation Kit Wiki, the online documentation and help file, for more details.

Of course, you’ll still be able to use popular fan-hosted mod sites like Skyrim Nexus to find great mods to play. None of the functionality has been changed to exclude the way mods worked previously. A few features to help out have even been added — for instance, custom INI files can now be packaged into mods so you don’t need to backup your INI files anymore.