Hey guys!

I know that this is a rather controversial topic and most players dislike this approach but i‘m currently trying to eliminate power fantasy completely from the game.

What i‘m trying to achieve: Every encounter is hard. Leveling up and getting your perks will not make you stronger, it basically just allows you to still compete with your enemies as they get stronger with every level. Basically, a very hard game which is easier at the start and gets progressively harder the more you level up (balanced out by refining your build)

What i‘m currently doing is using the scaled version of the high level enemies mod which basically scales every enemy that can be scaled to your level (if they‘re not allready at a higher level) with a custom difficulty of 3x damage taken and 0.85x damage done. armor scaling tuned down hard with a 50% reduction cap to not trivialize melee combat with armor alone.

This works pretty well until you hit like lvl 30 where things get problematic. Weaker enemies like bandits do basically no damage at all, while tougher enemies like thalmor are the only ones still putting up a challenge (which isn‘t enough as those harder enemies are few and far between). But i can‘t just crank up the damage taken aswell as harder enemies would basically flatout oneshot me, especially archers which isn‘t a fun and skillbased experience.

Are there any mods out there that can fulfill my dream of a constantly hard game? Or is this just not possible due to how the game is designed around the power fantasy idea?

Cheers and thx in advance!