Serana Expanded - Dialogue Additions
This mod adds over 100 new lines of dialogue for Serana, fully voiced by ElevenLabs AI technology. You'll have more dialogue options during Dawngarde and Dragonborn's main quests, and she has extensive radiant and location-aware dialogue in all major cities and in several unique locations, such as Blackridge and the Forgotten Valley.
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About this mod Machine translation
This mod adds over 100 new lines of dialogue for Serana, fully voiced by ElevenLabs AI technology. You'll have more dialogue options during Dawngarde and Dragonborn's main quests, and she has extensive radiant and location-aware dialogue in all major cities and in several unique locations, such as Blackridge and the Forgotten Valley.
Serana Extended Version - Dialogue Increased
-More than 100 new lines of fully voiced dialogue.
-New dialogue in Dawnguard's main quest.
-Dialogue throughout the main mission of Dragon Life.
- Lively conversations in major cities as well as Riverwood.
Alftand (conditional), Blackreach, and Shining Conversations in the Forgotten Valley.
-A few lines of brilliant dialogue while in the Tamriel world space, since there aren't many of them I kept them minimal.
- Here's a video showing some of her lines.
Important notes
-This is my first mod *ever*, I started using the Creation Kit 5 or 6 days ago and have spent 70 hours on it so far.
-I'm not a writer, I mainly made this mod for myself, but I know a lot of people like this character, so I decided to share it.
-I tried to make her new dialogue match her vanilla characterization and personality.
-I didn’t want to add too many lines to Dragons because it’s the player’s story and Dawngarde is hers and I wanted her to look like she knew what was going on, but I also didn’t want the world to revolve around her.
-That said, I am more open to constructive criticism and have no reason not to want to improve.
Require
- Skyrim Special Edition, I used "Update" as the main file because I'm an idiot, but SSEEdit has cleared it for the next version since I'm not using anything from it and I don't plan to, so there won't be any requirements other than Skyrim SE soon.
device
Download and activate using the manager of your choice.
operations research
Manually download and extract SeranaExpanded.esp and SeranaExpanded.bsa to your data folder.
You should be able to install and uninstall intermediate saves without issue, preferably before you start Dawnguard, not because of technical issues that may arise, but so that you don't miss any new dialogue. If you are already in a quest stage, the mod adds dialogue, loads your save, saves the game again, and then loads the new save, the dialogue options will appear.
live in harmony
Pretty much anything, all this mod does is add new stuff, it doesn't change any existing Bethesda files, feel free to use it with Serana conversation editing and/or Serana relationship modification.
Not compatible with the Serana dialogue plugin, but SDA is so extensive you won't need this module anyway, if you like that, they have different sounds and different personalities, so take your pick!
I haven't tested this mod with SkyrimVR yet, so I haven't marked this mod as working yet, but I will give an official answer when I remember to reset my Oculus.
Ministry of Defense recommendations
As mentioned above, no mods are required to use this, but here are a few Serana related mods that I like.
- Pandora Brunette Serana, short hair version with little or no makeup.
- Pandorable's Serana hood plus hair to prevent her from becoming bald when wearing the hood.
- Serana NPC overhaul, a new version that I like very much.
The visual module in my screenshot
- Snarkohn's bleak remake
- Country Clothes - Special Edition
- Village Elder Scrolls-Special Edition
Please be kind.
I'm not talking about this mod, I'm happy for constructive criticism, I mean I've seen a lot of harsh words about the Serana Dialogue Add-On on the Serana Dialogue Edit's review page, and while I personally don't like the direction it's taken, a lot of people do, the effort the author and voice actors put into the mod is amazing, please don't talk negatively about it here.
Tips/useful information
- Talk to Serana frequently during Daungard and Dragonborn If you'd like to hear all of the new dialogue options that will appear during specific stages of the mission, there's …
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.