I don't generally focus specifically on the main story lines in any order, but I frequently find myself finishing the dawnguard story-line before I finish the main Skyrim story line.

The fact that some of the foes you'll face in the wilds of Solstheim are a little tougher than those on the mainland may encourage you to face the challenges of skyrim-dragonborn a little later. In general, each DLC adds content to the game and they can all be safely installed and played at the same time. I also recommend looking for the unofficial patches as they resolve multiple issues not fixed by the official patches. However, if you have already played for a bit with the vanilla game, it is still playable to convert later, since these official DLCs expect you to have an existing character. It has extra custom houses which are significantly better than the vanilla ones.Īs for using them, you really should have all your DLCs activated at the start, before you create your character, since converting your save file at a later date can cause unforeseen issues. The DLC quests are independent of the main quests so you can't accidentally mix them up. If you traveled to Solstheim, that's Dragonborn.

When you start dealing with named vampire NPCs, that's Dawnguard (although there are a couple named vampires in the main game, but no major plots). Both Dawnguard and Dragonborn have new map areas added.

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