Perks Unbound allows you to skip past perks you don't want or need, so that way you are not wasting precious perk points. The only requirements that have been maintained, with some minor exceptions, are skill level requirements.
E.g. If you are only interested in "Dragon Smithing" you don't need to take all of the perks
Permissions and credits
Author's instructions
Redistribution of this mod is strictly forbidden without my prior consent, that being said, I may choose to upload this month to other mod sites in the future. You may not release a modified version of this mod, either to fix bugs or improve on features, and upload it as a separate file, without acquiring my permission first. I can be contacted via PM at the Bethesda Game Studios forums, TES Alliance, and TES Nexus under the username Iriodus. This mod is not going to be abandoned, I do intend to keep my mods updated, Dawnguard will be released soon, and I'm sure that other DLCs will be released, and my mod(s) will be updated accordingly (Unless stated otherwise at the top of the README and/or mod description).
File credits
Arthmoor - For explaining the concept of "Modding Etiquette". ClassicalNoodle - For his/her "No Perk Prerequisites" mod which inspired my own. thor4506 - I would not have discovered the DLC specific Matching Set Perks if not for thor pointing out the lack of matching set bonuses for Stahlrim
Donation Points system
This mod is not opted-in to receive Donation Points
Changelogs
Version 1.3
Perks Unbound - Merged and Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior - Merged: Merged latest perk fixes from the Unofficial Legendary Edition Patch (USLEEP v3.03 specifically). Both now have USLEEP as a master so that all fixes are carried over.
Perks Unbound and Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior: Same as above, except I merged 1 fix from the USKP instead of USLEEP, and this added the USKP as a master for both of these files respectively.
All other ESPs: Imported all fixes from USLEEP that didn't add USLEEP as a master, and then merged relevant fixes from the non-merged unofficial patches.
Version 1.2.5.1
No changes to the main file or the merged version of the main file
Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior: No changes to the main Helmless Warrior file other than the version number (For the sake of consistancy).
Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior - Dawnguard: Same as the Dawnguard plugin from the main file except that I modified DLC1DawnguardItemPerk so that it is in line with Helmless Warrior.
Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior - Dragonborn: Same as the Dragonborn plugin from the main file except that I modified DLC2MatchingSet and DLC2MatchingSetHeavy so that it is in line with Helmless Warrior.
Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior - Merged: Merges all of the Helmless Warrior ESPs into one file for those that have both Dawnguard and Dragonborn.
Version 1.2.5
Perks Unbound: Synced 2 fixes from USKP 1.3.3, 1 was a fix for Bullseye, and for Block Runner. Perks Unbound - Dawnguard: Fixed "Dragon Armor" to be called "Dragon Smithing", I missed this in the last update, and is the only fix. Perks Unbound - Dragonborn: No changes needed. Perks Unbound - Merged: Merged the Perks Unbound ESP and DLC patches into one file for those with both Dawnguard and Dragonborn. Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior: Synced 2 fixes from USKP 1.3.3, 1 was a fix for Bullseye, and for Block Runner.
Version 1.2.4
Integrated perk fixes made by the latest Unofficial Patches (USKP 1.3.1a, UDGP 1.2.1, and UDBP 1.2.0)
The Base mod and the Dawnguard patch were both updated, and a patch for players of Dawnguard was added.
Version 1.2.3
Integrated perk fixes made by USKP 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 into Perks Unbound and Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior.
Perks Unbound: The "DBFullSet" and "TGFullSet" edits for the Helmless Warrior optional esp were added erroneously to Perks Unbound.esp (Not sure how I managed that one).
Perks Unbound - Dawnguard: No Changes Necessary.
Version 1.2.2
All ESPs: Used TES5Edit to make sure that all necessary perk modifications and fixes were copied over from the Dawnguard ESM and the Unofficial Patches, and then did all the necessary edits in the CK.
Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior: The Spells "DBFullSet" and "TGFullSet" have received the same treatment as the Matching Set perks (Applies only to Shrouded Armor and Nightingale Armor).
USKP no longer necessary due to the magic of TES5Edit.
Version 1.2.1
Perks Unbound - Dawnguard.esp: Added the fix to the Limbsplitter30 perk done by the Unofficial Dawnguard Patch, so that way the fix is not overwritten.
Version 1.2.0
Added the USKP as a master so that way the perk fixes are preserved. Without the perk Backstab, Assassin's Blade only does x7.5 damage on a sneak attack, so added this warning to Assassin's Blade.
Version 1.1.0
Updated to support Dawnguard. Dragonbone weapons were not being upgraded to the correct quality, this issue would also extend to all Dawnguard added weapons and armor, so I did the smithing tree from scratch.
Version 1.0.0
Initial Release.
Perks Unbound - Legendary Edition
============================= Perks Unbound is a spiritual successor for ClassicNoodle's "No Perk Prerequisites", which is a Pre-CK mod, and pre-CK tools have been proven to corrupt mods (TESVSnip specifically), so I decided to make the mod from the ground up with the Creation Kit.
The purpose of this mod is to remove all but the skill requirements for perks, so that way you can skip the perks you don't want.
There are some minor exceptions: - Novice to Master perks are left untouched. -Steady Hand: Requires “Eagle Eye” to function, and
-Disarming Bash requires Power Bash for the same reason - Impact:Is useless without Destruction Dual Casting.
Installation Requirements ====================== Official Skyrim patch1.9.32.0.8 or greater.
Perks Unbound - Merged.esp and Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior - Merged.esp: Both require the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch
Perks Unbound.esp and Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior.esp: Both require the Unofficial Skyrim Patch
And of course: DLCs are required for the DLC-specific patch files
Installation ========= Install Perks Unbound with your favourite mod manager
For a manual installation: Extract the archive to your data folder in your Skyrim directory.
Load Order ========= I would recommend using LOOT for your load order needs: http://loot.github.io/
The load order should be:Perks Unbound.esp --> Perks Unbound – Dawnguard.esp --> Perks Unbound – Dragonborn.esp
The Helmless Warrior optional download follows the same order guidelines.
Perks Unbound - Merged.esp – Use this if you have both Dawnguard and Dragonborn to save 2 ESP slots
Uninstalling Perks Unbound ======================= Nothing special, so just remove as with your mod manager of choice, or remove the files manually if installed manually.
Optional Download: Perks Unbound - Helmless Warrior ============================================= This is a version of Perks Unbound where a Helmet is not required for Armor perks to function, and that does not require you to download the main file.
1) Helmets are no longer required for armor perks to function. 2) The perks modified are: Cushioned, Well Fitted,Matching Set, Reflect Blows, Custom Fit, Matching Set, Wind Walker, Deft Movement, DLC1DawnguardItemPerk, DLC2MatchingSet, DLC2MatchingSetHeavy. 3) The Abilities "PerkWindWalkerStamina"and "PerkAbReflectBlows" also needed to be modified for this mod to work as intended. 4) The Spells "DBFullSet"and "TGFullSet" have been modified (Shrouded Armor and Nightingale Armor matching set bonuses). 5) Like "No HelmetsRequired" you won't be able to mix armor types. Wearing a light armor helmet would negate all heavy armor perks above except for the matching set perks. 6) I have modified the necessary "SPEL"entries in the creation kit, so that way all the armor set perks work as expected.