About this mod
Get around Riften without ever having to set foot on the surface. Adds a small dungeon and connects several existing locations to the Ratway.
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The Ratway Passages is a small dungeon that expands on the Ratways in Riften. It adds a handful of new rooms, loot spots, and enemies... But more importantly, it connects several of Riften's existing locations to the city under the city. The Ratway now extends across the entire settlement, making it possible to reach many landmarks without ever having to leave the tunnels at all!
Locations that now connect to the Ratway include:
- Beggar's Row: Looks and feels like it should have been part of the Ratway to begin with. (Also explains how Hefid the Deaf, Salvianus, and similar characters managed to wander from the streets of Riften into the very depths of the vaults.)
- Honeyside: If Mercer Frey can have a secret passage to the Ratway in his basement, why can't you?
- Hall of the Dead: Ever want to do some light grave robbing without having to go outside? Now you can!
- Riften Jail/Sewer: Why would the guild helpfully provide a secret door and shadowmark to help you escape... And then dump you in the lake instead of bringing you safely back to headquarters?
- The wilderness outside the city walls: In case you ever want to get in and out of Riften undetected (without having to buy an entire house to do it).
All of this is easily accessible from a door in the final room of the Ratway (directly across from the entrance to the Ragged Flagon). No other edits are made to the Ratway, and the Ragged Flagon/Guild Headquarters remain wholly untouched.
Compatibility:
- Any mods that alter/revamp the city of Riften--the area outdoors, but still within the walls--will be compatible out of the box. This mod makes no edits to the city proper.
- This mod also makes no edits to the Ragged Flagon or the Cistern; anything that only edits the Thieves Guild HQ should be compatible.
- The Nook of Riften - Beggar's Row: Both the regular and the Interesting NPCs versions are compatible!
- Beggar's Row by TheCh0rus: There's a patch on the downloads page.
- Shortcuts - Secret Entrances For All Cities: Compatible! (And perfect for extra bonus sneaking fun!)
- Hall of the Dead Renovations: Compatible!
- Beggar's Row not so cramped: Not compatible.
- Lost Passages - The Hidden City: Shoutout to AdoringStan for creating a patch for this one! Download it here
- Lele's Riften - Beggar's Row: There's a patch on the downloads page.
- HS Player Homes - Honeyside: There's now a patch on the downloads page!
- TNF Skyrim House Remodel: There's now a patch on the downloads page!
- Amma's Honeyside: There's a patch on the downloads page!
- Sweet as Honeyside and/or Sweet as Honeyside - Update: Patch is now on the downloads page!
- JK's Skyrim and JK's Interiors: Both are compatible!
- Skyrim Sewers 4: Compatible!
- No Loading in The Thieves Guild: Compatible!
- Ratway Reoriented: Compatible!
- Thieves Guild Simple Shortcut (Ragged Flagon): Compatible!
- Immersive Thieves Guild Hideout: Both the Lite and the Hardcore versions are compatible, although this mod will give you the ability to circumvent much of the Hardcore version if you desire. Your choice whether or not you do.
- Opulent Thieves Guild: Compatible!
- Ravengate: Compatible!
- LH's Honeyside: There's a patch on the downloads page.
- LH's Homes of Skyrim (All in one): Patch on the downloads page.
- Skyrim Riften Eastern Road: Shoutout to 2gtandknives for making a patch! Download it here
- Riften Gate Restored: Compatible!
- Anna's Honeyside: Patch is on the downloads page.
- Vigilant: Compatible!
- There might be conflicts with any other mod that alters Beggar's Row, Honeyside's interior, the final room of the Ratway, Riften's Hall of the Dead, and/or the Sewer under the jail. If there's one that I missed, feel free to test it out yourself and let me know if you see any weirdness.
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