IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

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228 points | by kegenaar 2 days ago

16 comments

  • walrus01 6 minutes ago
    One of the known bugs in skyrim that will likely never be patched is that you realistically can't fill a room with cheese wheels, cabbage, bottles of wine or any other static objects (in a cell that persists items, like in an owned house). It's already hard enough to put an object on a table or shelf and expect to not find it on the floor if you leave and come back.

    Add enough objects to keep track of and it'll crash the game immediately on loading the cell. Some of the examples of cluttered objects in the video are already pushing the limits of what will crash the game engine.

  • nkrisc 23 minutes ago
    The concept reminds of Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion based on Chex, the cereal brand.

    I loved playing it when I was 8 or so.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest

    • nyanmatt 6 minutes ago
      Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!? I was so impressed. Today I learned, it is known for having been the first video game ever to be included as a cereal box prize.
  • kalleboo 2 hours ago
    I watched a bit of someone's play through and was impressed by how much content there actually was for a one-off bit like this. I would have assumed they would have just made enough content to make for a funny ad but there's quite a lot of scripted storyline and voice acting.
    • Tade0 2 hours ago
      IKEA is known for going the extra skogsmil in whatever they do.
    • gonzalohm 33 minutes ago
      I mean, they even recreated an IKEA inside a dungeon and you have to navigate it and get the part to build your Kallax
  • chao- 47 minutes ago
    I normally dislike shameless brand crossovers, but this faux low-budget, yet-another-janky-mod vibe... they committed to the bit. I can't hate it.
  • LelouBil 2 hours ago
    • peterus 1 hour ago
      I like the attention to detail with the Todd Howard reference:

      > Become encumbered in-game to start your quest to storage bliss! It just works.

    • qmr 55 minutes ago
      > Will there be meatballs?

      > Maybe.

  • ludicrousdispla 2 hours ago
    Play a game long enough and the main challenge becomes inventory management. I look forward to the IVAR update.
    • vanderZwan 1 hour ago
      Oh, so you're team IVAR?

      BILLY gang forever!

      (just kidding, I actually have both, and way more IVAR shelves than BILLYs at that(BILLIES? What would be the proper plural here?))

    • Sharlin 57 minutes ago
      Casting Leomund’s Secret Chest, now comes with TROFAST modular storage management system.
  • aenis 1 hour ago
    Best thing I saw on hacker news in a while.
  • jml7c5 2 hours ago
    I was wondering what compelled Bethesda to update the game a few weeks ago, the first time in two years. On PC, any update to the game breaks mods that rely on DLL modification, so you'd expect them to be wary of doing it for no reason. Maybe improving support for this was the impetus.
    • blitzar 2 hours ago
      They needed to do a few nerfs and buffs to the other storage solutions to balance the game for the introduction of KALLAX
    • vlyan 1 hour ago
      >so you'd expect them to be wary of doing it for no reason

      average skyrim patch notes:

      - added no features

      - fixed no bugs

      - moved around some buttons in the paid mods menu

    • cyh555 1 hour ago
      Is this Skyrim Special Edition or the Legendary Edition?
      • Mtinie 16 minutes ago
        Skyrim Legendary Special Edition HD.
  • hagbard_c 5 minutes ago
    They should call it "Bagaget" which translates to "The Luggage" and put lots of small feet under it. Those who read Discworld will know what I'm talking about.
  • ulnarkressty 59 minutes ago
    Just a reminder that they are a corporation and to not fall for their PR. They are actively destroying the environment while paying as little tax as possible. The cheapness of their furniture does have externalities one needs to consider.
    • gonzalohm 14 minutes ago
      At this point their products have so little material that it may be better for the environment to buy an IKEA one vs decent furniture (from the standpoint of caring for the environment)
  • andrewclunn 51 minutes ago
    I wanted to install it, but the instructions were just a bunch of pictures.
  • brindleth 2 hours ago
    Is that Matt Berry!?
  • warpspin 1 hour ago
    Pure marketing genius
  • fragmede 2 hours ago
    Do you think someone at IKEA had the idea and they hired someone to do it, or did someone have the idea and made it, and then talked IKEA into making it official?
    • bcraven 2 hours ago
      The idea has been conceived and executed by creative agency Mother, in partnership with Kinggath Creations - a team of creatives, fans and mod developers who make fun and original content that blends seamlessly into the game world.

      https://creative.salon/articles/work/ikea-mother-kallax-stor...

    • altmanaltman 1 hour ago
      It is likely they had the idea they (the people that actually made the mod) could talk a brand into this and IKEA was one of the many brands pitched. But someone at IKEA has to have seen this and say okay this makes sense for it work obviously. Eitherway i would say it doesn't really matter as long as they do fun stuff like this
  • kostas_gkr 26 minutes ago
    [dead]
  • tonijn 1 day ago
    Is it April yet?
    • carabiner 3 hours ago
      No it's 9/12
      • layer8 34 minutes ago
        9/12 = 3/4, so it is April?
      • ganzsz 1 hour ago
        It's not December yet?
        • englishrookie 1 hour ago
          I agree with the spirit of your comment. 20261209 Is a much better way to express the date than the 9/12 Americanism.
          • tmtvl 1 hour ago
            Year, day, month in that order written all together? I have seen both day-month-year (12-09-2026) and year-month-day (2026-09-12), but _that_'s a new one.