PC Early Access Release - Ashe 1.2 + SDA 4.3 + Banter Patch (Patreon)

EDIT (Dec 12): Quick update - I’m back home from a trip and still catching up from travel and errands. I’m doing final fixes this weekend, and the public release is now targeting Dec 14-15. Thanks for the patience - almost there!v1.0.3-EA (Hotfix Update)

Fixed an issue where Ashe could trigger the introductory Serana banter even when Serana was not present.

Updated conditional checks so the conversation only fires when both characters are in proximity.

Includes all fixes from v1.0.1-EA and v1.0.2-EA.

(If you're downloading fresh, just install this version — no need for previous files.)PC EARLY ACCESS IS NOW LIVE(Ashe 1.2 • SDA 4.3 • Ashe + Serana Banter Patch v1.0)

Thanks for your patience fellas.

No docs or promo stuff (more gameplay vids) yet — I’ll upload those later. Same thing with Xbox early access; that’s coming on November 12 once I finish console packaging.

CONTENT (WHAT’S IN THIS EA BUILD)

Ashe 1.2 / SDA 4.3 — Standalone content

SDA — Wooden Knight’s Soul Hunter awareness (built-in integration)

Ashe — custom names + convos + name drops(list coming later, but basically everyone who requested post-1.1)

~112 dialogue lines

~230+ new romance content + radiant dialogue/barks

Horse features — partially in (core system is there),but not fully implemented yet due to time constraints→ For now, feel free to use any horse mod you prefer.

Shared content — Ashe × Serana Banter Patch

Full questline awareness (Ashe’s quest + Dawnguard)

Radiant banter (including smart reactive banter)

Joint combat banter→ 943+ lines→ biggest, most ambitious banter integration (or update for that matter) I’ve shipped so far. SDA's "biggest" update was 1k lines but that was kinda inflated by custom names hahahaha.

INSTALL STEPS

Install SDA Early Access (attached)

Install Ashe 1.2 FOMOD Early Access (attached)

Install Ashe × Serana Banter Patch (attached)

FOR BEST CONTENT EXPERIENCE

(And yes — you can replay both routes, you won’t experience everything in one save lol.)

Ashe’s Questline Branch

Recruit Ashe in the Winking Skeever.

Play through Ashe’s quest until “A Borrowed Soul” completes.

Start Dawnguard → recruit Serana → then finish either Serana’s questline or Ashe’s (your choice).

Finish the remaining questline afterward.

Serana’s Questline Branch

Start Dawnguard → recruit Serana.

Finish the early quest beats (return her home, then pick her up again).

Recruit Ashe → play Ashe’s quest until “A Borrowed Soul” completes.

Same thing: finish whichever questline you want first, then complete the other.

Both branches have unique scripted banter and emotional pacing.

ROMANCE

You can romance both for a while - they’re chill with it up until the point-of-no-return (Serana’s confession at the end of Dawnguard).At that point, you choose:

Ashe route

Serana route

or “Fantasy Mode” (non-canon side path where you keep both)

Fantasy Mode has limited banter (they aren’t fully silent toward each other - I didn’t want to neuter their awareness), but it’s meant as a fan service canon-adjacent option rather than a story path.

FEEDBACK

Feedback form coming soon — for now, just:

DM me, or

comment below!

SAVE GAME NOTES

Safe on existing saves (until further notice)

Recommended to try new saves for the full narrative experience

NOT SAFE WITH DEV BUILD SAVES(y’all weren’t supposed to be playing full playthroughs on those anyway hahaha)

CLOSING NOTE

Forgive the barebones post — no fancy trailer or screenshots yet.I was laser-focused on quality and polishing the build itself.

Just dive in and try it. Let the banter speak for itself!

– Marty