IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

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166 points | by kegenaar 2 days ago

12 comments

  • 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 1 hour ago
      IKEA is known for going the extra skogsmil in whatever they do.
  • LelouBil 1 hour ago
    • peterus 27 minutes 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 18 minutes ago
      > Will there be meatballs?

      > Maybe.

  • chao- 10 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.
  • ludicrousdispla 2 hours ago
    Play a game long enough and the main challenge becomes inventory management. I look forward to the IVAR update.
    • vanderZwan 24 minutes 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 20 minutes ago
      Casting Leomund’s Secret Chest, now with TROFAST modular storage management system installed.
  • 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 1 hour 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 25 minutes 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?
  • aenis 1 hour ago
    Best thing I saw on hacker news in a while.
  • ulnarkressty 22 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.
  • warpspin 23 minutes ago
    Pure marketing genius
  • andrewclunn 14 minutes ago
    I wanted to install it, but the instructions were just a bunch of pictures.
  • brindleth 2 hours ago
    Is that Matt Berry!?
  • 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 1 hour 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
  • tonijn 1 day ago
    Is it April yet?
    • carabiner 2 hours ago
      No it's 9/12
      • ganzsz 1 hour ago
        It's not December yet?
        • englishrookie 46 minutes 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 24 minutes 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.