Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 25th of Midyear and Ah'vrie woke to the smell of water. There must have been a storm blowing through last night. Monsoons are coming to the desert again as they must. Anyway, the blessed moons have set, and it's once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new with plenty of bounce to the ounce, but not a lot else. Lets see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa...

Nicro0127 released Critical Damage Rescaled as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122632
" So the basic value of critical damage is now always half of the damage in vanilla game. It means it would cause about 1.5 times more damage when you cause crittical damage in vanilla game." Your game your way, this will unbalance vanilla game play, but the concept has merit. Thanks

Thedragonborn34 released More Characters as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122602
"This Mod adds many nor Followers/Generic NPCs to the game, and also adds TWO new locations." The pics are all thumbnails, looks like the mod adds 4 NPCs and a new faction? with a hideout in the Bannered Mare... Not for old cats but thanks.

Marcelobernard released Immersive City Attacks (That I word again )
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122620
adds an NPC to each major city. You can pay them to start trouble. Immersive? PASS

Socalista released The Quaint Hamlet of Soljund's Sinkhole
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122627
"Remakes Soljund's Sinkhole into a quaint Reach hamlet, with new architecture, NPCs, and misc quests. Fully navmeshed, voiced, and ESP Light flagged."

The old cat is not thrilled with the texture choices or the weird roof lines. The scales all seem off. A couple of new merchants are nice... Your game your way.

tcbflash released Warmer in Falskaar (Survival Mode)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122610
"My take on dealing with the coldness bug in Falskaar when playing on survival mode. This mod simply adds 200 to your warmth rating when you are in the Falskaar worldspace. (esl flagged)" Frostfall didn't handle the bug well either. The old cat is surprised someone hasn't run through the mod and fixed the default weather zones yet. Thanks

Finally Zaguraida released two more NPC facegen replacers This time it's the Vamps
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Zaguraida/mods?gameId=1704
"Facegen Replacer for Volkihar Vampires" better than vanilla ;-)

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Morndas the 24th of Midyear and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can, or work if you must, it's Morndas again. It's another sticky dawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have long set and it is time once again for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are peanut butter chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 47 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa...

Shangal55 released Shrine Of Azura Begone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122556
"Simply hides the shrine of Azura (the giant one ) by setting it to initially disabled"

Not sure why, Your game your way. Evidently this was requested on reddit... Thanks?

sattyre ported Fine Goods from Morrowind - the Gray Quarter by felroki
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121357
"felroki made a really nice overhaul for Windhelm's Grey Quarter and I thought it was a real shame it has never been ported to the Special Edition. Well Now it has." Thanks

Spikefan74 released Keep It Clean - Vegan Soap Crafting
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122534
"Soap replaces Troll Fat with Red Apples"

The old cat can understand not wanting to have to hunt trolls to make soap, but apples? That's just silly Not for old cats.

Snazzy Interiors - LotD The Wayward Rest by gutmaw
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122412
"Remodel of The Wayward Rest, a new location added by Legacy of the Dragonborn (v6)"
And nicely cluttered as always. Also adds additional storage and a bathing area. Very nice

Finally True Pile of Gold Coins by kuroishitam
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122525
"Have you ever wondered why those piles on coins only give you little compared to how it looks? with this mod, now the gold coin piles really gives you hundreds of coins for immersion!" Cater to your inner Scrooge Mc Duck

And that'll do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 23rd of Midyear and a sticky predawn here on warm sands. The The blessed moons are gibbous tonight so keep those silver weapons close for another day or two. Never trust a crazy puppy. Anyway. it's time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is CapeTown Lungo, and the biscuits are still oatmeal sour cherry. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa.

MonkeyPoGo released Font Overhaul - Futura Book BT as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122456
"Font overhaul for most of the text in game. Clean readable text." And it really is very readable. Thanks. Have a cookie

ImperialAgent1992 released Wolf Animal Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122493
"Wolves are now stronger"

The old cat uses real wolves 2K, paired with Rougeshot's Savage wolves, with Skytest... Pass

Miggyluv's HIMBO Presets - Nordic Bulk (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122470
"A preset for HIMBO. Starting from muscular at 0 and growing to a more bulky build at 100"

Quite a bit of range, the old cat's issue is with weight at 100. You can't have a pot belly and a six pack at the same time Skinny is a bit too skinny as well. Worth a look but pass.

We'll finish up with Halffaces - Giant Mortar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122495
"Mesh and texture replacer for giantmortar.nif" 42.8 meg, but there's never more than one per cell so we'll let this one slide.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is loredas the 22nd of Midyear and wage slaves rejoice the weekend is nigh. It's another sultry dawn here on warm sands. The old cat's pet smoothskin was up late playing again, so apologies for being tardy again. It is past time for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You'll want to cover your tankards for a bit, this gets a tad dusty... There, much better. Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires. They warm more then the room as his mother liked to say. Now to compost the ash, check the gardens and scrub the kettles...

Our brew of the day is from South Africa, and the biscuits are Oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks. Lets see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

First a couple of quick shout outs

Shekhinaga for Very Important Cannibal Bug Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122411
Now the cannibals eat meat not bread at the banquet. Have a cookie for desert

PolskiPolak7734 released 'Not too Big Not too Small' preset (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122398
Well proportioned female fantasy shield maiden preset. The title says it all. Endorsed

Roadhouse699 Locked the Mzark tower behind a gate to force you to clear the city before completing the dragon scroll quest..? Your game your way, but that's just annoying. Pass

Lets see... Dradaki released Lakeview Manor Planters
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122423
"Replaces the ground plots in Lakeview Manor's garden with 5 large planters" An interesting alternative to the hearthfires default plots. Why not. We love choice

A peek under the hood...

Sthaagg released Skyrim Save System Overhaul 3
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122343
"New version from scratch. Fully customizable backup manager, including: backup protection script, rotation system, interval backup, new automatic triggers, new immersive ways to save, presets, and more…" Lots of new features. You'll want to read the entire page. This covers autosave rotations right up to hard core mode. This gets a cookie

shazdeh2 released Follower Inventory Quick Access
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122419
"While browsing your inventory or a container, you can push a key (customizable) to access your follower(s)'s inventory" This was tested with Auri, and Inigo and appears safe for custom followers as it does not touch the AI, only the inventory. This gets a cookie

FrankBlack released Real Water in Buckets
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122422
"A small immersion mod that adds buckets with real water to the world of Skyrim."

Too bad they're statics. It would make putting a bucket over Belathor's head to rob the place using the vanilla exploit hysterical. Thanks.

Halffaces - small edit of Farmbench
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122393
"meshes and textures replacers for Skyrim Farmbench (farmbench01.nif)" The old cat likes the version 2 (vanilla) shape, but not the wood grain. Worth a look.

And finally our mod of the day is yet another overhaul / difficulty rebalance for dragons

Dragon Enrichment Project by Aardvark1998
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122396
"A vanilla-plus balance and diversity mod for Skyrim's beloved dragons. Dragon Enrichment Project makes dragons a bit tougher while maintaining a smooth difficulty curve fairly close to vanilla. It adds two new classes of dragon, using lightning or pure magic, and gives every dragon a unique look. Dragons may also summon atronachs, so watch out..." Lots of info on the mod page. Worth a read. This one gets a cookie

And that will do for today. The Ale is fresh and the new batch of mead is ready so i hope you're thirsty. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Fredas the 21st of Midyear and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons are gibbous, and will be full tomorrow so keep those silver weapons close. The goddess' crazy puppies will be out making mischief all weekend. The shaman have decreed that today officially marks the return to the tyranny of the sun for the desert. Anyway, it is time once again for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is classic Ristretto, and the biscuits are peanut butter chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual suspects. let's see what catches

FiberianHufky96 released 3D Grass for Vanilla as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122363
"3D replacer for vanilla grass models" No mention of complex grass, or community shaders so these models are 3D but not parallax enabled. Thanks

noextrac released Remove Pesky Trees from Nature of the Wild Lands
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/noextrac/about-me?gameId=1704
A simple patch to remove two floating trees as a second mod. The old cat missed their first mod which is a very nice edit of various huds to be less intrusive, sorry, Welcome.

manguz released Complex Bent Pines
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122341
"Complex parallax for barks of Bent Pines to be used with ENB or Community Shaders" An interesting look for Vurt's bent pines. The old cat might add this to his next build. Thanks

Enodoc released two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Enodoc/mods?gameId=1704
Opposites interestingly enough. Remove house ownership from thane quests that require it, and require house ownership for thane quests that don't require it. This one needs to make up their mind(s) LOL

XvomTheMad released Paragons Re-Born
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122342
"a transformative mod that revamps the often-overlooked collectible Paragons" They look slightly 2D. the old cat would have loved to see refraction and sub surface scattering added, but the animations look very smooth. This one is worth a look and a cookie

That leaves the top slot for Suinier

Touch of Detail - Shack Doors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122366
"New models for makeshift doors which provide a tiny bit of privacy and security to the occupied shacks." Available in three wood styles. I hope they remembered not to include the little fishing shack near Kynesgrove. Wouldn't want to trap the poor bear inside ;-)

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, yada yada We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 20th of Midyear and a sultry predawn here on warm sands. The official beginning of the tyranny of the sun is tomorrow. So remember to stay hydrated. Ah'vrie has plenty of fresh ale and mead on hand for weary travelers. As this one likes to say; "Those who do not respect the desert are buried in it" Anyway, it's once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is from South Africa, and the biscuits are Oatmeal sour cherry. Ah'vrie is quite happy that a shipment of shaman approved biscuits is on the way... Checking the hot sheets we have 42 new mods, mostly jiggles, patches and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

navalcad released Better Mead as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122247
A little vague, looks like a minor upscale of only Nord Mead. Thanks

You Reek by neinbach
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122289
neinbach has been pushing Solitude bath house tweaks the last two weeks. They have now released a reason to visit. Whatever floats your boat. Just stand down wind

wbell03 released Simply Better Wolves
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122291
Not better, just vanilla with that blurry fusa fusa crap added. PASS

AmbroseTheRed released Eliminate Fortify Alchemy and Enchanting Buffs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122301
Thanks my googly challenged friend. We'll add it to the pile

Sthaagg released Configurable Auto lockpicking
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122263
"Is lock-picking too difficult? Make it as easy as you like! Is the mini-game boring? Let the mod do it for you." Requires NL_MCM - A Modular MCM Framework. Worth a look if you don't like the mini game or broken picks. Thanks

TheOneTrueFuzzBeed released Green Thumb Whiterun
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122302
Ivy everywhere... Your game your way. Not for old cats

Scholar's Retreat No Load Door Home With Library - No General Stores required
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122253
By request. Elfiemyrtle3 released a new version without General stores. It is a beautiful no load door home, and worth a look.

"All these containers are simple no-respawn chests. You can either sort your stuff into them manually or use any of the sorting mods you can find or may already have installed. I've heard there are quite a few." Thanks, we love choice. Have a cookie

And we'll finish up today with a new take on vanilla weather

dBottle released Northern Weathers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122288
"My own revision of Classic vanilla Weathers" Blended Horizons, more cinematic sunrises and sunsets, better rain textures, and stays true to the vanilla pallet. Thanks we do love choice. We'll call this vanilla plus.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 18th of Midyear and another sultry predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are still a work in progress. Checking the hot sheets we have 42 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks as always. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa...

Ghostrider231 released Creature Cowardly AI Fix as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122146
"This mod is more of a answer to modders who like to use werewolves as a base for creature companion mods" See a need, fill a need. Thanks

Deman445 released The Cursed Mercenaries as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122142
"a small quest which takes players through the Blackmire dungeon to uncover what happened to the former inhabitants." Of course it's directly across from Riverwood Not sayin a word... nope

Tomato's Whiterun - Parallax - 2K 4K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122064
"A comprehensive Whiterun retexture including ALL city, interior, door and window textures. Over 200 textures." Worth a look. The old cat is not in love with all of the textures, mostly due to inconsistencies in the color pallets, but the look is consistent and it is parallax enabled. Thanks

Lets see... LordMithro released Skyrim Sewers - Invisible Door Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122085
"This mod adjusts how the "invisible" doors are implemented by Skyrim Sewers. Rather than using a texture to create an invisible door, this mod uses a null texture set. Therefore removing a visual issue which is more pronounced when using ENB." Thanks

DameEveKnight released Disable Dialogue Timeout
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122108
"Take your time selecting responses; never get kicked out of dialogue again!"

Or take a speed reading course LOL, thanks

And finally our mod of the day. Sound the trumpets and summon the dancers

SIMP - Supreme Interior Mist Particles by LeoMaximus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122101
"Reduces the intensity of interior mist, smoke, and fog"

"These effects were too intense for my liking and the only options I could find outright removed them which I felt lessened the ambiance. So I've made some edits to retain these effects without them hindering your vision. This was made with an edited version of Cabbage ENB so if you use a different ENB your mileage may vary."

The author recommends using this along with Skeever's No More Blinding Fog - SSE Port.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/87342

This is a no plugin mod with loose files, so make sure it loads low. After looking at the pics, the old cat flagged this for his next build. Downloaded to endorse. Thanks

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked,m the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Morndas the 17th of Midyear and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. Anyway, the blessed moons have set and it is once again time for this old cat to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the old cat is still working on the biscuits. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two...

krzp1 released Simply Knock Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121994
"Been using Simply Knock for a long time and it sort of irked me that it didn't have an animation for the knocking. So I've made one." See a need fill a need. it's all about the immersion. (I'm starting to like this one... tracking author) Downloaded

ImperialAgent1992 released Prey Animals Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122053
This is a misleading title. No animals were overhauled. It just increases the spawns.
"Increase the number of harmless animals by 5x"

Halffaces - Necromantic Altar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122078
"New mesh and texture for Necromancer Altar" For once the old cat doesn't mind the memory cost, as this is a one off, and only 64 meg. Adds a stylized wolf head painted in blood on Potema's altar, and the upscaling look pretty darn good. This one gets a cookie.

Finally Clemus33 released Vanaheimr - Snow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122027
"Overhaul of Snow textures" In 2 and 4K, Parallax and Complex materials, and includes patches for Majestic landscapes. Definitely worth a look. The series is filling in.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 16th of Midyear and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have saet and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are Oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 59 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

MeBob6565 released Riverwood Blacksmith Redesigned
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121981
Continuing the theme of useless additions to vanilla buildings. This adds an empty second floor to the Riverwood blacksmith. Optional window bars and clutter... thanks?

AlimAge released Solstheim map FWMF
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121964
"I don’t really know how to draw, and I’m too lazy to do it, so almost nothing of the main locations is drawn on the map." Actually it's quite well drawn. Worth a look if you use the FWMF

Purplejelly16 released two today. Hanging moss and fantasy mushrooms
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Purplejelly16/mods?gameId=1704
Yeah... not for old cats but thanks

moizoos released Cathedral - 3D Pine Shrubs - Color Edit
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121903
"Basically, the needle leaves are now greener, and the bark is brown." The old cat will admit that this was a lot better than their attempt at fixing icebergs. The color choices blend well and fit in nicely. This one gets a cookie.

SuperPowerGreat released two today, and updated their first
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/SuperPowerGreat/mods?gameId=1704
Added baths to the drunken huntsman, and updated the Jarl's baths, but it's Skyrim Relationship that caught the eye.

"This is a mod where you can interact with NPCs based on your Speechcraft skill, raising RelationshipRank and potentially engaging in romance. When engaging in conversation, the player gains Speechcraft experience regardless of success or failure. As the Speechcraft level increases, the probability of successful conversations also increases. Separate from the game's own RelationshipRank"

You'll want to read the entire mod page, and understand that the author is not a native English speaker so some of the dialogs come into question. It's ambitious.

Finally ElectricSparx released Sensible Dawnguard Prerequisite
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121948
"Adds a sensible quest prerequisite to starting Dawnguard as opposed to determining it entirely by your character level"

Makes the Morthal 'Laid to rest' quest the Prerequisite to being greeted by the Orc. The author does make a good point. After BGS turned off vampire attacks on the towns there really is no "vampire menace" so the dialog with the Orc makes no sense. Okay, we'll give this to the author. Have a cookie.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 15 the of Midyear and another sultry predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons continue to wax through the final crescents and will be full a week from today so it's time to hone those silver weapons once again and keep them close. The goddess' crazy puppies don't always follow the calendar. Anyway, it's time once again for this on to tend the inn. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires are rebuilt. This gets a tad dusty so you may wish to cover your tankards for a bit... There, much better no? Ah'vrie likes to greet the weekend with happy fires. As his mother liked to say when he was but a cub, "A happy fire warms more than the room". Now to compost the ash, see what's ready to harvest in the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil... The glamorous life of an inn keeper.

Our brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are the old cat's version of a snickerdoodle made with oat flour. Fingers crossed on this new recipe. Baking is going to become more interesting for certain. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new mods with the plenty of jiggles, dangles and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat today over a fresh cuppa...

RoykvikEinaste released Atmoran Elegance - 3BA Body Preset as a first mod. (NSFW) welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121898
A pleasant surprise. A very natural looking preset. It looks to have a full C cup without the overly exaggerated hips and apple bottom of most presets. This one gets a cookie

krzp1 released Little idle animations
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121595
"A random assortment of idle animations I've made for the female characters" Using their Cascadeur system released a few days ago. worth taking a look at the samples. These are small and smooth. Checking finger nails, swatting the odd fly... etc. Worth a look. Thanks

d4em released Dark Brotherhood Robes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121890
"Meshes and textures to replace the pyjama-thing worn by Dark Brotherhood mages"

The old cat has to admit, these look good. Very basic 'dark leather' mage robes for Festus and Gabriella. This one gets a cookie as well.

wSkeever released 3D Dwemer Sun - Subterranean Object SMIMed - Blackreach
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121858
"This overused object is now 3D" This was a request by PO3 and Skeever delivered. Thanks

And finally Riton Mossy Bridge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/121878
An interesting choice. The standard vanilla field stone bridge, but desaturated and mossy. One or two of the seams are noticeable, but the overall look is rather nice. The mesh is parallax enables and works well with SMIM and blended roads. Nicely done, and cookie worthy. The old cat would use this as a BOS variant, but maybe not as a replacer.

And that will do for today. The ale casks were delivered on time, and the new batch of mead is ready. We're serving medallions of marinated venison on a bed of roast diced potatoes and onions served with an egg on top for the early meal, and ale braised sabercat with twice baked garlic potatoes for the late meal. As always we'll have a hearty stew simmering for those that need something that wards the chill a bit more.

The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!