Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 10th of Sun's Dusk and another quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for this one to stoke the fires and bring fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits will be Oatmeal sour cherry in a little while. The ovens are preheating. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new mods with plenty of jiggles, and patches. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

EnderBro777 ported Fine Goods from Morrowind by felroki as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133556
"adds items from Solstheim to Brand-Shei's merchant inventory and stall display."

The old cat's been using Morrowind imports SE since 2017 which also includes Revyn Sadri and the New Gnisis Cornerclub, but we love choice so thanks.

TheRanger324 released More Wash Basins for Vanilla Homes and Taverns
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133610
"Adds a wash basin to every vanilla home and tavern that did not already have one." Not the first, but thanks. Some of the locations are better than others, but all in all a nice second mod. Have a cookie.

i329 released Torches Candlelight And Simple Wearable Lanterns Remastered
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133600
"A lightweight and dynamic lantern, candlelight, and torch mod made to work with Simple Wearable Lanterns - Remastered." also Requires CID and SPID. This is a follow up to their first mod a few weeks ago. Nice choice for integration. Thanks.

Scrabx3 released three custom console buffs today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Scrabx3/mods?gameId=1704
Too early for old cats to delve into custom commands, Test with caution as always.

anbeegod returns with Follower Dialogue Expansion - Borgakh the Steel Heart
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133571
"Expands Borgakh the Steel Heart with 200 immersive, lore-friendly lines. Fully voiced. Quest and environment awareness." Thanks, these are well done, but it bothers the old cat that the author has removed all references to using an AI voice from all of their dialog expansion mods. Already almost 1300 downloads, and 80 endorsements.

And finally, Let's close on a high note.

ALT - Riften Well by Yuril
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133616
"Alternative version of the Riften Well. No ESP " An interesting look, The seams between the four sections are visible, and all that beam work and no crank and bucket... Still it looks good and we love choice. Thanks

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and there are dragons to hunt. Enjoy the day. We-B-open!

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 8th of Sun's Dusk and a crisp predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are Oatmeal cranberry. Checking the hot sheets we have an eclectic mix of 60 new mods. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or three

ExpensiveLadder released No Flame Atronach Explosion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133409
Your game your way. Personally I always thought the other elementals should also explode on death. (Ice shards and lightning) seeing as the summoned life force can no longer contain the elemental's power. Thanks you milk drinker LOL

Mehrunes Dagon Unique Shrine - Heads Replacer SE by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133386
Patches Skeever's new unique shrine mod to use Mandragorasprouts' heads. Check the requirements, there are several. Looks good. Thanks

Eudalus released a leveled list object swapper framework and patch hub
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Eudalus/mods?gameId=1704
This is more of a modders resource, for batch insertion and removal of level list entries in specified lists. powerful, and could be useful. It remains to be seen if it gets adopted. Dangerous if misused like any good tool. Thanks

knightradiant2 released Switch Thy Forests Up
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133367
"Switch Thy Forests Up (S.T.F.U.) aims to create truly unique forests from the Reach to the Soul Cairn. Revitalize your forests with the power of Base Object Swapper!"

Will require patches from Nature of the Wildlands if needed in your LO, the author mentions the odd floating tree as inevitable with this mod, but the old cat has to admit, the idea that every time you load a new game, the forests are 'different'. There's a lot to be said for that. Thanks, have a cookie. Now fix the floating trees.

And finally our spam of the day...

destructor36 released 'SUMMER' ... and 18 mods that use it
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/destructor36/mods?gameId=1704

You'll have to look through this mess on your own. It reads like a combat settings modpack but at least the author kept them modular so you only have to use the ones you want. What I noticed looking through them is the mechanics are not fully considered.

IE: Aimshake while aiming a crossbow? Crossbows do not require stamina to hold, only to draw. Your game your way, Not for old cats, but thanks

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!

Seems I forgot to post yesterdays reviews sorry...

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

it is Tirdas the 5th of Sun's Dusk and congratulations on surviving another Morndas... Um, if you did of course. Moving right along. It is time once again for this one to tend the inn so excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Insprirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are currently in a heated election. We won't know the for hours, but currently sugar cookies has a slight lead. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new mods with the usual eclectic mix of jiggles, patches, goofs, and the odd pointy stick. Let's have a look over a fresh cuppa.

Ffelix03 released Better Race Abilities as a first mod. Welcome
We'll see if there's any room left on the pile

cubefusion released Dude Where's My House as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132405
...? It just covers 4 vanilla houses. This one obviously never heard of xLodgen. Pass

ClainAlvim released Much Richer Merchants - ALL Versions - 2024
No link needed for this one. Obviously a sugar cookie supporter

dragoncosmico released a couple of texture mods that look vanilla or worse?
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/dragoncosmico/mods?gameId=1704
Not a clue... moving right along

Dustmo7e released two more versions of Whiterun Interior Walls Painted
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Dustmo7e/mods?gameId=1704
Brighter colors and new textures... Should have all been optional choices in the original mod, but what ever works.

HalfbitShirlock released Medieval Towers - Unique Civil War Forts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132923
"Adds new tower turret models unique to civil war forts and Helgen, with interiors for you to explore!" Your game your way

Let's get to the good stuff already... We do have a mod of the day


Lollia released Heart-To-Heart - Conversations Among Family
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133173
"Featuring over 230 conversation scenes created from carefully spliced and re-purposed dialogue, Heart-To-Heart seeks to liven up your family."

The second video is basically all audio examples. and the old cat recommends a listen. A lot of work went into this, and it's spliced not AI. It's hard to tell the timing from the samples without visuals, but it definitely adds a lot of content. For those that like big families this one is definitely worth a listen. 2 cookies and tracking

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!

Gooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 6th of Sun's Dusk and a chilly predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time to tend the inn. Excuse please while Ah'vrie stokes the fires and brings fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is classic Ristretto, and the biscuits are oatmeal cranberry. Checking the hot sheets we have 38 new forma all the usual suspects. Let's dive right in.

Matrix2684 released OdinCheat as a first mod. Welcome.
Adds all the odin magic spells to a cheat chest in qasmoke. No link needed

Nerevarine0117 released Morrowind Warpaints as a second mod after a 4 year absence
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133259
"I ported some of Xenius old Morrowind Warpaints over to Skyrim SE." your game your way

JobiWanUK released Chatty NPCs and Followers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133266
"Vanilla NPCs will greet each other, ask about each other's health and talk to your vanilla voiced followers. All using vanilla voice files. ESL flagged."

You'll want to read the mod page. Might be immersive, might just be more annoying.

wSkeever released Mehrunes Dagon Unique Shrine (BOS)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133264
"Swaps objects in Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon with unique ones."

Quite nice actually. All the containers now look like mini alters... etc., and the first era carved faces are now all Mehrunes. Nicely done. This one gets a cookie

Monitor221hz released Pandora Behaviour Engine Plus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133232
"Behaviour engine tool for patching Skyrim Nemesis/FNIS behaviour mods, with full creature support. Clean, responsive UI and error-tolerant, verbose patching. Supported on Windows/Linux/MacOS, open source and intended as an alternative to Nemesis."

Wow, version 2.4 and still in beta? This version should be backwards compatible with nemesis. Requires .Net 8.0 runtime

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

Goooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 4th of Sun's Dusk and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. hide is you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. The blessed moons have set. The hunters are nursing their hangovers, 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Kazaar, and the biscuits are Ginger zingers. Checking the hot sheets we have 52 new mods from the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... Definitely a fresh cuppa, maybe two.

SarcasticDragon99 released SD's Seamless Sneak Transition and Idles OAR
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133022
"A unisex OAR-based mod that adds one base sneak animation, with 8 additional variants, and one-of-a-kind transition animations between standing and sneaking, all hand crafted as part of my first animation project." Looks more like a prayer animation in the video LOL. Needs to be seen in game. Thanks, keep working at it.

Xtudo released optimized textures for Simple Wearable Lanterns - Remastered
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133067
"Optional Ancient Dwemer Metal patch available. 4K-2K-1K."

Magus80Mods resurrected Camping Kit of the Northern Ranger
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133115
"At last, a portable campsite that you can construct yourself! Position each item exactly where you want, and dig in for the night."

More importantly, Magus removed some of the buggier parts of the original LE mod including all changes to the economy. This is one of those mods that all comes down to taste and play style. If you want to take an hour to decorate your camp every time the sun goes down so be it, may the Divines bless you. If positioning and posing your characters are what matters to you. Go for it. Your game your way.

And finally we'll finish up with another in the quaint series by Rosehla

Quaint Refuge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133084
"Cozy, simple home to the southwest of Dawnstar, room for spouse and two followers."

Rosehla finally added one of her little houses based on the Hearthfires kits. Looks good. Unfortunately she included items from Hendraheim. It does have a couple of cots for followers, but nothing for kids. Worth a look.

Personally there's no way the old cat would pay for Hendraheim just for a couple of pillows LOL. Your game your way

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 Sundas the 3rd of Sun's Dusk, and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons again continue the eternal journey to full, and we hope the goddess enjoyed her rest. The hunters are of course still drinking, but as long as the village stays fed who are we to complain. Besides, the stories get so much better after a few days of mead, and the cubs do love listening to the tales. 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is again Venezia, and the biscuits are oatmeal cranberry. Checking the hot sheets we have 60 new mods, with lot's of jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two.

momuchi339 released Disable Starting Mapmarker
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132948
"Would a traveler new to Skyrim have known where the city was located? This mod removes the map markers present from the start of the game."

Not the first, in fact this was based of a synthesis patcher mod. Load this high and allow it to be over written. Thanks, the concept does make sense. Added to the pile

Liseralla released Spare Drahff and Hewnon - Ratway Scene Restored
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133014
"Now you can immersively presuade Drahff and Hewnon to let you pass. No need for unneccessary blood shed."

Similar to cutting room floor, but just the single scene as a standalone. Thanks

ak0d released Simple and Lightweight Taming
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132991
" a small mod that allows you to tame hostile creatures through combat. The backend implementation was inspired by Simply Tame, although this mod is even simpler."

Now this gives the old cat some new ideas... Tame that pack of buffed red wolves added by Skytest above Halted stream camp, then walk into the camp with the pack in tow... Okay, this one has the old cat's whiskers twitching. Have a cookie.

Let's get to the good stuff...

markuskarttunen1 released Glorious Giant Clutter and fixes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133028
"Remodeling, retexturing and recollisioning various giant clutter. " Better textures, Higher poly, and fixed collisions? ... 2 cookies and tracking

olivierbest released Redoran Reverie x Dunmer Dreams Location Color Variance
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132957
"Replace the ini file to distribute purple furniture to Tel Mithryn (Telvanni color), red furniture to Raven Rock(Redoran color) and Blue furniture to RetchingNetch."

This addresses the old cat's one concern over the original mod release. All the blankets were the same everywhere. Ah'vrie does wish there were also differing patterns. Thanks, You can have a cookie as well.

imnotfamous released Nordic Snow - Complex Material
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/133034
"Nordic Snow enhanced with Complex Material and Terrain Parallax" Make sure to read the mod page. Some assembly required.

Dustmo7e released Whiterun Interior Walls Painted
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132968
"Texturises the interior wall type "A" or "low" in CK. This is the plank wall that appears in Breezehome."

Okay, This one has the old cat's eye. The stripped version looks great. The colors... Would depend on the users taste. Available in 2K only. (1K had visible pixelation and 4K showed no improvement) tracking for my next build. You get a cookie too.

rhonjhonson released two "make my mage OP" mods today.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/rhonjhonson/mods?gameId=1704
Homing projectiles, and low cost expert spells. Your game your way. Thanks

jenesisquoi released two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/jenesisquoi/mods?gameId=1704
Mari's Tundra berries as a BOS swap for dead shrubs so with no worldspace edits, and pine to oaks BOS version with a 25% chance... Thanks. Definitely worth a look

And finally... This one decided to fill a bloody page all at once LOL

BecomingNplus1 vanished for quite a while, now releases a dozen detailed landscape mods at once, and distributes simple wearable lanterns to NPCs
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/BecomingNplus1/mods?gameId=1704
Some of these are quite nice, all are BOS swaps. You'll want to look through them all individually.

And that will do for today. The eastern sky is coloring, so... The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. Don't forget to tip the wenches, This one does not pay them nearly enough. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 2nd of Sun's Dusk and wage slaves rejoice, the weekend has arrived. It's a very chilly predawn here on warm sands. The new moons have set, the Hunters are still celebrating, and it is time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires are rebuilt. This gets a bit dusty, so you might want to cover your flagons for a bit... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe. As his mother liked to say. 'A happy fire warms more than the room'

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are Tate's chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new, and it's a mostly jiggle day, but several caught the eye. let's dive in over a fresh cuppa...

We'll start off with our Googly challenged section following up on a conversation at the inn

Temper Everything - Improve More Items by yelldow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132918
"Minimal and scriptless - Adds smithing keyword conditions for many item types like AmorMaterialLeather and WeapMaterialWood to Steel Smithing, Elven Smithing, and Daedric Smithing. (Allows you to temper Nightingale armor up to Legendary!)"

This does not add new recipes, it just allows items you can already temper to be tempered up to legendary status. Why not. When added to a mod that gives XP for crafting, it actually becomes useful even for 'crap' armor and weapons.

Experience from mining tanning and smelting by TOFSIR
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132881
"Now you can gain experience from mining, tanning and smelting!" Another for the pile

Smart Training NG by IbnMars
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132894
"Carry over unused trainings to the next level. Customize the number of trainings added per level. ESL flagged."

This is actually an updated version of their 'simply smart training' mod, which they removed so this shows as their first mod... Welcome again. We'll add it to the pile again

Bards Instruments HQ Retexture by PixieBomb
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132888
"HQ Retexture for the Lute, Drum, and Flute bard instruments..."

Actually the old cat wouldn't call this a retex as it changes none of the textures. It is a very slight improvement due to increased saturation and changing compression from BC1 to BC7. Thanks, but much too subtle. You'll never notice the improvement in game. AI upscalling plus BC7 would have been the better choice, but thanks for trying

Lets see... RoastGorilla439 is still trying to recreate cutting room floor

Granite Hill - Cut Content Restoration
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/117585
"This mod restores the village of Granite Hill." Thanks

Blubbos Apple Tree Replacer for JK Mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132893
"an apple tree replacer for JK's Skyrim or JK's Whiterun Outskirts" Very tasty... thanks

Gremli's Lake Shack
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132927
"Small house for player."

A person of few words LOL. Let the old cat expand just a tad... This mod adds a small lore friendly cabin on the shore of the lake below the Northgate inn. Simple, and lightly cluttered with crafting in the basement. This would make a very nice starter home for a Patron at the inn start at the Northgate Inn. An interesting location. Worth a look and a cookie. Thanks

mechanicalpanda released Vanilla Plus Weathers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132878
"For the vanilla plus junkies out there; I present to you a simple vanilla weather addon that enhances the rain, snow and ash storms, creates a variety for them and even adds rain in the Soul Cairn! Includes ESL-flagged seasonal and audio patches"

Originally this was an addon to Ebony ENB, but Panda decided to break it out so they could continue working on tne ENB itself. Adds 4 types of rain/snow/ash, with audio by Clofas. Provided as is with no patching... Semi compatible with other weather mods.

jenesisquoi released Cathedral - 3D Rocks - Smaller and Mountain Matching
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132873
"Scaled down all the rockgrass meshes and changed the texture paths to use whatever mountainslab01 texture you already have installed."

Color the old cat impressed. A simple and eloquent solution to one of the ugliest vanilla meshes in the game. Makes the rock grass textures almost fade into the ground-cover textures, and they blend in much better. This one gets a cookie. Flagged for the old cat's next build.

And finally We'll finish with another unique staff by Ave.

Halldir's Staff by Ave
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132540
"This mod replaces Halldir's staff with a unique animated model." Her work is always first rate and cookie worthy. This will be in the old cat's next build as well. Thanks.

And that will do for today. The Ale was delivered last night, and watching the airship navigate the mountain passes with the decks ablaze with torches in total darkness was quite a sight. The new batch of mead is ready, and we're serving Mudcrab scrambles for the early meal. Ah'vrie needs to visit the markets before planning the late meal.

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 first of Sun's Dusk, and thank the divines, the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons are new, and we hope the goddess enjoys her rest. (more than the hunters enjoy their hangovers) but for now, 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Cape Town Lungo, and the biscuits are Ginger zingers. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new with all the expected jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

henryetha released My Conquest of Skyrim Banner Replacers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132785
"Replaces 2 of the banners from Conquest of Skyrim. Fit for a Dragon Priest or the Dragonborn." This is their first mod other then a few patches so Thanks, and welcome.

TheShiningAbsol released Meeko's Owner Actually Has Rockjoint
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132827
"Meeko's late owner died to Rockjoint. This little immersion mod will actually give him Rockjoint, as well as visible symptoms of it." The old cat loves these tiny immersion mods. This one gets a cookie. tracking for now.

Purples Erandur Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132839
"A high poly visual overhaul for Erandur." The old cat is on the fence with this one. Interesting look as always, but the look is... Dark, and the tattoos don't help. Beautiful work, but this doesn't strike me as the countenance of a repentant priest in the service of the Mara... Worth a look, Taste is always subjective. Thanks

We have two more Serana replacers for the pile

Jiaye's Serana Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132803
"This is my first NPC replacer mod. I used BnP Face and COtR assets to create this mod.
This replacer uses any body and body texture you use." Thanks. This seems more about the hair and makeup. The old cat wishes there were better pictures.

Hjartulv released Another Serana - High Poly Replacer - Skypatched
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132784
"Another Serana replacer. Vampire, but not a corpse. Pretty but not an anime girl. Young but not a child. Lore-friendly. Fitting to SDA voice."

In this case the skypatcher ini file if if you need to replace another replacer. Not needed, but unfortunately required. 4 hair styles available in the Fomod. Worth a look. Thanks

Staff Enchanting Plus by Shekhinaga (created by Parapets and SeaSparrow)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132680
"Allows you to imbue any staff with any spell from any mod. No patches, no hassle, no annoying middle steps." You'll want to read the whole mod page. This has a lot of flexibility. The old cat has to agree that up until this point staves have been almost an afterthought and not very powerful / useful. With this mod they could become OP. This could be an interesting addition for the correct character

Jelidity released Mainland Staff Enchanters
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132632
"Adds new custom Staff Enchanters around Skyrim. Designed for use with Staff Enchanting Plus, but perfectly functional without"

And just to finish up with a little Halloween flair...

Spooky Staff
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132802
"It's Halloween friends! Enjoy this small enchantable treat, meant to work with Staff Enchanting." Because everyone will want a staff with a glowing pumpkin head LOL, Thanks, looks spooky

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!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 31st of Frostfall and it will be a moonless and very spooky all hallows eve, so be very careful and keep a sharp eye out for all the little monsters. The hunters are already celebrating, and it's once again time for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are Sweet Loren's chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new from the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two.

Zeelok123 released Sex Grants Experience as a first mod... Oookay, welcome
Hey, one handed gamers need love too Talk about your double meanings No link needed LOL

Here's an unexpected consequence of combat mods, Interesting

Engaging Combat - Keep Combat Dynamic at Higher Levels by MadAborModding
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132625
"A lightweight, highly compatible combat mod designed to prevent gameplay from becoming boring as players reach high levels. Perfect for Requiem or any 'unleveled' Skyrim load order."

So you can become so OP you need to make the game even harder...
Your game your way

wSkeever released CFTO - useless dock removal
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132714
"Removes a useless pier with floating ropes that NPCs get stuck on due to missing navmeshing." It would seem Skeever's getting lazy. It would have been just as easy to add two pilings and navmesh the lighhouse dock. Tsk tsk

Purples Tolfdir Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132778
The old cat has to admit, her sculpting is getting quite good. The eyes are a bit too narrow, but the overall look is really nice. Worth a look and a cookie. Thanks.

It's time to get a little spooky...

Graveyards of the Marshlands SE -ESL by Retrophyx
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132767
"Adds new decorations to Morthal Marsh Region for Spooky dark fantasy."

And for after tonight

Graveyards of the Marshlands SE - No Skeletons or Pumpkins by jenesisquoi
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132771

unDeads Don't Die by mod42v43
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/128166
"Now, undeads, will really be a threat as they are able to recover from their “death”.
This mod intends to bring a deeper gameplay when fighting undead NPCs by forcing the player to adapt to each undead type in order to permanently kill it."

Night of The Pumpkin King by ChakraSSE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132759
"Defeat the Pumpkin King and rule Halloween!" He's waiting in the Whiterun hall of the dead. Totally lame, but at least you get to keep the mask LOL.

And finally this one is silly, but sounds like a fun diversion

Pirates in the Desert - The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal by Betalille
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132717
"Join the Sea Shanty Sunfish, a very non-famous guild of treasure hunters who somehow only collect boats and exchange them for gold. Get not-famous, not-reknown and do not get in trouble, but at least be a little richer!"

Trust an old cat, the desert sun can make you very strange. Collecting boats in a desert strange? This one is not so sure, but strange yes. LOL.

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!

Goooooooood morning Tamriel!

It is Middas the 30th of Frostfall and a very chilly predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are all but invisible as the festival of the new moons happens to begin on all hallows eve, and concludes with the feast of Samhain. A very rare and potentially very spooky occurrence. 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Kazaar, and of course we have fresh biscuits courtesy of Morrev. Checking the hot sheets we have 41 new mods Mostly patches today. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

MycrosoftContin released Edible Wine Bottles as a first mod. Welcome.
Oh joy, you can eat glass and damage yourself. Files were flagged as suspicious, no link.

Escutcheon128 released Shrink Those Moons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132703
"Adjust the size of Skyrim's moons, with several options ranging from 10% to 90% of default vanilla values." This is their second mod. The first removed the moons completely. Ah'vrie thinks this one is a werewolf trying to hide in Skyrim.

GeminiVoid released Hero's Rest - Player Castle and Settlement
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132692
Oh goody, another empty house the size of Dawnstar for you to get lost in instead of playing the game. Thanks? moving right along

sothasimp released Redoran Reverie - A Dunmer Furniture Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132695
"Dunmer noble furniture, as a replacer or BOS distribution. Mid to high poly with 2k textures." They released the beds previously, this completes the furniture swap for Dunmer nobility on Solsteim. Definitely worth a look. Compatible with Rally's Dark elf furniture/AIO

markuskarttunen1 released Noteworthy Trees Uniquefied
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132712
"Makes some tree models unique and gives them a special look."

Actually read that as removes the bark and small branches from the tree in the arch mage quarters, and Nchuand-Zel. They went for a metallic look in Nchuand-Zel, which is interesting but doesn't fit the narrative in the journals. Looks good. Thanks

And finally, a few new journals to read during your travels.

Memorable Stories by nimwraith
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/132691
"A collection of various horror stories scattered around various locations within Skyrim." One is even narrated. 5 current journals to find in a video on the mod page, but the only included files were facegen data so the old cat is a little confused, the mod page does not mention adding an NPC, I think one of the journals is accompanied by a dead body?. Well it is Halloween ;-)

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