Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 22nd of First Seed, and a peaceful dawn here on warm sands, 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 flame...

Our brew of the day is a single origin roast from Ethiopia, and the biscuits are lemon. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new, but little catches the eye today. Let's dive in.

Flowrifto released Speaking With Silence Plus Plus as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175097
"Mercer is clearly hiding something during the whole Snow Veil delving. Why wouldn't you want to claim this power to open any lock for yourself"

New dialog choices with spliced lines... A thief with no honor. The old cat is unsure of the required quest edits to make this happen so... Grain of salt and needs testing. Thanks

BalyBip released Bound weapon perks for Spectral arrow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175266
"Allows the Spectral Arrow spell to benefit from the three Bound Weapon perks of the Conjuration skill tree"

I'm pretty sure we already have a pile started for this one my googly challenged friend

whalef1273wrg released Dancer's Flute of Necromantic Power
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175280
"Calixto Corrium never realized the Dancer's Flute—his own fake curiosity—held real necromantic power. Now the Dragonborn can wield it to reanimate the dead, making corpses dance to the flute's grim melody."

The old cat isn't much into necromancy, but this is a nice twist. Thanks

Admiral30 Loot Plus Plus - Vanilla Leveled Lists Improved
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175249
"what this mod attempts to do - take vanilla loot system and improve it, don't remake it from scratch"

Definitely read the mod page, this tries to clean up a lot of little annoyances. Have a cookie. Needs testing

rhonjhonson ported Peaceful Animals SE by JamesHalliday
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175231
"Makes animals of the wilderness non-hostile and docile, for those wanting a more peaceful experience and opt-in combat"

Thanks for the port Rhon. The old cat will stick with the voice of the sky ring.

And finally, not a mod of the day, but deserves mention

A Dark Warrior's Tale by Kittytail
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175270
"13 New combat abilities and a new quest! Learn what it means to be a Dark Warrior!"

Interesting and different. The old cat lies that there are consequences to drawing power from the dark side. Bwahahahaha

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

[Avrie]

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas ther23rd of First Seed, and a crisp predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. hide if you can, or work if you must, It's Morndas again. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is Ethiopian, and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new mods in the usual eclectic mix. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... definitely a fresh cuppa.

hardermob released Flower of Life as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175298
"This is a texture-only replacer of the College of Winterhold's 'Eye'. It's replaced by the flower of life"

A "less creepy" symbol for the college. A bit blah, but your game your way. Thanks

falloutvox released Campsite Survival Travel Stone as their first, Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175342
"Allows you to craft a stone that fast travels (not teleport) you back to your Campsite Creation in Survival Mode" (SCRIPTS TRAGICALLY GENERATED)

This one has no ideas what a tragically created script is. Grain of salt, It's Mondas. Thanks

Oceana self ported Better wolf howls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107895
"Replacement of wolf howls with real wolf sounds"

This was their first oldrim mod in 2017, and still sounds good. The new version uses single wolf howls, where the original version used pack howls. Worth a listen. Downloaded

Looking under the hood...

Dynamic Footprints Skse by NearMidnightNow (WIP)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175254
Got an update, work continues

RustyShack2 released Hidden Gems of Skyrim - Lovely Luaffyn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175383
"What if someone in Windhelm finally listened?... She was always there. You just never knew.

Fully voiced and locationally aware, recruitable, a marriage candidate, and definitely unique. Thanks, have a cookie.

This next 'group' is both impressive and ambitious

Legendman2009 - Wired1Up - Truman released 'Re::Light' (WIP)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/167186
"RE::Light is a SKSE, JSON-based configurable lighting framework for Skyrim that comes with a in game menu for real time light editing powered by SKSE Menu Framework."

Make sure to check the requirements, there are several. Obviously will need testing in game, and getting used to. The fact that the editor can pull up which templates are in use alone would have been worth the price of admission, but this can edit source files in situ. The old cat is not rushing to download yet, but tracking for now. 3 cookies!

Wired1up released RELight - Official Light Addon
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/174783
"Official light configs for RELight, it can be used as is or with Community Shaders/ENB. Should be compatible with any mod."

Now that was worth getting up for on a Morndas. And definitely should be mod of the day. But wait, there's more... This next one the old cat is dedicating to our lovely Gnewna, but This one is unsure if she'll love it, or beat me mercilessly. Guess we'll find out...

yamanekoya1212 released Follower Chat (Total assembly required!)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175291
"FollowerChat is a mod created to allow various followers to converse with each other.
It helps followers who normally ignore each other to engage in various conversations with a simple process"

This is not AI voiced, Fuz Ro D-oh required, and 'YOU' write the dialog between your followers using x-edit (or xTranslator) There are limitations, and requirements. There are no dialogs offered with the mod. This is intended for user development. "RTFM"

That being said, this does open up doors for mod authors to add interactive dialogs between vanilla and custom followers, it simply won't be voiced. Interesting, unique and cookie worthy... Thanks

Well this has been an unexpected and interesting Mondas. Who knew? The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 24th of First Seed, and a peaceful predawn on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, 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 flame...

Mixed brew today, the Ethiopian not bold enough to stand on it's own, so I'm blending it with other espressos. The biscuits are classic chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new mods, but not much catches the eye. Let's dive right in.

shazdeh2 released 8 small mods today. Eclectic is the theme lol
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/shazd ... ameId=1704
... AI to summarize in game books? Must be GenZ

JET654 released Complexions for CotR skin 8K16K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175424
"Complexions for CotR is the most realistic skin texture I have ever seen, bar none. That's why I've enhanced its details"

Ah'vrie has to admit the details on the pores is phenomenal. For BNP skin, and the race menu add on. COTr is not a requirement. Definitely worth a look. Thanks

PEMOPA released SD's Basic Dining Set - Wooden Ware
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175469
An edited version of Basic Dining Set Replacer, but only the plates. Your game your way. Thanks

And finally a shout out for tips for checking suspisious mods

Using common tools to examine SkyrimSE for security concerns by DSBash
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175409
Rudimentary instructions, includes a filter bat for process monitor. Thanks.

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

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 25th of First Seed and the blessed moons wax through the final quarters tonight. Soon the will be full, so it's time to hone those silver weapons again and keep them close at hand. Anyway, it is 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 flame...

Our brew of the day is Ethiopian, and no biscuits for now. The old cat has a visit with the Shaman a little later. Checking the hot sheets we have 47 new and several wanted a closer look. Let's dive right in.

AonoBR released Divine's Favor - Amulets and Shrines Buff Enhancement
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175091
This mod aims to make the combination of amulet / backpack amulet / Shrine buff equal about 100 and last 16 hours. Skypatcher based so it works with wintersun as well. Not for old cats. Aono not a noob, but these buffs are OP. Your game your way.

AlaxoucheModding released Bethesda Plugin Manager - Extended
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175385
"A total revamp of the Parapet's Mod Organizer 2 addon. Compatible with mo2 2.5.2, it fixes various issues from the base project, adds a tons of new options, optimizes performance and refresh time, made most of the changes modular and applied workarounds for features i found annoying."

This is obviously going to need testing. Context sensitive right pane? Thanks Downloaded

YoullMakeAFineRugCat released ORomance Plus Tweak - Relationship Rank Changes...
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175516
"This utilizes the ORomance love/hate system to update the vanilla disposition system"

Finally some one gets it, it's a start anyway. tracking for now, Worth a read

lSmoothl graced us with 5 new animations today
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/lSmoo ... ameId=1704
Worth a look, Cover, and beam walking have the old cat's eye. Thanks. tracking the author

As expected, mods are now appearing that place Dominicgraham1994's Statue models.

Achromaa released Julianos statue in Solitude
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175533
Not thrilled with the scale or location, but thanks.

Rockerbaby186 released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/Rocke ... ameId=1704
Also in Solitude, Akatosh and Talos. Placement is better, but still questionable. Thanks

detra released Mania Mushroom Variations
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175542
"Adds 10 additional color variations of the mushroom trees used in Saints and Seducers, and provides an optional plugin to add them to the swamps around Morthal."

At least the swamps are optional. Very... colorful. Thanks

And finally 4K Leather Hide and Strips by IWantATardis
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/175502
"Used Blender, Substance Painter, Photoshop and Nifskope to make some better looking leather used in smithing. 4K and 2K versions available."

Arguably better than vanilla, not thrilled with the color or the lack of sheen. 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!