Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 17th of Hearthfires and a very quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are full tonight, you have been warned. The goddess' crazy puppies will be out in force the next few days. Stay safe out there. 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 Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are Tate's lemon. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye this day over a fresh cuppa...

GaiusFatCat released Pimped Up Rocks 2.0 SE as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129246
Uncompressed 8K textures, The old cat is not thrilled with the look of the weathered limestone in the AIO version, Version 3 has the choice of three colors and sharper normals.

Expect some feedback as the mod is tested in general use. Probably best to hold off a little while. The old cat expects a few changes / updates. It is a first mod. Very ambitious

Almalesbian released Immersive Lore Friendly AddItemMenu as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129380
"Renames the items and spells in the lovely AddItemMenu to ensure an immersive lore friendly experience!" ... Calling it a summons is less cheaty? Ooookay...

HalfbitShirlock released Imperial Castles of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129327
"A complete design revamp of every Imperial fort, tower, and ruin in Skyrim, using a new tileset and hand-placed assets. A Northern Fortifications series mod" Sounds important right? ... They added crenelations to the fort tile sets. Now the common forts look a little more like fort dawnguard. Not a bad look actually. It looks much better on the towers than the walls, but worth a look. Thanks

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

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 18th of Hearthfires and another quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are gibbous and have set, but don't put those silver weapons away until the weekend. The moons are still to close to full for an old cat's comfort.
Anyway, it's 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 from India, and the biscuits are chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with a few new modders taking center stage today... Always fun

Linkmaster13 released LM13 - Item Collection Tracking as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129521
"This mod adds a way to automatically track the items you have collected in an external spreadsheet." This is what happens when OCD hooks up with too much free time LOL. Ah'vrie thinks this one has had the museum in their load order far too long Thanks

KidNicaris released Dwarven Item Crafting as a first mod. Welcome.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129494
"This mod adds the ability to craft Dwemer cogs and gear at the forges. Combine them to make gyros and add rubies to gyros to create Centurion cores." Sooo, you can now craft Dwemer clutter, and the recipes require other recipes... What were we saying about tedium not equaling immersion?

CandyGrl24 released Whiterun's Corner as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129462
"Whiterun's Corner is a small atmospheric open place to stay for lonely adventurer" The old cat can't tell from the pics if this was the vanilla abandoned farm house on the road past the western watchtower or the author added one. This would honestly make a great starter place for a poor adventurer in a scarcity economy build. It does look like 'gathered' furniture. Okay, this one gets a cookie.

DoUevenCHIMbro released Another AI Slop Texture Pack as a second mod in 6 years
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129471
"Upscaled Textures " "I didn't like any of the existing upscales packs, so I just made my own" "I'll post screenshots and comparisons when I can be bothered"

A mishmash of upscaled textures using BC7 compression. This is a WIP that so far includes only architecture. I hope they decide to get serious and update the mod page accordingly. Some of the pics look good, but there's not enough to be recommended yet. Thanks

And finally last but... well it's last anyway

SKYKLF released SKYKLFS ALCHEMIST SHACK OVERHUAL.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129520
"This mod will create a quest for you to discover the fate of the Alchemist so that you may repair and claim his shack for your own." Not their first mod, but it is their first quest mod.

This one usually makes castles, and they tried to turn the shack into one LOL. Out buildings, a windmill, apiary, and a well... Real estate prices must be up in the rift. Now wandering alchemists are flipping homes Your game your way.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Where did Ah'vrie put that bloody mop. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 19th of Hearthfires, and divines be praised, the tyranny of the sun is broken, and open window weather has returned to Elswyer. It is a small thing perhaps, but this one sleeps much better with a cool night breeze. Anyway, it is time once again for Ah'vrie 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 Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits are Tate's lemon cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new mods, mostly jiggles and patches. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa... Maybe two

Jilvane released No Food or Ingredients in Barrels and Sacks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129616
"This mod involves removing foodstuffs and some ingredients from ordinary containers such as barrels, sacks, bags, crates and other such mundane objects." Their second mod, and not the first. Simply makes food items less available when playing in survival mode. Thanks

BansheePanda released Northern Roads - Remix as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129603
"Northern Roads is a wonderful mod, but I've never been the biggest fan of all the clutter it adds. So I took it upon myself to try and make a replacer that only has the roads." Original mod required of course. Thanks

Enodoc released A Steward for Dawnstar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129588
"Dawnstar's Housecarl will now also serve as Steward for any quests which require that position." A tiny mod that addresses the fact that Dawnstar has no steward. So basically the Jarl's housecarl will sign the bounty letters. It's the little things that matter thanks

Glanzer released two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Glan ... ameId=1704
Both address things that glow where they shouldn't based on soft subsurface scattering. for use with or without an ENB. This has bothered many, including certain old cats, tracking to add to Ah'vrie's next build. Have a cookie.

knightradiant2 released Pearls and Clams - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129611
"Replaces clams, oysters, and pearls with new high poly versions! Uses Base Object Swapper to randomly distribute the new models across Skyrim and Solstheim."

Seems a bit overkill not to simply do a replacer, but this mod uses BOS to randomly distribute new models of each. Why not? Thanks

Let's see... markuskarttunen1 released Disabling of Decals - Forgotten Vale
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129567
"Removes the wacky decals off from the surface of the Frozen Lake in the Forgotten Vale - No more burning ice and dirty dragon feet." Well they are silly LOL, Thanks, have a cookie

and we'll finish up with Dynamic Cubemaps - Additions by imnotfamous
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129583
"Some additional Dynamic Cubemaps based on Physically Based database." Adds gold, marble, and limestone cubemaps. Thanks

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!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 20th of Hearthfires and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are white chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 31 new with a bit more jiggle than substance. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

Xiang6666Baxiren released Sensible Campfire Crafting as their second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129669
"Changes the contents of the "crafting" power from Campfire, removing some of the craftables while changing the cost of others."

Your game your way. This one misses the whole point of being able to craft minor low quality gear in the field. We were all young once... they will learn

kundrun released Block Crafting And Furniture Use in Dungeons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129657
"Using the power of BTPS, this mod adds a filter to prevent you from activating any furniture in dangerous locations"

That's what you get for spamming wildly with your pointy stick, you could try aiming. But thanks, your game your way.

EnaEaton released Bathing in Skyrim - Follower Quest Tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129623
"I decided to limit the conditions for the bathing dialogue to followers." The old cat likes this concept, he always turned off the dialog option as being unimmersive. The only downside to this script tweak is custom followers not part of the vanilla follower faction will not get the dialog with out a patch... That's a fair trade in this ones opinion. Have a cookie

dBottle released Lore Friendly Embershard
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129655
"Small additions to make Embershards exterior feel a bit more used and occupied." Because without a small tent no one will use, and hanging lanterns no one can reach we're not lore friendly enough. Oookay. LOL your game your way. Thanks

And finally we'll finish up with the mod that got away...

Lakeside Village Player home by Twistyone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/129624
"Player home for collectors in a beatiful idilic surrounding, between Riverwood and Falkreath"

"I made this primarily for my own (12th) and final playthrough. I wanted a peaceful place to store all my collectables. Then i got carried away a bit with the village. Not sure how well the village will function, but it seems to be ok. There are 3 vendors, a pub and a couple guards."

Well it started as a player home and ended up as a town LOL It's actually quite nicely done if a bit 'too much' without the right back story. We love choice. 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!