Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 26th of Sun's Height and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons have set, 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 ash pits are emptied, the vents are cleaned and the fires rebuilt. This can get a tad dusty so you may want to cover your tankards for a bit...

There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires. They warm more than the room as his mother liked to say. Now to put fresh water to the flame while this one composts the ash, tends the garden, and scrubs the kettles. The life of an innkeeper is not very glamorous, but satisfying.

Our brew of the day is Umatima wa Uganda, and the biscuits will be fudge brownie cookies in a bit, the ovens are still preheating. Checking the hot sheets we have 34 new mods. Mostly jangles, outfits, patches and pointy sticks, but lets see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa shall we?

synax1337 released Less Intrusive Rain for True Storms as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155488
"I always disliked the rope like rain from True Storms, but I love all other features of the mod. So I made myself a replacer for the rain textures per hand, and thought maybe others like them too. Very simple mod, no ESP, just textures."

This is the heart and soul of modding, and it even looks good. Well done, have a cookie

Syllux released two Khajiit Yllux mods today (nsfw)
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Syll ... ameId=1704
Retexture - CBBE 3BA, and Overlays - CBBE 3BA

You'll want to read the retex mod page carefully. It basically creates a custom body, and has requirements. What makes it interesting is the body is boringly bland by intent. When this one saw the images for the fist time they looked 'black and white' They aren't. The overlay mod has the retexture as a requirement, and allows you to choose your own pattern. Some are interesting. Worth a look. Thanks

Thrillvilled released Enhanced 1 To 1 Normal Maps
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155369
"normal maps for Skyrim SE, generated using a simple Python script to create a simple 1:1 normal map based on the the original diffuse textures by calculating the X and Y components."

The old cat doesn't want to poke, but these are not "significantly improved" In fact they make vanilla look good. Why would a cloth hood shine? Hard pass on this. it's Just wrong

nakano52 released Portable Candles
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155525
"Add portable candles that can be used as a substitute for a torch."

Interesting concept, but this one has never actually tried to walk with a candle obviously... It doesn't work. That was why lanterns were invented. Kudos for the effort, but no. Even in a fantasy world you'd never be able to keep them lit outside, and the light output would be useless in a dungeon. Maybe for inside the house? Still we love choice. Thanks.

There is no mod of the day today. We'll finish up with another OIF based mod

Dynamic Inn Fireplace - OIF by kuroishitam
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155492
This mod will make fireplace at inns change dynamically, it will turn on at night then it will turn off in the morning.

This one obviously doesn't use complex lighting overhauls with dynamic shadows, but that's okay. Most of the inns in the old cat's game would be too dark to see the tables. Should work okay with vanilla lighting templates (where nothing is dark)

Your game your way. Most of the customers in the old cat's inn like to see what they are eating. Besides, in Skyrim it's also about warming the room.

And that will do for today. The Ale was delivered on time, and the new batch of mead is ready, so drink up. We'll be serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal, and ale braised sabercat with twice baked garlic potatoes and sauteed carrots for the late meal. As always there will be a kettle of hearty stew simmering all day for those that need to ward the chill. Have a seat by the fires and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!