Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 2nd of Evening Star and another chilly 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 put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is classic espresso roast, and the biscuits are chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new mods in the usual eclectic mix. Lets see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa... definitely a fresh cuppa.

BATUKAkun released Heimskr BYE BYE BYE as a first mod. Welcome
"Replaces Heimskrs praying animation with BYE BYE BYE dance" Words fail... no link

Ikenarous released Funny Haircut as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/165978
"10 new hairstyles for male." Interesting first mod. The old cat sort of likes '6" worth a look. Thanks

meh321 released Skyrim Acrobatics Skill
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/165960
"Adds the Acrobatics skill tree to the game with several perks."

Nice to see meh321 active again. I'm not liking the "marked spots" though. immersion goes right out the window. I'd much rather 'find' the locations through exploration. The skill itself is interesting. Worth a read. Thanks

avidichard is still blending subsets of tree mods together.

DaRic - Nature of Extra Trees Only
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/165986
"Revert all of Nature of the Wild Lands' vanilla trees but keep all the extra trees it gives provideing a very divers and beautiful forest. You can now mix and blend with other tree mods easily without additional complicated patches or workarounds."

David is going to end up with a hell of a forest when he's done. The old cat is following along, as this should be interesting. So far we have forests of Dibella, giant fantasy trees, and now, nature of the wild lands 'extra trees'. Thanks. Can't wait to see it finished

LH's Frozen Hearth Inn by littlehand6
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166018
"Some improvements to The Frozen Hearth Inn. ESL flagged."

Some interesting and reasonable changes to the clutter. swaps the firepit for a round fireplace. Not thrilled with the hanging lanterns, especially the dunmer lanterns, but worth a look. Thanks.

And finally we have ClefJ's Dunbarrow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/165900
"A new town and chapel home on the coast of Haafingar, made specifically to populate with followers!"

In all honesty, this couldn't possible look more out of place. It looks like a medieval monastery right down to the giant cross. But as a very remote graveyard for followers... why not? Worth a look, not for old cat's

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Best of all, it's not Monday anymore. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tammriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 3rd of Evening Star and a very chilly predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are Gibbous tonight, so you best hone those silver weapons again, and keep them close. The goddess' crazy puppies are not to be taken lightly. Anyway, the moons have set, and it is once again time 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 Pike Place and the biscuits are chocolate chunk, or rather will be, as the ovens are still preheating. Checking the hot sheets we have 60 new mods, and as difficult as it may be to believe, several don't jiggle. Let's see what caught an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

solarpowerdwinter released AOF Warmth and Coverage as their second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166098
"Now every vanilla, and even mod added armor should have its own unique warmth and coverage rating based on the armor's weight, class, material, and even AR. I also have modified accessories and weather."

Grain of salt on this one. The old cat likes the concept, but questions the execution. It works with their first mod 'medium armor' but that also includes custom skill trees... There's a vision here that needs a little fleshing out. Needs testing, but thanks

JaytheCub released Primordia - A Race Overhaul as their second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166104
"Primordia is a race overhaul designed to give Lesser Powers and Greater Powers to all the races at t he start of the game. Plus an additional "Paternal Bonus" alongside it"

Seems our misogynist friend forgot the mother. A quick check... Yep exactly what you expect. OP and ignores lore. Plenty of room on the pile. Thanks

Frib released Start out Strong - Fast Character Builder and XP Freezer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166121
"Start a new game as a veteran character! Choose your skill distribution and desired level, then choose a class or build your own! Tired of gaining skills and levels? Freeze almost all XP gain so you'll be forever level 21!"

Now this is more interesting, but you'll want to read the mod page. This is a blending of several mods in the old cat's load order, but with better integration. If restartitis is a thing for you, this is worth a look and a cookie. Thanks, Tracking for now.

Now for a look at patrol prisoners in Skyrim...

KazMiller released SkyPatcher - Truly Neutral Prisoners
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166071
"I decided to fully remake the Truly Neutral Prisoners mod using SkyPatcher - now it's pluginless and doesn't need any patches!" Thank you, have a cookie. No one likes a snitch

lilebonymace released Imperial Thalmor Stormcloak Patrols Fixes - Soldiers and Prisoners
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166044
"Fixes bugs with imperial, thalmor and stormcloak patrols random world encounters (with and without prisoners)"

This is much more comprehensive, and the mod page needs reading. This alters the behavior of the solders and the prisoner, and if the prisoner is in a hold he's part of the faction of, he still reports a crime, so read the mod page. Thanks

TheWorldofRipX released A Saga of Gemstones and Prophecies (AIO)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116400
"The entire three part Gemstone Prophecy Saga" now with one plugin. Thanks for the update. 4 years in the making? Oookay.

filipebhalves released BH's Interiors - Temple of Kynareth
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166096
"My first interior mod, hopefully the first of many! I hope you enjoy this little redesign of the Temple. Custom textures for some added objects with modular installation"

Well the main file's not too bad if you don't mind all the glowing dragon's tongue and ivy. The candle addon is okay, but the flora addon? ... Your game your way. Thanks

And we'll finish up with two by ChaosCurry666
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Chao ... ameId=1704
NPC assets, and an Elisif Replacer

Kudos on the facial sculpting, The 3ba variant with Bejin skin looks good with an ENB or community shaders. She's young, but it fits the voice. This one gets a cookie.

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!

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 4th of Evening Star and it's groundhog day at the inn. The blessed moons are full, the fires stoked, and the water is already bubbling.

Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new mods, lets dive in over a fresh cuppa. This is the short, short version from an aggravated old cat.

itzkira123 released Heart Soul Gem (Grand) as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166181
"This mod simply changes the Empty and Filled Grand Soul Gems to be the Crystal Heart model she found."

She made her first mod for her partner. That's cookie worthy. It is missing the world model, and it's a bit low res, but if you'll pardon the pun, it has heart.

Lusuxen released Lockpicking Pro v2 as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166165
This is obviously a port, but no mention of the original author which is rude.

aluucarrd released Werewolves Transform During the Full Moon as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166219
Nice concept, but unfortunately only works on the player, and only if turned by the companions without the console. Thanks

superman22dr released Dibella's Shrine as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/165707
"Adds a statue of Dibella at her shrine near Old Hroldan Inn."

The main file is intended for use with Mandragorasprouts Statue, the vanilla version was tested to work with PSBoss' statue, so should work with any replacer. Thanks, downloaded for testing. It fits the shrine well.

XphanOz released SovBarrel01 SMIMED
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166172
"Makes sovbarrel01.nif use the smim barrel01.nif model, keeping the vanilla textures."

Honestly the old cat didn't realize those barrels weren't covered by SMIM already. Thanks

Skytinerant released WTF I Love Vanilla Farmhouses Now
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166145
"Complex material and new normals for vanilla farmhouses."

Their second 'wtf' mod. make sure to read the requirements. this uses Vanilla Remastered by Waqas for the textures, and the PGP-Patcher for parallax support. Thanks

sothasimp released Hovels of Hagravens - A Forsworn Tent and Clutter Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166188
"A 2k/4k replacer for hagraven/forsworn tents and clutter, because why not."

The sewn leather looks good, the old cat is not thrilled with the untrimmed branches on the supports, and as far as the feathers growing out of the support beams...

We love choice, and this is certainly a choice so thanks.

Finally we'll finish up with Skyrim Tranquil Ponds by Wizkid
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/166171
"This mod adds lovely ponds that are scattered here and there throughout the Skyrim landscape adding a bit of variety to the environment."

Includes an optional plugin for CC fishing. Skyrim can use a little Zen beauty. This was an immediate download for the old cat. There are 6 ponds in the initial release, but Wiz is in the process of adding two more. Wiz is always cookie worthy.

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