Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 19th of Sun's Dawn, and congratulations on surviving another Morndas. Always a good thing. The blessed moons have set and 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 Arpeggio, and the biscuits are Strawberry rhubarb thumb prints. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new mods and several caught the eye this morning. Let's dive right in over a fresh cuppa.

evertinee25 released Thatch Roof for Walkways as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/133648
"Thatch roofs for roofed walkways around towns and villages." A replacer, and a BOS version. These actually look quite nicely done. Have a cookie.

Modsetti released Flavours of the Hold as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134331
"This mod aims to bring region-specific food, drink and custom menus to the inns of Skyrim, starting with The Bannered Mare." "I plan on expanding this mod out to cover all inns and taverns across Skyrim." Thanks, Ah'vrie looks forward to seeing the project finished and an all in one released.

ssstierghoul released True Armored Circlets as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134344
"Adds craftable variants of existing circlets, light armor variant and heavy armor variant. Can be enchanted and refined. Compatible with "Matching set" perks. Should be compatible with any modded armor. Thanks, recipes only, uses your textures.

melchizedek92 released Woody Wooden Bow as their second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134374
"Adds a new bow to the game." A very ugly stick, with crafting requirements... pass

Achronos11 released Giant's Toe 1K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134292
"Giant's Toe 1K, upscaled + mesh seam fix" Thanks, looks good

rhonjhonson released Draugr Magic Arrow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134281
"Ammo that matches the appearance of drainspell bow found in labyrinthian." See a need, fill a need. Thanks

davidgilbertking released No Telekinetic Dragon Claw Activation
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134329
"I edited the vanilla script, adding a line of code that prevents the player from moving when activating the keyhole, and then giving player controls back after ~4 seconds."

The old cat likes the concept, but 4 seconds... Ah'vrie moves a lot quicker than that when he spring a trap, yes he does. Pass, but cookie worthy

Pieter82 released Statue Of Kynareth - Alternate Placement
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134207
"Moves the Statue Of Kynareth by Mandragorasprouts from the temple floor to a platform suspended from the temple roof." While technically a patch, the old cat likes the look. Thanks,

wSkeever released Simplicity of Settlements - Morthal - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134353
"Unique Morthal buildings with Base Object Swapper" This is Skeever so make sure to read the mod page. More than just textures, but honestly, the old cat loves the use of tiled roofs in this overhaul. Definitely worth a look and another cookie. This one is going in the next build for certain. Thanks

And we have two mod(s) of the day, And both are from new authors. Welcome, both of you, take the comfy seats by the fire... Drinks are on the old cat

Selvanss released Faithful HD - Landscapes as their second mod. Welcome back.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/133669
"A vanilla friendly retexture of Skyrim Landscape textures using 3D Scans featuring complex parallax." Color an old cat impressed. This is a very nice rendering of the ground textures with beautifully subtle tessellation. The old cat spotted no visible stretching in any of the images. This would be a wonderful first choice when adding parallax support to a vanilla game. Very nicely done, and certainly cookie worthy.

This next one... Hard to believe this is a first mod, and a year in the making!

Skyrim Every Single Texture Upscaled and Reworked by Waqas131294 as a first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134352
"Treat every single Texture with love to get most of the details not a single texture left untouched while preserving the vram uses to almost same as vanilla it tooks me more then A year of daily work to do it.I repack them in 9 BSA to Overwrite Vanilla BSAs.I hope you appreciate it." "Upscaled every single texture of Skyrim almost 31652 textures to be exact with multiple models to get most of the details then reworked them in Photoshop to fix unwanted results and enhancing details to the maximum of my effort while keeping the same Vanilla size for the maximum Details"

This is obviously a labor of love. 16.5Gig download. This can be used as a full base game file replacer. Load this very high in the load order and allow custom textures to overwrite. This really needs to be seen in game. This

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and please don't disturb the old cat snoring in the corner. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Goooooooo morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 20th of Sun's Dusk and a crisp predawn here on warm sands. The blessed 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is I believe Indonesia ( I confess I didn't look and the biscuits will have to wait on the old cat's return from the markets. Plenty of chocolate chips for now. Checking the hot sheets we have 28 new, and a few don't jiggle. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa. Thanks the divines for a fresh cuppa LOL


lilmetal released Dark Brotherhood - Unblocked Dialogue
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134415
"Having the kill contracts won't block the normal dialogue options for target NPCs." Useful if you're still completing side quests with the dark brotherhood active. Thanks

GiraPomba released Fishermen Fish
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134408
"Fishermen in Skyrim will actually fish. New fishing animations for some Fishermen NPCs in the game." The animations look quite smooth. Now the fishermen won't always be by the fire. They will actually fish. Serious eye candy and worth a look and a cookie. Thanks

DementedLulu released two more NPC replacer mods.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Deme ... ameId=1704
Ulfric and Galmar, and Belethor. Ulfric's a little too young; looks like Brynjolf's father. Galmar look epic though, and Belethor... yeah, looks like someone that would sell their sister. Worth a look.

Tem's Houses - Left-Hand Mine
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134388
"Lightweight, interior overhaul of all Left-Hand Mine's home interiors, Skaggi's House, Daighre's and the Barracks. ESL Flagged." Another location that's overlooked by most. Nice to see some of the lesser interiors get some TLC. Thanks, have a cookie

And finally, not really a mod of the day, just the last to catch an old cat's eye

Temple of Talos Redone by mbucki
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134040
"This is a remake of the Temple of Talos in Windhelm that more closely matches the interior and adding more detail to the exterior." A very interesting fix visually. It honestly looks like the devs had an oops and the temple sunk into the walls. The pictures tell the tale. Here's another little fix you can't unsee. Available with or without vines (The vines look silly to be honest) Flagged for the old cat's next build Thanks, have a cookie

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Don't drop your food. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 22nd of Sun's Dusk and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, and it's 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...

Brew of the day is Venezia again, and the biscuits are chocolate fudge. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new mods, mostly patches, with jiggles, dangles, and a few accessories thrown in. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

ShelbyWolf released THE IRON ARM - Dynamic Muscle Growth Mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134537
"This mod is an inspiration and spiritual successor of Gopher's "Pumping Iron" Mod.
It allows a player to get training points when they gain skill xp thus increase their muscles (Player Weight) when they level up."

This is an simplified growth mod. Unlike pumping iron which tracks sleep, food... etc. This simple issues points when you level up skills, and calculates body growth based on the number of points when your character levels. Nothing wrong with simple. Have a cookie

Aqiriza is merging and 'pruning' tree mods using BOS.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Aqir ... ameId=1704
Evidently this one does not like pine trees in the rift

mattski123 released Just Better Vanilla Doors and Gates - Upscayled
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/131703
Not to dis the author, but the 4K version looks damn near as bad as vanilla... This can be safely ignored. There are much better choices available. Sorry, Pass

dabiggieboss released Lore Friendly Ruins - Nimalten Ruins
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134552
"Part of my continued series of bringing explanations for why towns present in TES: Arena are missing from Skyrim."

Unfortunately the "ruins" are a jumble of crap with no coherence. Your game your way, the old cat has no use for ESO inspired junk is Skyrim.

And that's it folks. There's really no mod of the day. I'll leave you to consider one that leaves this old cat scratching his head...

Dragonborn Charisma by Gorgopis
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134539
"This simple Mod allows the player character, AKA The Dragonborn, to enjoy a lesser power to project charisma against Undead, if desired, for 90 seconds."

We all know the Dragonborn has a 'sparkling' personality. The old cat just never considered using it as a weapon against the undead, or to physically glow, But your game your way. Not for old cats.

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!