Coffee with an old Khajiit

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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!

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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!
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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!
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Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Loredas the 23rd of Sun's Dusk and a very quiet dawn at the inn. Apologies for being tardy, but sometimes an old body decides when more sleep is needed and we don't get to choose. Anyway, it is past time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. Ah'vrie likes to begin the weekend with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe. This can get a bit dusty, you may want to cover your tankards for a bit... There, much better no? Now to compost this ash, check the garden, scrub the kettles... The life of an inn keeper is glamorous no?

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Tate's chocolate chip. we'll bake something fresh when the old cat returns from the markets later. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new with the usual eclectic mix of jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

PopularOnions released AddItemMenu - Translation Crash Fix as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134654
There is evidently an issue with the translation files for AddItemMenu + AddItemMenu NG with SSE 1130 and newer. A work around was discovered that by deleting the translation files, the new versions would work normally. But if you use Vortex it would replace those files every time you re-deployed. This mod fixes that by including blank translation files. Load below Additem menu, and set to load after in the conflict menu. Thanks for sharing.

Obviously if you use MO2, just set the translation files to 'mo-hidden' and you're done.

Evkun released 'The Most Important Skyrim Mod Ever Made' as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134629
"This mod initially adds five simple food crafting recipes." LOL, They play a mage, and got tired of finding sliced eider cheese they could not use to make a fondue. This mod lets you re-create full wheels from sliced wheels... See a need fill a need. Have a cookie

goshu13 released Convertible Spellbreaker as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134676
"Lets you switch between light and heavy Spellbreaker using a forge" Thanks

JET654 released The Flowers of Riverwood as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134574
"This is a major renovation of riverwood." Well not really... adds planters with roses, some minor clutter and lots of decorative lanterns that would look better in Solsteim, but your game your way. Check the requirements, there are a few.

Let's see... LeahTheUnknown released Filled Baskets
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134640
"Fills the covered baskets you find everywhere with random loot." Oh goody, more crap to search through... Pass but thanks

TheLootist is still on a mission to make Skyrim use Roman imperial architecture
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/TheL ... ameId=1704
Your game your way... Not for old cats. Looks to modern and finished for ruins. Hard pass

HasphatAntobolis released two pig mods
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Hasp ... ameId=1704
A standalone, and a replacer for Skytest. Yep. looks like pigs top me ;-)

And finally Lulu's Housecarls replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134595
"This is a replacer for all the housecarls in Skyrim." Worth a look, Interesting that all of the females have exactly the same eye shape and wrinkles. But at least they're not all cookie cutter copies. Thanks, worth a look.

And that will do for today. The ale is fresh, and the new batch of mead is ready. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal. Ah'vrie will choose the late meal depending on what looks good in the market. As always there will be a hearty stew simmering.

The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!
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Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 24th of Sun's Dusk and a very quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moon 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 brought to a boil...

Our brew of the day is Cpae Town Lungo, and the biscuits are Chocolate Chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new with all the usual suspects. let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... maybe two

IIDmods released Dharok's crypt as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134670
"Hi, This is my first attempt at making a mod. Hope you like it! You can find the entrance to the Crypt in Hamvir's Rest." Teleport from a grave by the roadside... Interesting. Not really into Runescape, but have fun.

MaggyCostello released Simple Bounty and Fines Overhaul as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134725
"Simple overhaul of fines and bounties for a little more challenging criminal experience." Substitute tedious for simple. Your game your way. Make sure to read the mod page.

skoomafan100 released Ultimate Upgrades - Chillrend and Dawnbreaker Reforges
No link needed for this first mod. It's exactly what you think. Welcome

Whoozie478 released Bully Likes Bullying Guards as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134750
"Replaces the dialogue options you get when you've been caught for your crimes, by guards in Skyrim, with dialogue options along the lines of Bully Maguire." Thanks?

TheLastAkaviri531 released Citizens of Morthal - Morthal NPC Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134550
An interesting mod, worth a look. The Jarl looks like a long term vampire victim, but interesting. Thanks, certainly worth a look.

Lovers Quarell - Lulu's Sven Faendal and Camilla Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134689
"This is a replacer for the strange love triangle in Riverwood" Identical outfits with identical furry chests... Okay. Your game your way. Thanks

Araviss535 released Relationship Dialogue Overhaul (RDO) followers - a replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134698
"RDO adds 5 new followers into the game. This replacer updates their looks so they blend better into a modded game." Also worth a look, Thanks

Anbeegod released Follower Dialogue Expansion - Roggi Knot-Beard
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134694
"Expands Roggi Knot-Beard with 212 immersive, lore-friendly lines. Quest, location, weather awareness. Reacts to main quests, DLC, guild." More high quality AI. Roggi definitely needed more lines. Thanks

Shadowqueen's Regalia by Ave
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134444
"Add a Potema's Jewelry Set, the 'Shadowqueen's Regalia', to the game." Recommended to add before starting the man who cried wolf or you might not find all of the items in game. Potema's piercings? interesting ;-) Thanks

And finally, not exactly a mod of the day, but needed a closer look. This is one of those some assembly required mods.

Dragons Variance by kuroishitam
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134748
"Now you can use all vanilla dragon replacers without having to choose one. Enjoy!"

8 dragon mods listed as required, and quite a few edits as well... everyone needs a hobby. The author considers this a framework, The old cat considers this too much work. LOL. Your game your way.

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

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Morndas the 25th of Sun's Dusk, and wage slaves lament, The weekend is over. Hide if you can, or work if you must it's Morndas again. The blessed moons have set and it's 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 Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are chocolate fudge brownies. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new with plenty of jiggles and dangles. Let's see what catches the eye this morn that doesn't have a cup size over a fresh cuppa or two.

yofamgaming released Ring of Waterwalking
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134638
"Ahzidal's Boots are ugly, heavy, and terrible. This mod applies their enchantment to the Ring of Waterwalking. Use it as-is or disenchant it at a table. Waterwalking enabled for rings, necklaces, and footwear."

Originally I was going to label this another cheat for the pile, but the author placed the ring in an urn next to the boots in Kobjorn. Not so noobish... Have a cookie

kwamagg released Oil Barrels - Xploding Moveable Placeable
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134792
"Makes literally every oil barrel in the game lootable, craftable, and explosive."

Requires Xploding Barrels by Rollertoaster01 and BOS. Don't toss BA's barrel accidentally.

noextrac released Fine Fall Ferns - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134771
"Swaps the ugly vanilla FallForestFernClusters models with SwordFern models through Base Object Swapper." This is an improvement? Okay, your game your way.

Clemus33 released Vanaheimr - Dawnguard Landscapes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134770
"Overhaul of the landscape textures from the Dawnguard DLC." Nice to see the work continuing on the series. Complex materials comes to the soul Cairn. Thanks

Jelidity released Perk Trees - Unlocked Mechanics and Tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134760
"This is a simple mod to overhaul perk trees that I made for myself to get what I mostly want from a perk overhaul without needing to do much patching. Sticks close to vanilla while trying to expand the scope involved to account for changes made since their initial design in 2011" You'll need to read the mod page. There's are a lot of small changes that do make a difference.

And finally, Yes we do have a mod of the day, and it's a biggie!

Better Grabbing by SkyrimThiago
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/134769
"Have you ever wanted to display your items and struggled to place them because the default Skyrim grab feature is too clunky? This mod replaces the grab feature with a better version that also allows you to rotate and translate the item"

Finally... We might be able to dump Jaxonz positioner. You'll want to watch the video, and this mod has been in an almost constant state of improvement since initial release. It is also compatible with 'grab and throw'

"Replaces the original item grab with a more advanced and straightforward way of moving items
Disables, the collision of the dragged object with other items while dragging
Fully support gamepad and the AE and SE versions
The key bindings and properties of this mod are configurable on an ini file"

The old cat will be tracking this closely. 3 cookies and a seat by the fires.

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!
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