Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 16th of Rain's Hand and another beautiful predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons 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 put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Ginger zingers. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new, with enough jiggles to set off Nirnquake detectors. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa. (hint... not much)

awwcrap released Read Books filter for BTPS
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147793
"BTPS filter to disable selection of read books by default" This is their second BTPS tweak. This old cat only ever sees third person while chopping wood or riding his horse so no comment from this one.

Here's an interesting twist...

Asedael released Azurite III - Reduced Cut
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147751
"Azurite Weathers III, but without stuff you may find subjective or excessive for a weather mod. So no new audio, customization, seasons and etc."

Slow clap... Thanks, Bad enough that weather is getting bundled into ENBs now. Weather mods should focus mainly on weather. Why Azurite changed the size and color of the moons is just silly and should have been a separate mod. Have a cookie

Sh3llyD added Dawnstar guards to her spid file collection
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147766
"Destributes armors to the Dawnstar Guard." Conquistador helmets? really, Ooookay

64wlw added a Mjoll overhaul to the stable
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147790
This one has a thing for facial scars, but an interesting look. Thanks

That's about it, there really is no mod of the day. The old cat will finish off with a a new framework by Seb263. This may be focused on combat, but has other implications that could be useful to the non MCO crowd.

Core Impact Framework (CIF)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/146873

"CIF is a modular impact system overhaul powered by SKSE, giving full control over effects like impacts, blood, visuals, sounds, and more. It's script-free, highly compatible, and fully customizable via filters and modifiers. Full documentation included."

A little too much for old cat's before dawn LOL. This would be more for mod authors, but seems to offer more granular control over impact effects and sounds based on conditions and overrides. Much more coffee needed, but 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!

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Re: Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 18th of Rain's Hand and thank the divines, the weekend is nigh. 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 from Indonesia, and the biscuits are chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 65 mods. Plenty of jiggles as always, but a lot of patches today. Let's see what catches a fuzzy headed old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

cuddm returns after seven years with their second mod... It always calls us back
Dragon Health Multiplier - SkyPatcher
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147921
"This mod was inspired by Simply Stronger Dragons (SSD), but i wanted a lightweight alternative that doesn't modify any race records and therefore won't conflict with anything."

Okay, now that seems a proper use of skypatcher. Simply doubles the health of all dragons, including mod added. Welcome back. Have a cookie

AkimboSwords released Dragon Alphabet Translations - Codebreaking Sheet
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148027
"It adds a new misc item, that you can take/use to translate the Daedric (Dragon) language without having to leave the game. Supports VR and non VR."

Ah'vrie likes this one. It's probably more immersive in VR than reading it from the inventory menu, but the idea of stealing the secret decoder ring from the unsuspecting wizard... Good fun and a useful tool that adds to the game. This one gets a cookie too.

Lets see... patman023 released Biggie Traits - Thumbnail Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148018
"This overhaul replaces the original trait icons with high quality thumbnails that better represent each trait’s theme and purpose" And very nicely done. Thanks

If you haven't checked out Biggie Traits, it has some interesting buffs and debuffs. One of the few that rose to the top of the pile. Original mod required, this just edits the pics.

DrPharmDawg released Skill Based Stat Growth
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147455
"This is the first of a new series of mods I am working on with a focus on role-playing in Skyrim. Primary stats (health, magicka, stamina) grow as skills develop. Carry weight improves as the primary stats increase. ESL flagged." Thanks

Worth a read, needs testing, Tracking for now, the old cat will wait for this to simmer a bit, and see how the 'series' develops. The only downside is not being able to 'focus' growth directly, but you can alter the modifiers in the MCM to say favor magic for a mage.

jiuzhoucanglan released Simple Mod Item Spawner Booster
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147903
"Inspired by MODEX, using SKSE function to give old but reliable Simple Mod Item Spawner a performance boost." Thanks, that should make some people happy.

Clofas released Azura's Audio Array
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147470
"Alters audio for Azura's Voice, Azura's Star Interior, and Azura's Star Pickup sounds. FOMOD installer."

The layered frequencies and reverb of the voice work really well. The old cat is not quite as thrilled with the star interior, and pickup sounds. Worth a listen. Thanks

Lets get to the good stuff...

noextrac released 3D Soul Cairn Grass and Flora Replacements
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148000

Uses DrJacopo's - 3D Landscapes and Grass Library, and Happy Little Trees as texture sources, and BOS to distribute. The old cat has not been fond of previous flora overhauls of the soul Cairn, but these choices really work well together. The pictures tell the tale. Worth a look and a cookie. Nice choices. Tracking, giving this one some thought.

And we'll finish up with CS Particle Patch by AERwaevs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147270
"Allows effect meshes and particles to be lit with direct light from any source. Additionally, shadows cast by the environment finally affect both effect meshes and particles, with shadowed regions receiving the same ambient light as any other mesh. Smoke & steam particles now also react to the wind, as do some other particles where it makes sense."

CS is growing up quickly... Some assembly required, and another patcher run if you use PBR textures. 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!
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Goooooooood Morning Afternoon Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. Sorry for being tardy, but there were celebrations in the streets of Ah'vrie's village that this one could not miss. Anyway, excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. Just because the old cat is getting a late start, doesn't mean we forgo the happy fires... There, much better.

The coffee is Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits are fudge brownie cookies. Checking the hot sheets this morning we had 59 new, and only a handful caught the eye. Let's just stick with those and look fresh tomorrow.

Surge101ex released Atronach Runes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148062
"Just a simple spell mod that introduces three new Rune spells that summon Atronachs upon being triggered by enemies. ESL-flagged."

Why are the simplest concepts always the best... Fire, Ice, and Storm... Now that's a trap. Thanks, Have a cookie

Flying Aceholes ULTIMATE Skyrim Reshade preset
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148047
Slightly over-saturated, and favors the greens a bit. A good basic natural preset. Worth a look. seems more a pitch to get you to look at their collection, but not bad. Thanks.

Cl3mus released Vanaheimr - Landscapes - AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/145439
"All in One of my Vanaheimr Landscapes series."

We knew it was coming and it didn't disappoint. Subtle and natural looking tessellation, Consistent pallet. They took their time and assembled a very nice collection of landscapes textures. This should be on the short list of everyone looking to update landscapes or to add parallax. There are a few required mods, but nothing outrageous. Definitely worth a look, and a couple of cookies.

shazdeh2 released Sky Signs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147884
"This mod gives you a power that once you activate, you can select your birthsign (standing stone)." Nicely done, good images, clean UI, slow clap. The old cat has been using 'choose your sign' by Parapets since... 2020? Liked the concept then, still do. Thanks, have a cookie.

But! Let an old cat point out an absolutely unexpected mod of the day.

Sorry, time for a micro rant, it's justified. We all know where the old at sits when it comes to all of these 'starting racial skills' "Mods" Pull up any 20 of them and 'Nords" will be 2 handed weapons and heavy armor in 19 of them The old cat personally blended together several mods like choose your starting skills, skill config reborn, choose your sign... To get to a specific level of granular control. And I've been happy with it.

Everyone needs to read this mod page, spoilered sections included. This looks like fun, and can replace my whole stack of 'choose' mods. Finally someone gets it. 3 cookies

Breaded Classes - Player Class Maker by MrPootisBread
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148048

"Create your own custom class to enhance roleplaying experience. Why play Morrowind when you can mod Skyrim to play like Morrowind?"

Overview: A book is added to your inventory when starting new game, read it to open class creation menu. Select your specialization, favored attribute and allocate six primary skills.

Optionally select your starting birthsign (uses standing stone abilities).
Optionally select a bonus attribute, based on attributes from previous TES titles.
Optionally select a class ability, inspired by predefined classes from previous TES titles.

Would anyone be even remotely surprised if this one's smoothskin restarted today just to test this? This is exactly what you want to add if you value the role playing. Ah'vrie doesn't know about the rest of you, but my characters are always in their own class, and the old cat has always been disappointed with other author's ideas of class. Now you can write the class to fit the character.

The old cat is looking forward to testing this... It has a few requirements that need to be checked, but maybe not today. For today is 420, and It B time to play.

We-B-Open! (Forgot to post yesterday... Sorry)
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Re: Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Sundas the 20th of Rain's Hand and a brisk, peaceful predawn here on warm sands. 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 put to the flame.

Our brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are chocolate chunk, or rather will be when they come out of the oven. Checking the hot sheet we have the usual eclectic mix of 67 new mods, and a few actually don't have a cup size. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

harrys5413 released TPM Birna's Delightful Oddments (WIP)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148156
"I'm sharing a personal mod that enriches the selection at "Birna's Oddments." Requires Container Item Distributor" Adding college gear to her inventory works for me. Thanks

Dustmo7e released Sunny Cottage
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148210
"A no- load-door home right under BYOH Lakeview Manor." Questionable location unless you're using it to dump NPCs out of sight. Comes unfinished and in three colors. Thanks

raccoondance released Racc's Headdress
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/147060
Sit's better on the head and the antlers are less ridiculous. Thanks, now the old cat wants a mod that let's you mount a briar heart head on the wall wearing it like an elk head ;-)

Ylikollikas released Nature of the Wild Lands - Animations Addon
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148132
"Adds trunk and branch swaying animations to most NotW trees. Supports seasons." Wow, the old cat did not realize NOTWL trees had no animations. Thanks

And finally Riton's Skyhaven Temple
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148230
"Complete retexture for Skyhaven temple in 4k and cpm support." Interesting reuse of parts of the dragon wall as fresco pieces. An interesting and consistent look. Thanks.

And 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!
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Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 21st of Rain's Hand. Wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must, it's Morndas again. It's a quiet predawn here on warm sands, but this one still needs 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 Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits... Maybe apricot thumbprint, we'll see. Checking the hot sheets we have 45 new but not much catches the eye. Let's dive in over a fresh cuppa.

Thunious released Baandari Standing Stones
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148311
"Standing Stone overhaul focusing on distinct and flavorful effects based on excerpts from the Baandari fortune tellers." Another for the pile, but it's their second mod, no one's poking.

z0mba returns with Breezehome Patio as their second mod. Welcome back.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148273
"Adds a small patio and planter to the side of Breezehome." Sort of cute in a, "I'm learning the CK" kind of cute. If the clutter in the corner were replaced with a small table and a couple of chairs it could be nice. Keep working at your craft...

Vexcation released Camp Riverwood - SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148303
"The mod adds a little, cottage-style home with an extensive outside camping area." Interesting location, Love the waterfalls, very Frank Loyd. Swim to the entrance? and no interior pictures at all. Has a Dibella theme so maybe we're not supposed to know ;-)

FishingPower released Simple Reshade for Cabbage ENB
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148238
"A Reshade I made for myself based on Cabbage ENB with Biggies_Boss tweaks"

This is their second mod, as well as their second reshade for Cabbage. Very subtle, Slight increase in contrast and dynamic range. If anything it tones down the sharpening slightly. They've improved in the last three months. Keep working at your craft, and have a cookie

Ah'vrie has no mod of the day. Let's finish up with a little jiggle

Simply House Maid by AizenV
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148253
"A very simple mod that add 5 maids to tend each of vanilla houses."

Pros...
They're not cookie cutter supermodel eye candy. Cute, but sorta real...ish
They have actual schedules. Visit places in town, have preferred day off hang outs...

Cons...
The author mentions mods that add extra beds to the vanilla houses
It's all or nothing. It would be nice to pick the houses you want them at

Why not? The dragonborn has better things to do than sweep the floors

And finally 3BA Pygmalion - Idealized Natural CBBE Preset by ak0d (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/148258
"An idealized (but not completely unrealistic) CBBE 3BA preset."

Nothing remarkable, what caught the old cat's eye is the weight transition. It's not the typical fantasy 'D' cup to 'H' cup crap. This transits from hot/curvy to almost Rubenesque and still hot and curvy. An interesting alternative to Obody

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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