Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 16th of Sun's Height and another sticky 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 Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are lemon. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new mods and several caught the eye. Let's have a look over a fresh cuppa... maybe two.

MrAnjello1019 released Wizard Starter Kit as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154961
"The best starter kit mod." This one has no problem with ego. LOL Typical cheat chest. Thanks, welcome to the dark side. Bwahahahaha

Bleeks360 released SkyPatcher-Protected Citizens - Children Addon as their first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154960
"Sets all Children NPCs to protected using SkyPatcher. Intended to be used alongside Slayable Offspring SKSE."

Now this is a very nice first mod. Welcome. One of the problems with adding 'Slayable Offspring' to your load order is the normal children in this game tend to be set to 'foolhardy'. If you've ever seen Braith run at a dragon and try to punch it, you'll understand why this is needed. Thanks for sharing. Have a cookie

mcovel01 released Actual Doors to the Alik'r Desert as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154949
"A door at the Falkreath-Hammerfell gate that allows you to travel to the Alik'r Desert from the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal mod without having to start the main quest. Alternate version available for uses of Folkstead and the Border of Hammerfell."

This is also an interesting first mod. Honestly the old cat never considered roaming the desert without triggering the Grey Cowl. Very inventive. Though considering the very fist thing you 'acquire' without paying triggers the main quest, it's of limited value unless your character is a saint. Thanks

Ghoules3000 released Telvanni Robes Restored (USSEP)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154940
"Reverts the change USSEP makes to the Telvanni robes from Dragonborn and makes them obtainable again."

Grain of salt... The old cat has no issues with your character wearing Telvanni robes, but there are issues with the base game model. There are however quite a few 'mod added' versions of the robes that are perfectly appropriate to wear, especially after Neloth Adopts you. Hard pass on this, there are better ways to obtain the robes if you want them.

PSBoss released Standing Stone the Steed Only
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154921
"Without Girl Version" The old cat 'could' have a field day poking old 't!ts on a toaster' over this one LOL. But honestly if it wasn't for the silly fragile looking stars, the stead is beautiful. Thanks

chilloucik released Ashman HD
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154944
"HD retexture of Ashman creature from the Dragonborn DLC."

Another instant download worthy upscalling. What an amazing difference a little love can make. The old cat will be installing this whole catalog when Chilloucik is done. Ah'vrie knows this is all AI upscalling, but it's first quality work and cookie worthy. Thanks

toostruus released Whiterun Castle Stairs Sound Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154924
"This fixes vanilla stairs (wrintcastlestairs03.nif) footsteps sound that was not there."

Tooooooos! Stop ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around and finish that ice overhaul Thanks old friend

And finally, we'll finish up with something long overdue.

The Hollow Lord of Volkihar by RedguardDiaspora
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154928
"Lord Harkon COtR NPC Replacer."

Finally the character reflects the soul. Nosferatu comes to Skyrim. You want to picture the old guy as a hotty be my guest, but this what Ah'vrie sees of when he thinks of a soulless ancient vampire. This is a three cookie overhaul. Thanks

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Don't frop your food. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 17th of Sun's Height and this one woke to the smell of water. The monsoons are coming. The Shaman have not predicted them yet, but the old bones can tell. Anyway, Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is Miami espresso, and The biscuits can wait for a bit, but maybe fresh oatmeal cranberry. It's been a while. Checking the hot sheets we have 25 new mods with enough jangle to set off Nirnquake detectors all the way to Solitude as usual. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

volimtripice released Treasury House Chandelier - Turned On as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155019
"Simple light plugin (espfe) that turn on chandelier in Treasury House in Markarth"

Wait... It's not a god weapon, cheat chest, or player house in Riverwood? This is the soul of modding. Thanks for sharing. This one gets a cookie

NGamma is releasing outfit spids for ColdSun's followers. Thanks
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/NGam ... ameId=1704
Good to see Frea's armor is totally appropriate to the environment

SaevaVeritas released High Hrothgar Meshes Fixed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155013
"A comprehensive modification to vanilla High Hrothgar meshes to fix holes, bad vertex colors, bad lighting normals, UV issues, and vertex/triangle optimization."

The fourth in the series and like the others, does a really nice job of fixing all the stuff you never noticed, and now have to look LOL They've been at this for a while now. Thanks

Arcadia's Cauldron Exterior Overhaul By BigHead
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155016
"A simple little overhaul for the exterior of the alchemy shop in Whiterun"

Totally over the top. You're not going to patch this to work with any other overhaul without a chain saw. Doesn't really mesh with the character, and yet it has a charm. If it wasn't for the tentacle roots and magic lanterns, this would get a cookie.

But this next one Simply must be the mod of the day. Hands down

Althir Arelion Bridged Riverwood by filipebhalves
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/155014
"Althir Arelion Bridged and a small addition at the entrance to Riverwood provide a fantasy look to Skyrim, inspired by an elven style."

For once the old cat is speechless, you can tell it's based on big head by the tentacles...

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 be happy to serve you. We-B-Open!