Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Re: Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It's Sundas the 2nd of Sun's Dusk and a rather brisk predawn here on warm sands. The blessed will be full on Middas, so it's time to hone those silver weapons again, but for now the moons have set, the paths are closed, 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 put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is pot luck. This ones eyes were closed when he chose. Tastes African so it's probably Kahawa ya Congo. We'll be baking fresh thumbprint biscuits later this morning. Maybe strawberry rhubarb, maybe apricot, but I also want to try them with a fresh, tart, apple cranberry chutney, or a nice bitter orange marmalade. Or all of the above, we'll see... Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new. Lets see what catches the eye over a cuppa.

xzwyy released PineTreeReplace as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163333
"use 2.5mb-big high poly model replace PineTree01 to PineTree04,and disable 33% of them to gain fps,need a powerful pc"

Oookay, well they're not pine. Beech with pine bark maybe? From the description they're also not very well optimized, but they are rather pretty. The old cat could see scattering a few around the actual pine forest, but not as a replacer. Your game your way. Thanks

atamg released Modern Brawl Bug Fix flaged ESL as their first SSE mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163390
What it says on the wrapper, Word of caution for a heavily modded game though. So many authors included this fix in their own mods over the years, it became imperative to put the current version near the bottom of your load order to force the game to use the current version. The old cat would use the same location recommendation for this one. It's a flagged ESP so it will respect the load order. Thanks

Seb263 released Smart Talk (Dialogue Menu Enhancer)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/161500
"Smart Talk enhances dialogue by making conversations clearer, smoother, and more dynamic" ... This one likes the feel of sunshine on his bottom LOL

It changes the text color of quest related lines to goldenrod, and marks the line. Looks very nice as well. (but it doesn't enhance any dialogs ;-)

lets see sevnces released Whiterun City Walls - Collision Redone
After dumping them around Riverwood and calling them ruins they realized you couldn't jump over them... So let's break Whiterun PASS No link needed

Moving right along

braxusx released Non-hostile Spriggans
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163351
"Makes Spriggans either flee from you, or more likely to flee after an attack. Two choices for your play style."

The old cats on the fence with this one. There was a similar mod for Oblivion Remastered. It somehow feels wrong to turn the warriors of Kyne into cowards, but then the old cat plays with the voice of the sky ring, because this one doesn't like killing them either. Your game your way. We love choice. Thanks

And finally Chiselsky released Whiterun Vanilla Wall Totems Improved
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163337
"Model improvements for Whiterun wall totems with more polygons and a less geometrical aspect. Complex material shader enabled."

Here we go again... This mod doesn't touch the totems. I makes the makes the wall below them less sharply angled by breaking of the corners and adding parallax support. If you use a decent parallax retex you probably don't want or need this, but thanks.

There's really no mod of the day. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Enjoy what remains of the weekend. We-B-Open!

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Re: Coffee with an old Khajiit

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Goooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Morndas the 3rd of Sun's Dusk, and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. The blessed moons are gibbous tomorrow, and the goddess' crazy puppies will be out in force so keep those silver weapons close and well honed. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame. It's time for this one to tend the inn once again.

Our brew of the day is Istanbul espresso and the biscuits are chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new in the usual eclectic mix of jangles and patches. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two. Definitely a fresh cuppa...

The True Armor of Dragonborn - SrPrust Version as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163393
"The goal is to bring a look that stays true to the original artistic vision of the Dragonborn — with reworked tones, materials, and contrast to match the aesthetic of the legendary Nordic hero"

Hopefully there will also be an upscaled version, with optional physics. (Already requested in the posts) The old cat likes that you begin to collect the pieces in Helgen, and have to craft the 'rough' armor yourself. Obviously this only works with the vanilla start unless you spawn the materials. Maybe not cookie worthy, but not destined for the pile either. Thanks

VaelKaltar released Fabled Alchemy as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163437
Interesting if totally OP as expected. Potions that offer permanent boosts to stats and skills. Not for old cats, but worth a look if you want a cheat you can drink. Thanks

Ikered released water base as a first mod. Welcome.
They have a weak PC and downscaling base water textures reduced their size. Some files flagged as suspicious, but it's a first mod. Very nitch, but thanks for sharing.

roskospoko released No More Dungeon Greenery
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163164
"Changes few textures, provides a light plugin and uses the power of Base Object Swapper to completely remove any unwanted plants from dungeons. FOMOD with modular options."

As far as the old cat is concerned this is a 2 cookie mod. Downloaded to endorse. Needs testing though. The devs used a lot fringe 'grass' and ferns to hide bad rock placement and seams. This one is looking forward to not seeing this in game, and has requested a followup mod to remove all the stupid interior ivy that's so popular right now. ;-)

gera1264 released two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/gera ... ameId=1704
Wispmother And Albino Spider Respawn Fix, and Better Vanilla Night Eye Toggle

The respawn fix is so you can collect their ingredients, again, and the the night eye toggle gives infinite duration to vampires and beast races... That one the old cat likes. It never made sense for Khajiit night vision to run out. It's genetic not a power. Vamps and werewolves should actually have predator vision (thermal not night) So this one is still on the fence. Thanks

kuroishitam released Female Dragon Priest
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163417
"This mod adds a new variant of dragon priest, female dragon priest to dragon priest leveled list."

The old cat is fine with the concept, but not with the models used. Taste is subjective, but clawed feet, spiked knees, horns, a devil's tail, and demon wings... Your game your way. Not for old cats. Thanks but no thanks ;-)

melchizedek92 released Gem Extractor for Vanilla Jewelry and Staves
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163441
"A minimalistic workbench for gem extraction from various jewelry and staves."

Turn all those staves you never use into filled grand souls gems... The idea has some merit. The jewelry part of is ridiculous any way you slice it though. the gems are destroyed on removal, and you combine the shards to form a new gem? Pass on that, but thanks. The old cat does like the stave idea though.

And finally we do have a mod of the day, but their wasn't a lot of competition ;-)

Exterior Wooden Table Variants by Pieter82
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/163415
"Adds three additional variants of the 'Exterior Wooden Table' model using Base Object Swapper." This one gets a cookie. We love variety, and the models look good. Thanks

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