Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Middas the 124th of Morning Star, and a peaceful 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 Istanbul espresso and the biscuits are lemon cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 55 new in the usual eclectic mix. Lets see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

Hexagon006 released Alternative Lockpick Replacer as a first mod. Welcome
No link needed, replaces the lock plate with an anime sex collage... Moving right along

rhonjhonson released Heartstone upscaled SE port
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169646
"Heartstone upscaled and sharpened for better quality. No esp"

Better than vanilla, but not much. Honestly the old cat is unsure why Ron is porting things like this from oldrim, when current upscale AI is so much better now. Thanks

Magink666 released two today. Noble drawer smimmed, and infinite stamina out of combat
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/Magin ... ameId=1704

The Smimmed drawer seems to only get a new pull. Infinite stamina addresses switching over to stamina based exhaustion game, and realizing you have none LOL. Thanks

NathanWalkerXG released Serana, and Frea replacers
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/Natha ... ameId=1704
Stretched necks and small heads aside, why would anyone put black eye brows on a blond? Both could use expressions. Worth a look, but not for old cats. Thanks

NiteFromWindhelm released Obelisks Of Order - Jyggalag
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169652
"Obelisks of Order to stumble upon in your adventures!"

If it makes you happy, Not a lot of context for them in this game, but thanks

PixieBomb released Boons of Barenziah
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169641
"make restoring the Crown of Barenziah rewarding with modular, balanced, useful perks that slowly get stronger each time you collect a new gem! 5 options: choose one, all, or a mix"

The old cat likes this, and it all begins long before you bring the stones to Riften. The old cat is unsure of the 'mix and match' aspect of the mod. Each 'boon' is reasonably balanced, on it's own, but taking all 5 of them would be very OP. 2 cookies. Will download for testing if I can make up my mind which to take LOL. Thanks

And finally, a simple, pretty, addition to any game...

WiZkiD Plants Addon
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169665
"This mod introduces a wide variety of new plants and flowers to Skyrim, making the flora of the various regions more diverse."

Who doesn't love more flowers, the game can always use a little 'Oh, pretty' The old cat is not thriilled with the color pallet on one or two of the plants, The greens seemed much too bright, but it could just be the pictures, as most look great. Thanks Wiz, 2 cookies

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!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It's Turdas the 15th of Morning Star, and a quiet predawn here at the inn. 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 Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are Ginger zingers. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new mods from the usual sources. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

We'll start with a shoutout to Patrorex for MO2 Sentinel - Snapshot and Compare Tool
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169697
"MO2 Sentinel is a powerful tool for Mod Organizer 2 that lets you take reference snapshots of your modlist, compare them over time, and see exactly what changed down to individual files. Snapshots are read-only; optional backups can store profiles, selected files types or configs for manual recovery." An interesting and ambitious beta. Tracking for now

JimothySmithy released Dynamic NPC Hairstyles Expanded as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169710
"Expands the functionality of JaySerpa's Dynamic NPC Hairstyles to allow for specific distribution between male/female, and also separates Redguards into their own distribution lists. The expansion functions in essentially the same way, just more customisation of who receives what, and fixes limitations that were discovered in the original."

Nice, the old cat hasn't played with that one yet. Thanks.

rapha974 released Skyrim's Wild Magic as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169745
" If you cast a spell, there's a small chance random and unpredictable things happen. Will you suddenly turn invisible ? Slow Time ? Or maybe set yourself on fire ?"

If you wonder why Nords don't trust magic... Here's your reason LOL Thanks

KrisCraig released Smoke No Longer Emits Light
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169770
"This is a very lightweight mod (no scripts) that fixes a bug in Skyrim's smoke visuals. The shader flags include a setting to make the smoke emit light. I changed that lighting intensity value to 0, completely eliminating the smoke backlight."

The old cat will be testing this. His ENB makes the effect worse. Thanks, have a cookie

psyguyy released Why I Came to Skyrim - Select Your Own Quest
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169773
"Allows you to select a quest in Why I Came to Skyrim - Origin Stories"

Now that's useful, thanks

SoulDoubt released Lovergirl Muscle Slider CBBE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169672
"Adds dynamic muscularity based on body weight for Lovergirl Skin CBBE."

This is their second muscle slider mod. The old cat wasn't quite sure why it was dependent on the skin, but evidently the way the normal maps are applied causes seams with different skins. They already did a version for vanilla, and Reverie skin. Thanks pumping iron for women... Why not. Hopefully other skins to follow.

Magink666 released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/Magin ... ameId=1704
Disabled the new NPCs in Grand Solitude, and swapped the Canticle tree in Snazzy Solitude with a blubbo tree. Sounds like someone's patching together overhauls. Good Luck

Kanjs - Imperial Dungeon Floor Chunk Flattened for Parallax
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169785
"Are you tired of the section in Imperial Fort that resembled a bumpy road with no logical design? Well, not anymore with this mod; the bumpy areas are now flattened, which makes the parallax textures look much better."

Thanks Kanjs, Instant download, this one gets a cookie. Those floors are horrendous.

And finally, Remiel - ESO Scrap replacer by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/169730
"Replaces Scrap with an ESO version. Ancient Dwemer Metal and Dwarven Ebony versions available. Optional Pet Scrap patch. Missing Steam Effect fix. 4K, 2K."

and you can even pet him... Pet a walking toaster? Three version all guaranteed to break stealth. Probably slightly smarter than Skyrim dogs. Your game your way.

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!