Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 5th of Sun's Dawn, and a very crisp predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it is time for this one to once again 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 India, and pairs well with Ginger biscuits. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new mods in the usual eclectic mix of jangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye this day over a fresh cuppa.

sliiiip released Chob0318's High Poly Preset Followers as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171736
"Basic followers made using chob0318's beautiful presets."

Thanks. More bounce to the ounce... Reading the mod page made me chuckle.

Mittens's Soul Gems
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171643
"A simple mod that makes empty soul gems twice as cheap and full ones twice as expensive, also adds a soul gem merchant in whiterun, with a lot of stock"

It's not a bad idea, a couple of small points... Khajiit merchant in Whiterun? don't tell the caravans. And also this merchant carries black soul gems... plus the stall was moved in the update, and includes landscape edits so... Needs testing in a modded setup, but thanks

WesternWolff released iWant Themes as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171718
" iWant Themes lets you quickly style all of your iWant Status Bars icons." Useful, thanks

FoxytheBlack released You Hear Voices - Voice Lines for Custom Followers as a first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171683
"FUZ voice line resource pack for custom followers/NPCs. Free to use in your mods with attribution (Chris + Fox & Quill). Includes combat, reaction, and idle-style lines." Welcome

This is a custom voice pack using real voice actors, made for mod authors, not a mod. Thanks

apocalyptech released Book Sorting SSE (SkyPatcher) as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171656
"This is a SkyPatcher-based mod which normalizes book titles in Skyrim SE so that they are "properly" alphabetized in your inventory" LOL OCD much. Thanks

lets see... Belinoir released Avanced Transmutations Spells... Oookay
No link needed for this one. firewood to ebony, ores to flawless gems... Thanks?

Sam2D released Book and Note Reading Tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171628
"Speeds up the opening animation of books and notes. Also brings these closer to the camera for a better viewing experience."

Well, as an old fart, the idea of quicker animations and larger text... Have a cookie LOL

inscenique released Ivarstead Market
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171710
"Finally, Ivarstead gets a small market, where Dovahkiin can buy food, ingredients and some other stuff. "

Well, the location is good, and it's only two stalls, but also exactly where a recent mod dropped a house for the mill owner... Ivarstead is the red headed stepchild of Skyrim towns. Even Arthmoor couldn't really turn it into another Riverwood. The food merchant should have been Bodi seeing as it's her farm. It's tough to head cannon anything around one house, a mill, an inn and a farm. Honestly the vanilla mill doesn't fit in. Thanks

And that brings us to our mod of the day...

Press E to Heal Followers SKSE by ItzIvy
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171733
"I’m a huge fan of Jay’s Press E to Heal Followers mod, but the original mod used Papyrus script for inventory scanning, which can struggle in a large modlist like mine. I have over 2600 mods, and some of them are pretty script-heavy. I’ve remade that function again in SKSE, making the process instant, and it should eliminate the lag."

See a need fill a need, Thanks Ivy, your gettin-gud

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]

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 6th of Sun's Dawn, and thank the divines the weekend is nigh at hand. The blessed moons have set, and it's once again time for this one to trend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame.

Our brew of the day is still India, and the biscuits are chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new mods from the usual eclectic sources. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

Z0MB1C released Demonic Vampire Eyes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171831
"This mod replaces both the EyeVampire_01 and EyeVampire_02 textures with standalone textures from the Demonic Eyes Mod."

Their second SSE mod, the first was the demonic eyes mod 3 weeks ago. The old cat will admit that these look Sooo much better than the vanilla eyes, it gets a cookie. The old cat may test these today. Love the look.

havitaz released Dragon Priest FX Removed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171850
"In vanilla Skyrim, Dragon Priests leave a corpse, while in the Dragonborn DLC, they turn into ash. This option allows you to unify them into one state."

So, lose the effects, and now you get a corpse and ash... Okay, your game your way. thanks

Julio005 released Nymphs Fantasy Start
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171857
"Nymphs Fantasy Start is a lightweight alternate start addon built specifically for Nordic Fantasy Simple Start. It expands the experience with enhanced fantasy visuals and new faction-aligned starting options."

We do love choice. The old cat's never used the mod, but adding faction based start options sounds good to old cats. We do love choice. Have a cookie

ElfiMyrtle added two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/ElfiM ... ameId=1704
Crypt Lair Outlaw home, and Greybeards' Mercy - Heimskr Voice Overhaul

Poor Heimskr, so devout and gets no love. This mod replaces his voice with birdsong. I'm sorry, but this one gets a cookie. LOL Thanks for the chuckle.

We'll finish up with an addon to Winterweight (a pumping iron style weight morph mod)

Winterweight Addons by FatGerald
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171796
"An addon to Winterweight making weight effects apply gradually, including a new slow effect, and limited facial weight gain support"

Basically as you get 'fatter' your stamina increases, but you move slower, and the weight gains now show in your face. The old cat never used the mod, but the addition sounds very well thought out. Good place to stop for the day. Have a cookie.

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!

[Avrie]

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 7th of Sun's Dawn and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons have set, and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our mo0st honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied, the vents cleaned and the fires rebuilt. Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend with happy fires. They warm more than the room as his mother always said. There, much better no? Now to compost the ash, check the garden, scrub the kettles, sweep and mop... The life of an inn keeper is glamorous yes?

Our brew of the day isa Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are blond oreos. Checking the hot sheets we have 55 new mods in the usual eclectic mix of jangles, patches, and cheats. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over afresh cuppa.

Brosouskie has been releasing UBE presets and followers with a very unique looks.
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/Broso ... ameId=1704
Not thrilled with their older replacers, but the two that came out today are worth a look

watang released CINEMA - Dynamic Combat Letterboxes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171912
"An SKSE plugin that adds dynamic letterboxing during combat to create cinematic fight experiences." if it makes you happy why not. Thanks for sharing.

sevnces released The Chantry - An Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/171886
"The fallen sanctum of Auri-El, now brought to a grander stature"

The title is very misleading. This isn't an overhaul, it just adds a bunch additional ruins to the exterior you can't even get to... Just exterior eye candy. Thanks

And believe it or not that brings us to our mod of the day... Beat the drums

Ophyre's Lakeview Honeyside
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/170009
"A Honeyside overhaul set in the outdoors cells of the Riften Docks - granting you beautiful lake views from its windows."

"Honeyside is beautifully situated right on the shores of a lake surrounded by an autumnal birch forest - and with various forest mods, seasons, animated ships - those possible views are made more stunning still... yet you could never enjoy these views with Interior cells. It so happened that I've made making a plausible exterior cells Honeyside my private dragon to slay, and now I hereby present to you the results of months-long loving but grueling modding labor."

This one gets it... 3 cookies and a seat by the fire. Instant download for testing.

And that will do for today. The fresh ale casks were delivered on time, and the new batch of mead is ready so drink up. We're serving medallions of venison marinated in Colovian brandy, served on a bed of diced, spiced potatoes and onions, roasted to order with a poached chicken egg on top for the early meal. This one will plan the late meal after he returns from the markets. Ah'vrie picked some nice carrots and potatoes in the garden this morning, so maybe a spicy dragon meat stew today. We'll see.

The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!