Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 3rd of Morning Star, and a peaceful morning at the inn. The blessed moon have long set, and it's time once again for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You'll want to cover your tankards for a bit, this gets a tad dusty... There, much better. Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe.

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits will be Oatmeal raisin in a little while. Checking the hot sheets we have 52 new mods. Let's what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

13coins released Storn Crag-Strider Missing Voiceline Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168648
"Repairs a voice line by Storn Crag-Strider in which he is groaning (likely when he's dying)."

A bit morbid, but thanks

llLilyll released Sofia Follower Replacer Skypatcher and Racemenu Preset
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168704
"Sofia Follower Replacer Use Your Skin & Body."

Similar to the Pandorable's preset, and includes the "your body/skin" patch so it reduces the plugin count by 1. Worth a look and a cookie. The 20 something look actually works for Sofia quite well.

Arcanyx released Balgruuf Jarlologue Add-On
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168716
"Jarl Balgruuf the Greater finally has more to say. Adds new dialogue with dry humor, burnout, and throne-based introspection. Dragonsreach now feels alive."

Nothing wrong with a little added snark. Thanks

PigeonsOfVoid released Frost Mirriam and Elves Ear (herbs retexture) SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168712
"A 4k, 2k and 1k retexture of the Frost Mirriam and Elves Ear plants."

The mesh/textures are beautiful, but the frost Mirriam is a much too bright and oversaturated green to be a dried herb. Though to be fair, it might just be the screen shot, the in game pic is not as bad. Worth a look, and a cookie. Nice replacer.

Mezerin released SLaWF - Coffee House Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168694
"A simple esp(fe) that fixes a land seam created between SLaWF and the Coffee House."

Fixing one seam creates another and another, and another... SLaWF is a career not a mod LOL, It's in a constant state of update. I'll let Wiz know, this time it's personal

avidichard released DaRic - Tamrielic Grass - No Lake and Road Grass
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168672
"Removes a lot of the lake grass popping out as well as removes the grass from the roads"

What is really needed is an NGIO patch just for 'combined' grass mods. Kyne's grass suffers from the same issues.

And finally, KarlssonVomDach released Lore friendly - Tidy up
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168637
"TidyUp is a soft approach to tackle the problem entering an interior cell like Hendraheim, Myrwatch etc. and things are flying around by just entering."

This one doesn't give the old cat a warm and fuzzy, the author is calling it experimental. And frankly the clean up broom has always worked. If mod authors would stop piling clutter on top of clutter, this wouldn't be an issue. If you're into collecting mod added player homes this 'could' be useful. Needs testing in a well modded game. Thanks

And that will do for today. The Ale is fresh, and the new batch of mead is ready. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal, and ale braised Sabrecat for the late meal. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat and the wenches will be happy to serve you. We-B-Open!

[Avrie]

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 4th of Morning Star, and another crisp dawn here on warm sands. Excuse please while this one tends the inn for our most honored guests.

Our brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are ginger. Checking the hot sheets we have 62 new mods, and divines be praised a few actually don't have a cup size. Let's see what catches the old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa...

e64650i released Death Symphony - Standalone Follower (NSFW) as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168761
Typical, large breasts, shrunken head, and a stretched neck... Another for the pile. Thanks

8LeggedDreams released EmberForge - Player Home (WIP) as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168766
"Its a "Castle" on the boarder of Whiterun on the trail to Riverwood. Must buy Breezehome for key. Uses the interior of Dragonreach with a redesign of a few rooms. Still designing interior btw. WARNING there is a random door Im working on."

Ah'vrie is not going to poke LOL. Grab the Dragon's reach exterior, and shove it into a hillside above Riverwood... Literally everything Noob I don't like in one package. LOL Thanks, Have a cookie for the chuckles.

DanieliusBl released Smithing - Tempering Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168774
"A simple plugin which lets you upgrade basic Armor sets and Weapons all the way to Legendary" Thanks, The old cat won't comment on you tying leather, fur, and hide... etc. to the steel smithing perk. Your game your way. There's room on the pile.

Stonyr0ck released Simple Dead Man's Drink
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168733
"A simple clutter and decoration upgrade for vanilla Dead Man's Drink inn in Falkraeth"

Bunting, deer heads, and crossed swords everywhere with a few banners... If it makes you happy why not? Thanks

Gonsuke777 released NPC Lore at a Glance
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168614
"This mod adds a simple in-game character encyclopedia. Simply press the hotkey while facing an NPC to display their information. The descriptions are quoted directly from the UESP Wiki and Fandom, covering most named vanilla NPCs."

A handy reference for someone new to the game, but basically not very useful for a returning veteran player. Still, it could come in handy. Have a cookie. Thanks

toeshred released two cheat/tweaks today
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/toesh ... ameId=1704
Longer invisibility, and Balanced (Buffed with restrictions) Mage Armor. Thanks

And for the top slot... Not calling this a mod of the day, but it is interesting

W.H.A.T. by foolsama
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/167681
"An in-game, skill and perk-aware Alchemy Calculator that provides ranked-order (best first, by gold or by revealed effects) potion suggestions to make based on your entire inventory!"

"W.H.A.T. ( Wylandriah's Hybridized Alchemical Transtabulator ) is an intelligent alchemy suggestion system that analyzes your ingredient inventory and recommends optimal potion combinations."

The UI looks like a goof, The idea is for brewing the most expensive potions for sale rather than the best potions. This one may have ben sampling the skooma... Needs testing.

And that will do for today. 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!

[Avrie]

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 6th of Morning Star and a quiet 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 Kahawa ya Congo, and the fresh biscuits will have to wait on this one returning from the markets, but there are plenty of chocolate chip cookies from yesterday so the world has not come to an end quite yet. Checking the hot sheets we have 54 new mods. Let's see if any catch an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

CrispyCrayon23 released Nordic Artifacts - Unique Weapons Replacer as their first mod Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168941
"This small mod fixes several of the boring "unique" weapons in the base game and Dragonborn DLC by replacing them with proper nordic weapons."

The old cat totally understands, but swapping 'new boring' for 'old boring' Is not much of an improvement. The mod converts common models for ancient common models. which unfortunately are just as common and boring, and not all of those weapons are 'Nordic'. Still a nice first effort, thanks for sharing. There are more "unique replacer" mods out there that do use unique custom models.

Wilhelm949 released Frostmere Expanded as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168957
"Turns Frostmere Crypt into a suitable home base for your necromantic Dovahkiin. Only vanilla assets used"

Color an old cat impressed. This is an interesting first mod, and very well done. It adds 'just' enough clutter to look like a 'modern' band moved into the old crypt. Nothing fancy or overdone, this looks exactly like it should. 2 cookies. If the old cat decided to do a necro playthrough he would use this as a starter location without a second thought.

burjak released CC backpack speed penalty Skypatcher
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168932
"I reworked the mod so that it is scriptless and will be distributed to backpacks without conflicts, when you wear a backpack based on the penalty you chose your speed will be decreased (just the speed nothing more nothing less)."

Basically recreates suisuisuiso's mod with none of the inherent issues. Nicely done. So rather than nerf the CC backpacks, you keep them as is, but walk a little slower when you're wearing them. And you get to choose how much slower...
The old cat finds no fault with this concept at all. Have a cookie

PigeonsOfVoid released Stew replacer SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168850
"Replaces traditional stew with a high quality version"

Slightly vague wording and title, this mod replaces the image of the "stew" in the campfire cookpot, it doesn't affect the actual stew models. That having been said, it actually looks really yummy. Hmm... carrots, turnips, onions, and peas. The old cat might have to try that

And finally our mod of the day is actually a mod of the day, who knew.

The Keeper - Carcette Expanded by nimwraith
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/168918
"The Keeper is a very small mod aimed to bring more to Keeper Carcette's story. Utilising spliced vanilla dialogue, the mod adds a new quest where the player is tasked with saving the Vigilant from certain death and returning her to Fort Dawnguard. Past this goal, the project adds in a new schedule, outfit, and conversations for Carcette during her time at the Fort."

It is a tiny mod, and the only sample video is from the 'rescue'. The old cat wishes there was a sample of some of the dialog in the fort after the rescue. The dialog editing is not quite to JaySerpa's standard, but they made the effort, and used only spliced vanilla lines.

This can be installed even after the destruction of the Vigilant base, as it doesn't trigger until the completion of "A new order" We'll give this 2 cookies based on all the work that goes into creating spliced dialog if nothing else. Thanks for sharing.

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!