Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 7th of Second Seed and Ah'vrie is getting a late start. With apologies for this one's tardiness, excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets... well it was 52. Let's see what caught the eyes of a slightly grumpy cat that didn't get to sleep very well last night.

A shout out to grvulture for a new ENB resource ENB Ray Tracing Global Illumination
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90210
This should melt a few potatoes

MeeluvaTacobell is still more interested in flashy magic effects than playing

Cozoi released Daedric Armor and Weapon Improvement - Tweaked as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90826
"This mod rebalances the standalone version of Daedric Armor and Weapon Improvement to have survival keywords, hide rings and necklaces to prevent clipping, allow circlets to be worn beneath the helmet, and even adds a light and clothing variant of each armor type, so you can play a mage or thief in style." See a need, fill a need. The soul of modding. Have a cookie, nice first mod!

Vanilla Quest Books
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90828
"Books for sale at spell vendors that activate a fast travel marker to the quest and give useful quest information." Why bother playing? Your game your way

JayberXD ported Markarth Reach Environment Upgrade - SE as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90783
"a port of an excellent and underappreciated landscape overhaul from LE" Interesting look... why not? Thanks

King667 released The Last Dragonborn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90798
Swaps the ebony warrior for the last dragonborn (Even more OP) then makes the ebony warrior a potential follower / spouse. Of course by that point there's nothing left to do... Your game your way

cleme3387 released Medieval Blended Roads
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90778
"Retexture of the beautiful mod Blended Roads by T4gtr34um3r" Not compatible with Medieval bridges add on, or Wizkids fixed version for that matter. This is for the "really blended" version.

RoastGorilla439 has decided to re-create 'bits of' cutting room floor from scratch?

Skyrim Cut Content Restoration
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90744
They also have this idea about putting round things under a sled to make it move easier

granfdad released Cathedral Landscapes - Forest Grass for Green Whiterun Tundra
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90765
"Replaces some of the grass for the green tundra version of cathedral landscapes with forest grass" And boy is that an improvement! Have a cookie

Okay, this one's for our lovely Gnewna to review...

samuelga24 released Better tomboys DAR animations
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90569
"Mod that adjusts/fixes the animations of those female npcs that use male animations such as Lydia, Mjoll, Irileth, Rikke, Delphine, some female orcs, some female soldiers/guards, etc; making them look better but still keeping the same style without affecting the animations for men or women."

Okay, the old cat can get behind this one. It does not reverse the reversed animations, but pretty much creates a third alternative. Men, women, and 'tomboys' It keeps the vanilla flavor the devs intended, but fixes the women's posture to look more natural. Basically women in armor won't walk like a male body builder. Fixes the shoulders not the hips... THIS Ah'vrie can see, and the video is telling, but the old cat is interested in our Gnewna's opinion.

Spaghetti's Solstheim - Tel Mithryn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90779
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to Tel Mithryn!" More light clutter, worth a look.

HS Whiterun - The Bannered Mare
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90657
Worth a look, will need a crap ton of patches, but don't they all? Why is the oven is not in the kitchen? Why is there a mead aging barrel behind the counter when they don't make mead there... Yeah, sometimes the old cat thinks authors just add clutter because they don't really have a vision or a plan. Pass

Let's get to the mod of the day...

SIRENROOT - Deluge of Deceit by Everglaid
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/70917
"You and a team of divers are hired to scour ruins at the bottom of Lake Honrich. A dialogue-heavy quest with puzzles, platforming, and a focus on water mechanics. But be wary of the siren’s call..."

Requires the current version of SSE (1.6) because it uses the Ayleid Tileset from the current game. The author specifies if you want to run this on 1.5.97 you'll need "the best of both worlds" which we all know is buggy. Luckily (for some) we have a work around which is probably against the TOS for Nexus and will be removed at some point

Sirenroot - Ayleid Tileset and Update.esm by Gonzeh84
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90818
"The Ayleid Tileset and Update.esm from the latest versions of Skyrim" Yeah... that won't be up long, nore should it.

And that will do for today, the fires are stoked, yada yada... We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 8th of Second Seed and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must, it's Morndas again. The Blessed moons were waning gibbous last night so we should be safe from the goddess' crazy puppies for another month. Anyway, it's time to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Milano Intenso and the biscuits are Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new with lots of jiggle, patches and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa.

MeeluvaTacobell is still with the cheat books... now it's dragon lairs (walls) PASS

AlwaysAPrice released Gated Skills. Skills stop progressing at 20/40/60... until you spend the perk. Obviously this one does not understand the 'price' of doing that. PASS

ShadowPandah released Shadow's Snow Drift Remover. Here's another one that doesn't understand the way textures are shared in this game. This will remove several snowdrifts from the game, not just in Bleakfalls. PASS

Okay, lets get to a few worth looking at...

imnotfamous released Ysgramor HD
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90893
"Available in 8k diffuse - 4k normal, 4k diffuse - 2k normal, 2k diffuse - 1k normal." The old cat is on the fence with this one. A little too black and shiny, but your game your way.

markuskarttunen1 released Better Effigy of King Olaf
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90849
"Replaced awful ash overlay with vertex colours, fixed and improved upon rope and pole geometry, more representative collision." There's also an optional file to make the fire brighter. Thanks, but the old cat sort of likes the "awful ash" as opposed to 'it doesn't look burnt'. Your game your way.

tcbflash released Wet Matters and Snow Matters AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90883
"hese weather conditions will cause detrimental effects to your warmth rating and/or your actual "coldness" level in game." Brrr! Thanks

TacticianLyra released Longer Nocturnal Insect Spawns
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90854
"The mod changes the spawn time from 8PM-10PM to 8PM-5AM, and as it only touches the activator, it should work with any mod that adds new insects." That will certainly make it easier to gather ingredients and fill your bug jar lanterns. Thanks

Let's get to the mod of the day...

Seasonal Landscape Additions by jonado1
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90846
"Adds the missing worldspaces to Seasons of Skyrim and Seasonal Landscapes - Unfrozen and much more! Complete with terrain edits for matching summer textures, includes extensive edits so glaciers blend into the landscape in summer, a snow cap option for Throat of the World, and above all: Seasons have come to Forgotten Vale! Fully customisable." The Vale looks great. Worth it if you're running seasons. Nicely done and have a cookie

That will do for today. 9 more came out while the old cat was typing, We'll look at those tomorrow. Ah'vrie's pet smooth has to get to work.

The fires are stoked, yada yada, We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 9th of Second Seed and a brisk desert predawn here on warm sands. We have survived another Morndas which for this old cat always seems like a victory worth celebrating, but the blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is indeed time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 45 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... make it a double

WannaBemG released Crafting God as a first mod Welcome. Moving right along

imnotfamous released Shalidor and Meridiia HD
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Upscaled vanilla statues in 2,4,& 8K, Thanks

XilaMonstrr continues to upscale/downscale others textures.
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1266160 ... files&BH=1
Todays flavor is Stormcrown and Ellie Pixie dust

Yuril released Hot Lava - Heat Distortion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90916
"Adds a heat distortion effect to the lava meshes. NO Esp" Thanks, the old cat had a mod that added the effect to lava and fire. Ah'vrie will have to see if he's even still using it LOL

DaimyoTaiShi released Storm Atronach SE - Variants by Aewin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90910
Adds Storm Golem, and Female Storm Atronach as variants to vanilla using BOS. Both original mods are hard requirements.

RedBag released Improved Theater
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90934
"Replaces the model for Bard's College amphitheater, comes in higher and lower version." Also includes a patch for JK's Bards college. Thanks, Ah'vrie likes the low version with the improved collision. Downloaded for testing

Hornophobic released Mature Skin Complexion for Women - Mommy...
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90848
"A High Quality, highly detailed mature female texture overhaul" Not liking the 'shine' Would look good with a better specular map. Thanks

SRW0 released Ancient Moons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90923
"True to the original game assets and reworked with a subtle chromatic aberration to give the illusion of distance." Oh goody, vanilla but blurrier Kidding, not bad for a second mod, but pass.

We'll finish up with Cathedral - 3D Solstheim Grass by Dr. Jacopo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90945
"3D Grass overhaul of the Dragonborn DLC, Solstheim" Worth a look. These don't jump out and grab you. Very desaturated which is probably by intent. They look... dusty. Requires the mesh files from Cathedral - 3D Grass Library.

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!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel! Amriel riel iel el...

It would seem Ah'vrie is greeting an empty room. This is okay as it makes cleaning the floors that much easier. Ah'vrie wishes everyone well all the same. It is Middas the 10th of Second Seed and the stillness of the desert predawn is almost palpable. Anyway, it is time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are tended and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Milano Intenso, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot shees we have 50 new with lots of bimbos, himbos, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old Khajiit over a fresh cuppa.

DeluxeFox released Compass Navigation Overhaul - Pastel Markers UI Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90985
What it says on the package. A very nice first mod. Have a cookie, thanks

Shish15 released HD Remastered Imperial Forts - Complex Parallax - 8k 4k 2k
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90990
"Ultra photorealistic stony mossy forts. Full texture overhaul, with various mesh fixes. Parallax optional. Comes in 8k 2k 4k and 1k resolutions" Nicely done. This matches up with their farmhouse remastered mod quite well. Worth a look and a cookie.

Jelidity released Betty Netch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/88777
"An overhaul of the Betty Netch to restore its original jelly-like appearance." Personally the old cat is not thrilled with the color or the texture, but your game your way. Worth a look.

It would appear there is a little drama behind the scenes.... Xtudo has been optimizing all of the released Mihail textures as quick as they are released. It appears the work has been getting a little sloppy.

lancegeis released Cow Replacer - Xtudo Optimized textures - 4K archive deborked
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91003
"Xtudo broke the 4K textures with alpha/transparency by resaving thoses in bc1 so the fur became a pixel mess. The 2K/1K archives dont have this problem.
This fix simply put back Mihail cow textures (they cant be optimized further)"

"Xtudo is now aware of the issue but he refused to answer and deleted my bug report and post. While i understand that it is not worth the time for Xtudo, i believe that a bug is a bug and that it should be fixed."

And will finish up with yet another from Xtudo...

Vampire Lords and Beasts - My optimized textures SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90987
"My optimized textures for the terrifying Vampire Lords and Beasts- Mihail Monsters and Animals mod. 4K-2K-1K. No ESP."

The old cat does not pretend to understand why Xtudo would recompress a 4K BC7 texture as BC1 to bewgin with? Will there be a cage match in the future? Who can say. Tune in to find out, same bat time, same bat channel...

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Well don't drop your food. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 11th of Second Seed and Brrr, the desert nights do get cold. This ones fur is not so thick anymore. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil. It is time to tend the inn for our most honored guests.

Brew of the day is Istanbul Espresso, and the biscuits are Toll House. Ah'vrie needs to go to the markets again. He prefers baked to bought yes he does. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

vaelus released Racial Body Morphs Redux (FKDRS) Aetherius Patches as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91095
"This is a simple patch to make Aetherius and Racial Body Morphs Redux work together." This one gets a cookie for not being a god item or a house in Riverwood.

ClainAlvim spammed us with 5 today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
A minor fix, followed by 4 potato farming patches... welcome

Makh1 released Another Whiterun Castle Bridge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91059
"a fresh and new HQ model of Whiterun Castle Bridge structures, created with care and common sens polygon wise" Nice, we like choice. The old cat is not thrilled with the blue paint, and it will play hell with Noble textures. Not for old cat's but worth a look.

hahahae40 released (ESPFE) No Necromancer and Bonewolf Spawn at Lakeview Manor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91069
Thanks we'll add it to the pile

Siberpunk released Environs - Hroggar's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83457
"After meeting Eisa Blackthorn at Frostmere Crypt she will now reside in Morthal and eventually rebuild the burned house that belonged to Hroggar." The old cat likes this, Downloaded for testing on the next restart. have a cookie.

Ah'vrie is currently testing the Kolskegger environs and so far it seems very well done. The miners barracks has just started to be rebuilt.

We have one for our Lovely Gnewna to gnaw on...

Lucien Refined - COtR - ESL Flagged by RedguardDiaspora
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91037
"Lucien NPC Overhaul that changes Lucien's appearance and outfit" The old cat is probably going to get himself in trouble with this one as our resident Badger can get a little defensive of Joseph's amazing mod.

All I'll say is this overhaul's 'vision' seems very fitting to the character, and has a touch of a "princess Bride" feel to it. The old cat likes the initial outfit as well. I may loose digits for this but worth a look.

We'll finish up with something a little different for the old cat...

Dragon Rider Armor by chucacu
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91046

Rarely does the old cat bother with 'accessories' but this armor caught the eye. Beautifully detailed, not skimpy, and visually interesting. Ah'vrie could see this on one of Etienne's harem for sure.

howierd42 converted it to 3BA already which also has better pictures.

Dragon Rider Armor 3BA
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91091

A bit showy, but the old cat could see this fitting nicely with a female Dragonborn PC.

And that will do for today. The fires are soked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 12th of Second Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. It was another of those perfect "open window" nights here on warm sands and the this old cat didn't want to get out of bed, but he has his inn to tend yes he does. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are classic Snicker-doodle. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

edvardius released vortExporter - Vortex mod list exporter as a first... App welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91126
"Simple app for exporting the list of your Skyrim mods from Vortex to quite readable text file." Nexus has it flagged as suspicious. It wouldn't surprise an old cat if it stays that way until the Vortex team can review it. Thanks, I think

MeridianoRus released Race Menu Player Rotation
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91146
Not the first, but this one is not script based and also works with a controller. Thanks

Shadow's Grass FPS Booster Config
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91107
This is just a minor edit to the INI files to change grass density.

Okay, thanks, but that that setting will be different on different systems. Also no specific information is given on the mod page... The old cat recommends you take 2 seconds to read the configuration settings for YOUR grass mods. It's a super simple tweak, no magic mod required. PASS

Squidtacular released Hunterborn - Safer Daedric Skinning
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91161
"Removes hidden fun stuff that occurs in Hunterborn when skinning animals using a Daedric, Ebony, or summoned Bound hunting knife." This one the old cat will probably test over the weekend. Ah'vrie has been using plain steel hunting knives, or spawning dragonbone just to avoid the stupid ambush attacks ... This one gets a cookie DLed

giamel released Repaired Lanterns
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91166
"Collect those clutter lantern chassis that are scattered though out Skyrim. Hammer on them at the forge to create a working SMIM lantern."

Okay, it's simple, clean, and "PLACEABLE" Yep, a craftable light source you can drop anywhere. It has a very minor glitch where it doesn't always stay lit is you drop it, but that's corrected by picking it up and dropping it again if that happens. I'm sure the minor dropping thing will get sorted out. This is a two cookie mod for anyone using a 'darker' lighting mod.

Pieter82 released Higher Poly Vanilla Alchemy Stations
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91114
"Higher poly versions of the vanilla alchemy workbench and workstation. Mesh replacer only, no ESP / Plugin." Looks good, and there will probably be a BOS version in the future. The only bug is the liguis in the Alembics became invisible and Pieter hasn't figured out why yet. Tracking this for now.

HDPastas released Stone Eyrie - Player Home and Optional Quest
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91138
"A Dwemer style player home situated close to Markarth. Accompanied by a quest and a fair amount of backstory."

Honestly the old cat had hoped this would be an expansion the the Forbidden Legends quest when he saw the tower... No such luck. Ah'vrie thought it was reachcliff eyrie. This does give him an idea for a mod though. More to follow.

Kanjs - Skull of Corruption
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91171
Taste is subjective, but a lack there of is obvious. The skull looks like a cross between a goat head and a fish with Mora's eyes. 1 dl ... Not surprised.

xavbio released Ancient Nord Armors and Weapons Retexture SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91136
This ones upscaling and recoloring always looks good, and the palettes are consistent. Xavier does very nice work (The old cat even forgives the CC backpack thing) Have a cookie, and thanks.

And finally, not exactly a mod of the day, but very interesting...

The Black Door Revoiced by LeoMaximus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91124
"Revoices the Dark Brotherhood's Black Door to be more crisp, clear, but still retain the whispering creepiness" In both a male and female variants. Voiced by Andrew H, and Isabel Salazar. Andrew did a wonderful job, and the old cat might just use it. Isabel's... It's a matter of taste, Ah'vrie would prefer something a little deeper, throatier. If the door is to be female, the old cat would prefer it voiced by 'The night Mother' but that's all just taste and preference. Definitely worth a listen, and 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!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 13th of Second Seed and wage slaves rejoice, the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You may want to cover your tankards for a bit this can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie likes to start the weekend off with happy fires yes he does. They warm more than the room as his mother used to say. Now to compost the ash, See what's ripe in the garden, scrub the kettles and put fresh water to the boil. The life of an inn keeper is exciting no? Maybe it is not for some.

Brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are Dublin shortbread. Checking teh hot sheets we have 50 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches, pointy sticks and goofs as always. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa... Make it a double.

Meissner's First Club and their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91210
"My first weapon mod! A stone war club with spikes. Perfect for clubbing orcs." We all begin somewhere... Keep working at your craft and someday...

Pilauli released Contextual Bound Weapon Spell as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91252
"A single spell summons different forms of bound weapon (dagger, sword, bow, axe) depending on context (sneaking/not and single/dual casting)." Just what Nirn needs, another lazy summoner Kidding, interesting concept, but it's a WIP. Give it time.

lawilson97 released Harlandson's ENB for Skyrim Legendary Weathers as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91243
"Bringing back the lighting of Skyrim's 2011 weathers, with some serious ENB enhancements."

Requires Legendary Weathers - With God Rays, which is a ported oldrim weather mod. This is a little too... misty for the old cat, but he has to admit, it does remind him of vanilla oldrim. Ah'vrie sort of misses the desaturated look of the vanilla game. Have a cookie.

Nirvana201 released Nirvana's Whiterun Stables Interior as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91223
"Interior overhaul of the Whiterun stable. Flagged as Esl" Thanks... The old cat is a little embarrassed to say he can't tell what's been changed. Maybe that's a good thing, no?

Let's see... Pieter82 released Higher Poly Vanilla Wolfskull Altar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91182
"Higher poly mesh for the Necromantic Altar found in Wolfskull cave. Mesh replacement only, no ESP / Plugin." A minor but noticeable improvement over vanilla. Thanks

ColdSun's Pantheon - Legends - Vilja - Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91205
... Another cookie cutter clone joins the Stepford Wives. The old cat agrees with Gnewna on this one for sure. That!, is not Vilja. PASS

Siberpunk released Environs - Master Plugin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91160
"Master plugin required by several mods in the Environs series" The old cat is currently testing two of them, so it looks like a little updating is in order this morning. Thanks

And finally our mod of the day... Sound the Trumpets and summon the dancers

Shadow's AI Upscaled SSE Clutter - 2x 4x
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91181
"Over 1000 AI upscaled textures using modern techniques and neural networks for every clutter item in the base game, done once using one method for 2x, and done with a different method for 4x. This was built off of the SSE textures, so technically speaking its 4x and 8x from original Skyrim! Most other upscales are older and used original"

The old cat is calling this a mod of the day because the up-scaling looks like it was handled very well, and that's not always the case as we all know. There was a time in the recent past when we had a "replacer" for the vanilla textures, then modded the game by over writing those textures as a base. The old cat uses Noble Skyrim as his base yes he does, but these look really good. Ah'vrie is considering using these as a preliminary texture set and overwriting them with Noble and SMIM.

You always need a good foundation to build on. 2 cookies and thansk

And that will do for today. The Ale was delivered on time last night, and the new batch of Mead is ready. We'll be serving Medallions of marinated venison over a bed of roast potatoes, with caramelized sweet onions and a poached egg on top for the early meal, and ale braised sabrecat with twice baked garlic potatoes, and sauteed carrots for the late meal. As always there will be several hearty soups and stews simmering for those needed something to stick to their ribs...

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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 14th of Second Seed and another perfect sleeping night. Ah'vrie apologizes for being tardy, but he was having fun with the mages yes he was. Anyway, it's time once again to stoke the fires and put fresh water to the boil.

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Almond Biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 45 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh coffee or three...

Tryvonvexian released a scaled down version of Hand placed enemies
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91290
"(By request) A more moderate version of hand placed enemies. Adds 1263 additional enemy spawns to the various dungeons while capping the number of enemies per fight at roughly 4" Because 5 is too much and 3 is not enough... This is the Goldilocks version. Thanks

The googly challenged skelecat released Dark Brotherhood Craftable
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91258
Thanks, we'll put it on the shelves with all the others

Suinier released Vanilla Ice Adjusted
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91291
" A simple Vanilla+ adjustment to all of the ice in the game (Excluding Solstheim because it's too annoying to change). I adjusted the multilayer parallax levels to help make them a bit more noticeable (This is the parallax in the base game, NOT the ENB parallax), as well as other small changes."

Well the tight collision looks really good, but as to multilayer parallax... Keep working at your craft and one day...

The prolific doodlum released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/2803803 ... files&BH=0
TAA Deblur, and Grass Sampler Fix. Both are SKSE plugins designed to sharpen detail. Thanks, worth a look. The grass sampler is not compatible with complex grass though.

HS Whiterun - Warmaiden's
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91109
"Overhauls Warmaiden's in Whiterun" Okay, looks like Adrian keeps her hubby locked up behind bars There's a story there somewhere LOL

And finally RubberSpaghetti Released Skaal Village and the Solsteim All in one.
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/3648156 ... files&BH=0
Like all the others. Just a little lore and FPS friendly additional light clutter. Have a cookie

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, yada yada. We-B-Open!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 15th of Second Seed and wage slaves lament the weekend is over. Hide if you can, but work if you must it's Morndas again. The blessed moons are waning through the crescents and will be new again this weekend. For now though, the moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil

Our brew of the day Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are Oatmeal sour cherry. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new. Mostly patches and pointy sticks today with the ever present bimbos and himbos. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa.

SilesianLion imported 4 more swords ... everyone needs a hobby
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Beth6 released Stalhrim Armour For The Worthy
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91380
"Mesh and Texture Overhaul for Stalhrim Armour" Needed better pictures and an accurate description of the changes. Hard to tell what was done, but thanks

inago777 released My Serana And Valerica 2.0 No esp
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91402
"Serana And Valerica's replacer. Options include esp to change Serana's skin color and facial textures."

Honestly Serana is quite nicely done, but Valerica looks if anything younger than her daughter. Well they are vamps LOL. Worth a look.

We'll finish up with Statue of Kynareth by Mandragorasprouts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91358
Interesting and beautiful work as always, but Something about this statue doesn't 'feel' like the goddess of winds and rain. Maybe it's the statue base, looks more like crashing waves... Maybe if they were clouds. Taste is subjective, you'll have to look for yourselves.

And of course...

Statue of Kynareth - My patches SE by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91379
"My patches for the amazing Statue of Kynareth mod. 2K textures. JK's Temple of Kynareth patch. Exterior version."

Imperial Whiterun Kynareth Statue
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91389
"Only activate after the battle of Whiterun for the Imperials Side. Replaces the Talos Statue and the shrine to Kynareth"

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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 16th of Second Seed, and a sticky night here on warm sands. Well we have survived yet another Morndas, so congratulations are in order. Ah'vrie is only hoping this does not signal the end of open window weather in the desert already. Anyway, the blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

cppcooper released Reserved Magicka NG - Enchantment Penalties
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91384
"If you find enchantments become overpowered, balance the game with this. MCM configurable penalties for worn enchantments."

The old cat is not fond of mods like this and prefers to simply not add OP enchantments to armor vs. some artificial imposed limit. Unfortunately some players have no self control. The old cat does find it humorous that the only players affected by this mod are non mage crafters, so limiting the remaining available magicka is a study in futility

ferrari365 released DLC2PillarBuilderActorScript Tweak
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91431
"Overhauls the DLC2PillarBuilderActorScript from scratch for better performance, by making it only update when necessary and expands on its features for a more comprehensive behavior handling. No ESP." Nothing in the description surprizes the old cat, but as the changes are above an old inn keeper we'll flag it as needs testing.

wSkeever released World Encounter Hostility Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91403
"Prevent vanilla world encounter NPCs from turning hostile when you cast non-hostile spells" The old cat ran into this a week ago, and watched it affect Gopher during a lets play recently as well. Instant download for the old cat. Thanks

HalkHogan released HD Reworked Dogs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91439
"brings all Dogs (base game, Husky and Death Hounds) to the highest 4K quality with 100% lore friendly look" Upscaled vanilla to 4K, but still woefully stupid. Thanks?

Gonzeh - Shor's Stone Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91441
"A lightish weight overhaul of Shor's Stone to make it more unique."

you mean turn it into another stockade fenced bandit camp. Your game your way, but not for old cats.

Let's get to the good stuff...

kirara386 released ICFur's Tundra Scrubs Version 2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91449
"Mesh and texture replacement for tundra scrubs. Includes optional Shrubs of Snow meshes and textures."

The old cat is using her original Spiffed Up Tundra Scrubs from January which look great. These are very similar, but they look a little closer to the vanilla scrubs. Perfect timing for the old cat to upgrade so... Instant download to see in game, and thanks

And we'll finish up with Wigfrid's Tundra Oaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91450
"Inspired by bent pines II, this mod adds some twisted oaks to the Skyrim's tundra (seasons compatible)" "This mod uses full LODS, so disable the esp when running DynDOLOD 3.0"

Ah'vrie loves mods like this. a few hand placed large trees you can see from halfway across the map. Another instant download to see in game. Perfect timing. 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!