Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 17th of Second Seed and a sticky predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons wane through the final crescents and they will be new this weekend. Anyway it's time once again fir this old cat to tend the inn for our most honored quests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil...

Our brew today is Inspirazione A Venezia, and the biscuits are still Verona. Ah'vrie will be visiting the markets later today, and will bake fresh later. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new but honestly not much catches the eye.

richarg released RogueLite as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91536
"Turns skyrim into a RogueLite/Like/DungeonCrawl Experience." ..? Moving right along

SkoomaSniffers released Nzalfta - The Cup of Wonders as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/88708
"Get drunk, find the lost city, discover its secrets, and maybe make some friends along the way!" Made as a university design assignment and bugs are expected... thanks

LilyValley807 released Werewolf Replacers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91526
"Select model and texture replacers for all werewolves ingame" Yeesh, the fur! :steamfacepalm: Caution, eye bleach required.

Nodiel71 released Scilla Bifolia - 3D Blue Mountain Flowers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91530
"This mod replaces the vanilla 2D blue mountain flower models with patches of tiny, 3D two-leaf squill. Includes snow variants." These are quite pretty, but the old cat is not thrilled with the leaves. Worth a look.

gutmaw released two 'snazzy interiors. House Gray Mane, and house Battle Born
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Intended for use with Snazzy Furniture and Clutter Overhaul, and frankly very well done. These are worth a look and a cookie. Very clean.

Toostruus released Bears of the North - Vanilla Size Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91537
He loves the mod, but evidently the bears are so big they get stuck in caves LOL. This is just a patch to reduce them back to vanilla size. Just a patch but the old cat got a kick out of it.

And finally we'll finish up with yet another patch (This one brings the old cat's thinking about his hearthfire spell full circle. Seems the old cat is not alone in his thinking)

Survival Mode Patch - Frost Resistance Adds Warmth by Paradoxnrt
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91492

-As Frost Resistance increases, so does Warmth (up to +50 Warmth with diminished returns)!
-Flame Cloak adds +200 Warmth for its duration!
-Ethereal makes you immune to cold!

The old cat approves, and this would work well with his Hearthfire spell mod concept as well.

The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-Open! :steamhappy:

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 18th of Second Seed and another sticky predawn here on warm sands. We were surprised by another pop up storm last night. This does not bode well for Elsewyer if the the evil wizard El Niño is affecting the weather again. Anyway, it is 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 Miami espresso, and the biscuits are Almond biscotti. (Ah'vrie's shaman is telling this one to limit breads and by extension biscuits Why do they always feel the need to take away all of life's tiny joys? Ah'vrie has already given up bagels, maybe it's time to start hunting shaman before they tell the old cat to give up breathing)

Checking the hot sheets we have 47 new with all the usual jiggles, patches and cheats. Let's see if anything catches the old cats eye over a fresh cuppa.

Domin0Head released Nirnroots sound like Cash as a first mod. Welcome?
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91584
"This mod just replaces the droning and ambient moan a Nirnroot makes, into the nostalgic yelling of the Cash from "Conker's Bad Fur Day" and "Live & Reloaded""

Ah, the classics (Delivered in Ah'vrie's best Spock voice) Moving right along

woodyofficial released Grounds of Glory - Pine Forest Pack as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/88560
"replaces ground textures with high-quality ones." The old cat will assume this is a WIP as it only currently affects three textures from one region. Bad pictures (standard lame ENB DOF settings should not be used for pics like this... EVER!) No mention of parallax either.

Keep working at your craft and remember me when you're selling french fries at the sky forge Kidding... Interesting choice for a first mod. We all learn by doing.

MeeluvaTacobell released two more very OP bound bows. No link required

Kittytail released Sparkling Torchbug Particles
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91577
"A little silly thing that you may like." Tinkerbell would approve

placinta8 released Lanternlight - A Candlelight Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91605
"Replaces the candlelight effect with a floating lantern, with customizable light radius and spell duration" Well, the old cat likes the color of the source, and the adjustable radius, but the paper lantern floating in a rune looks a bit strange. Interesting though.

rhonjhonson released Dragon Blood Manor (custom house mod)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91579
"A colossal cave-turned-into-manor house" Sorry Rhon, the words noobish and lame come to mind. Obviously just because you published close to 200 bimbettes doesn't mean you can mod a house LOL. The old cat is so beyond looking at hundreds of mannequins in a huge empty room. Moving right along.

JobiWanUK has given up trying to find a decent outfit for the Flowergirls and decided to try something different from an immersion standpoint.

Stomach Rumbles of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91573
"A mod to add stomach rumbles to NPCs at certain times of day" You'll want to read the mod page for details. Goes well with their "snores of Skyrim" mod if you're into it.

And speaking of immersion. We'll finish up with a mod by FrankBlack

Diverse Foods
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91599
"This is a small mod I made in order to learn how to use Base Object Swapper by powerofthree. It adds more varieties of fruit, vegetables, and breads to Skyrim."

Based on Rudy HQ - Miscellaneous SE which is required, and obviously BOS. Nice to see a little variety in the market stalls, but will probably need patching is you use size reduction mods like Pieter's

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 warn your bones. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 19th of Second Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons are gibbous tonight and the moons will be new tomorrow. Which means the hunters have already started their drinking. In truth Ah'vrie misses the hunt, but he has his inn to manage. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is a single origin roast from Indonesia, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new, with enough jiggle to make DJ red giggle. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat that doesn't have a cup size. (Shhh, Not much)

yewido6031 released Embers Fix for Rain Extinguishes Fires as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91628
"This little fix is fixing the disappeared embers in Whiterun bug which was caused by the Rain Extinguishes Fires mod."

It's a first mod so we won't poke tooo much, but this isn't a fix, it barely counts as a workaround. It renames the embers in the affected braziers which effectively disables Rain Extinguishes Fires for those braziers. The old cat removed the mod... My 'fix' works even better

FYX - Vanilla Table Replacers by Yuril
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91613
"Fix misplacement of metal pieces for the 4 "nobletablelongbench" meshes. Add missing table "nobletablelong04.nif". NO Esp" Thanks, and here the old cat thought it was an intentional design choice... (Ah'vrie should have known LOL)

HalkHogan released HD Reworked Wolves
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91629
"The modification brings Wolves (all variants) to the highest 4K quality with 100% lore friendly look." The old cat will read this as the highest quality of vanilla ugly Don't get me wrong. Halk does first quality work, it's just... well as they say you can't polish a ♡♡♡♡ (Though the Mythbusters proved you can

Ah'vrie will stick with true wolves of Skyrim in 2K which look far superior to Halk's 4K vanilla. Pass

And we'll finish up with Elegant Jewelry - SE by zzjay
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91656
"A set of golden and silver jewelry with various gems. Includes Circlet, amulet, and Arm bracelets." Beautiful work as always from ZZJay. These would do Avebrave justice. Worth a look and a cookie.

And with that we'll call it a day. 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 Loredas the 20th of Second Seed and wages slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The hunters are well into their cups as the blessed moons are new tonight. Ah'vrie is sure the goddess appreciates having a weekend off every now and then, and hopefully the hunts will be that much richer next week. Anyway, it's time once again 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 might want to cover your tankards for a bit, this can get a little dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires. A happy fire warms more than the room, as his mother used to say. Now to compost the ash, scrub the kettles and put fresh water to the boil...

Brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye this morning over a fresh cuppa... make it a double.

First a quick shout out to MasterO0gway for releasing an Open Cities patch for Spaghetti Cities - AIO. Nice to see open Cities still being supported.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91749

Lets see, a couple for the wall of shame

PsychoSlammer released Remodeled Armor SE... Trans-Textures. Basically took ChronoTrigger's already skimpy mod and made all of the clothing semi transparent as well.
No link warranted, but to be honest the old cat might consider breaking out the stalhrim armor. That should be semi transparent in game seeing as I have a refractive overhaul for Stalhrim installed which makes it transparent. Moving right along...

ColdSun's Pantheon - Legends - Morgaine - Replacer. So coldsun is done making his Stepford wives and is now putting his cookie cutter face on GhostWarrior's follower? Yeah, sorry this doesn't rate a link either. The original face was at least interesting.

skyfall515 released Nordic Jarl Longhouses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91529
"Simply replaces the old frumpy and dumpy vanilla Jarl Longhouse "hut" model with a new custom model. Intended to be much more Nordic and Scandinavian in appearance."

? ... Does shoving a Riften watch tower through the roof of a long house make it look more Nordic? Your game your way, but the old cat is not impressed.

MissElsaWhiterose released An xEdit Script for Converting esp Files to Form 44
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91677
"An xEdit script for converting esp/esl/esm files or their records to Form 44." Finally a simple method to wash your ports without needing to deal with the CK. Wash your whole load order of form 43 leftovers from ports...

Only that's actually not what this mod does. ? What!
"It updates the form version of all records with a lower form version in the selected range in the SSEEdit database (not directly in the esp/esm/esl file). For weapon records, it writes "00000000" in Critical Data\Effect to avoid <Error: Expected 4 bytes of data, found 0> in SSEEdit."

Soooooo, If I'm reading this correctly, it doesn't convert the form version at all, it simply edits the xEdit database to unflag the mods?. You'll forgive an old cat, but No cookie for you! This will need deep testing and the "why bother" mist is already rising

tcbflash is still fixated on Survival mode. The 'tweaks' in wet matters, and snow matters, have grown into a full blown overhaul. Campfire, and Ineed required.

My Survival Mode AE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91719
"This mod intends to use mechanics from Campfire (required), the best of "Ineed" (required) and AE "Survival Mode" (required), along with my own tweaks, changes, additions, and eliminations, resulting in a more satisfying and in-depth survival experience than what is offered otherwise with any of the above"

This is pretty in depth, and will require serious regional testing. It would seem a lot of work went into making this less forgiving, but more natural? Have a cookie for the effort, but this needs deep testing. Thanks

tarlazo released Courier Notification
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91678
"Adds an on-screen notification with the name of what you just received. --- ESP-FE --- Requires SKSE" Okay, now this is more like it. Instant download, 2 cookies, and the old cat is no longer sorry he bothered to get out of bed LOL. Thanks Roberto, you rock!

xavbio released Nightingale Armor and Weapons Retexture SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91723
"This mod retextures the nightingale armor, blade and bow. Also contains a consistency path for the scabbard added by Leanwolf's better-shaped weapons SE and an optional mesh replacer to remove the cape from the nightingale armor " Now these look nice... Not quite "forged midnight" but well done and definitely cookie worthy DLed to endorse

Okay, lets get to the good stuff. Javier has been busy again it seems

JK's Riften Outskirts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90864
"An enhanced Riften Outskirts overhaul." A very 'lived in' look and nicely done as always, but also as always a bloody patching nightmare LOL Speaking of which

JK's Riften Outskirts Patch Collection by Czasior
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91642
Also very nicely done. The old cat likes the fact that each patch is referenced against the version it was made for. You can always tell the work of a real modder. The old cat is giving the patch hub 2 cookies. Javier is on his own LOL.

And that will do for today. The ale is fresh, the new batch of mead is ready, and Ah'vrie has dry aged dragon steaks marinating in Colovian brandy for later, but It's mud crab scrambles for the early meal today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. Have a seat and the wenches will serve you. We-B-open!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 21st of Second Seed and another sultry predawn here on warm sands. It's a perfect day for spending time with the family and catching up on chores... Who the blank are we kidding? draw the blinds, turn off the phone, put out the cat, and lock the doors. Thar B Dragons to hunt!. Anyway, the blessed moons are gibbous as the festival of the new moons draws to a close. Ah'vrie hopes the goddess enjoyed her weekend off and may the hunts be fruitful. Anyway, it's 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.

Our brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are Almond Biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new with all the usual himbos, bimbos, patches, and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa :steambored: AhhhhhYah! maybe two.

imnotfamous released Talos The Peacekeeper... John the Baptist as Talos? Moving right along

Gonzeh84 patched Auri to wear ELLE Sherwood Huntress, and clutter for left hand mine.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Well Dan, the outfit is a fitting choice if a tad revealing, but the mine overhaul is... Well, lets just say dropping useless crap around because it looks dwemer does not qualify as an overhaul. Keep working at your craft and one day you'll....

Vaxtus released Improved Puzzle Pillars
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91757
"Improve those ugly puzzle pillars with these new and improved 2K or 1K textures; including a mesh fix for one of the face normals on the base."

Well, the old cat would never have guessed at using a lacquered black fiberglass texture for stone pillars. I guess the ancients were more advanced than we thought :steammocking:

Mharlek1 released Paintings for HS interiors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91805
"Paintings for HS interior mods " There is some overlap with their other paintings mods. so read the mod page. Comes as a single merged file, and as separates. Thanks.

Speaking of HS Interiors - Olava the Feeble's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91279
Worth a look, Ah'vrie has to admit the crystal ball on the table is a nice touch.

gutmaw is keeping pace working on Riften interiors
Snazzy Interiors - Riften Snow-Shod Manor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91788
"Remodel of Snow-Shod Manor in Riften." And very nicely done like the others in the series. The furniture upgrades are well chosen. Worth a look and another cookie

Beth6 released a few more Armour(s) For The Worthy
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/2076359 ... files&BH=0
Glass and Dragonscale are the flavor of the day

We'll finish up today with Spaghetti's Palaces - Dragonsreach
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91781
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to the interior of Dragonsreach!" Clean and simple are the words that come to mind. The old cat is not fond of the wood textures on the pillars and floors. Driftwood grey? We love choices, just some more than others. Always worth a look.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Enjoy what remains of the weekend. We-B-Open! :steamhappy:

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel! amriel riel el l...

It would seem Ah'vrie is greeting an empty room. Ah'vrie blames no one for hiding on a Morndas morning no he doesn't. Our guests are just getting smarter. Oh well, it makes cleaning the floors a little easier. Time to stoke the fires and put fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with the usual jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa this day.

woodyofficial released Grounds of Glory - A Landscape Retexture as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91868
"This is a WIP, full version of "Grounds of Glory - A Landscape Retexture Mod"."
An ambitious first project, we'll see where this leads. Have a cookie for the effort

Gr8Deku released two pointy stick replacers as first mods. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
If it makes you happy...

LogicRock released Elven Armor Revamp
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91879
"Refined and reworked meshes for the elven armor" Higher poly, male only for now. thanks

ZeUnderking returns after 3 years to release Staggering Spit - SE-AE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91845
Morndas... 3 years then this? Moving right along

CrescentTheKhajit released Skaal Coat Alternative Texture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91869
"White retexture for Skaal coat to blend in better in snowy environments" The old cat likes this one, Hunters always try to blend in with the environment. Ah'vrie's snow gear is also white. Have a cookie and thanks.

And finally, just because it's not Ah'vrie's game. We'll finish up with 2 the old cat hates

sandant25 released Fluffy Khajiit CBBE 3BA, and HDT SMP fluffy beast race tail replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1222445 ... user+files

The old cat truly hates that fusa fusa shell crap. it gives the old cat a headache just looking at it. This mod adds insult to injury being Khajiit call it justice.

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 Tirdas the 23rd of Second Seed and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. 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 fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil.

Checking the hot sheets we have 62 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

susoheit released Dog Meat Expanded as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91974
"Wolves drop Dog meat, you cook dog meat." Thanks my googly challenged friend. We'll add it to the pile.

Sym3tric released Sym's Ulfric Stormcloak Replacer as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91979
"Just a simple replacer aimed to be Vanilla+" If it makes you happy why not. Thanks

Acure8 released Shout Cooldown Reduced as a first mod. Thanks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91856
"Reduced all shout cooldowns to basically nothing!" ... If you have nothing nice to say...

GwendiWendi ported Crafting Requires Permission SE by Stradivucos
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91973
"In order to use crafting stations, you need permission from its owner." You'll also have to pay rent for the use... An interesting and overlooked tweak for scarcity and economy builds. Thanks Gwen, an interesting second mod. Have a cookie

tcbflash released Oiled Arrows SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91915
"Use troll fat to oil your arrows in Skyrim and increase the damage as the arrows will penetrate more easily. Or if you obtain the more rare ingredient of spriggan sap, then SAP your arrows for an even deadlier level of damage!" Nicked this one from Dragon's Dogma. Why not. Thanks Dan, Have a cookie. The old cat may try this one, but there's no mention of the actual buff. Here's hoping it's not OP.

Nexussfire released Ultimate Soul Gems (SE replacer)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91957
"Replaces all Soul Gems with Newer Hi-poly, Hi-Resolution meshes" Ultimate? Different. We like choice, let it go at that.

TaoVee released Artor Forge-Breaker Book Collection
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91932
"Adds four new lore-friendly books written by Artor Forge-Breaker, a retired Nord adventurer, about the creatures he encountered in his travels" I'm not sure if I want my lore delivered by someone that fixed the slave Leia outfit port LOL, but thanks

Lets see, MeeluvaTacobell is still dumping OP weapons... Pass. shadowman and NormSpear both need therapy, didigames dropped 6 patches for The Iberian Flavour modlist. Xtudo patched Dwarven mage armor, XilaMonstrr released two more 'Optimized and upscaled'... naChooey released 5 replacers, and forked out vampire eyes. Thanks all

thesilentkiller785 released How to use Synthesis
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91753
A nice little pictorial guide. If you're not familiar with Synthesis take a look. Thanks

Okay, Let's have a fresh cuppa and get to the good stuff...

Item organizer - remove sell and add items directly from the Inventory
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91964
"Remove, sell and duplicate items directly from the Inventory!
ESPFE." A deceptively simple description for a very powerful tool. Like any good tool it can bite you on the arse if you don't use it correctly and with restraint. What the old cat likes...

You can use the tool to edit item lists added by mods. Let's say you like a certain armor but the god level OP weapons it comes with makes you not want the mod. This tool will give you the ability to not only remove the items you choose, but make is so those items will not exist in any new games ... Yes this comes from MaskedRPGFan. (Can you tell? LOL)
You'll want to read the entire mod page. Thanks, and have another cookie

Sound the trumpets venjhammet finally got his head out of his ....

Nirnmire Grotto SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91899
"Far south of Dragonbridge lies an ancient dungeon called Nirnmire Grotto." Finally a new dungeon that doesn't re-use locations from his previous mods, and this one uses standard level enemies (You're not as dumb as you look!) This one the old cat will add. Thanks, Have a cookie. Dled to endorse. Have a cookie

And finally The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal SE - Retexture by PraedythXVI
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91897
"Retextures the majority of the mod The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal SE by MannyGT, meant to be installed on top of The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal SSE - HD pack." The old cat really respects the fact that this is based on improving the HD pack. New tower meshes, the option to remove decals, and some really well chosen textures. Seriously worth a look. DLed to endorse. I'll be adding this when I complete the build... 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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well, It is Middas the 24th of Second Seed and a beautiful predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it's 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...

Brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are Oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with all the bimbos, himbos, patches, cheats and goofs we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa. Make it a double.

Retroville released Mysticism - Cutting Room Floor Patch (new) as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92027
"Restores Cutting Room Floor's alteration skin effects to Mysticism - A Magic Overhaul." Thanks, have a cookie.

megapatato released Ant Trails yield Ant Paste
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92059
"Ant trails are now an activator that yields crushed ant paste, an alchemical ingredient" Unfortunately it requires CACO. Nice idea.

Foamimi released Follower Distance Tweaks.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91858
Patches for several popular custom followers, and frameworks the standardize the follow distances and set the default distance to a middle ground. This is going to make a lot of people very happy. includes Inigo, Kaidan2, Lucien, gore, 3DNPC, NFF... Obviously use with caution until it's tested with custom followers. Have a hopeful cookie

Rosehla released Quaint Solitude Gardens
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92048
"Two little somewhat-connected gardens right outside the Blue Palace Courtyard" Nothing wrong with a public garden. Thanks

toostruus released Wonders of Weather - ESLyfied Plugin Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92061
"Just an ESLyfied plugin replacer." Requires original mod of course. Thanks, have a cookie

Let's see... dionysist released Vanilla Potions Don't Glow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92036
"Vanilla potions will no longer glow" a small fix if your combination of binary and preset makes vanilla potions glow. (Never seen it myself)

Darenii released Ascension 2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92000
"Ascension is a Destruction Perk Addon using Custom Skills Framework. Ascension was made to support non vanilla damage type spells from my spell packs." Oh goody, OP perks for OP spells LOL. Your game your way.

And that will do for today, The old cat has one to break out as well. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 25th of Second Seed and another beautiful desert predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it is 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 is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is from India, and it's almond biscotti for biscuits. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new with lots of bounce to the ounce as usual. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat that doesn't have a cup size...

First a quick shout out to Mharlek1 who released Clouds over Dragon Lairs today. This one has a thing for clouds the old cat has never comprehended, but it is not Ah'vrie's game.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

This one should just install COT (Climates of Tamriel) it will be gray and raining 28 out of 30 days average. That should be more than enough clouds

Vanimacenta released Isilme's Tower as a first mod. Welcome https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/66148
"Isilme's Tower is a simple magical tower in Solitude with plenty of storage, mannequins, weapon racks planting soils and crafting stations."

It's a first mod and looks it. The interior is twice the size of the exterior, the bards college tower they re-used has a different stone type from the location it was placed... the list goes on. An interesting first effort, keep working at your craft and one day.....

imnotfamous released Solitude statue of muse Polyhymnia
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92063
"You see those people of Solitude? They've got another statue. Another. Statue."

This one must be having a yard sale. Dumped a perfectly good statue in the street where it looks completely out of place. All it's missing is a sign that says 'free' The bird poop is a nice touch though

xdanikitty915x released Temple Plate armor, and updated their ports of ZeroFrost's Blood Witch and Raven witch Armors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Lets see... NickaNak released Weapon Speed Affects Bow's Draw Speed by request
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92074
"A Micro mod that makes a bow's weapon speed value affect it's draw speed" A simple nemesis behavior file that makes light bows faster to draw... Unfortunately it does this by slowing down all the good bows. PASS!

TactWithMolag released Shout Screen FX removed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92084
"You know that annoying blur/flash effect you get when using a shout? Such as Whirlwind Sprint? This mod removes them all" Well for Vanilla shouts anyway. Your game your way.

Rage4556 released SPID-ified - HDT-SMP for Cloaks and Capes
"SPID-based distribution for "HDT-SMP for Cloaks and Capes" with a minimal implementation method, zero scripts, and maximized compatibility with various mods."

Oh... okay, they took it down again to "update the mod page" so sorry, no link, but it looked like an interesting use of SPID for distributing HDT-SMP cape variants. Hopefully it will appear again soon.

And that leaves The Coachmen by sleeperCale as our mod of the day
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91430
"An overhaul to the carriage drivers of Skyrim that makes them come to life. The continuation to my ferrymen mod."

This one has the concept of the 'overview' description down pat. LOL
"Using SPID v6.4.0+, we can distribute packages to these poor carriage drivers who sit on their carts all day. Now they will go to an inn after work." Some locations get carriage guards, and some are no longer available 24/7. Includes CFTO compatibility patches built in. NOW, the old cat want's to go back and look at their ferryman's mod.

Ah'vrie really likes the concept behind this modand will be testing it at his next restart. It's another of those "This should have been vanilla behavior" mods. It requires SPID v6.4.0+ to be able to alter the NPC template flags... Make sure to read the mod page as always.

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!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

It is Fredas the 26th of Second Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh at hand. 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 fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Miami Espresso and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin for now. we'll be baking fresh after Ah'vrie returns from the markets later yes we will. Checking the hot sheets we have 42 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... maybe two

NordHep released Hearthfire Exterior Improved SSE as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92150
Adds a small guest house for all your loot. Thanks, we all begin somewhere.

AGuyNamedGuyNamedGuy released Bound Weapon Attacks Progress Conjuration
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92165
"When using at least one bound weapon, attacks on enemies grant Conjuration experience." It's their first mod as well. Welcome. Just to point out that you do get conjuration XP from casting a bound weapon. The old cat is not sure getting more for using it would be 'balanced' but your game your way.

Mostly Treeless Tundra - Enhanced Landscapes and Nature of the Wild Lands Patch by wbell03
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92171
"This patch removes the trees and shrubs in the tundra region that are added by enhanced landscapes or nature of the wild lands, so you maintain the vision of mostly treeless tundra. Logs and stumps have been preserved." Also a nice first mod. Welcome.

JPdreamer released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Northern Roads Patch Collection, and Ryn's Western Watchtower - Tower Texture Fix. This is a relatively new modder, and Ryn's mod doesn't have 'snowy textures' Ah'vrie questions this modders assumptions, but thanks all the same.

Okay, let's get to the good stuff already...

zzjay released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Women Of Skyrim - Lucid Skin Patch - Vanilla Body. Allows to use Women of Skyrim Faces on Lucid Skin mod, without seams issues. Winged Eyeliner is a new eyeliner texture.

xavbio released Dawnguard Armors and Weapons Retexture SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92161
"Retextures all variants of the dawnguard armor, Dawnguard Waraxe, Warhammer and shield and Dawnguard Rune shield, Rune Axe and Rune Hammer. Also contains consistency patches for Dawnguard Arsenal SSE. Textures only, no meshes or plugins. Safe to install or uninstall at any time." Another nice recolor/retexture. Consistent with their other retextures; better saturation and colors while maintaining the vanilla look. Nicely done as always. Have another cookie

We'll give Robeto the top spot today, Bad puns have to count for something

tarlazo released Thieves Guild's Domotic Coffin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92181
"The future is now! --- ESP-FE" Ignore the description. Roberto was having fun. This basically automates the secret entrance to the cistern, but only for members of the TG.

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!