Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 27th of Second Seed so wage slaves rejoice, the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons are waxing through the first quarter, and it is a beautiful predawn here on warm sands. It is 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 may wish to cover your tankards for a bit as this can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires yes he does. Now to scrub the kettles, wash the tankards, draw fresh water, and see what's ready for picking in the garden... The life of an inn keeper is glamorous no?

Our brew of the day is Milano Intenso, but unfortunately the biscuits will have to wait for Ah'vrie to return from the markets. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new with the usual himbos, bimbos, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

McPillar released Bijin Warmaidens Patch Improved Follower Dialogue Lydia as a first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92257
"Allows IFD Lydia to use her unique voice if you are using Bijin Warmaidens" Wait, Ah'vrie knows it's a first mod, and the author is a little apprehensive if he did it correctly. But the old cat would like to point out just one or two things.

It has a proper title, a proper description, proper requirements, and limited scope. (It's also not a shack in Riverwood, or a game breaking cheat) This one gets a seat by the fire and a cookie. Welcome to the community.

461121327 released The Book of Dragon Language as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92207
"Add some books related to dragon language." Speaking of game breaking cheats...

The author is using machine translation so the limited and arguably vague descriptions are forgiven, but the word wall book will "display the location" of almost every wordwall and "records the content and translation of the word wall" If this means that all of the locations are marked on your map, and actual words of power are learned, only needing to be unlocked... The old cat won't be testing this one. Pass

zxy1930190181 released Become Ethereal - enhance Eternal Spirit, A first mod Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92259
"After you start Elder Knowledge. You can ask Paarthurnax about meditating on the word. We have three to choose: Fus, Feim, and Yol. In vanilla, choose Feim will make dragonborn recover health 25% faster. It is useless to me, even worse than drinking a bottle of potion. So I change it to 200%." Your game your way, and a valid point.

pndragon65 released Ring of the Sky as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92246
"Adds a ring with the Voice of the Sky effect. Eslified esp" Okay, there are cheats, and there are cheats. This is similar to the recent Kyne's Token mod, only it's a ring you pick up in High Hrothgar.

(The old cat has Kyne's Tokenm installed, but has not done the trials yet, and was testing yesterday when the game 'reset' on him and suddenly the world was annoyingly filled once again with an over abundance of poor fuzzies to murder... Downloaded.)

Penrutet released Morthal Barrow, his second "dungeon from ESO" mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90737
The old cat is not a fan of crossover mods whether it's dark souls or ESO, but a dungeon to explore needs very little excuse for existing worth a look

Lets see... imnotfamous dumped another statue on the streets of Solitude, Kulharin patched Praedy's Fort Dawnguard for parallax, Norman46spear thinks all arrows should be god level, JobiWanUK wants the flower girls in cosplay outfits Right!

cbgreely ported Skyrim Tycoon - Reloaded Special Edition by Joubarbe
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92253
An edited port that also modifies leveling... Not for old cats, but worth a read

gutmaw released Snazzy Interiors - Riften Black-Briar Manor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92068
"Complete remodel of Black Briar Manor in Riften." Again with the ivy on the walls... And way too many fireplaces added the old cat bet's don't have chimneys, but it really does look nice. Okay, have a cookie

sync67 released Golden Ship Model Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91221
"A shiny new mesh and textures for the golden ship model encountered during the Thieves Guild radiant quests. No .ESP" Not great, but a hell of a lot better than vanilla. Thanks

Xtudo released Ferrymen - New Clothing SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92231
"A standardized vestment for the ferrymen. Vanilla and Carriage and Ferry Travel Overhaul versions available." The completion of their Carriage Drivers - New Clothing SE from April. Instant download for the old cat, and another cookie. Thanks

SimonMagus released two that need to be read
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Journeyman - A Fast Travel Overhaul, and an update to Stormcrown. The old cat is not really fond of the concept behind Journeyman. They should have named it "Tedium" It doesn't alter fast travel in any way other than forcing the player to craft and have in inventory travel bags... PASS

And finally we'll call this our mod of the day, but we may upset Gnewna

Ethereal Elven Overhaul - SE ported by zzjay
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92217
"Port of Nuska's mod to SSE.
A total aesthetic but lore-adherent revamp of the elf races of Skyrim - makes elves' facial features less pointy and provides a choice over brow ridges or not. Comes with new nose and lip morphs and custom normal maps. Works with all body, skin and hair mods and vanilla Skyrim."

Okay, but here's the important bit... "THE SSE VERSION OF THE MOD DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY NPC FACEGEN, it only affects player characters, and does not edit any NPC, due to it being an ESL."

It's also not compatible with high poly heads, beards or scars and will revert to the vanilla faces if you try. The old cat likes the options available to create your own characters, and is happy this version doesn't change all of the elves into grey and yellow skinned Nords.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped. The new batch of mead is ready, and the ale is fresh, so drink up. We'll be serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal and a hearty stew for later on. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 28th of Second Seed and a very quiet predawn on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it is once again time for this old cat 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 Honduras, and the biscuits are Oatmeal cranberry. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

Farmhouse Stone Wall 4K by iimlenny their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92270
"This is a simple Retexture for the Farmhouse Stone Walls in 4K" Personally the old cat is not fond of sandstone and mud, but it is not his game. Thanks

bennz3td released 3TD gold armor 3BA as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92281
"here my first mod . hope you like it." Well that just about says it all LOL. Adds a set of female armor, available by crafting or console. Very limited surface detailing, and the cube maps are way too shiny. It looks more like a latex swim suit than armor, but we all have to start somewhere. Thanks. keep working at your craft and one day...

HS Whiterun - Temple of Kynareth
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92090
Again with the ivy? and the colors are... Yeesh! moving right along

Spaghetti's Palaces - Blue Palace
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92284
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to the interior of the Blue Palace!" Not sure what the deal is with all the unmade beds LOL. Worth a look.

And finally two more from zzjay
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Draugr Armor Parts, and Alana Companion. The old cat likes the idea of being able to use bits of ancient armors to make new mashups. I hope zzjay does a few others. Thanks, have another cookie.

And that will do for 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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

It is Mondas the 29th of Second Seed, and also it is the Memorial Day holiday for our American guests. It really doesn't matter where you live, there's never a wrong time to remember fondly those we miss. A moment of silence if you will, and hoist your tankards

To Absent friends

Now excuse please while Ah'vrie tends the inn for our most honored guests. It's time to stoke the fires and put fresh water to the boil. Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 52 new with all the jiggles, dangles patches and goofs we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa that doesn't have a cup size...

imnotfamous is still dumping statues in Solitude, film at 11
Hornophobic released Baby Girl, a 'doll skin' version of Fair skin Complexion
Zim recolored Stalhrim armor to look like a bonemold variant (quite nice really)
Rosehla added more flowers around the gildergreen... Nirnroot? RUN AWAY! lol
ry14 released bodyslide files for zzjay's elegant jewelry mod, thanks

EthanHan03 released Aspen - New Location as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92395
Adds a small farm near red water den with 'a secret' as a first mod. Thanks

Raytag released Ocato's Recital Standalone as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92362
"Standalone version of the Ocato's Recital spell from Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim (by Nimyron) The spell let's you store 3 other spells, which will all get triggered automatically when you enter combat. (Hopefully with permission) Thanks

Ah'vrie agrees with the author... it's a great spell for the early game. But cluttering the spell menu with 150 not so worthy spells... Pass. Dled for testing.

zhuqingting2018 released Your Market Stall Plus as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92351
"An improve of mod Your Market Stall" Worth reading if you use the mod. As your speech improves your rug gets bigger and you can sell more items. Ah'vrie thought this would be perfect for Ilja, but evidently he's worried about placing the larger rugs near enough to fires for use with Sunhelm. We'll give it a cookie anyway. Nicely done

HugLefuer released Solstheim Bone Carver
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92372
"New dunmer blacksmith in Raven rock, chitin and bonemold specialised" Grover won't be too happy, but why not? We can always use another merchant to dump 'stuff' on

MugnumAF released two today after being gone for a few years
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Chained Meads, Makes alcohol worse, but you can drink to cure your hangover? Ooookay
Disable crafting recipes, "Removes crafting recipes for weapons, armor or jewelry. Can be toggled in console." This one is on a mission to remove crafting... good luck with that.

megaman2k released Arcadia - Stop (telling me I have ataxia and the rattles)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92419
"You look rather pale! Could be annoyingly incorrect NPC comments. It's quite a problem back home in Cyrodiil." Seems this one agrees with Altbert. Comes in three versions. The old cat likes option one, and there's a patch for BS-Bruma available as well. Nice

aljoxo released Artifacts of the Ancestors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92389
"adds 23 new artifacts and unique items from previous Elder Scrolls Games" The old cat likes this one. It adds a certain continuity to older games, and all of the items are hand placed at merchants, or where they need to be discovered. Why not? Have a cookie

Gutmaw released Snazzy Bookcases - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92407
"Distribute 3 different custom made book cases to The College of Winterhold, and any other mod-added bookcases using Base Object Swapper" Should work with all colege overhauls which is nice, Also the interior books will appear random. Okay, Jeff does nice work. This gets a cookie and an instant download seeing as the old cat has not visited the college yet in this new restart.

And finally our mod of the day is another deep immersion mod from JaySerpa

NPCs React To Invisibility
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91480
"You become invisible in front of people and no one bats an eye... Well, no more! With almost 300+ custom voiced reactions, NPCs will now react to both someone disappearing and someone materializing in front of them. Immersion!"

"Similar to NPCs React To Necromancy, I bring you yet another fun mod to bring more life into your Skyrim. Enjoy having more dynamic NPCs that react to situations happening in their surroundings, this time featuring invisibility! This idea came from the community, so kudos to whoever came up with it, I love it and it's a lot of fun seeing the NPCs react realistically to this "

What more can be said... The old cat is using several already, but needs to go through them for the real build... several more to add and test including this one...
Modding, modding never changes.

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!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 30th of Second Seed and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set the paths are closed and t 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...

Brew of the day is Milano Instenso, and the biscuits will have to wait for the old cat's return from the markets a little later. It must be time to powder more ice wraith teeth for the cold chests, the milk was 'off' this morning. Nothing lasts forever it would seem. Checking the hot sheets we have an eclectic mix of 36 new. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh double cuppa...

imnotfamous is still littering the streets of Solitude with Statues. Roman gods? I suppose that works if you're outfitting the Imperials as roman soldiers. Why not, have a group link
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Matoal ported Black Horse Courier Reborn - SE by Sagittarius22 as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92479
"My first time using creation kit, so I have no definite idea of what I'm doing. This is also my first upload. If anything in this mod is broken, I doubt I would be able to fix it, but I can try."
This one earned the old cats respect. Welcome to the community and have a cookie.

LEpaadre2 released Auto Sheathe Weapons as a first mod Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92472
"Automatically sheathe weapons after 30 seconds or in dialogue." Interesting idea, only tested in 1.5.97. More useful for melee characters. Thanks

Ellidir released two first mods today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Adds the missing amulets and rings from Gemling Queen Jewelry, and the missing circlets from JS Circlets Replacer. Not the first but welcome all the same.

Parsnip 1K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92480
"This is a Mesh and Texture replacer for the Carrots of Skyrim in 1K" " make YOUR SKYRIM look more Medieval and Rustic" Okay, the old cat sees where you're going with this. Only adding it along with new recipes would be more fun than just making carrots look 'old'. Still an interesting second mod, Thanks

ChewNTobacca released Clearpine Village as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92468
"A village in Haafingar hold. Intended to be your typical Skyrim village, yet different. Inspired by all of Skyrim and more, Clearpine Village is a combination of resources from across the land."

The old cat likes the idea of stumbling on a village where nothing is 'wrong' and all the added NPCs have complete AI packages. A welcome change from all the needy NPCs LOL. Thanks, have a cookie

rhonjhonson released New Town The Golden Pass by BlueLight79
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92458
"Add more new town for Skyrim. The Golden Pass, located between two mountain with no any additional quest. Just a new town to explore."

This is probably a first mod for Bluelight. A mashup of kit pieces that should never be used together. Screams NOOB!. Keep working at your craft and one day... PASS

Lets see... Toostruus released The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal SE - Icy Windhelm Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92436
"Just a simple ESLyfied patch for The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal and Icy Windhelm to have the braziers in the desert to non snowy." Thanks

Darenii released Subclasses of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92434
"Subclasses of Skyrim is a Class mod using Custom Skills Framework."

Because this is based on CSF, it actually adds to the existing skill system instead of trying to force it to pretend it's D&D. The old cat likes what was added, the additional perks balance the additional tedium quite nicely. The old cat's only concern is that because it's an 'addition' to the games base skill metrics it's really just another excuse to become even more overpowered in the mid and late game. Interesting but not needed in Skyrim.

sasnikol released Player Name Randomizer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92438
"Having hard time picking a lore friendly name for your new character? Let Player Name Randomizer do the picking for you " Requires Tamrielic Names from the same Author. Your game your way...

We have a couple of under the hood mods ...

Dual Casting Fix by powerofthree
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92454
"SKSE plugin that fixes a vanilla bug which causes the game to treat dual cast spells as if they were single cast." PO3 and Simon Magus joined forces to figure this obscure little bug out. Thanks. If your character is a mage and you use Survival mode you're going to want this one.

w1ndStrik3 released Champollion Graphical User Interface (Updated)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92452
Adds a C++ based GUI update to the Champollion PEX De-compiler with permission. If you don't know what this is you don't need it, and if you need it you'll be glad for the update. Requires the original app. Thanks

gavwhittaker and Pieter82 released Paraphernalia - VRAMr
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90557
"Reclaim precious VRAM for increased performance and less stutters with normal map optimisation and resizing. Automated to optimise all of your texture mods in just a few simple steps. Supports AE, SE and VR. No scripts, no ESP, no need to re-run DynDOLOD or Synthesis and you will not need to start a new game either..simples!"

(This has Ny's name all over it) ... Great timing. 2 cookies.

And finally our mod of the day ... Belethor's Sister - Quest by wSkeever
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92381
"Find Belethor's Sister and take over Belethor's store."

Okay, now this is just plain good fun ... You'll really want to play the video. The old cat just may add this to the current test play just to see it. It's a mid game quest that can be added any time... Why not let the sister get even? 2 cookies

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!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 31st of Second Seed. By the nine is it really Midyear already? It is said time passes much too quickly when you're surrounded by family and friends. If so Ah'vrie must be blessed indeed. The blessed moons wax through the final crescents, and will be gibbous on Loredas and full on Sundas so it's time to hone those silver weapons once again. The goddess' puppies may be crazy, but do not take them lightly. Anyway, it's 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 Cape Town Lungo, and the biscuits are apricot Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 38 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

mo65536 released Stockings and garters for Slavetats BHUNP as a first mod. (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92537
"The mod adds textures for Slavetats in a detailed modular way - you can choose and combine colors and shapes for stockings, rim, backseam, garter belt and hooks and clips separately." Welcome. This one seems to have their priorities in order

mougy released Dragonborn Library as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92514
This one probably wears paisley with stripes. Keep working at your craft...

xxxg01d2 released HiPoly Head Converter GUI as a first SSE mod. Welcome.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92492
This is a very nitch tool. It appears to have been intended for use converting low poly LE heads made with ECE or racemenu to high poly based on Vector Plexus HPH 1.4. No support for male or beast race heads yet. A very interesting first SSE mod. Their only LE mod is a custom voiced follower. I expect we will see her conversion to SSE shortly.

Lets see... Xander released Rushnogal Stronghold - Player Home Version 0.9
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92503
"Kick back and enjoy a home worthy of an immersive orc player such as yourself!" Why not? If you're going to RP an Orc, chief of your own stronghold sounds pretty good. Pair it up with a fertility mod so you can raise many bold children

Speaking of strongholds

JJerem released Strongholds - Dushnikh Yal
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92485
"An exterior overhaul of the stronghold Dushnikh Yal"

Well it's different... The old cat is not very fond of this mashup of kits. It has more of a Mad Max feel than a stronghold. poorly designed defenses, clutter for the sake of clutter. The thing is, it is not Ah'vrie's game, and this does have 'a look' Hard pass for old cats.

Dragon Rider Armor - My No High Heels patch by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92519
"My no high heels patch for this amazing mod. No ESP." Thanks, have another cookie

Wet and Cold - Soggy Feet Fix for ENB by ToosTruus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92487
"Just a fix to reduce the brightness from soggy feet from Wet and Cold." Thanks, Ah'vrie is using Rudy102's fix for splashes of storms. Nice to know WOW is patched as well.

Let's get to the good stuff...

Nodiel71 released Carex - A 3D Spiky Grass Repacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92534
"Replaces the vanilla hybrid 3D spiky grass models with slightly less hybrid-y versions resembling sedge. Includes an ashen version for the Dragonborn DLC"

Ah'vrie is not sure how he feels about this one. He lived on a bay for many years and the game's version of spiky grass does look like a ♡♡♡♡♡ cat tail. The thing is, this looks much more like dune grass, but this particular grass looks much more like wheat than spiky grass to these old eyes. I wish the author had used the Carex arenaria variant. The Carex vesicaria varient is more of a pond sedge than a beach plant.

We'll give another shout out to ZZjay for Skyrim Attire - SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92105
Soft, reasonable non slooty female fashions. These would benefit from upscaling and better normal maps,especially around the bodes but very nicely done.

And finally we'll end with something rather tasty...

Pie 4K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92549
"This is a Mesh and Texture replacer for the Pies of Skyrim in 4K" Now the old cat is hungry. Ah'vrie thinks this would actually make a better replacer for the meat pies, and mentioned it on the mod page. This is the yummiest looking new food mesh in ages. The old cat is just not sure he wants it as a complete replacer for pies. More variety would be preferred.

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! Amriel riel iel el

Nobody here but us ghosts eh? Well Ah'vrie wishes you well anyway. It is T.urdas (effin stupid censor) the 1st of Midyear and a quiet night at the inn. 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...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are chocolate biscotti for a change. Checking the hot sheets we have 33 new mods with plenty of jiggles, but this seems to be a day for cheats and goofs. Let's check for pearls among the swine.

iimlenny removed their pie mod, and re-released it as a new version. Evidently they tried to add an 8K and 16K version and broke collision? pies were falling through tables LOL. Ah'vrie says hold off on this one until it is finished?

LowbeeBob released Outfit Effect Addon Plugin - SKSE as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92599
"A simple skse plugin that bring 'outfit effect' to skyrim. Do you want to get some perks, abilities or spells while wearing several pieces of outfit? that is it." Thanks

Convoluted and confusing. Honestly the old cat is not exactly sure what this is supposed to do. I believe it allows you to create armor "set effects" when combining pieces from different sets based on added keywords. The obvious use of machine translation doesn't help.

Speaking of convoluted and confusing...

Kulharin edited Mystical Materials Maximum Machinations Edition by Soulmancer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92591
"A tweaked version but requires Saints and Seducers, Thaumaturgy, WACCF, and Bonemold and Chitin Weapons for the necessary key words and consistency" Call it a patch.

digitalApple released Ingredient Priority Fix NG
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92558
This evidently returns Skyrim alchemy metric back to vanilla after you've broken it with mods... and the author has no idea which mods... Moving right along

nerevar009 released Fortify Magic School Enchantments Boost Magnitude
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92598
Thanks, it's good to reinvent the wheel every now and then. Another for the pile

Acure8 released Speed Force
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92570
"Modified Slow Time Shout that allows player to move and attack faster."

While Ah'vrie sort of likes the "idea" of the effect. That the slow time shout also augments the player movement and attack speed (Which in relative terms makes perfect sense from a game design perspective) it's just game breakingly over powered on so many levels. Pass

cbgreely ported an edited Vile Art of Necromancy Special Edition By Aghnaar Mareth
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92590
"This mod will add many improvements to necromancy and to the darkest aspects of magic... Now for Skyrim SE.USSEP patch available."

Walls of text to read on how this makes evil more powerful, enjoy.

takajin0223 released Golden Tundra for Veydosebrom as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92582
"Quick edit of Veydosebrom's tundra grass, making them brighter and more wheat-like"

The old cat like the original Veydosebrom version best, but your game your way. Thanks

We'll finish up with Dialogue Expansion- Indaryn-Ingun-Asgeir-Alessandra
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92600
"Hello! This is yet another dialogue expansion to liven the world of Skyrim. This mod adds around 140 lines of dialogue (137 in total) to the NPCS in the title. Four scenes (NPC conversations) have been added as well (2 for Indaryn, 1 each for Ingun/Asgeir). Voiced via Elevenlabs AI."

They're still learning and want feedback... This is part of a series of dialog expansions using Elvenlabs. (Their third) Ah'vrie wishes there were many more samples of their writing. Just because you paid for the tech, doesn't mean you have the skills...

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! "steamhappy:

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 2nd of Midyear and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. It is a beautiful predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will be gibbous tomorrow so Ah'vrie hopes you all have your silver weapons honed and close at hand. 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...

Our brew of the day is Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 41 new with patches seemingly the order of the day. Let's see what catches the eyes of a old cat over a fresh cuppa.

xXOmegasAlphaXx is our first, "first mods" wall of shame candidate :steamfacepalm:
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1390190 ... user+files
It's been a while since we boiled anyone in oil... might be overdue, but welcome

VIXFairyofTranquilityXIV's first mod is yet another Noob god weapon. No link. Welcome

EchoKnight47 released Disabled Tree Branches in Forgotten Vale
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92644
"Disables the fallen pine tree branches that are seen on the ground at the Forgotten Vale from Dawnguard DLC."

Looking at the supplied pic the old cat thinks the problem is more a combination of multiple snow shader types, and really lame low res trees with bad collision data. But removing them will certainly end the issue LOL.

iimlenny re-re-released Pie 4K-8K for the third time instead of releasing updates
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92652
Lenny fixed the missing collision data, so a new. They'll learn. Downloaded for the third / last time :steamfacepalm: LOL

Vilja - My HD Homemade Meals SE by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92642
"HD replacer for the delicious homemade meals made by the lovely Vilja for you. 2K-1K. No ESP"

I like Xtudo's work, and the use of Lenny's pie mod to update the god awful pie and cake added by Vilja is much a needed improvement. Only... Sticking a couple of strawberry slices on what is obviously an artisan bread and calling it cake just looks silly. Pass

sleeperCale released Luaffyn Plays at the Cornerclub
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92621
"Why should Luaffyn stay at Candlehearth Hall and take the disrespect she's given from the local nords when she can be praised for her talent at the New Gnisis Cornerclub? Luaffyn Plays at the Cornerclub changes that by moving her to the Cornerclub and replacing her original spot with a nord bard, so Candlehearth doesn't feel so empty."

Now this one understands the concept of immersion. This was actually considered a patch for Windhelm Segregation - Stay at New Gnisis Cornerclub by the author. Nice, includes patches for AI overhaul, 3DNPC, and JK's candlehearth. Have a cookie, I may add this next restart.

skyfall515 released Stairs of Safety - Farmhouses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92592
"This mod simply replaces the “ladder” steps with actual steps and a railing for safety. Mesh replacer, no plugin."

Oh, now these are nice. The old cat is not thrilled with the original steps poking through the new split rails on the farm steps, but that's such a minor thing. 2 cookies and an instant download for testing. Nice.

And our mod of the day... We have one, sound the trumpets.

Open Animation Replacer by Ershin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92109
"A SKSE framework plugin that replaces animations depending on configurable conditions. In-game editor. Backwards compatible with more features. Extensible by other SKSE plugins. Supports SE/AE/VR. Open source."

Much too much to cover here. You'll want to read the mod page. This is a ground up, open source replacer for DAR. It was begun during the last update to the game because Felisky announced they didn't have time to mod anymore. They did update DAR, but we can't expect any future updates or new features.

This is fully backwards compatible with DAR, and is open source with extensible hooks so other authors can extend the possibilities without having it all depend on the original author. Obviously this is a new release, and will probably need to resolve a glitch or two, but moving forward this is going to be one of the essentials. 3 cookies (eventually)

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! :steamhappy:

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 3rd of Midyear and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons are gibbous tonight and full tomorrow so watch out for the goddess' crazy puppies. You've been warned so don't be showing up next week smelling of wet dog or you'll taste this old cats silver mace. Anyway, it's time to empty the ash pits and rebuild the fires. you might want to cover your tankards, this gets a bit dusty...
There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend with happy fires. Now to scrub the kettles, see what's ready to pick in the garden, and put fresh water to the boil...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 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 or two.

VIXFairyofTranquilityXIV released another op staff. Noobs

niston released DDS Texture Scanner as a first SSE mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92672
"This tool will scan a folder (including all subfolders and, optionally, all contained BA2 archives) for DDS texture files with abnormal dimensions. This allows you to locate textures that have the potential to CTD your game. It will find odd-sized cubemaps that were saved without the cubemap flag set as well."

This may be a first mod here, but this is a well known FO4 modder, and this tool also works on FO4. The only issue here is we really don't use BA2 archives on the SSE side. We use BSAs so this port is really more effective on the LE side, but it can always be used to check a suspect mod using manual archive extraction if needed. Thanks, the old cat may play with this later.

flashgreer released two mods today that revoice characters from Amorous adventures
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1960031 ... files&BH=0
They started off with Camilla, and Gerdur. Sheogorath would be proud. Makes AA dialogs even cheesier.

Qolore7 released Enhanced Landscapes - Water Lilies Standalone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92720
"Standalone port of the water plants added by Enhanced Landscapes" Thanks

gutmaw released Snazzy Noble Wardrobes - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92493
"Using Base Object Swapper, randomly distribute 3 different custom made noble wardrobes to all vanilla Noble Wardrobes, as well as any other mod-added Noble Wardrobes." The old cat had issues testing their book case swap mod from a few days ago, but that may be because of baked save data that includes OCW with the Arcanium patch. We like variety, but based solely on my LO I'll say needs testing.

skulexander released Hunterborn - Forbidden Prey 2.0
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92721
"Hunterborn functionality for humanoid races" This gets two thumbs up from Jeffery Dalmer. Ah'vrie thinks this one should think about finding a therapist.

Lets see... Amon Textures HD AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92695
"A compendium of forgotten textures - All In One Version" There is also a separates version in their user files. There are several really good textures in this pack, but there are also a lot that are already contained in other overhauls. The old cat personally prefers choosing separates. Thanks.

Bread 4K-8K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92689
"This is a Mesh and Texture replacer for the Breads of Skyrim in 4K-8K" Ah, so that's where Xtudo got their "cake" from yesterday LOL. Looks great, but expect all sorts of havok issues when three of these big boys are supposed to be staked on a plate. BIG bread

Rosehla returns with Quaint Hjaalmarch Swamp
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92735
"A 'vanilla+' overhaul of the Hjaalmarch swamp adding more draugr encounters, a few more little ruin areas, poison blooms, dead adventurers and such, bones, makes some trees larger, etc. ESL flagged."

Quaint? We should see if that therapist can fit in another LOL

Myst42 The Deeper Well
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/87682
"Dungeon mod. Enter the depths of Labyrinthian and make your way through the Well to unlock the secrets of the Old Gods." This started as a spot for screen shots and evolved into an actual dungeon mod. Includes some high level baddies, and Ah'vrie is sure it will need a little polishing as the author was pushing their skills. Looks interesting.

And finally We'll break this out as our final mod.

Seamless Varied Feminine Idles OAR
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92226
"Part 1 to my series of planned Feminine Idle Themed Animation mods
Made especially for new features in Open Animation Replacer"

Okay, the old cat usually doesn't look at animations, as they really need testing in game. But for once Ah'vrie is currently using their 'Modern Female Sitting Animations Overhaul' and has an actual opinion to express on an animation mod.

The seated idles look really good, but the transitions were sharp, abrupt, jarring, immersion breaking... you fill in the blanks. Ah'vrie can see why SonderBain immediatly embraced OAR. It allowed them to set a fixed pose for all of these animations to begin and end with. While the old cat may not be in love with some of the idles in this mod, if you watch the video closely you see virtually no transitions between idles. This is a night and day improvement over their previous releases. The old cat has high hopes for some updates to SondeBain's previous work. (fingers crossed) 2 cookies, and another for OAR

And that will do for today. The fresh ale arrived on time last night, and the new batch of mead is ready so drink up. We're serving Slaughterfish scrambles for the early meal, and ale braised Sabrecat with twice baked garlic potatoes and grilled leeks for the late meal. As always there will be a hearty stew simmering all day for those that need heavier fare.

The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept and moped. 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 4th of Midyear and another beautiful predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will be full tonight, so take an old cat's advice and keep your family close and your doors locked while the blessed moons are out. Anyway, Ah'vrie is not this one's mother, and has an inn to tend. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Istanbul Espresso, and the biscuits will be oatmeal sour cherry once the ovens finish heating up. Checking the hot sheets we have 59 new with all the usual suspects. Lets see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa, and definitely make it a double. As always we welcome all the new mod authors, and the old cat apologizes for those we miss when there are so many mods to go through.

Shout outs to MaskedRPGFan for continuing making settings loader mod. 2 more today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/22822094?tab=user+files

flashgreer revoiced Sadia and Ysolda lines for Amorous adventures
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1960031?tab=user+files

Toostruus and StoneSpiralGaming for Immersive Laundry - Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92814
A BOS based patch that adds subtle animations to the hanging cloths. Now that's cookie worthy patch if you use the mod. Thanks

LowbeeBob released a followup to their first mod which unfortunately fell through the cracks the other day so we'll cover both as first mods. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Outfit, and weapon effects addons. SKSE plugins that allow you to add perks, spells, or abilities based on equipping a specific weapon or outfit. These could make for some interesting unique items (like a sword of vampiric drain?) Interesting first mods. Have a cookie

Pieter82 released Alchemy Station Variants - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92768
"Adds various diverse Alchemy Table and Mobile Alchemy Station meshes using Base Object Swapper."

Wow! Pieter has come a long way in a short time. This mods has some interesting 'layers' to it. There are three variations of alembics, in two flavors of the mod. Continuous swap, and persistent swap. Both are available with or without particle lights. 'Continuous swap' ... every time you enter you enter a cell the alchemy table will be different in both color and configuration. The idea being that the tables are in 'use'. The old cat is tracking this for now, but this is definitely going in the next restart. DLed and thanks 2 cookies

iimlenny released Salmon and Stew in 4k-8k
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1717996 ... user+files
The salmon looks fantastic, the stew... Sorry Lenny, The old cat has flushed things more appetizing. Swing and a miss on the stew.

dylbill released Crafting Containers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92825
"Allows you to mark containers for crafting. Marked containers' items will automatically be added to your inventory when opening a crafting menu and returned when done crafting."

A bit convoluted, and several requirements. The old cat's only concern would be if it had the same 'lag' as the crafting system in LOTD. But evidently this is not a cloud chest system. You add the marker to the 'local' chest you want to keep your crafting supplies in and they will become available anytime you use 'that' crafting station. In fact one of the soft requirements is a mod to extend the max distance. Needs testing in game obviously, but this could be really convenient. Thanks. have a cookie.

Lets see... HS Whiterun - Carlotta Valentia's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92734
Hylios did a rather nice job of this. There's a little clipping with Mila's bed but nice choices and well done. This one gets a cookie.

Spaghetti's Palaces - Understone Keep
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92767
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to the interior of Understone Keep!" consistent with the others in the series. Just adds some light clutter, banners, and in this case a few pipes. Worth a look. Thanks

This is where things get interesting...

OregonPete released For the Love of Babette
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92726
"So, you've destroyed the Dark Brotherhood. Congratulations? Well, problem is, you've also managed to ♡♡♡♡ off one of the oldest and most powerful vampires in Skyrim. But as you help Babette resolve the issues she claims you created for her, she realizes being a 300-year-old vampire in the body of a child isn't all it's cracked up to be..."

This looks like a really well crafted and thought out mod. You'll want to read the entire mod page on this one. Pete came up with a really interesting premise, but because Babette starts with a 'childs' body, and Pete needed to have her as a follower to actually 'do' the quests, he had to walk a very fine line.

Yes, she's a 300 year old vampire and not a child, but you know there would be a huge backlash if 'adult' mods worked on her in that body. Therefore she is only offered in never nude, but I'm sure there's going to be backlash anyway. Patches are included for NFF, LOTD, and Sanctuary reborn (which was recommended). Ah'vrie nabbed a manual download in case it vanishes before I have a chance to actually play 'destroy the dark brotherhood', which I've never used.

And finally EnaiSiaion has risen from the ashes and the old cat almost missed it LOL
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Mannaz - Integrated Races of Skyrim came out the end of First Seed and fell through the cracks as 'just another racial bonus mod, another one for the pile... Only it was Enai
"Mannaz replaces all racial bonuses with more interesting, more immersive and more fun ones" And that about sums it up. You'll want to read the page.

Freyr - Integrated Standing Stones of Skyrim. "Freyr overhauls the standing stones, changing them into race specific bonuses and powers. It synergises with race overhaul Mannaz to provide an array of unique bonuses that greatly enhance replay value!"

Mannaz is a hard requirement of Freyr. Now specific doom stones affect specific races, and augment their abilities. (IE: Argonian caustic spit will now turn weaker enemies to ash)
The old cat hates authors that make their other mods a requirement, but this is Enai-rim. Get used to it

And that will do for 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!

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 5th of Midyear and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. Excuse please while Ah'vrie tends the inn for our most honored guests, and the rest of you lot as well.

The brew of the day is Napoli I think, (The old cat's eyes were still closed.) and the biscuits are Gingerman. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new and some actually don't have a cup size. let's see what catches the eyes of an old over a fresh cuppa.

VanKorno released Byu Stats and Perks (Auto)
"Buy HP, Magicka, Stamina and perk points (automatically or manually) via scripts." no link needed

JakeAlaimo released Adoption Spouse and Moving Fixes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92845
"Infinite loops, soft-locks, and broken state, oh my! This mod patches many critical errors in the adoption and family scripts, provides full support for CC and AE houses"

... ? The old cat can't confirm this. The vanilla adoption scripts have always worked fine for Ah'vrie. Sure they say they have to say goodbye to their friends, then you travel to the house and they're there to greet you. So what if the relocation script doesn't fire until you leave the city, as long as it fires. If your load order breaks the adoption scripts and this fixes it, great.

Jelidity released Corkbulb (Ammunition) Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92827
"Plantable Corkbulb, overhauled ammo and generally better fitting of Corkbulb into the game." Thanks

rougeshot returns with Hardened Hide Armors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92875
"Changes the Fur, Hide, Studded, and Scaled Armor to be more consistent and believably protective across both genders." "This mod includes but is in essence an extension of the mod Practical Female Hide Armors LE" What no topless female bandits on the ice pack? Thanks

Milkjug 4K-8K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92906
"I wanted to make the Milkjug of Skyrim to look more medieval and realistic" The old cat is not really thrilled with the surface texture or the crack, but thanks

Snazzy Safes - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92834
"Using Base Object Swapper, randomly distribute 3 different custom made Safes to all vanilla and mod-added Common Safes" Ah'vrie is liking the recent creative use of BOS, but maybe not in this case... The included loot doesn't match the inventory, and mod added safes that are not default scale will look weird. Thanks but the old cat will pass.

aureoy released Harborwatch -- Medium Sized Solitude House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92811
"A medium sized house next to the Winking Skeever with three bedrooms intended to be used as a headquarters for Skyrim Together" The location is more fitting for a merchant, but what ever makes you happy.

QoolaidGaming released Thriving Falkreath SSE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92850
"A minimal Falkreath city overhaul which adds a magic shop and player house." Not the best locations, and not even stairs to the magic shop... Your game your way. At least there's an option for an Extensible Alternate Start opening. Thanks

And that will do for today. They can't all be gems. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. We-B-Open!