Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 27th of Midyear and congratulations, you survived yet another Morndas. 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...

Brew of the day is Paris Espresso, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 47 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see if anything catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

HutoWar released Furless Savior's Hide BHUNP as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94413
Actually they simply converted an existing mod by 3aq to BHUNP. Does not list the original as a requirement ... Might not be up long, but thanks

ColaTea233 released KillFeed as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94365
"SKSE Plugin. Get notification when someone is killed or dead" This one has no sense of immersion. bright red, distracting, and useless... Perfect

machinegod420 released Stop Being Outnumbered
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94426
"Makes it so it's harder for enemies to surround you in melee range"

A "careful what you wish for" mod LOL. This author has been importing stance based directional combat from Kingdom Come. and now can't take on multiple enemies, so after all that work, their third mod nerfs combat Just sayin PASS!

HeIIscream released Falling Rocks Removed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94397
"Removes "falling rocks" traps." Evidently they didn't like the idea of enemies triggering the traps so they removed them all. Your game your way... PASS

Dustmo7e released Whiterun Awnings
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94388
"This mod is a texture replacer for the markerstall awnings in Whiterun. The colours resemble the originals with the exception of Fralia Graymane's stall, that has a grey awning. Size: 2048x2048." If it makes you happy LOL

DEEJMASTER333 released Guarded and Closed Borders
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94339
"Closes off the borders to other provinces and adds guards to them." Not compatible with beyond Skyrim, and the author mentions wonky navmesh which he doesn't know how to fix... That's a red flag LOL. PASS

Well, lot's to look at but not a whole lot of substance... Let's get to the good stuff.

Snazzy Interiors - Markarth Treasury House by Gutmaw
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94318
"Complete remodel of the Treasury House in Markarth." To be honest, not the best of the series, but still worth a look. The pics point out several lighting and shadow inconsistencies. Like torch fires inside Dwemer lanterns but still giving off a green glow... The chandelier is now 'off' but it still the principle source of light... Not their best work. PASS

And finally, wSkeever is still at it
Skyland Offset Shingles Fixed - Aligned Whiterun Roofs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94294
"Fix Skyland's misaligned Whiterun roofs"

Yep, our top slot is a single mod patch... it's that kind of day

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 28th of Midyear and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons wax through the final crescents, and will be full again early next week so it's once again time to hone those silver weapons. Anyway, excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 57 new and several actually don't have a cup size. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

UnknownMonkey42069 released Power up. A bat file to max all your skills at once. Screams noob, no link needed (Their first cheat mod was even worse )

HeilingerKresy released Northern Scenery as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94476
"Northern Scenery aims to enhance the landscape of Skyrim. I draw my inspiration from the conceptual illustrations of Skyrim, which depict a landscape crafted with meticulous details that tell the story of its old inhabitants through its remnants."

As first mods go this is welcome change. Only two locations so far. Basically adds a few more first era ruins to stumble across in your travels. Have a cookie and thanks

3lkkis released Rings of Magical Might as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94456
"Adds 5 magic rings to game, that boosts Dragonborn's magical capabilities" In interesting twist having the 'elemental' rings match dragon priest masks. Thanks, but pass

PrincessMely released Color Themes for SkyUI
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94455
Pick from 5 different back ground colors for SkyUI. Because, you know... Pink LOL. Thanks

SKYKLF released SKYKLFs Whiterun Enhancer as a third mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94473
"A Whiterun overhaul that is fps friendly" ... Eye bleach required. It's their first 'real' mod, but JK they ain't. Keep working at your craft and someday...

NotDanp released Adventurer's Magic Bag and Lantern - 2K as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94493
"Adds a new craftable backpack and lantern with extra carrying capacity and emissive lighting" (It even has a back story LOL) Nice models, this is impressive work for a second mod. The old cat's only critique is the frame looks heavy enough to support a pier. Nicely done. Have a cookie

Pieter82 released Higher Poly Vanilla Dragon Skeleton and Bone Clutter
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94508
What is says on the box. "Mesh replacers only. No plugin / ESP." Looks very much like Gamwich's rustic bones without the gore. Worth a look.

FrankBlack released Diverse Candles - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94369
"A mesh replacer that adds a lot more variety to the candles you see around Skyrim." Using models from Rudy's Miscellaneous SE. (which is required) Candle groupings will have different sizes and wax puddles. The dynamic changes Look nice. Have a cookie

Kojillama released Fabled Forests
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94462
"Tall, dense, FPS-friendly forests to get lost in." Well first, all the old cat sees are pine forests, and no 'snowy' trees either so don't mistake this for a "forest overhaul" Comes in two flavors. Huge, and huger. Turn Riverwood into the Forest moon of Endor LOL. Thanks

powerofthree released Camera Persistence Fixes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94490
"Fixes free camera position and other issues caused by the game not serializing certain camera data to save " Arguably a very obscure bug "if you save in free camera mode (tfc) and reload, camera will bug out and put you near 0,0,0 world coordinates" Thanks, but who saves in free camera mode and why would you?

We're going to finish up today with a few under the hood tweaks. Let's call this "the good, the bad, and the ugly" Ah'vrie will let you figure out which is which.

My Auto Save System (MASS) - Save Overhaul and Game Tweaks by Nu70ry
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94475
"My Auto Save System is an overhaul of skyrims save system. It's goal is to be fully customizable. Some tweaks are also included in this mod. This mod may or may not get updated in the future" One or two interesting features, but trust is earned and this is a first mod. Welcome, but...

Sky Tweak by GrimyBunyip, ported by Kitenok100
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94444
"This mod allows you to edit a huge number of game settings, such as skill leveling speed, blocking efficiency, stealth effectiveness. With this mod you will be able to customize the game as you like."

The old cat forgot all about this little gem from 2013. Author hasn't updated since 2015, and there's three pages of unresolved bugs listed. HARD PASS!

So much for bad and ugly, Let's finish with good and our mod of the day

Simplicity of Seeding - Better Hearthfires Planter Scripts By wSkeever
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94428
"Make Hearthfire Planters faster, easier to use, and less stupid " And that is a perfect description if the old cat ever heard one. Watch the video, 2 cookies and our thanks

Another SOS mod you really are a whanker Skeever LOL The fires are stoked yada, yada We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel amriel riel el...

It looks like Ah'vrie is greeting an empty room again. This is okay, it makes cleaning the floors a little easier. The blessed moons will be full Morndas. Hopefully all of the inn's regulars have heeded Ah'vrie's warnings and are prepared. Anyway, it is time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn. excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Tamuka mu Zimbabwe, and the biscuits are Gingerman. Checking the hot sheets we have 56 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

tjhm4 released Sightseer - Standing Stones
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94505
"Adds guidebooks to the different standing stones, with hidden collectables at each stone and a customizable buff if you complete a hidden quest."

tjhm4 likes 'Turn off the compass' game play, and the balanced little gem buffs are nice. Why not? The old cat usually plays with the hud off. Have a cookie

xavbio released Chitin Armors Retexture SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94529
"Retextures the Chitin Heavy Armor, Chitin Armor, Chitin Shield and Morag Tong Armor. Textures only, no meshes or plugins. Safe to install and/or uninstall at any time."

Consistent with the rest of the series, Xavier does a very nice job of adding depth and color to the vanilla and modded armors. Nicely done, and worth a look as always

TB's Better Falling Leaves
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94530
"My take on falling leaves with added motion blur baked into the textures for more realistic motion."

The old cat questions this retex... Why would semi decomposed maple leaves fall in a game with no maple trees? Just sayin LOL Pass

Lets see... 4thUnknown released One-Winged Swift Outfit SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94544
New female outfit

One-Winged Swift Outfit - My patches SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94553
My patches and fixes for this amazing mod

Not thrilled with this one. the hood looks like a 50s space helmet, and TBH the whole outfit looks... rigid. Like 'oops. spilled an entire bottle of starch in the wash' rigid Pass
Not for old cats

naChooey upscalled all of Kala's eyes Thanks
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/45235712?tab=user+files

DEEJMASTER333 spammed us with 10 today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
A couple of CW / Imperial mods, and a couple of QOL offerings

That's about it for today, Nothing pops out as a mod of the day.

Bobby Big released Boys To Men - Clavicus Vile Improved SE, only theres nothing improved about it other than Clavicus is naked. NSFW, no link needed
Balances out PSBoss I guess LOL, only the sculpting is crude, and the textures don't look like stone. Pass, but not due to the content, the execution is crude.

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

Gooooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 30th of Midyear and wage slaves rejoice the weekend is nigh. by the eight, does Sun's height really begin tomorrow? The seasons turn quickly and the tyranny of the sun will once again holds sway over warm sands. Oh well, such is the will of the divines. Anyway, Ah'vrie has an inn to tend. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Istanbul Espresso, and the biscuits Oatmeal Blueberry (New recipe, very yummy Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

GeraldMods released Cozy Dragonsreach Balcony
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94616
Adds just a hint of clutter to the front balcony you'll basically never see, but if it makes you happy, why not?

HeilingerKresy released Northern Scenery - Angarvunde
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94650
The third in the series. As expected this adds some first era ruins around the entrance to Angarvunde. The old cat won't pick on the author, but Ah'vrie has never been fond of clutter for the sake of clutter. IMO (and it is just my opinion) the additions make this look confused. It's supposed to be a 'dig site' but the additions make it look more like a failed bandit camp in the Reach. The giant first era stone pillars that you can see all the way from Riften kin of ruin the backstory in the name of 'lore'. Your game your way. Pass

Snazzy Interiors - Markarth Nepos' House by gutmaw
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94628
"Remodel of Nepos' House in Markarth." The additions here are nicely done and well thought out. It does suffer from the samne confused lighting as the Treasury House mod. Vanilla has the chandeliers off with a 'Dwemerish' green light source. This mod has torches burning in the chandeliers, and the Lux patch turns the chandeliers 'on' with the full Dwemer green flames.

I'm not picking on this author, Markarth is a weird situation, but pick a look.

The remaining five mods are all 'under the hood' It's a light day.

ferrari365 released MQ105SprintTriggerScript Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94620
"Prevents the MQ105SprintTriggerScript from duplicating itself and getting stuck running" It's another of those little fixes for a specific situation you'll probably never cause. Stepping into the trigger box next to Arngeir triggers the script. If you leave the box and re-enter it, the script will fire again. The previous instances don't clear and the duplicates run forever... Fair enough, but now that we know, just don't run in circles around him Thanks for the fix, but it a rare occurance, and the fix doesn't work retroactively.

PuddingFace1902 released Essential NPC Perks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94625
"An SPID file to add the perks PerkSkillBoosts, AlchemySkillBoosts, AllowShouting Perk to all NPCs." The old cat is not sure he wants all NPCs to have the ability to shout... The potions and perks should help vanilla followers though. Your game your way. Thanks

lilmetal released U Can't Touch Fish
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94605
"This mod blocks the ability for the player to grab fish out the water." Personally the old cat likes the fishing mod. And knowing where spade fish, gold fish, pygmy sunfish, and pearlfish spawn and when is part of the mod. However there is an argument to be made for only being able to use a rod. Your game your way. Not for old cats

MaskedRPGFan released 3 today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Know your enemy 2, and know your enemy 2 armors. And an MO2 plugin to set CPU affinity. The last one was an instant download for testing for Ah'vrie. It's for configuring Skyrim Priority SE AE by boring3

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!

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the first of Sun's Height and a peaceful predawn here on warm sands. Wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons will be gibbous tomorrow and full on Morndas so keep those silver weapons close, but for now at least they 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... There, much better. Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires. Now to scrub the kettles, check the garden, and put fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are Dublin Short bread. Not to be confused with short breads which don't dunk very well. Checking the hot sheets we have 56 new with the usual eclectic mix of offerings. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... Yeesh, make it a double.

chinkorean released Named Female Replacer as a first mod. Welcome. Unfortunately for our new friend from the Republic of Korea there was absolutely no information given, and not a single pic. just "All Named Female NPC Replace (328 people)"

gooseloose89 released Weapons of Great Potential as a first mod. Welcome
Weapons with the ability to grant experience to skills other than one-hand,two-hand.
Typical noob cheat, no link needed, but welcome.

TheLovelyServine released two first mods today. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... files&BH=1
Soul Gem Weapons Pack, and Rotdyflissa. :steamfacepalm: about sums it up.

ThirdEye3301 released Skill of Sneaking
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94727
"SKSE plugin that grants a configurable amount of sneak XP when the player steals an object undetected while sneaking" Oddly enough this is one the old cat might test. It's in the same vein as reading improves speech. The old cat likes mods like this. You get just a tiny amount of XP for successfully stealing something without getting seen based on the cost of the item you stole. Downloaded for testing.

riton67000 released Riton Farmhouse parallax II
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94721
"Just a new farmhouse retexture in 4k whit parallax" This plays a little fast and loose with mix and mismatch roof tiles. Giant wood shingles, green slate, Thatched... Interesting, and worth a look, but not for old cats.

HeilingerKresy released Northern Scenery - Ansilvund
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94720

The old cat had high hopes for this one after the release of the first two. Unfortunately they've already drifted into utter noobishness. Crucified skeletons, eldergleem roots growing out of solid rock... Your game your way ... pass

And finally Xtudo thinks stable hands should have a default uniform

Stable Masters - New Clothing SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94704
"A standardized vestment for the Stable Masters and their families. ESL."

Stable Masters' New Clothing - AI Overhaul Patch by Blackread
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94709

It's a nice lore friendly look. If it looked a little less like leather armor, and included a farriers apron for shoeing horses I'd be sold.

And that will do for today. The new ale casks were delivered last night, and a fresh batch of mead ready for tasting so drink up. We're serving medallions of marinated venison on a bed of roast diced potatoes with sauteed onions and served with a poached egg on top for the early meal. We have dry aged choice dragon steaks grilled to order with twice baked garlic potatoes, and steamed carrots for the late meal, and as always a hearty stew simmering away all day for those that prefer to sip their meals.

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

And a quick follow up from yesterdays' trailer video...

A Dog's Life by Darkfox127 has officially released
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94642

A Dog's Life improves upon and adds to the base functionality of dogs in Skyrim in an immersive and intuitive way, whilst also providing control over the mod's wide range of features. Basic new features include trading, home assignment, naming, and petting. More advanced features include dog harnesses, fetching items and dog tracking.

10 minutes ago this would have been the mod of the day LOL

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 2nd of Sun's Height and a sultry predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are gibbous tonight and will be full tomorrow. The goddess' crazy puppies are already out and about, so keep those silver weapons close for a few more days. Anyway, it's 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 Miami Espresso, and the biscuits are Dublin Shortbread. (Pepperidge Farm did a nice job on these, but Walker's has nothing to fear) Checking the hot sheets we have 62 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

moscicki released Immersive Jewelry - Resonant Frequencies as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94847
"Reworks enchanting so that each enchantment works well with certain metals and gems, and works poorly with others." This one must be channeling the ancient Dwemer. They want to add tonal resonance to gem choices used in enchanting.

You can blame Gnewna for teaching the old cat the difference between immersion and tedium for the sake of tedium. Pass, though the concept of certain gems and metals could buff specific enchantments is valid and an interesting concept.

ultracasio released Unreal ENB as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94844
"A near-photorealistic ENB preset that seamlessly blends fantasy and realism with modern visuals. Unreal ENB is a detail-rich preset that encapsulates the beauty of Skyrim in some of the greatest quality to date."

Modest this one is for their first ENB preset no? LOL. For Obsidian and Lux. Feature rich and possibly performance heavy. Has a touch of sepia in the base pallet. Worth a look, Thanks.

ThirdEye3301 released Eat Tomes 4 Known Spells
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94829
"SKSE plugin that allows the player to eat tomes for spells that are already known. Eating a spell tome restores magicka based on the level of the spell (and plays an eating sound)."

... ? Oooookay, moving right along... :steammocking:

MorningsDawn 'ported' Pierced Ears - Earrings COTR Add-on as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/92996
"Pierced Ears Earring meshes edited to not clip when worn playing as the COTR races..."

This one is confused and lazy. It's a port so does not require the original mod, edited/patched for COTN. No crafting recipes included. The author recommends cheat engine. Thanks?

Okay, lets get to the good stuff...

HS Whiterun - Severio Pelagia's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94003
"Overhauls Severio Pelagia's House in Whiterun" Nicely done. A bit of clutter and food... Looks like the house of a farmer. Have a cookie

Let's move on to a tale of two strongholds...

Spaghetti's Orc Strongholds - Largashbur
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94794
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to the Orc Stronghold of Largashbur! " Consistent with the rest of the series. Just a little exterior clutter to make the place look lived in... Have another cookie

JJerem released Strongholds - Mor Khazgur
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94796
:steamfacepalm: If you have nothing nice to say... Your game your way

shish15 released HD Remastered Landscapes - Complex Terrain Parallax - 8k 4k 2k 1k
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94835
"Lore-friendly highly detailed photorealistic landscape textures, to provide realism, regionality and natural diversity to Skyrim's landscapes. Uses complex terrain parallax."

Nicely done, and with a subtle touch to the tessellation algorithms. These are very much worth a look. This one gets a cookie

TheBlenderAnimator released Better Coasts (A 4K landscape overhaul)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94789
"Just a 4k coastal retexture" includes parallax and non parallax versions. This has a very nice 'randomness' to it with no visible tiling or obvious pattern repetition. Nice. This one gets a cookie as well.

Cathedral - 3D Pine Shrubs by DrJacopo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94791
"A 3D replacer for the pine shrubs" Looks great, lot's of additional vertexes, no 'noticeable' performance impact. The doctor is in... Thanks

And we'll finish up today with something totally unexpected... Beat the drums and summon the dancers we have a mod of the day!

Photo Mode by powerofthree
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/91701
"Take snapshots of your adventures in game with Photo Mode!"

Very similar to the FO4 mode. This places most of the more obscure console commands used in doing 'worthy' screen caps in an easy to access single menu. Control time, exposure, weather, DOF... You really need to read the whole mod page. This is going to make a lot of screen archers very happy. This will need 'playing with' in game.

The old cat is giving this 3 cookies. This will be going into the next restart for sure

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:

Gooooood Morning Tamriel

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 3rd of Sun's Height 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 fires and puts fresh water to the boil...

Brew of the day is Miami espresso, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new with the usual eclectic mix. Let's see what catches the eyes of an olc cat today

nightowl43978 released Friends Not Food as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94911
"Adds Wolf Meat to the game and replaces Dog Meat with Wolf Meat where it makes sense, because eating dogs is bad." This one has obviously never visited Korea :steammocking: Thanks

killdcat released MO2 Version Cleaner as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94906
"Dirty Powershell Script to clean the Mod Version Numbers in MO2."

Where to begin... This requires manual intervention. You have to export the modlist as a CSV file with specific fields, Then allow this plugin to use the Nexus API to parse for version numbers....... Bottom line is this is only necessary if you manually populate your load order. and you can query nexus with one click from the download window during installation. Whyt does the old cat get the feeling this was intended for use with mod lists?

PurplePrankster101 released Clean Vanilla Bodies
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94868
"Cleans dirt off male and female bodies. Shaves Male chest, it's clean shaven in ES blades too so it's lore friendly lol"

Vanilla minus the mud... Why not?

That's really about it today. We'll finish up with a new snow parallax texture from TBA

Better Parallax Snow by TheBlenderAnimator
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94866
"Simply better 8K parallax snow for ENB"

... 8K snow? ... Okay, the old cat has to be honest here. He doesn't see the improvement, and the textures in the pics don't remotely look like they capture 8K detail. It looks... nice, but Ah'vrie can think of better ways to burn up Vram

Maybe if there was a 4K version with 2K normals... Not for old cats anyway.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'rie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 4th of Sun's Height and a sticky morning here on warm sands. The blessed moons are waning gracefully, and the goddess' crazy puppies can rest easy for another month. Anyway, Ah'vrie has been jawing long enough. It's time to tend the in 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 Istabul espresso and the biscuits are Dublin Shortbread. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new with all the jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs we've come to love. Lets see if anything catches the eye today that doesn't have a cup size...

TrapXan released Cloaks of Skyrim - Updated USSEP Patch as a first mod. Welcome.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94983

Updates the existing patch to not revert current USSEP changes... As a first mod? Not a god weapon, a cheat ring, or another farm house for Riverwood? Ah'vrie is impressed have a cookie.

Reper343 released Sawn logs of Skyrim as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94955
"Cut your own sawn logs!" written for their shattered skyrim modlist. The author was unaware you do this in the vanilla game if you 'friend' the miller by selling them firewood first... Thanks

Let's see... Shdowraithe101 is continuing with the cover gurl series. (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
three new today, with all of the previous releases getting an update. An interesting eye candy series. Nicely done and no "cookie cutter faces" Not for everyone, but an interesting change... Thanks for keeping it up. (Get your mind out of the gutter :steammocking:)

TB's Carrot Cake (Base Object Swapper)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94960
"Replaces the sweet rolls of Skyrim with High poly carrot cake because I like carrot cake.
Now with BOS compatibility!" You have to love this guy LOL. Looks yummy, This will swap out a percentage of sweetrolls with a very yummy looking bunt cake. Thanks... instant download to endorse

MaskedRPGFan spammed us with another 6 settings loaders
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Always welcome... Thanks

Xtudo optimised textures for 2 Milail's hanging dead critters mods, and Elsopa's grindstone
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/452087? ... files&BH=0

And finally we do have an actual mod of the day... Sound the trumpets!

Scene Tweak - Thieves Guild Poisoned Mead Scene by AndrealphusVIII
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94968
"This scene tweak makes the commander (that tastes the mead in the Thieves' Guild quest, Dampened Spirits) spit out the poisoned mead during the scene." Nice touch, afflicted vomit would have been funnier, and the short delay firing off the animation is unfortunate, but nicely done. This one gets a cookie.

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:

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 5th of Sun's Height and a sticky predawn here on warm sands. This usually means the monsoons are coming, but Ah'vrie does not wish to give the divines any ideas. Anyway, the blessed moons have set and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 60 new with the usual bimbos, himbos, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa. Make it a double...

gooseloose89 has progressed from lame cheats to unbalancing the game.
Protectors of Skyrim gives high end enchanted weapons and armor to city guards
Dragonborn must Die... :steamfacepalm: all weapons get 4x damage, and 2h weapons are as fast as daggers... All the no! No link, no cookie... just NO

i3ncore released Vampire Weather Advantage
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/95002
"No sun damage in cloudy/rainy weathers." This on the other hand should have been a vanilla mechanic from day one. No scripts, no dependencies on specific weather mods, just add 2 conditions to the 4 stages. Load below other vamp overhauls. This one gets a cookie.

Stabscaliber released two small position fixes.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Immersive Citizens Jorrvaskr Door Fix, and USSEP Solitude Carriage Seat Fix.

The problem with patches like this is we are given no reference as to what other mods are in the load order. This is why the old cat shies away from reviewing most patches. Thanks

CinnaMewRoll released Refined Werebear Model and Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/95078
"A slightly more bear-like remodel of the werebear, either as a vanilla mesh replacer, or a MFA-style overhaul." Brown eyes, narrower snout, and rounder ears... Very subtle, but it does look more bear like. Nice! This one gets a cookie also.

TheBlenderAnimator released TB's Parallax Soul Cairn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/95015
"Retexture of the landscape of the Soul Cairn with 4K parallax textures" TB has a subtle hand with the tessellation algorithms, which is not often the case. Worth a look, and as far as the old cat is aware, these landscapes were not widely covered yet. Thanks, tracking for now.

Skyland Bits and Bobs - A Clutter Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/95032
"Skyland Bits and Bobs offers hundreds of all new textures for dozens clutter items found throughout Skyrim." This is an all in one of the varied clutter retex mods not included in the the Skyland AIO. The separates are still available. Thanks

Let's finish up with two mods for crafters... Maybe not LOL

Craftables my way by reinyn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/95017
"i have something new for you. This one is all about new crafting recipies."

Sorry my googly challenged friend, there is nothing new here. Another for the pile

And our final mod this morning, is a bit more 'Undefined' As in: a mod of the day for some, and useless tedium for others. The old cat will try to be objective, but...

Hephaestus - Crafting and Economy Overhaul by CrithionLoren
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/94933
"Make crafting more immersive by starting off with no* knowledge on how to craft items; instead requiring schematics (or recipes for food) which you can acquire from merchants, loot or breaking items down to get notes and then combining those into one."

As most know, the old cat is a die hard crafter, and this looks like pure tedium for the sake of tedium as our lovely Gnewna would call it, so I'll save her the trouble. It looks like that to the old cat as well. Read the mod pages carefully.

However it is not the old cat's game, and Ah'vrie has an obligation to try and be unbiased.

On the other hand... This mod was obviously written in the same vein as 'Spell Research' where you are forced to acquire the knowledge before you can put it to use. It's a first mod, but it is also obvious to the old cat that a lot of thought went into this and Ah'vrie will not dismiss this out of hand. It is worth a look, and consideration for a new game.

As to the old cat's opinion... When this one saw there were schematics for making a lock picks, and pattern notes required to make even leather and leather strips just to be able to get through the basic forge tutorials... Ah'vrie realized you would need to break down lock picks ten times to gather the pattern notes required to create the schematic... How many Daedric 2H swords would you have to gather to be able to learn how to be able to temper them? This could only be viable in "the long game" Maybe someday when the old cat is done modding the game, and actually wants to do a walking game including Spell research and the like. Hard pass for now, but seriously worth a look. Tracking the author for now.

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: