Modding on the Spectrum

Sorry for the delay... we were down for maint yesterday morning.

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 11th of Evening Star. A lazy day for sleeping late, catching up on chores, and spending time with the family... Right. Put out the cat, lock the doors, and draw the curtains: Thar B Dragons to hunt! Now excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Brew of the day is Capetown lungo, and the biscuits today are Farmhouse by Pepperidge Farm. Because the world needs another chocolate chip biscuit :steammocking: Ah'vrie is kidding, these are as good as Chips Ahoy, but the old cat prefers fresh baked Toll House. Warm and gooey rules.

Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

TateTaylorOH released Fishing - Reduced Cut
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80379
"Removes the Fishing questline from the titular creation while retaining the rest of the new content." Can't be used with an existing save. Tate really hates unvoiced quest lines LOL

Aixcalibur released Seeking Out Sneaks - Improved AI Search Behavior
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80416
"Tired of cheesing the enemy AI with sneak archery? This mod makes enemies inside dungeons smarter and search further for those cowardly trespassers"

As a stealth archer, the old cat totally agrees with the concepts behind the mod. Ah'vrie currently uses Realistic AI detection paired with WildCat which "at the moment" does quite a bit more than this mod, but this is a good start. The author also listed a really good idea for a "future update". "Been thinking about doing a dungeon lighting overhaul in the vein of Dungeon Darkness Redone, except with Base Object Swapper. Then if you put out the lights, enemies will put the lights back."

To be honest, if all the dungeons went black, except for where there are NPCs, and gave you the ability to either light or extinguish all remaining sources in a dungeon, AND the NPCs were smart enough to discover and re-light those sources; the old cat would probably call that a mod of the year candidate. Especially if the NPC AI also detected "you" using a light source from a distance as they should... if wishes were horses.

Shekhinaga released Rain Extinguishes Fires
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80419
"Isn't it weird how campfires are not affected by rain? Well, now they are! This mod will make fires get extinguised by rain with a simple and performance-friendly implementation. Welcome to the future!" This was a mod idea from JaySerpa and it was a good idea. The old cat sort of likes the idea that the fires don't relight themselves if you're in the cell when the rain stops. It's obvious some thought went into this. Downloaded for testing. Have a cookie.

Let's see... dragonnight1221 released dwarven helmet replacer (SE)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80441
"so i never liked the constipated face looking dwarven helmets and i like to see the face of my character and followers! it covers every single race in the base game too! "

Well the Dwarven helmet is ugly, so why wear it... Your game your way.

TREBoy released Warrior's Paints Vol 3
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80438
"An ongoing collection of Racemenu overlays, containing 20 textures for your character: 10 Facepaints and 10 Bodypaints." Well everyone needs a hobby. The old cat is not really thrilled with these.

TheSithLord released an AIO for their shrub replacers, and a dead shrub replacer as well
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
The old cat uses several of them but not all... might be worth a fresh look for this build. Thanks, have a cookie

And finally We'll call this the mod of the day. Sound the trunpets!

TB's 3D Driftwood by TheBlenderAnimator of course
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80418
"Adds High poly 4K driftwood to the shores of Skyrim (plus colliders as for some reason that wasn't originally a thing)" Very nicely done, included the missing vanilla collision data, and doesn't require a plugin... Instant download. The old cat is looking forward to stubbing his toes on this one. 2 cookies

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:

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 12th of Evening Star, and the old cat woke to a heavy cold rain. Wage slaves lament the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. Anyway excuse please an old cats tardiness, his pet smoothskin was feeding his inner viking late again. It's time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests.

Brew of the day is India, and the biscuits are gingerman. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with lots of jiggles, dangles, patches, cheats, and pointy sticks to look over. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat this day...

madoulzerophine released Bathing In Skyrim SE - Alternate Start ESL Fix as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80514
"DynDOLOD texGen to fails from `Invalid Object ID`, so I re-compact the FormID to ESL to solved the broken ESP." Ah'vrie says this one has his priorities straight. Have a cookie

Xerophthalmia released Force Push - A Magic Spell as a first SSE mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80463
Oh goody, yet another copy of the unrelenting force shout as a spell. How... original

markuskarttunen1 released Eldergleam Sap - High poly
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80465
"Higher poly Eldergleam Sap item with new textures that look more like sap with multilayer parallax." Ah'vrie thinks this one has never seen tree sap. This looks more like something that Ah'vrie had forgotten in the ice box than sap :steamfacepalm: A nice effort, thanks, but pass.

KingPrium released More herbs in the world
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80454
"This adds more herbs within the world!" More guards, more wolves, more Draugr, more giants... Now more herbs. The old cat is seeing a pattern here... pass

Let's see... RowanMaBoot is still removeing mod added outfits from the leveled lists

RMB SPIDified - Fashions of the Banditry
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80476
"Adapts Fashions of the Banditry to use SPID for compatibility reasons, removing edits to vanilla Levelled Lists" This one is on a mission. This is their 17th SPID mod.

And finally todays group sets the bar awful low for the mod of the day, yet we still have one. Summon the dancing girls!

FYX - Black-Briar and Riftweald Manors by Yuril
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80515
"Refreshing the architecture of the two large manors in Riften. Fix some UV map and more. No ESP"

An an interesting group of mesh fixes it is. The fixes are well done. The additions to the vanilla meshes do add a certain architectural detail to the buildings which add diversity. Small changes that make a big difference and with no plugins... The old cat is sold (again)
Have another cookie. Downloaded.

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:

(The old cat will be sleeping in the corner, We hate Morndas yes we do)

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 13th of Evening Star and another quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for his most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Brew of the day is India, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 34 new mods with all the jiggles, accessories, patches and goofs we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eyes of the old cat over a fresh cuppa...

RobertX13forNexus released Survival Mode Increases Carry Weight 2.0 a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80519
"Increases Survial mode Carry Weight by 200 and The Steed Stone increases Carry Weight by 100 in Survial Mode." A reasonable cheat as base survival mode is lame, but still a cheat.

oc3 released Standing Stone Beacons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80495
"Adds a constant light beam and effects to all of the standing stones, making it easier to find them." Too lazy to search huh? No cookie for you

Ionil released Kabu's Frost Salts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80562
"New high poly mesh and texture for Frost Salts. Glows faintly in the dark with ENB Light and includes subtle cold fog animation." The old cat is not thrilled with the texture, but the bowl is interesting if a little delicate looking. Worth a look.

Modifiednmof released Some alternative floor textures
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80570
"Outdoor floor textures for Solitude, Markarth and Riften" Worth a look. The old cat wasn't thrilled with the color of the mrkwalkwaysa01 texture, but thanks

FafnyB self ported Dark Brotherhood HD armor retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80535
"HD retexture of Dark Brotherhood armor. Yes, I forgot that I still haven't ported this from LE to SE" Worth a look and the wait. Other than the belt buckles these look great.

TheBlenderAnimator released Riften Garden Walls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80527
"The garden walls in Riften looked very falt so I added some parallax to them" No plugin. TBA has come a long way. Nicely done, obviously requires parallax enabled to see the tessellation in game. Tiny, but this one gets a cookie.

Rally's Crates
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80417
"Texture and mesh replacer for all types of wooden crates in game. Already SMIMed" And perfectly matches Rally's Barrels. Available in 2k and 4k, with an optional ESL flagged plugin as well. Nicely done as always... Have another cookie

AndrealphusVIII released Clue Scrolls in Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80542
"This mod adds clues containing several riddles (anagrams, cryptic clues, hot and cold hunts and perform clues), that lead to great treasure." You'll want to read the mod page through.

This one must be getting bored :steammocking: One bug is the clues are distributed through the leveled lists, but only one can be held and if you find a second clue while looting, both vanish and your progress is reset. Still... nothing wrong with a treasure hunt.

And finally d3sim8 released The Unbroken Blade
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80571
"A DLC sized quest mod. Is the Dragonborn truly worthy of leading the Blades? Uncover the mysterious pasts of those who took part in Skyrim's civil war. Witness how connections are forged and broken in the white-hot heat of conflict."

Not voiced (yet). The old cat will be interested in hearing about the mod, but is not into the war so he'll leave this for others.

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

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 14th of Evening Star. 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 Maluka mu Zimbabwe, and the biscuits are Chessmen. Checking the hot sheets we have 41 new and some don't even have a cup size :steammocking: Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

fmilluminati released Majestic Mountains - Overbright Snow Fix as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80576
"So here's a simple, brute force way to fix over-bright snow in Majestic Mountains, a new projecteddiffuse DDS file that is approximately correct to fix the mountain brightness (and the weird blueness too). For this fix to work, make sure to set bEnableProjecteUVDiffuseNormals=1 in your SkyrimPrefs.ini file."

Just want to point out that this is a new modder, and made no reference to which snow shaders, mods... etc. were in use. Probably BDS 2.x. SOS, plus a proper snow texture does this and much more. Grain of salt with this one, but welcome

bluegun222 released Fewer Reforming the Dawnguard comments
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80623
"All this mod does is lower the priority of this topic to the same as most others" Now how can an old cat argue with that? Nice, have a cookie

KaptainCnucklz released Stronger Vanilla Ambient Occlusion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80575
"INI tweaks to make ambient occlusion more intense. ESPFE version available" The numbers are a little over the top for the old cat, and just a reminder that this is for vanilla lighting. Expect big dark blocky shadows.

cleme3387 released Sun Reworked
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80599
"New Skyrim sun texture" They're making weather mod patches so call it a (WIP)

Let's see... maskedRPGFan released a settings loader for console binder

TalesOfStar released Whiterun Green Tundra Shrub
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80595
Uses BOS to edit Blubbo's Whiterun and remove all the tundra shrubs. Why not?

aljoftrbnd released Sets of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80565
"I like the concept of tier sets and set bonuses in other games, so I thought I might as well try making some in Skyrim too." Requires Thaumaturgy by SimonMagus616. Ah'vrie agrees the set bonuses could use a little help, but the old cat recommends installing a mod that adds unenchanted versions you can craft, then make your own.

Well with all the jiggle today we might as well end by mentioning a few NPC overhauls...

AkaChocho released Aka NPC Overhaul Pack - 01 - Not thrilled
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80299

nightmarezone released NITHI NPC ENHANCEMENT - Riften - Not thrilled
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/79251

coldsun1187 added Solvi The Nord Heartbow Archer to Woken Furies - Cute
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80593

WereWoofy released "better" Lucien... Yeesh Di-chromatic eyes? Ooooookay
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80592

And that about does it for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, the floors are swept, and the old cat needs another cuppa. We-B-open! :steamhappy:

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 15th of Evening Star and you know what that means...


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"You need a sharp axe to cut through all that"
A Screenshot of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
By: Avrie


This marks the end of our 6th year here at the inn, and the beginning of the 7th. The old cat would like to thank all of our wonderful regulars, the lurkers, and even the occasional troll for making the inn a place this one still looks forward to visiting after all this time.

Thank you all for extending my family. First drinks on me... But for now, it's once again time to sweep the floors and boil the water...

:steamhappy: Happy Anniversary :steamhappy:

Hi Ilja "waves" When you figure that out let me know seeing as I have three monitors and the scroll wheel affects the other two LOL.

Annnnnd! it's time once again to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, fresh water is put to the boil, and the floors are swept and mopped for the party. Not even the Nords are going to spoil Ah'vrie's day.

Brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and we'll be baking fresh biscuits after Ah'vrie visits the markets a little later this morning. Checking the hot sheets we have 39 new with all the jiggles, dangles, accessories, patches, pointy sticks and cheats we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa this morning...

CelticJulo released Une promenade en Bordeciel as a first mod. bienvenu
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80640
"This mod is a pure exploration mod. It breaks down into two parts. The first is a quest (without objectives or map markers), to start it go see Zham'Djoul at the three guardian stones. The second part of the mod is simply composed of thirteen new places. Some tell little stories using books or newspapers, some are infested with mobs and others are just there for the sake of the eyes!. (Machine translated)

Basically a treasure hunt for... sacred butterflies? And why not? Welcome, have a cookie

DarkBlade13 released Old Hroldan Farm Player Home as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80647
"This mod adds a wonderful player home in the middle of nowhere! Thats why it's only 5000 septims. Adding lots of farming plots, new crafting options. This adds everything a vinalla home has but better. No more atacks by giants or getting your cows killed. The mountains provide safety. Buy the house from Eydis at Old Hroldan Inn."

The old cat is in a good mood, the house is an interesting re-use of the meadery. Ah'vrie thinks this one got attacked at lakeview one too many times. :steammocking: Interesting location and nicely done. Not thrilled with the dirt floors, but it really does have a farm feel to it. Have a cookie. The old cat might add this to his next build.

Staying with player homes LWatson95 released one in Solsteim

Ashfall - Player Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80638
"Ashfall is a Build Your Own Home style player home that comes with custom storages, displays for items weapons and armour. A complete crafting area, mannequins, all doomstones and shrines and a teleport spell." Well, the old cat likes the build system, the "Imperial" style house, and the furnishings. Cons... Suffers from 10 pounds of crap syndrome, IE: Trying to shoehorn in displays for all your treasures :steamfacepalm:

Still nicely done, and worth a look. Some people like all that crap hanging on the walls LOL

jason98cool released Bigger Better Windmills
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80661
"Reasonable sized windmill sails. Alot better than the small vanilla windmill sails."

Psst... Shhh, Jason, come over here... ever hear of SMIM? You mightr want to check it out

Let's see... Ithaelus released Deadeye - Bow SFX
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80648
"New sound effects for bows, arrow whistles and impacts." A bit loud for old cat stealth archers, but nice choices... Have a cookie

MidHandGaming ported Become A Highway Man SSE by MimiTheAlchemist
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80670
"Become a highwayman. Rob travelers all over skyrim. SSE Port" As if Skyrim didn't already have more bandits than citizens :steammocking: LOL why not.

Mandragorasprouts released Daedric Shrines - Jyggalag
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80679
"Adds shrine of Jyggalag" Miriam has to be running out of Daedra pretty soon LOL. Another beautiful bit of sculpting. Nicely done, again.

Pieter82 released Frostbite Spider UV Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80651
"Adjusts the Frostbite Spider texture UV to reduce stretching. Mesh replacer only. No plugin / ESP." Another of those wonderful tiny fixes you can't unsee. Only when it comes to spiders *shudders* maybe blurry isn't so bad LOL. Have a cookie. Dled

And that brings us to our mod of the day... Beat the drums and summon the dancers...

fuse2010 has ported Amazing Follower Tweaks SE AE by Dheuster
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80675

"This is a conversion/patch of the original “Amazing Follower Tweaks” mods made by the original AFT author Dheuster. Made to work
properly for SE/AE. The install order, Mod List order and Load order are all the same.


“Amazing Follower Tweaks” (REQUIRED): The main mod.
“Managed Follower Boost” (REQUIRED): Increases the number of managed followers to
64. Adds ability to have 7 active followers.
“No Friendly Spell Damage” (REQUIRED): Followers won't start fighting each other cause
so-and-so can't shoot straight.
One new file “Amazing Follower Tweaks – UpgrayDD.esp” (REQUIRED): This ensures the
3 original mods work with each other in SE & AE.
An optional “FOLLOW TWEAKS”. It improves how Followers physically follow you.
A simple mod made in the CK; delete it if you don't like it."

"AFT only works properly on a brand-new game! Only use or install AFT for a brand-new game. This means you must do the opening sequence and the carriage ride to Helgen. You can use ASLAL but thus far I have only tested it using the standard starting option."

The old cay knows this is going to make a lot of people happy. This was one of the best oldrim follower mods, it's nice to see it making a comeback and working for all game versions. We'll give this two cookies, Will need testing, but thanks.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are squeaky clean for the party. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones...

We-B-Open! :steamhappy:

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Fredas the 16th of Evening Star and Brrr! The winter solstice may still be a week away but old man winter didn't get the memo. This may be "warm sands", but it's bloody cold out and the old cat's fur is getting thin. Thank the divines the weekend is nigh. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Toll house. Checking the hot sheets we have 32 new, and some are pretty interesting, not to be confused with safe.

Tobias44142 released Grey and Black Thief Backpacks. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80700
"Expands the AE backpacks by adding grey and black variants of the thief backpacks to the game." Thanks, have a cookie. Obviously requires the AE DLC

woodyofficial released 2 first mods today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
a horse themed brazier for whiterun, and yet another bog basic steel ingot recipe for the pile

lywzc released Disable Free Creation Club Contents as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80697
"Say goodbye to Survival Mode, Fishing, Rare Curios and Saints & Seducers, once and for all!" The old cat says read the whole page. Ah'vrie can't come up with a single scenario where it would be more advantageous to upgrade and strip content, vs. to simply roll back.

Would need serious testing, and the old cat does not get a warm and fuzzy from this one.

Speaking of AE...

Honed Metal Community Patch by thunderbotua
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80705
"Community Patch for Honed Metal - Skyrim AE/GOG latest version
Original mod is here https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/61015"
What it says on the wrapper... The community thanks you. Have a cookie

lilebonymace added a wood chopping block to Markarth
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80707
Nuph said... Thanks

Xtudo released Daedric Shrines - Jyggalag - My patches
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80686
Like the others, caries on Unofficial Skyrim Fixes, and offers a no map marker version.

kirara386 released Sowables of Skyrim - Scrumptious Cabbages
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80723
"Mesh and Texture replacement for cabbages." Available in 1K, 2K, and 4K. The old cat says this is probably the most realistic, and yummy looking cabbage replacer since oldrim. Beautify texture creation from photos. Color the old cat impressed. Instant download. 2 cookies

Kreiste released Cabbage - A Cabbage Mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80720
"Quick and dirty retopology from this Savoy Cabbage. Then I just projected the textures into new UV map. Does not include planted version. I couldn't find any matching leaf-only textures."

Okay, we love choice here as everyone knows... This mod uses the model from High poly project, but projects a lower res texture onto its UV map. The result looks like the HPP cabbage, but has the a smaller resource foot print than the SMIM version. Nice bit of work, but IMHO Scrumptious Cabbages blows it away. Still ... Have a cookie, nice work.

And finally... Not our mod of the day

Papyrus BodySlide Preset Reader by Gaztec
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80722
"SKSE plugin to allow Papyrus script to read BodySlide Preset files."

This was created as a framework for this authors upcoming mods. The old cat is singling this out because this has the ability to tie back into custom "autobody" presets as well as linking followers to morph based mods... Not a recommendation, but just shining a light on what may involve into an interesting dynamic body altering framework with the ability to link mod added followers... Have a cookie for peeking an old cat's interest.

The golden age of modding indeed...

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 Loredas the 17th of Evening Star and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. Ah'vrie is not sure if this is a bad omen, but the winter solstice occurring the evening before the festival of new moons is unsettling. It will deepen the darkness even more, when darkness already holds sway, so be on your guard.

Anyway, it's never gloomy at the inn. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You might want to cover your tankards for a bit, this tends to raise a little dust... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires yes he does. Now to compost the ash, scrub the kettles and put fresh water to the boil...

Brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and we'll be baking fresh biscuits a little later. Ah'vrie is thinking about Sour Cherry oatmeal cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 32 new, but to be honest there's not much that catches the eye. plenty of jiggles, accessories, and patches. let's search for the odd pearls among swine over a fresh cuppa...

Ecologist4 released Large Kwama Egg as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80772
"A simple mod that adds Large Kwama Eggs as an ingredient to Dark Elf vendors in Windhelm and Riften." Mentions cooking and alchemy but no mention of recipes being included... Pass for now, but welcome.

callingbear released Simple Summonses as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80759
"Reduces the size of Fire, Frost & Storm Atronachs to half height & double the movement speed." Same reasoning as their last mod... hate's being stuck in doorways behind followers and their summons. The old cat solved that problem ages ago by not using followers :steammocking: Pass

Hornophobic released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
An HPH Alva replacer, and a patch to desaturate Waterplants by halifax0815

kiriavark released Sweets and Such - Baking Expanded SE, and it's modders resource
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Returns after 3 years to bring us all sweets in time for the holidays... Have a cookie

Ah'vrie is calling this one the mod of the day. Sound the trumpets!

nicola89b released Riften Ragged Flagon Flickering Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80678
"Fix the flickering into the Riften Ragged Flagon due to various factors both in vanilla and modded cell."

This location is known to suffer from too many sources as well as combined meshes, and has been a real pain to lighting mod authors since vanilla oldrim. Lighting mods and ENBs make it worse, and USSEP changes made it even more visible. The author spent a lot of time literally splitting and adding meshes to get past the 4 source rules, and the old cat knows what a PITA that is. This one gets a seat by the fires and a drink to go with their cookies... this was a lot of work. Thank you. Instant download

And finally a candidate for the hall of shame

KittenChariot1243 released Quantum Reconstruction
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80613
A communicator to your spaceship that will teleport you to the next main quest objective directly... This one gets :steamfacepalm: :steamfacepalm::steamfacepalm: Don't let the door hit you on the arse. Their last mod did the same to summon lock picks.

BA, we may need to repair Ilja's old trapdoor to minecraft for this one.

And that will do for today. The ale was delivered on time and the fresh batch of mead is ready so drink your fill. We have mudcrab scrambles for the early meal, and Carrot Potato and dragon strew for the late meal.

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! :steamhappy:

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 18th of Evening Star and another chilly predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons continue to wane and promise a very dark solstice this year. Anyway, it's time once again 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 Amaha awe Uganda, and the biscuits are apricot thumbprint, or rather will be when the ovens are ready. Checking the hot sheets we have 41 new with all the susal suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat this day...

Trakshi released Torch Bash Ignites Traps as a first mod welcome.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80807
"This mod allows torch bashing to ignite traps like oil pools, gas traps or Goldenglow Estate beehives. It will also trigger other environmental traps like tripwires or elemental runes." Not the first, but very useful for a non mage build. Thanks

CrashBok3 released Less Spiky Tundragrass - Tundra Scrub Mesh Replacer as a first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80843
"A simple replacement mod for all three tundra scrub models. With lack of extreme spikes." Basically the mesh lays a little flatter. Thanks. Welcome.

Zanderat reuploaded Perfect Terrain LOD for Tamrielic Textures SE 1 - Landscapes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80801
"Uploaded due to popular demand, as the original download link is dead. This will be unsupported. I am merely uploading to assist others in locating this mod."

This is the original mod by Dlizzio and ciathyza, re-uploaded as a first mod... Nice to see a first mod done as a community service not a cheat or a house in Riverwood. Have a cookie

DeathstormX released High Quality Eyes - 2K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80820
"This mod adds 9 male and female eyes with an high quality texture (2K)" Yeesh, the renders look good, but the in-game pics are really awful. The author says they look better in game.

Gaztec released Winterweight
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80805
"A modern weight gain/loss mod." You're going to want to read the mod page on this one. The old cay has used pumping iron, and Sandow plus plus, but this takes control and customization to a whole new level. Needs in game testing as no MCM pics were provided and the old cat is sure it's going to be relatively complex.

TheBlenderAnimator released TB's Better Lanterns
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80770
"A replacer for the lanterns of Skyrim with up to 8K textures and high poly models for each" Wow, 1k to 8k version with uncompressed normals as well as half res normals and a patch for LOSII. Nicely done. This one gets a cookie

And finally ElSopa - Potions Redone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80832
"Every Potion Model Redone. ENB Lights Optional. Multiple Resolution Options. A Ton Of Variety." A bit over the top like most of Elsopa's work. but beautifully done as always.

If you use ENB Light Inventory Fix (ELIF) this will need a patch, Includes a no particle light patch if needed.

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:

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 19th of Evening Star, and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Ah'vrie is concerned yes he is. This is a week of omens, and the shaman are not talking. The Solstice is in two days, The festival of new moons begins in three, and Saturnalia is a week from yesterday. This will be an interesting week yes it will. Anyway, the blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Brew of the day is Maluka mu Zimbabwe, and the biscuits are toll house. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual jiggles patches and cheats. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat this day over a fresh cuppa... Make it a double

Schibatamann returns after a year to release their second mod. No Cheat
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80873
"this mod disable the console and the mod menu!" Ah'vrie bets this one can't keep a diet either :steamfacepalm: Unfortunately those that need this mod most will never use it. Pass

WeldingMans Enchanting Tables
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80493
"My version of Skyrims enchanting tables with custom textures for a more rustic look and some more high poly details." An interesting look, the old cat sort of likes the human skull. Why not, your game your way.

lordkenyonkmp released College Ghosts - College Robes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80897
"Makes the college ghosts that appear in Labyrinthian during The Staff of Magnus wear college mage robes instead of generic hooded robes." Ah'vrie is almost embarrassed to say he never paid attention to the robes. Why the Devs never noticed? ... well that is another thing. Thanks, have a cookie

kirara386 released Sowables of Skyrim - Leeks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80907
"Mesh and texture replacement for planted leeks." Ah'vrie must say that kirara's edible plant retextures are simply the BEST to grace the game since release. Each one looks like something the old cat would choose from an actual market. Instant Download. 3 cookies

Rally's Handcarts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80828
"Texture and mesh replacer for all handcarts and vendorcarts in game (multiple colors available). Already SMIMed, compatible with SLaWF and ELFX" Complements the textures from the recent Rally's crates, and barrels. Rally never disappoints. Have a cookie

Blubbos SnowPineTree Replacer V4
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80867
"This replacer replaces the winter trees with my new models. As a basis I have used my current pines trees, changed something and created a new texture. Some death tree models are completely new and have 3D snow. Finally I managed to do this well in blender. " So, it would appear Blubbo is now learning 3D modeling in Blender. The old cat to be honest is not really thrilled. The dead trees have bigger branches than the living ones, and the snow lays on the branches like sheets instead of coating the individual needle groups.

The old cat will never pick on someone striving to master a new art, Have a cookie for the effort, but pass. Keep working at your craft and some day you too will....

Andd finally our mod of the day... Yep even on a Morndas with a grumpy kitty...

Alchemy Plus by Parapets
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/80882
"Improves the alchemy system with dynamic models, better item names, and more!" And like most of Parapet's mods you need to read the entire page. This nerfs the price of impure potions, but more importantly it improves the naming conventions for player created potions to more reflect the vanilla potions. It also does incremental effect level rounding to the nearest 5 points to declutter your inventory while leveling up XP.

To be honest, the old cat does not agree with nerfing impure potions, he never has. Even in the example giving in the pictures the "potions of regeneration (impure)" There's absolutely no reason a non magic user wouldn't choose to use that formula, and two active effects SHOULD give a boost to the XP gained. Still, Far be it from Ah'vrie to argue to save a "beloved" vanilla exploit when the arguments are sound. This one still gets 2 cookies even if the old cat chooses not to add it.

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