Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 20th of Hearthfires and one of those very still mornings with nary a breeze so quiet you can hear your own heart. Well next time someone calls the old cat heartless this one can argue the point 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 is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Miami espresso, and we'll be baking fresh when the old cat returns from the markets a little later. For now we have classic Chips Ahoy (Don't judge LOL) Checking the hot sheets we have 32 but honestly not much catches the eye today. Let's see what does over a fresh cuppa.

MMerlona released MM's Jurgen Windcaller HD as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/100973
"Retextures the Tomb of Jurgen Windcaller as HD" Well, to be honest all the old cat sees is a slight 'mossy' coloring to the base of the sarcophagus which actually softens the normal map... Nice effort and thanks but it's not an improvement. Pass

Honey Pot 2K-8K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/100989
"This is a Mesh and Texture Replacer for Skyrims Honey Pot in 2K-8K"

Lenny tries very hard, and the old cat hates to keep knocking him down, but even Winnie The Pooh knows honey pots are always wide mouth. Especially in a cold climate. The textures look good, the mesh is just... Wrong. This would make a great Amphora for oil.
Pass on principal, Nice ceramic jar though.

We'll finish up with two from Lemora22

Craftable Empty Potion Bottles for 'Alchemy Requires Bottles Redux'
Turn Cast Iron Pots into Campfire Cooking Pots (and Vice Versa)

While both of these are crafting patches and generally wouldn't make the review, today they pretty much take the top slot.

And 'That's all folks' to quote a stuttering pig. 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 Turdas the 21st of Hearthfires and another quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for this one to tend the fires and sweep the floors. Our brew of the day is Arpeggio Lungo, and the biscuits... (Shhh, the old cat cheated and picked up some Enteman's cream filled cup cakes.) We'll bake fresh later. Checking the hot sheets we have 34 new with mostly jiggles, dangles, and patches. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

RedBag released Improved Solitude Arch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/100979
"This mod replaces the 5 nifs of Solitude arch, no esp." While it really does fix a few things, and the rock nifs are higher poly, it still feels like a suspended rubble pile waiting to fall into the sound. lol Nicely done, thanks

pancake0723 released Massively Majestic Monuments
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101013
As the name implies, makes the big statues huge. Well it's better than muddy streets in Soletude

tcbflash released Lantern Oil (Reserve)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101008
"This mod allows you to convert any number of your Lantern Oils to "Lantern Oil (Reserve)"s, for the purpose of not allowing your character to automatically keep filling your lantern." Fair enough, the author wanted to fill their own lanterns. Why not.

And finally well finish up with Essentials Knockdown by Edryu
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101027
"Essential NPCs will not kneel on knockdown, instead they will ragdoll and fell unconscious to the floor."

From a role playing perspective this counts as our mod of the day. Screw that 'take a knee' crap. When your follower gets knocked out, they fall to the ground. Simplr, clean, and dare I say it, immersive. Have a cookie.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Where did I put that mop? We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 22nd of Hearthfires and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons wax through the first quarter tonight so it is time to think about honing those silver weapons once again. Anyway, it is time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 46 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

andfive released Morthal - City of the Drajkmyr Marsh
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/100828
"Removes Snow and Ice from Morthal and 90% of the Marsh/Swamp by changing Landscape and Grass for a more Swampy feeling." This is an asset light mod intended for Xbone, but shared for PC use as well. However even the author recommends ToosTruus - No Morthal Snow Redone for use with PC. Thanks, consoles need love too. Have a cookie

tcbflash released Campfire - Use Straw for Tinder
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101113
"Break down bundles of straw into straw tinder to light your campfires." The old at thinks maybe this lazy one should actually play the mod before changing whats there and already working perfectly for a decade. Straw is already tinder in Campfire, cheaply found in every merchant, and about half the barrels you search if you actually play the game. No cookie

todor0v released Whiterun Doors and Gate 2K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101107
"Mesh improvements and retexture of vanilla Whiterun doors and main gate - no ESP"

This is a minor recolor of upscaled vanilla textures by IconicDeath to match the color pallet of an overhaul by Windave. It includes some minor mesh improvements, but also introduces some clipping in exchange for higher poly handles. No mention of permissions or requiring the original mod. Pass on principal

Shekhinaga released Dismiss Friendly Conjured Creatures
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101097
"Uses Dynamic Activation Key to allow you to seamlessly and intuitively dismiss your summons." To be honest, one of the reasons the old cat didn't play a necromancer more than once was the annoying sound effects, and the inability to use a summons in a city. This mod makes that type of build much more viable. Have a cookie

Chillfurrow Farm - Tem's Houses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101045
"Vanilla styled interior overhaul of Whiteruns most successful farm, Chillfurrow, owned obviously by the most holy, magnanimous Nazeem. The interior overhaul only utilises vanilla assets so looks may vary based on what texture mods etc that you have installed."
Adds some silver clutter and a rug or two... No gag or torture rack unfortunately

Robin959 released My Home is Your Home - Blank Name Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101127
"Both My Home is Your Home as well as MHIYH 2plus come with a bug that can cause Actor Names to go blank. That in turn causes the activation prompt for the actor to disappear. This was caused because the "use Stored Text" on the Alias was flagged to be active but no text was chosen. I simply removed the flag." Probably needs testing, but thanks

And finally Higher Poly Vanilla Dragons by Pieter82
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101093
"Higher poly meshes for all vanilla dragons. Mesh replacer only. No ESP / Plugin."

This one finally got tired of shrinking vegetables it would seem. Nicely done. Have a cookie. The old cat is happy to see this new trend of improved vanilla assets that do not require a plugin. These happen to look really well done. Load below any dragon overhauls.

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!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 23rd of Hearthfires and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please this fuzzy headed old cat. He did not sleep very well, no he did not, but it is time to empty the ash pits and rebuild the fires all the same. You may want to cover your tankards this tends to get a bit dusty... There, much better no? Now to compost the ash, check the garden, scrub the kettles, an put fresh water to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new with plenty of jiggles and dangles. Let's see what catches the eye without a cup size today...

puffpund released simple crosshair for several huds, and a non transparent cursor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Not the first, but thiese are hud specific. Thanks

Shizof released Grass Cache Helper NG
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101095
"SKSE plugin to make the game load *.CGID files to fix bugs when using grass precache."

Claims to be version independent, but until NGIO is updated that's not true is it.

Let's get to the good stuff

Iconic's Werewolf and Werebear Retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/90675
"Retextures the Werewolf, and Werebear. Multiple eye color options. Available in 4K, and 2K." And nicely done at that. Not compatible with other retextures obviously. Thanks Have a cookie.

And finally Dragon Priests Retexture SE by xavbio
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101101
"etextures all dragon priest masks, Miraak, Cultists robes, Dragon priest weapons and all dragon priests. Contains and optional SPID addon to make every named dragon priest use custom textures. Contains optional retextures for Konahrik's Accoutrements, LOTD, Wyrmstooth and cloaks of skyrim. Patches for ICH, Stalhrim Refrozen and LOTD KA Displays"

Requires SPID if you want the named Dragon priests to use custom textures. Nicely done as always. Simple, clean, and worth a look and a cookie.

And that will do for today. The ale is fresh, and the new batch of mead is ready. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal, and ale braised sabrecat for the late meal along with a hearty stew to ward off the chill.

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! Ah'vrie is the one propped up on his broom in the corner gently snoring. Wake him at your own risk.

Goooooood Morning Tamriel amriel riel iel el

Ah'vrie wishes you well, though It would seem Ah'vrie is greeting an empty room. This is Okay, it just makes it easier to sweep the floors. Ah well, it is time to stoke the fires and plan the days menu, but first Ah'vrie puts fresh water to the boil. This one needs his coffee yes he does.

Our brew of the day is Ristretto, and the biscuits will have to wait for Ah'vrie to visit the markets a little later. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new with all the bimbos, himbos, accessories, patches and goofs we expect. Let's see what catches the eyes of the old cat over a fresh cuppa... Seems we have a few.

AeolusKlan released 3 first mods today. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1903859 ... user+files
Craftable OP staves, A carriage for Goldenhills, and create your own faction... Thanks

GnomeKing79 released Barwench-2.0- 3ba as a second "upgraded" mod (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101204
"This is an upgrade to my other preset Barwench1.0. Barwench 2.0 is a bit bigger, a bit thicker, and a bit desirable =)" Pleasing proportions for your eye candy build. Long legs and curvy without a gravity defying cup size. Thanks

glimfeathers returns with Spell Tome Level Indicator - IPM their 3rd mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101209
"The names of spell tomes have been altered to reflect their respective spell levels."
The old cat likes that they used novice, adept, expert and master, not some number. However this is not an inventory sorting mod. Still, have a cookie

This one is timely with the blessed moons being full in 5 days...

imnotfamous released Silver Sword Enchantment SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101228
"With this mod, the damages to vampires and undeads of silver weapons is now effective when crafting silver weapons." Includes a patch for Animated Armory so you can craft a silver katana. Thanks.

oldkottor released Perform The Black Sacrament
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101217
"You can perform the Black Sacrament and get these pesky NPCs killed"

Okay, while the idea is tempting, and arguably immersive and even... well thought out? There are a few bugs and one of them is the system will ignore the essential flag. The author is working on it, but in it's current form it's use at your own risk. Also you don't get to type in a name, you get a selection of ten possible targets... Hard pass on this one.

Nutyo12345 released Improved Candleglow Lights for the Light Limit Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101250
""Light limit fix" optional candleglow.ini makes candles emit light, the problem is the candles and alike emit very little to no light, this small little INI tweak changes this." Thanks

Lets get to the good stuff

Scoped Bows SE - Extended by ToosTruus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101245
"Scoped Bows SE - Extended gives all Creation Club bows a scope" Thanks

Diverse Firewood - Vanilla - Base Object Swapper by FrankBlack
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101188
"A Base Object Swapper mod that adds over forty variants of the firewood stacks you find around Skyrim. A vanilla version of Diverse Firewood."

This one gets the old cats stamp of approval as it uses vanilla assets only. Have a cookie

HS Whiterun - Uthgerd's House by HyliosSykes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/100848
"Overhauls Uthgerd's House in Whiterun." The old cat didn't know she has a house Nicely cluttered. Thanks

And finally Spaghetti's Faction Halls - Sky Haven Temple
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101199
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to Sky Haven Temple!" Does a nice job for a very light weight overhaul. adds a little crafting, but maintains the 'ancient' feel of the place. Have a cookie.

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

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 25th of Hearthfires and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. Just a reminder that the blessed moons will be full again on Fredas so keep those silver weapons honed and close at hand. There's no telling when the goddess' crazy puppies will start stirring up mischief again as we wax through the final crescents. This public service announcement has been brought to you by silver blood industries. All rights reserved. Anyway, it is time once again to stoke the fires and put fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Miami espresso, and the biscuits are Apricot thumb print. Checking the hot sheets we have 28 new with mostly jiggles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

ligzkxezQ released Let Followers Pick Up Spoils Of War as a first mod. Welcome.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101298
"Let your followers help you harvest spoils from enemy corpses" works with up to two followers and the MCM allows for selecting the type of spoils and the minimum value. Interesting concept for a first mod. Thanks.

Admiral30 released Perks Plus Plus - Vanilla Perks Improved
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101081
"Perks++ is an attempt to fix issues of vanilla perks without reinventing the wheel" laudable, but you're going to want to read the page closely. some got moved to make them easier to nab early, some got buffed, and some have been replaced. Worth a look but Caveat Emptor.

filipebhalves released Whiterun Floor Custom By BigHead
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101268
"2K textures and 1K parallax. This may alleviate your Vram usage." Well the pictures do not show which floors have been replaced. The actual texture is WRStoneBlocks01 if you want to look it up. It might look okay in dragon's reach but doesn't make much sense anywhere else. Thanks

Freyr95 released three today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/5069869 ... files&BH=0
Some patches for Song of the Green, and Weightless and More Useful Torches. The torch mod increases radius and duration as well as making them weightless. Worth a look if you use torches.

riton67000 released Riton Windhelm
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101287
... If you have nothing nice to say ... Pass

And finally Kanjs - Bee and Honey - 1K up to 8K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101278
"I remeshes, retextures 1k up to 8k, fix some collisions, and fix some animation of the beehive, the bee statue, the honey pot, the bee, the honeycomb, the bee nest, and the bee in a jar." This one obviously got a bee in their bonnet. Worth a look and a cookie

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!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 28th of Hearthfires and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are gibbous and the goddess' crazy puppies will be out making mischief through the weekend. Come to the inn smelling of wet dag and you'll find out why this old cat's mace has 'ornamental' silver filigree. Anyway, the moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests so excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is LeCap (Capetown Lungo) and the biscuits are Strawberry Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 47 new and there are in fact a few that don't have a cups size. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa.

Ttom832 released Simple Separators
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101457
"Separators for MO2. Clean up your mod list and organize asset overwrites." These are not bad, but they look a little mod list specific to the old cat, and fail to include separators for grouping textures (Which Ah'vrie has several) Still, a good start. Thanks

GiraPomba released Bind Actions to Hotkeys
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101433
"Allows you to bind an "Action", or rather a Key to be pressed, when using the "Hotkeys (1 to 8)" from the game." Not for old cats but some might find it useful. Thanks

Temryuu took a break from cluttering interiors to make a town.. An empty WIP town

Hjalmar Manor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101450
"Hjalmar Manor is a new settlement between Riverwood and Whiterun, including a whole new settlement that will be expanded and worked upon with future updates and a large Manor house for the player to move into." ...And uses Fort, solitude, and Rifton kit pieces and nothing from Whiterun... Perfect if you've always wanted to live in an empty fort. Pass

disitinerant released Texture Improvements for Dovahnique's Vendor Carts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101475
"Requires Dovahnique's mod. Just better normal maps with standard mesh pathing and subtle specular to reduce shine other than on the metal." Wow color a jaded old cat impressed. This 'improvement' mod actually improves something. Have a cookie.

RemixFlare01 released Craftable Horse Armors for More Horses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101425
"This mod/patch makes the horse armors in the "More Horses" mod craftable plus it makes the armors act like armor for the horses by buffing up their defenses plus some other stuff too!"

The old cat will refrain from making horse armor pokes Especially as these horse armors are craftable and now actually armor your horse. Have a cookie.

Okay, we've arrived at the mod(s) of the day. Sound the trumpets and summon the dancers. The old cat had a reason to get out of bed this morning... In a word

S O U T H P A W E!

Northbourne NPCs Resources
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101466
"This is all the resources that you will need for my Northbourne series of NPC mods. It contains mostly hair and eye textures and necessary .tri files from High Poly Heads."

Finally some respite from fighting to keep your Northborne overhauls at the bottom of the load order, and hopefully free from overwrites and brown face. And as a follow up the first of the major update that will require it.

Northbourne NPCs of Whiterun Hold
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/35404

"Version 3.0 brings in a lot of changes to the release. I wanted to come back to my early works and give them a bit more time and dedication than I did originally. Every face I sculpted was modeled off an actual human reference so I didn't create the same face according to my own tastes over and over. Here's a breakdown of the changes.

Changed file structure to use the Northbourne NPCs Resource File and made it a
requirement
Redesigned over half of the NPCs faces from scratch using real life references.
Changed the hairstyle of many NPCs to more recently released lore-friendlier options.
Rebuilt all NPCs with greyscale hair textures to allow for true grey and white hair colors.
Added Agnis
Added Alik'r Prisoner"

Southpawe already has a comfy chair by the fires, and knows where the cookie jar is. It's good to see an old friend working to make the best even better. 3 cookies. The old cat will wait on his next build to update. Ah'vrie has a feeling that South is not done yet. We look forward to what's next (And maybe if we all sacrifice to the divines he's finish the missing holds... maybe, Please, PRETTY PLEASE! LOL

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

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 29th of Hearthfires and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons will be full tonight so keep those silver weapons close at hand. If you're not the hunter you are prey. 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 is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is classic Ristretto, and the biscuits are Almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 34 new with all the jiggles, dangles, patches, and goofs we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat this day over a fresh cuppa or two.

Fallven released Riverwood's Well with Sunhelm support
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101507
"Tiny but useful addition for Riverwood - a well with position based on ETaC Riverwood placement. Two options with and without a Sunhelm support." Lexy switched to using spaghetti towns, and this user misses the well. See a need, fill a need. Thanks

StoneSpiralGaming released Imperial Tents - Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101500
"Immersive Base Object Swapper based Mesh Replacer for Imperial Tents (Large & Small). Does not cover snow variants at this time, but will look to add them is as an update further down the line." That should complete the animated tent series, but snowy variants are still to be added. Thanks

RoastGorilla439 released Farmhouse05 UV fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101517
"Fixes an incorrectly rotated UV on the Farmhouse05 model" Another of those tiny fixes with No plugin. Thanks

And finally wizkid34 released FIXED Highpoly Nordic Metal Grate
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101522
"Highpoly version of the nordicmetalgratex01.nif with fixed collisions, better UV, hd textures and cubemap." What can an old cat say. Wizkid rocks. Have another cookie.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 30th of Hearthfires and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. Wage slave rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons are gibbous, but you'll still need to be on your guard for the goddess' crazy puppies for the next evening or two. Anyway, 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 want to cover your flagons as this can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires. They warm more than the room as his mother was fond of saying. Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles... The life of an inn keeper is very glamorous is it not? Well, it's not for everyone. Now to put some fresh water to the boil. Ah'vrie needs his coffee yes he does.

Our brew of the day is Istanbul Espresso brewed over crushed cardamon seed, and the biscuits are Dublin short bread, but we'll be baking fresh after the markets open. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new mods will all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

Restartitius released Gourmet Unsalted and Re-Seasoned as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101560
"Simple patches to remove the salt from basic cooking recipes from Gourmet, or substitute the salt with common herbs and flowers for cooking meat and fish." What it says on the wrapper... Thanks

Sithiel released Merhold (Alpha release)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101589
"This is my very first voiced town mod!" Only there's no navmesh, people, voices... Oh well, everyone needs a hobby. Moving right along

StoneSpiralGaming released Falmer Huts - Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101539
"A small Base Object Swapper based Mesh Replacer for Falmer Huts (Large & and 02 variant)." I believe that only leaves Reikling huts and they's done them all. Will there be an all in one version? Time will tell. Thanks

And that brings us to our mods of the day. Ndreams released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Populating Riften, and Populating Falkreath. Gives wives to the blacksmiths, and adds children. While it makes sense, and the old cat likes the concept, the old cat thinks half as many kids would be more fitting. (6 in Riften? must be a lot of twins )

And that will do for today. The new casks of ale were delivered on time, and a fresh batch of mead is ready. We'll be serving medallions of venison marinated in brandy and served on a bed of diced seasoned potatoes with a poached egg on top for the early meal, and ale brazed sabrecat for the late meal, and as always there will be a hearty stew simmering for those that need something a little more hearty.

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! Have a great weekend

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 1st of Frostfall and a gorgeous predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, and begun to wane, so we 'should' be safe from the goddess' crazy puppies for another month. But be on your guard for another night or two just in case. 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 is out to the boil...

Our brew of the day is whatever the old cat grabbed with closed eyes... Mmm, subtle floral and woods notes. Tastes South African so it's probably LeCap. And the biscuits are toll house, but that cinnamon coffee cake is calling to this old cat. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

Rocikm released Amethyst - Weathers and Reshade preset as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/99450
"Reshade & KreatE preset (for Obsidian Weathers), meant to be used with Vanilla HDR and Community Shaders." Not a bad preset at all. Favors the reds slightly, and a tad desaturated in the greens. The sharpening and dynamic range is fairly subtle, and overall has a balanced look. This one is worth a look if you're using community shaders. Have a cookie

PCNATE released Steam Lord - Dwemer Dungeons Reimagined as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101573
"Photos of real life modern air vents, ducts, pipes, and art deco adorn aged concrete textures in Dwarven/Dwemer dungeons and Markarth" Mamma taught her cubs if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing ... ... ... nuph said?

filipebhalves released Stone Wall FarmHouse Custom By BigHead
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101637
"A small retexture for FarmHouse walls." The wall texture looks interesting, but it's hard to see past the horrendously desaturated and over sharpened shader preset used in the pics. Thanks?

riverbord released Reverence - Farmhouse Parallax Retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101668
"A fresh coat of paint for farmhouse textures. Available in 4k, 2k, 1k with parallax and with an optional alternative plaster design." This is pretty bad LOL. The mud brick kit pieces are warped at the edges, the field stone textures are stretched, and the tessellation is over done ... Ah'vrie already can not unsee this. PASS!

Restartitius released Gourmet No Salt For Simple Food
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101658
"Removes salt from all the basic recipes in Gourmet and Gourmet Fishing" The old cat will assume this is a follow up to Gourmet Unsalted and Re-Seasoned without the added ingredients, just the salt removed. Thanks

Time to show a little love to the blood suckers

LahmedS released Immortal Blood - Vampirism Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101470
"Immortal Blood is an improved and expanded version of my previous vampirism overhaul, Enhanced Vampirism. It aims to be lore-friendly, balanced and minimalistic. It also offers various customization to the player, including the option to reverse stage progression."

MMX452 released Vampire Refuge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101630
"This mod adds a number of refuges, suitable for Vampire characters, across Skyrim." No real pics of the interiors, but a lot of places to get out of the sun. Thanks

Let's get to the good stuff...

Spaghetti's Faction Halls - Bard's College
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101623
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to the Bard's College!" Classic RubberSpaghetti right down to the bear pelts on the ground outside. Thanks

HS Whiterun - House Battle-Born
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101568
"Overhauls House Battle-Born in Whiterun." Nicely cluttered. The heated swimming pool in the basement is a nice touch. (even if the two wooden benches in it should be floating ) Looks good. Thanks

And we'll finish up with a fitting patch, (which the old cat normally would ignore)

HS Whiterun Dragonsreach patch for Spaghetti's Dragonsreach by SnezhnayanPlayer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/101648
"This mod is a patch for compatibility between Spaghetti's Dragonsreach and HS's Dragonsreach." You see why it was included. This is their second mod / patch. Thanks

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!