Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 16th of Evening Star and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons continue to wax through the early crescents, 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. This can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend off with happy fires. Now to scrub the kettles and draw fresh water to boil...

Our brew of the day Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are Dublin. Checking the hot sheets we have 36 new with all the usual suspect, but to be honest not much catches the eye today. Let's see what does over a fresh cuppa.

Sergg released All Keys Descriptions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107094
"Description for all keys in the game, 394 keys in total, including all add-ons."
Wow, the descriptions are much more complete than expected. Nicely done, Requires the description framework obviously. Thanks, have a cookie.

Juniper's House for Revus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107079
"Gives Revus Sarvani a house and a schedule so he's not camping in the ash."
Aw. Poptart is still making houses for the homeless... She has a good heart. Thanks

MissileMann released Whiterun Exterior Horse Statue
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107108
"Adds a horse statue at the intersection right outside of Whiterun" The old cat prefers this to the original placement inside the city. Includes a patch for Northern roads.

There's no mod of the day today, but there was an interesting outfit that caught the old cats eye, so we'll finish with something a little unusual for the old cat.

FB - Witch Slayer Armor 3BA-BHUNP
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/106921
"Set of quality light armor and sword for female characters (3BA-BHUNP). Many color options, modularity. Witchbane sword is also represented by an optional separate file. ESL flagged." There's already a mod that gives the outfit to Serana, and for once I could see it.
Thanks you get a cookie as well.

And that will do for today. The ale was delivered on time, the new batchj of meade is ready, and we're serving medallions of venison on a bed of roasted diced potatoed with caramelized onions and served with a poached egg on top for the early meal. Ah'vrie will plan the late meal after returning from the markets.

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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 17th of Evening Star and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time foe 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 Tamuka mu Zimbabwe, and the biscuits will be toll house in a little while. The ovens are still preheating. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

sdak1 released New Bedroll as a first SSE blender project and mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107183
Nicely done. The fur looks a little 2D, and the cube maps are wrong (too reflective) but a solid first effort. Welcome to the community.

vibbage released Hrothmund Revoiced
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107162
"This mod switches out the voice of Hrothmund with a new one - one perhaps more appropriate for a legendary barbarian warlord. It comes in three varieties."

Prince Sterling did a nice job of voice acting this role. To be honest I really like the second variation (Ghost effect) The third varient (heroic ghost) sounds too much like 'all' of the Satafinix mods. It gets old, but that's just an old cats opinion. Worth a listen. Downloading variant two. Have a cookie

markuskarttunen1 released Drift Material Fixes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107133
"Fixes materials on the drifts/dunes in DLC01 and DLC02 - No more snow on ash!"

The old cat usually doesn't bother with patches because of most being load order dependent, but in this case, it's a generic patch for 'Footprints' that simply gets rid of them altogether in the Cairn, and the ash dunes, because they look like snowy foot prints. The old cat never really noticed, but it's hard to unsee. Thanks. Might be adding this...

Lets see... AkilTheAwesome is still dissecting Spaghetti's Cities - AIO
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/51510546?tab=user+files

Ah'vrie has no problems with this, other than general silliness. If you're removing most of the cities, just install the separates you want

L3st4t released Ajdan Weathers and Enb
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107073
"A complete weather mod featuring different sunrises/sunsets, volumetric mist, distant rain, season system, custom sounds,custom and different, dynamic clouds for every weather and custom different weathers situations, compatible with True Storm"

Well the old cat can't speak to the actual weathers by looking at a few pictures, but he is not thrilled with the ENB at all. Under sharpened, desaturated... In a word, bland. But taste is subjective and this is certainly worth a look. Just not for old cats.

And finally HS Markarth - Arnleif and Sons by Hylios Sykes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107148
"Overhauls the Arnleif and Sons Trading Company in Markarth."

This is the only HS overhaul the old cat has a real problem with, but not for the reasons one would think. the work is consistent with the series and well done as always. Definitely worth a look. Ah'vrie's problem is strictly head canon / Dialog based. The shop looks too good. It bumps heads completely with the dialog "This shop has seen better days" 'Is it that obvious'... I like the work, and the look, but the only way I could use this mod would be to install it after returning the statue of Dibella. Otherwise it makes no sense at all.

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!

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 18th of Evening Star and wage slave lament the weekend has ended. Hide if you can or work if you must; it's unfortunately Morndas again. Excuse please while this old cat tends the fires and sweeps the floors and put fresh water to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Capetown lungo, the biscuits are Biscotti, and the old cat is in dire need of another cuppa. That kind of morning. Checking the hot sheets we have 49 new with all the usual suspects. Nothing stands out, but lets see what does catch the eyes of an old cat today over a fresh cuppa...

Shaithos released Campfire Backpacks Carryweight Nerfed as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107219
"back packs were originally +50 to cw, this patch changes them to +25" Not the first to debuff backpacks, and not unreasonable. Your game your way. Thanks

A few more description mods to wade through this morning. Springing up like weeds

Sergg released All Books and Notes Descriptions as a follow up to all keys
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107239
"Description for Books and Notes, 1000+ in total, including all DLC."

heysimone released Blurbs of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107198
"Blurbs of Skyrim adds descriptions to the over 900 books, notes, journals, and letters found in Skyrim and its DLCs (including Fishing and Saints & Seducers)"

(These two will obviously conflict... you'll have to choose one)

kuroishitam released Scrolls Have Descriptions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107202
"This mod gives description to scrolls using description framework, because why not?"

And now for something completely different

TheShiningAbsol released Missives - Worldspace Additions - Additional Maps
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107271
"Adds maps to the missive boards of a couple places that don't have one." Thanks

and finally a work in progress

Warheads - Skyrim Arrows Reforged by vpulse08
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107273
"Has 9-10 replacers for vanilla arrows and adds 2-3 craftable arrows. All variants can be installed as standalone, with some optional patches where crafting recipes for standalone arrows are changed." Love the choices, not thrilled with the additional tedium and goofy recipes

(IE: 5 Red Mountain Flower, 5 Blue Mountain Flower, 5 Dragon Tongue, 1 Large Antlers, 1 Bone Meal for w fletching kit? and no feathers )

We'll look at it again when it's finished. The arrow head variants are nice, the silliness you can keep. Pass for now

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

Goooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 19th of Evening Star and another quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons wax through the first quarter tonight and will be full next week. Time to sharpen those silver weapons again. Anyway, excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

We return to Istanbul for the brew of the day, and the biscuits are Fig Newton. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa.

kuroishitam released Food and Drink Have Descriptions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107292
"Gives description to most food and drink from vanilla skyrim." Thanks, some of the descriptions look more like guesses, but why not.

Axarien released Don't Rush Me - Bleak Falls Barrow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107300
"Adds an immersive pause between informing Balgruuf about Helgen and being sent to Bleak Falls Barrow while preserving the vanilla quest scenes and stages." I very much like this approach. The only thing that changes is the quest start trigger. This should play really well with Alternate Start even if you trigger Helgen. Thanks, have a cookie

ZeroKing released The Floating Ones - Netches
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107306
"Retexture mod for both the Netch and the Baby Netch found in Solstheim. Not high-resolution work, just repainting only" And yet it does look upscaled. Very nicely done. Have a cookie.

TheShiningAbsol released The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal - We Don't Need Two Boards
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107288
"Removes the Notice Board from Ben Erai and moves the four quests it contains to the Missive Board from that patch instead." A simple patch for those using Missives, but nicely done. Thanks

Our next two mods have a certain accidental synergy... Ah'vrie senses divine timing

powerofthree released Alchemy Effect Randomizer SKSE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107301
"SKSE plugin that dynamically randomizes ingredient effects on game load or per playthrough."

Okay, The old cat can certainly see having the mod scramble the ingredient effects for a new play through to force you to discover the effects all over again. Perfect for an alchemist playthrough. However randomizing on game load, or per potion is just plain silly. Also no mention is made of the recipe's you find or buy being altered to fit the new effects. This needs to be used with caution, but for a new game, a nice PITA.

shazdeh2 released Alchemical Appraisal Services
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107344
"You can ask alchemists to identify the ingredients' effects for you, at a cost. Should be compatible with mods that add new ingredients or modify them. Also should be compatible with new alchemy shops, provided they have the proper faction."

As to it's compatibility with randomized effects... ? I asked

toostruus released Supersonic Arrows and Bolts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107324
"My take with arrows and bolts speed and accuracy" Faster than a speeding bullet and a fraction of normal gravity... why not (Don't cringe Altbert)

PhxFuryKnight released Supersonic Arrows and Bolts - Patch Hub
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107341
"I just made many patches for this amazing mod by ToosTruus using my current load order, accounting for every single arrow and bolt projectile I could find"

The old cat will probably stick with ABT. I prefer faster arrows, and deeper impacts, but also prefer the flexibility of choice, but that's just me. The old cat is not sure he would like his bow to act like a sniper rifle... just saying LOL.

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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 20th of Evening Star and this one woke to the sounds of a gentile winter rain. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is a mixed bag as this one uses up the open roasts. Today's blend of Turkish and South African roasts is actually quite nice. Our biscuits are classic Fig newtons. Checking the hot sheets we have 33 new with the jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs we've come to expect. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two...

sahagin0sahagin released Thief's bible - How to make lockpick as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107373
"Read the Thief's Bible and make a Lockpick" Well... our Googly challenged friend priced the book completely out of the reach of a common thief, but thanks, we'll add it to the pile.

Toxological released Statue to Meridia Renamed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107404
"Renames the Statue of Meridia to Kilkreath Temple" Whatever makes you happy, but Temple of Meridia would make more sense. Pass but thanks.

Yanjding returns after almost a year to buff Dwemer automatons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
And why not? Thanks

Fawahar released two more today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
replaces the experimenter perk with 'Sanguin's Brew' which is a permanent lingering poison effect for weapons, and new models and buffs for the Winterhold questline amulets. Not for old cats but thanks.

jeffcollins2020 released Parallax Hi-Polly High Hrothgar Steps
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107408
"Parallax Hi-Polly High Hrothgar Steps" Once you look past the click-bait first image the steps actually look quite good. Okay, this one gets a cookie.

And finally our mod of the day... Sound the trumpets!

Fantasia Landscapes by Skyking2020 (Alt Title: 'This Isn't Skyland')
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107256
"With a focus on fantasy, Fantasia Landscapes features all new colorful textures with larger, bold details. Textures include all landscapes, roads, bridges, mountains, caves, and mines found throughout Skyrim plus so much more."

"I made this mod because I wanted to create a new landscape texture overhaul with new found inspiration from other games, movies, artists, and to have no rules. By the time Skyland ended, making textures became more of a assembly line because the process became so refined. If I got too creative the textures wouldn't blend with other Skyland mods and textures. This mod allowed me to be creative with each texture, new colors and details, and just to have fun. I hope you enjoy it."

Ah'vrie has to admit the texture choices look really nice together. 'Fantasy' might be in the title, but it translates to the texture set merely as reasonably increased saturation. The parallax is first rate, subtle but well defined with little visible stretching. This is a worthy successor to Skyland, and the author plans no associated mods to go with this. The old cat might have to give this a go for his next build yes he might. Solid 3 cookie work. Nicely done.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Bloody Nords where's that mop? We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 21st of Evening Star and a cold desert predawn here on warm sands. The blessed 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. Excuse please while the fires are tended and fresh water put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are Almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with all the usual suspects. Lets see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa this day...

shazdeh2 released Alternate Cooking
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107472
"A different way of crafting food."

Well, it's certainly inventive, completely unimmersive, and might be an interesting alternative for 'non crafting; type players. Basically, you dump all your ingredients into the cooking pot, and it spits out 'all available' finished foods based on a 4 tier system until it runs out of ingredients. Hot foods, soups and stews, have the priority, then regular meats and veggies.

Not for old cats, but very interesting non the less. Have a cookie

MissileMann released Nimhe - Unique Web Mother
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107115
"Gives Nimhe a unique look by using the webmother mesh from The Contest CC mod and giving it a unique texture" Thanks? (shudders)

Blinkour2 released two 4K retex mods today. Alduin, and frost atronachs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Both are worth a look. Thanks

Admiral30 released Falkreath Aspens Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107392
"Adds over 750 green aspen trees and forest debris to Falkreath Hold using modified Happy Little Trees meshes... If you got tired of 5 pine meshes placed all over Skyrim then you have came to the right place. I have filled Falkreath Hold with green aspen trees to turn these areas into lush and dense forests, and make entire area unique compared to the rest of Skyrim. Affects entirety of Falkreath Hold up to Riverwood (it's technically Whiterun Hold, but it's the same biome), except snowy zones. Also adds some trees to the city itself."

Personally the old cat likes his pine forests to look like pine forests, but it's not Ah'vrie's game. My take is it's too much of a good thing. Fewer trees would have had a more natural look. , especially if they were hand placed around clearings. Aspens would not survive under a canopy of old growth pines, they need full sun. Thanks but pass.

Lets see... GildyBoye has turned releasing low end recurve bows into a hobby
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Nothing the old cat would use in game, but thanks. We do love variety.

And finally Somber Reflection - A Raytraced ReShade Preset by grvulture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107474
"This is a ReShade preset featuring shaders to make Skyrim feel cold, less vibrant and less welcoming. As it should be! Includes conditional shaders, and a RayTracing shader among other effects."

The old cat's take... it sharpens nicely, increases contrast and dynamic range slightly, and maintains the vanilla pallet quite well. If you're looking to keep the vanilla feel of the game but generally improve the visuals, this is a very well crafted and subtle shader preset.

we'll give this one a cookie, and call it a day.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 22nd of Evening Star, and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons are waxing through the final crescents and will be full just after Saturnalia so enjoy the holidays, but keep those silver weapons close at hand. Anyway, it's time once again for Ah'vrie to stoke the fires and put fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is once again Kahawa ya Congo, because yum, and the biscuits are classic fig newtons. Checking the hot sheets we have 33 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.

alex0814 released their first two mods. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
A replacer for the intro to the game, and their first bodyslide preset (NSFW)

The old cat must admit the preset has a very natural look, and is quite well done

Tyfyter released Pause When Crafting as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107496
Done as a personal bug fix for Skyclimb in their LO and shared. You most likely don't need this.

LegacyCloud released Maple Manor Redux
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107516
"A complete revamp of this classic player home adding many layers of customization and interactivity." Not for old cats but thanks all the same.

NRGIlluminati released ILT NPC Overhaul - Whiterun
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107475
"High Poly Whiterun NPC Overhaul" Well, it's... different, and we love choice, so thanks

Si3W17 released Hermaeus and co. -auto skip Dialogue
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107486
"Auto skip dialogue with Peryite, Meridia, Hermaeus and Clavicus Vile." replaces the dialog files with blank ones so you can rush through it... Your game your way.

Finally, FISSES patch for Skyrim AE 1.6.1130 (or later) by grvulture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107513
"A patch for FileAccess Interface for Skyrim SE Scripts - FISSES to make it work on Skyrim AE 1.6.1130 or later." Very usefull if you have a large load order with older mods that still rely on FISS to save configurations.

Not exactly mod of day material, but definitely useful.

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

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 23rd of Evening Star and and an uncommon rain has spent the last two days watering the desert. This one always looks forward to the desert flowers blooming when the sun returns. Water is life, and that is something those that live in the desert understand better than most. Anyway, the blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to empty the ash pits and rebuild the fires. You may want to cover your tankards as this can get a tad dusty, and Khajiit offer no free refills... There, this is much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe. Now to compost the ash, scrub the kettles, check what's ready for harvest in the garden, and put fresh water to the boil. The life of an innkeeper is glamorous no?

Our brew of the day is Miami espresso, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 54 new mods with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two...

KenseiArtaeum released Unsalted as a first mod. Welcome
"Adds in unsalted recipes for the basic meat foods, as well as food drops for wolves, dogs, foxes, bandits, and forsworn" We'll add it to the pile my googly challenged friend.

odeyssus released OD's Quieter Horse Breathing
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107592
"Reduces the volume on the horse breathing, snorting, farting... It is an ESL." Also not the first, but the old cat is not sure if any are ESL so this one gets a link at least. Thanks

tcbflash released Overgrown Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107611
"Grass and foliage made denser and BIGGER. Drastically increase immersion, feels more like wildlands, less like a golf course. (Nothing is added, just adjusted, no requirements!)"

This hearkens back to the original release of GOS in oldrim. Only it takes it to the extreme. Unfortunately, it is not selective, and you end up with daisies the size of pie plates along with the grass. Looks... scaled wrong. Hard pass for old cats, but thanks.

SpringHeelJon released Barking Up The Right Tree - Pine Tree Bark Retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107579
"New textures for all base game pine trees bark. Lore friendly." A little too green and mossy for an old cat's taste, with some minor stretching and the odd seam. Worth a look

ArronDominion released Dominion's More Solstheim NPCs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107615
"66 New NPCs mainly in the Solstheim region. 1 Windhelm dockworker, 1 Windhelm to Solstheim Ship Dockhand, 30 Raven Rock, 5 Tel Mithryn, 16 Skaal Village, 1 Silt Strider, 1 Sun Stone, 1 Beast Stone, 1 Wind Stone, 1 Water Stone, 3 Earth Stone, 2 Thirsk, 3 Traveling Merchants. 2 Adoptable Children, and some marriage candidates or followers."

Honestly the old cat does not have a problem with these... "Populated" mods, however he does have a problem with mods that dump bodies into places with no AI packages, specific sandboxes, and places to live. 30 new residents of Raven rock and not a single new house? Hard pass on that alone. Keep working at your craft and someday...

Medieval Strongbox 2K-8K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107570
"This is a Mesh and Texture Replacer for Skyrims Strongbox in 2K-8K"

Still making Skyrim uglyer one mod at a time LOL. Nice model for what it is, but it looks more like a jewelry box than a strong box. An old cracked wooden box without a lock is hardly a replacer for the strongbox in the old cat's mind. Hard pass on this as well.

Medieval Strongbox HD by iimlenny - My optimized textures SE by Xtudo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107583
as expected

And finally with the coming of Saturnalia in a few days we'll finish up with something cute

SauteedPanda released Snowmen of Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107342
"A variety of unique snowmen added around the snowy regions of Skyrim"

And of course Skyrim modding being what it is...

Snowmen of Skyrim - Bigger Kahonkas by markuskarttunen1
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107556
of course

And that will do for today. The new casks of ale were delivered on time, and a fresh batch of mead is ready. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal, and Carrot potato and Dragon for the late meal. 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!

Gooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 24th of Evening Star and a chilly predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it's time once again for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Venezia, and the biscuits are almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we had 36 new, mostly jiggle. Let's see what catches the eye today

peencoach released Shapeshifting as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107629
"Morph yourself into one of four creatures" Draugr, Hagraven, Falmer, or a cute little bunny wabbit. Fear the bunny ... Run away run away Why not.

Kaesoi is still releasing vampirre lord cheats
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/91546068?tab=user+files
If it makes you happy...

shazdeh2 released Dungeon Delver's Handbook
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107624
vague handwritten direction to locations in three dungeon packs. Why not.

And we'll finish up with another interior overhaul.

gutmaw released Snazzy Interiors - Markarth Endon's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107634
"Redesign of Endon the Silversmith's house in Markarth" Okay, this one the old cat likes. Lots of unique lootable silver along with the usual clutter upgrades. Nicely done. This one gets a cookie

That's about it folks. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the old cat needs to practice his carols for Saturnalia. This one is singing 'Nazeen got run over by a reindeer.

We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well this Saturnalia morning. May the day bring you only peace and joy. Of course eggnog and cookies doesn't hurt either. This one has been saving a bottle of Stro's rum for just such an occasion. But first the old cat still has an inn to tend for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water put to the boil...

Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new mods. Let's see what catches he eyes of the old cat this festive day.

Arronic49 ported whiterun christmas overahul by totmacha
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107683
Pretty, and right on time I guess, thanks.

shazdeh2 released Salty Fus
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107699
"Consuming Fire/Frost/Void salts before shouting Fus applies elemental effects to the shout"
A waste of good alchemy ingredients, but your game your way

Krowheart released two today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Ground ice wraith teeth by request, and a lootable Draugr armor overhaul.

Lets get to the good stuff...

Xyberbat released Optional Unique Rorikstead Fachwerk
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107668
"A rather unique look for the village of Rorikstead" This is a single texture replacer. It's a pretty and unique look, however it's missing the normal map to give the fachwerk depth. The old cat is not fond of the selected cube map either... too shiny. But thanks.

Rally's Feather and Ink
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107609
"Replacer for Quills and Inkwells with 6 different colors, reworked SMIM meshes and optional BOS support" This also affects the feathers on wall baskets. Very nice update which fixes the collision as well. It's nice to see common objects get a little love. This one gets a cookie.

Haladoon released Pond Critter Fish Retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107705
"Textures redone for Pond Critter fish texture that applies to all small fish: River Betty, Histcarp, Cyrodilic Spadetail and Abecean Longfin. New eyes, scales, etc. Double the size of vanilla." No plugin texture replacer with diffuse and normal maps. A vast improvement over vanilla and very well done. This gets a cookie as well.

And finally Ave's Shadow Spell Staff Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/107719
"Replaces most of the staves from the mod 'Shadow Spell Package' with a unique animated model." The original mod is required of course. It's just nice to see new work from Avebrave.

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

Enjoy the holidays however you celebrate them. Eggnog and cookies are on the house