Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 22nd of First Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons are almost full so be on your guard and keep those silver weapons handy this weekend. The moons will be gibbous on Loredas and full on Sundas so the goddess' crazy puppies will be causing mischief all weekend. Remember if you show up smelling of wet dog the only thing you'll be tasting here is this one's silver mace. Anyway, 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 Gingermen. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with lots of jiggle but little substance. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa today...

Zzyxzz gives us a new take on an old cheat. Start Me Up - Start With Perk Points
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114728
"Very simple mod, allows you to start with perk points when starting a new game or adds perk points to existing saves."

Choose from 3 or 5 points. The old cat usually writes a BAT file to fill in specific base perks for a new character. This would serve the same purpose. A fair cheat for a returning dova.

KingOrca84 took a break from creating bimbettes and ported SkyStats SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114717
A re-saved version of slarur's oldrim mod. It uses a script to conveniently display player stats. No .dll files. Should be game version independent. Thanks

Suinier released Hearthfire Has Snow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114711
"Adds snow to the exteriors of the hearthfire homes at Windstad and Heljarchen." Frankly the old cat is surprised this wasn't done ages ago. Thanks, have a cookie

yoshiki61 released Vittoria's workplace Remade
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114659
"Better workplaces for Vittoria in Port of Solitude." adds a little appropriate clutter to her empty stall at the docks. She did look bored down there. Thanks.

Tomato's Imperial Forts and Dungeons - 4K 2K 1K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114714
"Imperial Forts and Dungeons retextured with Parallax" Not bad. The old cat finds a few of the new textures questionable, and some of them are missing normal maps and therefore ignore the tessellation algorithms. Keep working at your craft... Thanks

Halffaces released two more today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
A new bottle model for Matze, and more needlepoint. Moving right along...

We'll finish up with Snazzy Drelas' Cottage
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114551
"Overhaul of Drelas' Cottage, including player home transformation and added cellar." The old cat likes this one. Off the wizard, and gain a lore friendly, well appointed player home in the hills overlooking the central tundra... Nice. Player home conversion scripts by Tarlazo. Thanks, this one gets a cookie as well.

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 23rd of First Seed and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons are gibbous tonight and full tomorrow so keep those silver weapons close at hand. It is time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for his most honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend with happy fires. They warm more than the room as his mother liked to say. You may want to cover your tankards for a bit, this can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil...

Our brew of the day is a new offering. A blended roast called Infinitely Espresso. The aroma has subtle chocolate notes, but the flavor is a little more woody than chocolate. Nice creama, and a long 'slightly dry' finish. All in all a nice blended roast. It reminds the old cat of the India roast a little. Not sure this one would have it as an everyday cuppa, but a nice addition for variety. We'll be baking fresh biscuits after the markets open, but for now there are plenty of Bordeaux. It pairs well with this roast.

Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new mods. Let's see what catches the old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

darkknight957 released The Little Shop of potions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114749
"You will find A Spell Tome in Helgen Keep to Teleport to The Little Shop of Potions Challenge to unlock The Little Shop of Potions." Personally the old cat is not fond these teleport cheat mods. Your game your way.

LeastDegenAzuraEnjoyer released Sofia Is A Hedge Mage SPID
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114791
"A SPID file to give the Hedge Mage armor and journal to Sofia, with optional hood." Ah'vrie must admit she looks good in that outfit, without the hood at least. Doesn't really matter though. We all know she'll be dancing naked on the tables 5 minutes later

Miggyluv's NPCs - Riverwood
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114735
"Collaboration with VSMods97 to create replacers for all of the vanilla NPCs in Riverwood" The old cat finds the men a little more interesting than the women, but at least it isn't another super model replacer, and we love choice. Have a cookie

anbeegod released two today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Aerith Follower - Custom Voiced, and Follower Dialogue Expansion - Aela the Huntress. Both voiced with ElevenLabs unfortunately. Thanks

Halffaces - Flin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114755
"HD retexture and mesh replacer for Flin from Dragonborn DLC, No ESP, safe to install/uninstall at any time" An interesting look for this ceramic bottle. Almost a metallic glaze. Okay, this one gets a cookie.

Pieter82 released Upper Class Farmhouse
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114672
"Mesh replacer for the Farmhouse04 mesh. Available as a normal mesh replacer (no plugin / ESP) or as a Base Object Swapper mod for maximum variety." "This is my attempt at adding some variation to the farmhouse architecture."

The BOS version adds a variety of rook materials instead of thatch, the mesh replacer version works with your installed textures. The old cat will be testing the mesh replacer version in his next build. All versions available with or without Parallax. Tracking for now. Thanks, We love choice, and variety. 2 cookies

Which brings us to our mod of the day. Sound the trumpets and summon the dancers!

Snowden - Small Nord Cottage by Elianora
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114793
"A very small, no frills player home opposite from the Windhelm docks. I made this for my Nord character ages ago."

Sheeeee's Back! This has a tiny 1x1 footprint, and packs a lot into that tiny space. Named, and un-named safe storage, all the vanilla crafting, and clutter as only our Elie could pull it off. Love her or hate her the woman has style.

The old cat is partial to these little player homes. and this one is all Elie. Not intended for any followers, spouces, or kids. This makes for a perfect starter home. Though the old cat can't honestly think of a reason to want to start near Windhelm. This gets two cookies.

And that will do for today. The new casks of ale were delivered on time last night, and a fresh batch of mead is ready to serve so Ah'vrie hopes you're thirsty. We'll be serving medallions of marinated venison served on a bed of roast diced potatoes, and caramelized onions, and topped with a poached egg for the early meal. Wyvern and chips for midday, and ale braised sabrecat, with twice baked garlic potatoes and sauteed carrots for the late meal. As always we'll have a hearty stew simmering all day for those that need to chase 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!

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. If it Sundas the 24th of First Seed and a quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons will be full tonight so the old cat will be wearing his 'special' mace again. Anyway, excuse please while the fires are tended and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is classic Ristretto and the biscuits are almond biscotti. Checking the hotsheets we have 71 new, with plenty of bounce to the ounce. Let's see what catches the eye that doesn't have a cup size over a fresh cuppa.

dBottle released two first mods yesterday, and another today. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
An SMC preset, a very desaturated shader preset for community shaders, and remove all starting spells. They're calling the last one their first mod... another for the pile, but thanks

RatchetsNRecoil released Fewer Forcegreets - Cleaner Quest Log as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114844
"Removes some of the more annoying NPC forcegreets and allows you to start some quests if and when you want." Three files, the middle one is the main 'oops' Read the mod page, this one really doesn't like cheesy recurring dialogs LOL

Skyking2020 released Veydosebrom Green Tundra Grass
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114883
"This mod features hand colored green variant textures for the grass found throughout the tundra regions. This is designed for those who use green tundra landscape textures and want matching grass or for those that use Seasons and need a spring/summer green grass." A bit dark, but looks good and blends well. Thanks

And finally two more from Halffaces
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
The Sujamma bottles look very good and match the rest quite well. The v3 needlepoint table squares look utterly ridiculous unfortunately, and why would cloth be shiny? they were added into a BOS folder set with the other needlepoint square and the ill fitting fake rattan top...

Your game your way, and I certainly don't want to poke at the work, but the fish plates and table tops... The old cat is having trouble even thinking of a game where these would fit. Maybe a depression era farm sim? Sorry hard pass on silly

And that will do for today. Enjoy what remains of the weekend, and beware the full moons. The fires are stoked yada yada We-B-Open!

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 25th of First Seed and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. It's a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will be gibbous tonight so keep those silver weapons handy for another day or two. Anyway, the 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 put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are oatmeal Raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 63 new mods mostly jiggles and patches. Let's see what catches this one's eye today over a fresh cuppa...

twistedstixx2277 released T-Wizzly's Evil Jorrvaskr as a first mod. Welcome?
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114961
"Have you ever wondered what Jorrvaskr would be like if it had actual werewolves living in it?" No, but Ah'vrie could recommend a good therapist

Eraandiel released wisdom of the college as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114987
"Finally a good reason to join the College of Winterhold." Complete the first lesson quest with Tolfdir and gain an effect that lets you improve your magic skills either 20% or 40% faster. Of course it's a cheat, but the old cat sort of likes this ones thinking. You should learn faster in school. 40% faster ... Maybe not, but thanks.

Kamikaze1 released Forgemaster - Comprehensive Smithing Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114767
"Forgemaster comprehensively overhauls Smithing to be more interesting and rewarding. Progress a redesigned perk tree and explore to learn the secrets of becoming a true Master Smith. Lightweight with minimal scripting."

You'll need to read the entire page, there's much to like, but also a lot of scope creep and questionable additions IE: why would learning to craft a sword grant you a 25% power attack stamina buff for wielding it? Your game your way, definitely worth a look. thanks

RavenKZP released 4 today, all simple spoilage based
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
A simple spoilage system framework, and systems for food, ingredients, and carcasses. Ah'vrie always had spoilage turned on in RND, this would effectively add the system to Survival or Sunhelm... Quite a few requirements but it seems well thought out. Needs testing in game. 2 'fresh' cookies

And our mod of the day? wSkeever surprises yet again

Unique Wooden Bridges - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114971
"Replaces generic bridges in forest locations with new wooden bridges with Base Object Swapper"

Now these are seriously worth a look. The old cat is honestly not thrilled with the chosen wood texture, but the design and execution is solid 2 cookie work. With a little editing of the BOS folders you could choose to only replace a select few or all. We like choice. This one is going in the old cats next build for certain.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 26th of First Seed and a very quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is Tamuka mu Zimbabwe, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 57 new with lots of jiggles, dangles... and not a whole lot else. Let's see what does catch the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa shall we?

nerevar009 released Flame Atronachs Ignite Oil
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115051
"Makes Flame Atronachs ignite oil pools in Draugr dungeons." The old cat is honestly surprised that isn't vanilla behavior. It's been a few years since Ah'vrie played a summoner. Thanks

FrankBlack released Rain Extinguishes Diverse Campfires
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/113033
"Now rain extinguishes the campfires added by Diverse Campfires." We don't usually cover patches but it's that kind of day

Skyking Unique Signs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114940
"Add unique signs to the shops found around Skyrim. Designed to be used with Skyking Signs" This is a standalone mod and adds signs to the shops that vanilla game missed. Nicely done as well. This one gets a cookie.

Halffaces - Basic plates redone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115033
"Replacer for basicplate01.nif " There's a reason plates and bowls are smooth. This one just doesn't get it. These look more like coins than plates. Your game your way. Pass

JKNoone released Clean High Polly NPC Replace for AE with CC NPCs as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114963
"This is an NPC Replacer / updater for Skyrim AE (with Creation Club Content). This Mod updates Approx. 3500 NPC records. And updates the Race defaults. Updates are High Poly (Head, Brows, Facial Hair), Facial Complexion, Hair updated to KS Hair"

This includes the main overhaul and makes their own KS hair replacer a requirement. Keeps a vanilla feel, but everyone is a little younger and cleaner. The old cat is not very thrilled with the way Elves were handled, but worth a look. Thanks

And finally, not exactly a mod of the day, but an interesting look to finish off with

Undead Royalty - A Volkihar Family replacer by TheLastAkaviri531
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115013
"What initially just started as a Harkon replacer moved on to try and capture the unnatural feel but unique feel of the entire family and I think these replacers help capture the essence of their characters quite well"

Violet eyes? I guess that's what happens when blue blood glows Mama looks a little hungry though. Thanks, we like choice.

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! amriel riel el l...

Ah'vrie is again greeting an empty room it would seem. This makes tending the inn a little easier. Excuse please while the fires are tended, and fresh water is put to the boil. Quiet or not Ah'vrie needs his coffee yes he does.

Our brew of the day is classic Ristretto, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two...

from our 'ever heard of Google corner...

Humblegnome released Thieves Guild Simple Shortcut as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115114
Not exactly a duplicate, this sticks a shortcut entrance to the ragged Flagon next to the cistern entrance in the graveyard... Ah'vrie thinks this one is more lazy than inventive. Thanks

Hyperdelusion released No Skill Exp
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115145
"Small mod that keeps you from gaining experience in Skill Trees unless you've invested in the first perk." It would seem this is a placeholder for the perk mod they would like to make. You start the game with three perk points. Only the perks you invest in will gain XP. Pass

Something a little different for the old cat.

maestrotuna released Code Vein Io (CBBE 3BA)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115074
"A practical cloth outfit for the uninhibited adventurer with a strong will and a stoic demeanor." Minus the bandages, the old cat could see this as a viable replacer for female 'rags' preferrably as part of a BOS or Spid set. As an actual outfit ... Not so much.

Cizzy414 released Sleepwear Clothes SE - SPID as their second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115087
"This mod utilizes SPID to distribute the clothes within Sleepwear Clothes SE by Xtudo and sets it as sleepwear for female NPCs." Better than yesterdays release of El Mens underwear as sleep wear. This is much more lore friendly. Thanks

Clofas released Murmurs and Mead
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114716
"Utilizes Base Object Swapper to replace the single vanilla tavern loop with 18 unique varieties, plus more! FOMOD installer included." The old cat has to admit, Clofas is getting deeper into the sounds than most of the current replacer mods. Worth reading the mod page, and definitly cookie worthy. Tracking the author for now, and hoping for an AIO.

In a similar vein xpanchy released Understone Keep plays Castle Music
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115128
"Tiny mod to make Understone Keep less spooky by changing the music track. Choice between Castle or Tavern music." The old cat is not sure about using the tavern track in the Understone, but a castle track would be much better than the vanilla dungeon track. Thanks.

szaumoor released Recorder is more aware (ESL)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115113
"Makes Recorder a bit more aware of things around her, fixed several lines that were bugged, adds a few optimizations to her lines, and overall makes her "smarter" in terms on how she uses her dialog pool." Definitely read the mod page. this is similar to their 'M'rissi is more aware' mod, and should be considered a WIP as more is likely to be added. Thanks

Halffaces - Shein
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115091
"Replacer for Shein from Dragonborn DLC" And this should complete the set of Solsteim liquor bottles. Like Steve, the old cat questions why the 4K version is a 70 meg file... ?

And we'll finish up with another Snazzy mod by Gutmaw

Snazzy Wall Mounted Trophies - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115054
"Using Base Object Swapper, replaces some wall mounted animal trophies with new models...Trolls, Vale Deer and Sabre Cats, Foxes, Rabbits, Werewolves, Huskies, Death hounds, etc" We like variety, but death hounds and foxes and bunnies... ? Maybe in need of a little judicious editing of the folder tree

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are... Don't drop your food. We-B-Open! Now where's that mop?

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 28th of First Seed and a quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Infinitely Espresso, and the biscuits are Chocolate Biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

A warning first

GeorgeMittleton released KillTheJarl
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115202
This mod simply makes Jarl's unessential and marriageable. It does not alter the stewards who are also essential, or add quests and conditions. The factions WILL turn hostile, and even if you escape you will no longer be able complete quests in that city. Might be fun, but it will break your game. You have been warned.

Now that that's over with... Back to it

killersanta13 released Thieves Guild Hideouts as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115127
"This mod adds 4 hideouts for members of the Thieves Guild to Whiterun, Windhelm, Solitude, and Markarth." The old cat loves the concept, but in execution he's not thrilled with the placement of some of the 'not so' secret entrances. On the other hand Some of the hidden entrances like Solitude, are very well done. The hideouts are fairly large, and staffed. Overall an interesting first mod and worth a look. Thanks. Have a cookie for not being another shack in Riverwood

St1ck2k22 released Press H to Horse - Feeding Buffs Horse Speed as a first SSE mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115167
Patches press H for horse to replace the rather poorly chosen 10% XP buff for feeding your horse with a 10% speed increase. The old cat agrees and approves. Have a cookie as well.

ZenoJawax released Ugly Flora Begone - Base Object Swapper as a first non translation mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115176
"Super simple mod that removes all the ugly and nodding flora from the game, thanks to the incredible Base Object Swapper." The pictures tell the tale. The old cat may just use this one. There are quite a few individual dead flora removers, but this one seems to get them all. Tracking for my next build. Thanks

Bottles Mossy Farmhouse Walls 4K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115195
"I'm super new at texture work stuff, but I tried my hand at some basic farmhouse stonewalls and thought they were pretty cool." The old cat has a slightly different opinion. The textures are over sharpened to the point of being grainy, The moss looks more like dirt, and the parallax tessellation is noticeably stretched. A good first effort but not for old cats. Thanks though, and keep working at your craft.

A few honorable mentions...

goldtime87 released Advanced water colors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114687
green water and even greener water for screen shots... Maybe stick to the lace panties

volodavkaa released Imperial Chefs Knife (Vorpal blade)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115159
Beautiful if overly ornate. The permanent blood stains ruin a nice piece. Not for old cats

MMX452 released The House of Dreams
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/113576
"A small quest featuring a house inside a house." Hold off for now, the book doesn't actually trigger the quest... Test BEFORE release, you think your Microsoft

Okay, fresh cuppa in hand, lets get to the good stuff

Tomato's Wood - Stockades - Mines - Dungeons and ropes - 4k 2k 1k
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115201
"Wood for mines, stockades, dungeons and SMIM. Includes Skeever's stockades mesh." Not as weathered as some, the textures look really nicely chosen and fitted. Using wSkeevers meshes with permission, and possibly additional color variation yet to come. No parallax by choice. Seriously worth a look and a cookie. Very nice retex Thanks. Tracking

mindflux released Nordic Stonewall Terraces
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115210
"New stonewall terraces that replace the vanilla models with earth retaining walls comprised of individual chiseled stones." Now this is an interesting replacer. The walls are intricate and the meshes are really well done. Well it is Mindflux after all. The only questionable point are the stonework uses Mayan style fitted stone with no mortar. It actually looks a little too good in comparison to the farmhouse and common wall textures. Personally the old cat loves it, but we'll need similar quality farmhouse and wall textures for it to fit seamlessly into the game. 2 cookies and fingers crossed this is the first of several associated mods. (Which I requested)

Ryn's Lumber Mills
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115134
"An expansive overhaul of the standalone lumber mills of Skyrim."
Adds walkways, boats and clutter to Anga's Mill, Half Moon Mill, Heartwood Mill, and Mixwater Mill. It will conflict with several mods including CFTO. A bit over the top for old cats, but your game your way, and thanks.

And finally our mod of the day. Beat the drums and summon the dancers!

Dialogue History by powerofthree
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114238
"Keep track of your conversations with Dialogue History. SKSE plugin."
" Adds dialogue history feature.
Logs all conversations between the player and NPCs inside dialogue menu.
Supports mouse/keyboard. Gamepad is untested.
Keys and other settings can be modified using MCM."

Golden age of modding indeed. Instant download. More PO3 magic. Check the requirements there's a font / icon set needed for it to display properly. Can be looked up by date, or location. Color selection available through an INI, and a lot can also be configured through the MCM.

Solid 3 cookie work from one of the best, and still innovating. The old cat will dust off this ones seat by the fires personally. An essential mod you never knew you needed. Wow

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 Fredas the 29th of First Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. It's a brisk predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, the paths are closed and it is once again time to 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 from Indonesia, and the biscuits will have to wait a bit. The old cat may even bake some hot crossed sticky buns for the occasion. We now have 67 new mods with all the jiggles, dangles, accessories, patches, fixes, and pointy sticks we've come to love. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat this morning over a fresh cuppa...

GeorgeMittleton continues to release killable essential mods. No link warranted.

taryl80 released No Goblins Mod as a follow up to No Plague of the dead. Seems someone is having second thoughts about adding AE content. Deselecting things in the launcher is a much better solution than trying to mod them out... No link for this either

toeshred released Unenchanted
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115296
"Craft unenchanted copies of every unique-looking piece of gear in the game. Weapons, armor, clothing, and jewelry. Also adds a special enchantment for magic-users." No information given on the..? enchanted unenchanted mage robes? This mod adds more than just the recipes, it also fixes a few things and gives weight variants. Read the mod page.

szaumoor released Mirai is more aware (ESL)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115245
"Light dialog overhaul that makes Mirai a bit more aware of things around her, fixes many subtitle issues, as well as some logic errors making lines either too repetitive or extremely unlikely to ever experience in your playthrough. Among other things." This is their third 'more aware' mod. Needs to be tested in game, but thanks.

Seems like modding mods is becoming a thing... Interesting

Unique Wooden Bridges - High Quality Ivy Add-On
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115197
FrankBlack added ivy to wSkeevers wooden bridges... And totally over did it. Less would have looked much better.

RedBag's Falkreath - Bear's Cave Mill Addon
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115260
monkeyangie retextured the Bear Cave Mill from Cut Content Restoration by RoastGorilla439 using assets from Falkreath for compatibility if you use Redbag's overhauls.

Shesurus released JK's Skyrim AIO - Lightened Cut
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/110807
"removes some of the statics, reducing draw calls, and therefore (theoretically) improving performance." because potatoes need love too. Thanks

Halffaces - wooden bowl
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115252
Yeah... not sure about the petroglyph designs, and 64 meg for the 4K 'common wooden bowl' The old cat is beginning to question using any of their work, no matter how 'pretty'. PASS

We'll finish up today with an interesting refinement for the fishing addon But there's that I word again... Which usually mean crap to run away from, but in this case... IDK

Immersive Fishing by GiraPomba
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115249
"Using Open Animation Replacer and Immersive Equipment Displays, this mod will bring a little bit of immersion to the Fishing CC Content. Adds new animations (Cast, Idle and Catch) while fishing in third person and displays the fishing rod and caught fish/objects on the hands of your character."

Requires OAR as well as Immersive equipment displays and Simple Fishing Overhaul - Animations and Improved Quest Dialogue.

It's worth watching the provided video. Some assembly required, and this incorporates parts of other fishing mods so read the mod page. If you don't play in third person Immersive equipment displays is not required... Thanks.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 30th of First Seed and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons are waning through the first quarter, and it is a quiet predawn here on warm sands. It is of course 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 are rebuilt. You may want to cover your tankards, this tends to get a might dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to start the weekend with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe. Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil. Stop staring at the kettle smooth skin, did your mother teach you nothing of kitchen magic? Ah'vrie needs his coffee yes he does.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione Italiano Roma. It's been reformulated and unfortunately it's now a bit too mild for a lungo, but makes a very respectable Ristretto. Sticking with the Roma theme for Easter, today's biscuits are chocolate biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 64 new with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches goofs, and pointy sticks. Several caught the old cat's eye, but nothing special stands out.

Finalmask97 released Bright Spark Villa AE as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115384
"Bright Spark Villa is a small-medium sized player house mod located near Riverwood, lore friendly and cottagecore styled with 4k textures. It has plenty of foliage, a backyard and a cute bridge to connect to the other side of the river plus some more features!."

Well it's interesting... The old cat has no idea where an alpine 'A' frame like this would be lore frendly but it sure as hell isn't Riverwood LOL. Thanks, but pass.

Halffaces released an AIO of the bottles, and two wooden bowls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Speaking of bottles...

themilkdrinker released TMD Winery
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115363
"Just a replacer for wine bottles, also support for ENB complex material and dynamic cubemaps. ESL flagged." Very nicely done. It's a shame none have transparency. The pictures remind an old cat of border wallpaper in an Italian restaurant

Sleeping Tree Sap 2K-8K by iimlenny
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115361
"This is a Mesh and Texture Replacer for Skyrims Sleeping Tree Sap in 2K-8K"
"I wanted to make the Sleeping Tree Sap of Skyrim to look more Realistic and Medieval"
In what universe? Sorry Lenny, ugly and out of place do not equal realistic Your game your way, but not for old cats

leostevano released Better Dynamic Snow 3 - Complex Parallax
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115401
"Complex Parallax Materials support for Better Dynamic Snow 3" Is that even still a thing? The old cat can't make hider nor hair of the pictures. Each is of a different texture set...

Some one else will have to test this in game, the old cat is quite happy with the single pass shaders of Simplicity of snow which has native support for parallax. This feels like two steps backwards. Thanks all the same.

ALICE3000 released Whiterun flying ship
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115338
Ah'vrie guesses this somehow goes along with her ferris wheel mod from last week. It's just a decoration, doesn't do anything but float around. Cool looking though.

And finally our mod of the day... well by process of elimination anyway LOL

Cizzy414 released Sleep or Swim Attire - SPID
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115391
"This mod utilizes SPID to distribute the clothes within sleep or swim attire by giamel and sets it as sleepwear for male and female NPCs."

It looks a damn site more lore friendly than the elastic boxer shorts This would make a nice base to add other sleep wear too for variety. Thanks, this one gets a cookie. What? the old cat was feeling stingy.

And that will do for today. They can't all be gems. The ale was delivered on time, and the fresh batch of mead is ready. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal. Ah'vrie will plan the late meal when he returns 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!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 31st of First Seed. The shaman would correct this one certainly, but the beginning of Rain's hand always feels like the beginning of spring to Ah'vrie. It's the flowers. Anyway, it's time to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are tended and fresh water is put to the boil...

Our brew of the day is again Roma, but to use it up. Not to worry, the old cat will brew it strong. It pains an old Khajiit to waste septims like that, but coffee is sacred after all. Checking the hot sheets we have 75 new. Lots of jiggle and little substance. Only a handful caught the eye today, so we'll jump right into it.

VerdantAtronach released All in one Riverwood Home. Intended as a starter home for a shattered playthrough. It's pretty barren, with questionable navmesh... Thanks,

knightradiant2 released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
KR2's Ageless Volkihar, and Unimmersive Female Kaidan

Neither of these would make it into an old cat's game. But we'll leave these for our lovely Gnewna to slice and dice. PASS

ArchonShadow released Arcs Bear Trap redux
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115412
"a remesh and 4k texture overhaul for Skyrims BearTrap01, no esp" Actually quite well done. They look suitably painful, and much better than vanilla. Have a cookie

AllstaRawR released SWAP - SkyKing Unique Signs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115494
"This converts SkyKing's lovely sign mod into a BOS file without using any of his assets." This requires the original mods of course. It's intended to limit conflicts. Thanks

And finally HS Windhelm - Candlehearth Hall by HyliosSykes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/115271
"Overhauls Candlehearth Hall in Windhelm" Duh! LOL

The old cat is starting to enjoy seeing this one totally gut the interiors and create completely new floor plans. While HyliosSykes' tastes don't always mesh with the old cat, we love choice and the last few overhauls have been very unique. You'll either want to use them as is, or don't install them... it would be a patching nightmare at best. Seriously worth a look and a cookie. It's a different inn.

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, yada yada, and it just began to rain. Spring is indeed coming. We-B-Open!