Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 13th of Rain's Hand and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You may wish to cover your tankards for a bit, as this tends to get a tad dusty, and Khajiit do not know from free refills no we do not... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires, and a happy fire needs to breathe. They warm more than the room as his mother liked to say. Now to compost the ash, check the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil. The life of an inn keeper is very glamorous no?

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Roma, and the biscuits Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 62 new mods with jiggles, dangles, patches patches and more patches. Let's see what does catch the eye over a fresh cuppa. Spoiler alert... not much.

GeorgeMittleton released Oaks of the Reach
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116576
basically replaced the dead reach trees with small oak trees. Only two pics, and couldn't even be arsed to type a description. No cookies for lazy modders, but thanks

ChrisKley released A Touch of Toussaint in Solitude
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116569
"This mod adds the creeper flowers found in Toussaint to Solitude." A bit much for an old cat's taste. It would look much better if there was less of it more carefully placed. When did Skyrim move to southern France? Thanks

RogueReverie released Edgewall Manor - Vanilla-esque Player Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116591
"A small manor player home in Solitude along the wall near the Blue Palace."
The old cat is not thrilled with the placement as it cuts across the ramparts, and protrudes from the arch with no support. The old cat doubts there are associated LODs. Your game your way but not for old cats.

And finally Tribevel released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Various Bedrolls: "Bedrolls of different materials using Base Object Swapper"

Various Bars and Counters: "Gives some cities and towns custom marble or granite countertops using Base Object Swapper"

Well the bedrolls are actually all the same model just colored differently. The counter tops look much better, but seem really out of place. Though to be fair, the use of green stone in Markarth, blue in Solitude, grey in Windhelm and white in Whiterun is very... fitting?

And that will do for today. The ale is fresh, and the new batch of mead is ready. We're searving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal. Ale braised sabercat with twice baked garlkic potatoes and sauteed leeks for the late meal, and as always there will be a hearty stew simmering all day for those who need something more filling.

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 14th of Rain's Hand and a quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons have set, and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits are Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 61 new mods from the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two.

Brightsteel601 released Frozen Bow as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116648
"This mod adds a new bound bow that takes the form of the Stalhrim Bow." Annnd, gives it to Farengar so you can buy it in the very early game, but makes it expensive for the early game... Nice attempt at balance. Have a cookie

BlaikeQC released Extremely Sophisticated Riften Performance Optimizer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116718
"Blocks off the Riften canals so you can stop rendering the entire rift while you try to go shopping" Sophisticated no, ugly yes, necessary no. Daddy might work for BGS but obviously taught you nothing about modding PASS, but thanks

103Sakamoto released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/4342096 ... files&BH=0
Fixed the oversized door in Shroud Hearth Barrow, and added parallax support to Venerable Nordic Temples. The old cat never noticed the size of the doors before, but then he never plays in third person... like ever. Thanks

GeraldMods released two mods today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/6582002 ... files&BH=0
Unmarked Locations Pack - All In One, and it's patch hub. This one is worth a look and a cookie if you like tripping over new stuff. Thanks

And finally; proof every one needs a hobby... TigerV2 patches everything for Botox
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/1906910 ... files&BH=0
This one is determined to make every woman in Skyrim, and it's mods look 20 something. This isn't a hobby, it's a career choice LOL. They've been at this for over a year now. The old cat figured it's about time we gave then a shout out.

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

Gooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 15th of Rain's Hand and wage slaves lament, the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must it's Morndas again. It's another quiet pre-dawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will wax through the first quarter tonight, but for nor the moons have set and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are almond biscotti. Checking the hot sheets we have 59 new with lots of jiggle, patches, and cheats, but not a whole lot else. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two...

RangerBoyd released Hot Springs Camp as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116735
"Adds a Camp and Player sitting positions to the Hot Springs, so you can relax with the Hunters." This one has obviously not learned the joys of using campfire, or campsite in game and instead created a permanent campsite in a location the old cat always camps at. Your game your way. Thanks

Qwertcub released Werewolf eye replacer and werefox eyes replacer as a first mod Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116545
Not the first, or the best, but thanks. This appears to need manual installation, but it is a first mod so no pokes. We do love choice.

Yoshiki Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary mini Update
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116734
"Add a cooking pot and a tanning rack to Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. A rug is to be placed in the position of the Veezara." Why not, even assassins need a good meal. thanks

darkknight957 released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
craft black soul gems at the forge, and summon Whiterun guards tomes...
Moving right along

SpiralFX released Fogrim SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116732
"Bring Morrowind-like LOD/Fog to Skyrim!" Originally released for oldrim by thelawfull, but the old cat is unsure if this is a port or a re-creation. It basically removes all visible distant views, and is not compatible with weather mods... evidently to improve performance. Your game your way. PASS

And finally CC Spell Knight Armor - Better Beldama Wyrd by TheShiningAbsol
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116808
"Gives the Beldama Wyrd coven in the Spell Knight Armor Creation unique armor" Based evidently on ESO. Puts the witches in modified Forsworn outfits instead of common black robes. If it makes you happy, why not?

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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 16th of Rain's Hand and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it is once again time for Ah'vrie to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Roma, and the biscuits are oatmeal blueberry. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new mods with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa...

A quick shout out to TigerV2 for continuing to botox the universe.
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/19069109?tab=user+files

Noyoustupid released Argonians are not Mammals - 3BA Conversion as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116684
This is a body conversion for monkeyangie's mod. Make sure to check the requirements. An interesting choice for a first mod. Thanks

We have a few things In the real estate section

Sranger released Skyfall Estate Buildable Revamped originally by Ld50365
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116871
'Inspired by the version Lord_Mithro made for the non-buildable version, I decided to apply some of his fixes to the Buildable version.' This version removes the cheat chest, fixed a few things and removed a few dirty edits. Thanks

PapaXavier released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/9612968 ... files&BH=0
Darkwater Cathedral, and Ratway Manor. Neither are to an old cat's taste, and the cathedral is a TARDIS, but worth a look. Thanks

GeminiVoid released Wyvern Watch - Mage Player Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116840
"A quaint wizard's tower for the solitary practitioner." An interesting combination of fort and Winterhold / Archmage kits. Vertical living for a lone mage. Thanks

Lets see...

howierd42 released The Kids Are Alright Clothing Refit
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116868
"This is a refit of TKAA children's clothing so they don't look so frumpy." A follow up to their Children's Clothing Refit. I guess they needed a break from all the Himbo and SOSAM refits. Thanks.

And finally ZeroKing released Lurkers - Monsters of Hermaeus Mora
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116864
"Retexture mod for the Lurker found in Apocrypha and Solstheim. A remake and repainting only."

The old cat is tracking this one. The sharpening and repainting look really good ans are consistent. I hope they continue down this path. Works perfectly with Rougeshot's skeletons, just overwrite to forward the minor edits. This one gets a cookie. Not exactly mod of the day material, but it is today

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 Middas the 17th of Rain's Hand and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set so it's 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 Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 59 new mods. Most are jiggles or patches, but lets see if a few catch the eye over a fresh cuppa or two. Definitely a fresh cuppa

Br4yven released Free Sharpening as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116966
"Sharpening a weapon no longer consumes Ingots." Not the first, but the old cat certainly agrees that it's utterly stupid to think a grinding wheel adds material. Unfortunately this is a Skypatcher script, but thanks.

lucasvinbr returned after posting their first mod in 2017 with 4 new mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/2586830 ... files&BH=0
As if the CW quests weren't idiotic enough, this one wants to add the ability to create custom army factions and make your own battles... No comment

HasphatAntobolis released Really Icy Cave Walls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116939
"Changes all of the meshes for the icy cave walls that call for an opaque diffuse layer to call for a transparent diffuse layer instead. All walls now use multilayer parallax. This makes all the ice walls transparent and appear several feet thick."

This needs to be seen in game, The pictures leave the old cat wanting to test this. Tracking for now.

MissileMann released Brawling - No Hitting Bystanders
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116941
"Small mod that makes all the bystanders during a brawl be unable to be hit while a brawl is going on. Prevents you from getting a bounty when a bystander runs in front of you as you punch." Thanks, that's happened to the old cat once or twice in the past. Have a cookie

And finally, by process of elimination our mod of the day

Halffaces - Hearthfire wines redone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116904
"Vanilla style mesh and textures overhaul for Hearthfire wines: Argonian Bloodwine and Surilie Brothers Wine." Looks really nice, but at 384 meg for the 4K files none of this one's mods will end up in the old cat's build... Maybe with liquid nitrogen cooling

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the old cat needs another cuppa. We-B-Open!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 18th of Rain's Hand and a chilly desert predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will be full next week so it's time to hone those silver weapons once again, but for Ah'vrie it's time 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 Verona. Checking the hot sheets we have 55 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two this morning.

First a hall of shame shout out to darkknight957 for an even more ridiculous crafting recipe. craft a book to transmute wood to diamond No link needed

It seems the real estate market is booming in Skyrim

dragonmom1416 published their first mod. Welcome. It's a player house outside Whiterun with no description or pics... Moving right along

Furiant released Stormstar Lighthouse as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116989
"A cozy mid-sized vanilla Dwemer lighthouse on its own island. Supports 2 followers & 2 children, and has a small optional quest" This is a beta and has already gone through a few fixes. Might want to hold off a little, but welcome all the same.

RogueReverie released Falkreath Candlemaker - A Vanilla Player Home and Shop
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/78720
"A small, vanilla-like home in the town of Falkreath. Selling candles, honey, and mead, live a quiet life among the townsfolk with your family."

A nice lore friendly shop/house. Finally we have a candle maker in Skyrim LOL. It's a small place so including 6 children's beds in the basement, and a crafting cave below that is a bit much. Worth a look though. Thanks

IKentaI released Caves UV tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117003
"One of the first (and worst) ofenders in regards of poor UVs for me always was that stone wall that is besides ancano and his enchanting table in Understone Keep, so i opened the meshes in nifskope and tweaked some caves UVs while adding parallax, this time only a parallax version will be uploaded, if you don't have parallax texture for your caves i highly recommend to get Auto Parallax to disable it." Thanks. Needs to be seen in game though. Only one pic and it's from a retexture set.

Halffaces - NobleEndTable02 replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117053
Like most of their other work, a little over the top with the carvings, and at 192 meg for a common end table... better for screen archers than players maybe. Thanks

Schlitzohr released two today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Cracked Tusk Keep, and Shadows Over Ilinalta

Cracked tusk keep adds a lot of useless additional crumbling stonework and clutter to the exterior of the keep. Oh, and adds a longhouse to Bilegulch mine (as an afterthought?) Not thrilled, but it does look Orcish

Shadows Over Ilinalta "Overhauls locations around Lake Ilinalta and adds a few new dungeons and 10 quests." Okay, taste is subjective, and the author put a lot of work into this, but the old cat has to say the stonework is ugly, unnatural, and ruins the aesthetic of the entire lake. (imho) You should look and make up your own minds, but this is a hard pass for old cats. Yeesh, no cookie for this one, and eye bleach is optional.

And finally More Forests, ported by bakerboy9 as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116990
"adds necessary detail to the world to actually feel immersed in gameplay. Wilderness areas have real, hand-crafted forests. Outskirts of towns are more detailed. Bandit camps are more detailed and filled with more foes. Forests are dense and filled with wildlife. Forests have been added into every hold in Skyrim."

Self Ported from oldrim, this was released in 2012 and hasn't been updated since. It's the authors first and only mod which does bring the port into question. Needs testing in game, but thanks, and welcome to SSE after a dozen years.

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 19th of Rain's hand and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. This one was out with friends making merry last night so please forgive an old cat for being a bit fuzzy headed this morning while this one tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Zurich. Checking the hot sheets we have 65 new mods with all the usual jiggles, dangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... make it a double.

pokedragonmon released Summermyst cheat chest - RELOCATED to Gerdur's house
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117134
Their second mod, too lazy to walk to the cheat chest huh?

G3RMAnHAZze released Majestic Farmhouses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117135
"Texture Overhaul of the Farmhouses in Skyrim."

The kiln fired clay brick is just plain wrong on so many levels, and the Tudor style lathing textures not only look bad, but the defects are obvious and repetitive. Thanks, but pass. Keep working at your craft and someday...

inscenique released Fluffy Skeever Tail
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117096
"Mesh and texture replacer for the ugly vanilla skeever tail." Well it's still ugly, but a damn sight better than vanilla, so thanks.

FrankBlack released slightly Better Hagraven Feathers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117116
"A mesh and texture replacer for Hagraven feathers."

The old cat is a bit torn over this one. The mesh and textures look really good, Frank does nice work, but they look too... clean and neat for a hagraven? Nice though. Have a cookie

Kanjs - Ectoplasm Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117101
"remeshes and retextured the ectoplasm up to 4K with some animated motion, some chromatic aberration effects, and emissive light." The old cat tends to poke Kanjs for making stuff move and glow that shouldn't... but this takes it to a whole new level of silly. watch the video. Your game your way, but not for old cats.

We'll end with Daedric Decipherer by shazdeh2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117000
"An easy to access menu to collect all the Atronach Forge recipes. Also all recipes are in Daedric language; and you can ask Viarmo in Bards college to translate those for you, for a fee."

Okay, this one is interesting at least. and keeping all of the recipes in one 'book' is a nice touch. The old cat's only reservation, was that the recipes were written by a former college student (Someones uncle if memory serves) Not some Daedric prince. We've head cannoned worse LOL, so thanks have a cookie.

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

Goooooood Morning Tamriel amriel riel el...

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It seems the inn is quiet this morning. This is okay, it makes cleaning the floors much easier for an old cat. It is Loredas the 20th of Rain's Hand and wage slaves rejoice, the weekend has arrived. It is time once again for this one to tend the inn so excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires are rebuilt... There, that's much better. Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires yes he does. They warm more than the room as his mother liked to say. Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil. The life of an inn keeper is glamorous no?

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are apricot thumbprint. Checking the hot sheets we have 57 new with lots of jiggle, but not much substance. let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two...

Sleepernn released Thistle Hybrid as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/116929
"These are Vanilla friendly Thistle, the combination of Thistle by Mari SE and Cathedral - 3D Thistle v1 (I think)." Thanks? Funny even the author doesn't remember making this mod, and it's hard to see any improvement over Mari, or Dr. Jacobo LOL

HazardDuty released Infinite Suitable Enchantments Perk. No link needed. allows you to add any and all 'suitable' enchantments to one item. at least you have to be level 100

RogueReverie released Weary Weather Inn - Player Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/114533
"A cozy inn overlooking the crossing of Half-Moon Mill, this player home provides a nice and immersive space to enjoy your time in Skyrim" Their 8th player home. This one is a rather large, and fully staffed inn. Full crafting, and room for two kids. It's a bit much, but an interesting idea. If it had an income script it might make for an interesting long play. Worth a look. Thanks

Socalista Winterhold
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117221
"Repurposes the ruined buildings in Winterhold, adding five new NPCs and three new homes." Another for the pile. thanks The old cat is not fond of all the first era stonework, but it's not the old cat's game.

Fe4therstone released Sunhelm - Water Discipline
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117140
"A SunHelm addon that keeps only its thirst and water-related features, making it compatible with Survival Mode or other mods that neglect the Dragonborn's need for a drink, as well as the necessity of usable wells for immersion"

Intended to allow the use of Sunhelm for thirst only, and other mods for Fatigue, Hunger, and Cold. your game your way, but frankly the cold hunger and fatigue systems in Sunhelm are probably better than the thirst system LOL. Your game your way. Thanks.

WhereDeadAngelsLie released College Of Winterhold Brazier Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117164
"Redisigned of the Brazier of the courtyard of winterhold." Now this is more like it. Nice design, compatible with basically everything with the included patches... This one gets a cookie, and the top slot today.

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. Wyvern and chips for mid day, and wolf chops in a tart jazbay reduction with garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed carrots for the late meal. As always we'll have a hearty stew simmering for those that need to ward off the chill.

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 21st of Rain's Hand, and a quiet predawn for a fuzzy headed old cat. The blessed moons will be gibbous tomorrow and full on Tirdas so keep those silver weapons close, and stay indoors when the moons are high. Anyway, it's time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil.

Our brew of the day is Indonesia, and we'll bake some fresh biscuits a little later, maybe oatmeal cranberry with a touch of cinnamon. It's that kind of morning. Checking the hot sheets we have 59 new mods and believe it or not, not all of them require bras with antigravity charms. Lets see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa

Ah'vrie finds it interesting that some authors simply understand the value of a good cheat, and some utterly fail at it. This morning we have examples of a few decent ones.

Wyndgard released three in the last few days.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Individual vendors that carry the rarer items you may have trouble finding. But it'll cost you. Enough said. Makes use of the vanilla merchant scripts, limited scope. have a cookie

nerevar009 released Three Enchantmens Per Item
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117268
"Allows having up to 3 enchantments per item. +1 by reading the book Twin Secrets at enchanting skill 50, and another +1 by getting the Extra Effect perk."

Okay, with apologies to the purists, this one gets 2 cookies. Downloaded to endorse. Ah'vrie has always wanted to make his own version of the black bow, or a different flavor of chaos. The mod the other day that unlocked unlimited yada yada was just... wrong. But this, this is perfect. It even preserves the need to grind to level 100... Only a true Master can place three Enchantments. Some people just get it.

And then we have

Atronach Forge Expanded by HeIIscream
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117235
"Place random enchantment on items, exchange spelltomes or disenchant items at Atronach Forge. Requiem compatible."

The old cat was guilty of simply looking at the menu pictures and dismissing this at face value, but then you read the mod page... A lot of thought went into this. The recipes are expensive, but reasonable, you don't have control over the random effects, and a requiem patch included... This one gets a cookie as well. Nicely done.

Cliches are cliche for a reason. You really can't judge a book by it's cover. It's now a 4 cuppa morning. Moving right along...

Dustmo7e released Extra Stables
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117287
"This mod adds stables for your horse outside Winterhold (sleeping bag), Whiterun, Solitude, Riverwood, Morthal, Riften, Ivarstead, Dawnstar (sleeping bag),Falkreath"

Well, the old cat may not love every location, but if he can ride Allie into the stable and dismount, and the horse stays in the stable this one gets a cookie. The Hearthfires stables always annoyed the old cat. You can't dismount inside, and the horse won't enter it. Why bother? Ah'vrie likes that the northern stables are enclosed with a heat source... A nice touch.

Mirax released Realistic Camp Storage
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117177
"Adds a few campfire containers and patches the campfire script so all that weight doesn't disappear on pickup." Sooo, you can now craft portable safe storage containers at a camp site, but they reflect the weight of what's in them when you move them...

What's not to like. Done as a fix for complaints about their Wyldlander modpack having unlimited cloud storage... And that's a bad thing? It's nice to see this level of support.

FrankBlack released slightly Better Hawk Feathers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117304
"A mesh and texture replacer for hawk feathers." The old cat would call this noticeably better not slightly. It's a 1 Meg file. Proof not everything has to be 8K

WhereDeadAngelsLie released Paintings Replacer for the College of Winterhold
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117286
"All those real and famous painters did a really good job, but does it feel magical?...
I don't think so... So I created new ones, more fitting to the ambience I want for the college of winterhold"

Seriously worth a look. Not to everyone's taste, but that's perfectly okay as well. Ah'vrie loves the cat. How could you not LOL.

And finally, not exactly the mod of the day, and it does bring to mind the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility" (Thanks uncle Ben) ...

Mod Organizer 2 Removal Tool by DeltaJordan
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117306
"This is a tool for Mod Organizer 2 that simplifies removing files from mods. It supports relative paths with wildcards (*). See usage examples below."

Remember that when you edit out files from within a mod it's not the same as overwriting them. to recover the files you'd need to download a fresh copy and reinstall it. If you know when and why to use this it's a valuable time saver. If you don't, it can mess up your game. Backup the mod before you edit... yada, yada, you've been warned.

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!

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 22nd of Rain's Hand 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 gibbous moons have set, the paths are closed, and you should be safe from the goddess' crazy puppies again until moon rise. Anyway it's time once again tor 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 Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are Gingerman. Checking the hot sheets we have 69 new, with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

Looks like the first flavor of the day is Alchemy

bionicyardiff released Whisper's Alternate Workbenches as a first SSE mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117416
This mod allows you to select clutter for your vanilla workbenches. It is eye candy only, and there are some issues with using this on the benches you purchase for vanilla houses.

shazdeh2 released Ingredient Insight
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117404
"Adds purchasable notes that list all ingredients with particular effects." and current version allows you to 'learn' all of those effects when you read the note. The author chose to leave out some of the more interesting ingredients for 'balance' Make sure to check the requirements. Thanks

powerofthree released two today. Menu Zoom, and Alchemy XP fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
"SKSE plugin that allows you to zoom and inspect items in crafting and magic menus"
"Fixes a bug where you don't get XP for discovering ingredient effects"

xpanchy released Vigilants are Restoration Trainers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117399
"Makes Vigilants of Stendarr Restoration skill trainers" Thanks; Restoration is a perfectly valid school of...

mechanicalpanda released Simple Tweaks for Majastic Landscapes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117347
Desaturates the greens a bit, but doesn't fix the tessellation artifacts. Thanks, but pass

Liseralla released Unsophisticatedly Enhanced Mehrunes Dagon Altar Texture Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117392
A basic upscale of the alter. A bit oversharpened, but better than vanilla. Thanks

And for our mod of the day Pieter82 puts new roofs on the long houses

Upper Class Longhouse
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/117338
"Mesh replacer for the Longhouse. Available as a normal mesh replacer (no plugin / ESP) or as a Base Object Swapper mod for maximum variety."

Changes the small holds longhouse roofs from thatch the shingle, inside and out. Nicely done at that. This one gets a cookie. Check the requirements for the BOS version.

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!