Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 7th of Second Seed 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 from Indonesia, and the biscuits are chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new mods with plenty of jiggles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa...

AstelliaLanireil released LKJA npc replacers cbbe as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126188
"Standalone replacers of some npc." In this case Narri, Hroki, and Lynly. Not a bad bit of sculpting, The old cat quite likes this ones Hroki. Thanks, but what the hell is LJKA?

whamy03 released Lumber Mill Revise as a second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126216
"Thatch roofing for lumber mill." Your game your way, too many seams for the old cat. If it was done as a single roof texture instead of 16 tiles a side it would make more sense (And leak less ) Thanks but not for old cats

JustAndrew7 released Northern Roads - Clutters Only My Version
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126175
"Mod adds some clutters to Skyrim" Your game your way. moving right along

PuddingFace1902 released Horses Take No Fall damage
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126219
"Horse riding is more fun when you can jump from mountains lol." Requires the authors 'simple spells pack' (Shhh, it does look like fun

Let's see... Soul Trap Exploit Reactivated SE by rhonjhonson
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126185
"Reactivates the Soultrap Leveling Exploit that is Disabled by the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch" Allows you to once again cast soul trap on a dead body to level conjuration for those who don't remember the exploit. Your game your way. Even necromancers need a good cheat. Thanks, but Pass

KaptainCnucklz ported Dragon Real Shout SE by blacksupernova
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126189
OKay this is just plain silly, the author recommends Dragons Use Thu'um, because it's newer and already patched for most dragon mods ... but ported this anyway. PASS!

Tem's Houses - Amren's Family Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126201
"Another mod in my Revised Edition series, where I return and re-do my older interior mods." Another nice job of improving on the original overhaul. Have a cookie

tsptds released Lakeside Cottage - A Cozy Little Player Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/125804
"This mod adds a cozy little player home in Riften, near Lake Honrich and Merryfair Farm. Only vanilla assets so any texture replacer you use will work with this mod." Not a bad job, and a rather useful location as a starter home for a thief. The basement is much larger than the house, but at least it's out of sight. The clutter can use a little help, and the mannequins need help, but over all not too shabby. Thanks

We'll finish up with PickPocket Plus by momuchi339
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/125908
"I want to survive but survival mod is difficult. I wanted a simple camp mod, and that's what I created."

Color an old cat completely confused by this... If I'm reading this correctly, and as vague as it is this old cat could be totally wrong... If you sneak at certain times, like next to water or a tree, it opens a sub menu for making traps that also allows you to make a stone knife a branch bow, and a bedroll, and turns a chair into a tanning rack... The old cat will stay with Sunhelm of campfire. tanning items at a chair which levels your pickpocket skill?

And that will do for today, the old cat will not try and make any sense of the above, just make more coffee and pretend there is logic in the world. We-B-Open!

Goooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 8th of Second Seed, and a sticky predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set the paths are closed and it is past time for this tardy cat 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 lemon sugar cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 37 new mods, and some don't even have a cup size. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two...

Jedi Knight Ny Starfire
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126284
"Hey! I Know you! Wait? I'm confused. You're me and I am you." LOL Love it. Congrats on releasing your second mod Lizzie.

JuzyJ released High Poly Children
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126264
"High Poly Children is a complete overhaul of Skyrim children, giving them new looks, races, clothes and more! Optionally, it allows child races to be fully functional and playable."

The old cat is torn on this one. the kids as a whole look really good, but the eyes look really weird, like they were painted in. It could just be the lighting for those pictures though. The old cat needs to see these in game. Cookie worthy, but needs testing. Thanks

DelutedOreo64 released Argonian Retexture SE 4K 2K 1K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126279
"This mod replaces the outdated vanilla Argonian skin and head textures with higher-resolution versions up to 4K."

Actually this is actually a port of Krypt's Better Argonians 4K who did not respond to permission requests so not sure how long this will stay up. Thanks

let's peek under the hood for this one

MathieuTheDunmer released Racial Movement Framework - OAR
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126267
"With this framework, you can assign different walk/run/sprint animations to each race in the game easily."

The old cat really likes the concept of this one, but fair warning, some assembly required. This is a nested folder tree for OAR that breaks out all of the races, however it includes no actual animations. Make sure to read the entire mod page. By itself this framework does nothing. It does also offer links to a nice sub set of animation mod pages. Thanks

SithLordKallig released Riverwood Trader Consignment Contract
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/122971
"Automatically sell your excess inventory items!" (Requires Tundra Homestead from the Creation Club--included with Anniversary Edition) Nice idea, limiting it to a specific CC house...

AlexGH91 released All Tomes for Farengar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126250
"Places all Tomes for sale with Farengar Secret Fire (Whiterun Jarl's Mage). ESP Flagged as ESL" Definitely not the first LOL, We'll add it to the pile, but thanks this is a good cheat for a 'non-college' mage character.

gutmaw released Antique 3D Sliding Doors - Rally's Market Stalls Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126259
"Re-maps Renthal's awesome market stall sliding doors to match the wood in Rally's Market Stalls" It seems Gutmaw is adding a little snazz to some of Rally's mods. And found a Home for one of Renthall's recent releases. Nice! Have a cookie.

And we'll finish up today with two questionable reshade presets...

AHA - Arctic Haze Ambiance by Foggypath
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126242
How should an old cat put this... Vanilla but worse? Adds nothing, desaturates the world and leans heavy into the blues. Not for old cats to be sure

PI-CHO ENB Plus by megablackk1d
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126263
The old cat like the Pi-Cho end and used it in his last build. This reshade over saturates and favors the greens heavy which pushes the reds... Also not for old cats.

Your game your way. And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kett;les scrubbed. and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm you bones. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 9th of Second Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh at hand. The blessed moons are waxing through the first quarter, 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.

Checking the hot sheets we have 57 new with all the usual jiggles dangles and pointy sticks. Lets see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... a bit of a mashup.

SabrinaMakesMods released three first mods today. Welcome
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Sabr ... ameId=1704
All are additions to the LOTD Museum. This adds 'The hall of adventure' and provides displays for Bethesda's verified creations, as well as Kinggath's 'East Empire Expansion' Looks like there's plenty of room for additional displays as well. Thanks. Nice first mods

HumanLikeCreature released Happy Little Trees - Improved Collisions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126346
"Have you ever tried firing a arrow or spell near a tree and the gods just decided that "NO"?
Well then, this mod is for you"

As with their previous mod, this mod tightens the collision on the Happy Little Trees' meshes, resulting in a far less intrusive experience. Unlike their previous mod. There are a lot more trees than stockade fences. Depending on your rig there might be a performance impact. As an archer this is cookie worthy, but keep an eye on your stats.

trisave released three today as well.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/tris ... ameId=1704
two requiem patches, and parallax height maps for three ClefJ Morthal textures. Only one picture, and low res at that. Thanks...

Peeking under the hood again for this next one

MaskPlague released ESLifier for Mod Organizer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126298
"A fast-ESLifing tool for Mod Organizer 2. Also notifies you of potential light plugins."

"This plugin will notify you if a mod can be made light by simply changing the flag or if a mod can be compacted to fit the requirements to be light. It also provides a UI that allows you to ESLifiy mods that fit esl requirements. This is essentially mimicking the feature that is present in Vortex." Read the mod page. "All the warnings in regards to compacting form ids present in Fractal's Updated ESL finding scripts for xEdit also apply here."

The author is planning on adding an undo feature. Thanks, this could come in handy

Hornclonic released Carrots Remade
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126341
"Just a new mesh and texture for carrots. Textures are actually 2k/1k. Mesh is low poly so no performance impact. Medieval carrots came in all sorts of funky colours and shapes so I felt like this style fits Skyrim's setting a little bit better." Thanks, now we need a higher poly version. the foliage in the pictures looks awful. Nice idea, needs work. Thanks

We'll finish up with Mad Lord - WeelBones' Sheogorath Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126338
"A Lore-Friendly Replacer that takes inspiration from all his other forms on the series, pointy beard and such dark humor, come and join dinner and bring the cheese." The old cat is not thrilled with the eyes, and requested a toned down version, but the overall look is spot on. This one gets a cookie. CHEESE!

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 Loredas the 10th of Second Seed and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. It is another sticky 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 ash pits are emptied, and the fires rebuilt. You may want to cover your tankards for a bit. This can get a tad dusty and khajiit know not from free refills... There, much better no? Ah'vrie always likes to begin the weekend with happy fires. They warm more than the room as his mother liked to say. Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles and sweep the floors. The life of an innkeeper is not glamorous...

Our brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are Sweet Loren's oatmeal cranberry. Checking the hot sheets we have 57 new mods with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks as always. Lets see what catches the eye of the old cat over a fresh cuppa or two... two, definitely two excuse please.

Hazel92 released Kaidan's carved talisman as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126462
"A simple replacer for the carved talisman Kaidan will give you." Pretty, reminds the old cat of one of Nicoroshi's carved shields. Thanks. have a cookie

MustDy released Beautiful Draugr AE as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126464
"A replacer for Draugrs (both male and female) to appear a little bit more 'eyecandy'." Ah'vrie says nothing

degeneratefella ported Immersive NPC in the Dark (SSE AE) as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126385
"This mod makes NPC more immersive in the dark..." The old cat remembers this mod having issues in oldrim and never made it out of beta. Test with that in mind. The old cat will stick with using RAID. Thanks

YeahButIronically released The Roost as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126444
"The perfect home for any poultry-loving necromancer."

We have finally discovered the home of the chicken overlord! be afraid, be very afraid

TheDeluxo released Sunflower - Clear Sky Spell as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126418
"unflower is a mod that adds a spell that clears the sky (Obviously), the spell can be purchased through merchants"

Not to be confused with the clear sky shout, this will not clear a path to Paarthy, it will however set the weather to clear skies as indicated. The old cat likes this one. Much more immersive than using the FW console commands in game... Have a cookie.

RRBrown released Extra Beggars for Immersion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126398
"This is a requested mod that adds some extra beggars to a few towns for the sake of Immersion." This is their second beggar themed mod. Now we know where all the bandits come from... Your game your way. Thanks

Lets see... ArxVallium released Ancient Falmer Ruins (Snow Elf Dungeons)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126428
Where to begin... It clips badly with the mountains, Bat faced creatures as snow elf draugr, frozen enemies straight from the lost valley minus the lich... Keep working at your craft and some day... PASS

sinzzzz released Simple Renamer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126452
"A simple renaming tool. Results are output in json and can be edited directly. The player's name can be freely changed too. I wanted to do a small renaming, but since there were only a few publicly available mods and they were all based on old mechanisms, I decided to make my own." Thanks

volodavkaa released two this morning
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/volo ... ameId=1704
Steel Shield - Replacer decorative shields Whiterun, and One for BA... Project - Better Barrels. Not their best work unfortunately, and not for old cats, but their hearts in the right place.

Let's get to the good stuff already...

MihailMods released Soul Husk Replacer- Mihail Flora and Fungi
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126388
"High quality, .ESP free, replacement models and textures for the Soul Husks and their harvestable ingredient of the same name." A very interesting take on the 'vessel' These have a very distinct look compared with the dawnguard version. The old cat might use these. has an almost hands breaking free from the ground vibe. Much creepier than vanilla. Thanks, have a cookie

We'll finish up today with Three from Seb263 All of a theme

https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Seb2 ... ameId=1704
Dismembering framework, humanoid, and creature asset packs

"The Dismembering Framework enhances Skyrim combat with real-time dismemberment, realistic blood splatters, and adaptive sound effects based on armor and weapon types. It operates directly through the game engine for a seamless experience, includes extensive customization options via the MCM menu, and integrates smoothly with other mods."

If you're into sword and board combat you're going to like this one. The MCM seems fairly complete as well. There have been many issues in the past with skin and body types not playing well with dismemberment (in FO4 anyway) But the author states that this will work with any body type and skeleton... Needs testing in game, and the author has future plans.

And that will do for today. Fresh casks of ale were delivered last night, and the new batch of mead is ready so this one hopes you're all thirsty. We're serving medallions of marinated venison on a bed of roast diced potatoes and caramelized onions with a poached egg on top for the early meal, and Carrot potato and dragon stew 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!

Goooooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 11th of Second Seed and another quiet dawn here on warm sands. 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 chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa. Definitely a fresh cuppa.

SirDorksalot released Parallax for Sublime Solitude as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126506
Yeesh, not thrilled with the textures. Your game your way. The height maps are a bit pushed. Not for old cats, but not bad for a first mod. Thanks

Cizzy414 released Placeable Dog House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126494
"This mod adds a placeable dog house using Campfire" Awww, and she used her tree house textures. Okay, this is just too cute. Have a cookie

cavy8 released Bards College Expansion - Unofficial Patches
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126489
"A collection of unofficial patches for Kinggath Creation's Bards College Expansion" Nice, a mod that encompassing needs a patch hub. Thanks.

Snazzy Interiors - Rorik's Manor by gutmaw
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126436
"Remodel of Rorik's Manor in Rorikstead" Snazzy... Nicely done and consistent as always

agentw released Diverse Cairn Banners - Base Object Swapper
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126513
"Add more diversity to banners on rock cairns. Powered by Base Object Swapper" Well, the old cat likes the diversity. Not sure about faction and hold banners being assigned randomly at game start though. That needs testing. Thanks

Lets see... masimeiro released Styles of Skyrim - Fine Clothes Variations
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126451
"A deluge of recolors for Skyrim's fine clothes! Featuring FOURTEEN new textures for male and female, including unique colors for Party Clothes and Radiant Raiment outfit. Compatible with any Bodyslide preset and most mesh replacers. 4K and 2K available. Also... fly Nazeem?!!" The old cat usually doesn't bother with accessories, but this is masimeiro's 4th, and they're nicely done. This one gets a cookie as well.

Subzero Skytemple Ruins - FuzzBeed's Dungeons... Getting worse... Eye bleach required
no link

And we'll finish up with another mod that truly showcases the heart of modding. This is another too cute fuzzy mod, sorry

DogDogGo - Dogs Track Down NPCs by meon1k
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126177
"Now your dog followers can sniff out the owner of objects and track them down."

"I made this mod to give myself a more immersive way to find my lost followers who got stuck in the wild. I think it would also be potentially useful for quests so that players do not need to rely as much on quest markers."

Finally someone came up with a job those stupid skyrim dogs can master. The old cat loves the idea of one follower tracking down another. This one gets 2 cookies

And that will do for this morning. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed and the old cat's coffee is getting cold. *shudders* We-B-Open!

Goooood morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 12th of Second Seed and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. 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 classic sugar cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new with plenty of jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks as expected. Let's see what catches the eye today over a fresh cuppa.

charlotteTimbits released her first two mods today. Welcome
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/char ... ameId=1704
Keeping warm gets survival keywords, and she patches Skyrum is luminous for the USCCCP. Thanks

Seems Dawnbreaker got a little love over the weekend

Dawnbreaker - Sun damage and Fortify Restoration Scaling by dbs156
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126570
"Extra sun damage to undead. Fortify Restoration that increases with skill level. Half enchantment cost. Explosion has no force and hostile tag." Well thought out changes if slightly OP for an old cat's taste. Worth a look.

Particle Lights - Dawnbreaker (ENB and Community Shaders) by Wired1up
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126534
A bit too bright for an old cat's taste, and it better break stealth if it's going to actually light a room. Doesn't work in first person. Thanks but maybe not for old cats.

Fort Dawnguard - Better Fortified by AndrealphusVIII
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126560
"This mod adds machicolations to Fort Dawnguard."
"After rewatching an old Shadiversity video on Fort Dawnguard, I decided it was time to take the plunge into Blender and add proper machicolations. As such, I made this mod."

Well done, but proof even a seasoned modder can fall prey to noob overkill when learning a new skill. Machicolations or 'murder holes' as they were called were typically only used directly above exterior gates, and between the gates and portcullises, Adding them to every crenelation just weakens the walls. But nicely done.

AlexGH91 released More Underwater Treasures
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126540
"Adds more underwater treasure chests to discover all around Skyrim" This one obviously likes to swim. *shudders* it's a cat thing

Vanilla Plus Orc Furniture by Pieter82
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126536
"A makeover of the orc furniture meshes. Adding higher poly geometry and some additional small details, whilst staying true to the vanilla assets' esthetics. Mesh replacer only. No plugin / ESP." Subtle and nicely done. Have a cookie. Tracking for now.

And finally we have Summermyst - Vanilla Enchanting Fixes by Admiral30
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/109114
"this mod attempts to fix vanilla enchanting system without adding any new content to the game."

Based on the changes made in Summermyst. Not the first to attempt to fix vanilla enchanting. These changes are reasonable and well thought out. Make sure to read the mod page. This makes quite a few fixes/changes. And the old cat approves of most of them so this one gets a cookie and we'll end right there.

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 Tirdas the 14th of Second Seed and another sticky predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, and it's time once again sor 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 Cadiz, and the biscuits are Sweet Loren's Chocolate chunk. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new today with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catrches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two...

Isabella's Imperial Jail Bar Retexture
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126637
"I hate the vanilla jail bars and I couldn't find a retexture of them to save my life. So I made one." And very nicely done at that. Have a cookie

Avyzzvaith released ATHEUZ Volcanic North Mountains 8K-4K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126641
"MOUNTAINSLAB RETEXTURE BASED ON VOLCANIC SCORIA AND BASALT ROCKS"
No details, but they do look really good in the screen shots. There is one section where the rocks are supposed to be worn, but look a bit too... plastic / shiny. Worth a look

ChildofDragons released 3D Junipers - Retexture - Mari's Flora
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126644
"A retexture for wSkeever's 3D Juniper - Trees and Berries based on a tweaked version of the juniper texture from Mari's Flora." And a noticeable improvement. Thanks

zxamonxz retextured Ysgramor statue, and Talos Statue today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/zxam ... ameId=1704
Both look good, especially with Leanwolf's better shaped Talos with long sword mod.

We'll finish up with a couple of BOS swap mods

Catches Cook on Campfires - Base Object Swapper by FrankBlack
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126598
Originally part of an upcoming hunters overhaul, but Frank decided to keep hunting and fishing separate. Thanks, looks tasty. Tracking

Carrots Remade - BOS by skyrimr0se
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126609
"Carrots Remade using SPID, KID, & FLM to distribute all four new varieties of carrots into the world. Plant and grow all four varieties in your Hearthfire garden. Leveled List integration available." Why choose when you can grow all four? Have a cookie and 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!

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 14th of Second Seed and another sticky predawn here on warm sands. 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 Inspirazione a Venezia, and the biscuits are again sweet Loren's sugar cookies. The old cat needs to visit the markets again. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two.

PuddingFace1902 continues making horses absurd. Now they walk on water... No link needed, They'll be changing water to wine next, film at 11

nullwyrm released Wolfblood - A Dynamic Werewolf Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126549
"Magicka no longer regenerates passively, and instead drains slowly while not transformed, or rapidly while transformed. Magicka can be earned by successfully hitting opponents with Attacks" Requires Scrambled Bugs (not updated for the current game version)

This seems to be more interested in forcing you to use your wolf blood, than making it more interesting to use, or relevant to the game. Pass, but interesting

Kotlyarnik released Clean Face for Erdi
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126717
"This simple mod removes dirt from Erdi's face." LOL, It's about time. May not be compatible with overhauls that change her appearance, but for vanilla, a must have. This one gets a cookie.

Lets see... Cangar released Slightly Brighter Water Effects Brightness and Reflection Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126683
"This mod changes the nifs of Water Effects Brightness and Reflection Fix by wSkeever such that they still get a bit of brightness at night, which is relevant for certain weathers like Azurite Weathers II." Thanks, funny how water either glows in the dark or becomes a shadow in dark depending on weather, and your ENB preset of course.

Speaking of water AlexGH91 released All Enemies swim after me (SSEEDIT script)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126674
"This script makes all enemies, included the custom ones, to swim after you and not just staring at you" A fitting follow up to more underwater treasures. The old cat wonders if underwater combat will be next? Keeping an eye on this one.

We'll finish up with two dragon mods today. Both curious and deadly

Kojaks Inquisitive Dragons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126652
"Inquistive Dragons adds low level altitude dragons, who perch on rooftops and hills while they observe the populace. They visit cities, villages, landmarks and more. Includes a handy MCM to adjust each dragon and their AI options"

While the old cat loves the idea of adding a few 'curious' low flying dragons. Unfortunately the mod completely fails to have the populations react to their perching nearby. (but not attacking) They're dragons not pigeons. NPCs should still be seeking cover. Epic fail, but worth a look none the less.

And finally Lucaoys released Epic Dragon Combat REDONE -And many new dragons
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126680
"This mod adds 15 new dragon types across the leveled lists and reunites my previous combat mods in one!. All the dragons have custom models made by me; expect to find dragons spitting sand, poison, electricity, infectious substance, life draining blood, and a few really scary high level dragons! Their breath and melee attacks will be devastating."

Read the mod page as this make a lot of changes to both vanilla and the added dragon types. Includes a performance version, a patch for Deadly Dragons, and a few options.

Other than the bone dragon which is ridiculous on just so many levels, these look really interesting. Thanks

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

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

It is Turdas the the 15th of Second Seed and another quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons are waxing through the final crescents and will be full on Morndas so it's time once again to hone those silver weapons and keep them close. Anyway, it's time once again 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 will have t wait until this one returns from the markets a little later today. Maybe Oatmeal cranberry? we'll see. Checking the hot sheets we have 38 new mods with all the usual jiggles, patches, and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa... maybe two

1523cacchase released Carriage and Ferry Travel Overhaul - For The Rich as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126782
"This mod significantly increases carriage and ferry costs of the Carriage and Ferry Travel Overhaul mod, resulting in carriages being mostly only accessible to the rich citizens of Skyrim." More likely starving carriage drivers as the rich don't travel that often. Your game your way, but this makes carriages unavailable until the late game when money doesn't matter at all. PASS

KaptainCnucklz released More Books at General Stores
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126773
"Adds a variety of books to general stores, making them double as the book stores you'd have in Oblivion and Morrowind." If it makes you happy, why not? Thanks

shazdeh2 released Poetic Duel
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126747
"Compete with Aia Arria in the Bard's College to see who can memorize more poems." This is their third mod that learning / competing with the Bards college professors. These are starting to grow on an old cat. Hopefully they tackle the college of Winterhold as well. Have a cookie

giamel released Black Void Incantation
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126766
"A Portable cell that followers actually enter and ESPfe-ed" ... ? We'll have to add this to the list of most useless mods ever. I think Giamel is testing AI followers. Moving right along...

Quantumyilmaz released Auto Saver
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126776
"Automatically save your game based on your preferences using an in-game menu. No esp/scripts. Install/Uninstall/Update whenever. Compatible with everything." Well it does offer granular control. What the old cat does not see is a method of limiting the number of saves it keeps. Frankly if the game did a hard save for the old cat using the default settings I'd crash due to a full SSD after a day or two. Needs testing in game. Thanks

WarriorOfFaith released Soul Hunter
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126785
"Allows you to dismantle soul gems into soul gem shards and recombine those into different sized soul gems, including one custom one working like Azuras star. Also allows turning one filled gems into two empty ones."

Returning after a four year absence with an unusual mod to say the least. It falls somewhere between a new mechanic and a cheat. The purpose is fairly straight forward. destroy and reassemble crappy 'find everywhere' petty and common soul gems into grand or black soul gems you can actually use in crafting. The old cat is almost embarrassed to admit he wants to try this in game. This could be very useful in the early game when running a scarcity economy overhaul. Tracking for now

Let's see... Blinkour2 released Karstaag 2K-4K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126745
Thanks... before and after shots would have been more useful than Karstaag's bio. This isn't match.com LOL.

And finally, TB's Photorealistic Markarth Roads - 8K Parallax
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126779
"A retexture of the roads in Markarth in in UHD (with up to 8K textures + parallax) with 3 options to choose from." We love choice, and the textures are interesting. Only the old cat does not think the parallax is working, or TBA didn't have it turned on when the pictures were taken... Shapes and colors are nice, but the old cat is not seeing the tessellation at all. Pass for now, but thanks

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

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 16th of Second Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moons will be full on gibbous on Sundas, so the goddess' crazy puppies will be getting into all sorts of mischief this weekend. Keep those silver weapons close through Middas this week, and remember you come into the inn smelling of wet dog and the old cat will be introducing you to his mace. Anyway, 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 from India, and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 38 new mods, with lots of jiggles, dangles, patches and pointy sticks, but not a lot of substance. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two...

Falkreath gets a little love first

EmeraldShadow released Unique Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary Black Doors
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126807
"This plugin allows you to use different textures for each sanctuary door." Some assembly required. It only changes the Falkreath door, the Dawnstar sanctuary will use the default paths. Thanks

WTSunrise630 released Falkreath Burned Shack
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126812
"There is an unmarked (but perhaps famous) ruined shack near Helgen, now you can get rid of the dead bodies of its previous owners (poor souls) to claim it as your own with this simple mod." Missed opportunities... The mod cleans up the shack and removes the burnt wood, smoke, and the bodies, but doesn't even bury them. It doesn't fix the roof either, but at least you have a bed a cooking fire and safe storage. Thanks, but not impressed

And finally, Nyrified The Reach Hold - Female NPC Replacer Pack by TheFaceSculptor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/126819
"Female NPC Pack replacing all The Reach Hold (Markarth's) adult women - ORCS TOO! Hope you enjoy the fourth pack from TheFaceSculptor! Works with both 3BA and BHUNP. FOMOD version available. ESL and High Poly as usual!"

Worth a look. For an author with the name face sculptor the old cat expected more... sculpting. LOL. We love choice, thanks

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