Modding on the Spectrum

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 22nd of Morning Star and a quiet predawn at the inn. The blessed moons are new, the hunters are drunk, 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...

Brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits are white chocolate macadamia from the local bakery (Just too yummy looking to pass up Checking the hot sheets we have 42 new with all the usual suspects. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat this day over a nice double cuppa...

MittensMods released 5 more unworthy of mention... :steamfacepalm:

LiamB763 released Maiq's Retreat as a first mod. welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83217
"Adds a new room to the Temple of the Divines in Solitude for Maiq to live in. This is my first mod, created for my own practice." Good for you, keep practicing.

lyokowarrior95 released Erandur Fix as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83229
"Duplicated and edited his class so he will gain Magicka" Pass, but keep working at your craft and one day...

NeverKnight04 released two first mods today. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
NeverKnight's Reindeer, and Arctic ENB.

Turning all horses into reindeer? Santa would be amused. The ENB preset is not bad, but heavy on the bloom, lens flare, and DOF. Your game your way

gremli666 released Gremli's House
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83256
Unremarkable in both location and clutter... if it makes you happy

Thardrim released Racial Skin Variance - SPID which is the AIO (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
"This mod uses SPID to distribute a different set of skin textures to each humanoid race to give them an unique look. It also can distribute different arrangements of muscularity for each race"

Interesting mods, Comes pre-configured with BnP skins. (required) Or you can substitute your own skins and muscle maps, but obviously some assembly required. Nice have a cookie.

Tortle2Tortle2Turtle released two today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/42492840?tab=user+files

They like the "Sets of Skyrim" class system by Robin959. One mod fixes typos, the second assigns sets to a wheel menu. And why not? Enjoy.

AndrealphusVIII also released two today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
CC Pets Addon - Spiders Spin Webs... All spiders can cast web traps
Hunters Sell Fish And More Animal Parts. What is says on the box. Thanks

And finally Rally's Honey Pots (High Poly)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83070
Whinny the poo would be jealous :steammocking: Looks really good. Downloaded

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Morndas the 23rd of Morning Star and wage slaves lament the weekend is over. Hide if you can or work if you must, it's Morndas again. Excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli, and the biscuits are toll house. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with the usual mix of jiggles, dangles, accessories, patches, cheats and goofs. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... a double!

RedMare released Mount Anthor Treasure Chest as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83287
"Rights a grave injustice in the world by adding a boss treasure chest to Mount Anthor's dragon lair." Sure, why not? At least it wasn't a house in Riverwood. :steammocking: Thanks

NocturnalSophiee released Initium - Mechanical Underground Home
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83290
"An underground home that combines Solitude architecture with Dwemer engineering. Located just outside Markarth and is designed for Lux."

Thalmor and Dwemer? It's just as inconsistant as you would imagine. And honestly I'm not liking the "orange" torch light sources coming from Dwemer green wall sconces. Worth a look, but a pass for old cats.

PapaQuillish released Nordic Rage - Battle Cry Replacer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83301
Swaps battle cry for a cloned Orc berserker effect? If it makes you happy

RubberSpaghetti released Spaghetti's Cities - Morthal
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83280
"This mod provides a lightweight, compatible, and FPS friendly overhaul to Morthal!" More potato friendly clutter. Though some of it is... questionable at best.

Maleficus32 released Cult of the World Eater - Dragon Priests Buff Alduin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83274
As suggested on reddit, "This mod gives Alduin a series of powerful buffs which are dispelled by killing the named Dragon Priests. This encourages you to tear down the figureheads of the Dragon Cult before battling Alduin. Esl-Flagged"

Ah'vrie really likes the concept here. But careful what you wish for if you combine this with mods like deadly dragons. Still the idea of having to remove Alduin's power base before fighting him adds a new wrinkle to the main quest, and importance to eliminating the priests. Okay, needs testing in a new game but 2 cookies for the concept. :steamthumbsup:

Hein84 released Vivid Landscapes - Complex Parallax Occlusion - Gildergreen Tree
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83279
"Complex Parallax version of Whiterun's Gildergreen Tree" ... You'll have to look for yourselves. Ah'vrie is not thrilled. Broken branches, woodpecker nests, and oozing sap? Then replacing it with poorly stretched mossy oak bark? ... Yeesh, hard pass for the old cat

RokHel released Snowy Landscape Discoloration Removed
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83125
"You're not the fan of neon blue snow ? Well I may have a solution for you !"
"So I've made this mod for me and anyone else interested, to have these discolorations removed. In short, I've manually went across majority of the map and manually removed them as well as some of the darkness too."

There is of course "Remove Landscape Vertex Color" which is a Mutagen/Synthesis patcher, by Jampion, but RokHel decided to manually clear the map for those that don't use the patcher. Thanks, have a cookie. The old cat may give this one a try. DLed

And finally... Sound the trumpets. This is news indeed! First Ah'vrie wants to apologize for not catching this on Fredas... The return Of Renthall!

renthal311 has released two new SSE mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

barrels performance "new efficient lowpoly meshes new textures, swap vanilla barrel 01"
Candlelantern "new textures and new meshes, replacement for vanilla lanterns."

He also released a low poly shovel for oldrim. To be quite honest the old cat is unsure why everything is "low poly" The care in producing the models and textures is obvious, but by today's standards ... Well, not really impressive. It makes an old cat wonder if Rafał is possibly having hardware issues migrating to SSE?. Still it's really good to see the return of the master. Fingers crossed we get some new quality work. Rafał knows where the cookies are, his seat by the fires was earned a decade ago.

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! :steamhappy:

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 24th of Morning Star. The blessed moons oncew again wax through the first crescent. We hope the goddess enjoyed her rest and hunters enjoy there hangovers. Hopefully they wont run into any more of those mammoth sized skeevers for a while. :steammocking: Anyway, excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil.

Brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 44 new and it's hard to believe, but some of them don't have a cup size. Let's see what catches the eye of the old cat over a fresh cuppa... Yes to the fresh cuppa!

Speaking of cup sizes...
Gale3DArt released Creamy Curves - CBBE 3BAv2 Bodyslide Preset (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83307
A nice realistically curvy "C" cup body without the gravity defying breasts. Every now and then it's nice to see curvy doesn't have to be ridiculous.

foolsama the googly challenged released two classic noob cheats. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/7581560?BH=0

jjnether released a couple of patches to remove weight from potions
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/6195055?tab=user+files
CACO, and Alchemy Potions and Food Adjustments. All potions weight .1 Thanks

BasPeeters1 released Weathered Stockades Retexture - 4K - 2K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83088
"It's a simple retexture of the stockades most commonly found in bandit camps." The old cat is not thrilled with the wavy thicknesses and "pencil sharpened" ends... Worth a look

Moving to NPCs...

Mur4s4me released Tavern Worker AI Tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83374
"Ensures that both Saadia and Frabbi, tavern workers at the Bannered Mare and Silver-Blood Inn respectively, use their various AI packages instead of sandboxing the tavern 24\7 without sleeping. Contains only an ESP-FE plugin." Thanks Maybe Frabbi won'r be such a bi@tch now that she's getting some sleep Downloaded

AndrealphusVIII released Erandur Dialogue Edits
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83324
"This mod changes the generic Dark Elf combat lines for Erandur to lines more fitting for him." And why not... Thanks

nightmarezone released NITHI NPC Enhancement - The Companions
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83270
"A lore-friendly, completely standalone hold overhaul for the main members of The Companions." Love Kodlak, the rest... not so much. Worth a look

From people to places...

Exalderan released High Poly Windhelm Hawk Gate Bridge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83313
"Those hawks made me cry. Poor blocky ♡♡♡♡♡, bethesda did them dirty. They weren't even shiny despite being pure metal. Well no more!" A few small but impactful tweaks. Thanks, Another fix I can't unsee LOL. Will probably need patching for "paths and walkways" have a cookie.

We'll finish up today with a tale of two modders... Nuke it, and fix it

tinymusic released No Tundragrass (obj02)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83333
"Trying to make Skyrim 3D? Abolish "tundragrassobj02" from your game!. These "blank" mesh and texture files are tiny in size and effectively remove "tundragrassobj02" from the game." (It's ugly so Nuke it!)

kirara386 released Spiffed Up Tundra Scrubs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83372
"This replaces the meshes and textures for all three varieties of Tundra Scrub. The textures are from images I took of a creeping indigo. I used the base texture to make a new meshes in Blender." Available in 1k and 2K in red and green. (It's ugly so fix it with options)

The old cat will let you figure out which author gets a seat by the fire and a cookie

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the 25th of Morning Star and BRRR, the nights are getting a little too brisk for this old cat's thinning fur. 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...

Brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 32 new with plenty of bimbos himbos accessories and goofs. Let's see what catches the eye of the old cat over a fresh cuppa.

TheNamesiz... Yunus released their first mod a couple of days ago which slipped through the cracks. We're keeping an eye on our new Turkish friend. He seems to like small changes painted in broad strokes. Downloaded both for testing, and Tracking Have a cookie

Grounded Movement (Their first mod)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83272
"A new look on movement speeds in Skyrim. Better, realistic, immersive and more... shall we say Grounded ?" No... this is not yet another minor tweak to the players movement speed to be tossed on the pile. This mod alters the speed of all critters and NPCs relative to the player.

PROJECT MUSHROOM
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83459
" I got bored of rocks and land around mushrooms which causes texture seam so I removed them." To be honest, this needs more pictures. The old cat thinks this may have a lot more impact to the look of the game than he originally thought. Based on the new textures by IWantATardis with permission.

TXTEC released Divergence - Giants as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83440
"This mod simply retextures Giants in 4K." Read that as upscaled and re-colored for consistency. Looks nice, the old cat has a pet peeve about over sharpening thought. The giant's skin tends to look more like weathered wood than skin. You can really see it where the giant holds the club... too much of a good thing. A half res normal map for the skin would have actually looked better. Sometimes more is not better.

Boctimus has returned after 3 years and is still nerfing the game. :steammocking:

Smithing Rebalance
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83413
"Changed smithing perks from "Can create armor and weapons and improve them twice as much." to "Can create armor and weapon."" Basically removes tempering bonuses when you take the associated perks... Ah'vrie gets the concept, but the execution is... childish. 3 years ago they nerfed bows, now they want to nerf everything. PASS

Moving on to NPCs

lilson released two overhauls today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Daughters of Malacath, and DIbella's Blessing

Ah'vrie is rather partial to lilson's take on Orcs. They were given a " rasta flair" for lack of proper descriptive terms. While her human and mer facial sculptin is getting better over time, it's still... well, lets say not to the old cats taste or standards, but still seriously worth a look as tastes vary. DIbella's Blessing is the AIO version of their previous "9 holds" mods still available in "old files"

sisu123 is following Coldsun's approach and released 2 today.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Deluxe Replacer Assets... "These will serve as the main assets for all future mods."

Dawnstar Remastered - High Poly - CBBE - 3BA- BHUNP - ESPFE
"Replaces all of the women in Dawnstar"
(Karita has long blond hair? swing and a miss strike 1 LOL)

And finally... Renthal released Ladder01 HD1k
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83429
"Ladder01 new mesh, new textures for old ladders, lowpoly hi res 1k"
(Hi res? talk about living in the past) The old cat is not going to dis the master, but there are two of the pictures for the mod that show an obvious mesh error without any annotation. Ah'vrie is hoping that's what got fixed, not what slipped through the cracks.

This bent on low res low poly retextures... A head scratcher for sure.

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

Good morning... for some. This is the reader's digest version of the morning post

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 26th of Morning star. The blessed moons yada yada

Brew of the day is India and the biscuits are white chocolate macadamia

Checking the hot sheets there were 46 new, Let's see what catches the eye today

Celdafontes released The Dragonborn Comes Cover by Celda Fontes as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83500
Nice cover in Português. Thanks, have a cookie for not being a cheat in Riverwood

Bananachip420 released Unearthed Barrow as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83486
Interestingly enough this was done as an application to the Skyblivion navmeshing team. Recommended for level 20 and up.

yexian7 released Flame Atronach SE Orange as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83522
"Flame Atronach orange flame color" Too subtle to even tell in the pics... thanks

tripmix released Immersive Huntergames
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83485
Sets pelt prices to 10X, and dragon items to 2X value. Paired with a scarcity mod this could make Rping as a hunter a viable build. Thanks

io121 released JS Armored Circlets - Enchanted
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83463
"Enchants all of the JS armored circlets with vanilla enchantments and places them in appropriate level lists." If it makes you happy

snozz2004 released Bleak Falls Tower
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83466
"Overhaul of Bleak Falls Tower with increased NPC count" Normally the old cat doesn't go in for mods like this, and honestly the added arch makes virtually no sense at all, but Ah'vrie likes the additions of the braziers and cooking fires... Worth a look.

6Four9 released Market Stalls Animated
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83523
"Add Animation to Market Stall's Cloth Roof" Requires Rally's Market Stalls. The animations look subtle and well done. Downloaded for testing in game. Have a cookie

Diabetox released Even more eyes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83491
Dia got bored with her own eyes and edited a group for her new playthrough... overly bright and strangely colored... Okay, we like choice.

IxionXVII released Lurker Breath Attack Restored
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83472
"Lurker have a Breath Attack that is unused in vanilla due to some things not being properly set up. This mod reintegrates the ability and fixes some problems with it." Looks nasty like spitting chunks of Herma Mora tentacles Yuk LOL

Let's see... schlafenszeit released Caffiend - SSE and AE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83516
"Allows you to craft coffee on the go thanks to SolarTails' "Solar's Portable Crafting Mod"

Requires Rawlith - A Khajiit Home, and Solars Portable Crafting (SE), but come on, you get to brew coffee in the field... How can the old cat not give this a cookie LOL

Well finish up with 5 by XilaMonstrr
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files

Underground 4K, ELFX 4K - Cleaned and Upscaled, Mihail's Hanging Dead Chickens - Optimized Textures, Mihail's Hanging Dead Bantam Guars - Optimized Textures, and finally Mihail's Nocturnal Birds - Optimized Textures.

The word prolific comes to mind... Thanks, have a cookie

And that will do for today. There were a couple of others that fell through the cracks but we'll finish up with one by DarthBlender

Truly Burned Astrid
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83487
"Changes burned Astrid's facegen to one without hair during the quest "Death Incarnate""

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! :steamhappy:

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 27th 0f Morning Star and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. The blessed moon continue to wax as tomorrow's the first qaurter. For now they have set and the paths are closed. It's time once again for Ah'vrie to tend the ionn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is a mixed bag while the old cat blends the several roasts, and the biscuits are Toll House. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new with all the usual bimbos, himbos, accessories, patches, and goofs. Let's see what catches the eyes of the old cat over a fresh cuppa.

Let's see... MaskedRPGFan released a settings loader for Spell tutor. Thanks


darthvladi released Yet Another Sorting Mod - Potions and Food
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83517
"Easy to read better sorting for Potions and Food" The old cat is on the fence with this one. While it's easier to sort your inventory, it really only affects vanilla potions, and the old cat is not sure he wants them listed by effect. Crafted potions keep their names but get the prefix "crafted" Worth a look, at the very least another for the pile. Thanks

SomeRandomDuck released Mannequins Swap Gear
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83575
"Adds the ability to swap all armor and gear you are wearing with the display mannequins found in most player homes." Okay, now this is a real time saver for anyone that enchants specific crafting outfits. This would be an instant download if the old cat wasn't using the Enchantable crafting gear mod.

Guitarninja2 released Brewer - An Alcohol Brewing Mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83542
"Brewer is a new crafting mechanic which provides a way for you to brew your very own beer, ale, wine and various other drinks." If it makes you happy brew on.

Inscenique released Glass Bottle Recycling
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83551
Same mechanic as ARS, CCOR... After two years you'd thing this one would know a mod or two. Let's you craft dice, and adds bottles to garbage... PASS

HS Riverwood - Faendal's House by HyliosSykes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83574
Still magically growing ivy in dark interiors, but worth a look.

Let's see... Kulharin patched Animated Poisons - ElSopa - Potions Redone
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83562

and finally something a little different for the old cat

stuxjr released New Creature Animation - Falmer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83572
"Vanilla Falmer actually has many attack animations, but all look the same. This mod adds new animations to make Falmer revealing their insidious nature when you encounter them." Okay, so several of the Flamer animations look similar, this swaps out a couple of the, for a rather clunky spin attack, and a "teleport to behind - bite" animation. You'll want to watch the video. These didn't look very smooth to the old cat. Worth a look but PASS

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! :steamhappy:

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 28th of Morning Star and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. Brrr, it is a chilly predawn here on warm sands. Skyrim is always cold to this one, but this year seems to be even colder. Excuse please while the ash pits are emptied and the fires rebuilt. You might want to cover your tankards for a bit. This can get a tad dusty... There, much better no? Ah'vrie's mother used to say a happy fire warms more than the room, and Ah'vrie honors her by always starting the weekend with happy fires. Now to compost the ash, tend the garden, scrub the kettles, and put fresh water to the boil...
Tending an inn is exciting no?

Brew of the day is Capetown lungo, and the biscuits are Bordeaux. Checking the hot sheets we have 58 new today with jiggles, dangles, and patches stealing the show. Lets see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa... Maybe a double

stuff444 the googly challenged released Smelt Broken Weapons as a first mod. Welcome.
This is Lances first mod so we won't pick on him for not realizing "broken weapons, and armorers ingots are NOT vanilla LOL. Call this a patch for ARS Metallica. No link needed

Fealinde released two first mods today. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Patches for Fea's Hjertesten Hall, and Fea's Solitude Bathhouse. Thanks

NudeMortals returns with two cheat mods. Start the game with 300 MHS, and his other mod adds 5 additional levels to "uggernaut (Heavy Armor), Shield Wall (Block), Barbarian (Two-Handed), Armsman (One-Handed), Overdraw (Archery) and Agile Defender (Light Armor)" so you can become even more over powered while ruining your game :steamfacepalm:

Leodoidao released A SNOW ELF DUNGEON IN WINTERHOLD
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83652
"A snow elf dungeon with some new stuff on it. No quest or scripts, only dungeon crawling plus hack'n'slashing." Looks like high level enemies... Have fun.

asdakarta06 released Igniting animation for Campfire
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83142
Berke's second animation mod. Not the smoothest but thanks

schlafenszeit released Dexterized Breezehome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83552
"Another overhaul of everyone's favorite starter home" Ah'vrie is not thrilled with all the columns, the room is already small, but worth a look.

HamsterSensei12 released Seasonal Alchemy Add-on - Critters and Fungi and Farms
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83636
"This add-on for Seasonal Alchemy adds seasonal variation to critters, fungi and farm products." Quite a few requirements to set this up correctly so make sure to read the mod page. Have a cookie

mechanicalpanda released Ebony ENB - Vanilla Weathers - Lux
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83598
"A performance-friendly, light-weight, fast and stylized ENB with customized shaders by Adysss." An interesting look. Grey and desaturated with a unique and consistent look. Not oversharpened, no heavy DOF... Worth a look. and a cookie

jbudnick1540 released Official Unique Flowers and Plants SSE - No Landscape Edits
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83623
"esp replacer for Unique Flowers and Plants without Landscape edits, more compatibility"
Includes a seasonal version with corrected form IDs... Thanks, have a cookie

FrankBlack released slightly Better Small Antlers
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83672
And they are in fact a little better. Nice Frank, thanks. You get a cookie as well

Rally's Weapon Racks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/82682
"Texture replacer with UV tweaked meshes for Weapon Racks. I split the outer edges of the small plaqueshield to make it slightly rounder on the outside" And very nicely done as always. Instant download for the old cat and another cookie as well.

And finally for our mod of the day we welcome new work by Avebrave...

Ave's Amulet of Mara
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
"Replaces the Amulet of Mara with a new model" It's been a while since we visited Ave's mods... (The old cat missed a dozen updates it would seem so he posted the user-files link so others can check as well. Ave has been adding additional bodyslide files to her jewelry.

And that will do for today... Maybe not. gekkou1992 released WeatherInfo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83673
"You can change weather on the MCM."

This was probably intended for screen archers, but the old cat has been dealing with a test build that seems determined to rain every day... Reminded this one of oldrim COT :steamfacepalm: Downloaded for testing ad sanity.

And NOW that will do for today. Our Ale was delivered fresh last night, and the new batch of mead is ready so drink up. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal and Ah'vrie will take a cue from out Nord friends and make a good hearty stew for the late meal today... Maybe Carrot potato and dragon, we'll see when Ah'vrie returns from the market later.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Sundas the 29th of Morning Star and a chill has settled over warm sands. Ah'vrie thinks some evil magic is a foot, but the Shaman all say it is just the weather, but Ah'vrie remembers not very long ago that some evil wizard conjured a child of magic and we all suffered from the storms. Ah'vrie remembers yes he does... The wizard named his monster simply "the child" and one can not be too careful with the children of magic... Ah'vrie will be watching. Anyway, excuse please while the fires are stoked and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Inspirazione a Napoli. Today demands a bold brew yes it does. We'll bake fresh biscuits a little later when the old cat returns from the markets, but for now there are plenty of Toll house left over from yesterday.

Checking the hot sheets there are 55 new with all the usual jiggles dangles, patches and goofs. Let's see what catches the eyes of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

AzureFailure released Voiced Dwemer Spheres - Dwarven Spheres SFX Edited as a first mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83753
"Adds a subtle robotic voice to some Dwemer Sphere audio files, and minor touch-ups to others" Now that's an interesting first mod, and well done as well? Okay, instant download and two cookies. There were no mention of permissions, and Leo has been fairly strict with his permissions... We'll see if it stays up. These were new voice files created by editing existing SataFinix sound files.

BasPeeters1 released Temple of Kynareth Mosaic Retexture - 4K - 2K
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83752
"It's a retexture for the mosaic in the Temple of Kynareth, based on a symbol representing Kynareth (according to the UESP)." Rather simple and pretty... Why not. Downloaded the 4K desaturated version. Have a cookie

Spaghetti's Cities - Falkreath
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83711
Like all the others, adds a bit of vanilla clutter to the city. Thanks

Xtudo released Flame Atronach SE - Optimized textures
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83755
"My optimized textures for this lovely mod. My version, 2K and 1K. No ESP." The "My Version" is basically the original 4K version with a half scale normal map. The 1k and 2K is normals are untouched. Thanks Xtudo, you rock as always. Downloaded "My Version"

Okay, the old cat is totally unsure of what to make of this one... GwynGrim released 5 animations today. Or rather they released a "sneak animation" that seems suspiciously intended to be... Sexy? And 4 additional mods based on carrying weapons while sneaking. The old cat is not sure if this dar based mod even includes a male sneak version.

And finally we come back to Renthal311 for the top slot... But still with the low res crap?
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/5851384?tab=user+files
More "barrel shaped" barrels (Ba must be putting on weight :steammocking:)
And warm, soft, and fluffy bed rolls (Which to be honest look great even in 1K) Dled

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! :steamhappy:

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. it is Morndas the 30th of Morning Star 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...

Brew of the day is again inspirazione a Napoli and the biscuits are chocolate chunk from the bakery. Yesterday was a day for playing not baking :steammocking: Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new, but honestly not much catches the eye...

stuxjr released New Creature Animation - Werewolf
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83806
adds a jump attack... Right. Check out the video. Moving right along

inago777 released My enemy Bandit NO esp
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83800
turns 3 named bandits into hotties for you to kill... Okay, no esp

krypto5863 released Muzzle It - Follower Interruption Controller
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83773
"Silences your companions idle lines when you're in conversation or while a scene is currently playing." If it works as described it's a 2 cookie mod.

And finally kirara386 released Mostly Dead Shrubs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83776
"Mesh and texture replacement for normal, snow, and ash dead shrubs." Now they're only "mostly dead" Miracle Max approves.

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! :steamhappy:

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 31st of Morning Star and a peaceful predawn here on warm sands. We are once again but a week from the full moons so it's time once again to hone those silver weapons. One can never be too careful with the goddess' crazy puppies. Anyway, excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the boil...

Brew of the day is Istanbul espresso which Ah'vrie makes with just a hint of crushed Cardamon seeds, and the biscuits are Scottish butter cookies. Pixies and customs be damned these are for dunking. Checking the hot sheets we have 56 new with all the usual suspects so let's dive right in...


cristichita30 released four "first" SSE mods today
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/5280990 ... files&BH=0
Staves to spells, shouts to powers, Smartcast conjuration spells, and buff yourself
BA could certainly use Buff Yourself I Cast courage spells on yourself :steammocking:

almightyk released Sigil Stone Enchanting - Enchant without Skill
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83895
"Brings back Sigil Stones allowing players without enchanting skills to apply enchantments onto gear. They can be found at any merchant who sells Soul gems." And the fact that there is already a Sigil stone in Skyrim needed for the Atronach forge? Just saying :steammocking:

ImperialAgent1992 released three more today all "low download size" (for Playstation)
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/9489475 ... files&BH=0
Not of the PC masterrqace obviously, but thanks

jeffcollins2020 released 6 Retex mods today under the banner "really real"
https://www.nexusmods.com/users/7637781 ... files&BH=0
Ah'vrie's mother would say "if you don't have anything nice to say..." :steamfacepalm:

Guitarninja2 released three today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Brewer - An Alcohol Brewing Mod, Huntsman - A Hunting Expansion ,Dovahkiin's Vault - Earlier Start. It seems Jacob has decided to re-invent Hunterborn. brew his own ale, and moved the entrance to Elianora's vault down the mountain where you can use it from the early game. Keeping an eye on this one.

inago777 released three more faction overhauls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Solsteim bandits, Housecarls, and Dawnguard, and updated minor followers.

DaankeyKang released three today as well
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
We like this one, he fixes existing mods. We need more like them. Have a cookie

devikyn released two complex Parallax mods today
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... user+files
Underground, and Cathedral Landscapes. Finally a more delicate hand tweaking the tessellation algorithms, and converting whole overhaul mods in a constant fashion. Nicely done and worth a look. Tracking the author. Have a cookie

And finally we'll give the last slot to MD

MystiriousDawn released Farmhouse Stonewall - HD Texture Replacer with Parallax
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... mods/83860

"Simple texture replacer for the farmhouse stonewall. I wanted to keep the vanilla feel of the textures. I am working on updating one of my older mods to have parallax and I was playing around with this texture today. Figured I'd release this as a sign of things to come."

I hate to say this, but the old cat is not thrilled at all. The textures look...? faded, and the grout lines are indistinct, there is also a decided lack of contrast between the stone and the grout. All in all... PASS

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! :steamhappy: