Modding on the Spectrum

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 26th of Last Seed and a very muggy dawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have long set, and this one apologizes for being tardy. The storms have blown through for now, and this one always sleeps like a kitten during storms. For now anyway, it is time for this one to tend the inn. excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is Miami espresso, and the biscuits are ginger. Checking the hot sheets we have 50 new mods, and believe it or not a few don't jangle. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa or two.

YourFriendlyListener released The Darkness Of Skyrim as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157766
"a collection of mods that add more difficult, unpleasant, disturbing, and grim themes to the world of Skyrim." The first mod deals with children, and was evidently disturbing enough that it had to be taken down and parts removed before it could be released. Not for old cat's but it isn't the old cat's game. Thanks

DanteJustDante released Assassin Starting Gear as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157781
Totally OP starting gear as expected, interesting new version of the backstab enchantment. Putting a master lock on starting gear is a bit silly but Thanks.

Digsu released Remove Werewolf Disease Immunity
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157774
"Allows werewolves to catch diseases like a common mortal." Like they don't have enough problems. LOL Thanks I guess

PsychicParasite released Relics Of Hyrule - ... Compatibility Patch as a first mod Welcome https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157748
"Small patch to make the Peaceful Garden player home mod to work with the Relics of Hyrule mod." Thanks, nice simple first mod. Always welcome

kuroishitam released Fires Hurt - OIF
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157720
"This mod is a remake of a mod with the same name, Fires Hurt SE, using OIF" If you're already using the OIFramework not a bad mod to have. The old cat is not thrilled with the inclusion of the hotsprings, though I guess it is reasonable. Thanks

PuneumaSigne released Horses Are Your Friends
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157424
"You can call your horse by playing the flute, feed your horse, or have your horse carry items using a packsaddle you've crafted. You can also call your horses to the stable at any time." Interesting, Versions for vanilla horses and wild horses CC. Thanks

JobiWanUK released Followers React to Crafting
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157750
A mod to give vanilla-voiced followers comments when the player is using various types of crafting stations with around 660 lines of dialogue.

Using a mix of repurposed vanilla dialog and some AI added lines. You'll have to watch the videos for any samples of the added lines. Why not, thanks

Lets see... tcbflash released Hearthfire Homes Require 2x Material
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157730
Right... because masochism is an art form

Lets finish up with something a little more interesting, and possibly useful as well. This is more a modders resource, but the premise is interesting. Two by Ryokhan

Vekel the Man of Culture and Knowledge
Repository AddOn for Vekel the Man of Culture and Knowledge
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Ryok ... ameId=1704

"Vekel The Man is an interesting and one among the many underused characters in the Thieves Guild. Everything about him seems to suggest he "knows" things, "collects" rumors and could point you to interesting stuff. However all you get from him is a quest to collect necromancer erotica from a dungeon in a godforgotten area of Skyrim.

On the other side, there are plenty of mods that add quests, new lands, forms of magic, relics or followers whose details and triggers you'll probably forget unless you note them down somewhere and keep looking at it while playing.

I'd like to say this mod is intended as a mini-framework to fix these two issues at the same time."

Like I said interesting, Everything Vekel would have to sell you must be added manually to the two provided leveled lists... It would make the character more interesting in a TG playthrough, but assembly is definitely required. This one gets a cookie. Thanks

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wises you well. It is Middas the 27th of Last Seed and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set and it's 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 flame...

Our brew of the day is Umatima wa Uganda, and the biscuits are chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 32 new from the usual eclectic sources. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa. There are a few.

A shout out to NiteFromWindhelm for another 4 armor spids.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Nite ... ameId=1704

Another to WhiskersIsTheCat for fixing Mihail's penguins
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157806

shazdeh2 released AutoExec Console Commands
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157827
"Run console commands at the start of your session, or when loading a game."

Actually there are three: Run on every load, Run once 'per session', and run only on new character. Useful for testing, or non persistent settings. Thanks.

RevontuletCXVII released Revontulet's Fluent Dovahkiin
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157835
"This simple mod adds voice cooldown reduction enchantments to the Greybeard armour set, allowing you to use shouts more often - becoming "fluent" in the use of the Dovahzul, if you will."

The old cat has to admit, this one is actually immersive. The grey beards are supposed to be teachers. Magic user robes are buffed, why not Thuum user robes. Have a cookie

wSkeever released Somewhat Okay Snowdrifts - Blended Windhelm Bridge Snowdrifts
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157838
"Adds blending to Windhelm Bridge snowdrifts"

This is hand blending of specific drifts and looks good. Another tiny fix you can't unsee

braxusx released Solstheim Broken Tree Remover
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157823
"Removes all the ugly broken pine trees from Solstheim's southern section. A base object swapper file also replaces dead and ash pines with healthy ones."

Your game your way. The desolation of Red Mountain becomes sand dunes, and the ash lands become... Falkreath. Ah'vrie will admit the trees look good, and in fact pine forests recover faster than anyone expects, as seen in the Yellowstone, and Patagonian fires. So, not going to poke this. We love choice. tracking.

Jaipebbles released Solstheim Reborn - Raven Rock
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157759
"Solstheim Reborn - Raven Rock (formerly Azuroas Raven Rock) is a mod that completely overhauls Raven Rock, adding new buildings, interactable NPCs, and more!"

Total overhaul of the town, that changes the whole flavor. The old cat is not a huge fan of walls that go nowhere with arched gates with no gate. Make sure to read the mod page, this changes a lot. Arguably it adds more Imperial buildings which would make sense if this was a thriving EEC mining colony. Worth a look. Thanks.

And finally This might be of interest to many.

Dynamic Body Distribution by KrisV777
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157779
"Give every NPC unique body presets and textures"
"Dynamic Body Distribution (DBD) is a config-driven framework used to assign Textures and BodySlide Presets to NPC at runtime."

Assembly required...
To let the player use a unique slider preset and textures, follow these instructions:

Create a new empty mod DBD Assets. We will use this mod to store the assets and configuration files in.
In this mod, create the folders: textures/DBD/, SKSE/DBD/Sliders/Male/, SKSE/DBD/Sliders/Female/, SKE/DBD/Configurations/.
Open the texture mod which contains the textures you want to use for the player. The mod itself can be disabled, we are only interested in its textures.
You should see a folder named 'textures', copy and paste this folder to 'textures/DBD/' and rename the folder to "PlayerTextures". You should end up with a folder path like so: 'textures/DBD/PlayerTextures/'
Find your BodySlide Preset, this is a ".xml" file usually located under 'CalienteTools\BodySlide\SliderPresets'.
Copy and paste this preset to either 'SKSE/DBD/Sliders/Male/' or 'SKSE/DBD/Sliders/Female/', depending on if the preset is for a male of female character and rename it to "PlayerPreset".
Create a new "PlayerConfig.yml" file in SKE/DBD/Configurations/. Open it with a text editor of your choice and copy paste the following contents into the file, then save. You can now start the game and the player will use the textures and slider preset you copied into the respective folders.

You have been warned, but this has promise. I could see this being used in a way similar to Obody IE: create 15 or 20 presets and have them randomly assigned to NPCs, while keeping the player independent of the changes... A lot of work though.

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 28th of Last Seed and a quiet predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons will be full again next weekend, time to hone those silver weapons again. The goddess' crazy puppies are not to be taken lightly. Anyway,m it is time once again for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is Miami espresso and the biscuits are Chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new mods from the usual eclectic sources. Lets see what catches the old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

A quick shout out or three for continuing a series

Lucaoys loves his dragons
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Luca ... ameId=1704

NiteFromWindhelm with a new batch of spids
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Nite ... ameId=1704

markuskarttunen1 More high poly tree fun. Aspens this time. Big ones.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/mark ... ameId=1704

llLilyll did another 'girls of' Orcs this time, and her youngest looking so far.
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/llLi ... ameId=1704
Atub and Shel look like they shouldn't be allowed out with out their nannies.

Ampulhex's Ingun Black-Briar
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157833
"A standalone high-poly head makeover of everyone's favourite psychopathic cutie in all the Rift" Interesting look, doesn't quite capture Maven's predatory gaze.

mindflux released Nordic Farmfield Stonewalls
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157788
"A simple mod that replaces the stonewalls in the outskirts of Whiterun with new full 3d models." Nice model, nice texture, and worth a look. Hopefully we'll get a followup on the Whiterun walls to match.

We'll finish up with two economy mods. One to earn, and the other to steal

Better Earnings for Animal Resources by lostgenx
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157916
"Increases prices of animal pelts and hides." And quite reasonably too. Useful if you're not using mods like Hunterborn, or CCOR.

Vanilla Interior Expansion by AwesomeJanis
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157932
"Adds tens of rooms to various vanilla locations, mostly treasure or thieving opportunities"

You know, because everyone has tables full of gold just lying around

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

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Fredas the 29th of Last Seed and thank the divines the weekend is nigh. Ah'vrie woke to the smell of water yes he did, and Kynareth is blessing the desert with much needed rain. This one loves a good storm, especially the way the lightning paints the mountain passes against a black sky. Not a good night to be standing watch on the airship I'm sure. Anyway, it is time for this one to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are Ginger. Checking the hot sheets we have 43 new mods with the usual eclectic mix of jangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

0beanZ0 released Auto Armor Mod as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157952
"Automatically casts the best Armor spell in your inventory when entering combat."

Receive the blessing of the enchanted goddess? That works, listed as a cheat because it uses no magica, but still levels your alteration skill... That's a useful cheat Thanks

Red2005dragon released Serana wears Lustmord Vampire Armor as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157959
What it says on the wrapper. Uses skypatcher. Nice armor choice. Thanks

checker90 released Rivermere A New Home in Riverwood as a second mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157988
Cute little place. Their first mod added more chickens to Riverwood. Poor Riverwood LOL

Elfiemyrtle3 released Shalidor's Overlook V2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157782
"a sprawling mage abode with treasury, armoury, and library. Full support for spouse, 6 children, and 8 followers. Full crafting suites. And pools. Did I mention pools?"

Totally over the top, not lore friendly, or for old cats, but this one has a certain charm.

ChillFlexington released No more fire salts as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157941
"Removes Fire Salts from every cooking recipe with power of Skypatcher"

Somebody must have had a serious case of the flame arse... Woo

Phereniki released Relics of Death and Shadow
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157967
"Dark magic stirs in the shadows near Riften. Forgotten relics and cryptic tomes lie hidden, remnants of a long-forgotten necromancer’s craft, their secrets left for the observant to uncover." Adds enchanted gear and spells for the budding necromancer. Thanks?

Speaking of dark attire, NemoFR released 4 in the last 2 days, all variations of BD gear
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/nemo ... ameId=1704
The -full version is the all in one.

SauteedPanda released Message Boards for Inns
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157906
"Moves notes added by mods in various inns to new Message Boards"

Fomod covers a dozen mods out of the gate. Nice concept, The old cat approves of not leaving junk mail on the bar Uses BOS, and CDF frameworks, read the requirements

These last mod is deceptively interesting if you're into customizing NPCs. The author had a bit of fun with the pictures, but don't let that fool you, this is a serious tool.

Skeleton NIF Baker 2 by NotSoSrs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157949
"A simple tool for baking your racemenu body morph edits onto skeleton nifs. Use it to make your own custom skeletons for your character or npcs, or to make entirely new races."

This would allow you to take any NPC, open their files in Racemenu, edit thier morphs anyway you like, and bake it into a custom skeleton you can assign specifically to them. Or create an entire race of hobbits or giants. This opens up a lot of possibilities, not the least of which is the player is included. You can be a Conan style barbarian without making everyone else look the same. We already have that, but not with this level of control.
This one gets two cookies.

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

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Loredas the 30th of Last Seed and wage slaves rejoice the weekend has arrived. Ah'vrie apologizes for being tardy, and will tend the inn shortly. First it's time to empty the ash pits and rebuild the fires. You may wish to cover your tankards, this can get a tad dusty and Khajiit know not from free refills... There, much better. Ah'vrie likes to begin the weekend with happy fires and a happy fire needs to breathe. Now to put fresh water to the flame while this one scrubs the kettles and tends the garden...

Our brew of the day is Capetown Lungo, and the biscuits will have to wait until this one returns from the markets a little later. Checking the hot sheets we have 56 new mods in the usual eclectic mix of jangles, patches, and pointy sticks. Let's see what catches the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

First a well deserved shout out to Xtudo for Snowy Barrel01
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158015
Another tiny fix you can't un-see. Adds snow to barrels in snowy areas, provided with 11 versions for SMIM, different mods, and animated vs. static. Now to check which barrels...

Glitchygal released More FireSalts in Whiterun as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158006
"More FireSalts in Whiterun" There's something to be said for truth in advertising. Thanks

StarRiseShine released Sunhelm KID patches
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158057
"Continuing my food patching obsession - Keyword Item Distributor (KID) .ini files to patch food mods with Sunhelm 3.1.4. With keywords applied, new foods should be recognized by Sunhelm automatically." Thanks, tracking, this one uses a few of the covered mods.

Domenicus7 released Another Starting Items and Skills
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157875
"This mod aims to be a reasonably user-friendly way of choosing starting items, skills, and spells. Right after you exit the character creation menu"

Rudimentary but functional, Actually the only poke would be the absurdity of having that pop up while you're still bound in prisoner rags. If it was attached to chests in both sides of Helgen's Keep the old cat would give it a cookie. Only supports the vanilla opening.

TXTEC released Skytone - Alchemy and Enchanting Tables
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158051
"This mod retextures the alchemy and enchanting tables"

Upscaled to 4K then recolored, and not a bad job of it either. Worth a look. A little less bloom and blur in the pics would go a long way though

Lets see... llLilyll released her all in one of the little girl invasion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/154066

This one is almost embarrassed to admit he almost wants to load this just to see it in game with Southpawe's men of the north. Grizzly old veterans and cheerleader wanna-bes
Moving right along LOL. We'll give the top slot to an underwater treasure hunt.

YeahButIronically released Underwater Solstheim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157986
"Underwater Solstheim adds over two dozen encounters, points of interest, marked and unmarked locations, and even small dungeons to the island. Now the "Jewel of Absolutely Nothing" has at least something beneath its waves. (Also, more fish.) (Why are there so few fish in the original DLC?)"

"This mod is ESL-flagged, lore-friendly, Vanilla+, and compatible out of the box with every major underwater content mod. Dive into a world full of pirate tales, treasure chests, Easter Eggs, literal eggs, mysterious magic, and sunken shrines. Explore Dunmeri shipwrecks, ruins from the Red Year, hydrothermal vents, eldritch terrors, and Dwemer mysteries in the depths. The waters of Solstheim await!"

Why not? Sounds like fun. The old cat doesn't swim much. Cold water kills. Thanks

And that will do for today. The ale was delivered last night, and the new batch of mead is ready so drink up. We're serving mudcrab scrambles for the early meal. We'll plan the late meal when this one sees what's fresh at the markets. As always there will be a kettle of hearty stew simmering for those that need to ward the chill. We-B-Open!

Goooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well again. This one has a fresh cuppa in front of him and will attempt this post for the third time this morning...

Nathraxh released Arkay's Soul Gem Conversion as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158056
"This mod adds a small crypt underneath Falkreath's House of the Dead that contains a unique shrine that converts your Black Soul Gems into filled Grand Soul Gems. This is aimed at those who may want to play good-aligned characters such as knights, monks, priests, healers etc."

A nice first mod, good aligned players don't get a lot of choices. Have a cookie.

Gogma's Training Rebalance, no link needed
"Training limit increased to 5000 times per level. Training cost roughly tripled" Thanks?

Cizzy414 released Alternate Start Addon Compendium (WIP)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158130
"This is a collection of Alternate Start - Live Another Life addons that I've created. This will be a pertepual WIP collection, as I plan to add more options over time."

Presently adds starts in two mod added player homes. Thanks

knightradiant2 released BIG STICK ENERGY
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158160
"There be sticks in the wilds of Skyrim. What is the intrepid explorer to do when stumbling upon one of a particular length and girth it begs to be handled? Take it and make it everyone else's problem."

Translation... adds sticks that can be used as a club. Why not? thanks

Phereniki released Bravik the Trader of Ivarstead
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158093
"A stubborn roadside trader camped outside Ivarstead, offering food, furs, potions, and supplies to pilgrims and travelers on their climb to High Hrothgar" Thanks

Ivarstead has always been a town in search of a reason for being. Even the mill is on the wrong side of several waterfalls to send/ship their lumber anywhere. At least the inn has a reason for being, what we need is more of an actual town. It would be nice to see it brought up to even Riverwood standards. A merchant, blacksmith, a few more homes...

lets see... naaitsab released Dwemer Glass Doors and Walls as a modders resource
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158158
"Added glass like transparency to most Dwemer doors, partitions and gates. Should be compatible with other Dwarven metal retextures."

Well if anyone in Skyrim was to discover the use of glass as a building material it would have certainly been the Dwemer. Thanks

And finally we'll finish up with a mod for readers

Way of the Ruby Vial by HeraclesJones
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/157911
"Discover 25 immersive books that reveal alchemy recipes through stories and voices, turning random button-clicking into exploration and reading."

Oh, the old cat likes this type of mod. 25 unremarkable books buried in the standard distribution lists that will teach you an alchemy recipe? This gets a cookie. Downloaded to endorse.

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

(The original two times I tried to post had a little more content, but the day, and this one's patience were wearing thin. Have a great day all.)

Goooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Mondas the 1st of Hearthfires and a quiet 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 flame...

Our brew of the day is from India, and the biscuits are classic chocolate chip. Checking the hot sheets we have 58 new from the usual eclectic sources. Let's see what catches the eye that doesn't have jiggly bits.

kitkins13 ported Snowberry Cottage Winterhold by lyokowarrior95 as a first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158206
"A medium-sized player home off the road between Windhelm and Winterhold. Hearthfire Multiple Adoptions friendly." Flagged as suspicious for now. Typical for first mods, I'm sure it will get resolved shortly.

Sunscryer released Escape the Cell
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/141160
Add a little bit of story to your alternate beginnings. This is a work in progress to attempt to 'flesh out' some of the alt start locations. This does not require ASLAL, or unbound, it is a stand alone mod currently being worked on. only two starting choices so far. Thanks

Nimbussssssss123 released 250 Carry Weight for Convenient Horses
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158212
For the 2017 no MCM version obviously. The old cat will stick with the original version. Thanks

NullPointerExcy released Dynamic Wetness
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158207
"An SKSE plugin that makes characters appear wet when in water, rain, or snow. Inspired by "Soaking Wet – Character Wetness Effect", but reimplemented from scratch with additional features, configurability, and NPC support. Not perfect yet, but functional and continuously improving"

They needed the effect for a mod their working on, and the original mod never published it's source code, so they reinvented it in a new and improved state. Thanks

RyokohMods released The Dragon Eggs
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158176
"Have you ever wanted dragon eggs to collect or craft? This one's for you!"

Well, the "crystallized soul" needed for crafting flies in the face of the dragonborn but it's an interesting concept. Should be interesting to see where this leads. Thanks

naChooey released 5 today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/naCh ... ameId=1704
Several replacers and a patch for RSV and teeth mods. Thanks

Lets finish up with a couple of fuzzy mods

kuroishitam released Hedgehog In Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158223
"A simple mod that adds hedgehogs in Skyrim. You can generally find them near water source and the forest. Enjoy!"

Nicely done, and look good as well. Model by Touh87. Have a cookie.

And finally Pets of Skyrim - Pets of War
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158179
"Allows the pets added by Pets of Skyrim to engage in combat and fight by your side."

The old cat is not sure what to think about this when fighting dragons, but your game your way. LOL. Have a cookie, and a roll of bandages. I'm picturing the pet bunny taking on a frost troll LOL. Gotta love it.

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!

Gooooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 2nd of Hearthfires and quiet 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 flame...

Our brew of the day is Istanbul espresso, and the biscuits will have to wait on this one visiting the markets a little later this morning. Checking the hot sheets we have 48 new with lots of jangles and patches as always. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye over a fresh cuppa or two shall we?

Olibuu released what they "think" is a patch for improved closefaced helmets as their first mod. Welcome, but no link needed. Thanks

Computerplayer1 released Whiterun Overgrown... as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158279
"Another Whiterun tree mod, but now with 100% more shrubbery because I couldn't stop myself." This is so over the top it almost looks good LOL. Definitely worth a look. Thanks


LoliManiaco released No magicka or stamina damage from spells as their second mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158286
"The title says it all. Just remove the damage for magicka and stamina from ice e shock spells." Your game your way, a reason would help.

We have two intersecting mods with nothing in common and for different reasons

JamesTParker released Immersive Nightgate Inn Dilaogue
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158270
"This mod tweaks both his and the player's dialogue so he wont claim to only have 2 customers when his inn has 20 people in it."

Basically in James game the inn is crowded, so saying there's only 2 customers...

xXtheproudvampireXx released Thalmor Dossier - Fultheim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158288
"This mod adds a Thalmor Dossier on Fultheim, adding extra lore to this mysterious man."

Your game your way, He's a lush now, but he could have been a blade... I guess LOL

epsadin released two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/epsa ... ameId=1704
Unpickable Prison Chests, and No Prison Outfit

This one wants you naked and unable to recover your gear in prison... Oookay, thanks

TheShiningAbsol also put out two today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/TheS ... ameId=1704
Patches for Lyssia, and a patch for Lorius if you use Jesters of Skyrim. Thanks

BasPeeters1 released Weathered Barrels Retexture (SMIM - BOS)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158166
"A simple retexture for SMIM’s barrels, with optional Base Object Swapper support to randomly distribute 8 (slightly) different textures."

Not thrilled with this one. The staves do not appear tapered, and the bands look more like pipes than straps. Thanks, but we already have better available. Pass

DraugrOfRagnarok released Oblivion Style Legion
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158240
"This mod is an immersive overhaul of the Imperial Legion, designed to bring their aesthetic and feel closer to the disciplined, uniformed army seen in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion."

In theory the old cat likes this mod, in practice the armors look really dated. Hard pass on this. it needs upscaling, cubemaps... this retex needs a retex, but thanks. The PBR crowd will probably love it. It doesn't get much more bland than this.

Lets see... ChillFlexington is trying to tweak OAR in MO2, lets peek under the hood

PriOARity - OAR Priority Tool for Skyrim
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158250
"PriOARity is a small utility for Mod Organizer 2. It allows you to renumber animation priorities across multiple mods automatically, preventing conflicts and ensuring animation mods use your load order as source of priority."

This is more for the MCO crowd, in a normal mod lists this wouldn't be needed, but there are always exceptions so thanks. We love choice

Ah'vrie doesn't really have a mod of the day, so we'll finish up with a head scratcher

Remodeled Armor SE CBBE Conversion by adrilex98
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158254
"My conversion from 3BA to CBBE"

Not that the old cat hasn't seen the wheel being reinvented a few times over the years... but Remodeled Armor was CBBE first, and converted to 3BA, and this doesn't re-convert the slider sets, so definitely assembly required. Color an old cat confused. Hard pass, but thanks for all the 'effort'?

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 unless you're a naked escaped prisoner I guess. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel amriel riel el

It would seem Ah'vrie is greeting an empty inn. This is okay, it makes cleaning the floors easier. The blessed moons are waxing through the final crescents and will be full this weekend so hopefully our most honored guests are keeping those silver weapons honed and close at hand. This one will be polishing the silver filigree on his mace yes he will. It is very beautiful against the dark ebony. Anyway, it is time once again for this one to tend the inn...

Our brew of the day is Stockholm Lungo, and the biscuits are lemon. Checking the hot sheets we have 35 new mods, mostly jangle and outfits, but a few have caught the eye. Lets have a look over a fresh cuppa or two.

eo1Naho ported Velacar Worm-Prince Boss Battle as a first non translation. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158307
"This mod adds a new and extremely powerful boss to Skyrim, created to be an endgame challenge for the most prepared players."

Two point of note; It was ported without permission, and the location being next to Dustman's Cairn. This is an end game battle, only activate the mod when you're ready.

anakameron ported Racial Traits Improved SSE by Dasistgutja as their first mod. Welcome
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158348
"It just removes the vanilla racial buffs and adds them as permanent bonuses, ie; at level 100 archery, a wood elf will still have an additional bonus to archery, meaning they will always be the best archers at max stats."

Ah'vrie will admit that of all the *snore* 'racial traits' mods on the pile; this is the only one that actually makes sense. To be perfectly honest, that extra 5 points at the start is completely nullified by the vanilla game in the earliest levels, and becomes pointless as you gain even a little skill. This mod adds the same early buffs, but outside the skill trees so your always '5 points' higher than your skill. What's old is new again. This one is not for the pile, and gets a cookie. Thanks for bringing this back.

This next one is a bit odd for the old cat, as it's only in Russian, but hopefully will be translated. The concepts are well grounded.

wladymyr ported give me more SE by registrant (from gamer-mods.ru)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158366
You'll need to read the mod page. This brings a lot of increased flexibility and immersion to Hearthfires. Both with Steward interaction, and with material crafting. Worth a read, and hopefully will be translated in the future. A nice find. Thanks

Lets see... ImABotBeepBoop released Proper Dead (Ugly) Branch Removal
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158340
"Removes the ugly branches from dead trees, logs and stumps via their meshes, rather than blank textures. A QOL fix to help with mod overlap."

No requirements, but several recommendations. This is definitely a preferred solution rather than inserting blank textures which does not remove the collision, and tends to create issues rather than remove them. Thanks. A cookie for a proper job.

We have three CW tweak mods by LichKingArthasMenethil after a 6 year abscense
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Lich ... ameId=1704

Captain Aldis Legion Equipment
Civil War Camp and Quartermaster Fixes
Civil War Fort Appropriate Clutter

All three of these mods are well thought out and add appropriate gear and clutter. The old cat may not bother with the CW, but it's not Ah'vrie's game, and these look very well done. Thanks, it's not often CW mods earn a cookie, so enjoy this one.

That's really all that caught the eye today. There's plenty of skimpy outfits and jangles to look through. Ah'vrie will finish up with two from Mikezet12
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Mike ... ameId=1704

Bruneis - High Poly Head Character Preset: Barely SFW redguard preset

S(h)atan's P(e)it(e) Reshade For Pi-Cho: Subtle ReShade made especially for Pi-Cho ENB

The old cat likes Pi-Cho, but the offered pictures are in ultra wide format with stretched FOV, and DOF so it is very hard to judge. It seems to tone down some of the saturation and dampen the dynamic range slightly. It has a very cinematic feel, but again it's hard to tell from the pictures and would need to be seen in game. Thanks

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Ah, it appears we have a customer. Time for this one to get to work. We-B-Open!

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 4th of Hearthfires and a muggy predawn here on warm sands. The humidity is almost tropical, but it doesn't feel like a storm is brewing. The village shaman has scried a large storm off the coast, and who is Ah'vrie to gainsay a shaman? (This one won't talk about how often they have been wrong in the past

Anyway, the blessed moons are close enough to full to be wary so keep those silver weapons close through the weekend. For now, though the moons have set, the paths are closed, and it is once again time for this one to tend the inn for our most honored guests. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water is put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is from Indonesia, and the biscuits are Ginger. Checking the hot sheets we have 40 new mods in an eclectic mix from the usual sources. Let's see what catches the eye over a fresh cuppa or two.

Zanox420 released SSE Engine Fix Quicker Wait-sleep time as a second mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158391
Basically the title is the description. Four choices offered. The old cat is not comfy recommending edits to something as complex as engine fixes, as someones second mod, but is not poking. This one is just recommending a little caution. Backup first and test. Thanks

shpeenut released Solstheim WTT's LODs Clouded
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158390
"Simple mod that adds clouds for imitating fog in Solstheim WTT LODs" This is their second 'hide distant lods in fog' mod. This one is flagged as a patch for WTT though, so make sure to read the requirements. Thanks

Broom000 put out two new mods today
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Broo ... ameId=1704
Lost Grimoire - Bound Shield to Bound Magic Shield, and Enthir Buys Stolen Items

The old cat will admit that 'through dialog' Enthir should have always been a fence. This one gets a cookie

sevnces released Honeystrand Grove is an Actual Grove - Overhaul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158433
"Honeystrand Cave is a small location near Ivarstead home to a couple bears. The cell name for this specifically calls it a grove instead of a cave. I was originally just going to change the location name for consistency in my list but I felt calling this place a grove to be incorrect since there were no natural aspects at all. And so I added a new waterfall, stream and enhanced terrain for the exterior and some more natural aspects like a pool of water to the interior. This has been fully navmeshed (albeit not very well)."

This one is not afraid of terrain edits, but there is hopefully no overlap with the bridge area at Ivarstead which would affect several mods. If the author themselves questions the navmesh, the old cat has to also flag this as use with caution and test before adding this to an existing build. Ah'vrie always treats terrain edits with a grain of salt. Thanks

Lets see... WOXAVE released WXV Elisif Replacer HPH
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158376
Their twelfth HPH replacer. Pretty, and a reasonable age for the voice type. It uses your own body mod setup. (Interesting to see that face on a 'mommy body' in the pics) Worth a look. Thanks

And well finish up with Echoes of the Ancients by Phereniki
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/158386
"Across the Pale lie ancient weapons and lost spells, each bound to the power of Skyrim's forgotten dead, waiting in ruins, caverns, and hidden corners for those who seek them."

Yet another treasure hunt for enchanted weapons and spell tomes... Clues in a book found in the drunken huntsman. Sounds like fun, thanks. (The old cat peaked... they aren't totally OP

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