Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Gooooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Middas the first of Rain's Hand, and a peaceful predawn here on warm sands. The blessed moons have set, and it is once again 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 still Indonesia, and the biscuits are lemon. Checking the hot sheets we have 49 new, and divines be praised, several do not require an antigravity bra. Let's see what catche3s the eye of an old cat over a fresh cuppa.

Mailoko released Smelter Solitude
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176139
Thanks my googly challenged friend, I'm sure theirs room on the pile for another one.

BerryBog released Peaceful High Hrothgar Journey
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176147
"Disables/changes hostile spawns on the way up to High Hrothgar."

The old cat can understand wanting to have a little zen time meditating on the shrines, but in this case the execution was questionable. Your game your way... grain of salt on this one

DrSeptimus released 4 today (NSFW)
https://www.nexusmods.com/profile/DrSep ... ameId=1704
A 'Tomboy' preset / 2 followers / and 'Tomboy Serana and Valerica Replacer' based on the preset. Not for old cats. but the preset is an improvement over their previous work.

Blackspine18859 released Don't Follow Me - Followers Stay Outside
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176185
"Followers will automatically wait outside instead of stalking you everywhere you go."

Yeah... assembly required. You have to open the location in the MCM and assign who follows and who doesn't, for each location. It strains reality to call this 'automatic' The real solution is not to travel with an unmanageable group of klingons, but your game your way

Lucaoys released Giants Remastered and Diversified
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176141
"Remasters the textures, proportions and 3D models of Giants (more detail, resolution, polygons, shading, and new 6 giant variants, plus variety in physique, age, faces, hair and eye color)"

And nicely done at that. The old cat is not thrilled with the purple and red versions, (fire and storm) but the rest are keepers. This one gets a cookie

Seems one fell through the cracks a few weeks ago, and a patch came out today, so lets correct the oversight.

Nordic Cows by TheEachUisge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/172661
"Replaces Skyrim's highland cows with Yakutian-inspired ones in a variety of colors."

These look good, and variety is included with more to follow. Asymmetrical markings, and based on a breed that thrives in artic tundra (Not the Scottish highlands)

Nordic Cows - SkyTEST Compatibility Patch
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176182
What it says on the wrapper...

The models are beautiful, and it's unfortunate they arenot compatible with the Mihail cows. Hopefully there will be a combined variety distribution mod down the road. Definitely worth a look, and a cookie. tracking for now.

xYZeroYx released NPC Visual Editor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176063
"Lets you change the visuals for NPCs in realtime,create presets so you can change for different replacers in one click without change skills and had to manage conflicts in xedit "

You really want to watch the video, Very impressive. But it requires the face discoloration fix, and the SKSE menu framework. the discoloration fix does not give a warm and fuzzy to the old cat. Thanks Viny, but this needs serious testing in a heavily modded game, the examples were all vanilla NPCs... This is a powerful tool and cookie worthy, but needs testing.

And that brings us to our mod of the day... questionable as it is. Summon the AI dancers

Aino - A Cozy Riverwood Cabin by Elianora (with a little help)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176177
"The first of its kind — a fully AI-prompted and built player home!"

"With the help of Claude, SkyGPT and Vibecoding™, I was able to pull off this cozy and lore-friendly little player cabin in no time whatsoever!"

The old cat has to admit, other then the idiotic cherry blossoms, and some branches clipping through the roof, this is a beautiful and well laid out starter home. based on the small footprint BYOH layout.

The only question is who gets the cookie?

And that will do for today. 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!

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Turdas the 2nd of Rain's hand, 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 Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are fudge brownie cookies. Checking the hot sheets we have 42 new mods in the usual eclectic mix. Lets see what catches an old cat's eye this day. (Not much to be honest)

Pineapplezzz released Utility Sword as a 'test' mod Welcome (No link needed)
"This is my first mod, it adds a brutalist weapon that is NOT lore friendly. This was a test to see if I can make it, upload it and other's can download it without many problems. I will come back to it when i learn more about modeling. Thank you for your patience."

Keep working at your craft and you'll be a great smith one day...

Abbanon released Riverwood Guest Rooms (arguably a first 'real' mod)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176229
"Adds two cots and a safe storage chest to both Alvor's and Gerdur's houses, for players who have just escaped Helgen."

The old cat missed their 'first' mod (A selfie stick weapon ) but this one the old cat likes a lot. It doesn't try to alter the game start, just amplifies it. So when Gerdur gives you the key to the house, it actually means something. A cot in the basement and a chest to use, is the very definition of lore friendly. This one gets a cookie.

hanshotfirst01 released HSF Followborn
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176215
"Make anyone follow anyone else. Kids, pets, jarls, your existing followers. Allow them to sandbox nearby if their target is standing still."

Make sure to read the mod page, this is offered without restriction, so a little common sense might be called for. Ah'vrie is impressed, it seems like HSF is attaching the horse follow script to an actor and a target. Needs testing, but very inventive. 2 cookies

renthal311 released pelts SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/176244
"two types of skins, wolf and fox, innovative mesh of my idea, skins look more realistic, spatial, not flat 2D plans, 2K quality, will work with other mods, vortex installation, overwrite files"

Now this is the Renthal of old. Gorgeous, innovative, and an instant download. The guy may be an unpredictable flake, but the work is genius. This is a new process for rendering fur, and all renthal! I replied in the comments and buttered him up a tad asking him to do the rest of the pelts, and maaaybe move on to 'living' critter skins. This is a game changer, forget that fusa fusa garbage, this looks like fur. 3 cookies.

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