Gray Cowl of Nocturnal Alikr Flora Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 4 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #1 of 43 Overhauls mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Additional Desert Flora for MannyGT's Gray Cowl of Nocturnal mod
version for Skyrim Special Edition also available
THIS NOT-FOR PROFIT MOD CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND USED FREE OF CHARGE
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I've recently finished the mod's main quest, and yeah, did noticed that the town (an Imperial colony, really) was being baked in the sun. Immersion-wise, that much heat in this place is enough to kill.
What I did was to fire up CK, gather some of GKB's tree resources and went to work.
As a result, I've added a lot of flora in and around the colony, plus some more in the other oasis scattered across the desert... Just like what Skyrim Flora Overhaul does for the rest of the game.
But as this is a WIP I still have to find other spots to plant more palms. Some of you who watched The Mummy Returns may also love the little touches I added to the Oasis of Mora Sul.
The following areas now have palms and some vegetation added:
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[]In and around the town of Ben Erai
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]Wild oasis[]Lamp Houses
[]Ancient Alikr House
[]Oasis of Mora Sul
More areas may be considered later for adding vegetation.
SPECIAL: CONVENIENT HORSES COMPATIBILITY PATCH
Are you, using Convenient Horses, frustrated at being unable to bring your horses into the Alik'r Desert? Thanks to Moirai and Exalerion, it turned out it was possible to force Convenient Horses to recognize the Alik'r worldspace, so I created a compatibility patch that allows me to finally bring in Shadowmere.
Previously, I once tried to recompile the script to make CH compatible with EFF 4 and Gray Cowl, but I still got errors because the compiler were also looking for other scripts belonging to other custom followers with specialized programming.
Do note that this rudimentary patch only adds the Alik'r worldspace name for Convenient Horses to recognize, but does NOT add factions required for friend-or-foe identification.
Reviews
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[]Dragonporn (Japanese Skyrim mod review site)
Installation
Simply install the mod from NMM or MO.
Upgrading
Make a gamesave inside any interior cell, then exit, deactivate the old version, then install and activate the new version from your mod manager.
Uninstallation
Make a gamesave inside any interior cell, then exit, deactivate and uninstall from your mod manager.
Compatibility Information[/b
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[]Dragonporn (Japanese Skyrim mod review site)
This mod adds additional desert flora to the Alik'r Desert area from MannyGT's Gray Cowl of Nocturnal quest mod for Skyrim. It's a visual enhancement for players who want more vegetation variety in the desert environment. With 2,501 endorsements and 51,450 downloads, it's a popular addition, though it hasn't been updated since 2017.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 2,501 endorsements — clearly a hit among players.
- Over 51,000 downloads shows it's widely used and trusted.
- Fills a niche by adding more plant life to an otherwise barren desert.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017 — may be outdated for current Skyrim versions or mod setups.
- Requires the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal mod, so it's useless without that dependency.
For Skyrim players who use the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal mod and want to make the Alik'r Desert feel more alive with extra flora. If you're not using that quest mod, this won't do anything for you. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes — this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal mod installed first, or this flora pack won't have anything to modify.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check the load order — place this mod after the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal to ensure the flora changes apply correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- sa547
- Version
- 1.6
- Downloads
- 51,450
- Endorsements
- 2,501
- Category
- Overhauls
- Created
- 4/14/2015
- Updated
- 10/11/2017
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