Simple Cow and Goat Milking
⚪ Last updated 2014⚠️ 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
- 👍 8.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #35 of 155 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
REQUIRES THE HEARTHFIRE EXPANSION
Have you ever wanted to simply walk up to a cow in a farm and milk it to stave off death added by a hunger and thirst mod? Or just wanted extra jugs of milk for crafting?
Well now you can. This mod adds the ability for you to walk up, activate a cow or goat, and watch a brief animation before you receive a jug of milk. That's it. There have been a few milking mods out there but they tended to add so much extra stuff that I had no interest in. This mod just adds the interaction.
You can milk them once a day. If you try again after that you'll receive a simple message telling you off.
It affects all basic cows and domesticated goats in the game (You can't milk wild goats and frankly you shouldn't try). It will also affect any mod placed goats and cows so long as it uses the same type of cow and goat npc. For example, the animals added in Dawn of Whiterun work fine with this mod.
Sometimes cow and goat animations can get a little weird. The placement of the helpful bucket can also get a little weird when milking goats. Otherwise it works fine.
Future Plans:
I dunno, compatibility for Skytest or other animal mods if I think it's needed.
Possibly the ability to milk mammoths with the addition of a new mammoth milk item (for crafting into mammoth cheese of course) if I can figure out how the script works with them. Compatibility with RND and whatever would be a pain though.
To berticus0001 who made the milking script this mod uses. I just took it and stuffed it into an extremely simplistic mod. You can find his full mod and his resources here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25239/?
Simple Cow and Goat Milking adds an animated milking interaction for cows and domestic goats, usable once per day. Requires Hearthfire. A straightforward gameplay addition with 1,042 endorsements and 12,523 downloads, last updated in 2014.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with over 1,000 endorsements.
- Simple, focused feature that fits seamlessly into vanilla gameplay.
- Adds a new layer of immersion for farm-focused players.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2014, so it may have compatibility issues with newer game versions.
- Only works with Hearthfire, so players without that DLC can't use it.
- Limited to once-per-day milking, which might feel restrictive for some.
For Skyrim players who enjoy roleplaying as a farmer and want a simple, immersive way to milk cows and goats. It's also great for completionists who want to experience all the small gameplay additions. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay overhauls or if you don't own Hearthfire.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Hearthfire installed and activated before adding this mod.
- If you're using a mod manager, install this mod and let it overwrite any conflicting files.
- Test the milking interaction on a cow or goat in a safe area to see the animation.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- lightningo
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 12,523
- Endorsements
- 1,042
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/15/2014
- Updated
- 5/15/2014
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