Apothecary - Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul Patch
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 30 Alchemy mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Every ingredient has been changed to fit with Apothecary. Each effect should be in line with the balance of Apothecary. Where necessary, effects have been swapped out.
The distillation function is completely the same. Apothecary's potions work with it.
I have removed the damage undead wax recipe. It had no place in my abomination.
I reintegrated the fourth fortify speech potion.
I integrated CACO's timed potion effects for the health, stamina, and magicka potions.
What have I done?
Apothecary patches will work instead of Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul patches.
There are exceptions in:
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[]Creation Club/Verified Creations(?)
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] Rare Curios[] Saints & Seducers
[] Fishing
[] Forgotten Seasons
[] Plague of the Dead
[] The Cause
[] Goblins
[] Bittercup
[] Bloodchill Manor (Integrates the Nightshade as a new ingredient. Use the CACO patch instead if you would like it removed.)
- Pilgrim
This patch overhauls every ingredient in Skyrim to align with Apothecary's balance, swapping effects where needed. It integrates CACO's timed potion effects for health, stamina, and magicka potions, and removes the damage undead wax recipe. Provides patches for Creation Club content, with exceptions noted. For players using Apothecary who want ingredient consistency.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tight integration with Apothecary—every ingredient rebalanced to match, so no more overpowered or useless effects.
- Timed potion effects from CACO are a nice touch, making health/stamina/magicka potions more strategic.
- Comes with patches for most Creation Club content, so you don't have to hunt for compatibility patches.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 66 endorsements—small user base, so you might be on your own if issues pop up.
- Not compatible with Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul patches—you'll need to swap them out, which could break other mods that rely on CACO.
- Some Creation Club content (like Bloodchill Manor) requires using the CACO patch instead, so you'll need to juggle patches.
For Skyrim modders who run Apothecary and want ingredient effects to feel consistent with its balance. If you're a completionist who uses Creation Club content, the included patches are a bonus. Skip if you don't use Apothecary—this patch is useless without it.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Apothecary installed first, and load this patch after it in your mod order.
- If you use Creation Club content, grab the provided patches and load them after this patch.
- For Bloodchill Manor, use the CACO patch instead if you want the Nightshade ingredient removed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Luridum
- Version
- 1.1.2
- Downloads
- 5,066
- Endorsements
- 66
- Category
- Alchemy
- Created
- 6/21/2024
- Updated
- 11/14/2024
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