Blood on the Ice Redux SE

BLOOD ON THE ICE REDUX SE

WHAT DOES THIS MOD

You are a true hero, the Dragonborn of legends. So when you first arrive to Windhelm and find out that a serial killer is on the loose... you just don't care. But... but that makes no sense!

Well, not any more. This mod allows the player to start the investigation BEFORE the Butcher strikes again.

Be aware though, If you don't act quickly the Butcher will kill again.

This mod adds a pair of previous steps to the quest so you can start looking for clues before Susanna the Wicked is killed, and prevent any other murder in the city. This is a mod I made for myself, because I felt that my character wouldn't let the assassin to make another move after knowing what's happening in Windhelm. So don't expect fancy scenes and twists. Just a pair of conversations (not voiced, sorry) that lead you to the correct track.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

You NEED to have the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, or you'll get a CTD. You have been warned.

As this quest has unvoiced dialogues, is highly recommendable to install Fuz Ro D'oh (and SKSE64, of course). You can use this mod without it, but the dialogues may appear and disappear in the blink of an eye.

INSTALLATION

Use Vortex or ModOrganizer, or simply drop the files in the 7z in your data folder.

UNINSTALLATION

Vortex or ModOrganizer does it for you. If you are a manual-user, then just delete BOTI.bsa and BOTI.esp from your data folder.

Shouldn't be a problem where you place this mod in your load order, but pretty high in the list, near the .esm files. But, if you have Quest Conflict Fixes in your mod list, place BOTI.esp below QCF esp file. If you use Loot, let it do its magic.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

The only incompatibilities that I can think about are mods that modify the original Blood on the Ice quests (MS11 and MS11Kicker) or any of their attached scripts or dialogues. Windhelm or NPC enhancements shouldn't be a problem as long as they allow the original quest to run properly.

If you want to run Open Cities with BOTI Redux you should use Zelazko's Open Cities Patch.

Q- I have installed the mod but I don't see any quest in my log. Is it working?

A- It should be. The pre-stages are added as a blind quest. But if you arrive to a certain point (or the first murder is committed), the quest will pop-up. You can check if the quest is active by typing "sqs MS11" in the console. If stages 0 and 1 are at 1 after you entered Windhelm for the first time, you are ok.

Q- I've entered Windhelm for the first time, but Susanna is already dead! What is happening?