HS Solitude - The Winking Skeever
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #18 of 75 Locations - Vanilla mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Corpulus: "It's been a good week, my boy! Loud customers mean good cheer, and good cheer means a full till! You know, I ought to retire and leave you to run the Skeever, son!"
Sorex: "You'd just spend your time here, bossing me around and yelling for more drinks. You're practically retired already..."
Minette: "I could run the Skeever! You even said I'm almost as smart as you!"
Corpulus: "Hah! A girl running a bar? Don't be ridiculous, Minette!"
Minette: "But you always say you want more girls in the bar to begin with!"
Sorex: "Hah!"
Corpulus: "That's it! I'm not retiring, ever! End of discussion!"
- The Vinius
- Description - The Winking Skeever is an inn located right past the front gate of Solitude next to Angeline's Aromatics and across from Radiant Raiment. It's owner, an Imperial named Corpulus Vinius says that the reason the inn has such a curious name is because, when he was a child, he had a pet skeever that would wink at him, noting that skeevers used to be much smaller. Thus, he named the inn as such. The inn sees a lot of activity given the size of the city and the single dad Corpulus is getting help from his son Sorex and daughter Minette in managing the establishment.
- Installation - - Make sure your version of HS Resources is up to date, if not, download and install the latest release, this is a mandatory requirement and you might be missing some items if you're using an outdated version. Make sure to track the mod as well so you get notified of any update.
- Use a mod manager software such as Vortex, install, enable the mod and voilà!
- Or drop the content of the archive into your "Skyrim Special Edition\Data" folder
The Loot auto-sort should take care of the rest, but if I'm a bit behind in committing the rules for the newly released mods or if you want to mess around your Load Order on your own it is recommended to load this mod fairly late in the LO to prevent any other mods to mess with visual elements of the cell, patches might be required in some cases but I will not be making them myself unless I'm personally using the mod.
Add-ons included in the optional files :
- A Compatibility patch disabling ELFX changes made to the cell edited by this mod.
- A Compatibility patch disabling LUX changes made to the cell edited by this mod.
- A Compatibility patch disabling IC changes made to the cell edited by this m
A visual overhaul for the Winking Skeever inn in Solitude, enhancing the interior with more detail and atmosphere. Popular with Skyrim players who want a refreshed vanilla location without adding new content. 1,448 endorsements and 2.2 million downloads indicate strong community support.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (2.2M) shows it's a go-to for many players
- Solid endorsement ratio (1,448) suggests it delivers what it promises
- Simple, focused overhaul—no extra quests or clutter, just a better inn
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in May 2023—might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or mods
- Only touches the Winking Skeever, so if you want more Solitude overhauls, you'll need other mods
- No detailed description of what exactly changes, so you're going in blind until you test it
For Skyrim players who spend a lot of time in Solitude and want the Winking Skeever to look more lived-in and detailed. If you're a completionist who likes overhauling every vanilla location, this is a must-have. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or new content—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no special load order needed, but place it after other Solitude overhauls to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's images on the Nexus page to see the changes before you install, so you know what to expect.
- If you have other mods that edit the Winking Skeever, make a patch or load this one last to ensure its changes take effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Hylios Sykes
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Downloads
- 2,201,004
- Endorsements
- 1,448
- Category
- Locations - Vanilla
- Created
- 1/10/2023
- Updated
- 5/13/2023
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