OBSOLETE - Great City of Winterhold patches (Better than Nothing Edition)
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 32 Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is obsolete and you should get your up to date patches for the new version here: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/74560Leaving this up just in case someone intentionally using old version for whatever strange
All ESL flagged (won't use up one of your 255 plugin slots). "Better than Nothing" because while they work for me, I'm not gifted at making these sorts of patches so don't want anyone to think they'll be on par with Janquel's work.
USSEP Patch:
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[]Forwards some ownership records for food barrels, etc.
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]Swaps some vanilla non-snow covered snowberries for the appropriate snow covered variety[]Not technically USSEP but I moved the Hearhfire "hide and seek" markers which were buried under buildings out into the open so your adoptees don't derp around
[]Brings in the USSEP navmesh improvements to surrounding cells which are overwritten for edge link purposes (this patch has a finalized NAVI record i.e. don't merge it with others unless you know how to handle navmesh patching in CK)
Interesting NPCs Patch - takes Vigmar, the horse he rode in on, and his hay and other garbage outside of town where he is squatting by the ruined stable. Instead of clipping in a snow drift.
Notice Board patch - unburies it from the inn's new location and puts it in the same relative position in front of the inn door
AI Overhaul patch - un-buries AI markers which could cause derping, puts them on the navmesh into reasonably logical locations
Point the way patch - moves it from clipping with a wall into just outside the front gate
FYI a new version of Great City of WInterhold is coming out. Hopefully these patches serve as a good base for updates (have the objects picked out already, etc.). If you're a patcher and want to update using mine as start point (or make a better version of these), go ahead, no need for credit if you respect the work of the original authors.
Credits/thanks:
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[]Soldierofwar for his many act of charity to the Skyrim Community, including this mod (100% DP forwarded to him) and the other authors of these mods
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]Janquel for being one the few people who makes quality patches for city overhauls[]The very patient & generous regulars at the X-Edit Discord - Elminster, Arthmoor, yggdrasil86, ra2phoenix, SirJesto, Infernio, and many many others
[]Double thanks to Elminster & the development team for the staggeringly great tool X-Edit - please support them if you can
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[]Soldierofwar for his many act of charity to the Skyrim Community, including this mod (100% DP forwarded to him) and the other authors of these mods
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- pytheian
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 4,056
- Endorsements
- 108
- Category
- Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
- Created
- 8/16/2021
- Updated
- 8/16/2021
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