Smart Optimal Salves - A Patch for All Potions

⭐ ⭐ (956 endorsements) 📥 1.1M downloads 📌 v0.2 📅 4/13/2021
⚪ Last updated 2021

By wSkeever · Utilities

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 4/14/2021 📅 Created: 4/13/2021
⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗
6📦 Potion Hotkey mod by wSkeever Find it →

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #81 of 81 Utilities mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod requires wSkeever's original mod! This is only a simple script edit.

This mod has been abandoned. Rapid Auto Potion has done everything I want, and is the main potion mod I use now. I encourage you all to use it instead of this.

Description

Smart Optimal Salves - Optimal Potion Hotkey MCM by wSkeever used hotkeys to choose the most appropriate health, stamina, and magicka potions depending on the player's current conditions. 50 out of 100 health points left, it would pick the best health potion to top you off without wasting anything and without the player having to sort or pick or favorite anything.

Except, the script did not account for the duration of potions, only the magnitude. If you used any mod that made potions heal over a duration of time, the script did not always work correctly. I corrected this, accounting for the duration for the spell in instances where the potion has a duration, and if the potion has no duration, it simply uses the magnitude of the potion. Easy!

Go check out wSkeever's original mod and endorse it; check out his other amazing work too!

Requirements

  • []Smart Optimal Salves this mod is only a script edit. The original files are still required. Load this mod after the original.

  • []SKSE64

    []SkyUI

    Compatability

    • []Alchemy Potions and Food Adjustments this is the main potion overhaul I use and it is fully compatible.

      []CACO, I hadn't used this in a while, but it is now fully compatible.

      []If there's anything else, test it out and tell me how it goes.

    FAQ

    If using CACO, and Allow Overheal and Prioritize Overheal are checked, when the deficit of your health/stamina/magicka is about 300 or more (meaning your max health/stamina/magicka minus your current health/stamina/magicka), the Consummate potions will always be used. I could put in conditions so that the deficit must be much greater, IE your at 50/500 health, but that's a lot of work.

    I tested a fair amount, but there are bound to be problems. On that note, however, I must warn of my potential inability to help. I do not know Papyrus; I have scripting knowledge, but not of this language. In this case, I simply know how to read and fill in boxes. Any help I might try to bring would be preceded by my own extensive Googling.

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Smart Optimal Salves is a patch for wSkeever's Potion Hotkey mod, ensuring that healing-over-time potions are used optimally instead of being wasted. It fully supports CACO and has 956 endorsements with 1.1M downloads, last updated in April 2021.

✨ Key Features

Fixes Potion Hotkey mod to account for potions that heal over time.
Fully supports CACO (Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul).
Requires wSkeever's Potion Hotkey mod as a base.
Popular with 956 endorsements and 1.1 million downloads.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Huge community trust: 1.1M downloads and 956 endorsements show this patch is widely used.
  • Solves a real problem: prevents wasting heal-over-time potions when you need instant healing.
  • CACO support means it works with one of the most popular alchemy overhauls.

⚠️ Cons

  • Last updated in 2021 — may not be compatible with the latest game version or newer mods.
  • Requires wSkeever's Potion Hotkey mod, so it's not standalone.
  • No detailed documentation or install instructions provided by the author.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who use wSkeever's Potion Hotkey mod and want smarter potion usage, especially those with CACO installed. Skip if you don't use Potion Hotkey or prefer instant-only healing.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure you have wSkeever's Potion Hotkey mod installed first, then drop this patch's files into your mod manager.
  • If you use CACO, load this patch after both Potion Hotkey and CACO to ensure proper overwrite.
  • Check the mod's posts section for any compatibility notes with other potion-related mods.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
wSkeever
Version
0.2
Downloads
1,093,216
Endorsements
956
Category
Utilities
Created
4/13/2021
Updated
4/14/2021

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