Smooth Shores Patches

Smooth Shores Patches

...because smoother shorelines, why else?

Smooth Shores edits the landscape of Tamriel and a lot of it. This is generally a controversial practice that is frowned upon due to the nature of patching such edits. Patches for Smooth Shores are not like most mod patches. This is because the best way to create patches for landscape edits is using the CK. As such, it's not something that can easily be done by most mod users, but without patching users are inevitably left with landscape holes due to conflicting edits.

Patches have been created for the following mods to resolve these issues:

• []Depths of Skyrim[/]

  []Landscape Fixes for Grass Mods[/]

  []Snowy Landscapes for Snowy Regions (vanilla version only)[/]

  []Tundra Homestead (Creation Club or Anniversary Edition DLC)[/]

  []Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch[/]

  []Vanilla Landscape Corrections[/]

  []Worldspace Transition Tweaks[/]

  Patch Requests

  Users should use the BUGS section to request additional patches. When submitting a request:

  • []First, ensure the mod actually needs a patch with Smooth Shores! (see below)[/]

    []Please title the request as such, Request: ModName Patch[/]

    []Include the URL to the Nexus Mods page[/]

    []Include the X,Y coordinates of the Cell where the issue was found (obtain from DynDOLOD MCM or Where in Special Edition Am I)[/]

    To ensure a mod needs a patch:

    • []Sort with LOOT before loading mods![/]

      []Load only the mod, Smooth Shores, and any mod requirements into a vanilla game (COC Riverwood is perfectly fine to a quick look around)[/]

      []Travel to the location where a landscape hole has been spotted and see if the hole remains[/]

      []If the hole remained, a patch is needed. If not, the issue are some other mods or combination of mods.[/]

      Compatibility

      These patches should be compatible with just about everything. They require the mods for which they patch to be installed and active. When possible, the patches are ESL flagged in the header so they won't take up a plugin slot. Simply sort with LOOT.

      Only other mods that edit the same Landscape records will be incompatible.

      Bugs

      It's possible there are missed issues within the patches due to mod updates or lack of examining every single conflict. For example, Landscape Fixes for Grass Mods Patch has been manually verified for approximately 40% of the conflicts that exist. Since not all conflicts result in issues, not all have been resolved.