Spell Research Upgrade and Fixes
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #23 of 25 Magic - Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Extend: Allow analyzing of scrolls, spell tomes and enchanted staves.
Extend: Auto Save/Load MCM settings and more.
Extend: Unsupported spells are still noted in research mode.
Optimize: Improve Spell Compose look-up speed and "Taking Notes"
Optimize: Option to cache mod values to JSON files for more optimizations.
Less Tedious: Added Filtering when composing spell, fueling, dissolving and analyzing solutions.
Less Tedious: Less restrictive cauldron, add fuel or materials in any order. More fuel produced based on its quality.
Less Tedious: No Exhaust debuffs if you're well rested.
Less Tedious: Allow moving while "Taking Notes".
And more (mostly just QoL stuff)
Spell Research 2. 2. 2 (Hard Requirement)
Po3's Papyrus Extender (Hard Requirement)
Papyrus Util SE (Hard Requirement)
Don't Eat Spell Tomes (Soft Requirement, Analyze Tome will not work without this)
Keyword Item Distributor (Soft Requirement, used by the Filter System)
FNIS or Nemesis (Soft Requirement, some animations will not play without this tool)
[]Optimized Spell Compose look-up speed
[]Optimized Research Mode
- Able to walk around (read issues) during "Taking Notes".
- Combat will not interrupt research mode but triggering "Taking Notes" will. (You can get ambushed again, good luck!)
- Taking Notes is highly optimized, even more by caching.
- Less interruptions by being able to "Take note" all spells. Supported or not.
[]Able to analyze scrolls and staves (requires cache) in your right hand or left if the right hand isn't any of it.
[]Able to analyze spell tomes during Research Mode, instead of 'eating' it.
[]Able to filter, no more fudging around the menus searching for your thesis, solutions, fuel (read issues) and for dissolving.
[]Less tedious "Research - Sleep - Research - Sleep" Loop by not adding debuffs when "Well Rested".
(Well Rested buff normally lasts for around 8 hours, so you have that time of free Research without debuffs)
[]Fully recovers exhaustion when sleeping "Exhaustion points / 4" hours.
(i.e. 60 is the max exhaust value, so you just need 15 hours to recover from that)[]Extended MCM with an Auto Save/Lo
Spell Research Upgrade and Fixes extends the Spell Research mod by adding the ability to analyze scrolls, spell tomes, and staves, plus note-taking while moving. It also fixes some aspects of the original mod. With 145 endorsements and 6,652 downloads, it's a modestly popular utility for Skyrim magic players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 145 endorsements and over 6,600 downloads.
- Expands Spell Research's utility beyond just spell discovery.
- Quality-of-life improvement for mobile note-taking during gameplay.
⚠️ Cons
- Animation break while jumping might be jarring for immersion-focused players.
- Last updated in 2022, so may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim versions or other mods.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same systems (e.g., scroll or staff mechanics).
For Skyrim players who use Spell Research and want to analyze more item types without stopping. Also for those who prefer taking notes on the move. Skip if you don't use Spell Research or dislike cosmetic animation glitches.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Ensure you have the original Spell Research mod installed, as this is an extension.
- Test the note-taking feature in a safe area to see how the animation break affects your view.
- Check your load order to place this mod after Spell Research to ensure fixes apply.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- igotnousername
- Version
- 1.4.3
- Downloads
- 6,652
- Endorsements
- 145
- Category
- Magic - Gameplay
- Created
- 6/19/2022
- Updated
- 10/30/2022
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