The Golden Hen Restaurant SSE
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #10 of 56 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Port of The Golden Hen from original Skyrim to SSE by Jokerine and sLoPpYdOtBiGhOlE. All credits go to them for the design, scripting and implementation of the original mod. Many thanks for allowing open permissions to port this over. The original mod can be found here:
The Golden Hen Restaurant
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The .esp has been saved in the Creation Kit in form 44 and all meshes and textures have been processed through the latest version of the SSE NifOptimizer for compatibility with Skyrim SE. Cleaning was not necessary as Jokerine did this with TES5Edit. This mod does require the latest version of SKSE to work depending on your game version. It does have a few safe scripts that sLoPpYdOtBiGhOlE wrote and won't cause an issue. I have this installed in my game and everything works fine. Please keep in mind that Solitude overhauls might affect this but Jokerine stated that she had several Solitude mods installed and nothing affected the restaurant. Please do yourself a favor and read the Description below that I included by Jokerine that explains everything about the restaurant and what it does and how it functions. No dumb questions please. Jokerine did a great job explaining all about it. This mod is offered as-is and won't be getting any support from Jokerine as she retired from modding for the time being. I will try to help as best as I can but I converted this straight from Oldrim and it is as best as I can make it. Thank you.
Sorry if my pictures of the inside of the restaurant are dark but I use Realistic Lighting Overhaul and it makes the inside of some places look a little dimmer than normal. Other players can post pics of the inside if they want. It depends on which ENB or lighting mods you have installed. I tried to take them during the day so it would come out better.
Lupus Hegemonia made an alternate sign texture. I have included a pic of it in the 'images' tab. Its much better than the normal one in my opinion. It can be downloaded from the "optional files" in the file section. Thanks to LH for his work and making it for me.
As Jokerine mentions below, this mod will be compatible with mods that add other foods and such. For best results, please use LOOT or another optimization tool to make sure that the new foods show up and always make a merged/bashed patch.
Important!! Please note that the restaurant is in the same spot as The Lofty Loft which is next to The Fletcher and will not be compatible at all. It won't cause a crash but it would be goofy to have both mods take up the same worldspace so you have to decide which one you want if you plan on installing this.
The Golden Hen Restaurant SSE is a port of the popular Skyrim mod to Skyrim Special Edition, adding a fully functional restaurant to Solitude. It includes custom scripts and has been optimized for SSE with form 44 and NifOptimizer. Requires SKSE and may conflict with Solitude overhauls.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 487 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Properly optimized for SSE with form 44 and NifOptimizer.
- Safe scripts that won't cause issues, as confirmed by the porter.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE, which adds an extra dependency.
- May conflict with Solitude overhauls, though original author had no issues.
- Porter offers limited support since original author retired from modding.
For Skyrim SE players who want a unique, immersive restaurant location in Solitude. Great for roleplayers and those looking for new interiors. Skip if you don't want to bother with SKSE or if you use heavy Solitude overhauls that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest SKSE64 installed for your game version, as this mod requires it.
- If you use Solitude overhauls, test the mod early to ensure no conflicts with the restaurant's location.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily install and manage the mod and its dependencies.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Jokerine and sLoPpYdOtBiGhOlE
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 12,711
- Endorsements
- 487
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 6/10/2018
- Updated
- 7/31/2019
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