The Island - Fixes and Tweaks

This mod fixes some issues for The Island and makes a few immersive changes. The plugin is flagged as an ESL. Be sure to endorse the original mod!

• []Fixed lighthouse not working. You can now light the lighthouse and get rewarded for it.

  []Fixed floating trees (thanks to rbartmoss for reporting these)

  []Fixed terrain gaps (thanks to rbartmoss for reporting one of these)

  []Fixed boat collision

  []Fixed dark face bugs (13 characters fixed)

  []Fixed improper ownership of some exterior clutter.

  []Added an option at the Dawnstar boat to stay in Skyrim. Previously you couldn't exit the options and had to choose to go to The Island immediately.

  []Fixed some typos.

  NOTE: You should CLEAN the original plugin (TheIsland.esp) because it has some ITMs. In addition, the following records can be removed from the original plugin because they overwrite vanilla records and aren't really necessary (thanks to popcorn71 for reporting these; in the future I may include the original plugin with these changes since the author has given me permissions):
  • []Worldspace \ 00016D71 <MarkarthWorld>

    []Weapon \ 00013993 <DwarvenWarAxe>

  • Activator \ 0009727E <WaterPuddle>

    ARMOR AND WEAPONS: I changed all dwemer (dwarven) armor and weapons to hide and iron equivalents. This keeps the player from finding high level loot and becoming overpowered. The Island is meant to be a starting adventure (hence the Alternate Start option). Note that I only changed vanilla items--I did not touch any mod added items except one item which was particularly overpowered; I just reduced its damage, that's all. In addition, I added a low level weapon and shield near the beginning of the game so that users of scarcity mods would have something to begin with.

    CREATURE DIFFICULTY: I changed several of the beginning creatures from moderate to easy, otherwise you can get killed too easily since you have no armor and only a simple weapon starting out. Also, for players with added survival mods like Wounds you can get badly injured and have little chance of surviving your first encounters.

    DAWNSTAR SHIP: If you are in Skyrim and take the ship from Dawnstar to get to The Island, AND if you choose the "shipwreck" option, it will now be treated the same as if you used the Alternate Life beginning option. That is, YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR WEAPONS, ARMOR, GOLD, AND GEMS in the shipwreck. That means you start the adventure in "survival" mode. If you don't like that, then stow your stuff in a safe container in Skyrim before taking the ship, or just don't choose the shi