Tranquil Windstad

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I've always thought that Winstad Manor was the perfect Hearthfires house, with it's misty moors and the sounds of the waves crashing all around. It's the perfect location for a Frost Mage, Necromancer, or Vampire- dark, icy, mysterious and beautiful.

Yet I've always hated the interior of the house! All of the Hearthfire Houses seem woefully drab, absurdly green, and full of useless clutter. Worse still, most of the mods we have focus on Lakeview Manor, so I had no choice but to make my own mod for Winstad. And 1 year later,  my overhaul of Windstad is finally complete. The end result is a warm, inviting house that feels more fitting of the Dragonborn. Not overly fancy, not overly simplistic. It's just right. I now consider this mod in it's final version, there will be no additional improvements or updates from 1. 8 unless some major bug is found.

Major Changes I made:

Moved the Horkers away from the shoreline and added functional lighting to the exterior. Now you can actually see the lighting, even if you are using a mod which makes nights darker. Version 1. 2 added additional lighting and extra ore mine. Version 1. 4 adds a path from the main road near the Dawnstar Imperial Camp, all the way past Highgate Ruins to the house. It's got it's own lighting as well, so you will always find your way back home even in the darkest of nights. Version 1. 4 also adds safe storage near the outdoor smelter. Version 1. 4 adds a new campsite across the from the fishery. The area has been completely redone and landscaped. You've got a lovely view for three, as well as roaring fire and some choice wines. Take your spouse or followers and enjoy the scenery. Version 1. 8 also adds some safe storage at the camp, because I personally have a habit of collecting building materials long before I buy the house. Some storage and lighting have been moved to play well with Windstad Exterior Additions. Also added in 1. 8 is a letter and gemstones in the bandit house next to the Stormcloak camp for immersion when playing with Windstad Mine.Added day and night cycles throughout the house, similar to the lighting system in ELFX. I begged the author of that mod to change the Hearthfire lighting for years now, but since they never have I finally learned how to do it myself. It's not easy in a house like this that is so big, but I didn't want to have any flickering lights or strange issues. Therefore, the Lighting might be too dark or bright for you depending on your ENB or reshade settings. There are areas of the house that don't have much light at all, but that's actually what I was going for. I'm willing to make other versions of the lighting if enough people request it, but so fa