Developer’s Log: May 17, 2025

Taking a break from Lux conflicts.

General Updates

ENB Light

  • Installed ENB Light v.98-alpha2
    • Ticked all options
    • Didn’t tick the two Medieval Toches variations, bc not using that mod
    • Didn’t tick either Lean Wolf’s Dawnbreaker option because planning on using Believable Weapons instead of Lean Wolf’s Better-Shaped Weapons
    • Ticked Quickloot patch
  • Received this error:

  • clicking “Install anyway” does nothing, which led me to this MO2 bug report.
  • I installed the mod by hand, mostly correctly, however there were a few files which would have been overwritten, so I didn’t install it 100%.
  • Cave Worm textures conflict with Kanjs – Forgotten Vale Cave Worm which is ok because in my testing, the Kanjs’s ones are hidden when they shouldn’t be.
  • Hiding the following meshes that don’t fit the aesthetic I’m going for in Dii
    • Prefer Rudy HQ – Miscellaneous SE
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinscandlesconceon02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinscandlesconceon01.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impwallsconcecandle02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impwallsconcecandle01.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impwallsconce02candleon01.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impcandelabracandle02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impcandelabracandle01.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/silver/silvercandlestick03.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/silver/silvercandlestick02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/silver/silvercandlestick01.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinsfloorcandlelampsmon02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinsfloorcandlelampmidon02.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinsfloorcandlelampsmon.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/ruins/ruinsfloorcandlelampmidon.nif
      • /meshes/clutter/imperial/impcandle01.nif
        • I prefer the candle here, the texture is pretty bad
    • Prefer Quick Light SE Alternate Meshes (ticked Medieval Lantern in that one)
      • /meshes/magic/QuickLight/QuickLightFX.nif
  • Mostly got this working, although there are still some missing textures which require Embers XD to be intsalled (forge, campfires, etc). I’ll take care of this later.

Graphical Conflicts

  • Noticing that I’m prefering meshes/textures piecemeal from mod to mod. Skyland AIO isn’t something I seem to prefer as much as I expected (the textures are so very flat)
  • Medieval Candlehorns and Sconces, some of them I love, others feel too far from vanilla Skyrim designs. There are many to go through, and I’m still unsure the best way to resolve my preferences between them all. I’m afraid to start hiding individual mod files at this point in time becuase I know there’s so much more work to be done, and more mods to add.
    • For future reference, I dislike the sconces specifically from this mod
  • Medieval Silverworks, don’t like these assets at all, feels way too far from vanilla.
    • Installed this only as a requirement for ENB Light
    • Definitely prefer Rudy Misc (Miscellaneous) models for silver candles, platets, etc.
    • Perhaps I can use Rudy Misc and find an ENBified version of its candles (if it’s not ENBified already)
      • Update: It already is ENBified.
      • Decision: Uninstalling Medieval Silverworks and installing Rudy Misc for silverworks
  • Deactivating Revamped Assets Skyrim because it’s ovewriting so many other textures that I prefer

Installed Mods

  • High Poly Gleamblossoms – ENB Light
  • Medieval Candlehorns and Sconces
  • Medieval Silverworks
  • Rudy HQ – Miscellaneous SE
  • JK’s Blue Palace
    • Reinstalled LOTD Patches to merge the JK’s Blue Palace patch
    • Reinstalled Lux Patch Hub to merge the JK’s Blue Palace patch

Conflict Resolution

Modgrouped:

  • Lux – JK’s Blue Palace patch + Lux + JK’s Blue Palace
  • JKs Belethors General Goods – Rugnarok patch + JKs Belethors General Goods
  • JKs Belethors General Goods – Rugnarok patch + USSEP
  • Lux + ENB Light
  • Lux – Legacy of the Dragonborn patch + Lux + LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm
  • JKs Arcadias Cauldron – Bow of Shadows Patch + JKs Arcadias Cauldron
  • Lux – JK’s Blue Palace patch + Lux + USSEP
  • Lux – Legacy of the Dragonborn patch + DBM_TheGrayCowlofNoctural Patch
  • Lux – JK’s Angelines Aromatics patch + JKs Angeline’s Armoatics – USSEP Patch
  • Lux + JKs Angelines Aromatics – USSEP Patch
  • DBM TheGrayCowlofNocturnal Patch + DBM CC Hall of Wonders patch + DBM 3DNPC Patch
  • DBM STaff of Sheogorath Patch + DBM TheGrayCowlofNocturnal Patch + DBM CC Hall of Wonders patch + DBM 3DNPC Patch

Changelog:

  • MO2 executables: removed all absolute paths
  • MO2 executables: removed some backslashes