The comments had me confused about this mod, so I did some testing.
You can use this as an esp-less replacer. The result will be identical to using the original AOF Potions (which was already esp-less), except for the potions that used the misc_potion_fresh_01.nif model. (The ones that just say "Potion of" whatever, instead of being bargain or quality etc..) AOF's original replacer skipped those, but this mod will turn them into orange glass bottles that match the set. Without the esp however, most of the files in this mod will just sit unused, cluttering up your install unless you want to pick out all the individual files by hand. All potions of the same quality will be the same color, since vanilla only uses six models to cover nearly every potion, and all you can do without an esp is replace those models.
If you do use the esp, you get a variety of colors for each quality of potion. It looks nice. The major downside is that there are 222 cell edits for no good reason. Some of the bottles are about an inch too high or low compared to vanilla, meaning that they float above or clip into whatever surface they're sitting on. This mod has hundreds of cells edited just to move the potions, instead of fixing the nifs like suggested below. Any mod that places or moves potions will still have clipping/floating ones.
This mod also comes with inventory icons to match the new bottles, which AOF's original doesn't, but to be honest I forgot to test those and see if they show up pluginless at all. Judging by the file structure, the basic 6 should.
I feel its worth mentioning here for people in the future that this can be used as just a replacer, the esps just seem to reposition potions in the vanilla game, but if you just want to use the textures, meshes and icons just install those into the relevant files and you'll still get the potions without needing an .esp. Handy if your using an overhaul like Rebirth.
Instead of touching (222) cells to re-position potions (damn that must have taken some time) due to the change of the mesh, wouldn't it make more sense to just adjust the z position of the mesh so that the bottom of the new mesh matches the original location?
I've done that with trees (to mix and match different tree models from different tree replacement mods), why wouldn't it work with potions?
Just thinking outloud. I'll give it a shot and see.
Hello, I have a problem with the mod, I install it well and without errors, but the potion only have one colour (grey), all potions have the same colour... Help please
In my haste I didnt properly atrribute the author of this mod. I since have corrected the mistake aswell as upload my own images plus included the description of the mod
Give Feedback
15 comments
You can use this as an esp-less replacer. The result will be identical to using the original AOF Potions (which was already esp-less), except for the potions that used the misc_potion_fresh_01.nif model. (The ones that just say "Potion of" whatever, instead of being bargain or quality etc..) AOF's original replacer skipped those, but this mod will turn them into orange glass bottles that match the set. Without the esp however, most of the files in this mod will just sit unused, cluttering up your install unless you want to pick out all the individual files by hand. All potions of the same quality will be the same color, since vanilla only uses six models to cover nearly every potion, and all you can do without an esp is replace those models.
If you do use the esp, you get a variety of colors for each quality of potion. It looks nice. The major downside is that there are 222 cell edits for no good reason. Some of the bottles are about an inch too high or low compared to vanilla, meaning that they float above or clip into whatever surface they're sitting on. This mod has hundreds of cells edited just to move the potions, instead of fixing the nifs like suggested below. Any mod that places or moves potions will still have clipping/floating ones.
This mod also comes with inventory icons to match the new bottles, which AOF's original doesn't, but to be honest I forgot to test those and see if they show up pluginless at all. Judging by the file structure, the basic 6 should.
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/28916
The point of the plugin has been the dedicated recolouring of the magic schools rather than having one size of potion having one colour.
I agree though that the touches of the interior can simply be removed (eg with enchanted editor or a similar tool) if the nifs are corrected.
Would be really cool if the liquid and bubbles moved around a little bit - Maybe like a carbonated beverage?
I've done that with trees (to mix and match different tree models from different tree replacement mods), why wouldn't it work with potions?
Just thinking outloud. I'll give it a shot and see.