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Requirements
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Skyrim.esm
Update.esm


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IMPORTANT!
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The file name of the previous version of this mod is Alchemy Apparatuses 0.95.04.rar, and the new version is just Alchemy Apparatuses.rar. This means that if you are updating, you will have a duplicate of this mod and will need to do something to fix it. Backup your save, uninstall the old version, install the new version. Or just change the name of the plugin to match the old name and delete the old version.

I was less experienced at the time and didn't know that you're not supposed to rename mods when updating. This will not happen again in the future. Sorry for the inconvenience!



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Apparatus
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Mortar and Pestle - Increases alchemy skill
Calcinator - Increases effectiveness of all effects
Alembic - Increases positive effects in potions
Retort - Increases negative effects in poisons

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Ingredients
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65 ingredients from Morrowind and Oblivion

Alchemy Effects
-Fire/Frost/Shock Damage Damage over 10 seconds, similar to Lingering damage but elemental
-Fire/Frost/Shock Shield Replaced with Flame/Frost/Lightning Cloak, variable magnitude
-Shield Based on Oakflesh spell, but with variable magnitude
-Detect Life Doesn't work for ingredients unfortunately, potions available with this effect
-Detect Animal Doesn't work for ingredients unfortunately, potions available with this effect
-Night Eye
-Drain Health Temporarily lowers maximum value
-Drain Magicka Temporarily lowers maximum value
-Drain Stamina Temporarily lowers maximum value
-Silence
-Burden Does not encumber enemies like in previous games due to game design
-Fortify Agility Ranged weapon damage and bow draw speed bonus
-Fortify Endurance Stamina and base stamina regeneration rate
-Fortify Luck Critical hit chance
-Fortify Personality Speech
-Fortify Strength Melee damage, including fists, and carry weight. Magnitudes are higher due to limitations
-Fortify Speed Variable movement speed bonus
-Fortify Willpower Magicka and base magicka regeneration rate
-Resist Disease
-Cure Paralysis Dispels Paralysis
-Reflect Damage Reflect damage no longer negates damage. It's now more like a thorns effect. Probably more effective at higher difficulty level. Blame Bethesda
-Spell Absorption


Most effects are stackable. This is intentional. Player discretion advised.


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Vendor Potion & Poison Effects (Bargain, Cheap, Standard, Quality, Exclusive)
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-Silence
-Burden
-Fortify Attribute

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Spell Effects (Multiple Ranks)
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-Silence


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Notes & Technical Stuff
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[On the ingredient effects]
Detect Life is same effect as aura whisper
Detect Animal is the same, but only for animals
Night Eye is same as in game night eye
Fatigue = stamina



[WIP Stuff]


[Apparatus Info]
There are 5 versions of each apparatus - Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Master
Each apparatus is equipped in an unused equipment slot. I have chosen to use Oblivion weights based on feedback received from previous version.

OB weights:http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Alembic#Alembic

The stats (apologies for the crudness of this table):
Mortar & pestle increases alchemy skill by 2.5 - 25 pts (fortify alchemy)
novice 2.5
apprentice 6.25
journeyman 12.5
expert 18.75
master 25

Calcinator Increases mag and dur of all effects by 3.5 - 35%
novice 3.50%
apprentice 8.75%
journeyman 17.50%
expert 26.25%
master 35%

retort increases magnitude and duration of positive effects by 5 - 50
novice 5
apprentice 12.5
journeyman 25
expert 37.5
master 50

alembic increases magnitude and duration of negative effects in poisons by 5 to 50
novice 5
apprentice 12.5
journeyman 25
expert 37.5
master 50

Any comments/suggestions/endorsements are greatly appreciated


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Install/Uninstall:
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NMM

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Permissions:
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Ask to use
Do not upload to any other site!

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Future Plans
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-Mesh for the retort (still [and by this I mean still waiting for someone else to do it])
-More merchants
-Food


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Credits
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Oaristys for the meshes
Steve40 for the Silence script (and pretty much every other script in this thing)
Tamara for asking me to port this to SE and with troubleshooting help, never would have updated otherwise

Thanks Guys!

I also want to thank everyone who commented, pointing out the good, the bad, and the meh.

Oaristys' Modders Resource Pack:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=16525

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Changelog
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0.95.07
Corrected Merchants' inventories
Both merchants now affected by Speech perk
Removed non working effects
Changed some effects
Tested effects
Modified ingredients for consistency
Balanced lists
Exported Facegen Data
Cleaned with TESVEdit
Created and altered Potions and omitted others
More that I am not going to document at this time

0.95.04
Changed effects to remove scripts where unnecessary
Effects now stack

0.95.01
Added ~ 29 more ingredients from OB and MW
Added Silence and Burden Spells
Added Potions

0.93
Changed Silence effect to a scripted effect

0.92
Added ingredients and effects from Oblivion
Increased Corvelia's apparatus inventory

0.91
Added apparatuses to leveled list
Deleted Arcadia quest dialog (which was never turned into a quest)

0.90
Updated effects and descriptions of all apparatuses to accurately show what they do
New meshes for mortar and pestle and calcinator
Added meshes to all apparatuses except retorts

0.10
Changed properties of all apparatuses
added all apparatuses to merchant
fixed descriptions to accurately reflect what they do

0.02
Added a mesh to the Novice Alembic, used tolfdir's
Removed a duplicate reference Corvelia

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Known Issues & Compatabilities
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This mod still beta because the retort doesnt have a mesh yet. It works, just dont drop the retort.
All effects have been fully tested, they work. If anything doesn't work, please PM me.
Using this mod with any mod that adds new pieces of equipment and shares equipment slots with Alchemy Apparatuses will mean that when you equip the apparatuses, other things may be unequipped. Just re-equip your armor pieces when finished making potions.
This mod should not conflict with any other alchemy mods or any other mods I can think of.

Please report any problems and I will fix them asap. Based on history, "asap" refers to a period of several years.

This does not change vanilla ingredients, alter leveled lists, change perks, change the speed at which alchemy levels, etc.

Apparatus will not allow you to create potions in the field at this time. There are two mods that I currently know of that do this:

Portable Alchemy and Enchanting by Elec0:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=9881

Monys Portable Crafting Equipment by Monydragon
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12171#content

I've tested both and I don't really use either one. Test them for yourself and decide if they're right for you. Both are fully compatible.

Final note:

If there's anything that I've changed from a previous version that causes you any degree of dissapointment, please let me know and I will try to correct it. I can't imagine this being the case, but the last thing I want to do is cause someone who has enjoyed this mod over time to enjoy it less. PM me if this is the case.