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A mod that adds equippable toys, lutes, and books for your adopted Hearthfire children.
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What do the orphans of Skyrim really need? MORE TOYS! And I mean, like… a TON more toys.
That’s what this mod does: adds a large assortment of new toys and items for your adopted children to carry about and wear. There are toy dolls, teddy bears, stuffed bunnies, musical instruments, and books. Why? Just for fun! (Please be sure to read the credits section to see where they came from, and endorse those mods.)
Hearthfire obviously required.
How it Works:
You'll need a copy of the book "Childcraft" in your inventory in order to craft the items. There's a copy in the Riverwood Trader, on the small shelf to the right as you come in. Alternately, you can add a copy via the console by searching for the term "Childcraft." As long as this book is in your inventory, you will be able to create all of the items under the Misc category at the Tanning Rack.
Gift the items to your children and they will equip them! Toys and books are equipped as shields, and lutes and lyres are equipped on the back. There is also a book that can be worn on the back right hip. Your children will then carry the toys around with them. All items can be gifted to both boys and girls. (And if the girls have a normal Hearthfire doll in their inventory, they'll play with both the doll and whatever toy is equipped.)
Things of Note:
Only give your child one item at a time. Giving more than one can mess up the equipping process.
In case you want to unequip a specific item from your child, items can be crafted for free at the Tanning Rack (as long as you still have the Childcraft book in your inventory) -- "Unequip Left Hand" "Unequip Instrument" and "Unequip Worn Book." If you give these items to your child as gifts, it will remove their equipped item. (They'll definitely give you the "Aww, stop teasing me!" dialogue though, because hey, you took away their toy!)
Unlike Hearthfire clothes, once you swap toys out from your child, that toy is gone -- I did this to keep from cluttering up their inventory. You'll have to craft a new toy if you want it back.
If your child enters an area that automatically removes their items -- like a bath in one of the houses, for example -- their toy may not re-equip when they come back out. Just get them a new one.
Crafting the items requires:
-- Linen Wrap and Tundra Cotton for the dolls and stuffed animals
-- Firewood for the instruments
-- Rolls of paper for the books
I tried to make them reasonably easy considering there are so many different types added.
Some clipping will be unavoidable with the meshes as the kids carry the items around. I tweaked them to get them as close as I can (using the vanilla children as models), but they will never be perfect.
The dolls are considered the same as the Hearthfire dolls, and as long as your daughter has an actual Hearthfire doll in her inventory, once you give her a Toymania doll she'll run off and play with both dolls.
The rest of the items are NOT flagged as dolls and won't trigger her running off to play -- however, if the Hearthfire doll is in your daughter's inventory, she'll still play with it on occasion. Which may lead to some odd looking animations. Like smacking herself in the face with a book. You've been warned.
Technically, you can give these items to just about any child in Skyrim and they'll equip them -- but it's designed with the Hearthfire children
in mind.
There is one script used by this mod.
Updates:
7-13: Changed main file over to using the book meshes and textures from Book Covers Skyrim. Should no longer have any compatibility issues with books! No need to update your file unless you weren't previously using the BCS version and would like to. If you are updating: remove all the gifts from your inventory (put them in a container somewhere, or just dropping them should be fine) and save before updating.
Also added a compatibility file to allow the children from Beeing Female to equip the items.
Compatibility:
I designed the mod specifically not to interfere with any of the adoption quests, however any mod that alters the formlists for gifts given to children will be incompatible. This doesn't include Dovahkinder Complete Mod -- that works differently and is totally compatible with Toymania!
Mods that add more adoptable children should work just fine provided they are either flagged as Child or using one of the vanilla child races. It should also be compatible with children overhauls with those same conditions. (I use RS Children, and the adorable Argonian girl from The Kids Are All Right is in some of my screenshots!)
Otherwise, in theory, this mod should be compatible with everything.
Optional Add-on: Put On Your Coat!
I also put in an optional file to give your kids the Skaal coat for when it's cold outside! There's a mod out there that does something similar, but I didn't want to mess with the kids' worn clothing at all -- so what this mod does is add a coat that's worn over the outfit they already have on. This means there will be some unavoidable clipping, so it's a trade-off as to whether that's worth it or not.
Optional because it requires Dragonborn.
Credits:
Nearly all of the wonderful meshes and textures in this mod are the work of other people, who allowed their work to be shared, and inspired this mod in the first place. I just put them together and gave them to the kids. The fantastic mods whose resources I used include:
Dressed Hearthfire Doll by UNI00SL -- all the lovely doll textures come from here!
A Lute From Witcher 3 by PandoraTremere -- for the Witcher lute
Kankaraya by KANRAx2 -- for the bunnies! (and what gave me the idea in the first place)
Bandolier - Bags and Pouches by Dragten -- for the worn book (I'm hoping to include more of these eventually!)
Teddybears by Tamira -- for the teddybears
stroti for the lyre and alternate lute
Teddy Bear Shield by rip88 for the equippable teddy bear mesh
Resources for Modders by Runspect for the larger teddy bear and toy dragon
Book Covers Skyrim by Daniel Coffey for the book meshes and textures
And thank you very much Taudau for testing!
Credits included by Tamira:
Original model of the teddy: Abitor (http://thefree3dmodels.com/stuff/accessories/toon_teddy_bear/21-1-0-2215)
Insanity sorrow for his tutorial "Importing models into Skyrim"
(http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/topic/4634-3d-craftworks-importing-weapons-into-skyrim/)
and for his Graphic artistry classes on Tes Alliance (http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/forum/118-graphic-artistry/)
Permissions:
Most of the assets in this mod come from the above authors, and you must follow their permission guidelines on usage. If something's not listed there, I probably made it myself (like the shortened Skaal coat meshes) and you can feel free to use those for whatever you'd like, no need to ask -- just NOT in paid mods.
That’s what this mod does: adds a large assortment of new toys and items for your adopted children to carry about and wear. There are toy dolls, teddy bears, stuffed bunnies, musical instruments, and books. Why? Just for fun! (Please be sure to read the credits section to see where they came from, and endorse those mods.)
Hearthfire obviously required.
How it Works:
You'll need a copy of the book "Childcraft" in your inventory in order to craft the items. There's a copy in the Riverwood Trader, on the small shelf to the right as you come in. Alternately, you can add a copy via the console by searching for the term "Childcraft." As long as this book is in your inventory, you will be able to create all of the items under the Misc category at the Tanning Rack.
Gift the items to your children and they will equip them! Toys and books are equipped as shields, and lutes and lyres are equipped on the back. There is also a book that can be worn on the back right hip. Your children will then carry the toys around with them. All items can be gifted to both boys and girls. (And if the girls have a normal Hearthfire doll in their inventory, they'll play with both the doll and whatever toy is equipped.)
Things of Note:
Only give your child one item at a time. Giving more than one can mess up the equipping process.
In case you want to unequip a specific item from your child, items can be crafted for free at the Tanning Rack (as long as you still have the Childcraft book in your inventory) -- "Unequip Left Hand" "Unequip Instrument" and "Unequip Worn Book." If you give these items to your child as gifts, it will remove their equipped item. (They'll definitely give you the "Aww, stop teasing me!" dialogue though, because hey, you took away their toy!)
Unlike Hearthfire clothes, once you swap toys out from your child, that toy is gone -- I did this to keep from cluttering up their inventory. You'll have to craft a new toy if you want it back.
If your child enters an area that automatically removes their items -- like a bath in one of the houses, for example -- their toy may not re-equip when they come back out. Just get them a new one.
Crafting the items requires:
-- Linen Wrap and Tundra Cotton for the dolls and stuffed animals
-- Firewood for the instruments
-- Rolls of paper for the books
I tried to make them reasonably easy considering there are so many different types added.
Some clipping will be unavoidable with the meshes as the kids carry the items around. I tweaked them to get them as close as I can (using the vanilla children as models), but they will never be perfect.
The dolls are considered the same as the Hearthfire dolls, and as long as your daughter has an actual Hearthfire doll in her inventory, once you give her a Toymania doll she'll run off and play with both dolls.
The rest of the items are NOT flagged as dolls and won't trigger her running off to play -- however, if the Hearthfire doll is in your daughter's inventory, she'll still play with it on occasion. Which may lead to some odd looking animations. Like smacking herself in the face with a book. You've been warned.
Technically, you can give these items to just about any child in Skyrim and they'll equip them -- but it's designed with the Hearthfire children
in mind.
There is one script used by this mod.
Updates:
7-13: Changed main file over to using the book meshes and textures from Book Covers Skyrim. Should no longer have any compatibility issues with books! No need to update your file unless you weren't previously using the BCS version and would like to. If you are updating: remove all the gifts from your inventory (put them in a container somewhere, or just dropping them should be fine) and save before updating.
Also added a compatibility file to allow the children from Beeing Female to equip the items.
Compatibility:
I designed the mod specifically not to interfere with any of the adoption quests, however any mod that alters the formlists for gifts given to children will be incompatible. This doesn't include Dovahkinder Complete Mod -- that works differently and is totally compatible with Toymania!
Mods that add more adoptable children should work just fine provided they are either flagged as Child or using one of the vanilla child races. It should also be compatible with children overhauls with those same conditions. (I use RS Children, and the adorable Argonian girl from The Kids Are All Right is in some of my screenshots!)
Otherwise, in theory, this mod should be compatible with everything.
Optional Add-on: Put On Your Coat!
I also put in an optional file to give your kids the Skaal coat for when it's cold outside! There's a mod out there that does something similar, but I didn't want to mess with the kids' worn clothing at all -- so what this mod does is add a coat that's worn over the outfit they already have on. This means there will be some unavoidable clipping, so it's a trade-off as to whether that's worth it or not.
Optional because it requires Dragonborn.
Credits:
Nearly all of the wonderful meshes and textures in this mod are the work of other people, who allowed their work to be shared, and inspired this mod in the first place. I just put them together and gave them to the kids. The fantastic mods whose resources I used include:
Dressed Hearthfire Doll by UNI00SL -- all the lovely doll textures come from here!
A Lute From Witcher 3 by PandoraTremere -- for the Witcher lute
Kankaraya by KANRAx2 -- for the bunnies! (and what gave me the idea in the first place)
Bandolier - Bags and Pouches by Dragten -- for the worn book (I'm hoping to include more of these eventually!)
Teddybears by Tamira -- for the teddybears
stroti for the lyre and alternate lute
Teddy Bear Shield by rip88 for the equippable teddy bear mesh
Resources for Modders by Runspect for the larger teddy bear and toy dragon
Book Covers Skyrim by Daniel Coffey for the book meshes and textures
And thank you very much Taudau for testing!
Credits included by Tamira:
Original model of the teddy: Abitor (http://thefree3dmodels.com/stuff/accessories/toon_teddy_bear/21-1-0-2215)
Insanity sorrow for his tutorial "Importing models into Skyrim"
(http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/topic/4634-3d-craftworks-importing-weapons-into-skyrim/)
and for his Graphic artistry classes on Tes Alliance (http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/forum/118-graphic-artistry/)
Permissions:
Most of the assets in this mod come from the above authors, and you must follow their permission guidelines on usage. If something's not listed there, I probably made it myself (like the shortened Skaal coat meshes) and you can feel free to use those for whatever you'd like, no need to ask -- just NOT in paid mods.