Instead of a mod website, I put all the information in sections of the mod description. Please read all about Coldhaven in the mod description (including troubleshooting and FAQs).
I wholeheartedly give permission for others to use this mod if they want to make patches or change the city of Coldhaven to suit their own wishes. If you make an add-on or patch for Coldhaven then let me know and I will link to it here. I only request that you use my mod as a required master and that you provided a link back to my mod. You can alter my assets if you want. Still have a problem or question? Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue. I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
I recommend you start a NEW GAME if you want to update/upgrade mid-playthrough... If you are troubleshooting (or want to update mid-game anyway), you can try the following steps:
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1) Make certain you remove all equipment/items from Lamae's Rest (the Player home). 2) Leave Coldhaven (I recommend going to Ivarstead). 3) Wait 24 hours in game. 4) BLANK Coldhaven using the MCM or Config Power. see note below ... 5) Make a New Save (not a quicksave). 6) Exit the game. 7) Uninstall and Delete the old version of Coldhaven. 8) Load the saved game from Step 5. see note below ... 9) Make another New Save (not a quicksave). see note below ... 10) Exit the game. see note below ... 11) Install the new version of Coldhaven. 12) Check/sort your load order. 13) Start Skyrim and load your save (from step 9).
NOTE:IF you want to update and still keep all items and quest progress then you can tryskipping Steps 4, 8, 9, 10, but then wait outside of any Coldhaven cell (go to Whiterun) for 30 days so all cells will reset.
- Added in the awesome Molag Bal statue by Mandragorasprouts (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/69667) - Reduced total fog along the ceiling in the main chamber and removed most bones from the sewers; this should help with slower rigs crashing when trying to load so many objects. - Adjusted some occlusion planes slightly to help with loading. - Fixed the noble houses quest so the special items do not spawn unless you have started their quest - I still left it so you can have all three quests active at once, but you can only complete one. - Please remember that the Dwemer door is not an error ... it should only be accessed from one side, then it becomes available to open both ways. - Added in pictures to help you find the secret rooms in the Noble Houses - look in this mod's description under the Spoilers section. - Fixed the door in the lab saying it was still barred when it wasn't.
Small Update 2.21 - Fixed the header so it reads the correct version number. - Fixed the Houses quests ... they will not have any conditions on them and run on startup. This means the items you may have to find for the houses will exist in Skyrim somewhere (may be found before you receive the quest).
As others have reported, I ran into the House Aydril "Kill the [...] and Recover the [...]" bug, the quest not telling me where to go or what to recover. It seems you have an update for it now, but also that you don't recommend updating mid-playthrough. I am very much mid-playthrough and do not want to start a new game, but using console commands just finished the entire quest without you actually becoming a member of House Aydril or receiving the stat increases(+40 Magicka, +10 to Enchanting, Destruction, Illusion, Alteration). Do you have any recommendations for those who cannot update the mod yet?
Very great mod, when reinstalling the game or clean install always put it. But there is one inconvenient moment, always separately have to put the files for “voices”, because they for some reason loaded or do not work correctly. Could you upload files for “voices” separately? But thanks a lot for your work! The files I would like to see separately, if you don't mind: sound/fx & sound/voice and scripts/source, scripts/ch_falmersoundtriggerscript.pex & ch_miningsoundtriggerscript.pex
I have tried installing through NMM and MO2. I haven't tried Vortex. But these 2 always give me this error, I don't know why.... In any case, thanks for fulfilling the request! Will the SE-AE files work for the LE version? If yes, thanks a lot again!
It means you are missing a mesh - I looked here and it shows for me. Is it possible you installed manually? Maybe try to redownload? Some mesh replacer mod?
i got the same problem, look like the reason is enhanced blood textures mod that bugs every "goblet with blood". in volkinar ifixed it with installing volkinar silver be gone if someone find a solution tell, thanks
I never touched those quests at all in the CK when updating to the latest version ... but I have seen it screw things up and I have to go in, make a slight change, save and exit, then reload CK change back and make a final save.
I am sorry if thing are messy right now - I will be back home late next week and look to do a fix asap.
After completing the main story-line and getting the House Aydril invitation quest, it is marked within my quest book as "Kill the [...] and Recover the [...]", with no indication on who I am supposed to kill and what item I am supposed to retrieve. There is also no map nor compass marker for this quest. This makes the quest near impossible to complete outside of using console commands so I assume it's a bug or due to a mod conflict.
I never touched those quests at all in the CK when updating to the latest version ... but I have seen it screw things up and I have to go in, make a slight change, save and exit, then reload CK change back and make a final save.
I am sorry if thing are messy right now - I will be back home late next week and look to do a fix asap.
I'm trying to lower the number of objects that load and tweak occlusion planes. You should use ENBboost with Skyrim LE. http://enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.htm
Not Working for Me Either..I Pull Chain to Open Trapdoor & Game Crashes on Door at Bottom//Had to Reset PC 10 Times..Looks to be a Good Mod but Will Have to Unsinstall it..
I don't know why but Tamara is immortal. I did the main quest and every other quest in Coldheaven but she still acts as essential. (This comment was made for the SE version but i don't know how to delete it)
Sorry if the voices are jarring. Originally it was just text, but then I used SKVA Synth (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/44184) to generate the voices. Some are better than others ... some are too robotic for my liking for sure.
I know using Breezehome as a template bothers some, and I guess I could have chosen another building. I cannot create my own meshes, sorry, but I do like re-texturing. I have done the best I could at the time and if I could redo everything I would. I learned a lot as I went :)
Please keep in mind that this is the second time (after BVW) that I ever "made" cells and worked with quests, dialogue, NPCs etc. Instead of trying to teach myself how to make a player home, I tried to make an entire city.
Does it make a lot of lore sense? Probably not, but I wanted it accessible to anyone - originally I had it so any non-vampire who entered was killed on sight.
The dialogue trees were especially hard for me to create at first, and I am self-taught. I apologize if the dialogue isn't professional-sounding. I focused more on making a world space and then wanted to add "flavor" to it with a couple quests etc. Nothing about any of my NPCs will even come close to, say, Inigo :)
I hope you enjoy it for what it is! I learned a lot and I am proud of what I could create. I will be fixing bones in sewers, reducing fog in main chamber to hopefully make it easier on your system, and I will see if I can tweak some other things as well.
I will try to update my other mods too this summer - I have been jotting down issues I have seen in the discussion.
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Please read all about Coldhaven in the mod description
(including troubleshooting and FAQs).
I wholeheartedly give permission for others to use this mod if they want to make patches or change the city of Coldhaven to suit their own wishes. If you make an add-on or patch for Coldhaven then let me know and I will link to it here. I only request that you use my mod as a required master and that you provided a link back to my mod. You can alter my assets if you want.
Still have a problem or question?
Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue.
I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
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If you are troubleshooting (or want to update mid-game anyway), you can try the following steps:
1) Make certain you remove all equipment/items from Lamae's Rest (the Player home).
2) Leave Coldhaven (I recommend going to Ivarstead).
3) Wait 24 hours in game.
4) BLANK Coldhaven using the MCM or Config Power. see note below ...
5) Make a New Save (not a quicksave).
6) Exit the game.
7) Uninstall and Delete the old version of Coldhaven.
8) Load the saved game from Step 5. see note below ...
9) Make another New Save (not a quicksave). see note below ...
10) Exit the game. see note below ...
11) Install the new version of Coldhaven.
12) Check/sort your load order.
13) Start Skyrim and load your save (from step 9).
NOTE: IF you want to update and still keep all items and quest progress then you can try skipping Steps 4, 8, 9, 10, but then wait outside of any Coldhaven cell (go to Whiterun) for 30 days so all cells will reset.
- Added in the awesome Molag Bal statue by Mandragorasprouts (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/69667)
- Reduced total fog along the ceiling in the main chamber and removed most bones from the sewers; this should help with slower rigs crashing when trying to load so many objects.
- Adjusted some occlusion planes slightly to help with loading.
- Fixed the noble houses quest so the special items do not spawn unless you have started their quest - I still left it so you can have all three quests active at once, but you can only complete one.
- Please remember that the Dwemer door is not an error ... it should only be accessed from one side, then it becomes available to open both ways.
- Added in pictures to help you find the secret rooms in the Noble Houses - look in this mod's description under the Spoilers section.
- Fixed the door in the lab saying it was still barred when it wasn't.
Small Update 2.21
- Fixed the header so it reads the correct version number.
- Fixed the Houses quests ... they will not have any conditions on them and run on startup. This means the items you may have to find for the houses will exist in Skyrim somewhere (may be found before you receive the quest).
Your download history says you haven't downloaded this mod? Are you on XBox?
Does anyone have the item codes for both the journals so I can add the one I don't have to my inventory?
use console to serach "Dalaran" perhaps, add the journal?
The files I would like to see separately, if you don't mind:
sound/fx & sound/voice and scripts/source, scripts/ch_falmersoundtriggerscript.pex & ch_miningsoundtriggerscript.pex
In any case, thanks for fulfilling the request! Will the SE-AE files work for the LE version? If yes, thanks a lot again!
Is it possible you installed manually? Maybe try to redownload?
Some mesh replacer mod?
in volkinar ifixed it with installing volkinar silver be gone if someone find a solution tell, thanks
I am sorry if thing are messy right now - I will be back home late next week and look to do a fix asap.
I am sorry if thing are messy right now - I will be back home late next week and look to do a fix asap.
We need a city of werewolves or even a city of monsters, it would be very cool!
You should use ENBboost with Skyrim LE.
http://enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.htm
Sorry if the voices are jarring. Originally it was just text, but then I used SKVA Synth (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/44184) to generate the voices. Some are better than others ... some are too robotic for my liking for sure.
I know using Breezehome as a template bothers some, and I guess I could have chosen another building. I cannot create my own meshes, sorry, but I do like re-texturing. I have done the best I could at the time and if I could redo everything I would. I learned a lot as I went :)
Please keep in mind that this is the second time (after BVW) that I ever "made" cells and worked with quests, dialogue, NPCs etc. Instead of trying to teach myself how to make a player home, I tried to make an entire city.
Does it make a lot of lore sense? Probably not, but I wanted it accessible to anyone - originally I had it so any non-vampire who entered was killed on sight.
The dialogue trees were especially hard for me to create at first, and I am self-taught. I apologize if the dialogue isn't professional-sounding.
I focused more on making a world space and then wanted to add "flavor" to it with a couple quests etc. Nothing about any of my NPCs will even come close to, say, Inigo :)
I hope you enjoy it for what it is! I learned a lot and I am proud of what I could create. I will be fixing bones in sewers, reducing fog in main chamber to hopefully make it easier on your system, and I will see if I can tweak some other things as well.
I will try to update my other mods too this summer - I have been jotting down issues I have seen in the discussion.