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Awesome mod. My horse finally looks good. Just wanted to ask if this mod works with "Better horses" or "Realistic and Balanced Horses", Horse Armors SSE, New Armored Horses SE and Realistic Horse Saddle? And with Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack SSE?
This will work with Bellyaches because the meshes and textures are completely different and saved into the ESP, so any of the horse options will not matter.
I have to look at the other mods because I honestly have no idea; I can come up with an answer and maybe some patches if necessary by this weekend (unless I have to work double shifts).
So far: "Realistic and Balanced Horses" are not compatible, although it is easy to switch things inside this ESP to be similar (however, I do not want to make them more cowardly because trained horses do not run so far away you cannot find them). "The New Armored Horses SSE" are summoend horses, they use their own mesh and textures, so no conflict there.
About Bellyaches mod, I only need to install your mod after and overwrite with "Yes to all"? Is this correct?
I have an idea. Maybe you could add an optional file which adds similar functions as Better Horses and Realistic and Balanced Horses such as increased walking and running speeds as well as better endurance for extended periods of Sprint. I don't like the coward horses as well. Someone created the Horse Whistle mod because of it. Another interesting feature would be to have follower on horses as well. I heard about this feature somewhere but I can't really remember where.
There is also this interesting mod called Horse Storage but I don't know if this one is really necessary because you can always increase your carry weight.
The last feature is making player owned horses invulnerable so they can't die. I think this is a good idea, but it should only be an option. Some people might think this is too much and breaks immersion and realism if your horse can't die. So it's better to have a choice here.
What do you think?
I read you are also working on improving the tail and mane textures. I think that's great. A little face-lift won't do any harm right
There should be no reason to include other horse textures :) This mod uses unique meshes so if you have other horse textures it could cause the horses to have seams and also defeats the purpose of this mod which is to give the horses a nicer look and smoother ride :) So yes, let this mod overwrite any other texture.
Followers can have horses if you use AFT and if you buy a horse you can gift it to them. That has nothing to do with the horse mod itself (it is handled by the follower quest)
If you want your horses to be essential, that can be changed in SSEdit :) I have left those values alone from the original mod, however, I will look into better sprinting for the horses.
I will not add scripts or make horses into storage units. Instead I suggest Portable Containers by cdcooley for an easier way to carry more stuff in a realistic way http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8246/?
Thanks for the feedback and ideas I will crack open the mod again this weekend :)
No problem. Have fun modding I think having the faster walking and/or sprinting + higher endurance would be enough for this mod to be a nice package. This way it stays true to the vanilla system and doesn't break anything.
I agree with having an option for a better trot and gallop system for the horses. I spent most of my childhood around horses, ponies, donkeys and mules and to be very frank, I don't use my horses in Skyrim as much as I'd like to notice if their endurance is up to par so I very much appreciate the feedback and will definitely get something out by the weekend :)
I have to say the textures are the best I have seen so far for SE. There are a few interesting horse mods out there but none of them can actually rival with Realistic Horse breeds when it comes to improving the horse color/breed and textures. The textures are detailed while remaining smooth. I absolutely love it!
Heads up for More Saddles SSE user. I make new optional for Frost and Shadowmere. It also included compatibility patch for Realistic Horse Breeds by KrittaKitty.
Hi. Skin and model look beautiful, but I was wondering if this mod or another could improve the mane and tail textures as they appear of less quality that the rest of horse...
Was about to download the mod and noticed the silver screen effect on the mane and tail myself, that's an instant no go for me.
You may be able to remove this if you create the manes and tails again from scratch on a transparent background not white (or any other colour) as you will always get the bleeding effect when removing the background after the event in photo shop, no matter how much you fine tune the tools and filters (unless Adobe have fixed this since CS4 anyway). I came across this issue when building websites years ago, and the only way to get rid of the background colour completely is to lose some of the edge of the textured image but then it looks unnatural.
If this has been fixed though please update your screenshots to reflect this.
Nah. Those are Kritta's screenshots and I am not changing them. Maybe you should download and see for yourself how they look in game? While not perfect I can tell you with 100% certainty they are better than vanilla.
I've tried other mods and this one seems to be the best fit for my game because the textures blend so well, they do not have the weird glowing when light hits it. For that reason alone I would endorse it, but the fact they look good too is just a plus.
I am glad you are enjoying the textures :) I manipulated the meshes so that the silly light reflection would not bother the horses. My first test it looked like someone had doused the ponies in wax xD
I dunno then. I reuploaded it, but it was the same version I used. I am unsure why the old version would be on the latest. Just use the old files since the latest one is just everything in one package. It will not hurt you.
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The author has locked this comment topic for the time beingThis will work with Bellyaches because the meshes and textures are completely different and saved into the ESP, so any of the horse options will not matter.
I have to look at the other mods because I honestly have no idea; I can come up with an answer and maybe some patches if necessary by this weekend (unless I have to work double shifts).
So far: "Realistic and Balanced Horses" are not compatible, although it is easy to switch things inside this ESP to be similar (however, I do not want to make them more cowardly because trained horses do not run so far away you cannot find them). "The New Armored Horses SSE" are summoend horses, they use their own mesh and textures, so no conflict there.
Saddles are not touched in this mod.
I have an idea. Maybe you could add an optional file which adds similar functions as Better Horses and Realistic and Balanced Horses such as increased walking and running speeds as well as better endurance for extended periods of Sprint. I don't like the coward horses as well. Someone created the Horse Whistle mod because of it. Another interesting feature would be to have follower on horses as well. I heard about this feature somewhere but I can't really remember where.
There is also this interesting mod called Horse Storage but I don't know if this one is really necessary because you can always increase your carry weight.
The last feature is making player owned horses invulnerable so they can't die. I think this is a good idea, but it should only be an option. Some people might think this is too much and breaks immersion and realism if your horse can't die. So it's better to have a choice here.
What do you think?
I read you are also working on improving the tail and mane textures. I think that's great. A little face-lift won't do any harm right
Followers can have horses if you use AFT and if you buy a horse you can gift it to them. That has nothing to do with the horse mod itself (it is handled by the follower quest)
If you want your horses to be essential, that can be changed in SSEdit :) I have left those values alone from the original mod, however, I will look into better sprinting for the horses.
I will not add scripts or make horses into storage units. Instead I suggest Portable Containers by cdcooley for an easier way to carry more stuff in a realistic way http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8246/?
Thanks for the feedback and ideas I will crack open the mod again this weekend :)
Lovely and immersive!
I make new optional for Frost and Shadowmere. It also included compatibility patch for Realistic Horse Breeds by KrittaKitty.
You may be able to remove this if you create the manes and tails again from scratch on a transparent background not white (or any other colour) as you will always get the bleeding effect when removing the background after the event in photo shop, no matter how much you fine tune the tools and filters (unless Adobe have fixed this since CS4 anyway). I came across this issue when building websites years ago, and the only way to get rid of the background colour completely is to lose some of the edge of the textured image but then it looks unnatural.
If this has been fixed though please update your screenshots to reflect this.
Not carried over in latest version 2.4c
When download 2.4c NMM or manual no update carryover
When download 2.3c update good
Confirmed multiple times with SSEEdit
4 benefit of others
New upload now correct
Grazie