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- Companion/Follower Friendly
- Companions/Followers
- Lore-Friendly
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About this mod
An expansion of Serana's dialogue and NPC features to make her a more immersive follower. Serana Dialogue Add-On is highly acclaimed and also featured in Forbes magazine.
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Mod name Notes serana dialogue add on spanish Serana Dialogue Add-On (PTBR) <- REQUER O MOD ORIGINAL. Serana Dialogue Add-on - French version Mod VO à installer en premier Serana Dialogue Add-On - Spanish (Voces y Textos) Serana Dialogue Add-On - Spanish Translation Serana Dialogue Add-On - Traducao PT-BR Precisa do Mod Original Serana Dialogue Add-On 3.3 (Pt-BR) Serana Dialogue Add-On LE - Russian Translation 4.1.1.3 Необходим для работы Serana Dialogue Add-On LE - Ukrainian Translation Необхідний для роботи Serana Dialogue Add-On LE German Serana Dialogue Add-On Traducao Ptbr Serana Dialogue Add-On Turkish Translation Serana Dialogue AddOn (Pt-Br) 3.0.0.0 - Permissions and credits
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Credits:
- rxkx22's Seranaholic mod for the screenshot
- Yinkle for the SL patch
- Xiderpunk and Ashal for giving permission to use their animation frameworks, as well as Xider for invaluable help with writing the FG detection code and helping me troubleshoot
- For all the users in various Discords and the Nexus forums for helping me out with troubleshooting and coding concerns
- GuerillaTech for pointing grammar/punctuation/inconsistency errors out for the subtitle fixes
- Netherworks and EnaiSiaion for giving me permission to use and tweak their mod assets for SDA patches
- Bethesda for making such an amazing game
- Kerstyn Unger for lending such an amazing voice to help out with this project. She is the Serana in Laura Bailey's absence. You can check her out here! https://linktr.ee/KerstynUngerVA | You can also support her on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/kerstynungervaDonation Points system
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Language Name Ukrainian Author:Martimius - Jek1466 Serana Dialogue Add-On LE - Ukrainian Translation French Author:jihan02 Serana Dialogue Add-on - French version Russian Author:Tushkanchik5996 Serana Dialogue Add-On LE - Russian Translation 4.1.1.3 Turkish Author:EREHTTUO - Race41 Serana Dialogue Add-On Turkish Translation Portuguese Author:Maatsuki Serana Dialogue Add-On (PTBR) Portuguese Author:ELTK9 Serana Dialogue Add-On Traducao Ptbr Spanish Author:martimius mods production serana dialogue add on spanish Spanish Author:Lucho544 Serana Dialogue Add-on Traduccion 4.0.2.3 German Author:Yanxxgeist Serana Dialogue Add-On LE German Portuguese Author:Bieldas10Tg Serana Dialogue Add-On 3.3 (Pt-BR) Spanish Author:Carlos Serana Dialogue Add-On - Spanish (Voces y Textos) Portuguese Author:Metalbear Serana Dialogue Add-On - Traducao PT-BR Portuguese Author:Jarl1 Serana Dialogue AddOn (Pt-Br) 3.0.0.0 Spanish Author:LatinGames Serana Dialogue Add-On - Spanish Translation - Changelogs
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Version 4.1.1.3
- [Bugfixes and Improvements]
- - Certain script properties for the outfit system were not merged. This has been fixed.
- - Disabled Combat Style and Follow Beside features for now until they can be refined further.
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Version 4.1.1.2
- [Bugfixes and Improvements]
- - Proper Training Feature Cooldown
- - Outfit System Final Fixes and Optimizations
- - Custom Conversation Fixes
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Version 4.1.1.1
- - Voice files were not properly named in the last release.
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Version 4.1.1.0
- Version 4.1.1.0
- [Content Additions]
- - New Batch of Custom Names + Conversations
- - Custom Names integration during Dawnguard and quest commentary
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- Solstheim Miraak Black Book Commentary Bug: The return conversation after reading the Waking Dreams Black Book will now trigger correctly, and the Summon Serana spell will be re-added as intended.
- Carlotta Banter Wonkiness: The missing line in Carlotta and Serana's banter has been restored, allowing the conversation to flow naturally.
- Ancano Dialogue: The Ancano dialogue will no longer appear before the College questline, even if Serana is not yet a friend.
- Training Topic Dialogue Wonkiness: Dialogue options related to training will now have appropriate cooldowns and will no longer display blank messages or be selectable when unavailable.
- Apocalypse Spells Availability: Bolide and Hailstone spells will only appear in the spell teaching menu if the Apocalypse mod is installed and the player knows the spells.
- Valerica Conversation Abruptly Ends: The conversation with Valerica will now progress correctly beyond the "I understand" dialogue choice.
- Missing Spells for Spell Toggle Patch: Reanimate Corpse, Ice Storm, and Lightning Bolt spells are now included in the spell toggle menu. All of Serana's vanilla spells should now be available to toggle.
- Combat Style Not Working: The combat style feature has been removed due to persistent bugs and incompatibility issues.
- More Inigo Banter Wonkiness: The timing and frequency of Inigo and Serana's banter have been adjusted to prevent overlapping dialogue and unnatural conversation flow.
- Ashe Book Bug: The issue with Serana repeatedly giving the Ashe book and the conversation not progressing has been resolved.
- Outfit System Wonkiness: The outfit system has been reworked to ensure outfits switch correctly and old outfit pieces are removed properly.
- Adoption Dialogue: The adoption dialogue will now only trigger after marrying Serana and will not reappear if you already have a child. The quest will also update correctly in the journal.
- Meme Global Variable: The memes global variable (responsible for the Star Wars Prequel and other memes) has been disabled by default. If you want to hear the 4th wall breaking stuff, enable it in the Serana Menu.
- Misc. Dialogue Improvements: Cooking and Whats On Your Mind dialogue will not be available until during Prophet, or Serana friendship at the very least.
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Version 4.1.0.1
- Version 4.1.0.1
- [Content Additions]
- - Content Additions Here
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Full Implementation of Serana Hello Timer. Code was in the previous update but it was not yet fully realized.
- -Shortened Available Topics from main dialogue menu. It was getting a bit too crowded.
- - The following have been moved to "Do you have a moment to talk": - Post-Alduin Defeat, Turn Vampire, First vampirism cure
- - "About Getting Touchy" (Romance Toggles) reworded and merged to Serana Dialogue Menu
- - Merged both train features (train her and be trained by her) into an "About training..." primer topic
- - Reworded dialogue menu from "Hey Serana" to "Let's talk tactics..."
- - Fixed duplicate dialogue with one of the lines from the Valerica Conversation
- - Filled in missing script properties for the Velvet LaChance during Drinking Buddies. They were not being added to your inventory.
- - Choosing some drinking buddies drinks were pre-emptively ending the conversation. This is to the extent but not limited to: Tea Drinks, Colovian Brandy, Blood Potions
- - Changed Skill Requirements for compliments. Magicka changed from 40 to 70. Martial Skills changed from 30 to 50.
- - Fixed compatibility issues with USSEP for some records (Torkliid quest and Drain Spell)
- - Serana will no longer bring up the adoption dialogue unless you two are married.
- - Inigo Banter will no longer overlap each other and will now play separately
- - Script improvements to Valerica Epilogue (requires a fresh save)
- - Added the latest batch of custom names to have entries in SDA's Papyrus auto-detect (SKSE required).
- - Various subtitle fixes
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Version 4.1.0.0Hotfix
- - (LE Only) Re-uploaded archive without the "meshes" folder as a loose file this time, as this was causing T-posing issues.
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Version 4.1.0.0
- Version 4.1.0.0
- [Content Additions]
- - Rewrites
- ○ NPC Banter Conversations Revamped: I've revamped and expanded dialogues for a range of characters, including (but not limited to): Belethor, Carlotta, Grelka, Gunmar, Sorine, Lisette, Ysolda, Camilla, Delphine, Elisif, Jarl Balgruuf, Maven, Mikael, Mjoll, Nazeem, Taarie, and Talen-Jei.
- § Deep Dive into Character Arcs: Carlotta, Sorine, Ysolda, and Elisif stand out with the most expansive rewrites and additions. Dive into enriched conversation stories and watch their relationships with Serana evolve. Experience both scripted dialogues—packed with intricate character arcs—and radiant conversations showcasing enhanced character nuances.
- § Minor Edits and Tweaks: The other NPCs in the list have gotten minor edits and rewrites, remaining mostly the same. They might be revisited in the future though, depending on how I feel with possible character arcs and possible explored story possibilities.
- - Feature Improvements and Expansions
- ○ Reciprocal Training: Elevate Serana's combat prowess by training her in specific skills—namely Block, Archery, Heavy Armor, Two-Handed, and Sneak—as long as you've mastered them (at least level 40). Remember, these are practical, NPC-applicable skills; so, no Blacksmithing! Wondering about Alchemy, Speech, Conjuration, Destruction, or Light Armor? Serana's got those covered; she's already a pro!
- ○ You can also train Serana in skills she's already knowledgeable in (like magecraft), considering your skills are a high enough level yourself (again, at least level 40)
- § Just as Serana has coached you before, now it's your turn! Gear up for engaging training sessions with her every 24 hours.
- ○ Gift-giving with a Twist!: Ever wondered what Serana thinks about certain items? Present her with specific treasures, trinkets, or even seemingly mundane objects and enjoy her exclusive reactions! Whether they're of "importance", bring a chuckle, or are simply her favorites, these items are sure to spark a response. Here's a breakdown:
- Epic Artifacts:
- - Dawnbreaker
- - Harkon's Sword
- Must-Reads:
- - Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim
- - Lusty Argonian Maid
- - Argonian Maid Vol. 2
- - The Real Barenziah
- Food & Drinks She'll Relish:
- - Sweet Roll
- - Colovian Brandy
- Random Items (For a Good Laugh!):
- - Ingots (Any type)
- - Ore (Any kind)
- - Tankard
- - Iron Dagger
- - Wooden Sword
- - Shovel
- - Bread
- Classic Reactions:
- She'll continue to react to her previous favorites, especially general alcohol, fauna, and items of high or low value.
- Gift Serana something from this list and revel in her unique reactions. It's all about the little moments, after all!
- ○ Vampire Blood Potion (if the player is a vampire) and Colovian Brandy choices added to Drinking Buddies. More responses for Velvet LaChance and Cliff Racer Drinks.
- - New Radiant Dialogue
- ○ New radiant dialogue added (Hello Greets, Goodbyes, Trading, Wait Dialogue). Nearly 50 lines, so Serana should feel much more alive and less repetitive now!
- - Users will now be able to set Serana's Radiant Hello frequency from three presets (Less Frequent, Medium Frequency, and High Frequency)
- - New In-Game Items
- ○ New books and research (that Serana can comment on) connected to my upcoming Ashe - Fire and Blood follower mod will be added to the overworld. When Ashe is released, these books will be deleted or replaced via a compatibility patch for the Ashe mod's new versions.
- § Player gets a speech skill boost after reading the research notes. Other than 'Speech', there isn't any other skill in the game that encompasses general scholarly knowledge, hence why I've chosen speechcraft as the skill being leveled up when you read Aryo's notes. Why a skill increase in the first place? Give the player a gameplay reason to actually read them and talk to Serana about it.
- - Expanded Hearthfires Awareness
- ○ More Hearthfire Home Awareness
- § This includes new 'Clicked Hello' commentary for vanilla Hearthfire abodes, when inside said home. Dialogue should be more varied, natural, and immersive!
- ○ Basic Adoption Awareness
- § Done through conversations with Serana before and after adoption, depicting an adoption character arc for her. The conversation is in-depth and gives the player a chance to role play, with different conversation outcomes depending on the stage of the player's relationship with Serana, current events, and their answers to Serana's questions. There are no actual child interactions currently - the actual children interactions themselves will be added in a later update.
- - Awareness for Modded Homes. With the following player homes in the list, Serana will be able to comment on them through radiant hello dialogue, and you will also be able to ask you "What do you think of this place" locations for each home. The homes are intelligently checked in your load order, without needing a patch plugin ESP.
- ○ Underground Spa - a Ayleid Spa Playerhome
- ○ Leaf Rest
- ○ Autumngate
- ○ Mirele Basmath Reborn
- - Compatibility and Awareness Patches
- ○ Awareness Patch for Varietea Mod (Built into the mod)
- § Users can now select different kinds of tea as an option during Drinking Buddies
- ○ Awareness Patch for Sweets and Such, through gift-giving awareness. Serana will now comment on being given various sweets!
- - New Batch of Custom Names + Conversations
- - Custom Names integration during Dawnguard and quest commentary
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Improvements to the code of SDA's check of external mods. This may help fix follower detection on LE, and offer general backend improvements on all platforms as a whole.
- - Add College of Winterhold conditions to Serana Ancano opinion dialogue. It didn't make sense that she could comment about Ancano despite never visiting the college.
- - One of the nicknames (Swims) had Serana say the "Swims" name properly, followed by a lot of other names. This was because the audio file was not edited properly.
- - Fixed bug with Twilight Princess Armor commentary - Serana did not say one of the lines properly for the non-romantic option, and the conversation was infinitely repeatable (it shouldn't be).
- - In line with the NPC Banter Rewrites, the entire backend of the NPC Banter for the mod has been overhauled, improving efficiency and overall coding practices.
- - Added Random End flags to NPC Banter dialogue where necessary. Without this (due to a Bethesda game engine limitation) sometimes random dialogues/scenes get stuck in a repeated loop.
- - Removed redundant dialogue conditions, freeing up engine resources.
- - Reworked Training Dialogue Script, making it more robust and versatile in place for the new Reciprocal Training additions.
- - Lessened frequency of Serana's "I'm a sorceress" line by 75%
- - Adjusted and fixed cooldowns for Clicked Hello lines which were supposed to have cooldowns of 24 hours, but didn't (instead having cooldowns of 0.5 hours) quite repetitive.
- - Reduced cooldown for some radiant hellos by a decent margin. Some of them had cooldowns way too long which means they got buried by other more repetitive lines. The whole point of the radiant dialogue is that its supposed to be varied and not repetitive. Not possible if Serana is saying the same thing over and over again.
- - Added quest journal objectives for Serana Valerica conversation (post-Dawnguard)
- - Removed "Tamriel" location condition for Serana sleep dialogue to increase compatibility with other mods.
- - "(Fail Quest)" added to one of Serana's HoH quest dialogue, that actually lets you fail the quest.
- - Added two-day skill cooldown for all skill complement dialogue, both old and new ones (added in 4.1). Don't want Serana to be a sycophant here!
- Optimized various dialogue conditions, like by removing the SDA_AlternateVoice condition. SDA has been fully revoiced by Kerstyn so it doesn't make sense to have this setting there that was there from the old voice toggle days.
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Version 4.0.2.3
- Version 4.0.2.3
- [Content Additions]
- - N/A
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Removed ITM of Boethiah Quest, causing incompatibility with other bugfixing mods where there previously shouldn't be, like USSEP.
- - Killing Alain Dufont early before the Dark Brotherhood quest will no longer trigger Serana's commentary prematurely.
- - Civil war commentary with "n'wah" comment for Dunmer characters used to the SDA_CWInvisContinue dialogue option - it shouldn't and this has been fixed.
- - Removed a debug message for spell learning that shouldn't be there
- - Serana was incorrectly referring to the Hearthfires homes locations. This has been fixed.
- - Removed detection of "Prisoner" default name. It being there was causing too much problems.
- (LE Only) Removed animations from mesh folder in BSA since they were causing problems.
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Version 4.0.2.2
- Version 4.0.2.2
- [Content Additions]
- - Completion of voice line redos including: Custom Names and Conversations. As of this update, all the 4.0 content has been fully revoiced and redone. The reason for this redo, extensive as it is, is below in the changelog for 4.0.1. Kerstyn and I care a lot about the mods quality, and we only want to show the best!
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Increased cooldown of Serana's "Shhh… trying to think here!" line
- Minor fixes and improvements
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Version 4.0.2.1
- Version 4.0.2.1
- [Content Additions]
- - N/A
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - During one of the expanded Inigo Banter scenes, if Serana failed to cook the stew and Inigo commented on it, this would continue to be the case for all future cooking attempts, regardless of whether Inigo is even following at the time or not.
- - One of the Trust conversation options exited dialogue when it shouldn't have.
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Version 4.0.2.0
- Version 4.0.2
- [Content Additions]
- - More audio redos in dialogue topics which are but not limited to: the rest of the content for 4.0, barring custom names. This is across the main mod and SDA Patch Hub. For the most part, we're done!
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added completion of Bloodline as a prerequisite for the Serana outfit feature. It wouldn't make sense for you to decide what Serana wears, when you've just met her.
- Fixed Serana's Twilight Princess Armor commentary variant for lovers showing even though you haven't romanced her already.
- - (From initial upload this has since been reuploaded because SE animations (for the Hood Animations) don't work in LE and currently aren't backportable)
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Version 4.0.1.0
- Version 4.0.1
- [Content Additions]
- - Added a bunch of extra lines to Serana's dialogue, in dialogue topics but not limited to: daedric quest interactions, NPC Comments, Sybille Banter, Twilight Armor Awareness, Rewrites. The rest of the content will be redone for future updates until the official release, both on the main SDA mod and Patch Hub. The reason for this being the need to re-record all of Kerstyn's 4.0 audio. Exact reasons below.
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Complete Redos (recording, post-processing, adding to the Creation Kit) of every single audio file added in Version 4.0. This needs a lot of work, especially for a thousand-plus lines. But it was necessary out of consistency's sake as Kerstyn was recording with a new mic setup and it had sound differences to her old setup. The redos will include all the awareness patches on Patch Hub too.
- - Fixed Serana running off to nowhere during one of her Inigo Banter conversations
- - There is now a toggle to disable or enable the custom names feature, should players choose to do so. It is in the Serana Menu.
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Version 4.0.0.0
- Important Note
- Due to the extensive rework and improvements of the code of the mod, a new save is required!
- [New Content]
- The Biggest SDA Update Yet! OVER ONE THOUSAND NEW LINES! This brings SDA's line count at 7k!
- - Full commentary support for each of Skyrim's vanilla Daedric quests, to be done in three parts. The first of which will be Part I, this update. This part will include:
- The Black Star
- Boethiah's Calling
- A Daedra's Best Friend
- Only the vanilla quests will be supported for now, with other Modded Quest Expansions/Edits to be tackled at a later date (unless specified otherwise).
- - New Dawnguard Commentary
- - Serana will now comment on visiting Valerica after the Dawnguard questline.
- - New Armor Awareness
- Twilight Princess Armor Mashup (by Wooden Knight)
- - Increased NPC Awareness and Banter
- Awareness (idle comments, greets, Drinking Buddies comments)
- Recorder
- Aurlyn
- Mirai
- Castle Volkihar Members
- Vilja
- - More NPC Banter (NPC Interactions)
- IFD Lydia
- Sybille Stentor
- Inigo (Expanded with new conversations!)
- - Rewrites/Revisions
- Auriel's Bow Conversation. Revised existing dialogue options and added new ones for role-play.
- City Opinion Dialogue. Removed a lot of fluff to make the commentaries more concise and to the point.
- - New Features
- Disable Sandboxing
- Set Serana's Combat Style
- - New Radiant Dialogue
- - Exclusive (positive) responses for Serana receiving books from the gift-giving feature.
- - New exclusive responses for a human Serana, where a vampiric Serana would normally be referenced.
- - New Generic Clicked Hellos, Goodbyes, Trading Dialogue, Wait Dialogue, Combat Idles. It's been a while since these were updated, so more lines would always be welcome to Serana's repertoire. These will include contextual responses, so Serana will respond differently when in a dungeon compared to a tavern for example.
- - Expanded Spell Functionality
- Apocalypse Spell Support
- Added a fade to black and flavor text for existing Serana spell learning (and additional spell learning dialogue) to portray Serana and/or the player studying a particular spell before she learns it.
- Reworked Spell Teach feature. In addition to teaching Serana spells (if your character knows them), you can additionally request for her to "self-study" every 24 hours. She will learn a different spell each time, out of the current supported spell list. This is a way for Serana to increase her spell repertoire for player characters who aren't magicka heavy and wouldn't learn much spells to teach Serana anyway.
- - Awareness for House of Horrors Quest Expansion
- Serana will be able to fully comment on the tweaked and expanded House of Horrors quest, courtesy of JaySerpa. Based on what you choose the quest - and Serana's subsequent interactions will play out differently.
- Awareness Patch for No to Nocturnal
- Serana will now comment on the Thieves Guild quest differently if you refuse to become a Nightingale. Support for actual role-play, yay! New dialogue lines as well as tweaked dialogue for the existing Thieves Guild commentary.
- - An INSANE amount of new Custom Names + Conversations, over 100 more of them, with more than 300 new lines dedicated to new names!
- All of these allow Serana to greet you in a particular name (list here). A select number of these (to be highlighted orange on the names sheet) allow love greets, so Serana can say "I love you" to a particular name if she has been romanced.
- A fewer number (but still a significant amount) also have custom conversations for them requested by Patrons! To unlock these, select "Enable Custom Patron Dialogue" in Serana's Dialogue Menu.
- Custom Names integration during Dawnguard and quest commentary. The next evolution of the Custom Names, it will seem as if your character name was written into Dawnguard in the first place.
- - Revoice Patch for Glad You're Here
- So you can now hug Serana without a jarring voice split!
- - Improved flavor dialogue for existing Serana training messages.
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- A huge amount of fixes and improvements. Phew! This mod should overall be a lot more stable, performance-friendly, and efficient!
- - Removed SofiaDummy NPC
- - Disabled an old voice toggle fragment from an earlier build
- - Some voice lines that should have had a vampire voice line condition now have one.
- - Added a 'coward' flag to Serana's Horses so they don't blindly stay still or rush into the action.
- - Disabled Serana from drinking her blood potion when she is seated
- - Removed CHIM line for gravity conversation. Didn't make sense for Serana to know that.
- - Fixed horse riding bug where Serana would spasm all over the place.
- - Killmove feature script improvements.
- - Added missing lines to Mjoll Voice Banter.
- - Massive script improvements to various scripts, which are but not limited to (Serana's Mental Model scripts, the feeding script, and the Vanilla Spell Handler)
- - Commented out unused script properties from main plugin and recompiled said Papyrus scripts. Should make the scripts overall more streamlined and lighter. This includes a lot of scripts, whether it be main quest scripts, or dialogue fragments.
- - Removed empty scripts
- - Rework to SDA Adult Framework Script to make it cleaner and more efficient. Because of this, SDA incompatibility with other adult mods such as SOS Physics Manager and Wet Function should now be fixed. However, the trade-off now is that the base mod isn't as much of an all-in-one, so you will need to install the right framework add-on for the adult framework you have installed (this will be available as a separate patch FOMOD, separate from the Patch Hub. This is technically an integration after all). By default, SDA romance only comes in vanilla (fade to black).
- - Custom Names code optimizations
- - Backend changes to SDA_MainDialogue conditions. Some dialogue will now be available to when you first meet Serana at Dimhollow (like the "Can I Talk To You for a bit?", Dialogue Menu, among others. - Note that this is only some dialogue, and some options (even within said menus) will remain unavailable until "Prophet" starts.
- - More immersive quest commentary tweaks. Serana won't comment on a quest if she wasn't with you to experience it, or if you installed SDA after said questline.
- - Script cleanup for the Spell Control
- - Script improvements for DLC1RNPCAliasScript
- - Fixed minor bug that prevented future romance quests from progressing after the "Trust" one if you selected one of the responses.
- - Moved a lot of dialogue topics to the "Do you have a moment to talk?" (reworded from "Can I talk to you for a bit?") section. Serana's main dialogue menu was getting too cluttered.
- - Reworded "any thoughts" about Skyrim and Tamriel starting sentence for clarity
- - Serana's and the players getting to know each other dialogue can now be triggered when Serana is waiting or dismissed (she doesn't have to be following the player)
- - Serana and Remi dungeon banter frequency lessened
- - Serana Drinking Buddies ForceGreet package fixed so she just doesn't stay fixed in the same place.
- - Reorganized Serana Menu topics to be more organized
- - Consolidated all spell topics under "about spell-learning" segway in the Serana Menu
- - Organized StoryManager nodes for efficiency and to be more orderly
- - Reworked Serana Injured Dialogue so it occurs more accurately and only after combat when Serana has been gravely injured.
- - Lovemaking now passes in-game time by 30 minutes (vanilla, no animation framework installed)
- - Updated SDA Location Edits for the Soul Cairn and Castle Volkihar for the Valerica Return Conversation
- - Fixed issue in which Serana's Horse could accidentally spawn inside the stable dwelling cell during the Get Horse Quest. The horse is supposed to spawn outside. I've prevented the dialogue from - Stervar/Jervar from occuring if the stablehand isn't in an interior.
- - Added new banter quests that includes NPC Banter being added in Version 3.4, but also with NPC records to be referenced for future banter. This includes but is not limited to: Lydia (Vanilla), Isran, Garan, Valerica, Fura Bloodmouth, Feran Sadri, Vingalmo, Alva, Hert, Aela, Maiq, Cicero, Jenassa, and Brelyna.
- - Changed cooldown method for Follower Banter. Instead occurring at random with each individual conversation having a cooldown of 24 hours, per NPC one Serana-Follower Banter will occur every two days. This means every two days Serana and another follower will only have one conversation, chosen at random (out of the conversations valid at a given time, i.e. dungeon conversations are only valid in dungeons). An ability to set the frequency of this timer is planned in the future.
- - Changed duration from Serana's Forcegreet asking you to dismiss Sofia from 5 days to 20 days. This is because of the new Follower Banter frequency tweak, Sofia will naturally be a lot less annoying to Serana and it will take longer for Serana to be annoyed.
- - The Remiel Banter introduction and another conversation were mistakenly flagged as "random" when they shouldn't have been. This has been removed.
- - Changed how empty aliases are referenced in the SDA Follower Banter, adding the "Optional" flag to make sure the banter quest can still start even if the aliases fail to fill.
- - Undeleted a deleted record and instead disabled it. This should help remove UDR warnings.
- - Reworked Serana's automatic spell learning. All the spells that were included with that feature, Oakflesh, Conjure Spells, Healing, etc…) will now get added to the Serana self-study feature. These spells should still be leveled as they were before.
- - Serana will no longer comment on you being naked in werewolf or vampire lord form.
- - Serana Hood Fix With Animation by chikuwan integration. Permissions granted via the mod author's open permissions. No need to install that mod, just run Nemesis or FNIS with SDA after.
- - Increased gift-giving cooldown to every 7 days.
- - Increased drinking buddies reminders to every 9 days.
- - Removed auto-spell leveling script.
- - Added the following to Serana's flower gift-giving list (of what she likes): Nightshade, Lavender, Deathbell, Snowberry
- - SKSE Fallbacking Script Improvements
- - Line frequency of "it would be nice to see the courtyard again" reduced
- - Added in an intelligent disclaimer menu when enabling custom conversations (as this is available to everyone), asking the player if they want to proceed even if it may not fit their roleplay.
- Patch Hub:
- (This Version is Intended to be Used with 4.0+ of SDA)
- - Added Animation Framework Patch
- - Added Glad You're Here Patch
- - Added House of Horrors Quest Expansion Patch
- - Added No To Nocturnal Patch
- - Added IFD Lydia Revoice Patch
- - Updated Spell Toggle Patch
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Version 3.3.2
- - Added conditions for an easter egg line that didn't have any (What a grand and intoxicating innocence)
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Version 3.3.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Subtitle fixes
- - Script fixes for some Serana wait stuff, like whenever she's called to wait when the Dawnguard questline tells her not to. If she can't wait, Serana's wait functionality will just be suspended - though this may create some wonkiness, so I suggest you do not complete the Diplomatic Immunity quest with Serana, or use the sleep feature once Chasing Echoes is active.
- - During Drinking Buddies, Serana should now only comment on Solstheim if you've been there.
- - The contextual responses for some of Serana's radiant dialogue should now work properly and as intended.
- - Commentary tweaks for Raven Rock mine quest, so more players would get to hear Serana's commentary
- - Removed SDA Friendship requirement for the College of Winterhold commentary. This was done since a lot of players go there early in Dawnguard - where the relationship mechanic (and its succeeding dialogue) may not have been unlocked yet. A lot of the beginning College of Winterhold commentaries don't rely on a strong friendship dynamic anyway, narratively speaking.
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Version 3.2.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed an oversight toggle that accidentally triggered the Laura Bailey voice during the Prophet quest (Dawnguard side). If you've already experienced this bug and are on PC, type "Set SDA_AlternateVoice to 1", or reload an earlier save (before Prophet). If you are on Xbox, only the latter method is available to you.
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Version 3.2
- [Content Additions]
- - Awakening and Bloodlines Revoice
- - Revoice of some remaining combat grunts/final radiant dialogue
- - Cure Dialogue Rewrite + Expansion. Added in dialogue options to affirm Serana's vampirism, and also completely rewrote the end of the quest (if Serana were to be cured). She no longer gets cured immediately, but only 24 hours after (after "thinking about it"). It's no longer a spontaneous and spur of the moment decision. The player can choose to delay this too, in case they need Serana for a quest or just want her to stick around for a bit longer.
- - Added in an option to equip Serana's default outfit again in the Serana Outfit Menu.
- The revoice is now effectively 100% complete!
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added Serana tracking marker and teleport spell toggles (through Serana Menu)
- - Removed vanilla bloodcursed arrows dialogue. Did not make much sense for Serana's character, even in vanilla- especially when the whole point of the Dawnguard questline was to stop Harkon from blotting out the sun. A patch will be uploaded to the SDA Patch Hub to re-enable this dialogue for those who want this gameplay feature back.
- - Serana will only comment on you carrying a lot of things if you are actually over-encumbered. Previously the condition for this dialogue was carry weight.
- - Fixed dialogue conditions for some radiant greets
- - Removed Alternate Voice toggle scripts- as they're not needed anymore. The revoice is completed.
- - The "strange sensation" message shouldn't appear twice now
- - Fuz'ed files that were still .wav's
- - SDA On Location Change quest commentaries/scripts will no longer fire if the Serana Cure Quest is active. This is to maximize compatibility and ensure the vanilla cure quest proceeds as usual.
- - Added "What's On Your Mind" conversation for Ram Horn Witch to Drinking Buddies
- - Papyrus Script Optimizations to reduce Papyrus Log errors
- - Removed ITMs
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Version 3.1.0.7
- - Removed accidental ITM/Serana NPC record edit.
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Version 3.1.0.6
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - The "Kjarah" name was using a voice file with the wrong pronunciation. This has been fixed.
- - Renamed an SDA test cell for compatibility with the Umbra Creation Club mod.
- - Serana will no longer compliment your skills when she is in a dungeon.
- - Serana's Raise Zombie toggles are no longer built into the mod, and now will require a patch via the SDA Patch Hub. It was not possible to disable the zombie spell without editing Serana's base NPC record, which is out of the scope of this mod (as to keep it compatible with all Serana Replacers). Anyone who wants to disable and toggle Serana's raise zombie spells will need to download this new patch, and if they use Serana replacers, make their own patches via xEdit.
- - Disabled SDA_VanillaSpellHandler, which was an artifact of the last raise zombie implementation. Seeing that the implementation has changed, this quest record serves no purpose.
- - Serana's SDA leveled spells (like Oakflesh) should now start appearing correctly, and scale properly as Serana and the player level.
- - The player will no longer be able to steal Serana's horse. Previously they were able to, and Serana turned hostile as a result. While this is vanilla AI before, I don't want Serana doing that in SDA.
- - Tweaks to SDA Main Script properties
- - Subtitle fixes
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Version 3.1.0.5
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Finally fixed BSA file compression issues with two voice files, which in turn were causing issues with the spell disable/enable feature.
- - Serana was not giving gifts anymore, even though the prompt was showing and she said her dialogue. This has been fixed.
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Version 3.1.0.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Disabled two Laura Bailey combat lines that were already revoiced.
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Version 3.1.0.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed Blood Potion on horseback bug
- - Added missing voice lines for final romance quest
- - Added dialogue to disable candlelight and some cloak spells (Frost, Lightning, Whirlwind). For now these are unvoiced. More spell disables (voiced this time) will be added in with the 3.2 update.
- - Added dialogue to disable Serana's vanilla raise zombie spells. However, unlike Serana Spell Selector, I don't edit Serana's base NPC record! SDA will continue to work perfectly with your favorite Serana overhaul of choice. I do this via efficient polling scripts to make sure the spells stay removed and aren't added back by the vanilla Serana leveling script.
- - Fixed bug where Nightshade would just randomly teleport to Phoenix
- - Added in Papyrus log debug messages for the horse feature, to help troubleshoot additional issues.
- Added in framework to adjust animation priority and which adult frameworks are selected for romance scenes (disabled for now while I continue to develop the code).
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Version 3.1.0.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Removed debug notification that shouldn't be there for the horse riding.
- - Reduced frequency of Serana gift-giving. Serana will only give gifts within towns/cities.
- - Reduced randomness of gift-giving item pool.
- - Fixed Serana saying "Lani" for the "Jon" Name
- - Fixed custom greet loop with the "Arthon" name.
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Version 3.1.0.0
- New Content
- - Chasing Echoes and Prophet Revoice
- - Dragonborn DLC Main Quest Commentary
- Full Quest Commentary from "Dragonborn" to "At The Summit of Apocrypha". Over 127 lines with extensive awareness on each quest.
- - Custom Horse Support
- Serana now has her own custom horse, which you obtain through a short quest (which can be triggered as early as the Moth Priest hunt). You can also choose between two name options for it- "Phoenix" and "Nightshade" as decided from a Patreon poll. Whenever you mount your own horse, she will mount hers in turn. The horse will also follow/teleport to her when it has gotten too far, so no need to worry about horse catch-ups. After this update, SDA will now be incompatible with other mods that give Serana custom horses/custom horse support, like Convenient Horses (but a patch for that mod will be provided).
- - Final Serana Romance quest to end Serana's Romance questline
- This quest can be triggered after the Bannered Mare Date and the subsequent friendship conversation. Serana will greet you as soon as you talk to her, and ask for a final (at least narratively-speaking) date by the coasts of Skyrim. A quest marker will be provided for where to go. No spoilers, but just expect a chill conversation at the beach, reflecting on your relationship with her and everything that's happened thus far.
- - BDO Ram Horn Witch Armor Integration
- Integrated patch for the BDO Ram Horn Witch Armor ([SE] DM BDOR Ram Horn Witch by Rektas & Xing, Team TAL | Team TAL on Patreon). No patch plugin needed, SDA should automatically detect when you have said mod installed and Serana is wearing the Ram Horn cuirass.
- - Serana giving you gifts
- Serana will now be able to give you gifts too! Happens every day or so, she'll choose to give gifts spontaneously (the player will be notified when Serana wants to give a gift).
- - Serana cooking home-cooked meals for you
- Serana can now cook home-cooked meals for you, similar to how vanilla spouses can. You do not need to romance Serana for this.
- - Spell Teaching
- You can now teach her spells (from a select list of vanilla spells). Mod support from mods like Apocalypse is eventually planned, so stay tuned for that! Just speak to Serana (as long as you know the spell) and you can teach it to her right away. Giving her a spell book will not work.
- In addition (after a short conversation with her about her spell-casting abilities) she will gain access to an expanded repertoire of new spells, like Healing, Oakflesh, and Flame Atronach. These spells are leveled, so as Serana levels up she will gain access to more powerful variants of these spells. I mean- it doesn't make sense for a vampire thousands of years old to only know a measly Vampire Drain and Raise Zombie, right?
- - Tavern Drink Ordering
- Serana can now order drinks in taverns every now and then. She will have radiant conversations with barkeeps and order drinks for herself.
- - Dialogue toggle for Serana's yawn and sneeze lines
- This will be accessible through the Serana Menu. Additionally, Serana will not sneeze at all if she is still a vampire. I originally kept her sneezing (even as a vampire) to help her more relatable and "human" but now it just doesn't make much sense.
- - First Batch of Custom Names!
- If the player is named a certain name that has been requested by Patrons, Serana will automatically recognize that (if on PC), or manually if on console. She will then call the player by their custom name! (See the article here for all the names)
- Bugfixes/Improvements
- - Alduin bug was fixed previously but delayed. Now it shouldn't be delayed.
- - Miscellaneous script optimizations
- - Serana no longer sneezes when she's a vampire. Sneeze/Yawn toggle is now only available she's become cured.
- - Convenient Horses Compatibility (through an optional patch)
- - Improvements to how objectives are displayed in Serana Romance quests
- - Backend improvements for how Serana Romance quests are numbered.
- - Some Serana Romance quests no longer say whether a quest was complete and logs it in your journal, because a lot of these are just conversations. More extensive quests (like those that have quest rewards- The Date at the Banned mare for example) still are logged.
- - Added in voice line for a drinking buddies line that didn't have one
- - Fixed abruptly exiting dialogue bug with some lines
- - For a lot of Serana's dialogue lines, she no longer needs to actively be following for them to trigger. (SDA_MainDialogue record)
- - Tweaked conditions for Serana's Arcaneum dialogue so that it can be triggered earlier (First Lessons doesn't need to be completed)
- - Text dialogue tweaks (from player) for consistency
- - Delayed Teleport Spell dialogue to only occur after the Tracking Marker talk has been had to free up dialogue menu clutter
- - Tweaked player background conversation to not be repeatable (Serana doesn't need to learn about the player's background more than once)
- - Serana will only seem knowledgeable (comment on the current state of the world and Elder Scrolls lore) if she has been to the Arcaneum at least once. It didn't make sense for Serana to catch up so quickly with the current Skyrim affairs and Tamrielic history in such a short time (after bringing her home but before Prophet)
- - Generated lip sync for voice lines that didn't have it
- - Cleaned ITMs
- - Moved some dialogue lines to the "Can I talk to you for a bit?" topic, so as to not clutter up Serana's main dialogue window.
- - Includes conversation topics on: lycanthropy, Redguard opinion, funny stories
- - Reordered topic priority in main dialogue window
- - Script optimizations for the radiant injured comments
- - Added framework for future patchless integrations with Apocalypse Spells.
- - Subtitle fixes
- Queen of the Damned now suggested to be run alongside SDA, to compliment the spell buffs by SDA to make her an even more competent sorcerer.
- After this update, NFF (and any follower framework support for Serana) will be obsolete. If you really want to, you can technically import Serana still (just make sure she still uses her vanilla follow package and don't use any conflicting features). Still, YMMV and I won't be responsible for any AI bugs/wonkiness with Serana.
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Version 3.0SDEPatch
- - Disabled more hello lines
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Version 3.0RDOPatch
- - Disabled two more radiant lines that I missed with the last 2.0RDOPatch update
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Version 3.0NFFPatch
- - Added in more Kerstyn lines that were left out in the previous version
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Version 3.0.1.0
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Reordered dialogue priority for some Serana dialogue
- - Serana's collision responses (Oh/Sorry) didn't have their proper voice lines
- - Fixed issues with some of Serana's human lines playing too often
- - Fixed issues with husky dialogue breaking the mod KEKW
- - Fixed Alduin conversation bug
- New Content
- - Chasing Echoes and Prophet Revoice
- - Dragonborn DLC Main Quest Commentary
- Full Quest Commentary from "Dragonborn" to "At The Summit of Apocrypha". Over 127 lines with extensive awareness on each quest.
- - Custom Horse Support
- Serana now has her own custom horse, which you obtain through a short quest (which can be triggered as early as the Moth Priest hunt). You can also choose between two name options for it- "Phoenix" and "Nightshade" as decided from a Patreon poll. Whenever you mount your own horse, she will mount hers in turn. The horse will also follow/teleport to her when it has gotten too far, so no need to worry about horse catch-ups. After this update, SDA will now be incompatible with other mods that give Serana custom horses/custom horse support, like Convenient Horses (but a patch for that mod will be provided).
- - Final Serana Romance quest to end Serana's Romance questline
- This quest can be triggered after the Bannered Mare Date and the subsequent friendship conversation. Serana will greet you as soon as you talk to her, and ask for a final (at least narratively-speaking) date by the coasts of Skyrim. A quest marker will be provided for where to go. No spoilers, but just expect a chill conversation at the beach, reflecting on your relationship with her and everything that's happened thus far.
- - BDO Ram Horn Witch Armor Integration
- Integrated patch for the BDO Ram Horn Witch Armor ([SE] DM BDOR Ram Horn Witch by Rektas & Xing, Team TAL | Team TAL on Patreon). No patch plugin needed, SDA should automatically detect when you have said mod installed and Serana is wearing the Ram Horn cuirass.
- - Serana giving you gifts
- - Serana will now be able to give you gifts too! Happens every day or so, she'll choose to give gifts spontaneously (the player will be notified when Serana wants to give a gift).
- - Serana cooking home-cooked meals for you
- - Serana can now cook home-cooked meals for you, similar to how vanilla spouses can. You do not need to romance Serana for this.
- - Spell Teaching
- You can now teach her spells (from a select list of vanilla spells). Mod support from mods like Apocalypse is eventually planned, so stay tuned for that! Just speak to Serana (as long as you know the spell) and you can teach it to her right away. Giving her a spell book will not work.
- In addition (after a short conversation with her about her spell-casting abilities) she will gain access to an expanded repertoire of new spells, like Healing, Oakflesh, and Flame Atronach. These spells are leveled, so as Serana levels up she will gain access to more powerful variants of these spells. I mean- it doesn't make sense for a vampire thousands of years old to only know a measly Vampire Drain and Raise Zombie, right?
- - Tavern Drink Ordering
- Serana can now order drinks in taverns every now and then. She will have radiant conversations with barkeeps and order drinks for herself.
- - Dialogue toggle for Serana's yawn and sneeze lines
- This will be accessible through the Serana Menu. Additionally, Serana will not sneeze at all if she is still a vampire. I originally kept her sneezing (even as a vampire) to help her more relatable and "human" but now it just doesn't make much sense.
- - First Batch of Custom Names!
- If the player is named a certain name that has been requested by Patrons, Serana will automatically recognize that (if on PC), or manually if on console. She will then call the player by their custom name! (See the article here for all the names)
- Bugfixes/Improvements
- - Alduin bug was fixed previously but delayed. Now it shouldn't be delayed.
- - Miscellaneous script optimizations
- - Serana no longer sneezes when she's a vampire. Sneeze/Yawn toggle is now only available she's become cured.
- - Convenient Horses Compatibility (through an optional patch)
- - Improvements to how objectives are displayed in Serana Romance quests
- - Backend improvements for how Serana Romance quests are numbered.
- - Some Serana Romance quests no longer say whether a quest was complete and logs it in your journal, because a lot of these are just conversations. More extensive quests (like those that have quest rewards- The Date at the Banned mare for example) still are logged.
- - Added in voice line for a drinking buddies line that didn't have one
- - Fixed abruptly exiting dialogue bug with some lines
- - For a lot of Serana's dialogue lines, she no longer needs to actively be following for them to trigger. (SDA_MainDialogue record)
- - Tweaked conditions for Serana's Arcaneum dialogue so that it can be triggered earlier (First Lessons doesn't need to be completed)
- - Text dialogue tweaks (from player) for consistency
- - Delayed Teleport Spell dialogue to only occur after the Tracking Marker talk has been had to free up dialogue menu clutter
- - Tweaked player background conversation to not be repeatable (Serana doesn't need to learn about the player's background more than once)
- - Serana will only seem knowledgeable (comment on the current state of the world and Elder Scrolls lore) if she has been to the Arcaneum at least once. It didn't make sense for Serana to catch up so quickly with the current Skyrim affairs and Tamrielic history in such a short time (after bringing her home but before Prophet)
- - Generated lip sync for voice lines that didn't have it
- - Cleaned ITMs
- - Moved some dialogue lines to the "Can I talk to you for a bit?" topic, so as to not clutter up Serana's main dialogue window.
- - Includes conversation topics on: lycanthropy, Redguard opinion, funny stories
- - Reordered topic priority in main dialogue window
- - Script optimizations for the radiant injured comments
- - Added framework for future patchless integrations with Apocalypse Spells.
- - Subtitle fixes
- Queen of the Damned now suggested to be run alongside SDA, to compliment the spell buffs by SDA to make her an even more competent sorcerer.
- After this update, NFF (and any follower framework support for Serana) will be obsolete. If you really want to, you can technically import Serana still (just make sure she still uses her vanilla follow package and don't use any conflicting features). Still, YMMV and I won't be responsible for any AI bugs/wonkiness with Serana.
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Version 3.0.0.1
- - Fixed Serana's Sofia comment Forcegreet repeatedly looping
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Version 3.0.0.0
- Version 3.0 Hearth and Home Update
- [Content Additions]
- - Unseen Visions+Beyond Death Revoice
- - Revoice of more radiant dialogue
- -Thieves Guild Quest Commentary and Faction Awareness
- - For the entire questline (from beginning to end)
- - Despite the Thieves Guild questline being railroadey, the player will still be able to roleplay extensively with Serana. The base narrative for the Thieves Guild remains unchanged, in addition to vanilla records not needing to be edited.
- ○ Mods that edit the main Thieves Guild quests will not be supported (any quest record starting with TG)- Serana's commentary is based on the vanilla records.
- - Location Awareness for the Ragged Flagon
- - Hearthfires and Vanilla Home Awareness
- Hearthfires:
- - Serana comments on…
- ○ Entering your home for the very first time (unique responses for each of the 3 homes)
- ○ Each of the homes via her radiant dialogue
- ○ Building…
- § an alchemy lab
- § a greenhouse
- § a kitchen
- § a trophy room
- § A library
- ○ Acquiring staff for your home…
- § Stewards
- § Bards
- § Carriage Drivers
- ○ The area around the properties before you build the house
- - You can tell Serana to hang around here when you dismiss her
- Child interactions have been delayed and are currently on the backburner due to the sheer amount of content in this update already.
- Vanilla Homes:
- - Serana comments on each of the vanilla home locations, via her radiant dialogue
- - Serana Backpack Storage Feature
- - Serana can now store items in a dedicated storage inventory without using or equipping them. Gone are the days of Serana using stuff you don't want her to use!
- - Serana Outfit Feature
- - Serana can now wear whatever you want her to wear! No need to use another outfit mod/follower framework feature, or fiddle with the lackluster vanilla system. You can set adventure, home, and city outfits, which she will automatically cycle between depending on the location she's in.
- - Serana Follower Distance Config
- - You can now change how far or near you want Serana to travel along with you! Serana will also be able to travel beside you, should you ask her to do that.
- (Feature based on code by Followers as Companions by Ishara Meradin)
- - Serana Hood Toggle
- -You can now ask Serana whether you want her to keep her hood on or not! You can tell Serana to never equip it at all, or only to equip it if it's daytime and she doesn't have any other headgear.
- (This incorporates the Serana Hood Fix mod, along with modifications by me)
- More Radiant Commentary:
- Serana will now feel even more responsive and alive during your adventures!
- - Commentary when the player forges items, creates potions, enchants, drops items, and levels up
- - More easter eggs and references!
- Rewrites (75 lines):
- • College of Winterhold Arcaneum conversation (Serana's reaction is no longer cringey and sudden, and more role-play is added to the conversation)
- • College of Winterhold Location Opinion
- • Addition of new role-play lines to the Dark Brotherhood quest (The player can now choose to be more cautious after Aventus asks them to kill Grelod)
- • Rewrote and added more lines to the Trust conversation. Lines were also cut (with past updates and this current one) to make the conversation seem more realistic and less overly dramatic
- ○ The player can now role-play as someone who remained unaffected by Serana's calm spell, but chose to play along. This should hopefully compliment characters who are exemplary in magic and resistant to illusion spells.
- • Fond Memories conversation
- • Greybeards summoning the Dragonborn (as part of the Main Quest commentary)
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- • Deleted redundant records and streamlined mod's code
- • Fixed conditions for Serana injured dialogue not fully completing
- • Improvements to the code of the following quests/features
- ○ Follower Banter
- ○ SDA Song quest records
- ○ SDA Race Commentary
- • Removed a whole lot of unused properties that were causing Papyrus Log bloat
- • Finally fixed Serana's radiant love forcegreets not proccing
- • Added a small delay at the end of Drinking Buddies so the related timer quest could start properly
- • Subtitle fixes
- • Fixed issue with one of Auri's voicelines being said twice
- • Fixed some of Serana's Dark Brotherhood radiant greets being said too much
- • Fixed issue where Serana's blocking greets for Labyrinthian wouldn't match with the subtitles on screen
- • Fixed College of Winterhold and Dark Brotherhood blocking greets so they won't block you out of other dialogue with Serana until all of them have been exhausted. Now they should act as regular 'hello' greetings.
- • Serana won't say some dialogue if both she and the player are vampires
- • Reworked internal structure of SDA's Dialogue Menu
- • Reworked internal structure of Serana's Hold location commentaries
- • Tweaked dialogue priorities for some of Serana's in-conversation dialogue
- • Incorporated Serana Hood Fix by thetrader, with modifications by me. The player can choose (via dialogue) whether they want Serana's hood to be disabled all times, or only in sunlight (and if Serana isn't wearing any other headgear).
- ○ The 'Realistic' option is set by default.
- • Addition of 'follow distance' config feature (disabled for now, as lines have not yet been voiced. This will be enabled when 3.0 is released.).
- • Re-added some cut content back to the Trust conversation. Too much was cut that some parts of the conversation didn't make any sense.
- • Serana's radiant love and drinking buddies forcegreets will no longer occur if she is not following the player.
- • Serana's Drinking Buddies and radiant love forcegreet timers (to start the features) have been changed from 2 to 5 days.
- • Serana will no longer comment negatively about the Companions if you've told her you want to cure the Circle of their lycanthropy
- • Tweaked StoryManager conditions for Serana's main quest commentary- added more failsafes to ensure they start and run on time.
- • Changed Solstheim Location commentary and Serana Blackreach stuff to be triggered through Story Manager
- • Merged Breakup Handler, Bolstering The Ranks, Auriel's Bow records with SDA's Main Dialogue records, freeing up quest data space and making the mod's internals overall more streamlined
- • Enabled more Papyrus debug logging to help users who may be having problems with various features
- ○ This is, but not limited to the:
- § Radiant love timer
- § Drinking Buddies Timer
- § Sleep Feature
- • Some under the hood tweaks for SDA Follower Banter
- • Improvements to script performance for College of Winterhold, Dark Brotherhood, and Companions commentaries
- • Changed Serana Silent Teleport script so she would be teleported nearer to the player
- • Tweaked some of Serana's forcegreet packages (mostly in Serana Romance), for her to run faster towards the player and for them to trigger and longer distances.
- • Added in Serana crouch bugfix, based on the code of Serana Improvements and Fixes by DRFire9001
- • Removed Serana finding a table option in drinking buddies since that was buggy. Keeping 'I'll find us a table' since that's generally more reliable and doesn't rely on Serana's follower AI.
- • Added in failsafe to fill Serana's drinking buddies alias if it wasn't filled.
- • Serana will no longer interrupt you during Amaund's briefing (Dark Brotherhood commentary)
- • Tweaks to Companions, DB, and CoW commentary SM node entries
- • Tweaks to Serana's other SM commentary node entries as well, so that they only start when Serana is following you and the relevant quest is running (in addition to the existing Friendship and Dawnguard progress variables)
- • The spell magic effect which tracks cell changes is now removed at the end of completing the CoW and DB quests respectively
- • SDA Silent Teleport is no longer called when it really doesn't need to be (applied to CoW, DB commentaries mainly)
- • SexLab integration fixed, now native to SDA. No need for patches :)
- • Added a wig fix script- this should fix problems with Serana's hair wigs glitching out when using the SDA Outfit Feature, if she has a HDT wig equipped. For this to work, players need to download the SDA Wig Patch (implementation still WIP, SMP wig patches to be uploaded soon) or add their own wig records to the SDA_Wiglist Formlist via a custom patch in xEdit.
- Known issue with 'follow beside' feature:
- Sometimes Serana will just headtrack you while running beside you. It's intended for her to stop her headtracking and just look forward, which works sometimes. However, it is still fickle and doesn't always remain off.
- Sometimes Serana will become fixated in a particular direction and continue to face that direction despite the player turning. To fix this, just stop moving to refresh Serana's package stack.
- Sometimes Serana may run off or her pathing may become wild. Again, to rectify this just stand still or move in her direction.
- New Save/Game not required for 3.0 if upgrading from Version 2.9 already
- After this update, more NFF features will be obsolete. You can continue to use NFF, just disable the Outfit and Storage features in place of mine.
- Additionally, Serana Dialogue Add-On will not be compatible with mods that change "DLC1NPCMonitoringPlayerScript and DLC1_NPCMentalModelScript". If there are mods that do this too, do not use them with SDA- you will break Serana's brain!
- As of 3.0 and for later updates, Serana Dialogue Add-On will be intended to be an all-encompassing Serana mod, other than editing her vanilla appearance. This means that SDA will already include many quality of life or bugfixes for Serana as a follower.
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Version 2.9.2.7
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Serana's House of Horrors commentary was still not occurring for some people. If you've been having problems with the quest, this bugfix update should fix it for sure.
If you've been having problems with that quest on your save, fast travel to another hold besides Markarth (like Whiterun). Then fast travel back to Markarth and begin the House of Horrors quest. Once you enter the house, Serana should be able to comment on things.
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Version 2.9.2.6
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed House of Horrors quest commentary not triggering
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Version 2.9.2.5
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- • Fixed missing voiceline issue for Serana Husky commentary
- • Tweaked conditions for Serana's Radiant Hello Greet to trigger
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Version 2.9.2.4
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- • Added more safeguards to the triggerboxes for some College of Winterhold commentaries, so that they can't be triggered if Serana isn't following the player.
- • Removed Laura Bailey lines that were only subtitles and didn't have audio.
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Version 2.9.2.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- • If the player chose to destroy the Dark Brotherhood, one of Serana's DB radiant greets should no longer occur
- • Reduced sneezing and yawning frequency
- • Increased threshold for magicka commenting
- • Reduced frequency of combat-end greets regarding Serana being tired
- • Even if you have a high skill in a certain weapon/magic, Serana will not comment on it, unless you have said items equipped.
- • Fixed kiss scene in Serana Romance, so it occurs automatically instead of needing a manual activate from the player
- • Cut some lines from the Trust conversation that weren't needed and didn't make thematic sense (the lines where Serana asks for you to start your relationship with her again- from zero). Also rewrites of player dialogue for some of that conversation
- • Choosing the rejection response no longer disables Serana Romance and Serana Friendship
- • Rewrote player dialogue in House of Horrors commentary "He violated you">>>"He assaulted you".
- • Fixed issue of Serana moving her mouth for an empty dialogue line in her opinion commentary (this issue only occurs if you have Fuz Roh Doh installed)
- • Fixed missing voiceline issue for a Laura Bailey line
- • Subtitle fixes
- • Added a percentage chance to Dark Brotherhood radiant greets so they aren't as spammy
- • Fixed Serana's final Companions commentary not playing
- Fixed the initial Jorrvaskr Companions greet not playing
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Version 2.9.2.2
- - Fixed Auri Banter from playing even if that mod wasn't installed
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Version 2.9.2.1
- - Fixed Dark Brotherhood commentary stopping after killing Alain
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Version 2.9.2
- - Auri Banter is now enabled! Merri was able to record her lines :)
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Version 2.9.1
- [Content Additions]
- • Kindred Judgment+Touching the Sky Revoice
- ○ Full Kerstyn revoices for all Serana lines during the Kindred Judgement and Touching the Sky quests (the last two quests in Dawnguard). The revoice will be done in a reverse order- with the final revoice parts being the first Dawnguard quests.
- • Rewrites and revoices of earlier SDA content
- ○ Rewrites and revoices of early SDA content (when Kerstyn was first brought on-board). The writing for a lot of these conversations has improved, and Kerstyn's voice should now feel more synergistic with how she voices the Serana character now.
- • Dark Brotherhood faction awareness and quest commentary
- • College of Winterhold quest commentary
- ○ Full faction and quest awareness for both of the factions listed above. And this is not just your typical follower commentary- SDA's quest awareness will be so in-depth, feature-complete, and well-timed, that you would have thought Serana was actually a part of these quests (and didn't just comment on an aspect or two of them on the side).
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- • Decreased Inigo and Sofia banter frequency by 25%
- • Main Quest commentary fixes, particularly with Ustengrav quest
- • Fixes to Ancestor Glade Romance Quest
- • Fixed disappearing "I love you" dialogue option
- • Fixed House of Horrors commentary issues
- • Code optimizations for Companions Quest Commentary
- • (besides fixes) Code optimizations for House of Horrors Quest Commentary
- • Miscellaneous backend improvements
- • Serana will no longer say negative Companions lines in her radiant greets if you've told her you've chosen to cure them of their lycanthropy
- • Improved coding practices also applied to new content (CoW and DB quest commentary)
- • Cleaned up unused Global Variables
- • Code improvements to main SDA Dialogue Quest Record
- • Cleaned up unused data records
- • Improved DDAF (Dynamic Dialogue Animation Framework) code implementation. Serana should have less moments where her dialogue animations awkwardly loop, and she should also have overall more varied body movements.
- • Improved pacing and tone of the "Trust" conversation by cutting unnecessary lines that made the conversation a bit melodramatic.
- • Fixes to dialogue conditions for some Serana quest commentary, so that she won't suddenly exit dialogue with you for no reason
- • Improved forcegreet distance for all quest commentaries- when Serana wants to have an active conversation with you, she should sit still less, and actively try to find you instead.
- • Improvements to dialogue scene AI packages
- • Improvements to Radiant Hello Timings (should be more varied and less spammy)
- • Removed ITMs
- • Removed duplicate/old voice files
- • Regenerated SEQ
- • Record Cleanup
- • Linked in missing voice lines for Serana's radiant location commentary on the College of Winterhold (via 'What do you think of this place?')
- • Subtitle fixes
- • Fixes to a lot of commentaries for the College of Winterhold and Dark Brotherhood not playing (in the beta). If you noticed Serana was unusually quiet in some quests, or should have commented on something, try playing through those bits again and see if she has something to say!
- • Fixes to some scripts for the Companions commentary
- • Improvements to overall commentary code
- • Stopped Serana's Kodlak conversation from firing off at wrong times
- • Added more conditions to Story Manager triggers for quest commentaries
- • Serana's radiant greets will no longer run while a serious/dramatic quest is running (which Serana has commentary support for). This is to prevent narrative whiplash; like how Serana could comment on your romance when the Archmage just died.
- • Removed redundant code
- • If you have 'Sleep Tight' installed, SDA will detect this and revert its stripping sub-feature for the Serana sleep feature.
- A new save is required for this update. A lot of the underlying code has been overhauled, so I don't recommend you install this particular update on an existing save. You can technically do a clean save upgrade (removing SDA, loading your save+exiting, then installing the mod again), but do this at your own risk. I've heard enough reports of people's saves being corrupted once the SDA mod is uninstalled.
- With the release of Version 2.9, I'm recommending you use Dark Brotherhood For Good Guys (if you are playing through the DB questline) // While not necessary, I use the information in the dossiers added by the mod in dialogue with Serana. So if you don't have the mod installed, the commentary should still run, but there will be a bit of a narrative disconnect.
- With SDA, a player roleplaying as a chaotic neutral/chaotic good character is kept in mind.
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Version 2.8.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - More subtitle fixes
- - Alias filling improvements for all NPC Banter
- - Added another cooldown to the main Injured Dialogue quest record, so it should occur less frequently
- - Added more safeguards to ensure Serana's NPC Banter didn't overlap with other scenes involving the same NPC
- - Reduced distance requirement for Sorine and Gunmar banter
- - Added flags for Serana's existing College of Winterhold radiant dialogue to not occur during serious moments in the Winterhold questline
- - Drinking Buddies dialogue will no longer mistakenly appear when directing Serana to use a bed, via the favor menu
- - Fixed radiant love conversation dialogue not appearing (requires a new save, or a save that was made before Serana's confession)
- - Fixed Papyrus Log errors
- - Redone the code of the Haunted House quest commentary, so that there now aren't any compatibility issues with other mods which edit the same quest.
- - Note on Jayserpa's newly released mod, House of Horrors - Quest Expansion: Unlike the other House of Horrors edits out there, this mod changes a lot more (particularly at the first stage of the quest). Serana commentary should work, but YMMV, as SDA pretty much assumes you kill Tyranus when prompted. I am planning to make a voiced add-on to this mod though, Jay's already given me the all-clear.
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Version 2.8.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - More subtitle fixes, courtesy of GuerillaTech. No more square font issue with a lot of lines.
- - Serana no longer drinks a blood potion (visibly) if she is not following the player.
- - The disclaimer message has been changed to a small notification on the top left of the screen. This is to make it less intrusive when it first fires, and to have it be friendlier for VR users.
- - Cleaned ITMs
- - Regenerated SEQ File
- - Everything repackaged into a new BSA
- - This bugfix release also incorporates all the fixes of the past hotfix releases (2.8.0.1-2.8.0.2, and some of the code of the hotfix file that was uploaded today)
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Version 2.8.0.2
- - Fixed seated animations for some Drinking Buddies drinks
- - Fixed font issue for one line
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Version 2.8.0.1
- - Fixed an issue where Serana would incorrectly refer to you as a female if your character was a male, with one of her radiant romance greets
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Version 2.8.0
- [Content Additions]
- - Second Half of Companions Quest Commentary (starting from after "The Silver Hand"). This quest awareness is extensive, and covers every single Companions quest until the end of the questline. Additionally, you will now be able to convince Serana to have a more positive disposition towards the Companions, should you choose to cure the Circle (except Aela- that darn stubborn furry) of their lycanthropy, when the player is the Harbinger. However, if the player chooses to remain part of the #furryfam- although Serana will disagree with you, this won't be harmful to the player-Serana relationship (as she has come to learn to respect your decisions- despite how the Companions questline brought up some of her past trauma).
- - Serana is no longer dismissed during The Silver Hand quest. She chooses to stick around, and her ending reaction to you has been toned down a bit.
- - A Serana gift-giving feature, which different responses for her depending on the type of gift. She will react positively to alcohol, flowers, and high value items- but negatively to the rest.
- - A Serana Teleport Spell. Upon initiating a short conversation with her (available during the Moth Priest hunt at the earliest) Serana will give you a spell that allows you to summon her from just about anywhere! So if she gets lost, or you just need her in a jiffy- Serana can pop right to your location (though, she does get a bit nauseus when teleporting (similar to Geralt from The Witcher games) so do be careful!
- - Serana can now ask the player if they're in the mood for lovemaking (every 2 days or so). This is only available after the Dawnguard questline, should the romance route have been pursued with the vampire princess. If she and the player are not in a private location, the player can lead her to one (where the smoochey-smooch will happen).
- - Auri Banter. Serana now has banter with the Auri follower (Important Update: Due to unforseen circumstances with Merrigan's (voice actor for Auri's) real life stuff, she can't record her Auri lines for now. Therefore, Auri Banter is still in the game, but disabled by default. If you still want to experience it (with a mute Auri), you can type "setpapyrusquestvar SDA_FollowerBanter AuriBanter True" in the console.
- - More revoices of Laura Bailey radiant dialogue ("Can you turn me into a vampire?" radiant conversation among others)
- - Revamped Drinking Buddies code from the ground-up. It is now possible to either ask Serana to find a table, find a seat yourself, or have the conversation standing. (However, due to how wonky vanilla radiant pathfinding is, I suggest you save before doing this; if Serana's AI messes up, you can reload the save and try again, or just pick a different option).
- - The seated position also has it's respective and unique drinking animations, using what is already provided in the base-game (not requiring animation frameworks like FNIS or Nemesis). There's also new content for Drinking Buddies:
- - Serana now has more drink options (the Riften 'Special' Drinks)
- - The player can suggest alternative drinks (like Black Briar or Honningbrew Mead) if the player has those items in their inventory.
- - Added another conversation to the last part of the Drinking Buddies quest- you can now ask Serana what she thinks of your companions!
- - Repurposed existing SDA conversations ((Stories on the Island, Shop, "How does it feel to be a vampire" dialogue) for Drinking Buddies- you can now talk to Serana about these topics through the Drinking Buddies feature!
- - New Radiant Dialogue
- - Trading Hellos
- - Combat Idles
- - Radiant Greets (For each of the inns in Skyrim)
- - Serana now drinks blood potions from her inventory every 24 hours or so. (I'm adding this for more immersion, since Serana is a vampire and would need to feed every now and then, but I'm not allowing her to feed on the player. The player isn't her thrall or blood cow.)
- - Added in a disclaimer when the mod is first run (basically saying that the full revoice isn't complete and that there are two Serana voices in the game)
- - Added a small message shown to the player once Serana is having her emotional breakdown at the Ancestor Glade
- - Serana now comments whenever you do killmoves (this was initially a cut feature from a much earlier version of the mod but I was finally able to get it to work)
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - SDA is now in a BSA! This makes things much more neat, organized, and official DLC-ey. Not to mention the mod should load faster on older hardware!
- - Fixed quest commentary triggers for Serana "Season Unending" quest
- - Fixed conditons for some hello greets
- - Tweaked dialgoue conditions for some Forgotten Vale idles
- - Fixed dialogue static with two radiant greets
- - Fixed some backend problems with the SDA Injured Dialogue. Some issues prevented it from occurring in a radiant manner.
- - Increased frequency of sneak greets and goodbyes again
- - Favor menu dialogue fixes
- - Increased skill threshold for a lot of Serana's praise on your skills
- - Added conditions so a lot of Serana's playful greets won't occur within dungeons
- - The first Serana Romance conversation will no longer occur in Dimhollow Crypt- instead when you first exit the crypt with Serana.
- - Fixed a harmless xEdit error
- - The game now notifies the player (through a small message at the top left of the screen) whenever Serana wants to talk to the player (for quest commentaries mainly). This is so you don't miss any - commentary she has to say, when she wants to speak.
- - Serana now performs what is called a 'Silent TP' when she has quest commentary. If she is far behind (beyond hearing/conversation distance) she will be teleported to a spot near the player that they can't see (so sort of like a catchup feature). This allows her to converse with the player better when she needs to.
- - Improvements to dialogue conditions for SDA Hangover commentary
- - Renamed some script fragments
- - Backend script improvements with quest aliases
- - Mjoll Banter will no longer occur outside of Riften, or when Mjoll is a follower
- - Script improvements for scripting language of Alternate Voice toggle
- - Backend script improvements for Radiant Love Quest
- - Reduced distance of Serana to Player package (used in several NPC banter scenes). I want to be sure the player hears what she has to say.
- - Added conditions to a lot of lover and jokey dialogue to not occur during serious moments for Serana's character development (like during Kindred Judgement)
- - Decreased radiant greet frequency by 10%
- - Backend improvements with WhatsOnYourMind dialogue. It's been rebuilt from the ground up to ensure better integration with SDA Drinking Buddies. This also prevents dialogue from being tabbed out like before- the dialogue should be more continuous now.
- - Script fixes for SDA Player Background Dialogue (some didn't correctly set the quest stage)
- - Marked Ysolda as essential as I need her alive for the Bannered Mare quest
- - Optimized Serana Mod Scan Script
- - Improvements to Lockpick Commentary Script
- - Fixes with Radiant Commentary for DG Quests (both sides)
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Version 2.7.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added some missing scripts and flags that allowed the SDA Injured Commentary to be reset, having it function as a radiant commentary feature, as originally intended
- - Subtitle fixes
- - Added more Alternate Voice flags to existing dialogue
- - Fixed some staticy sounds with existing dialogue lines
- - Removed more redundant records from earlier versions of the mod
- - Backend script logic improvements
- - Miscellaneous dialogue condition fixes
- - Improvements to quest commentary fragment scripts
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Improved how Drinking Buddies is triggered, hopefully solving issues for some of you, where the dialogue option would just outright disappear after a while.
- - Also improved the backend scripts for the Serana Training feature- people were reporting similar issues with said quest.
- - I forgot to include some lines (particularly in the "Being a vampire" vanilla conversation) as part of Kerstyn's revoice script. These lines will be added in with the rest of the 2.8 update, but for now, Laura will be voicing those lines with her vanilla depiction.
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Version 2.7.0
- Version 2.7 Drinking Buddies
- - Serana radiant drink sessions functionality
- - Drink with Serana (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks) at any inn, and have casual and immersive talks over a multitude of topics. The most ambitious feature of this mod yet, and will require an entire update for itself.
- - The player gets a bonus perk for completing these talks, so there's both an incentive for it, RP, and game wise!
- - While drinking (if in third person) the player will now also play the appropriate drinking animations. This feature has also been added to the other quests where you drink with Serana (like the marriage quest and Bannered Mare Date Quest) Now there's more immershun!
- Partial Revoice Lines for more vanilla conversations
- - Being a vampire
- - Treating arrows with Serana's blood
- - Family History conversation
- - Marriage conversation
- - Talking about Serana's father (DLC1NPCMentalModelKillingDad)
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed inverted dialogue toggles for Serana's "Be Quiet" dialogue. So telling her to be quiet should now actually do that, and not make her talk more instead.
- - Fixed conditions for Skuldafn commentary
- - Sofia should no longer speak to Serana while she is unconscious in the Whiterun stables (this, although rare, sometimes happened in my own testing)
- - Serana and Jarl Balgruuf should no longer talk to each other while each of them are in separate dialogue scenes
- - Previous messageboxes that set up the "Trust" conversation were removed, as they detracted from the role-play experience. Instead, one minimal messagebox (which shouldn't disrupt roleplay) appears - once you take Serana home to Harkon for the very first time
- - Removed old quest commentary lines from old versions of the mod
- - Tweaked condition checks for SDA_MQ105 commentary to have it fire off more accurately
- - Tweaked condition checks for SDA_MQ106 commentary to have it fire off more accurately
- - Improved StoryManager triggers for SDA_MQ quest commentary. The base dialogue commentary quests should all be started in time.
- - Tweaked injured dialogue to have it occur more frequently
- - Serana should no longer repeat her angry dialogue after Ustengrav, should the player have chosen the angry choice as well
- - Serana should no longer comment on the Ancestor Glade if she's never been there yet
- - Fixed a possible issue for some users with the Companions commentary. Her comment after "The Silver Hand" quest should now fire for more people.
- - Improved other dialogue conditions for Companions quest commentary.
- -Tweaked alias fill conditions for SDA_NPCBanterMain quest, to make sure it fires off properly and correctly. If Serana wasn't talking with NPCs such as Ysolda, Carlotta, Lisette, etc... she should be now!
- - Fixed some conditions for Night To Remember quest commentary
- - Reduced distance requirement for a lot of NPC banter. This should prevent Serana talking to NPCs pretty far away, or in a different room
- - Some line corrections for SDA Romance Ancestor Glade conversation
- - Fixed the dialogue conditions for one line.
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Version 2.6.5
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added more alternate voice toggles, improving the overall VA transition experience
- - Removed the added music for the Trust conversation for now, as it was causing crashes for some Xbox users. The music also may have been a bit melodramatic, and maybe a bit unfitting of the game's natural music environment.
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Version 2.6.4
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Coded in some Drinking Buddies content (disabled for now, as it's still very much a WIP)
- - Disabled old and buggy content from previous SDA versions
- - Serana no longer talks to you about marriage anymore (vanilla conversation) if you've already married her
- - (Vampire Only Side) Serana will no longer greet you right after starting "Chasing Echoes"- she should do it outside now. This change was done to make sure everything was better paced.
- - SDA_AlternateVoice check now occurs within the premises of the entire castle location, during Chasing Echoes- not just the dungeon interior.
- - Added AlternateVoice flags to dialogue which was previously missing it
- - Miscallaneous backend fixes
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Version 2.6.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Serana (and other followers) no longer triggers traps while stepping on them. NFF has two conflicting script files, just make sure SDA's overwrites.
- - Changed some conditions with the Odahviig commentary scene to make sure it fires (this was finnicky for some users before, sometimes it was occurring after a considerable delay/fast travel)
- - More alternate voice script toggles have been added to make sure voice-over transition is more seamless
- - Added alternate voice flags to dialogue that was supposed to have them before
- - Regenered SEQ
- - Subtitle fixes
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Version 2.6.2
- - Serana's post MQ commentary now has a script setting the quest stage, that was supposed to be there before
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Version 2.6.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added conditions to the "Trust" quest music track, just more safeguards to ensure that it doesn't keep playing even after the quest is finished.
- - Added in missing dialogue link for the "Friendship" conversation, which previously ended earlier than I intended
- - Added in some revoice lines for "Can I Talk to You For a bit?" junctions that weren't previously there.
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Version 2.6.0
- [Content Additions] (350+ Total New Lines in this Update!)
- Rewrites (~195 Lines!)
- - Rewrites for various Serana dialogues, ranging from role-play, NPC Banter, idle lines, quest commentary. This is to help iron out the writing quality of the mod overall, and make it generally fit in better with Serana's vanilla depiction in Dawnguard. Note: This does not mean that SDA's Serana is being rewritten to be vanilla+. Certain creative liberties will still be taken, like Serana's talent for singing, fondness of alcohol, and general playful nature will still stay in the mod. Serana will still eventually be attracted to the player (should the player have chosen the romance route) but this will be shown more organically and Serana should come off as less horny and/or player-pandering.
- - Favorite Book Dialogue (No longer The Real Barenziah, now The Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim)
- - Player Backstory Talk
- - Training Dialogue
- - Combat Lines
- - Trading Lines
- - Radiant Greets
- - Wait Dialogue
- - Sleep Pillow Talk
- - What's on Your Mind Radiant Responses
- - MQ Commentary (Ustengrav, World Eater's Eyrie, Epilogue)
- New Additions (~159 Lines!)
- - Side-quest dialogue for Bolstering the Ranks
- - Side quest dialogue for Dawnguard radiant quests (both sides)
- - Redone Husky dialogue
- - New recap conversation (post-Dawnguard)
- - Radiant injury conversation
- - "A Return To Your Roots" quest awareness
- - Awareness for the Ivarstead Klimmek Quest
- - Dawnguard/Volkihar post-glade ambush conversation
- - Radiant Greets for Fort Dawnguard
- - Commentary on wielding Auri-El's Bow
- - New What's on Your Mind responses
- - Conversation if you chose to become a vampire to enter the Soul Cairn
- - Friendship Conversation (as part of Serana Romance)
- - Voiced dialogue for the SDA Serana Dialogue Menu
- - Kerstyn alternate-voiced versions of Recruit, Dismiss, and Favor dialogue
- - Revised Old Stone Walls (both vocal and instrumental vesion) with more emotional vocals
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - The friendship variable is now optionally set through completing a set number of backstory dialogues with Serana. Additionally, messages will be displayed on screen indicating that Serana is guarded at the start, and the player needs to either spend more time with her or talk with her more to get her to open up.
- - Added in goodbye lines that were supposed to be there before
- - Carry weight radiant dialogue now occurs much less frequently (-75%)
- - Backend script improvements
- - Jarl Balgruuf Banter will now only occur in Whiterun
- - Serana NPC scenes should not occur anymore when Serana is talking with another NPC. This should prevent scene overlap from happening.
- - Added script fragments to certain dialogues/scenes during the Dawnguard questline (for both the Dawnguard and vampire sides) to toggle the SDA_AlternateVoice variable. This should help with the VA disparity and greatly improve overall user experience.
- - Declining Serana's marriage proposal will no longer gate future Serana Romance content. Non-married, but boyfriend/girlfriend players can still experience future quests like Trust or the Bannered Mare date, just with minor tweaks and changes to dialogue to accomodate whether or not the players have chosen to marry Serana.
- - Added AlternateVoice flags to Kerstyn dialogue which previously didn't have any
- - Added workarounds to prevent the Serana dialogue looping animation
- - Removed "Say Once" condition to Serana Vampire conversation so the player will be able to experience it more than once
- - Miscellaneous backend code improvements
- - Serana won't greet you with her radiant greets when in the Castle Volkihar Boss room
- - She also won't greet you if you're currently in dialogue with another NPC (soft-requires SKSE, only on Oldrim/SSE)
- - Serana will no longer engage in quest commentary if the player is speaking to another NPC
- - Serana will no longer stand up and do weird dialogue animations while she's sitting down (mostly with WhatsOnYourMind dialogue)
- - Decreased frequency of Serana sneak greets, as to not irritate the player
- - Serana will no longer talk to NPCs (NPC Banter) while sneaking
- - Regenerated SEQ
- - Removed ITMs
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Version 2.5.5
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - There was an oversight with the latest scripting that allowed some quests to be started by the Story Manager again and again, even if they had already been run before. I've since added in safeguards to ensure that once quests are run, they are no longer run again.
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Version 2.5.4
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Disabled a Whats on Your Mind line as it didn't make sense with the addition of the new Trust convo
- - Made the SDA Animation Framework Check message hidden, only available to see through Papyrus Logging
- - All Main Quest Commentaries are now started via a ChangeLocationEvent SM Node, and are called to stop when they're not running anymore. The friendship requirement stays the same. If Serana isn't close to you yet, you won't hear any MQ commentary at all. Again, her friendship timer is started as soon as you meet her for the second time (either in Fort Dawnguard/ Castle Volkihar) and tell her, "So, here we are again."
- - Serana Companions commentary is now started via a ChangeLocationEvent SM Node
- - Backend script and quest design improvements for Serana Romance 4-9. Also made sure to make all of them stop while not running.
- - Fixed xEdit script property Warning Message (was previously harmless though)
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Version 2.5.3
- [Content Additions]
- - An SDA Serana menu feature (currently unvoiced, but with full feature functionality). You can now ask Serana to:
- - Keep quiet (She won't talk with NPCs, She won't greet you with her radiant greets)
- - Stop humming (She won't hum whenever she's idle)
- - Stop referencing non-Tamrielic cultures (Star Wars prequel memes, 4th wall easter eggs)
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Reduced follower banter frequency by -25%
- - Reduced volume of some Inigo banter lines for volume consistency
- - Decreased skill awareness radiant dialogue frequency by -75%
- - Deleted unnecessary quest records
- - A lot of backend improvements on how NPC banter quests are started. No longer are all of them "Start Game Enabled" freeing up game engine resources on a fresh mod install or starting a new game.
- - Deleted unnecessary and old dialogue lines from previous iterations of the mod
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Version 2.5.2
- - Added in missing script to activate Serana friendship timer. The script fires off when you've talked to her again right after your second rendezvous (Prophet Quest)
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Version 2.5.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added SDA_Friendship condition to Serana radiant hobbies dialogue as well as radiant humming
- - Reduced probability of sneezes and yawns
- - Subtitle fixes
- - "How does it feel to be a vampire line" no longer occurs if the player is a vampire too.
- - Reduced radiant love dialogue frequency by another 10%
- - Removed "Stay away from my girlfriend/boyfriend" lines
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Version 2.5
- Version 2.5, The Radiant Update Redux Changelog
- [Content Additions]
- - New Radiant dialogue. Serana now comments on...
- -The player carrying around a lot of junk
- -Player stats
- -Werewolf radiant comments
- -Serana noticing corpses
- - Commentary on absorbing dragon souls
- - Actor bumps
- - Serana commentary after kissing the player (Serana Romance feature)
- - Commentary after waking up from sleep (Serana Romance feature)
- - Revoiced vanilla radiant conversations (Prophet, Seeking Disclosure, Touching the Sky)
- - Redone recap dialogue
- - Redone Serana and player werewolf conversation
- - Redone bounty quest dialogue
- - New Combat Taunts and Idles
- - Reworked Serana's map marker feature. Now there's a voiced conversation behind it, and an in-game reason why it's in place. It's been improved on the technical level as well so there should be fewer bugs with it.
- - A new "Trust" conversation, which aims to solve a DG plothole. This conversation is unlocked after the "A New Covenant" quest but before the "A Date at the Bannered Mare" quest. If you already completed "A New Covenant" on your current save, you won't be able to play through this quest. The "Trust" conversation is gated behind the Serana Romance as this is a very personal topic that more thematically makes sense with the Serana Romance friendship/lover development.
- - For this new "Trust" conversation, to set up it's context properly and avoid melodrama, multiple messageboxes have been added to each of the Serana Romance conversations.
- Old Stone Walls was re-recorded in both an acapella and acoustic version. The player will be able to ask Serana which version they'd like her to play in-game. (Full release TBD on Apple Music/Spotify/other streaming services).
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Disabled Serana Romance as a requirement for the Kindred Judgement conversation, as it also works thematically for a platonic relationship
- - Tweaked some conditions on radiant hello lines to be more thematically in line with Serana's character development throughout Dawnguard
- - Fixed some issues with OStim integration
- - If the player has installed the mod for the very first time past a certain point in the Dawnguard questline (Beyond Death) the player will be given a menu prompt on whether or not they'd like to have the Serana Romance feature.
- - All Main Quest, Companions, Hangover, College of Winterhold, and Race commentary (among others) has been delayed to only play until after a specified variable has been reached in Serana-player friendship. This is because Serana is characterized as someone who is close and open to the player at this point, which didn't make sense for players who just met Serana.
- - Added conditions for a bunch of other dialogue lines (with sexual jokes, such as Haelga Bunkhouse Commentary, Real Barenziah convo) to only occur until after the player has completed Dawnguard
- - Fixed Talen-Jei NPC banter (new save required for fix, OR type startquest SDA_TalenJeiBanter in the console)
- - Deleted some lines with first romance conversation which kind of felt out of place for Serana's character
- - Removed "Love cow" line
- - Conditioned a lot of Inigo banter to only occur until later on in DG/the player and her relationship
- - Serana will no longer sleep with the player until their relationship has reached a high level
- - Changed it so the negative response in the first romance conversation never truly cancels out romance. In later conversations, romance can still be opted out of, as usual.
- - Added in a timer quest that controls relationship variables with Serana. When she joins up with the player again after "Bloodlines", after about a week she will start to open up to the player and become friendlier (a new game, or save before Bloodlines is completed required for the timer to take effect). This is based on a real-life study by the University of Kansas (https://news.ku.edu/2018/03/06/study-reveals-number-hours-it-takes-make-friend)
- - Decreased likelihood for romance-related combat lines to occur
- - Increased cooldown for radiant greets by 33%
- - Now dialogue options that lead to kissing/romance scenes are bluntly indicated (i.e. "leads to romance scene)
- - Deleted redundant quest records
- - Each Serana Romance quest is now shut down after it has run, as to not waste game resources
- - Fixed looping dialogue animations some users may potentially experience during the Serana Date quest
- - Sofia Banter now has a countdown timer. If Sofia stays with the adventuring party for too long (5 days) Serana gets annoyed and asks her to be dismissed.
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Version 2.4.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - OStim support (Only applicable for SE)
- - The FG/OStim check is now made on each player game load, making SDA now able to detect if either of these animation frameworks were installed on an existing SDA save. When both FG and OStim are installed, OStim takes precedence.
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Version 2.4.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added safeguards to Companions Commentary, Serana Tracking Marker, and House of Horrors commentary quests to ensure Serana's alias gets filled
- - Added new conditions to specific radiant dialogue lines to ensure they suited the new romance plotline progression well
- - Tweaks to Serana radiant love quest scripts
- - Removed start-game-enabled flag for House of Horrors commentary and changed it to start via the Story Manager upon entering the Haunted House
- - Regenerated SEQ
- - Subtitle fixes
- - Regenerated lip files for some lines in which Serana's mouth didn't move
- - Deleted unecessary pkf files from the archive
- - Removed ITMs
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Version 2.4
- [Content Additions]
- Tweaks and developments to existing romance content
- Unmarked Quests
- - An Unexpected Meeting (Meeting Serana for the first time)
- - Pressing On (After reuniting with her)
- - Companionship (During Chasing Echoes and Beyond Death)
- - A Confession (After returning from the Soul Cairn)
- - La Panne (While in the Ancestor Glade)
- - L'étreinte (During Touching the Sky)
- - Coruscation in the Vale (During Touching the Sky, and in the Vale)
- - Determination (before confronting Harkon)
- - A New Family (after Dawnguard)
- Quests Marked in Journal
- - A New Covenant (Marriage)
- - A Date at the Bannered Mare
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- Removed ITMs
- Serana will now wait during certain parts of the House of Horrors and Silver Hand quests if she is not currently dismissable
- Made the triggering dialogue of the SDA_SeranaRomance11 quest a blocking branch, in case the ForceGreet wasn't triggered
- Added IsinScene == 0 condition for Mikael and Ysolda Banter in case they interrupt the Serana Date quest
- Fixed a bug with the "Determination" dialogue quest trigger. It wasn't occurring at all in previous versions due to a buggy condition.
- Changed a line with the initial Mikael Banter to suit Serana's character more
- Bugfixes to some main quest commentary
- Adjustments to some radiant dialogue to only occur when Serana's relationship has been developed with the player
- Delayed most NPC banter (not followers) to only occur after "Beyond Death". It wouldn't make sense for Serana to become more outspoken and bantery to other characters so soon after waking up
- Added AlternateVoice=1 condition to hello lines that should have had it
- Workarounds added to prevent FG seduction dialogue from popping up on Serana after she has been married (thanks jgostling!)
- - Fixed an issue with a specific romance conversation repeating over and over again even if it was supposedly finished
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Version 2.3.4
- [Content Additions]
- - Serana now has a map marker, toggle-able through the quest journal. Now Serana should never be lost again!
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added in delays for the radiant lovemaking feature to only occur after the Unseen Visions quest. Part of the groundwork I'm doing before the release of the romance update rework, this change was made for a more authentic depiction of the relationship. Serana won't be that close to you after you've just made love once.
- - Added in delays for radiant love greets/dialogue/commentary. Same reason as above.
- - Disabled radiant lovemaking from occurring during Kindred Judgment
- - Added in teleportation to the Companions quest commentary. This should act as a failsafe in case the game doesn't teleport Serana to you after you exit werewolf form for the first time.
- - Added in another condition to the Alternate Voice switching script- turns out I forgot Chasing Echoes also took place in the Soul Cairn, not just Castle Vokihar
- - Fixed radiant love dialogue not appearing for some
- - Added in some more failsafes to ensure Companions commentary runs more smoothly
- - Fixed Serana not being able to train you in Speechcraft
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Version 2.3.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Moved all Serana's goodbye lines into one consolidated branch under a new data quest entry. This should now fix the issue with some of her goodbyes not being able to play
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Version 2.3.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Removed GetDistance requirement from radiant lovemaking dialogue. It seems to cause more problems and confusion than it's worth. For the players, just try to role-play and be considerate, alright? Tell other followers to wait in another room or far away when your character does their lovey-dovey business with the vamp.
- - Fixed dialogue condition with the final Companions commentary
- - Also includes this bugfix from 2.3.1hotfix: Fixed dialogue conditions for a specific combat idle
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Version 2.3.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed some looping animation issues with DDAF on "Whats on Your Mind" lines
- - Reduced frequency of some combat idles
- - Added conditions to some combat lines to only fire off when they would make sense to
- - Added a condition to Serana's humming that previously wasnt there before
- - Forwarded some dialogue edits from Serana Dialogue Edit for compatibility reasons
- - Some tweaks to SDA Companions commentary
- - Added safeguards to ensure you can't make love to Serana while Inigo or Sofia are around (they should be more than 500 distance units away)
- - Completely redid revoice implementation. Now instead of just replacing/revoicing vanilla lines, an intelligent script scans to see if the player is actively doing a Dawnguard quest. If they are, then a global value is toggled which disables all Kerstyn VA dialogue, keeping Laura Bailey's voice instead. On the contrary, if the player isn't currently doing a Dawnguard quest (not at Forebears Holdout, the Volkihar Undercroft, Soul Cairn, etc...) almost all of Laura Bailey's lines (except for some radiant player-initiated conversations are disabled in place of Kerstyn's recorded lines. This way, you should almost exclusively hear Laura Bailey's voice lines during Dawnguard quests, and for everything out of those quests, Kerstyn's lines. || The SDA and RDO patches have been overhauled to reflect this too. Instead of just disabling dialogue, the dialogue added by those mods now still plays, but only during the Dawnguard quests (as to enrich Laura Bailey's voice pool but not creating a jarring experience for the user outside of those quests).
- - Greatly reduced frequency of Serana's irritated sneak greets
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Version 2.3.0
- [Content Additions]
- - Companions and Jorrvaskr general location-awareness
- - Companions Quest commentary || However, it is also important to note that you SHOULD NOT do the "Silver Hand" quest (the ceremony where you become a werewolf) while any of these Dawnguard quests are currently active in your journal (Chasing Echoes, Beyond Death, Seeking Disclosure, Unseen Visions, Touching the Sky). Without spoiling anything (as this specific Companions commentary has key story beats for Serana's character) Serana needs to be dismissable, and she isn't during any of these Dawnguard DLC quests. PLEASE heed this advice as if you don't, you might run into some weird and annoying wonkiness. You have been warned.
- - House of Horrors commentary || Same as the above "Silver Hand" advice. Please don't do this quest when specific Dawnguard quests are active in your journal.
- - More combat dialogue
- - More hello and goodbye dialogue
- - Revoiced reactions to lockpicking objects
- - Implementation of the DDAF (Dynamic Dialogue Animation Framework) || It is now implemented in the College of Winterhold, Whats on Your Mind, and "Can I Talk to you for a bit?" conversations; as well as in location commentary, role-play dialogue, race commentary, and Serana Romance Quest.
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Disabled some post-Harkon fight player dialogue, as one of those topics was already made redundant in recent updates
- - Disabled "show on the road" dialogue as this has been largely been made redundant by new radiant dialogue recorded by Kerstyn
- - Disabled Serana's lycanthropy dialogue, as a lot of the added quest commentary in 2.3 supersedes this thematically
- - Disabled "I'd just enjoy watching you for a bit." radiant dialogue option
- - Disabled old recap dialogue to help reduce VA overlap. In a future update, this will be re-implemented.
- - Reduced frequency of pop culture/meme lines by -20%
- - Reduced frequency of Serana singing by -5%
- - Added conditions to some combat dialogue to ensure they won't fire off unless Serana has warmed up to you a bit.
- - Tweaked conditions for "A Night to Remember" commentary to ensure the first commentary line fires off
- - Tweaked conditions for some radiant romance lines to not occur if the player isn't in the mood for touchy-feely stuff
- - Tweaked conditions for one of her scripted MQ commentaries to hopefully not occur while Delphine is speaking
- - Tweaked dialogue fragment scripts in Serana's Forgotten Vale romance quest, so that her final dialogue lines would fire off properly
- - Fixed conditions Serana's quest commentary for Discerning the Transmundane to only occur while that quest is running
- - Added in missing voice greets from the previous Radiant Update
- - Added in dialogue improvements to the SDA_SeranaRomance4 conversation. It should now be a blocking branch, so the dialogue would now be harder to miss
- - Subtitle fixes
- - Removed ITMs
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Version 2.2.4
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Increased audio of training lines which were too quiet
- - Redid the code for some of the waiting lines. Serana should now properly wait when being asked to wait.
- - More of Serana's ForceGreets shouldn't trigger when the player is in dialogue now. (PC only, due to how detecting player dialogue status is an SKSE function)
- - Serana should get irritated less often now when you bump into her while sneaking
- - Fixed Serana's Hagraven lines going off in Giant Camps instead of Hagraven Nests.
- - Reduced frequency of Serana's humming a bit (from 5% to 3%)
- - Reduced frequency of Serana lovey-dovey radiant greets (-20% less frequent)
- - Reduced frequency of prequel meme lines a bit more (-25% less frequent)
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Version 2.2.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Fixed Star Wars prequel meme spam
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Version 2.2.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Sofia should no longer start her first conversation with Serana while she is still sleeping at the Whiterun Stables
- - Serana was addressing the player as a lover with a specific sleeping dialogue topic, when she shouldn't have yet. This has since been conditioned to occur after her initial confession of feelings, should the player have gone the romance route.
- - Serana should no longer comment on how nice the player's house is when the player is in Hjerim and "Blood on the Ice" is currently running
- - Made one of the DLC1RNPCGeneralHello lines use the proper voice line
- - Replaced the initial "Can I Talk to You for a bit?" junction lines with greets recorded by Kerstyn
- - Increased volume for combat lines which were too quiet
- - Backend tweaks for the future implementation of an awesome new feature, allowing Serana's base dialogue animations to change based on her current mood! This was implemented to some extent in vanilla (hence how Serana had different dialogue animations throughout the DG questline) but never fully realized.
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Version 2.2.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - One of the dialogue scripts for the new Serana Romance content was not coded in correctly, which caused Serana to repeatedly do the same ForceGreet loop. This has since been fixed.
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Version 2.2
- Update Notes for the 2.2 Update, Mages, Romance, and Misfits
- [Content Additions]
- - Sofia Banter (Built-into the mod, without requiring the Sofia mod as a Masterfile). | If the banter is not triggering for you for some reason (Serana should speak to Sofia as soon as they meet) try saving, then reloading your save. If that doesn't work, then type "stopquest SDA_FollowerBanter" in the console, followed by "startquest" for that same quest entry.
- - New romance content towards the earlier parts of Serana's romance plotline. This should add more padding and depth to what already was a pretty natural and organic romance.
- - Daedric Quest commentary for "A Night to Remember", everyone's favorite The Hangover-style quest in Skyrim.
- - College of Winterhold general location awareness and commentary. I mean, why wouldn't Serana, a mage, have more to say about this place?
- - New Serana Hums!
- - Campfire mod spooning support (via an optional patch. Also, the Snuggly Serana mod is now rendered obsolete and incompatible with the release of the Campfire patch).
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added condition check for SDA_SeranaRomance4 to not have that conversation occur within the premises of Castle Volkihar
- - Added condition check for recap dialogue branch to only occur after Chasing Echoes
- - Added some more failsafes to ensure the aliases for the Serana Date quest filled
- - Reduced the frequency of some combat lines so they would be less repetitive and annoying
- - Improved dialogue body animations for some dialogue lines. Serana should now look more expressive
- - Cleaned ITMs
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Version 2.1.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Cleaned ITMs
- - Removed unneeded files
- - Fixed some problems with the bed script which caused problems with Serana finding available beds in some inns (notably Old Hroldan Inn and the Winking Skeever). I initially ruled this out for one of the inns (Old Hroldan) due to an issue exclusive to that inn, but it seems the SDA bed detection script could have been optimized even more.
- - Subtitle fixes, courtesy of GuerillaTech
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Version 2.1.0
- Version 2.1, The Radiant Update
- [Content Additions]
- - More radiant location commentary for these specific loc types (Falmer Hives, Forsworn Camps, Giant Camps, Hagraven Nests, Lumber Mills, Shipwrecks, Graveyards, Farms)
- - Serana can now train the player in Conjuration, Alchemy, Speech, Light Armor, Destruction (once a day)
- - Sneak greets and goodbyes, trading, wait dialogue
- - New Serana combat dialogue (with her more repetitive vanilla lines frequency dialed down)
- - Inigo Banter
- - Serana now has some flavorful comments on Haelga's room in her Bunkhouse!
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Added Old Hroldan Inn as an excluded inn from Serana's sleeping feature. Serana had issues sleeping just in that one inn (even though it had a double bed), because of the Ghost of Old Hroldan quest and how it edited the double-bed ref for its functionality. Frankly it'll take too much effort and also cause compatibility issues if I edit that quest for the sake of SDA's sleeping feature, so I've decided to add in this workaround for now.
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Version 2.0WintersunPatch
- - Added a new entry in the Dibella's Boon perk condition, so that players could benefit from it if they also had the Serana's Charm magic effect (received after she first romances with you)
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Version 2.0SDEPatch
- - Disabled more hello, goodbye, and combat lines. This should help reduce Laura Bailey and Kerstyn voice overlap, at least for the radiant stuff.
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Version 2.0RDOPatch
- - Disabled a bit more radiant idles for a more consistent experience.
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Version 2.0NFFPatch
- [Patch Update]
- - Patch functionality was fixed- it should now do its thing properly.
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Version 2.0ClothedSleepPatch
- - Updated sleep patch to accommodate 2.5 script changes
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Version 2.0.4
- [New Content]
- - An ability is now added when the player first enters into a romance with Serana. Dubbed Serana's Charm, this increases the player's speech skill whenever Serana is nearby(This is only available on saves which have not gotten past the point when she first romances you).
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Serana is now recognized by the vanilla game as a "lover" after she elopes with the player (Relationship Rank 4)
- - She should no longer greet you while you're in a conversation with another NPC
- - Backend changes for the first confession quest, that Serana's dialogue would play out fully and not be interrupted
- - Deleted unused records
- - More backend improvements to make future development more organized
- - Fixed sound static with faulty audio files (Thanks to GuerillaTech for finding the faulty files!)
- - Manually went through a lot of the Serana Romance files and adjusted audio for those that were too quiet
- Improved face animations for some of the Serana Romance lines
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Version 2.0.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - More ITPOs/ITM cleaning (Thanks to Astakos for pointing out the records!)
- - Added in new safeguards to ensure NPC aliases were being filled for the Serana banter
- - One of the radiant greets had a mismatching audio file. This has since been fixed.
- - Fixed sleep functionality for inns. Serana should now properly sleep in any inn with a rentable double bed (The Bannered Mare, Winking Skeever, Braidwood Inn, Old Hroldan Inn, Dead Man's Drink, Moorside Inn)! Just make sure you talk with her while in that same room, with that bed already rented. (Thanks to ws and po3 over at the r/SkyrimMods Discord for helping with the fix!)
- - Deleted more unused voice lines
- - Serana should no longer radiant greet you while you are sneaking
- - More backend tweaks and optimizations
- - Tweaked some dialogue flags for radiant lines, disabling "Say Once" so they could be said more often
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Version 2.0.2
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Serana will no longer yawn or sneeze while sneaking
- - Added condition checks to some dialogue to fix some consistency issues
- - Increased dialogue priority for some Serana Romance Quest starting topics
- - Added condition checks to role-play and other dialogue to not occur while sneaking
- - Role-play dialogue (excluding What's On Your Mind) will no longer be available while dungeon-delving
- - Removed old, redundant records from the early MQ implementations; no longer needed as they've been overwritten by the new MQ content
- - Removed ITM records
- - Other backend tweaks and optimizations
- - Retroactively added some new features to the mod (disabled for now) for future updates
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Version 2.0.1
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Regenerated lip files for some voice lines where Serana's mouth didn't move, but the voice audio played
- - Subtitle fixes, courtesy of GuerillaTech
- - Corrected Heightspace Data to be compatible with Unofficial Skyrim Patches changes
- - Removed unnecessary voice files that weren't used by the mod
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Version 2.0.0
- [New Content]
- Nearly 300 new voice lines. One of the most expansive updates for SDA to date.
- - Main Quest commentary completely redone with more immersive and extensive dialogue for each stage of it. Previously ignored quests (like "Season Unending") are now covered as well.
- Serana will also tend to initiate the conversation with you about how she feels on current Main Quest-related events.
- - Sleeping functionality. You can now ask Serana to sleep in any bed that is player-owned/unowned, considering there's one nearby. Even vampires need some shut-eye every now and then.
- - Reimplemented "What's on Your Mind" conversations, with better-written dialogue that supersedes the somewhat bland and one-note conversations that were previously there.
- Now when talking to her with this option, Serana's responses (28, chosen at random dependent on questline progress, surroundings, romance) should feel a lot more organic and authentic.
- - Reimplemented radiant hello dialogue, in a similar manner to what I did with “What’s on Your Mind?”
- - New trading dialogue. Serana won't just say the same 4 things each time- this has been doubled to a total of 8 random possible responses once the player chooses to trade items with her.
- - New “wait” dialogue. Same with the trading dialogue, there are now more responses when she is being asked to wait somewhere.
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Disabled SDA_SeranaRomance 11 (Date at the Bannered Mare) quest when it isn't currently running
- - Changed the original recap line starter and added a new one for more consistency with the Dawnguard questline plot and the player’s chosen side
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Version 1.9.6
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - The bugfix of the previous 1.9.5 patch created another bug, which prevented the Bannered Mare quest from progressing from a certain point. That new bug has now hopefully been fixed.
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Version 1.9.5
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Backend functionality improvements to the "A Date at the Bannered Mare" quest to ensure it runs more smoothly.
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Version 1.9.4
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - More subtitle fixes, especially for some font characters which may sometimes display as square boxes
- - Serana or other NPCs which have banter with her won't initiate their scenes when the player is currently in dialogue (Requires SKSE)
- - Some backend changes for the dialogue conditions of various dialogue.
- - Refusal to Serana's marriage proposal now toggles the relevant global variable. Also deleted the irrelevant GV that wasn't being used.
- - Looks like I didn't change the Odahviig/Durnehviir dialogue last time. Did it for sure this time.
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Version 1.9.3
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Serana's lip files should now properly play for the pillow talk dialogue
- - Removed unecessary audio files (leftovers from Creation Kit voice processing)
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Version 1.9.2
- [Content Additions]
- - Added in missing Wood Elf and Orc racial commentary
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Subtitle fixes
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Version 1.9.1
- Bugfixes/Improvements
- - Added in a missing voice line for one of the conversations
- - Fixed conditions for one of the lines in the Cyrodillic Brandy conversation
- - Fixed issue where Ysolda’s lip movements wouldn’t play for some lines during the Serana Date quest
- - Added in a missing voicefile for Ysolda
- - Since there currently aren't any voicelines for Orc and Bosmer commentary for now, temporary measures have been put in place to ensure the initial trigger dialogue doesn't fire, as long as the player is playing either of those two races.
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Version 1.9
- Big Content Update! Over 160+ new lines! :D
- Content Additions
- - New RP conversations with Serana, about:
- - Serana's eye for business
- - Serana asking about the player's backstory
- -Comments on the player's race (she gives different insights on all the different races)
- - A fun story while she was still human
- - Her body as a vampire
- - Solstheim location awareness (both for the main region and the various settlements within it
- - A new romance mini-quest for players who have chosen to elope with Serana. Go to Whiterun to start :) Upon completing the quest, players get a sweet reward, which should be quite useful in gameplay!
- - Serana now comments on radiant intercourse after it happens
- Bugfixes/Improvements
- - One of the SeranaRomance lines in the sixth mini-quest was re-recorded since I initially got Durnehviir confused for Odahviig.
- - Fixed some conditions in the SDA_SeranaRomance7 quest, so the conversation should fire off more reliably now if it wasn't already
- - Dialogue priority for the "I love you, Serana" dialogue prompt was moved up in the topic list
- - Added in a safeguard to ensure the Serana Alias for the radiant love quest was filled on quest start
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Version 1.8.3
- [Minor Fixes/Improvements]
- - A whole lot more subtitle fixes. Thanks to GuerillaTech for pointing them out!
- - Tweaked probability for a bunch of radiant lines so they won't be as repetitive
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Version 1.8.2
- Minor Fixes and Improvements
- - Audio of quiet voice lines were boosted to be more in-line with the rest of the audio files
- - Radiant dialogue tweaks so that some lines would occur in their proper context
- - The RP conversations (from v1.7 onwards) were restructured as to not initially overwhelm the player dialogue choice list. Instead of appearing all at once, new dialogues would only appear after a previous one was completed
- - Moved all Dawnguard recap dialogues to their own consolidated dialogue branch under "Can I talk to you for a bit" as to free up space in the choice list and not require players to scroll down much to see the other dialogue topics
- - Once Serana is married (unofficially) the player is added into a custom Serana married faction, which prevents the vanilla marriage proposal dialogue from occurring with other NPCs.
- - Reverted consistency tweak for Serana's sneezing so that it occurs whether or not she's a vampire. The reason of this being that while vampires in Elder Scrolls are undead, they still retain a lot of characteristics from their mortal life. Serana in the vanilla game notes that it felt so good to breathe again after being woken up. Additionally, the entire Dawnguard questline revolves around Serana’s blood- and what good does blood circulation and a beating heart do without making the person breathe?
- Content Additions
- - Added in random idle yawns for Serana. Even vampires get tired.
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Version 1.8.1
- The Romance Update is here!
- [Content Additions]
- - Romance Quest
- - Over 10 new romance conversations (and over 260 new dialogue lines) with Serana over the course, and after the Dawnguard questline
- - These are technically mini-quests, but they aren't marked on your journal or anything. The progression of this content is almost entirely experienced through dialogue with Serana along the Dawnguard journey. Just try to talk to her somewhat often, especially during the start of some main Dawnguard quests.
- - These occur for every single Dawnguard quest Serana does with you (from Bloodline to Kindred Judgement, barring the side-quests after Bloodline for each Dawnguard side)
- - The romance quests can be experienced regardless of which side you choose in Dawnguard. The romance shouldn't have conflicts story-wise, as your Dawnguard side is not directly referred to in a lot of these romance dialogues with Serana.
- - It is important to note that these quests are optional, and do have different outcomes. (Professional, Platonic, or Romantic relationship)
- - However, if the player installs the mod after a particular point in Dawnguard (Unseen Visions) it is automatically assumed that the player and Serana are in a romantic relationship. This is toggleable through a global, (Type "Set SeranaRomance to 0" in the console if you want to disable it)
- - Serana will break up with you if she finds out you are already married.
- - Being a lover to Serana unlocks radiant lover dialogue which may be experienced at will, as a way for you two to be affectionate. This is also toggle-able through a dialogue option, so if your character loves Serana, but just isn't in the mood to get touchy, you can tell her that.
- - Flower Girls animation support was added in the SE version, but FG is currently not supported in this LE version. Therefore, only fade-to-blacks with messageboxes will happen for the romance scenes. I'm currently looking into SL support though!
- - If the player does push through with the entire Serana romance quest, they will be rewarded with a special skill ability
- - Note: As for Serana moving in with the player to someplace once they get married, that's still on the drawing board and I'm still planning how I'll implement that, at least on a technical level, as it is a bit of a technical hurdle. On top of knowing if the player has a vanilla home, I'd also like to add support for modded homes as well.
- [Bugfixes/Improvements]
- - Subtitle Fixes for some text lines
- - Disabled one of the post-Harkon fight dialogues, as these have now been largely superceded by the addition of the Serana romance.
- - Condition adjustments for some dialogue lines
- - A bunch of backend tweaks to make future development easier
- - Moved location commentary out of the "Can I Talk to you for a bit" dialogue option, and into its own dialogue branch
- - Changed "House of Horrors" dialogue to a ForceGreet under it's own quest entry so it would fire off to the player more reliably
- - Added conditions for some of Serana's radiant dialogue to only occur if she likes the player romantically
- - Made the facial animations for some dialogues more expressive
- - Changed debug notification of Flower Girls install to say Flower Girls SE, to properly represent the Special Edition version.
- - And everything that was already covered before in the previous SE version changelogs
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Version 1.5SLPatch
- - Patch update by Noodle Bowl. Fixed some redundant code.
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Version 1.4SLPatch
- - Fixed some animation triggers for the SDA_SeranaRomance7 quest
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Version 1.3SLPatch
- - Modified Romance10 script fragment (previously modified by this script) to reflect changes made in the main mod (adding Serana to the married faction), version 1.8.2.
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Version 1.1CrimsonRedux
- - Changed all armor keywords to "light armor", as Serana refers to it as light in her dialogue.
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Version 1.0WintersunPatch
- [Patch Release]
- - - Optional patch for the Wintersun mod, so that it recognizes SDA's custom Serana marriage for Mara, Dibella, and Morwha's religious tenets. Why? Because the Serana marriage in this mod is treated very differently from typical vanilla marriage, both role-play wise and gameplay wise. This patch was made to ensure players who followed those deities via the Wintersun mod could still accrue favor with them , while being "married" to Serana. In the lore sense though, while it has typically been understood in the past that deities like Dibella despised the vampires, Serana might be an exception in this case (as if the player chose to go the romance route) she obviously demonstrates genuine love, care, and affection for the player. Even while Serana's body is "corrupted", her soul could turn out to be quite pure. As for Mara and Morwha, they don't seem to have any obvious disdain towards vampires..
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Version 1.0SLPatch
- - Support for the SexLab animation framework for romance scenes
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Version 1.0SDEPatch
- - Initial patch release. Edits out some of the dialogue Serana Dialogue Edit adds, as to not thematically conflict with the additions my mod makes to similar dialogue branches (currently Hellos and Combat Idles).
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Version 1.0RDOPatch
- - Initial patch release. A patch for the Relationship Dialogue Overhaul mod; this patch prevents dialogue overlap in a lot of Serana's radiant dialogue added by RDO, to ensure a consistent VA experience with Serana's radiant lines.
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Version 1.0NFFPatch
- [Patch Release]
- - Dialogue line patch for Nether's Follower Framework to ensure the Serana lines for that mod fit their proper context and tone, thanks to some lines recorded by Kerstyn. Also prevents NFF's tavern interactions from firing off during the "Date at the Bannered Mare" quest.
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Version 1.0LustmordRedux
- [Content Additions]
- - Redone Lustmord armor dialogue patch. New voice acting with Kerstyn's voice as well as more extensive commentary on this armor. The patch has been completely redone (new records and new patch name), so just to be on the safe side you should start a new game with it/a game that hasn't had a Lustmord armor patch installed.
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Version 1.0CrimsonRedux
- [Content Additions]
- Redone Crimson Blood armor dialogue patch. New voice acting with Kerstyn's voice as well as more extensive commentary on this armor. The patch has been completely redone (new records and new patch name), so just to be on the safe side you should start a new game with it/a game that hasn't had a Crimson Blood patch installed.
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Version 1.0CampfirePatch
- - Patch release. Makes it so that Serana can snuggle next to the player if Campfire is installed.
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- Donations
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Straight donations accepted
August Dev Update:
Ashe Prologue Release Date + SDA 5.0 and More!
Ashe Teaser Trailer:
Watch the teaser trailer for Ashe: Crystal Heart - my upcoming DLC-sized quest and follower project!
This is the mod page for the Special Edition version.
SDA is also available on:
[SE] | [Xbox One] | [LL] | [PC (Bethesda.net)]
Download Trueblood, SDA's companion piece!
[SE] | [Xbox]
For all awareness and compatibility patches:
[Patch Hub]
For mod documentation and other goodies:
[Website]
And here are some other links! You can check out my:
[YouTube] | [Discord]
Ashe Prologue Release Date + SDA 5.0 and More!
Ashe Teaser Trailer:
Watch the teaser trailer for Ashe: Crystal Heart - my upcoming DLC-sized quest and follower project!
This is the mod page for the Special Edition version.
SDA is also available on:
[SE] | [Xbox One] | [LL] | [PC (Bethesda.net)]
Download Trueblood, SDA's companion piece!
[SE] | [Xbox]
For all awareness and compatibility patches:
[Patch Hub]
For mod documentation and other goodies:
[Website]
And here are some other links! You can check out my:
[YouTube] | [Discord]
What Does This Mod Do?
Step up your Skyrim journey with "Serana Dialogue Add-On" your go-to mod for turning Serana into a dynamic, deeply interactive companion. With over 8,000 fully-voiced lines by Kerstyn Unger, this acclaimed expansion doesn't just "Add-On"—it transforms. Dive into new story arcs, discover fresh character traits, and experience smarter NPC interactions. Don't let Serana just be a follower; engage with her.
If you have more questions or would like to know more, please visit my website!
Features:
- Enhanced Serana Experience: Delve into a more complex and profound exploration of Serana's character, significantly expanding on her initial portrayal in Dawnguard. Imagine Vanilla Serana, but dramatically amplified.
- Extensive Features: Transform Serana into an ultra-functional follower. Teach her spells, personalize her attire, accompany her on horseback, utilize her backpack for storage, and even enjoy meals she prepares for you.
- Enhanced Combat Dialogue: Enjoy more variety and less repetition in Serana's combat lines.
- Dynamic Radiant Commentary: Serana now comments on locations, weather, and the evolving friendship with the player.
- Immersive Friendship Mechanic: Based on real-life studies, watch Serana gradually open up and become closer over time.
- Extensive Quest Commentary: Comprehensive coverage of Serana's thoughts on quests (See "Quest Commentary Awareness" article).
- Serana's Singing Talent: Listen to Serana sing lore-friendly songs, including an original, "Old Stone Walls."
- Expansive Radiant Features: Includes sleep, outfit customization, teleporting, horse riding, and training features.
- Rich Role-Play Interactions: Give gifts, share drinks, engage in meaningful conversations, and check in post-combat.
- Essential Bugfixes: Hood Fix, Sneaking Crouch Fix, and more for a smoother experience.
- Dynamic Dialogue Animation Framework: Unique and varied dialogue animations, made by repurposing in-game assets.
- NPC Interactions & Banter: Engages with various characters and custom-voiced followers like Inigo, Sofia, Remiel, and Auri.
- Authentic Serana Romance: Experience a deep and genuine romantic journey with Serana.
Optional Patches (Available on SDA Patch Hub):
• For Amorous Adventures, to disable all of its Serana-related AA content on game launch, as to not conflict with my mod on a narrative and thematic level. It is highly recommended that you install this for a consistent experience.
• For the DX Crimson Blood Armor, adding a conversation with Serana about said armor and Valerica's legacy for her.
• For the Lustmord Vampire Armor, adding in location commentary for the mod's mini-quest as well as a dialogue with Serana about the armor suit.
• Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim is supported through an optional patch. With it, you will be able to gain favor points with the goddesses Mara, Dibella, and Morwha through an exclusive romantic relationship with Serana (should the player have chosen to marry her).
• Relationship Dialogue Overhaul has an optional patch which edits out some of the dialogue that mod adds as to not conflict with SDA.
• Nether's Follower Framework has an optional patch
• Campfire Snuggles are supported via an optional patch.
Integrations:
• Flower Girls, OStim, and The SL Animation Framework are natively supported as animation frameworks and will animate the romance scenes if it is installed.
Revoice Status:
Radiant Revoice = 100%
Dawnguard Quest Revoice = 100% (as of Version 3.2)
Radiant Revoice = 100%
Dawnguard Quest Revoice = 100% (as of Version 3.2)
Additionally, constructive criticism and feedback is always welcome. Feel free to comment here on the Nexus page, send me a PM, or reach out to me on Discord!
Accolades
Hot Files
#1 Mod of the Month for September
Covered by Forbes, UploadVR, and GameRant
Featured on MxR Mods, Sgt. Gimlinho, Ikari's Gaming Zone, Syn Gaming, Sinitar, and HeavyBurns YouTube Channels
20k+ endorsements (SE)
Most Downloaded Follower Mod on SSE Nexus
5/5 rating on Bethesda.net
3.5+ million views on Bethesda.net
One of the Best Mods of 2020
Hot Files
#1 Mod of the Month for September
Covered by Forbes, UploadVR, and GameRant
Featured on MxR Mods, Sgt. Gimlinho, Ikari's Gaming Zone, Syn Gaming, Sinitar, and HeavyBurns YouTube Channels
20k+ endorsements (SE)
Most Downloaded Follower Mod on SSE Nexus
5/5 rating on Bethesda.net
3.5+ million views on Bethesda.net
One of the Best Mods of 2020
Mod Requirements
Skyrim | Just the base game!
Compatibility
SDA has a lot of content, but it is lightweight on performance and was designed with compatibility in mind. For more information, read the compatibility article here.
Install Instructions
Just install how you normally would with your mod manager of choice. Make sure the esp is enabled before you start the game. If you're installing SDA for the first time, it's recommended you do it on a new save. Otherwise, if you're updating, it's safe to do it on an existing one.
For the optional patches, install whichever matches your current plugin setup.
If you are having problems with romance scenes being animated (and you have an animation framework) read this troubleshooting guide here.
Update Instructions
Just replace the old version with the new one. No clean-save is required (however, if you are upgrading to 2.9.0+ from 2.8 and older, you do need a clean save/new game).
Uninstalling
Uninstalling mods like SDA is unsafe mid-save, since it adds scripts that are baked into your save and makes alterations to existing game records and NPCs (Serana most notably). Make sure you test this mod out first before you keep in your load order for real.
Load Order
SDA was designed with compatibility in mind, but there are conflicts with various mods here and there. Load SDA nearer to the bottom of the load order and you generally should be fine. To be extra sure that SDA wins all conflicts, open up the plug-in in xEdit, right click, and select “Apply Filter for Conflicts”. If there are any, make sure you're using an SDA patch (if one is available), make a personal plugin-in patch (if you have the know-how), ask me to make one, or just move SDA lower in the load order to win that conflict.
For more information and burning questions, please visit my website!
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Credits:
- Martimius: Content Lead (Writing, Scripting, Quest Design, Debug, and everything else not listed below)
- Kerstyn Unger: The wonderful new voice behind Serana. You can check her out here! https://kerstynunger.com/ | You can also support her on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/kerstynungervo
- Kanrit: Creative Consultant
- DestroyAha/Taylor: Nexus Mods Technical Support
- rxkx22's Seranaholic mod for the screenshot
- Yinkle for the SL patch
- Xiderpunk and Ashal for giving permission to use their animation frameworks, as well as Xider for invaluable help with writing the FG detection code and helping me troubleshoot
- For all the users in various Discords and the Nexus forums for helping me out with troubleshooting and coding concerns
- GuerillaTech for pointing grammar/punctuation/inconsistency errors out for the subtitle fixes
- Netherworks and EnaiSiaion for giving me permission to use and tweak their mod assets for SDA patches
- SmartBlueCat- for permissions to use Inigo in conversations with Serana
- djjohnjarvis- for permissions to use Sofia in conversations with Serana
- Kris Takahashi- for allowing Kerstyn and I to cover Interesting NPCs songs
- Merfe- for giving me permissions to use their amazing piano orchestration in this mod
- Bethesda for making such an amazing game
Legal Disclaimer: Just because a particular belief or worldview is expressed in this Skyrim modification, either implied or explicit, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I condone and/or accept those beliefs as my own. After all, this is a work of fiction for a fantasy setting.
Serana Dialogue Add-On is based on the world and characters written by Bethesda Game Studios for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. However, all copyright within the confines of content added by this individual game modification belongs to me, the mod author. This includes any and all of the intellectual property within the mod, including (but not limited to) all the mod's code, the "new" SDA Serana character and all the writing within the confines of the mod, and Kerstyn's performance as Serana (this includes training her lines for AI generation). You must first get permission from me before you can modify, use, or alter my files for public use. This includes anything that will be seen by an audience of people, whether it be a Skyrim modification or even a video.
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