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A patch to make Moonlight Tales essentials by spwned, al99, nsJones compatible with Growl - Werebeasts of Skyrim by EnaiSiaion.

The mod removes a couple of MCM entries in MTE mod and modifies sligthly the beastform spell script in order to fix a bug when using both mods together.

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Updated: Both EnaiSiaion and spwned gave me permission to use their mods to make this patch.
Thank you very much! <3


Introduction
This mod is a patch to make Growl and Moonlight Tales Essential work together, you will be able to use EnaiSiaion Overhaul features while being able to select Moonlight Tales skin system via its MCM. There was a bug regarding the armor in which if you got lycanthropy with Growl methods when you would turn back to human you couldn't equip armor (torso) anymore. This patch prevents that.

Features explained:
  • Removes MTE's Hotkeys functionality (Power Jump, Special Howl, Revert Form) and the "Howl at the Moon" function from the MCM: the reason why i deleted this is because there was no way to disable them properly and i just wanted the skin system. If you want them back i might renable them in another version. Already done that! The Alternative untouched MCM version is now available for download, and it can be used standalone!
  • Fixes the armor bug when reverting back: by copying a little bit of code from MTE MCM script and placing it in the BeastForm spell script, now  the very first time you will get lycanthropy it will applied the MTE's way, so that the armor bug doesn't happen and the skin system works fine. MTE bit of code will only run once, regardless of which of the 3 ways Growl gives to become werewolf.
  • Skips Growl's messagebox: Growl lets you choose with a messagebox between Werebear or Werewolf, because of the lines of code i added the check which trigger that messagebox never occur. This is not a problem since the same lines are there just loaded slightly before. You can always become a werebear by using MTE's MCM to select the werebear shape (as you would with any other skin), or use Growl MCM to select werebear (i haven't actually tested this though).
  • Adds a messagebox the first time you transform: This wasn't planned originally but after some testing i noticed that during the quest C03Rampage if a debug messagebox runs right before my added code, the skin system has enough time to load the chosen skin. This is a very specific occasion which only happens during that quest, without the message box the skin (assuming you set one in the MCM first) would load from the second time you transform, the first time is just vanilla one. I decided to leave the messagebox in (which will load ONLY the first time you morph either by quest, potion or Growl's dream mechanic) and played with it by writing a small "roleplay-like" fitting message.

Installation
  • Use a mod manager of your choice, i use MO2 so it takes care of installing the loose files safely and without problems.
  • Manually: open the zip file, then drag and drop the data folder into your Skyrim directory, it will ask to replace two or three scripts, say yes. This mod uses loose files so be careful to back up the following scripts yourself: (MTE_Quest_MCMScript.pex, MTE_Ref_PlayerScript.pex, werewolfchangeeffectscript.pex).

Load Order
I loaded the mods like these when testing:
  • Brevi_MoonlightTalesEssentials.esp
  • Growl  - Werebeasts Of Skyrim.esp
  • Moonlight Growl - skin selector and  armor  bufgix.esp
This mod requires SkyUI, Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch, and the DLCs as the master mods (MTE, Growl) require them.

F.A.Q.:
Q: Will you port this to SSE?
A: I only own Legendary Edition so i can't do that myself. Plus i have no experience with SSE and the differences in the Creation Kit/scripting with Oldrim. You are free to use this mod as a base to achieve porting.

Reccommended Mods:
Werewolf Revert Effect And Animation (DAR) by CinnaMewRolls :  adds a cool animation when turning back, complete with sound. If you want to use it with this mod, make sure to choose the Growl plugin during its installation in the FOMOD and to disable "Stagger Animation" in MTE MCM while in game. Tried and it is good stuff.

Documentation and Program Used
  • The Creation Kit (official?) documentation: https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Category:Papyrus
  • DarkFox127 Yotube channel for Creation Kit tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/c/Darkfox127
  • Skyrim Scripting Youtube channel for Creation Kit and Scripting tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/c/SkyrimScripting
  • GamerPoets Youtube channel for mod tools and Tes5Edit tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@gamerpoets
  • CreationKit by Bethesda
  • Tes5Edit
  • Skyrim Script Compiler Pro Final
  • Notepad++
  • Mod Organizer 2  for making tests much easier

Credits

  • Thank you EnaiSiaion for the original Growl mod
  • Thank you spwned and his team for the original Moonlight Tales Essential
  • Also thanks to get-tps and all the people on r/skyrimmods for my many questions and help, it wouldn't have been possible without you.
  • Thanks to Darkfox127 and Skyrim Scripting youtube channels for their Creation Kit tutorials
  • Thanks to GamerPoets for modding tutorials on Youtube
  • Thanks to Bethesda for Skyrim and the Creation Kit
  • Thanks to LujoSoft for Skyrim Script Compiler Pro Final
  • Thanks to everyone reading and downloading my mod