Hey all! Sorry I'm so late with this, been a while since I checked in, just checking but I don't think I got any PMs with files or anything, but you all have my permission to upload whatever finishes you want. Give me a name drop if you want, but it's all good!! Make it what I didn't have the time to do! :) Will be checking in, maybe drop a message here if you upload any or want me to upload for you.
Sadly no. I don't know why he has been active since then. I'm enjoying it, I would like others to enjoy it as well. I hand navmeshed the entire exterior, furnished and navmeshed the interiors, added residence with assigned jobs, reworked the Guard Barracks into a larger Followers Hall, added a Guard Barracks Bunker, cleaned the town up including all the glitching planks, made it compatible with Heljarchen Farm and Heljarchen Pool and Hot Bath for Hearthfire, and cleaned it with TES5Edit.
Darn. I noticed that too. Maybe try a PM? In any case, hearing you got it working is hopeful. I think I'll have to try cleaning it up on my end as well. Thx for the reply & have a happy new year.
Hey man, sorry I don't check the comments on here ... perhaps I should ... if you want to PM me, we can talk about getting your updates uploaded through here as an official update to the original... I'd want to take a look though first. But ya, shoot me a message and we can talk about the getting the file added as an update.
Hi, I'm also wondering if this update will happen? I like the mod and the completed version sounds fantastic, particularly that it's compatible with Heljarchen Farm (love that mod too). Would love to have this in my game! Any news? thanks
Hey, it's been a few years, but it looks like you have permission to upload your cleaned-up version id you still have it. I'm always looking for fun additions to existing structures. Offer it up so we can all enjoy it!
I really wish I would have read the comments first. This was one of the more disappointing Hearthfire home mods I've tested. What's sad is that it has the potential to be one of the better ones. In its current state, only half the structures are accessible, and of the ones that are, they're extremely bland. The pub is so empty and depressing that it makes the Drunken Huntsman look like a celebrity attraction. There are only two guards for the entire fort, and they look more like bandits than guards. First time I saw one of them I though my house was under attack. May he rest in peace, oh misunderstood and poorly dressed guard. We hardly knew ye.
I wanted to understand the Mammoth zoo exhibit, but honestly, it depressed me and the lag generated around that area made me want to avoid it at all cost.
Structure-wise, this is a solid mod, but functionally, if falls flat. If someone could take this and finish it up, I'd gladly give it another try, but for now it shall be uninstalled and un-endorsed by me. Now to go bury that misidentified guard before he starts attracting skeevers.
If SOMEBODY could finish this mod I would be eternally grateful! OR at the very least Navmesh the houses so i could use a few other mods to furnish and move my own followers or NPC's into the houses, I dont care which at this point but I've been looking forward to a mod that adds a small village around Heljarchen Hall for my Dragonborn to be lord of, and though there are thousands of "slutty armor" waste-of-space mods floating around, there are less than a handful of hearthfire improving mods... and its sad (and a bit disturbing, at times.) I do believe that nothing is more infuriating than someone who starts a project, makes numerous promises, and then completely flakes out. If you are not going to finish, do not bother to upload. At least make it available to the public to work on. If there is anyone who can finish this OR make something similar let me know and I will be the first to download, even toss you a few ideas (believe me, I have Dozens of them, just not the skill to actually do it)
Rabidartist o.O ... its not that they deliberately upload to not ever finish it, they may have real life things to attend to , or lost all their files due a computer issue, or any reason in real life, but yes it is a shame mods like these get stuck half way o.o !!
So disappointed. I read the comments. Learned to do that. Anyway, I am in the process of upgrading the house now. I have everything done except the 3 wings and as I was experimenting with them, I thought it would be nice if there was a mod that allowed me more options with the main house. I like the towers but the other options are more functional. I especially hate that I can't have both the armory and the kitchen...and the library tower above. Also, I use Amazing Follower Tweaks, and have 5 followers at the moment. Would be nice to have beds for all of them.
So I see this mod, and see the tower on top of the kitchen. I think "Sweet!" But then see all of the complaints about the navmeshes, and stuff. I also would prefer not to have the Mammoth Pen. Then the main gate is backwards, etc..
It is a great looking mod, and I love the overall concept. Loved the idea of having a barracks for my crew, etc..
I hope the author fixes it here. Somebody mentioned Steam Workshop, but that is pay right? If not, why not update this mod with the file from Steam Workshop? I would also like to see a review of all of the fixes done to the Steam Workshop version. Are the navmeshes fixed? Etc.. If all issues are fixed, I would be willing to pay a small fee for it, but not if there are still issues. If I pay, I want it clean and perfect. For now, I will look at a fortified Lakeview Manor, and look at one of the other Mods for this house.
I wanted to test this mod but i think i will pass. Looking at the comments made me realise i should create a similar mod by myself and don't even try this one. I hope the poster will at least update his mod to correct some bugs.
DUDE! CLEAN YOUR MOD UP! You have so many deleted records its not even funny. TES5 Edit counted and corrected no less than 419 records that were deleted. Deleted records cause "crashes to desktop" or CTD's. Use TES5 Edit and your Creation lit to move all your deleted objects to DISABLED status instead. this will help stop CTD's for users while keeping objects that you don't want to show up, out of your Mod. There are many tutorials on youtube. This one here is really helpfull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOQO2S6HDBw
Just like Mike, whenever I search for a house-related mod I come across this one and instantly get the 'oh s#*!, this is JUST the thing!' feeling and just as quickly feel bad that there is so much uncleaned mess stopping me from giving this a go in my next playthrough.
PS. Anybody got a recommendation for a valid alternative to this flawed gem? Most of what I find is either not clean or not navmeshed at all ._.
Deleted Navmeshes are a must with a Mod like this. No fixing it. If you want Altered Terrain that actually works with NPCs, you're going to get Deleted Navmeshes unfortunately. Just how it works.
Will try and get an updated version on here.. though I thought I had .. sorry for my slacking guys!
" Deleted Navmeshes are a must with a Mod like this"
Not true, I made 2 big mods that alter navmeshes without actually deleting them, take a look at this quick tutorial: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31380/?tab=5&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D31380%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D1081500&pUp=1
Or you can also use TES5EDIT with a certain script that you must download from somewhere else, this script allows you to do this process automatically (though I never tried it myself, I prefer to do it manually.)
A mod like this should have 0 deleted NAVM references, if you don't then you did it wrong and its dirty and will cause issues and/or CTDs.
Right now though, I highly suggest people do not use your mod until it is cleaned up because otherwise npcs simply have no navmeshes to walk on in certain areas, making those npcs stand stacked on one specific spot forever. One of those areas is the Lakeview Manor and it also affect my Lakeview Extended mod.
This mod causes navmesh issues for the Lakeview Manor (and also with my Lakeview Extended mod), basically I believe this mod deleted all the navmeshes at the Lakeview Manor causing all npcs to stand stacked on one specific spot forever because there are simply no navmeshes around for them to walk on.
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I wanted to understand the Mammoth zoo exhibit, but honestly, it depressed me and the lag generated around that area made me want to avoid it at all cost.
Structure-wise, this is a solid mod, but functionally, if falls flat. If someone could take this and finish it up, I'd gladly give it another try, but for now it shall be uninstalled and un-endorsed by me. Now to go bury that misidentified guard before he starts attracting skeevers.
If anyone remembers, please do tell me. Because I have searched and I couldn't find it.
Lakeview Extended by Ac3s
So I see this mod, and see the tower on top of the kitchen. I think "Sweet!" But then see all of the complaints about the navmeshes, and stuff. I also would prefer not to have the Mammoth Pen. Then the main gate is backwards, etc..
It is a great looking mod, and I love the overall concept. Loved the idea of having a barracks for my crew, etc..
I hope the author fixes it here. Somebody mentioned Steam Workshop, but that is pay right? If not, why not update this mod with the file from Steam Workshop? I would also like to see a review of all of the fixes done to the Steam Workshop version. Are the navmeshes fixed? Etc.. If all issues are fixed, I would be willing to pay a small fee for it, but not if there are still issues. If I pay, I want it clean and perfect. For now, I will look at a fortified Lakeview Manor, and look at one of the other Mods for this house.
Again, thanks for the warning.
PS. Anybody got a recommendation for a valid alternative to this flawed gem? Most of what I find is either not clean or not navmeshed at all ._.
Will try and get an updated version on here.. though I thought I had .. sorry for my slacking guys!
Not true, I made 2 big mods that alter navmeshes without actually deleting them, take a look at this quick tutorial:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31380/?tab=5&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D31380%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D1081500&pUp=1
Or you can also use TES5EDIT with a certain script that you must download from somewhere else, this script allows you to do this process automatically (though I never tried it myself, I prefer to do it manually.)
A mod like this should have 0 deleted NAVM references, if you don't then you did it wrong and its dirty and will cause issues and/or CTDs.
Right now though, I highly suggest people do not use your mod until it is cleaned up because otherwise npcs simply have no navmeshes to walk on in certain areas, making those npcs stand stacked on one specific spot forever.
One of those areas is the Lakeview Manor and it also affect my Lakeview Extended mod.