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Tweaks to the Bards College. Adds new player rooms and musical clutter. Designed to compliment and work with other mods. Now with 4 download styles to fit your needs.

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-New- patch for Snazzy Furniture and Clutter Overhaul users to disable some paintings so they can use the MoreArt and Vanilla versions.
-NEW- MoreArt version. More art to fill blank walls. New craft and tower rooms. Finer dining area. Removed extra door.
-NEW- Vanilla version. Super small download. Just a plugin. New craft and tower rooms. Finer dining area. Removed extra door.
- Old Performance version. Reduced mod, clutter, texture sizes. No tower.
- Old Original mod. Note has more Witcher items. No tower.

So, 4 years later and I have updates! The update removes an extra door added late in the Vanilla and MoreArt versions, but I noticed the MoreArt version could use a fresh look and it trickled into the Vanilla version. Added a SFCO patch for people using Snazzy's full mod.
Note I am on SSE updating the college on that side in different mod projects, but the versions here won't look the same and I don't have the time to expand or update much.

When I first created this mod, there were few Bard college overhauls. Then you had to worry about compatibility (lighting mods are still a nightmare to work around, but I know this college inside and out and how to avoid those issues). Then you had to worry about safe practices--did someone incorrectly delete something or mess up the navmesh or overload the lighting? So, I created my own mod. I used safe practices, didn't touch the lighting so I wouldn't have to make patches, didn't touch the npcs, and added more space and a place to sleep and cook.
I encourage others to expand on this mod (as happened with Bards Reborn on SSE). I did the work to make new rooms--use it in your own (free) mods here and enjoy!

See article for in-depth tweaks added by this file.
See comments sticky for style comparison details.


"Welcome to the Bards College. It's like a... musical museum." - Illdi


Only it's not much of a museum.
This humble mod aims to improve that feeling by adding musical instruments and art to the college, while also providing a player room and bed. 

Inspired by a player request to fill empty walls in the original version, I created a new version called MoreArt which then branched into Vanilla style.
A patch has been provided for users of Snazzy's SFCO to disable some of his paintings that block new rooms.

- Most new items are statics.
- Mod only enhances the Solitude Bard College interior.
- No lights were moved to ensure no oddities with lighting mods.
- No NPC changes.
- Safe practices used to hide stock items.
- Occlusion used to improve performance.
- No scripts.

Some of the changes in this mod:

- New player room on the main floor.
- New player tower room with double bed (Vanilla and MoreArt versions only).
- Cooking pot added to the lower floor.
- Shrine, doomstone, and display clutter added to the main entrance.
- More musical clutter in the MoreArt version (harp, lutes, organ, violin).
- Rugs and art hide seams and gaps in the floors and walls.
- More idle markers for NPC to do things other than sit around eating: (example, the chef now cooks and cleans).
- Safe storage, but added a respawning trash barrel to the kitchen for junk disposal.
- Fully navmeshed so companions can follow.

Update in version 8 of MoreArt Style:
- Removed extra door.
- Improved kitchen. More food and less food stealing in kitchen.
- More art. Replaced many paintings with new paintings.
- How does no one in this college use a desk? Added a few desks.
- Fixed some books in the original game fallen halfway through shelves that looked awkward.

Update in version 3.2 of Vanilla Style:
- Improved kitchen. More food and less food stealing.
- Added some desks and clutter.
- Fixed some books in the original game fallen halfway through shelves that looked awkward.


Requirements: NONE. 
I recommend using this mod with USLEEP or USKP because the college is broken without their help.


Installation:
Load Order: below any lighting mods.
Lighting mods may change 1 wall window, and ELFx and RLO move around kitchen clutter to make room for their candles. As I am hiding that clutter, I need to be the last overriding or those wooden bowls spawn everywhere.
Load Order: below Snazzy Furniture and Clutter Overhaul to prevent some disabled chairs from reappearing. See also new patch for Snazzy to disable some paintings blocking rooms.


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Big thank you to SETVI, my mod tester. This mod would not have progressed without your feedback.

Thank you LamaKreis for your support and encouragement.


Thank you to LumenMystic for allowing me to contribute to Bards Reborn.

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Other recommended mods:
USLEEPFix Lip Synch (skse), Rustic Windows, Detailed Rugs (or Rugnarok), Noble Skyrim HDMountain Flower by Mari

Mods not compatible:

Bard's College Bedroom (adds a room in same location)
Ennet's Enhanced Bards College by Ennet Winterhoof  (when I checked it a year ago it blocked new player room)
Google's Musical Instruments by GOOGLEPOX (an extra organ clipping upstairs--you can console to disable)

Mods I checked for compatibility:
USLEEP
Snazzy Furniture and Clutter -- Load my mod below this mod to prevent double chairs. Also, a patch has been provided to disable some of Snazzy's paintings blocking rooms. Note the old Original style of this mod (no tower room) works without the Snazzy patch.
Enhanced Lights (ELFX) -- Load my mod below this lighting mod. To prevent 1 window wall oddity. Update: and to prevent wooden bowls on dining tables.
Realistic Lighting Overhaul (RLO)  -- Load my mod below this lighting mod. To prevent 1 wall oddity. Update: and to prevent wooden bowls on dining tables.
Relighting Skyrim


- Nexus Exclusive -
The main mod MoreArt and Original styles must remain on Nexus due to resources. Ask resource creators for permission to post elsewhere. You have permission to post translations/conversions on Nexus, with proper credits and links.  See permissions tab for credits.

*Vanilla version only may be uploaded to other websites, with full credits and links back to this site, as long as you send me a notification. You do not need to wait for a reply, just don't claim credit and check for updates.