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Changelogs
Version 2.21
- Fixed the header so it reads the correct version number - may have impacted the display of MCM.
- Fixed the Houses quests ... they will not have any conditions on them and run on startup. This means the items you may have to find for the houses will exist in Skyrim somewhere (may be found before you receive the quest).
Version 2.2
- Added in the awesome Molag Bal statue by Mandragorasprouts (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/69667)
- Reduced total fog along the ceiling in the main chamber and removed most bones from the sewers; this should help with slower rigs crashing when trying to load so many objects.
- Adjusted some occlusion planes slightly to help with loading.
- Fixed the noble houses quest so the special items do not spawn unless you have started their quest - I still left it so you can have all three quests active at once, but you can only complete one.
- Please remember that the Dwemer door is not an error ... it should only be accessed from one side, then it becomes available to open both ways.
- Added in pictures to help you find the secret rooms in the Noble Houses - look in this mod's description under the Spoilers section.
- Fixed the door in the lab saying it was still barred when it wasn't.
Version 2.1
Coldhaven is VOICED.
- Lighting template has been adjusted to decrease clipping distance and increase ambient fog (should be easier on your system).
- Many occlusion boxes have been added inside structures in Coldhaven and the sewers; this should help with FPS and be easier on your system. Many thanks to chikuwan for the idea and implementation.
- Madi and Ciaran NPCs have been tweaked and should now be able to become followers normally.
- Sovrena Tamara is now able to be married AFTER you finish the main quest. Also, the treasure vault is accessible if you kill her OR if you marry her.
- Several merchant chests have been tweaked and a few will sell rare items when you are higher levels.
Version 2.0
Coldhaven is now VOICED!
I used SKVA Synth (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/44184) to generate the voices. They are good, and some are better than others, but I am very happy overall.
- Coldhaven textures have been tweaked somewhat - don't use the higher res ones unless your computer can handle it though ...
- A few quests have slight hints provided.
- Removed the script from some vampire weapons that could infect you with Sanguinare Vampiris - it was causing script errors.
Version 1.8
- two dds files were optimized/fixed (thanks to Chunkhandler for the help)
- some actors were set to be persistent so their AI packages now work properly (thanks to tuberov for the help)
NOTE: For any mod authors out there, if you change an esp into an esm, you have to set the actors to persistent for not only quests, but for AI too. Setting persistence in the CK isn't enough - I had to go through TES5Edit and set persistent flags there.
Version 1.7
- Coldhaven has been converted to a .esm file. This will help it get around the reference cap that may have led to crashes for some people. Please read more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/ag4wm7/psa_the_reference_handle_cap_or_diagnosing_one_of/
- MCM will now allow you to disable all Falmer or Mortal workers (if you want, it may help with FPS).
- New interior areas for the extra NPCs Butcher, Courtesans, Torturer, Provisioner, Alchemist.
- New interior - Portal Chamber. It connects Coldhaven to other vampire dens of Skyrim.
- Quests have been adjusted to make them easier to follow. Main quest now has more map markers; a couple will only show once you enter the correct area or get close enough.
- Quests for the noble families will now only let you do one at a time.
- All NPCs are now killable (protected); only the guards will respawn.
- Sovrena Tamara and Ciaran Bloodborn are now marriable if you wish.
- You can now access the treasure chamber in Sovrena's Tower (figure out how to access it, I am reluctant to give you a "hand"). Please use the treasure responsibly - I tried to make it worth it and yet balanced. It may be too much or too little depending on your level.
Version 1.6
This version of Coldhaven has had rooms and portals edited in the Creation Kit to reduce memory usage.
All Textures have also been reduced to 512x512 to reduce stress on your video card.
An optional higher resolution pack (1024-2048) will be available if you want - load it after my main mod.
Version 1.5
- A new power or MCM option has been added to blank the mod for updating or uninstall; it can also be used if thinks glitch, but all quests etc. are reset
- Two new MCM pages are spoilers and show a map to Coldhaven and a map of the sewers if you need help
- Several hints (notes, signs) have been added to Coldhaven to point you in the right direction
- Fast travel while inside Coldhaven is now possible
- Bloodglass in Coldhaven did conflict with Better Vampire NPCs, so everything is now renamed " ... Greater Bloodglass" to help distinguish it. Great Bloodglass is slightly more powerful than that which is found in the NPC mod.
- Drink from the fountain to open up the portals to make travel easier ...
- Molag Bal's shrine now gives more resistance in its blessing
- Guards now have much more varied equipment! There is a light version of helmets and Yamanotaka has graciously let me use his meshes and textures for heavy vampire armor varieties.
- A safety net has now been added so if you do some steps of the main quest out of order you will STILL receive the player home as a gift. Fixed now.
- A new power or MCM option has been added to blank the mod for updating or uninstall; it can also be used if thinks glitch, but all quests etc. are reset
- Two new MCM pages are spoilers and show a map to Coldhaven and a map of the sewers if you need help
- Several hints (notes, signs) have been added to Coldhaven to point you in the right direction
- Fast travel while inside Coldhaven is now possible
- Bloodglass in Coldhaven did conflict with Better Vampire NPCs, so everything is now renamed " ... Greater Bloodglass" to help distinguish it.
Greater Bloodglass is slightly more powerful than that which is found in the NPC mod.
- Drink from the fountain to open up the portals to make travel easier ...
- Molag Bal's shrine now gives more resistance in its blessing
- Guards now have much more varied equipment! There is a light version of helmets and Yamanotaka has graciously let me use his meshes and textures for heavy vampire armor varieties.
- A safety net has now been added so if you do some steps of the main quest out of order you will STILL receive the player home as a gift. Fixed now.
- Dalaran's Ring will now give you the option to teleport to his tower OR Lamae's Rest (if you own it)
Version 1.4
- Hand edited many (100?) meshes and their textures so they will be easier on loading the main cell of Coldhaven
- This version should help those who have CTD (espeically if you also use HD texture packs)
- Added in two more options/tweaks for FPS in the MCM
- You can disable additional light sources if you wish and you can disable window overlays that add 24hr lit windows
- Added in a new NPC you can recruit as a follower if you finish the main quest "A Founding Father" - find them in the inn
- You can now download a darker lighting template that makes all areas of Coldhaven 50% darker
Version 1.3
- fixed an issue with Baalric (the stranger) not appearing in Ivarstead during the beginning quest
- added in a MCM option to turn off the forced subtitles (they are set to turn on and then off when speaking by default) so you can keep subtitles on all the time if you wish
- reformatted many textures by hand so they consume less resources (removed empty alpha channels, saved in DXT1 format)
- tweaked the main quest so if you visit Dalaran's tower before talking with Tamara you can still get the key to the player home
- added some special cloaks to the hidden rooms in the Noble Houses
- the mod has been cleaned in TES5Edit/SSEEdit and has no errors - anything that looks like an ITM is necessary for the mod (i.e. dialogue or trainers)
Version 1.2
- With a lot of help from Fiske, we have fixed the crashing with Bruma (we had to change the value of an AddOn Node because my blue candle lantern nifs conflicted with an AddOn Node in Bruma)
- I fixed the Navmesh outside the entrance to the Vampire shrine; followers will now be able to use the door
- I removed a dead body in Coldhaven that had an incorrect FaceTint
- The mod has been fully cleaned in TES5Edit/SSEEdit and has no errors; no further cleaning is necessary, any changes are intentional and necessary
- Removed some gold ingots in Sovrena's Tower and a pile of skulls in Coldhaven - they either had a messy mesh or texture but they caused a large FPS hit
- Renamed all cells in the mod - apparently SSE can't properly save files if cells have a _ in their EditorID (weird ...)
- Resaved some textures at lower resolutions
Version 1.1
- Altered the Vampire Shrine location so it doesn't use the "Temple" keyword - this conflicted with some Vampire mods that have shrine damage in them
- Removed a few ITM records - sorry that I missed them
- Added in the proper spell to the Vampire weapons
- Packaged the LAL Extension so it now uses loose files (the BSA was causing problems)
