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Adds moss covered static items for a number of the rock, branch, and log pieces, and distributes them throughout the world using Base Object Swapper.
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Part 6 in a series of mini-mods I have planned to add a little variety to the world and hopefully help it feel more alive. "Small changes to make a big difference" is my goal with little subtle details.
In the vanilla game, there are a variety of bones, rocks, rock cairns, logs, branches, etc used as decoration. Some of these pieces have snow, ice, and sulfur varieties, but nothing in the way of moss covering. For this mod I've added about 450 new mossy variants for the various pieces.
It just kinda makes sense that old rocks and wood would get some moss on them being mostly untouched and in the wilds. Many of these statics are also used thousands of times in the vanilla game, so some variety, even just moss, makes a big difference.
These new models make use of the "MossMaterialSolstheim01" moss shader from the Dragonborn DLC, which also means it functions perfectly alongside Shaders of Solstheim - Ash and Moss. I personally recommend using them together as the moss shader from wSkeever looks better than the vanilla shader, but it's totally your preference. For my screenshots, I'm using just vanilla.
Using the fantastic Base Object Swapper, the provided _SWAP.ini file swaps the existing models with my new models.
Below is some information on how you can adjust settings yourself if desired.
**Note**
For my screenshots, I made a custom file for testing to make my swaps 100%. This is not a reflection of how they will actually be, but was just for some basic demonstration purposes. The actual file should be much more random.
**Note 2**
Skyrim shaders are always wonky. We often see issues with stretched snow and weird tiling. This is something that can happen with any of the games shaders and not something I can fix. So yes, you could see it with the moss as well. Depends on your layout.
Compatibility:
Should be compatible with just about any BOS mod as long as they aren't swapping the the same statics as my file.
Tree replacers should work fine for the most part. I did my testing with Happy Little Trees and it worked well.
Same thing for rock replacers. I tried with ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains and had no problems.
For even more world variety, check out some of my other mods:
Static Swaps Variety - AIO
Plant Size Variety
Meats, Meals, and More - Food Additions
ESL flagged ESP, and as always with my own work, permissions are wide open.
In the vanilla game, there are a variety of bones, rocks, rock cairns, logs, branches, etc used as decoration. Some of these pieces have snow, ice, and sulfur varieties, but nothing in the way of moss covering. For this mod I've added about 450 new mossy variants for the various pieces.
It just kinda makes sense that old rocks and wood would get some moss on them being mostly untouched and in the wilds. Many of these statics are also used thousands of times in the vanilla game, so some variety, even just moss, makes a big difference.
These new models make use of the "MossMaterialSolstheim01" moss shader from the Dragonborn DLC, which also means it functions perfectly alongside Shaders of Solstheim - Ash and Moss. I personally recommend using them together as the moss shader from wSkeever looks better than the vanilla shader, but it's totally your preference. For my screenshots, I'm using just vanilla.
Using the fantastic Base Object Swapper, the provided _SWAP.ini file swaps the existing models with my new models.
Below is some information on how you can adjust settings yourself if desired.
Spoiler:
In the _SWAP.ini file, you'll notice:
"chanceS(30)" which is is the percentage chance of a swap occurring for one of my alternative versions. You can set it to any number you want "chanceS(30)" is just an example number and changes depending on the particular swap.
The "chanceS" sections have an "S" at the end which causes the swaps to happen once, and remain that way for the remainder of your playthrough on that save file. Alternatively, you can change the "S" to an "R" to make the swaps happen anytime you load your save. For the most part with these particular swaps, I prefer the "chanceS" myself as moss growth really wouldn't change much during a playthrough.
Any lines can be completely disabled by either deleting it, or just setting a ";" before it. I would say to just set the ";" so you can always enable it later if you so choose.
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In the _SWAP.ini file, you'll notice:
"chanceS(30)" which is is the percentage chance of a swap occurring for one of my alternative versions. You can set it to any number you want "chanceS(30)" is just an example number and changes depending on the particular swap.
The "chanceS" sections have an "S" at the end which causes the swaps to happen once, and remain that way for the remainder of your playthrough on that save file. Alternatively, you can change the "S" to an "R" to make the swaps happen anytime you load your save. For the most part with these particular swaps, I prefer the "chanceS" myself as moss growth really wouldn't change much during a playthrough.
Any lines can be completely disabled by either deleting it, or just setting a ";" before it. I would say to just set the ";" so you can always enable it later if you so choose.
**Note**
For my screenshots, I made a custom file for testing to make my swaps 100%. This is not a reflection of how they will actually be, but was just for some basic demonstration purposes. The actual file should be much more random.
**Note 2**
Skyrim shaders are always wonky. We often see issues with stretched snow and weird tiling. This is something that can happen with any of the games shaders and not something I can fix. So yes, you could see it with the moss as well. Depends on your layout.
Compatibility:
Should be compatible with just about any BOS mod as long as they aren't swapping the the same statics as my file.
Tree replacers should work fine for the most part. I did my testing with Happy Little Trees and it worked well.
Same thing for rock replacers. I tried with ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains and had no problems.
For even more world variety, check out some of my other mods:
Static Swaps Variety - AIO
Plant Size Variety
Meats, Meals, and More - Food Additions
ESL flagged ESP, and as always with my own work, permissions are wide open.