Ivy's Riverwood Overhaul
A cozy overhaul of Riverwood that enhances the village's charm and also combines all my previous Riverwood mods, giving the town a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
Recommended
- Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID) - New packages for Ivy and Cammila won't be distributed without this
- Docks of Riverwood - Highly recommended. It goes hand in hand with my Riverwood overhaul and also adds new
- features and custom AI packages, which get used by the new NPCs added by my mod. Bringing life to the town.
Features
1. Adds 3 New NPC To the Town:
- Ivy - Runs a quaint apothecary out of a windmill on the north side of Riverwood.
- Randalf - A reclusive mage with an enchanting shop tucked into the eastern mountain overlooking the town. You can spot his home from Riverwood below.
- Vashiira - Keeps a small stall in front of the inn, selling odds and ends — perfect for travelers looking to stock up before hitting the road.
2. The navmesh for Riverwood has been fully redone from scratch to match all the new additions. I was tired of NPCs getting stuck on everything because Bethesda was lazy — and even more tired of USSEP updates breaking navmesh links and forcing me to fix them.
3. Fortify Riverwood with automated gates that open at dawn and close at dusk. This mod introduces a sturdy guard tower, defensive walls, and cozy clutter, enhancing both security and charm.
Open at 6:00 AM and closing at 7:00 PM, adding a dynamic touch to Riverwood.

4. A treehouse with no loading screens near Riverwood, nestled in nature’s embrace. Perfect for Bosmer or adventurers, it offers a cozy starter home, peaceful riverside views, and a charming island retreat. It even includes a bathhouse for those who use mods like dirt and blood—so you can freshen up without any awkward effects from bathing in the open.
Features:
- Quest: A small, fully voiced quest to gain ownership of the home.
- No Loading Screens: Seamless entry to the home and surrounding areas.
- Anvil for Crafting Armor: Conveniently placed for your smithing needs.
- Tanning Rack: Perfect for preparing hides and leatherwork.
- Cooking Pot: Cook meals and create recipes by the warmth of your cozy retreat.
- Custom Enchanting Table: A unique design for enchanting your gear with style.
- Workbench: Upgrade and refine your weapons and armour on-site.
- Wood Chopping Block: Gather firewood to keep your campfire roaring.
- Crop Planters: 6 Crop Planters to keep you fed.
Voice Acting by Renara Hawke
Check her amazing work at: https://www.renara-hawke-va.co.uk/
Quest Spoilers
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5. A complete overhaul of Faendal’s home in Riverwood, transforming it into a cozy, lore-friendly hunter’s retreat. This upgrade enhances both the interior and exterior, making it a warm and immersive home that blends seamlessly into the world.
6. Interiors Redone
- Sleeping Giant Inn: The inn has been given a fresh layout with a warmer, more lived-in feel. Clutter and lighting have been thoughtfully improved to enhance the atmosphere, and yes — Orgnar finally has a proper place to sleep.
- Faendal Home got a full Exterior and Interior overhaul as u can read above.
7. Fully Connected and Expanded Smithy: Alvor has fully expanded and connect smitty which he can use seamlessly.

8. Gaurd House: A new guard house has been added so the guards no longer have to sleep on the floor. It’s fully dynamic interior get changed when the Jarl of Whiterun sends extra guards to Riverwood in main quest.

9. Small Addon: It also include my other small addons like Water well and Mara shrine.
Patches Available in FOMOD for
- AI Overhaul
- Ancient Land
- Bleak Falls Tower
- Embers XD
- Hunt for the Spectre
- LFGM
- LOTD
- Lux Orbis
- Lux
- Mihail Chicks
- Mihail Chickens and Chicks
- Missile Riverwood Dock Addon
- Nature of the Wild Lands
- Northern Road
- Requiem
- Riverwood Docks - Northern Road
- Skybound Underhang Camp
- SunHelm
- Mihail's Chickens and Chicks
- Woodsheds of Skyrim
- Immersive fallen Trees
- Natural Waterfall Patch
- JKs Skyrim
- Keep it Clean
- Ryn's Bleakfalls Tower
- Spaghetti's Towns - AIO
- Leaf Rest
- Ulvenwald
- Statue of mara
- Real Water Two
- Blowing in the Wind
- Bring Out Your Dead
- Skyrim Project Optimization SE
- Imperial Mail - Post and Banking Service Continued
- ezPG by Craftian
- Sounds of Skyrim Complete SE
- Expanded Towns and Cities
And loooooooot more...
Optional / Map Marker Tweaks
- No Apothecary Map Marker
- No Enchanted Echoes Map Marker
- No Map Markers
- No Timber Rest Map Marker
Credits
Huge Thank you to MissileMan and ChickenMike for putting up with my BS.
- MissileMann, CozySienna , markvii_gaming , Gonzeh84 for the testing.
- AndrealphusVIII, ChickenMike, Gonzeh84 and MissileMan for helping me with the mod.
- Harvestables by ChickenDownUnder (Red Apple Trees)
- AlistairRodryk for Skald's Mailbox.
- Fe4therstone for fixing the leaky roof.
- JJerem for Inspiration
- jet4571 for Jets Resources
- JPSteel2 for COTN Falkreath assets
- Northern Vanilla Farmhouses Assets
Permissions:
Voice Usage: You are not allowed to use the voice in any capacity whether it's for making patches, splicing and especially AI. Use of voice files is strictly forbidden out of this mod.
Wanna port it to XBOX, PS or LE? - Yeah sure go for it.
You cannot upload this mod to Discord, Loverslab or AFK Mods.
Instructions
A cozy overhaul of Riverwood that enhances the village's charm and also combines all my previous Riverwood mods, giving the town a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
Ivy's Riverwood Overhaul
Main - FOMOD
Ivy Riverwood Overhaul - CS Meshes
DO NOT USE THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE COMMUNITY SHADERS OR MLO Lux Patch INSTALLED. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE FLICKERING Load it after Main Mod