While talking to my friend MissileMann about being forced to choose between wonderful overhauls for the same location, I remembered wait, I know how to patch things like this. Given my poor impulse control, one caffeine fueled all-nighter later here we are. I am paying for it as I write this mod page.
Please bother me if you have an issue with my patches not the original mod authors. These patches were made by me, ChickenMike and not Ryn2g or snozz2004. All plugins are .ESL flagged .ESPs so they won't take up a place in your load order.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ADD THESE PATCHES TO A NEW GAME. To quote robertgk2017 "Modding is illegal post character start." You might be able to get away with it if you haven't entered the cell yet but this is neither recommended nor supported.
These patches require BEES to function properly on older game versions.
This patch requires both Bleak Falls Tower and Ryn's Bleak Falls Tower.
These plugins should be load order agnostic, but best practice is to use the following load order:
Ryn's Bleakfalls Tower.esp
BleakTower.esp
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower mashup patch.esp
Compatibility
This mod is compatible out of the box with both Ryn's Bleak Falls Barrow and Bleak Falls Barrow Overhaul.
Northern Scenery - Bleak Falls Barrow is compatible with my mashup provided you also download the patch on the Bleak Falls Tower page.
The addon plugin on the Bleak Falls Tower page should be compatible.
PATCHES
Lawbringer - Ensures all lawbringer objects use the positions from my mod. This plugin requires both the Lawbringer plugin on the Bleak Falls Tower page as well as Ryn's Bleak Falls Tower - Bleak Falls Tower Lawbringer Module.
Lux Orbis - ensures objects use the Lux Orbis objects and are placed in the correct position with my overhaul. This patch requires both plugins from the Lux Orbis - Patch Hub.
Northern Roads Patch Collection - Addon Patches and Combos - Northern Roads is compatible out of the box with my mod, but JPdreamer's addon is not. I moved a bunch of objects around so they make sense with the new landscape and adjusted navmeshes accordingly.
FAQ
Q:How is the performance of this mod?
A:If you can run Bleak Falls Tower you should not have issues running my patch. If we run into issues I will do an occlusion pass but I didn't think it was needed.
Q:Why do your patches require other patches? Is this patchception?
A:I feel icky about just stealing other peoples stuff so I did it this way.
Q:Do these patches work with my game version?
A:They should, but best practice is to use BEES.
Q:Wow these patches sure look complicated to do how did you make them?
A:Truthfully it's not that complicated. It took me like an hour to learn the like an hour to learn the CK and to be honest you should already know how to use SSEedit. Janquel's guide is an invaluable resource and without it I wouldn't have known where to even start. If I can do it you can too!
Q:Why are your screenshots so bad?
A:I literally haven't intentionally taken a screenshot in Skyrim in my over 1600 hours until the week before I uploaded this. I'll get better hopefully.
Q:FOMOD?
A:Its literally 4 plugins. no
Q:Do you take patch requests?
A:My primary reason for making patches is personal use but if I can make the patch quickly I'll consider it.
Q:You haven't had any recent activity on GGmods and I need to get a hold of you, how can I do that?
A:@ChickenMike in either Ryn, or Janquel's discords and I should see it. I'm also in a bunch of other discords, but I check those two the most regularly.
Q:Why are you missing so many screenshots?
A:I'm lazy and taking screenshots is super tedious and I hate it.
PERSONAL THANK YOUS (in no particular order)
MissileMann for enabling me, I mean encouraging me. Yeah that.
Ryn2g for their many wonderful mods and open communication as well as Ryn's Bleak Falls Barrow.
snozz2004 for making several great mods including Bleak Falls Tower and for giving permission for me to make this.
Janquel for their excellent guide. I wouldn't know where to start without it.
THANK YOUS
EpicCrab for Lawbringer
agentw for the patches in Lux Orbis - Patch Hub
jessikittyjustakitty for Ryn's Bleak Falls Tower - Bleak Falls Tower Lawbringer Module
JPdreamer for Northern Roads Patch Collection - Addon Patches and Combos
Bethesda for the Creation Kit and Skyrim
ElminsterAU for SSEEdit
All of these mod authors do excellent work and you should check all their stuff out.
Instructions
Add the esp to your data folder or drag the zip into your mod manager
Requirements
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower mashup patch
Main file update
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower - Northern Roads Patch
updated Northern Roads patch
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower Mashup - Lux Orbis patch
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower Mashup - Lux Orbis patch
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower - Lawbringer Patch
Snozz Ryn Bleak Falls Tower - Lawbringer Patch
