Another Hearthfires Mod, with added Dremora Options

[ghastley]

I put together a Nordic Tower home for my latest Dremora character, and have started making it into another Hearthfires mod, so you can find the tower empty (except for a workbench and anvil) and start making it more comfortable by adding furniture etc. The location is between Valthume and Lost Valley, near the Cradle Stone Tower, but closer to the edge of the map. So close, that you can't fall off the back side as "you can't go that way".

I've managed to squeeze in all the crafting stations, and a double bed. There's no room for kids, which avoids having to support adoption. It has an observation platform on top, copied from one at Valtheim.

I'm thinking of providing a spell book that teaches "Summon Dremora Housecarl" which combines the long duration of the elemental thralls with a bit of the Dremora Merchant and Butler powers from Dragonborn. To make it useful, I'd select one of several "builds" according to the player's skills, so a mage gets a tank, and a melee character gets a mage or archer, etc. However, the gender of the summoned Dremora may need player selection, somehow. Maybe two spell books, and reading one destroys the other?

The reason for summoning, rather than just using a Dremora NPC, is that the Dremora can be levelled when summoned, so re-summoning when the player levels will keep them in step without re-equipping. Since a Dremora can't wear most armour, this would offset the inability to swap out their gear, and also provide the in-game reason for not doing so.

[ghastley]

Well it's been up on Bethesda.net for a while, and I have way more XBox1 users than it ever got on PC. But most of the comments have been "can you change it so I get the rewards without having to do the work?" just like on the other four. One of the most popular mods is a "cheat chest" for Hearthfires so you don't have to go collecting materials. I'm glad some of mine use non-standard materials that won't be in there.

I really must make the "Win Button" mod. You install the mod and as soon as the game starts it pops up a button labelled "Win". You push it, it tells you you won, and shuts the game down. That's all some of these kids need.