If you haven't been following the relevant thread, work is currently underway on what is practically already the 5th version of Animal Mansion:

I recommend checking out that thread, but here I'll list what's been done, what's left to do, and so on.

However, here’s a quick recap of the previous versions (Copied from the AM4 thread😞

This mod versus The Animal Mansion, The Animal Mansion Redux, Animal Mansion Plus and Animal Masnion 4.

I think most of us who would care about this mod already know the history, so I'll just recap it quickly:

• The Animal Mansion (aka AM by @sky_mds) was the original mod. It has been out of development since 2015 but the author opened up all permissions.
• The Animal Mansion Redux (aka AMR by @Jmathers) started in 2015. Its main selling point would be the construction of the Mansion in an alternate location, but there was some kerfuffle last year and the author has quit modding on LL. It is still available in an alpha state.
• Animal Mansion Plus (aka AM+/AMP by @mybrainhurts) also started in 2015, a few months after AMR. It was based on the original mod and continued some development on it. I'm honestly not sure exactly where AM stops and AM+ begins because I'm too lazy to do a detailed side-by-side comparison. Development only lasted a few months, but I consider AM+ to be the successor to AM.
• Animal Mansion 4? (aka AMR4 by @tasairis) A project launched in 2020, with the latest available version, 0.4.2, released in April 2021. This version retained the original setting, featured quests that were either partially revised or completely rewritten, and expanded the story of Thaena and her dog Bailey.

Important note! In practice, the mod will be written from scratch.

What we have kept:

• NPCs Thaena, Jala, Jesper i Bailey
• The area around the bar and the dining area have been preserved (with minor changes)

What has been added/changed (Current status as of March 20, 2026):

• More staff at the Mansion (6 females and 4 males)
• Different location for the Mansion
• The Mansion will be much larger
• The basement itself has been redesigned
• Creatures obtained during the main storyline will be kept in a different location (More information later)
• Several resources will be used to give the Mansion its own charm
• A different backstory for Thaena regarding how she came to own the Mansion
• Staff rooms will be double occupancy
• Public show area
• Private show area
• Rooms for overnight guests
• VIP rooms
• Player room
• Thaena room
• A basement that will have its own bath pool
• Outdoor area
• Jesper won't be as much of a jerk as he is in the original or the AM+ version

What has been removed:

• Masnion located in falkreath
• Old basement

What is planned to be added:

• More creatures
• More variants of repeatable or reputation-based quests
• After the training, employees will approach customers on their own to offer private shows or participate in public shows
• If an employee is not conducting a private or public demonstration, they will handle other tasks
• Male PC support
• Customer preferences (A customer may want a specific animal, but if Mansion doesn't have it, the PC can suggest another one)
• Jarl Fakreath comes to check out the Mansion for himself
• Rich investor
• Non-creature quests
• Something special involving Khajiit and Argonians