About This File
A short, experimental questmod showcasing what i've learned in terms of preset-loading (and because when it works i think it's kind of neat).
Be sure to make a save before installing this mod since i haven't tested it on how it affects the worlddata long-term.
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The quest is about (temporarily) joining a witch-coven via an illusion.
It should start automatically on loading your game.
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IMPORTANT IF you are playing an Argonian, Khajiit, Orc or custom race
-After completing the quest, you will need to change your race in any racemenu (like showracemenualternative) back and fourth and save before exiting the game or you may end up with headparts not loading in correctly on your next restart (if this happens, you can use this method to fix it)Â
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Also you should probably start and finish the quest with the same character before doing it on another save due to preset-saving reasons.
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Rundown of the quest (for reference should anything go awry or not be clear, contains spoiler)
1.Talk to Tilda in the Ivarstead Inn, go through all of her dialogue. She will give you a ring and send you to Witchmist-Grove. Should her dialogue not start, try to quicksave and quickload.
2.Travel to Witchmist-Grove. A message should appear and a spell with an [!] should be added to your list. Cast it while in the area.
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If problems happen at this stage here is an explanation what happens script-wise
The script will try to find the witch/hag that spawns there and save her appearance, make her vanish, then display the message and add the spell. You may have to reset the area (i think its waiting three days at a location that is far away) if this doesn't trigger.Â
Also, the black screen after casting the spell takes about 10 seconds until the game resumes.Â
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3. Now you will enter snapleg-cave
You will awake on a bedroll with the preset of a witch (that usually spawns at witchmist grove) on your character.
The other witches should not attack you and you should be able to talk to them to find tildas stach. Read the message '[!] The truth' inside the treasurechest, hidden inside the pool of water of the room with the cage for the spriggan (on the enchantment-table side).
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4. Now you may need to find some things
You can find your equipment in anises shacks cellar, southwest of Riverwood. It's inside a sack that leans onto a couple of crates, close to the ladder where you enter it.
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5. And find some people
Tilda can be found at an inlet between 'broken oar grotto' and 'brinewater grotto' north of solitude (see the mods pictures).
The confrontation goes as follows:
Tilda is automatically aggressive towards you.
She should have the preset of your character before using the spell at witchmist-grove. If the loading didn't succeed, she will be a female nord by default.
Slaying her with killcam may cause a ctd, so be careful.
Once she is slain, you will get access to a spell to change yourself back (loosing the hagraven-friend status) and a book that lets you brew 'potion of change'-potions at a cooking pot.
As with any changes by this method, you may have to restart Skyrim to change the hair/brows on your character.
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Requirements - hard
Skyrim AE version 1.6.1170
Potions of change version 1.2.0
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Requirements - soft
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Requirements - recommended
Any mod that improves the appearance of leveled characters, especially witches
Any mod that makes the killcam more stable
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Edited by Coding_Onion
