Animal Research: The Insatiable Scholar

[KitKatKseniya]

Hey, just playing through the mod and loving it so far but I seem to have got a bit stuck with the "bearly human" quest.

 

I'm on the quest stage where I need to talk to Freyka about where to find a werebear but when I talk to her she will only say she knows about snowclod ruins and why would I want to find such a cursed creature, at which point dialogue terminates and nothing happens, and when I talk to her again I just get the same dialogue loop 🫠 

 

Any ideas?

[killer905]

1 hour ago, KitKatKseniya said:

Hey, just playing through the mod and loving it so far but I seem to have got a bit stuck with the "bearly human" quest.

 

I'm on the quest stage where I need to talk to Freyka about where to find a werebear but when I talk to her she will only say she knows about snowclod ruins and why would I want to find such a cursed creature, at which point dialogue terminates and nothing happens, and when I talk to her again I just get the same dialogue loop 🫠 

 

Any ideas?

Sounds you have old versiob. Try latest version or use setstage VAR_Werebear 50

[killer905]

1 hour ago, KitKatKseniya said:

Hey, just playing through the mod and loving it so far but I seem to have got a bit stuck with the "bearly human" quest.

 

I'm on the quest stage where I need to talk to Freyka about where to find a werebear but when I talk to her she will only say she knows about snowclod ruins and why would I want to find such a cursed creature, at which point dialogue terminates and nothing happens, and when I talk to her again I just get the same dialogue loop 🫠 

 

Any ideas?

The description sounds like a problem with the LE version of physics or with SexLab being reset incorrectly. If the same thing happens on a new save, then it's a problem with the mods, and if it only happens on the old one, then I would suspect something wrong with the game save itself.

[KitKatKseniya]

1 hour ago, killer905 said:

Sounds you have old versiob. Try latest version or use setstage VAR_Werebear 50

 

Thanks for the code!

[eflat01]

On 9/19/2025 at 3:47 PM, unwashed biomass said:

Hi. I have major problem with Tirwin. She keeps dissapearing (becoming invisible) during sex, both with the player and creatures/npcs. Its almost guarantied behaviour. This bug only affects her (nor my other companions nor npcs in the world are affected). Reloading save or changing location via loading screen fix this. I thought it's High poly version problem at first because i didn't had this issue my last playthrough, but after patching Tirwin to her original look for testing it happened anyway first try. Any help would be apprieciated.

 

Just a guess here... physics and racemenu. I had this issue with Serana, turned out the latest version of racemenu was the issue due to physics being used on the npc. Once I went back to a previous version of racemenu eveyone was solid during and after a sl scene.

[unwashed biomass]

11 hours ago, eflat01 said:

 

Just a guess here... physics and racemenu. I had this issue with Serana, turned out the latest version of racemenu was the issue due to physics being used on the npc. Once I went back to a previous version of racemenu eveyone was solid during and after a sl scene.

It was actually slave tats she had, wierd as i gave exactly same to my other follower and there is no problem.

[killer905]

1 minute ago, unwashed biomass said:

It was actually slave tats she had, wierd as i gave exactly same to my other follower and there is no problem.

Tirwin don't like tats ;(

[eflat01]

6 hours ago, unwashed biomass said:

It was actually slave tats she had, wierd as i gave exactly same to my other follower and there is no problem.

 

I suppose you targeted and put that on her?

 

If you're curious about it I would had tried messing with the number of overlays. I read somewhere Racemenu does have limits on textures such as overlays it inherits from the game settings, typically when you go over top the limits it just does not apply them (rendering). Slavetats actually are applied like an overlay, Spanking marks from Spank that Ass or Slap the Butt are overlays... another overlay is cum. 

 

Edited September 21, 2025 by eflat01

[a117]

hello.

I installed Animal Research High Poly 1.41 to Animal Research 046, but the texture color of Tirwin's head and body is different. Are there any other files I need to install?

[waiyan]

Does this mod have npc reactions like the dragonreach maid called pc dragon slut in Balazar's Bitch?

[eflat01]

7 hours ago, waiyan said:

Does this mod have npc reactions like the dragonreach maid called pc dragon slut in Balazar's Bitch?

 

I'd say No, The only npc's reacting within the mod are those used throughout the quest lines, iwo only those present within the actions, and it's not out open in the public eye, so not talked about generally. Though, There are some general comments made by npcs who are witnessing actions. 

 

To elaborate as to why: 

1. Tirwin's personality is modest and self-conscience at first. She needs coaxing to open up to her desires along the way.
2. From the start Tirwin is being watched by the Thalmor so most the quests take place isolated - to keep it hush hush. 

 

Edited September 23, 2025 by eflat01

[Gristle]

2 hours ago, waiyan said:

Does this mod have npc reactions like the dragonreach maid called pc dragon slut in Balazar's Bitch?

As @eflat01 mentioned, due to Tirwin's personality and circumstances, most sex scenes are not public. Also, because this mod is voiced, there is a strong desire to avoid dialogue that can be spoken by any NPC in the game. Those types of comments make the voice files much larger.

[zwdragonbone8314]

Hi Gristle. Just want to ask are you planning to make any interactive of this mod with Balazar's Bitch in future?

[eflat01]

16 hours ago, zwdragonbone8314 said:

Hi Gristle. Just want to ask are you planning to make any interactive of this mod with Balazar's Bitch in future?

 

I'd not toyed with Balazar's Bitch but isn't that more PC centric? This mod is more-so centered around an npc.

[killer905]

12 minutes ago, eflat01 said:

 

I'd not toyed with Balazar's Bitch but isn't that more PC centric? This mod is more-so centered around an npc.

Yup.

 

Balazar PC focus

Animal Research NPC focus

[leking]

hello is there a new update for fix on the way or are we already at the last version of current quest ?? I ask because if there is no upcoming update for just fixing i will install it and make my setup ready to start it soon  ( i need to find and download all voicing for bella voice on my pc and put it at a very precise location in the mod order to function smoothly)

Edited September 26, 2025 by leking

[killer905]

15 minutes ago, leking said:

hello is there a new update for fix on the way or are we already at the last version of current quest ?? I ask because if there is no upcoming update for just fixing i will install it and make my setup ready to start it soon  ( i need to find and download all voicing for bella voice on my pc and put it at a very precise location in the mod order to function smoothly)

Fix what? Maybe more information? Also we already star DEV next version. So none update any time soon.

Edited September 26, 2025 by killer905

[leking]

9 minutes ago, killer905 said:

Fix what? Maybe more information? Also we already star DEV next version. So none update any time soon.

 

You answered it perfectly  . I will install it and start as soon as i also find a bella voice update to voice my pc   

 

Will give feedback as usual.

[leking]

Hello 

 

I see on the first page that some specific animation from billy pack are soft required for a specific event. 

 

Can i know which one ?

 

Cause i do not install everything from this pack since my animation limit is already accross the red line. So i will have to install it meticulously if i can say.

[killer905]

 

Hello 

 

I see on the first page that some specific animation from billy pack are soft required for a specific event. 

 

Can i know which one ?

 

Cause i do not install everything from this pack since my animation limit is already accross the red line. So i will have to install it meticulously if i can say.

Invisible furniture. And I think that was one of the specific animations in MMMF (as far as I remember), but that's not a necessity anymore.

 

SexLab limit?

[leking]

Not sexlab but nemesis. Because i have combat animations too and those take a huge space. I had to renounce to a lot of combo with different weapon and only focus on one handed sword  .

 

If i use also 2 handed sword 2 handed axe etc everythig fuck up....

 

I managed to install most of billy. The invisible furniture is the only one i did not install  

 

Anyway;

 

So far i just finished the castle. Very nice story. I really like how the scenario was implemented smoothly .

 

Fun FACT: I use aradia mushroom that turns a lot of mushroom and plants into cock shape. So the courtyard garden was full of dick when Serana was enjoying her bath.

 

It gave a nice matching atmosphere  

 

i had only one minor bug but i think nothing can be done for that. Sometimes tyrwin was speaking to me or waiting next to me with the book attached to her hand but her hand was on her hips so it was a little weird but really not a big deal.

 

I had a small issue with billy animation on gargoyle. The facefuck to be precise. I don't know why but when i use aroused creature on a gargoyle and request oral action from my pc she was almost never using the new facefuck animation which was the only "oral" animation i put in the setting.

 

Looking into sexlab animation editing to use the command to trigger it by force the animation was not appearing in the list.

 

Instead the facefuck animation played randomly when having sex with gargoyle during the quest of Animal research which is normal cause it is set to be a possibility (i put only two animation for gargoyle : facefuck and laying anal)

 

I don"t know if it is a problem of tag from billy but maybe so i will send him a message to see if we can clarify that.

 

Which leads me to the small issue i had concerning AR. The facefuck animation played when i was with the normal gargoyle quest. And tyrwin speak during sex in this scene.

 

But she spoke with way too much cock in her mouth haha  . 

 

Question: is she supposed to speak even if she is sucking (oral action) ? If she is not it definitely means the tag from billy aniamtion is not applyed propperly ; am i right ?

 

FOR USERS: i started the castle being lvl 19 and one of the fight included an ancient vampire. That bitch had so much mana and her fucking thunder magic just cooked me again and again. I had to kill that bitch with console command...

 

I highly suggest you bring a weapon to kill vampire more easily than me. 

 

i was so urging to test the new update i just did not prepare at all for the obvious danger of this part of the quest LOL

[killer905]

55 minutes ago, leking said:

Not sexlab but nemesis. Because i have combat animations too and those take a huge space. I had to renounce to a lot of combo with different weapon and only focus on one handed sword  .

Maybe try Pandora Behaviour Engine+? Supports FNIS and Nemezis files.

 

56 minutes ago, leking said:

i had only one minor bug but i think nothing can be done for that. Sometimes tyrwin was speaking to me or waiting next to me with the book attached to her hand but her hand was on her hips so it was a little weird but really not a big deal.

We know about this bug, but it's a standard animation from the game, so we don't know why it behaves this way. And we don't know how to fix it.

 

59 minutes ago, leking said:

Which leads me to the small issue i had concerning AR. The facefuck animation played when i was with the normal gargoyle quest. And tyrwin speak during sex in this scene.

 

But she spoke with way too much cock in her mouth haha  . 

She's a ventriloquist! But seriously, if AR sends the Vagina;/Anal animation to SexLab and doesn't find those tags, it might launch Oral. I don't know exactly how it works, so @Gristlewould have to comment on that.

 

1 hour ago, leking said:

Question: is she supposed to speak even if she is sucking (oral action) ? If she is not it definitely means the tag from billy aniamtion is not applyed propperly ; am i right ?

The animation with the gargoyle should be vaginal/anal. That's one of the reasons why he talks during sex scenes.

 

1 hour ago, leking said:

i was so urging to test the new update i just did not prepare at all for the obvious danger of this part of the quest LOL

Life is hard, but research is even harder! 😧

[leking]

just finished one or two quest after the castle.

 

And i had a lot of game crash out of nowhere.

 

Fighting the bandits for the were wolf book tyrwin suddenly stopped fighting and was just following never using her magic or weapon???

 

going to black briar lodge i had multiple game crash also most of them when the quest stages were being validated. Example when ingun say "ok let me take one bottle" quest is changing ; BOOM, game crash. After sex scene when i ask tyrwin to go after the next book the game crash again....

 

Maybe it my configuration (vortex plus a ton of mods) but during the castle everything went fine and i was staying a long time. After the castle i did not install anything more so... i can't find the reason why is it crashing so much???

 

I use pandora already. I thought i had to keep nemesis for human sex and combat animation but you telling me i don't need to?? Cause it  changes a lot of things then ^^

Edited September 29, 2025 by leking

[eflat01]

2 hours ago, killer905 said:

She's a ventriloquist! But seriously, if AR sends the Vagina;/Anal animation to SexLab and doesn't find those tags, it might launch Oral. I don't know exactly how it works, so @Gristlewould have to comment on that.

 

Tags are a pain in the ass... I point out why.

1. tags are semi-specific  - it's just a string most mods pass to SL to look for.
2. many animation sets may and will have many tags - because they may be to "many animations" chained in a series as a set.
3. SexLab search routines will include all the tags you give it and attempt to assign some weighted % then give you random animation result fitting the most tags on top as the return (so you're not getting just one animation set every time).

 

i..e this can pop up for "creature_race": "Gargoyles plus any tag matching the list in the tags string a mod gives SL. - You can see it has both vaginal and oral tags within it. Now while this is a CCF - meaning two creatures and a Female - I've seen single creature/female tags sport just as many cross-sexual position sets too.

 

 "creature_race": "Gargoyles",
      "id": "B_Garg_B_3pHang2",
      "name": "Billyy (Gargoyle) 3p Hanging Spit 2",
      "sound": "SexMix",
      "tags": "Billyy,Creature,Gargoyle,Bestiality,CCF,Threesome,Dirty.Rough,Spitroast,Hanging,Standing,Blowjob,Creampie,CumInMouth,MovingDick,ABC,Vaginal,Oral"

 

If we wanted we can pick this specific animation set by name but that would break a mod if it were not there - no animation would play - if we did.

 

I believe their is a way to also filter out tags - i.e. just want "Vaginal", "-Oral" ... that of course would remove those animations with both.

Edited September 29, 2025 by eflat01

[killer905]

4 hours ago, leking said:

just finished one or two quest after the castle.

 

And i had a lot of game crash out of nowhere.

 

Fighting the bandits for the were wolf book tyrwin suddenly stopped fighting and was just following never using her magic or weapon???

 

going to black briar lodge i had multiple game crash also most of them when the quest stages were being validated. Example when ingun say "ok let me take one bottle" quest is changing ; BOOM, game crash. After sex scene when i ask tyrwin to go after the next book the game crash again....

 

Maybe it my configuration (vortex plus a ton of mods) but during the castle everything went fine and i was staying a long time. After the castle i did not install anything more so... i can't find the reason why is it crashing so much???

You are the first person to have such problems.

Generally, there have been problems with empty bottles, but your problems seem to be different.

 

@Gristle would have to look into it.

 

4 hours ago, leking said:

I use pandora already. I thought i had to keep nemesis for human sex and combat animation but you telling me i don't need to?? Cause it  changes a lot of things then ^^

It would be best to check for yourself, but read the instructions for version 4.0.4 carefully.

In general, Pandora supports human sex, animal sex, and some, if not all, combat animations.

It still has some issues, but they are being removed with each new version.