Luxury Beach Villa SE

[render_reindeer]

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Luxury Beach Villa SE

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Luxury Beach Villa 1.1.0
~by Render Reindeer

 

~***** Happy Holidays to everyone! Here's a special gift to all my fellow screen archers out there! *****~

Description:
This mod adds a large Luxury Beach Villa with custom furniture and art on a remote island paradise. It is mainly just a cool location for screenshotting.

 

I've always thought there are plenty of modern outfit mods in Skyrim, including a metric ton of bikinis, but not enough modern locations/houses to take pretty screenshots in. Since we only have a handful of them, I decided to make this house mod. The initial idea came up when I discovered that the "Water for ENB" mod has really pretty reflections, especially in beach/island locations such as Villa Studio SE by Daymarr. I just wanted to edit the building a bit for screenshots so I dabbled in CK to move some things around.

 

That's pretty much how I started, now about 2 and a half months later, the villa I ended up editing became something else entirely and I decided to try and release it for public use. Hopefully it looks as good as advertised and runs alright.

Contents:
 

The mod is effectively a massive luxury home inspired by modern aesthetics and designs.

It is an exterior only location (there are no interior cells) allowing for dynamic lighting & weather:

 

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The mod does include some floating omni lights and up to 4 shadow casting lights (as per engine limit) for night time shots.
The mod is not exactly designed as a player home with chests and containers, etc. It is more oriented for screen archery, although there are some interactable elements.

 

There are 4 "areas" I want to highlight:

 

Section 1: The Backyard
The area around the outside perimeter of the villa which includes:
- Swimming Pool and Sunbathing Area
- Outdoor Bathroom
- Recessed Firepit
- Outdoor Patio with Roof
- Car Garage and Driveway
- Jacuzzi Deck
- Smaller Fireplace Deck
- Hot Springs 
- Outdoor Staircase to second and third floors
- The Boat

 

Section 2: The Ground Floor
The area when you enter the villa from any one of the entrances which includes:
- Kitchen
- Dining Room
- Living Room with Fireplace
- Bar Area
- Entertainment Room with TV
- Common Bathroom 1
- Stairwell to second floor

 

Section 3: The Second Floor
The area after the main stairwell or alternately reachable from the outdoor staircase, it includes:
- Bedroom One and Balcony
- Office Room
- Large Common Bathroom
- Bedroom Two and Balcony 
- Hallways and stairwell to the third floor

 

Section 4: The Third Floor
The area after the second stairwell or also reachable from the outdoor staircase, it includes:
- Bedroom Three and Private Bathroom
- Common Bathroom 2
- Gaming room with Pool table
- Small Western Balcony
- Large Southern Balcony
- Outdoor Roof Bar
- Small Eastern Balcony
- Raised Northern Balcony with Infinity Edge Pool

 

Simply put this mod contains most of the screenshot areas in one cell/island so it may cause some performance issues (I have not optimized anything yet and have not used object culling planes to improve performance so far)
The mod has also been navmeshed for followers and I have tested their movements across the three floors of the house, the surrounding property and some of the terrain. Please report any bugs experienced on pathing.

I highly recommend using ENB Lights for the campfire lights to show up properly and to try SAM (Screen Archer Menu) as it allows different sunlight angles for screenshotting in outdoor locations.

 

What else is included:
There are a few sunglasses dispersed around the house for screenshotting.

(Future areas/ideas):
Home Gym with equipment on second floor
Rooftop garden on third floor
Sauna house next to Hot Springs
Volleyball Court next to Swimming Pool Area
Some fancy cars in the garage plus a road
More accessory/outfits or interactable objects

Installation:

 

Version: 1.0 
Dependencies: Skyrim SE, Dawnguard, Dragonborn

Recommended: ENB Light , NiOPA Pose Adjustment, SAM (Screen Archery Menu) 

The download contains the following files and folders (SE):

 

Meshes
Textures
[RR] LuxuryBeachVilla.esp
ReadMe.txt

 

Use your preferred mod manager or alternatively, manual Installation:
Extract the listed files into your Skyrim data folder.

Location:

 

You can reach the island through a trap door found in Riverwood, to the right of the front entrance.
You can also just type "coc LuxuryBeachVilla" to teleport to the island.

 

Spoiler

Back to Riverwood:

 

Compatibilities:
 

Potential conflicts with VillaStudio SE and Timeless Suite 3.0
This mod may need to be placed below these two mods in your load order for the textures and props to appear correctly

 

Details:
- This mod will most likely overwrite most of the texture and mesh files from VillaStudio SE by YeYeBirde/Daymarr, as it was used as a base when making the CK file 
- This mod might overwrite some texture and mesh files from Timeless Suite 3.0 mostly the the furniture and clutter objects

Eventually, I plan to disassociate entirely from the two mods so there are no compatibility issues. For now, please contact me if you find any bugs or encounter problems.

Credits:
 

Special thanks to:
- Alter Native for giving permission to use Timeless Suite 3.0 furniture assets so long as it's not distributed on nexus due to DAZ licensing stipulations
- YeYeBirdie for the initial Beach Villa mod used as base and Daymarr for the CK file which was referenced for this mod to exist
- Ugraine for feedback and general advice
- Maxie for the creation of SAM (Screen Archer Menu) which assisted in troubleshooting various aspects of the mod including lighting and materials

Permission:
 

This plugin must not be shared commercially.
The rights to the game, all official plugins, additional files and the Creation Kit are property of Bethesda Softworks.
Used external resources (listed below) in form of textures, models, sound effects etc. are property of the original authors.
Please do not distribute or offer this mod for download without my permission to do so. Any upload to the Steam Workshop, Bethesda.net, ModDrop and any form of console ports are prohibited.
For any kind of permission please contact me first.

Many of the used assets are from the free downloadable section of (https://www.cgtrader.com/) and (https://sketchfab.com/) which are stock databases for 3D assets that I have converted to Skyrim. 
Some of the assets used, although free have a NonCommercial License so they must not be shared outside this mod.
Many of the custom assets are made by me specifically for this mod and must not be shared without permission
            
Various free meshes from:                     

https://www.cgtrader.com/

https://sketchfab.com/

Paintings, textures and general designs used from:

https://pinterest.com/

This is not a mod made for commercial gain or profit, but as a hobby and general interest. Please let me know if any other credits have been missed for me to add. 
You are welcome to donate to my patreon if you would like but it's not necessary. 
Please also mention any bugs or weird visual glitches as this is a 1.0 release.

 

Thanks for downloading and have fun screenshotting!

 

~ Render Reindeer

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• Submitter
  render_reindeer
• Submitted
  12/24/2024
• Category
  Regular Mods
• Requirements
• Regular Edition Compatible
  No
• Install Instructions

 

[Alter Native]

Congratulations for the release!
Screenshots look amazing and I can't wait to test the location ingame.

[render_reindeer]

7 minutes ago, Alter Native said:

Congratulations for the release!
Screenshots look amazing and I can't wait to test the location ingame.

 

Thanks dude! Means a lot coming from you, man releasing a mod takes a lot of effort lol. I can only imagine the amount of work you put in x_x

Edited December 25, 2024 by render_reindeer

[TheBoogBoog]

For some reason my Skyrim tends to freeze up whenever i approach the top stairs/first floor. 
Any big pieces up there?

[NCK30]

Fantastic location. Works great with smooth 90 FPS.

 

Saw several rooms where something naughty could be happening.

 

But first and foremost just as good in quality as Goma Pero Land.

 

 

As a mod author myself I know how much comments like these means. So I just wanted to come here and appreciate your hard work on this.

 

 

Travel in and out works flawlessly. Merry Christmas and thanks for a brilliant mod.

 

[grapejelly32]

Congrats on the release! Looks every bit as amazing as your screenshots and more. Hope you have a great Xmas!

[render_reindeer]

1 hour ago, TheBoogBoog said:

For some reason my Skyrim tends to freeze up whenever i approach the top stairs/first floor. 
Any big pieces up there?

 

I think so, there are quite a few custom assets upstairs. Is it reproduceable, like it happens every time? Also, have you tried taking the alternate stairs up 😂

[render_reindeer]

1 hour ago, NCK30 said:

Fantastic location. Works great with smooth 90 FPS.

 

Saw several rooms where something naughty could be happening.

 

But first and foremost just as good in quality as Goma Pero Land.

 

 

As a mod author myself I know how much comments like these means. So I just wanted to come here and appreciate your hard work on this.

 

 

Travel in and out works flawlessly. Merry Christmas and thanks for a brilliant mod.

 

 

That's great to hear it's smooth for you at least, phew!

Oh yea, specifically designed the rooms for all sorts of fun video ideas haha 😉, can't wait to see what people cook

Really appreciate the kind words, and Happy Holidays!

Edited December 25, 2024 by render_reindeer

[render_reindeer]

45 minutes ago, grapejelly32 said:

Congrats on the release! Looks every bit as amazing as your screenshots and more. Hope you have a great Xmas!

 

Thank you and you as well!

[neowax]

congrats ,thanks to share

 the best place to try my new swimsuit

ps:i know i must make a diet i m so big

[JustifiedSnails]

gorgeous. destroys my frames, but Imma put up with it cause I love houses like this lol. I sure hope you do more bro

[Ryo95]

Amazing mod! Would it be possible to add working showers? Like, you push a button and the water flows. Some mods do that. Anyway, it's really beautiful!

[render_reindeer]

7 hours ago, neowax said:

congrats ,thanks to share

 the best place to try my new swimsuit

ps:i know i must make a diet i m so big

 

Haha nice, my thoughts exactly. Damn those enb lights in the background are quite bright, they look alright in my game. I wonder if this is a problem for anyone else?

[render_reindeer]

2 hours ago, JustifiedSnails said:

gorgeous. destroys my frames, but Imma put up with it cause I love houses like this lol. I sure hope you do more bro

 

Thanks! I'm glad you like it despite it's drawbacks. I definitely have plans to do more projects like this for sure 😚

[render_reindeer]

2 hours ago, Ryo95 said:

Amazing mod! Would it be possible to add working showers? Like, you push a button and the water flows. Some mods do that. Anyway, it's really beautiful!

 

Tyvm, and that's a great idea, I'll add that to my list of add-ons. I rushed the bathrooms a bit so could definitely use some more attention.

[belegost]

This is not my cup of tea, but I wouldn't mind if you populated this location with some of your amazing characters doing amazing things and graced us all with several new blog video entries. They are always such a pleasure to watch.

Edited December 26, 2024 by belegost

[thedestroyerbyaah]

great work! can you add containers to the bedrooms?

[34567891]

I'm obsessed with modern building mods in Skyrim. Will have to check this out some time.

[laobandeerzi]

When I entered the map and turned to look at the villa, I flashed back, every time......

[render_reindeer]

7 hours ago, laobandeerzi said:

When I entered the map and turned to look at the villa, I flashed back, every time......

 

What does that even mean? 😂

[laobandeerzi]

6 hours ago, render_reindeer said:

 

这到底是什么意思？😂

Every time I teleport to the ship and turn my head to look at the villa, the game freezes after a second or two......

[render_reindeer]

7 hours ago, laobandeerzi said:

Every time I teleport to the ship and turn my head to look at the villa, the game freezes after a second or two......

 

Right, because I haven't optimized the map with occlusion planes and there's a lot of custom meshes loaded into view at once. Does it return to normal after 2 seconds?

Edited December 31, 2024 by render_reindeer

[laobandeerzi]

2 hours ago, render_reindeer said:

 

是的，因为我没有用遮挡平面优化地图，而且一次加载了大量自定义网格。2 秒后它会恢复正常吗？

No, I waited a long time.

[LamaKreis]

Really impressive work and beautiful to look at. Lots of lovely details, I don't want to know how many hours you spent on it.
May I make a request? The light in ENB mode is either too bright or too dark for good screenshots (in my setting and maybe just me). Would it be possible to create a few spots in the villa with well balanced light? Your masterpiece is just crying out for a backdrop for screenshots.

[render_reindeer]

1 hour ago, LamaKreis said:

Really impressive work and beautiful to look at. Lots of lovely details, I don't want to know how many hours you spent on it.
May I make a request? The light in ENB mode is either too bright or too dark for good screenshots (in my setting and maybe just me). Would it be possible to create a few spots in the villa with well balanced light? Your masterpiece is just crying out for a backdrop for screenshots.

 

Thank you! Yes, I have been patiently waiting for people to show some screenshots of irregularities so I can fix them. I did make the lighting match my enb settings but I know that my settings are very customized and might not look good on other people's enbs.

 

Can you please send me a few example screenshots of which lights look off in your game, and the name of your enb? I'll try and get it fixed, and will probably test it using said enb. Thanks again for the input!