Readme for the Orc Hearthfires mod for Skyrim

# Orc Hearthfires

Name | Orc Hearthfires
Version | 2.0
Date | August 29th, 2022
Category | Quests
Requirements | Skyrim, Hearthfires
Author(s) | ghastley
Source | N/A
Homepage | http://ghastley.org/Skyrim/Docs/OrcHearthfires.html

## Description

Provides Orcs with the same ability to build their own home that the other races get from the Hearthfires DLC. You build your own stronghold, at a central site.

There are quite a few scripts in this mod, and updates are likely to be needed during beta-testing. Changes to the script properties typically require starting a fresh game before they take effect, so don't add this to your favourite character's game just yet!

## Details

If you're starting a new game, you don't need to be an Orc, but you will need to become Blood-kin to complete the quests. See the wiki for more details of the regular play-through.

It's also possible to add the mod to an existing game, but if you've already done certain quests it will be harder to do this one. The sub-quest "Making Friends and Influencing Orcs" starts when you leave Largashbur after completing The Cursed Tribe, so if you already did that quest, re-visiting (and re-leaving) will trigger it. The harder part may be finding enough favour quests to get your friends count up, if you already mined ore, fought chiefs, etc. You may have to advance the counter with the console to reflect the quests you previously did.

## Install

Drop the contents of the archive into the Data folder, or use BAIN.

## Upgrade

New releases add constructible content, so if you upgrade, you can't make the new items without starting a new game.

## Uninstall

Use BAIN to remove the mod.

## Incompatibility

Anything altering the location chosen for the stronghold. None known at present.

## Known Issues or Bugs

- Several of the icons are mising in the wiki. I'll get round to them eventually.
- Just like the DLC, not all icons and inventory images match the item constructed exactly.
- Navmesh cutting when the buildings are contructed is imperfect, and still being adjusted.

## History

Vers | Date | Notes
--- | --- | ---
0.1 | 2015/03/01 | - Initial alpha release.
0.2 | 2015/03/07 | - Added content, bug fixes
0.3 | 2015/03/15 | - Added Garden, Longhouse layout (pegs), and fixed some enable parents.
0.4 | 2015/03/20 | - Changed build order, fixed exterior weapon rack, non-resawning containers.
1.0 | 2015/03/23 | - Release version with minor fixes to documentation etc.
2.0 | 2022/08/29 | - Beta version with Wise Woman, Mine etc.

## Contact

PM at afkmods.com.

## Credits

- Thanks to Grits for beta testing 1.0 - most thorough workout!
- Thanks to Bethesda for creating Skyrim and for providing a Creation Kit.
- Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.

## Tools Used

Blender | http://blender.org
GIMP | http://www.gimp.org/
NIFSkope | http://www.niftools.org/

## Licensing/Legal

Since this is still in development, do not fix anything yourself, but notify me so I can do it for everyone, and make sure it's in future releases. You may translate the mod into other languages, but if you do so, preserve the version number, so that users know if there's later content in the English version. Be careful when using meshes from the mod, as some are other people's work and you may need to check with the author to see what permissions are applicable.

Do not upload this anywhere else. I won't be maintaining updates on multiple sites, and I don't want old versions being used.