LadyHonor Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I know this will probably sound dumb, but here goes.....is it alright to make a temporary interior cell to house all my grouped items like filled shelves and baskets so you can copy and paste them to different rooms or other cells to keep from having to make them over and over? a completely terrible run-on sentence, but i think it's understandable. lol it's my first time making a mod for skyrim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizietemblesssma Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I believe that's what is known as a utility cell, lots of mods seem to have them still in their esp. But others may correct me:) diziet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangela Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) Yeah I do this for all my mods. A little test cell, because cells are generally safe being that they are instanced and safely away from all things vanilla lol. Edited September 14, 2020 by Rasikko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexBeth Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Not only do it for mods, but also actually use it as a working part of the mod; particularly if you have the HF planter plots. I also use it for linked storage which will allow you to have several storage points for the same thing throughout your mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHonor Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Thank you everyone. I'm not new to modding. I've been modding Dragon Age for years, but....Skyrim seems much more finicky with load orders and frowning on too much scripting (how much is really too much??? lol). It has taken me months of just getting a stable game using other modders work and to the point I feeling daring enough to play around under the hood myself. lol I will probably have a lot of noob/dumb questions over the coming days. Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbincubation Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I see everyone has answered this for you, but just to throw my 2c in, Bethesda themselves used such cells. You can find them in the creation kit, loaded with weapon and shield plaques, pre-stocked shelves, you name it. Very common and highly recommended. To add to that, you might find it easier to build outdoor items (homes with decks, etc.) in an interior cell, then copy/paste the entire thing outdoors, when you're ready, and raise/lower/rotate it all as one unit. This will save you a lot of trouble with accidentally moving trees, clouds, fog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHonor Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Thanks! Building everything I can in interior cells is an awesome idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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