Versions

See the "Changelogs" dropdown just above and the New or Improved Features section below.

Use v0.14 of Hogwarts Mod Merger to merge this mod with any other SQL mods you have, and select the game version closest to the game version you're running. If you select a game version that's very different to the version you're running the resultant zMergedMods.pak file will crash your game.

Description

I've taken things as far as I can with the modular approach to my Immersive series of mods. Sadly it isn't practical to implement further improvements via modules. All future development will take place via this Immersive ModPack, which combines my Immersive Meals, Immersive Classes, Immersive Common Rooms and Immersive Hogsmeade mods into one (and implements lots of improvements). This mod is not compatible with those prior Immersion mods, so they must all be deleted before you install this one. This mod is also not compatible with NPC Schedule Enhanced (Better AI) by Khione. You must also delete the changes that those mods made to your zMergedMods.pak file (by recreating it without those mods) before incorporating the SQL .pak file from this mod.

Memory Requirements and random Crashes

Moving all the named-NPC's around can use up a lot of RAM and/or VRAM. If you have a low spec system (less than 32GB RAM or 12GB VRAM) you might run out of memory. If that happens the game should switch to using virtual memory, but it has a habit of simply crashing instead. If you find that this mod crashes your PC it's probably because you don't have enough memory.

Requirements - this is IMPORTANT!

This mod requires the following other mods to be installed:

• Time Dilator
• Emote with any npc - v2.6 or later must be installed so beds can be used, but activating it in the modloader is optional.
  

Time Dilator is required because by default one game-day passes in 48 real-world minutes. In other words time in the game passes 30X faster than time in the real world. This is a problem, because it can easily take 2 real-world minutes for Students or Professors to travel from one part of the castle to another. In game-time that's 2 x 30 = 60 in-game minutes! There is no way to create a realistic daily schedule if it takes an hour to travel from one class to another, or an hour to get to the Great Hall for lunch and an hour to get back. It is therefore essential that you install the Time Dilator mod and use it to set one game-day = 3.2 real-world hours (or more, though 3 will probably do). That way it will take 15 in-game minutes (or less) to walk from one side of the castle to another, which is more workable. This mod will not work correctly unless you install Time Dilator.

New or Improved Features

• v1.2.1) New: Shop vendors in Hogsmeade got to bed in one of the village houses (from midnight until 6am).
• v1.2.1) New: If shop vendors find you in their home from 0000-0600 they will attack you.
• v1.2.1) New: They will continue to chase you even after you leave the house.
• v1.2.1) New: Prefects patrol in pairs at the four over-ground exits from the School grounds (11pm to 6am).
• v1.2.1) Added: Five NPC's which were previously missing from classes (due to various bugs).
• v1.2.1) Fixed: Removed invisible Prefects from the Prefect's Bathroom (which made the "Moon's Lunar Lament" mission impossible).
• v1.2.1) Fixed: Bug which caused NPC's to spin around in bed sometimes (so their feet were at the head end).
• v1.2.1) Fixed: Arithmancy desks (no more sliding backwards to sit on thin air).
  

• v1.1.6) Removed: Locks present in "daytime" during early parts of the game. (Game time was fixed at 6am. I've changed that to 8am.)
• v1.1.6) Removed: Library locks because they broke the Restricted Section quest.
• v1.1.6) Fixed: Early-game Charms Class Mission (students refused to sit).
• v1.1.6) Fixed: Early-game DADA Class Mission (students refused to sit).
• v1.1.6) Fixed: Early-game Transfiguration Class Mission (Prof Weasley and a Prefect sitting in the same chair).
• v1.1.6) Fixed: Early-game Herbology Class Mission (extra students sitting or standing in the wrong places).
• v1.1.6) Fixed: Early-game Potions Class Mission (extra students sitting or standing in the wrong places).
  

• v1.1.5) Fixed: Locks missing from some shops.
• v1.1.5) Fixed: Locks appearing on the inside  of some doors instead of the outside.
• v1.1.5) Fixed: Locks disappearing during daytime before the player has completed the mission to unlock them.
• v1.1.5) Fixed: Locks which could not be opened (now set to Level III).
• v1.1.5) Note: The Skip Alohomora mod doesn't work on night-time locks. Dunno why. Install Skip Alohomora II as well and use F9 to open these locks.
  

• v1.1.4) New: Professors and Staff (except Kogawa and Scriven) now sleep in their own beds at night.
• v1.1.4) New: Professors and Staff living quarters are locked at night.
• v1.1.4) New: Hogsmeade shops are locked at night.
• v1.1.4) New: Potions Classroom is locked at night.
• v1.1.4) New: Library is locked at night.
• v1.1.4) New: Restricted Section is locked at night.
• v1.1.4) Note: By default "at night" means midnight to 6am.
  

• v1.1.1) Fixed: Bug which allowed male students into the female dorms. (Very creepy, sorry!)
• v1.1.1) Fixed: Bug which caused students to stand in the dorms all night doing nothing.
  

• v1.1.0) New: Named-NPC's now sit down for meals in the Great Hall.
• v1.1.0) New: Revamped class timetable to incorporate new classes.
• v1.1.0) Added: Nurse Blainey now attends weekday breakfast and dinner in the Great Hall.
• v1.1.0) Added: Flying Class (on the Quidditch Pitch).
• v1.1.0) Added: Alchemy Class.
• v1.1.0) Added: Muggle Studies Class.
• v1.1.0) Added: Theory Class (in Fig's Classroom).
• v1.1.0) Added: Students to a few bathrooms. (Will improve later.)
• v1.1.0) Added: Practical Astronomy Class (in the Observatory from 2130-2215).
• v1.1.0) Added: Prefect supervision to all Classes (in case the Prof is on a mission).
• v1.1.0) Removed: Weekend Classes. They're no longer required, so I scrapped them.
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Game bug where students would leave if the MC approached the classroom door.
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Game bug where students slide backwards and sit on thin air when they fall asleep. (Not fixed in Arithmancy yet.)
• v1.1.0) Fixed: DADA Mission Bug (students sitting in mid-air).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Beasts Class (added places for students to stand).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Herbology Class (added places for students to sit).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Divination Class (added places for students to sit).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: DADA Class (two-person desks now seat two).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Charms Class (two-person desks now seat two).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: History Class (two-person desks now seat two).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Potions Class (added places for students to sit).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Transfiguration Class (two-person desks now seat two).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Faculty Staff Room (profs can sit and malfunctioning chairs are disabled).
• v1.1.0) Fixed: Headmaster now sits in the Headmaster's Chair in the Great Hall (requires Emote v2.6 or later).
  

• v1.0.0) New: Hogwarts Express passes through Hogsmeade at approx 10am, 3pm and 9pm every day.
• v1.0.0) New: Young students now attend meals in the Great Hall.
• v1.0.0) New: Meal times now match the meal sound FX (students chatting and eating).
• v1.0.0) New: Professors now attend breakfast & dinner (not lunch).
• v1.0.0) New: Ghosts now attend breakfast & dinner (not lunch). Some pretend to eat. Others just stand chatting.
• v1.0.0) New: When mealtime ends, Professors and some students actually get up and leave.
• v1.0.0) New: Some students use the Great Hall for "self-study" and socialising between meals (like we see in the HP movies). Food is sometimes provided.
• v1.0.0) New: Students and Professors attend up to 8 classes per day on weekdays plus "Remedial Classes" at weekends.
• v1.0.0) New: Prefects assist with classes. When the Prof is on a quest the Prefect supervises the class.
• v1.0.0) New: When students have a free period they will socialise in a common area somewhere near the next class.
• v1.0.0) New: Professors gather in the Faculty Staff Room after dinner (2000-2200).
• v1.0.0) New: Professors go to their bedrooms at midnight (or earlier if they have nothing else to do).
• v1.0.0) New: Common Rooms are busy at certain times of the day, quiet at others.
• v1.0.0) New: Students leave the Common Rooms to attend breakfast and dinner (not lunch).
• v1.0.0) New: Named NPC's actually spend time in the Common Rooms.
• v1.0.0) New: Young students are now present in all the Common Rooms.
• v1.0.0) New: In the evening some students change into pyjamas.
• v1.0.0) New: Students now lie down on beds (requires Emote v2.6 or later).
• v1.0.0) New: All Professors and all named-NPC students go to Hogsmeade on Saturdays.
• v1.0.0) New: Named-NPC's undertake various shopping activities in Hogsmeade, meet for a chat, have a cup of tea, have lunch, etc.
• v1.0.0) New: Named-NPC's can now sit down for a haircut at Madam Snelling's salon.
• v1.0.0) New: From 1030-1130 on Sat all the female NPC's gather in the Hogsmeade garden to socialise.
• v1.0.0) New: The middle and top floors of the Three Broomsticks now have tables for named-NPC's to eat & drink.
• v1.0.0) New: From 1500-1600 on Sat all the male NPC's gather in the Hogsmeade garden to socialise.
• v1.0.0) New: Added three new NPC's [only previously used in cutscenes]: 1) Constance Dagworth, a 5th year Ravenclaw. Possibly related to the Dagworth-Grangers and hence a distant ancestor of Hermione Granger. 2) Gertrude Wigley, a 1st year Ravenclaw with bows in her hair, and 3) Priscilla Wakefield, a 5th year Slytherin who is very chatty. All 33 of the game's named-NPC students now attend classes (when not on a quest).
  

Installation

I would recommend installing the mod manually as described below. You should be able to install the mod automatically using Vortex if you like (then skip to step 4 below), but Vortex can be a bit unreliable with Hogwarts Legacy mods (it doesn't always delete mods properly) so beware!

• Download the mod.
• Unzip the contents.
• Move all four mod files files to the Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\ folder. (If the ~mods folder doesn't exist, create it. Also note that the ~ in the name is important! It tells Unreal Engine to give the mods inside that folder a higher priority. Without the ~ they get a lower priority and may not work.)
• Install Blueprint Apparate Modloader if you haven't already.
• Install Time Dilator if you haven't already.
• Start Hogwarts Legacy
• Load your most recent save-file.
• Press the F8 key to activate Blueprint Apparate Modloader.
• Type ImmersiveModPack (that's "Pack" not "Pak") in the little window and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
• The word ImmersiveModPack should disappear and reappear lower down in that window with an X next to it. If it doesn't - if it stays on the top line - then either a) you put the mod files in the wrong folder, or b) one of your existing mods is already using pakchunk 2105. Use my PakChunk Checker to check that. If you have a pakchunk conflict see the Conflicts section below.
• Type TimeDilator into the modloader and hit Enter. (Unless you've done this already.)
• Press F8 again to close the modloader window.
• Use the appropriate Time Dilator keybinds to set 1 game day = at least 3 real-world hours. Using default keybinds, you would simply hit ALT-NUMPAD2 twice. That's it. Job done.
  

Note that you only need to follow the above process once. From now on the mod will just work. But see the Conflicts and Mergers section below.

How to Un-Install

If you installed manually, just delete the four ImmersiveModPack files from the "Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\" folder.

If you installed using Vortex, hit the "Remove" button on the mod inside Vortex... BUT afterwards ALSO check the folder "Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\" to make sure there are no folders called something like "XXX-ImmersiveModPack_v?_?_?" (where XXX is a three-letter prefix which depends on how many mods you have installed). If such a folder exists, delete it. Vortex should have deleted it but sometimes doesn't. If that folder is still there, the mod is still installed.

Conflicts and Mergers

This mod uses pakchunk 2105. You can check if that conflicts with any of your existing mods by running my PakChunk Checker batch script after you've installed this mod. If it does conflict, you can fix it using the Chunk ID Conflict Manager.

This mod includes an SQL .pak file which alters and replaces the game's PhoenixShipData.sqlite SQL database file. That .pak file will need to be merged with any other SQL .pak files you happen to have using Hogwarts Mod Merger. If you're not sure which .pak files need to be merged, install and run the Mod Merger Checker.

This mod is not compatible with any of the following:

• Immersive Meals by me.
• Immersive Classes by me.
• Immersive Common Rooms by me.
• Immersive Hogsmeade by me.
• NPC Schedule Enhanced (Better AI) by Khione.
  

Known Issues

Below is a list of known issues. If you encounter any others please let me know in the POSTS section.

• If you uninstall the mod during night-time the night-time locks will remain and you may be unable to unlock some of them. If that happens, re-install the mod, wait for daytime (the locks will disappear) then save, exit the game and uninstall again.
• Albie Weekes has a habit of hiding behind the door in Spintwitches Broom Shop. I'm trying to fix this...
• The Skip Alohomora mod doesn't work on the new locks. Dunno why. Install Skip Alohomora III instead.
• If you skip time (using the Map's "Wait" function or a Time Skip mod) the scheduler can get confused and take a while to correct itself.
• Sometimes the named-NPC's spawn in a bunch and do nothing for a while. This is a game bug.
• When NPC's sit down at a table, they sometimes walk through the table. This is a game bug.
• When NPC's eat, the plate of food sometimes fails to spawn. This is a game bug.
• When NPC's drink, the contents of their tankard sometimes floats in the air. This is a game bug.
• When some NPC's drink they seem to pour the liquid into their eyes instead of their mouth. This is a game bug.
• Sometimes the professors literally climb the walls in the Three Broomsticks. This is a game bug.
• Sometimes NPC's get stuck when walking around and "treadmill" on the spot. This is a game bug.
• Some beds are never used. That's because of they way they're set up in the game. I may try to fix this in future, but it won't be easy.
• When younger students lie down on beds they often sink into the bed so only half their body is visible. This is a game bug which I will try to fix in the future. The same happens to some older students in some dorms.
• Students sometimes lie down with their feet at the pillow end of the bed. This is a bug in the Emote mod.
• Students sometimes spin around in bed to face the wrong way. This is a bug in the Emote mod which I think I've fixed in v1.2.1.
• The top bunk Ravenclaw beds are never used. That's because there are no animations for students climbing into the top bunks.
• Named-NPC's remain fully clothed when they go to bed. I may fix this in future.
• Named-NPC's in some Houses remain awake in the Common Room all night, just like the player character. I guess they all took a No-Sleep Potion. This is because there are no available beds for them to sleep in. I put them in the Common Room (rather than leave them at their default location) to make them easy to locate and to avoid breaching curfew. You can follow them when they leave to find out where they go during the day.
• Some features work better in certain House Common Rooms than others. These are game bugs. (For example, when the students leave for Breakfast/Dinner you'll only see a couple leave the Hufflepuff and Slytherin Common Rooms. That's because those Common Rooms are so large that you can only see half of the room. Instead of making NPC's walk all the way from the far end, the game just de-spawns them.)
• Sometimes the named-NPC's spawn in a bunch and do nothing for a while. This is a game bug.
• In the game files Ominis Gaunt is listed as a 1st year. I assume that's a mistake. I've made him a 5th year.
• In the game files Sacharissa Tugwood is listed as a 2nd year. She looks older to me so I made her a 4th year.
• In the game files Lucan Brattleby is listed as a 2nd year. He looks older to me so I made him a 3rd year.
• Some students in the Great Hall (T4's) appear & disappear randomly when you look away from them. This is just how the game works.
• If the Prof has an active or pending mission (or even just a speech bubble) they won't attend classes. This is a game feature/bug.
• If a named-NPC has an active or pending mission (or even just a speech bubble) they won't attend classes. This is a game feature/bug.
  

Acknowledgements

HUGE thanks to nathdev without whom this mod would not have been possible.

Timetables - Meals

• Student Breakfast  = 0600-0800  |  Prof Breakfast = 0615-0745 (Mon-Fri)
• Student Self-Study = 0800-1230  |
• Student Lunch      = 1230-1330  |  Profs don't attend lunch.
• Student Self-Study = 1330-1830  |
• Student Dinner     = 1830-2030  |  Prof Dinner    = 1830-2000 (Mon-Fri)
  

Timetables - Common Rooms

• 0545-0700: Students socialise in the Common Room before Breakfast.
•      0700: Most students head out for Breakfast.
• 0700-1230: Quiet. Most students are out & about or in classes.
•      1230: Named-NPC's arrive.
• 1230-1315: Quiet. Most students are out & about or at Lunch.
•      1315: Named-NPC's depart.
• 1315-1630: Quiet. Most students are out & about or in classes.
• 1630-1745: Students socialise in the Common Room before Dinner.
•      1715: Named-NPC's arrive.
•      1745: Most students head out for Dinner.
•      1830: Named-NPC's depart.
• 2000-0100: Students socialise in the Common Room after Dinner.
•      2200: Some young students change into pyjamas.
•      2300: Some older students change into pyjamas.
•      2300: Named-NPC's arrive.
•      0000: Young students go to bed.
•      0100: Older students go to bed.
• 0100-0500: Quiet. Only a few students are present.
•      0500: Named-NPC's depart.
  

Timetables - Classes

See the Images Tab for more class timetable info.



Timetables - Hogsmeade (Saturdays)

• 0830-1230: Shopping.
• 1030-1130: All the female NPC's gather in the Hogsmeade gardens to chill.
• 1230-1330: Lunch upstairs at the Three Broomsticks (middle and upper floors).
• 1330-1900: Shopping.
• 1500-1600: All the male NPC's gather in the Hogsmeade gardens to chill.
• 1900-2000: Dinner upstairs at the Three Broomsticks (middle and upper floors).
• 2000-2100: Shopping.
  

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