A Cat's Life brings cats into the land of Skyrim in a way no mod has before. You will find both domesticated and stray cats roaming the streets of the major cities and some smaller villages. Adopt a cat by earning its trust or purchase a furry companion from one of two stores. A Cat's Life comes packed with features, all controllable via MCM.
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Changelogs
Version 3.0
Added control over cat recall via the Mod Configuration Menu.
Added the ability to track your cats individually.
Added support for the Description Framework, adding descriptions to items such as bowls, cat beds and more.
Added the ability to adopt cats owned by other NPCs if their owner has perished.
Added an indicator for the Crazy Cat Person in the Mod Configuration Menu.
Performed a complete refactor of the mod to improve efficiency and build an improved foundation for new features and functionality.
Updated the wording for dialogue to be more in line with my other mods and suggests you are speaking with your cat rather than commanding them.
Updated the wording for some notifications for improved consistency.
Leaving your cat to wait in a location for too long will now affect their happiness.
Feeding is now performed purely through dialogue with stray and owned cats to prevent many of the issues with calling strays and to provide a more intuitive system.
Cats are now essential (cannot die) by default, requiring Morality to be enabled and set to protected via dialogue. The only exception is hunger and happiness.
Made some changes to the exterior of Melvin's store, including moving the sign and removing some bushes and grass.
The cat bell is now the preferred method of calling cats.
Updated the Call Cats spell description.
Renamed the "Cat Bag" to "Cat Sack".
The Cat Sack is now a unique item available in Jorn's store.
The Cat Sack will now have a carry weight when containing a cat.
The Cat Sack name will now change to include the name of the cat trapped inside.
Adjusted the distance the idle marker for feeding is placed when feeding cats to help with compatibility with animation mods.
Updated the Cat Saviour effect description to include the bold text for the effect time.
Linked the cat beds in NPC's homes so that they disappear alongside NPC-owned cats if disabled in the Mod Configuration Menu.
The Crazy Cat Person ability effect is now hidden from your active spells and added to the Mod Configuration Menu to prevent cluttering your active effects.
Made Improvements to the placement of Gravestones that were previously positioned poorly.
Cats now lose one life when they initially die and a further life if you fail a resurrection.
Updated the wording on the load screens for consistency.
Removed some old unused references.
Included a Papyrus logging option in the Mod Configuration Menu for mod testing.
The Mod Configuration Menu is now controlled via its own quest,
Removed the word "Location" from cat tracking names.
Removed the goodbye flag from some dialogue lines.
Corrected the names of the Whiterun Strays to simply Strays.
Placed a shovel in Jorn's store for cat burials.
Fixed an issue where the cat bells would fly across the store when purchasing other items.
Fixed an issue where some notifications would never show.
Fixed an issue where cats going hyper was not correctly assigned.
Removed the sound effect for when the player receives cat-related buffs.
Removed the follow limit.
Fixed an issue where Melvin's store's chimney smoke was still visible after disabling stores.
Resolved an issue with the order of Melvin's dialogue, ensuring purchasing cats is higher up the list.
Resolved some navmesh issues outside of Jorn's store in Riften.
Resolved an issue where cat collars wouldn't equip themselves when given to cats. Previously required a script.
Fixed an issue where some tutorials were not being tracked because there were not enough bools assigned to the script's array.
Fixed an issue where only strays would break out of the feeding animation.
Changed to cat sounds with new and improved versions, whilst adding some addition sounds and variation.
Updated the "Never mind." dialogue option so that it returns to the first branch of dialogue rather than saying goodbye.
Cat vocal sounds are now played via dialogue topic rather than sound effects.
Cats will now moan audibly when they are unhappy or hungry, preventing the need to rely on notifications.
Added new patches for Holidays and Last Seed.
Amended some bowl pickup sounds.
Recreated the patch for iNeed and created a custom bowl script for better handling the use of waterskins.
Updated some other patches as required.
Updated the FOMOD to add the new patches and amend the layout and update the images.
Many other minor quality of life and efficiency improvements.
Version 2.0
Please refer to the article on the Special Edition mod page. This is a complete rebuild of the mod.
Version 1.2
Updated the cat sign to be double the resolution and changed the posts to match the Whiterun architecture.
Fixed a clipping issue outside of Melvin's store.
Removed some edits in the esp that were not needed.
Fixed some navmesh in Jorn's store, preventing him from getting round his store counter.
Set Jorn and Melvin to be essential.
Increased the sandbox radius for cats in their assigned homes.
Added factions to Jorn and Melvin for home ownership which may resolve instances where they believed you were trespassing during work hours.
Renamed the filled bowls the reflect the item types, making them easier to locate in your inventory.
Placed open time signs outside each store.
Fixed an issue where adopted cats over the follower limit would not be set to wait and could not be asked to follow the player.
Added some extra detail to the exterior of Jorn's store to help it fit into the world a little better.
Restored some of the old flora around Jorn's store.
Removed some unecessary items from the exterior of Jorn's store.
Fixed some object placement in Jorn's store.
Fixed an incorrect location reference on one of the doors in Jorn's store.
Fixed cat sense being added to the player every time a cat is purchased or adopted.
Cleaned up the MCM layout to make it easier to locate various options.
Changed the feedback in the MCM for Needs and Follower Count changes to better reflect why they are locked.
Turned all of the patches for the mod into ESPFEs. Be aware that the Open Cities patch has had some modifications and the form IDs compacted so it will not work with existing saves.
Added a patch for Better Roads & Bridges Complete
Added a FOMOD so that all required patches can be installed more easily alongside the main files.
Version 1.1
Fixed stores not restocking food.
Removed water from one of the shops in the cell settings.
Fixed some food item sounds when being dropped on the ground.
Resolved a number of scripts errors... hopefully. Nothing that breaks anything.
Fixed the tie in with the Thieves Guild questline.
Added Light Foot to all cats to attempt to make sure they don't set off pressure plate traps.
Added some new recipes at the cooking pot for cat food, biscuits and treats. These can be purchased from either cat store.
A Cat's Life introduces cats to Skyrim like never before, immersing them in the world with a depth unseen in any mod. Both domesticated and stray cats can be found wandering the streets of major cities and even smaller villages. You can earn the trust of a stray to adopt it as your own, or purchase a loyal feline companion from one of two dedicated stores. Packed with a wealth of features, A Cat's Life offers full customization, all easily adjustable through the mod configuration menu.
Some of the mod's standout features include adopting cats through an affinity system, purchasing them from specialized cat stores, and caring for them with a basic needs and happiness system. You can name your cats, buy them collars or beds, and much more. The mod is highly customizable, allowing you to tailor the experience to your preferences—whether you want only cats roaming the world or the full range of features detailed above.
A Cat's Life comes with a set of compatibility patches included in the FOMOD during installation, as listed below. Additional patches may be developed in the future, potentially by me and other members of the community.
Better Roads Open Cities Holidays Realistic Needs & Diseases iNeed Last Seed VR Patch
The two stores are strategically placed just outside the major cities they are near, carefully positioned to avoid conflicts with popular city overhaul mods. One store is located near Whiterun, next to the Honningbrew Meadery, while the other is situated just outside Riften's main gate. Allowing the feature in the MCM, the courier will deliver a letter to you, marking both locations on your map for easy reference.
The following mods are highly recommended as they help to greatly enhance the mod beyond its initial design.
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Resource Contributors
Brumbek Garnet Hissa Jokerine Mazarin
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If you enjoy A Cat's Life, consider checking out my similar mods such as A Dog's Life and A Bunny's Life to add more fluffy companions to your game.
