Live Anywhere:
Constructible Shacks

Readme
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Table of Contents:

[1]Description
[2]Shack Purchase Guide
[3]Workarounds
[4]Compatibility
[5]Console Commands
[6]Upgrading
[7]FAQ
[8]Recommended Mods
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[1]Description 

This mod allows you to build small shacks anywhere you like and use them 
as your player home. You can build as many shacks as you want. 

- Wished you could buy a player home right when you start the game and 
just go adventuring without following the main quest? 
- Want to live in the wilds? 
- Don't want to follow some quests just so they let you buy a home in 
their town? 
- Want to settle in one of the cities but don't want to pay the high 
price of the full blown homes? 
- Tired of waiting for a compatibility patch for your player house and 
town overhaul mod? 
- Wished you could live in one of the mod added towns but it has no 
player homes? 

This mod addresses all of them! Get a shack early on in the game and 
build it absolutely anywhere you want, even in dungeons! 

Setup: 

There are 2 main downloads, one for Nexus Mod Manager and Mod Organizer, 
and another one for manual installing. When installing choose a version 
of the mod depending on location compatibility (view the compatibility 
section for more info) and run the game. 

The first time you run the game with the mod installed, you will be 
asked a few questions, these are related to compatibility with 
frostfall, immersion, upgrading from previous version, and a cheat 
spell. This in-game set up wizard allows you to play different 
variations of this mod in different playthroughs without having to 
install different versions of the mod. The options you choose are saved 
in your save file. 

Usage: 

After finishing the very first quest of the game, you will be outside 
Helgen. Moving down the road a little bit you will find the carpenter's 
shack. Under his working table is a chest in which you will find your 
starter home for free, as well as "Move Spell". On the table you will 
find a book called "Shack Purchase Guide" and a "Shack Destruction Axe". 
The guide will help you in purchasing goods from the carpenter and 
building them, and has information about nearly all objects and their 
usage. If you're mid game you can find a carpenter in Whiterun. Other 
carpenters sell the Shack Purchase Guide for a low price. 

Building: 

Once you have your shack in your inventory, find a nice place where you 
would want to build your shack. Take care not to build the shack in a 
places where NPCs often frequent, like on roads. Stand where you want 
the center of the shack to be, and face the direction you want the door 
to open. Save the game and then drop your shack from the inventory. You 
will be asked several questions and then your shack will be built at the 
spot you were standing. Use the Shack Purchase Guide (either in the 
readme file or the in game version) for detailed information of the 
building process. 

Carpenters: 

Carpenters are special merchants who sell shacks and related goods. One 
of them is outside Helgen right when you exit the cave at the beginning 
of the game, another is in Warmaidens in Whiterun, and there are also 
other carpenters in other areas in Skyrim. Check the "Workarounds" 
section for their location if you don't want to discover them on your 
own. 

These carpenters also double as "starter merchants" so they sell a 
variety of items needed for starting the game using mods such as 
Frostfall and iNeed. This means visiting the carpenter in Helgen is all 
you need to start your adventures on your own without going into the 
quests. They also carry a lot of gold and buy anything like the general 
goods merchants. 

Furniture: 

In addition to shacks, the carpenters also sell a variety of 
complementary items. These include the following: 

Planks: A piece of plank to build other stuff on. Can be placed at a 
height. 
Stairs: To access the shacks and planks that you have built at a height. 
Home Furniture: Things to clutter your shack or any other player home 
with. Includes the likes of chairs, tables, cupboards, etc. 
Crafting Stations: Includes the game's crafting stations such as 
Workbench, Alchemy table, etc. Also available are compact version of 
cooking pots and compact smelters. 
Chests: Non respawning chests in case you don't want a full blown shack 
to call a place home. Chests can be marked on the map. 
Barrels: Like chests but cheaper and lighter. However you can only store 
300 units of weight in barrels. 
Tents: In case you think living in wilds is better done in a tent than a 
shack. Tents can be marked on the map as well. 
Campfires: Campfires to make camp. These are compatible with Frostfall. 
Candle Stands: To make some dark places brighter. 

Burrows and Basements: 

Burrows are very small excavations that can be used as temporary 
shelter, while basements are larger underground dwellings more suited 
for living. These can be used if you want to have a player home in an 
area that is too crowded for shacks. 

Placing these in wrong locations can be immersion breaking, (like 
building a basement on top of a house) so when you first install the 
game, you can choose to not have them included in your game. It is your 
own responsibility to not break your own game's immersion if you choose 
to have these in your game. 

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[2]Shack Purchase Guide 

Shacks come in regular and large varieties. For each there are two types 
of shacks available for purchase: Regular shacks and sheltered shacks. 
Sheltered shacks do not let the rain and snow come through, however they 
lack the window views of the regular shacks. 

Each type comes in 3 different varieties: Empty, Basic, and Full. 

Empty Shacks are just that, empty. You need to purchase furniture 
separately and place them anywhere you want in your shack. Basic Shacks 
contain a bed and a chest. Full ones also contain a cooking pot, a 
barrel, and an End Table. Buying these packs is cheaper than buying 
these items separately, and they are already placed in your shack so it 
won't take extra time adjusting the furniture positions. 

Building your shack: 

Once you have purchased your shack, you can view it in your inventory in 
the misc category. Go where you want to build your shack. Take care not 
to build the shack in a places where NPCs often frequent, like on roads. 
Stand where you want the center of the shack to be, and face the 
direction you want the door to open. 

IMPORTANT: Always remember to create a save file before building your 
shack, once you shack is built it can not be dismantled again. 

Now go into your inventory and drop the shack to the ground. This will 
start a wizard asking you few questions about the way you want your 
shack to be built. 

1- In general, what is the weather like here? 
Choose how snowy the area you're building your shack is. This will 
affect how much snow is piled on your shack. 

2- In relation to where you're standing now, the center of the shack's 
floor should be: 
If you are standing at the highest elevation nearby and want your shack 
to be level at your feet, choose that option. Otherwise choose "At a 
higher elevation". This will build your shack at an elevation higher 
than your feet, and is useful in uneven areas and when you want to build 
several stories. 

3- On what type of ground are you building this structure? 
From left to right, Flat to slope, this affects how high your shack 
should be placed in order to not collide with the ground. If you choose 
Bumpy or Uneven, the shack will also have a small stairs. 

4- How many stories will your building be elevated above the ground? 
If you want to build your shack on top of something, like on top of 
another shack, choose one of the options. If you're building your shack 
level at your feet, but parts of the shack would be suspended above 
ground, you need to select the proper elevation here in order to ensure 
you have the necessary pillars. 

5- Choose a window type for your shack: 
Choose if you want your shack to have a window and how large the window 
should be. Not available for the sheltered versions. 

6- On which side should the door be to you? (large shacks only) 
Large shacks are two times larger than regular shacks. Imagine yourself 
at the center of the shack, the door will either be on your left or on 
your right. Choose your preference. 

7- Would you like to mark this location on the map? 
This option is available for shacks, tents, and chests. Choose if you 
want to mark the location on the map. The marks are limited so only mark 
the ones you think you may not find later on. If you're placing a chest 
in an exterior you can also choose if you want to be able to fast travel 
to said chest. Shack and tent markers are all fast travel-able. The 
markers won't work if you're building inside an interior. 

Shack Extensions: 

Planks: 

Building planks shares the same process as building shacks. These planks 
are cheap and light, and can be used to create even ground on top of 
uneven grounds to place your furniture on. They can also be used to 
build your shack more than 3 stories high. To do so build your plank 3 
stories high, and build your shack on top of the planks. You can use 
several planks to build at even higher altitudes. 

Stairs: 

If your shack is too high, you need separate stairs to access it. If 
you're planning on building your shack at higher elevations, you must 
purchase as many as stairs as you need beforehand. Each stairs covers 
roughly half a story. When building your shack at a height is finished, 
you will be inside the shack. Move to the door, then select stairs and 
drop one on the ground. This will ask you which way you want the stairs 
to go. Just choose which ever way that is free for the stairs to go. 
Once built, move to the bottom of the stairs, and if you're still above 
ground build another stairs. Remember that the stairs should always be 
placed when your standing where the top of the stairs would be. 

There are also spiral stairs available for purchase. For these you need 
to have as many stairs as you need in your inventory, and choose how 
many stairs you want from the menu and it will automatically build as 
many stairs as you select as long as you have them in your inventory. 
Each spiral stair covers roughly 1.5 stories, and they're better suited 
for accessing very high structures. 

Furniture: 

Several different furniture and crafting stations are available from the 
carpenters. In order to use them, purchase one, go where you want to 
place your furniture, face the way you want it to face, create a save 
file, and drop the item from your inventory. Use the third person view 
and walk toggle to put them with more precision. 

Burrows and Basements: 

These can be enabled when you first install the mod, and each comes in 
Empty, Basic, and Full varieties. Burrows are very small excavations 
that can be used as temporary shelter, while basements are larger 
underground dwellings more suited for living. These can be used if you 
want to have a player home in an area that is too crowded for shacks. 
Burrows are more suited for the wilds while Basements make more sense in 
towns and cities. 

After purchasing one, go to where you want to build your burrow or cave, 
make a save, and drop your item from your inventory. 

Take extra care to make these where they would make sense. For instance 
you can't excavate a cave on top of another building. While this will 
still work, it will break the game's immersion for you, and that's why 
it's not available unless you choose to when you install the mod. You 
can still access these using the master spell later on in the game if 
you chose not to have them. 

Shack Tools: 

These tools allow you to revise the items you've already built: 

Shack Destruction Axe: 

Allows you to destroy shacks or any other furniture you have built. To 
use, move to the object you want to destroy and swing your axe at it. In 
case of shacks and larger structures, swing the axe at the center of the 
structure. If you cant select it move closer to the center of the 
structure until you can. Once selected, a notification message will 
inform you of the object you have selected, and you have the option to 
destroy it. Note that this axe is only used to destroy shack items and 
does no damage to NPCs. 

Move Shack Items Spell: 

Works the same as destruction axe. You move close to an object or to the 
center of the shack, and use the spell. If the item can be moved, the 
game will tell you and you can select how you want to move the object. 
"Push forward" and "pull backwards" move the item in relation to the 
direction you're facing, while "push down" and "pull up" move it on the 
vertical axis, and rotate functions allow you to rotate an item. You can 
use this spell to fine-tune the placement of your objects. However be 
careful that some objects (like shacks) are built at the spot and can 
not be moved using this spell. If you have built an unmovable object at 
a bad position you have to reload your save game and build it again. 

Master Spell: 

The master spell can be acquired the first time you install this mod, 
and also using console commands. This spell allows you to move, pick up, 
or destroy any shack items without any limits, however this also means 
that it is not a lore friendly tool and its functionalities can be 
immersion breaking and unbalanced in terms of gameplay. It functions as 
a sort of cheat and should not be used in regular playthroughs. 

In addition to moving and picking all object up, this spell also can be 
used to acquire any item, including items that are not available for 
purchase and are only available through this spell. Choosing "forget 
spell" from the master spell menu will turn it back into a spelltome 
that you can safely store away. Another feature is a proxy container 
which can help you in organizing your loot. 

Acquiring the master spell using console commands: 

open up your console using tilde (~) (the button next to "1") and type: 

help "CShacks Master Spell" 

this will give you a code for the spell. Then type: 

player.addspell <Code> 

replacing <code> with the code you found earlier. 

Master Spell Items: 

Some items can only be acquired using the master spell. The reason for 
this is that using these items breaks the immersion in one way or 
another, and therefore should not be used in typical playthroughs. These 
items are: 

Starter Carpenter: This places a carpenter at your current location, and 
is meant to be used with alternate start mods. Go to a place where you 
think it makes sense for a carpenter to live, and drop the kit. The 
carpenter will spawn at this location and sell you a low priced starter 
kit amongst other goods. 

Wall lamp: A candle fixed on a wall. To use, use tcl command and move 
yourself to the wall. Look sideways of the wall in first person mode and 
move until the wall is exactly on the middle of the screen. Then face 
the room and drop the kit. 

Chandelier: Chandeliers are much more brighter than wall lamps or candle 
stands, but they are only suitable for interiors. Do not place them on 
exteriors as it is likely the hanging rope will come out from the other 
side. To place use the tcl command to float above the ground, go into 
first person mode and move to where you want to place the chandelier and 
drop the kit. 

Bridge: Bridges to access places normally out of reach. These don't have 
built in AI navigation info and therefore can not be used by NPCs. If 
you have followers instruct them to wait before going across a bridge. 

Container Transferor: This item can be used to transfer all contents of 
a container directly to another container, and can be helpful for loot 
and follower organization. To use, put the container trasferor in a 
container and select it as the origin container from the menu. Then take 
it out and put it in the container you want to transfer the items to, 
and select the option accordingly. Example: To swap all the contents of 
two containers between each other, first use the container trasferor to 
move all the content from the first container to the proxy container. 
Then use it again to move everything from the 2nd container to the 
first, and finally move everything from the proxy container to the 
second container. 

Master Spell: Another copy of this spelltome. 

Shack (No Navbox): This is a Full shack, it will always be placed 
leveled at your feet, and will always have stairs enough for one story 
elevations. It's also much lighter and should be used if you don't want 
immersion and just want to create a shack fast. Furthermore this shack 
does not have AI navigation embedded so it might be used in certain 
situations when it's preferred for NPCs to not react to the shacks. Note 
that these shacks don't have any information embedded in them so they 
can only be destroyed using the "Shack v1 Destruction Kit". (For more 
info, view the "Upgrading" section in the readme file) 

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[3]Workarounds 

I have done as much as I could to make this mod bug-free. My mod runs 
perfect for the most part, however there are some slight issues that may 
occur that have to do with Skyrim's engine and I can't do anything about 
them. Here are some workarounds if you encountered any of these issues: 

IMPORTANT: Always make a hard save before building anything. Once you've 
built it you can't disassemble it, and if you were positioned wrong or 
chose the wrong options, or something went wrong with the building 
script, you have to load the save file. 

Problem: Dropping the shacks or furniture does nothing. 
Cause: Skyrim's scripting engine is too busy. 
Workaround: Pick the item up and drop it again. 

Problem: You get a "Can't build while in combat" message even when 
you're not in combat. 
Cause: The game for some reason thinks you are in combat. Some NPC is 
chasing you from far away etc. 
Workaround: Wait a while, go to a different location, find the NPC that 
has aggro on you and kill it, etc. 

Problem: Some plant, tree, or rock is clipping through the shack. 
Cause: Things generally clip through in Skyrim if you placed them inside 
each other. 
Workaround: Either load the save and build your shack somewhere else, or 
use console commands to disable the clipping object if it's not 
important. (more info in console commands section) 

Problem: Player collides with invisible objects inside the shack. 
Cause: This is a problem with Skyrim's engine not updating the location 
of the objects' collision data 
Workaround: Go to another interior place. Save the game. Quit Skyrim. 
Run Skyrim again and the issue should be fixed. This issue will 
generally be fixed on its own and only happens once, so you don't have 
to keep quitting Skyrim. 

Problem: There are two of the same object inside the shack, and one of 
them is right in the middle. 
Cause: This happens very rarely and seems to be an issue with Skyrim's 
engine. 
Workaround: Reload your save and build your shack again. This issue 
happens rarely and usually won't happen twice. 

Problem: After building a shack at a height, you fell from the shack 
before making the stairs and can't get back into the shack to make them. 
Cause: You were careless. 
Workaround: You have several options: 
-Load your save file, build the shack again, and be careful not to fall. 
-If your shack was marked in the map, fast travel to the marker. 
-Use console commands to fly back into the shack. (more info in console 
commands section) 

Problem: Furniture placed in the wilds is either too much in the ground 
or floating in air. 
Cause: Skyrim's furniture are only made to be used on flat surfaces, and 
the surfaces in the wilds are mostly not flat. 
Workaround: You have several options: 
-Find a more flat surface to place your furniture. 
-Use a plank to create a flat surface in the wilds. 
-Use the "Move Shack Items" spell to either pull up or push down an 
object until it looks right. 
-Use console commands to tilt your furniture until it looks right. (more 
info in console commands section) 

Problem: After placing a furniture in an interior, the player is 
transported into a void. 
Cause: You were facing the wall when you placed your furniture. You 
should be facing the room. 
Workaround: Load the save file and place your furniture when facing the 
room. 

Problem: Marking a new shack on the map causes the previous markers to 
disappear. 
Cause: The total number of map markers are limited. You can mark up to 
25 shacks, 10 tents, 16 chests with fast travel and 16 chests without 
fast travel. 
Workaround: Only mark the locations you think are necessary to be 
marked. 

Problem: NPCs act weirdly close to shacks or shack furniture. 
Cause: In version 2, almost all items contain navigation information 
that tells the NPCs how to react to them. In some cases the AI decides 
to completely avoid the structure by taking a detour. 
Workaround: You have several options: 
-Make sure you don't place the shacks in the middle of the roads or 
other places NPCs use as main transport routes. 
-Use the "Master Spell" to move the structure slightly until the NPCs 
see enough space to move about. (Use console commands to acquire 
"cshacks master tome" if you don't have it.) 
-You can try building your shack high up in the air so the NPCs can walk 
under it. 
-Use the "Burrows and Basements" instead of the shacks. These will only 
add a trapdoor to the world that the NPCs can just walk over easily. 

Problem: NPCs act weirdly close to stairs. 
Cause: For regular stairs, the AI navigation info can not tell the NPCs 
the difference between the top and the bottom of the stairs, meaning the 
NPCs might think the stairs are built the other way around. As for 
spiral stairs, there is no way to tell NPCs how to use them dynamically. 
Workaround: Avoid building your shacks at heights if you want them to be 
accessible to your followers. 

Problem: The location of the rest of the merchants is not known. 
Cause: I'd prefer it if you discovered them on your own. :) 
Workaround: There are 5 carpenters. One for North, South, East, West, 
and Center. 
North: Dawnstar, The Mortar and Pestle, second floor. 
South: North of Helgen, close to where the player will be when the first 
quest is done. 
East: Darkwater Crossing, Goldenrock Mine, down the first corridor. 
West: Karthwasten, near the entrance of Fenn's Gulch Mine. 
Center: Whiterun, Warmaiden's, on your left. 

Problem: The game crashes to desktop when I build a shack. 
Cause: There may be several cause for crashing, but it's most likely due 
to maxed out memory. 
Workaround: First double check using Skyrim Performance Monitor to make 
sure the cause of the crash is memory. If you're game is crashing when 
the game's memory reaches around 3GB, then the cause of CTD is memory 
overflow. If it is, you have have several options: 
-Load your save and build your shack at a less crowded area. 
-Uninstall some mods that use too much memory. (such as HD texture mods) 
-Use texture compression tools such as DDSopt to compress your textures 
(so they'd use less memory) 
-Use "ENBoost" to increase the memory the game can use. 
The memory overflow is a general Skyrim flaw and doesn't have anything 
to do with this mod. 

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[4]Compatibility 

Since this mod Lets you build shacks anywhere you want, it's almost 
compatible with all mods. There are some slight issues that may arise 
using certain mods that I will address here: 

Jaxonz Repositioner (and other object movers) 

Issue: These mods were compatible (and encouraged to use) in version 1, 
however in version 2 all items include AI navigation information 
attached to them that these mods will not move, therefore rendering them 
completely incompatible. 
Workaround: From version 2 onwards, you can move all items using built 
in tools such as "Move Shack Items" and "CShacks Master Spell" spells. 

Follower mods 

Issue: This mod is scripted so your vanilla followers will follow you 
into the shacks. If you're using certain custom followers or follower 
overhaul mods, they might not. 
Workaround: Enter your follower's command mode (by default you have to 
hold "E" while aiming at them), and instruct them to activate the shack 
door. 

Economy mods 

Issue: The shacks and other furniture are tweaked for vanilla Skyrim 
purchase prices. There are some vanilla perks and economics mods which 
make trading either easier or harder. Using the vanilla ones or mods 
that make mild adjustments is ok, but using a mod to make trading 
extraordinary difficult might make the shacks ridiculously expensive to 
the point of being more expensive than full blown player homes or 
downright impossible to acquire. 
Workaround: Use console commands to acquire (or purchase) the goods. 
View the console commands section for more info. 

Location mods 

Issue: There might be some compatibility issues with mods that alter the 
same cells that are used by carpenters. I have double checked to make 
sure the following mods remain compatible: Skyrim Flora Overhaul, 
Lanterns of Skyrim, Expanded Towns and Cities. I have also tried to use 
cells that don't seem to be important for editing by other mods to avoid 
incompatibilities as much as possible. 
Workarounds: If you are using a mod that does edit the same cell as the 
carpenters, you can use one of the "compatibility version" of this mod 
when installing. The "interior only" version removes all carpenters from 
exteriors and puts them in interiors, making sure it stays compatible 
with all mods that alter skyrim's exteriors. Specifically, this version 
is compatible with Alternate Start's "Camping in the Woods" scenario. 
Whiterun only version removes all carpenters besides the one in 
Warmaiden's, Whiterun. If you have a mod that alters Warmaiden's and it 
isn't compatible, use console commands to acquire the starter kit. View 
the console commands section for more info. 

Alternate start mods 

Issue: There isn't any real issue. Just that since you don't start in 
Helgen, you won't see the carpenter at the start of the game 
Workaround: If you want the starter shack with your alternate start mod, 
use console commands to acquire the starter kit. This kit places a 
carpenter at your current location, and he sells a starter shack for a 
low price. View the console commands section for more info. 

Frostfall 

Issue: The campfire burns forever and is therefore a better campfire 
than those of frostfall's. 
Workaround: There isn't any real workaround as I don't consider this an 
issue. There are other campfires in Skyrim that burn forever, such as 
those of the bandits. It always bugged me that the bandits would get to 
have eternal campfires while the player had to keep adding firewoods to 
theirs. 

However, pay attention that the campfire in this mod is inherently 
different than the one from frostfall, in that the one from frostfall is 
suited for traveling, while this mod's is suited for a warm player home. 
The campfire offered by this mod is quite expensive, heavy, and can only 
be acquired at certain locations. It doesn't make much sense to travel 
with one of these instead of some firewoods, and the chances of you 
wanting to return to a campfire is not much unless you want to make that 
place your home. 

On the other hand, this campfire fixes the issue that in frostfall, your 
player homes would be considered "safe", but you wouldn't be able to 
turn a place in the wilds into a safe place. As the aim of this mod is 
just that, I felt that adding this campfire was rather necessary. 

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[5]Console Commands 

Using console commands are explained in detail here: 
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console 
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Console_Commands_%28Skyrim%29 

I will explain some of them that are related to this mod briefly: 

For each of these commands, you first need to open the console by 
pressing the "~" key on your keyboard. (It's usually next to "1") 

Disabling an object: 
Click on an object with mouse. This will select the object and a number 
(it's id) will be shown at the middle of the screen. After this simply 
type "disable" with no quotation marks and press enter. Be careful that 
some objects are larger than you think. If disabling an object was a 
mistake open the console again and type "enable". 

Flying back into your shack: 
First make sure you have no item selected by double clicking on any 
object, then type "tcl" with no quotation marks and press enter. Close 
the console menu and fly back into your shack. Then open the console 
menu and type tcl again. 

Summoning followers: 
Select a follower in console menu. Write down its id. Then whenever you 
wanted to summon him/her, type "prid <id>" with no quotation marks and 
replacing <id> with your follower's id. Press enter then type "moveto 
player" with no quotation marks. Press enter. 

Tilting objects: 
Select an object on the console menu. Type "GetAngle X" with no 
quotation marks. Write down the angle. Then type "SetAngle X <new 
value>" with no quotation marks and replacing <new value> with the new 
amount you want your object to be tilted towards the X axis. Do the same 
for Y axis by replacing the X with Y in the above commands. 

Acquiring the master spell: 

Type: 
help "CShacks Master Spell" 

this will give you a code for the spell in this format: 
SPEL: (<CODE>) 'Cshacks Master Spell' 

Write down the code and then type: 
player.addspell <Code> 

replacing <code> with the code you found earlier. 

Paying for items acquired with master spell: 

To pay for the item, type: 
player.removeitem F <price> 

replacing <price> with a value from the following chart. 

Name				Price
Alchemy Table			500
Barrel				480
Basement - Basic		2200
Basement - Empty		1700
Basement - Full			2500
Basement - Large		2550
Bed				300
Bedroll				150
Campfire			150
Candle Stand			100
Cave - Basic			700
Cave - Empty			200
Cave - Full			850
Chair				50
Chest				500
Compact Cooking			250
Compact Smelting		700
Cooking				350
Crafting			650
Cupboard			600
Enchantment Table		400
End Table			530
Grindstone			200
Large Shack - Basic		3500
Large Shack - Empty		3000
Large Shack - Full		3800
Large Sheltered Shack - Basic	4000
Large Sheltered Shack - Empty	3500
Large Sheltered Shack - Full	4300
Plank				100
Shack - Basic			2000
Shack - Empty			1500
Shack - Full			2300
Sheltered Shack - Basic		2500
Sheltered Shack - Empty		2000
Sheltered Shack - Full		2800
Smelter				1000
Spiral Stairs			100
Stairs				100
Table				100
Tanning Rack			150
Tent				400
Wood Chopping			800
Workbench			200

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[6]Upgrading 

If you have been previously using this mod's version 1 (or 1.0.1), you 
have to carefully read this guide: 

Jaxonz Repositioner: 

This is a mod that I encouraged people to use alongside this mod in 
version 1, however as of the new version, jaxonz repositioner, and other 
mods that move static objects, are all incompatible. The reason for this 
is that in new version the objects have embedded AI navigation 
information that these mods don't move. So if you move something from 
this mod using jaxonz repositioner, NPCs will think it's still where it 
was before. There is a spell available from merchant called "Move Shack 
Items". Use this spell to move the objects from this mod as this spell 
has been scripted to move the embedded AI navigation information as 
well. 

Disabling objects: 

Since objects have AI navigation attached to them, you should refrain 
from using the "disable" console command on them, as NPCs will think 
it's still there. To destroy objects use the "Shack Destruction Axe" 
available from the carpenters. 

Upgrading Toolset: 

When you first upgrade to version 2 and run the game, you will be asked 
2 questions. One asks you if you are upgrading from version1, and the 
next asks if you want the "CShacks Master Spell". You should answer yes 
to both as these items are needed to make the things you have previously 
purchased and built compatible with the new version. 

Kits: 
Kits refer to objects that are either in your inventory or stored in 
some container. These reside in the misc category of the inventory, and 
are items that have not been built yet. 

Changes: 
If you're upgrading from version 1, these kits will completely stop 
functioning. Dropping them from your inventory will just make them 
disappear. 

Fix: 
You need to write down each object, and then drop them all (making them 
disappear). Once you have done that, use the Master Spell's "Get Item" 
feature to reacquire their new versions. 

Important note regarding interior kits: (sheltered shacks, basements, 
and burrows) Your kit has an ID that is not visible to you. This ID will 
not matter if you have not built any of the same type of that interior 
dwelling before. (Example, it wont matter if you have a full basement 
kit and you have built an empty basement before. The ID is only 
important if you have built an empty basement before, and want to build 
another empty basement again. Both "empty" and "basement".) 

If you have built the same type of the interior before, you have to 
avoid using the same ID twice as that will remove your previously built 
one. You can avoid this by saving the game and testing each kit to find 
your ID: Move to your previously built dwelling. Use the Master Spell's 
"Get Item" feature to reacquire kits of that type one by one and build 
them one by one, until one of them removes the one you had built before 
in version 1. Remember the ID of the one that did and then load your 
save file and avoid using the kit with that ID. 

Furniture: 
These are your regular furniture such as crafting stations. 

Changes: 
These will work as they were before in version 2. However new items in 
version 2 have navigation information embedded in them so the NPCs can 
avoid bumping into them. Furthermore, the "Move Shack Items" spell and 
"Shack Destruction Axe" only work with furniture placed using version 2 
kits. 

Fix: 
If you want the new features that come with version 2 furniture, first 
you need to delete them and then build new ones. To delete them open 
console and select the item, and then type "disable", press enter and 
then type "MarkForDelete" and press enter again. (more info regarding 
console commands can be found in console commands section) Once you 
deleted the previous furniture, use the Master Spell to acquire new ones 
and build them again. 

Containers: 
Chests, Barrels, End Tables, etc. 

Changes: 
Same as furniture. 

Fix: 
Same as furniture. However before you delete your v1 containers, use the 
"Container Transferor" from the Master Spell's console item section to 
move all the contents of your container to Master Spell's proxy 
container. (more info in "Master Spell Items" under "Shack Purchase 
Guide"). Once the old container is empty, you can safely delete it and 
make a new one as instructed for furniture items, and then transfer the 
contents back to the container. 

Open Shacks: 
Non-sheltered shacks. 

Changes: 
Same as furniture. The old ones will work, but if you want NPCs to 
correctly find their way around them you need to rebuild them. 

Fix: 
First get some chests using Master Spell's "Get Item" feature and place 
them somewhere nearby. Use the container transferor to move all of the 
shack container's contents to the chests. 

When the game asked if you're upgrading from v1 and you answered yes, 
you would get an item called "Shack v1 Destruction Kit". This kit should 
be used with extra caution: Destroying version2 shacks with this will 
leave the navigation info around and can cause issues. However in terms 
of upgrading, it allows you to quickly get rid of your old shacks 
without having to disable each shack prop one by one using console. 

To use, stand in the middle of your shack and drop it from your 
inventory. Select yes and it will automatically destroy all shack props 
nearby. If some props were left, pick it up and then drop it again near 
them. Note that if your shack is built at a height, it may be advisable 
to use the "tcl" console command before dropping it to float and avoid 
falling to your death afterwards. 

Once you have destroyed your old shack, use the master spell to acquire 
a new one, build it, and use the container transferor to move the 
contents of your container back into your shack. Finally, use the master 
spell to destroy the temporary containers you had built. 

Sheltered Shacks: 
Non-sheltered shacks. 

Changes: 
Same as open shacks. 

Fix: 
The interiors of the sheltered shacks have not been changed between the 
two versions, so you don’t need to move the contents of your containers 
like the open shacks. 

To destroy, simply stand at the front door, and drop the "Shack v1 
Destruction Kit" from your inventory WHILE SNEAKING. The kit will find 
your shack's ID and will put the corresponding kit in your inventory 
before destroying the shack. Once the shack's destroyed just use the kit 
that was automatically placed in your inventory to rebuild it. The 
interior will be as it was before and doesn’t need any updating. 

Basements and Burrows: 
The underground dwellings.. 

Changes: 
Since the NPC can walk over these, the only new feature is the ability 
to destroy them. 

Fix: 
There is no need to update these. If you wanted to destroy your basement 
or burrow just use the console commands to disable the trap door. View 
the console commands section for more info. 

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[7]FAQ 

Q: Do I need any DLC's to use this mod? 
A: No. No DLC is required. However you need to have "skse" installed. 

Q: Are the interior dwellings navmeshed? 
A: Yes. Bring in your followers! 

Q: The Shack/furniture was not built correctly, there are parts missing! 
A: This happens when skyrim's scripting engine is busy. Load a save 
game, wait a while, and then try building again. 

Q: Is this compatible with real shelter? 
A: No. The regular shacks let rain and snow in. However the sheltered 
ones don't, and these are specifically made with different visuals. (The 
regular shacks have broken rooftops, the sheltered ones have closed off 
roofs) They are also different in terms of weight and price. This 
implementation was chosen because it's more immersive, requires less 
scripting, and is compatible with all weather mods. 

Q: Is this compatible with the mod "Helgen Reborn"? 
A: I'm not sure, I haven't played through the quest. This mod does 
change some exterior near helgen, so if you want to be sure use the 
interior only compatibility version when installing. That version is 
definitely compatible. 

Q: Can you make the shacks and furniture craftable? 
A: I decided not to make these craftable for several reasons. 

One is gameplay concerns, regarding how much vanilla houses and 
furnishings cost, and balancing them out with the shacks. If the shacks 
and related furniture are craftable, they almost certainly will be 
ridiculously cheap to build. 

2nd, is the fact that there aren't enough vanilla materials to build the 
shacks from. There are some interesting items available in the 
Hearthfire DLC, but I didn't want to make Hearthfire mandatory to play 
this mod. 

3rd: The interior buildings are limited, and therefore it isn't possible 
to just simply make them craftable as they are unique items. 

Immersion-wise: I never considered it a problem. The player might be an 
adventurer who has learned to build his own armor. But does he know how 
to build shacks? Not necessarily. The player is a weaponsmith, not a 
carpenter. He does learn carpentry in the Hearthfire expansion, but that 
is not a necessary expansion and many people don't have it. 

Q: Can you make the item placement the same as frostfall or jaxonz 
repositioner? 
A: No. There is no need for that. The current placement system is very 
precise if you use the third person camera, and you can use the "Move 
Shack Items" spell to fine tune their placement. I prefer this method to 
frostfall's wonky placement and jaxonz's method uses keyboard shortcuts 
which I don't want to use. 

Q: Can you make big houses using this mod? 
A: No. The large shacks are the largest thing you can build. If you want 
to build larger buildings use the "Home Construction and Decoration" 
mod. 

Q: When I want to build something, they just hang in the air or drop on 
the ground instead of being actually built. How can I fix this? 
A: Pick it up and drop it again, this happens when skyrim's scripting 
engine is too busy. If it kept happening, you may have deleted the 
script files by accident, try re-installing this mod and load a save 
from before the mod was installed. 

Q: My follower doesn't come inside the dwelling. 
A: If your dwelling has a door (like sheltered shacks) enter command 
mode and order them to activate the door. As for shacks built at a 
height, currently followers are not able to access shacks through spiral 
stairs. Multiple regular stairs also confuse the AI to the extent that 
they just cant use them usually. (However regular stairs do have AI info 
so feel free to experiment with them) 

Q: The current Shack kits can only be built up to 3 levels high, how can 
I build ones at higher heights? 
A: You can make it higher using planks. Build a plank 3 levels high, 
then build your shack on top of the plank. You can keep building planks 
on top of planks until you are at the height you desire. 

Q: Can I name the shacks? 
A: It isn't a built in feature, however it's possible to achieve this 
using the mods "jaxonz Renamer" and "Multiple Custom Markers with Notes" 

Q: Do the carpenters ever restock? 
A: Yes. The carpenters use skyrim's basic merchant system and restock 
once every few days. If there are any anomalies with the merchants it's 
most likely some other mod that's modifying skyrim's merchant system. 

Q: The carpenters don't sell basements and burrows. 
A: Either your game is not running the scripts correctly, or you have 
not chose to include them when you installed the mod. Try reinstalling 
and load a save from before you installed this mod. 

Q: Are all crafting stations available? 
A: Yes, all of them are available but a specific carpenter might not be 
selling all of them at the same time. Either wait until he restocks, or 
seek another carpenter and he might have what you're looking for. 

Q: Can you build custom shacks by putting in walls where you want? 
A: It is actually possible to code something like that but is not 
currently within the scope this mod. 

Q: Grass is clipping inside shacks and I can't disable them. How to fix 
this? 
A: That's how Skyrim's engine handles grass, it just spawns them on 
certain textures, so they're not objects to be disabled. You can tone 
down your grass in skyrim's ini settings, or build your shacks at some 
elevation, ie choose uneven terrain when you're building them. You can 
also place the planks at an elevation, and put your furniture on the 
planks. 

Q: I returned to one of my 3 shacks, which is a sheltered shack, and the 
door was gone. 
A: This happens when a sheltered shack with the same id is rebuilt. If 
you are using console commands, you should use a different code for each 
new shack you build. If using master spell, refrain from building shacks 
with the same ID twice. This will not happen in regular playthroughs. 

Q: I'm using a "Realistic Carry Weight" mod and am overencumbered when I 
purchase a shack. 
A: Shacks are heavy. That's realism for you. Here are some suggestions: 
1-Have one of your followers carry it for you. 
2-Install the "Convenient Horses" mod and put it in your horse's 
inventory. 
3-If you don't mind "magic", use the "Conjurable Chest and Crafting 
Furniture Spells" to conjure a chest and put the shack in it, then go to 
wherever you want to go to build the shack, wait a day and conjure the 
chest again to get your shack. 

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[8]Recommended Mods 

Enhancements: These mods expand upon the functions of this mod and 
provide greater functionality: 

Home Construction and Decoration: Lets you build a full blown house 
anywhere you like. Also adds a variety of furniture. 
Multiple Custom Markers with Notes: Lets you mark a place on the map. 
Constructible Shacks allows you to mark shacks, tents, and chests. If 
you want to mark something else use this mod. You can also use this mod 
to mark your shacks with unique names on the map. 
Jaxonz Renamer: Rename your shacks, containers, etc. 

Living in Wilds: These mods enhance the experience of living in the 
wilds: 

Alternate Start - Live Another Life: Lets you start the game somewhere 
else than Helgen. 
Frostfall: Revamps the traveling system for realism, immersion, and role 
playing. 
Hunterborn: Revamps the hunting system for realism, immersion, and role 
playing. 
Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim: Adds shelters to different parts of skyrim. 
Craftable and Placeable Bedrolls: Offers bedrolls that are more suited 
for travelling than the ones from this mod. 
Loot Later: Adds containers that are more suited for traveling than 
those of this mod. 
Travellers of Skyrim: Adds merchants that frequent the roads. Useful if 
you don't like going to cities! 
NPC Bartering: Lets you trade with random NPCs 
Pocket Money: With this mod NPCs carry more money. Useful in conjunction 
with NPC Bartering. 

Town mods: These Mods revamp or add towns to Skyrim. Use the shacks 
provided by this mod to live in them! 

Expanded Towns and Cities: Revamps the vanilla Towns. 
Legendary Cities - Tes Arena: Adds cities from the first elder scrolls 
game to Skyrim. 
Forgotten Settlements: Adds some lore friendly settlements, villages, 
and cities. 

Live Anywhere: These mods allow you to live anywhere in a different way 
that this mod offers. 

Dynamic Things: Allows you to turn any container into a safe storage. 
Camping Kit of the Northern Ranger: Live anywhere in a portable camp. 
Gypsy Eyes Caravan: Live anywhere in a caravan. 
Airship - Dev Aveza: Live anywhere in an airship. 

Inspirations: This mod was inspired by these mods. 

Home Construction and Decoration: The house you can build with this mod 
is quite expensive compared to the ones you can build with Constructible 
Shacks. Constructible Shacks also offers unlimited shacks whereas with 
this mod you can only build one player home. 
Starter Tent: Inspired me to add tents to carpenters. 
Beginner's Shack: This was my main inspiration considering the design of 
the shacks. Small and to the point. 
City Shacks: This mod made me think people would probably need a small 
shack anywhere.