Immersive Hogsmeade

This is my version of Khione's classic mod "NPC Schedule Enhancement", split into modules. This module allows all named NPCs to visit Hogsmeade on Saturdays.

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🚨 Important Announcement

As of November 21, 2024, development of this module has been **stopped**. It has been combined with all my other "immersive" mods into a single mod called **"Immersive Mod Pack"**. If you plan to install all four of my immersive mods, you should install the Immersive Mod Pack. Otherwise (or your computer may not be able to run the immersive mod pack because of its low specs), please feel free to install the mods that interest you.

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✨ Module Introduction

The NPC schedule enhancement mod made by Khione is excellent, but there were some things I wanted to do a little differently. Since Khione no longer seems to be actively developing or supporting the vanilla mod, I finally decided to create my own version after a year of procrastination.

In the original game, only random nameless students hung out in Hogsmeade, and all named NPCs never visited. This module attempts to remedy this by implementing a "Hogsmeade Weekend": every Saturday, all named NPCs (students and professors) spend the day in Hogsmeade.

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🗓️ Saturday schedule

• **08:30 - 12:30:** Shopping.
• *10:30 - 11:30: All female NPCs gather in Hogsmeade gardens to relax. *
• **12:30 - 13:30:** Lunch upstairs at The Three Broomsticks (middle and upper floors).
• **13:30 - 19:00:** Shopping.
• *15:00 - 16:00: All male NPCs gather in Hogsmeade gardens to relax. *
• **19:00 - 20:00:** Dinner upstairs at The Three Broomsticks (middle and upper floors).
• **20:00 - 21:00:** Shopping.

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⚠️ Important prerequisites

This mod **must** have the following prerequisites installed:

• Time dilator

Because by default, one game day is equal to 48 real-world minutes (that is, the in-game time passes 30 times faster than in reality). This causes a problem: it might take a student or professor 2 minutes of real-world time to walk from one end of the castle to the other, which translates to **60 minutes** in game time! You can't create a realistic schedule if it takes an hour to get from one classroom to another, or if it takes an hour to go to the auditorium for lunch and back. Therefore, the time dilation mod must be installed and set to a game day = at least 3.2 real-life hours (or more, 3 hours might work). This way, traversing the castle would only take about 15 game minutes or less, making it feasible. None of my immersion mods work properly without this mod installed.

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📦 Current immersive module series

• Immersive Dining - Make the auditorium dining experience more fun and immersive.
• Immersive Classroom - Implement a more realistic course schedule that is consistent with the original settings.
• Immersive Common Room - Make the common room truly usable.
• Immersive Hogsmeade - Let named NPCs actually visit Hogsmeade.

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🛠️ Installation Guide

• **Download** the module file.
• **Unzip** the compressed package.
• Move **all four mod files** to the `Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\` folder. (If the `~mods` folder does not exist, create it.)
• Install the Blueprint Flash Mod Loader if it is not already installed.
• Install the time dilator if it is not already installed.
• Launch Hogwarts Legacy.
• Load your most recent save.
• Press the **`F8`** key to activate the Blueprint Flash Mod Loader.
• Type **`ImmersiveHogsmeade`** into the small window and press **`Enter`**.
• The word `ImmersiveHogsmeade` should disappear and then reappear at the bottom of the window with an **`X`** next to it. If not (if it's stuck 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 2104. You can check this using my PakChunk checker. If there are pakchunk conflicts, see the "Conflicts and Merging" section below.
• Type **`TimeDilator` …