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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:06pm
How am I supposed to know if I already own a spell before I buy it?
Whenever I go to buy or pick up spells, I don't know whether I already have the spell or not. I can't tell you how many times I've bought or picked up a spell and go to read it only to find out I already know the spell. If someone could make a workshop mod that could do something to fix this, I would defienetly download it. Maybe if you put a little word that says if you own it or not?:melon:
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:07pm 
I would do this myself if I knew a single thing about mods XD:melon:
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di eshor ribly Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:17pm 
You could open your magic menu and check your spells before you buy books, like I do. I've wasted enough gold doing that same thing that I make sure of what I'm buying now. =P
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:18pm 
I totally would do that... but unfortunately i am really lazy
:melon:
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la_nague Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:27pm 
install skyUI?
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:29pm 
What's SkyUI?
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VisciousFishes Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:43pm 
Get a mod called "Unread Books Glow" and your problem is solved. It won't help you when you're in a vendor menu but it will help you with books you find laying about in the game world. Also it will show you if you are in your inventory. It's available on the workshop and is configurable for the amount of glow you see when in the game.
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󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡 Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:44pm 
Originally posted by Qahnaarin:
What's SkyUI?

Interface mod. If SkyUI is installed you can see If you already know the spell, then you will see an eye icon near the spellbook in your inventory. Same goes to skill books, letters etc.
Last edited by 󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡; Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:45pm
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Anelace Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:45pm 
Originally posted by Qahnaarin:
What's SkyUI?
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3863/?

SkyUI is a mod which makes the user interface of Skyrim more convenient. One feature is that, in all menus, books which you've already read show up with an eye symbol next to them so you don't waste time with things you don't need to re-read or re-purchase.
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:47pm 
awesome, thanks! I'll try it out.:melon:
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xTwiztedChaosx Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:47pm 
Yes, SkyUI is awesome. Some mods that use SkyUI let you tweak the mod settings in the "esc" menu. Where your save, settings, etc are.
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MorningLightMountain Mar 31, 2014 @ 4:57pm 
Originally posted by Qahnaarin:
Whenever I go to buy or pick up spells, I don't know whether I already have the spell or not. I can't tell you how many times I've bought or picked up a spell and go to read it only to find out I already know the spell. If someone could make a workshop mod that could do something to fix this, I would defienetly download it. Maybe if you put a little word that says if you own it or not?:melon:

If you are using Skyrim UI it has an icon next to any book you have read,
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Jim713 Mar 31, 2014 @ 5:08pm 
If don't want to use mods just do a fast save buy all the books. Then read them all to see which you need. Do a quick reload and buy the ones you found you don't have.
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 5:15pm 
That's a good idea, but again... im lazy :P :melon:
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MorningLightMountain Mar 31, 2014 @ 5:33pm 
Originally posted by Qahnaarin:
That's a good idea, but again... im lazy :P :melon:

Just grab SKSE & SkyUI. It vastly improves the interface anyway.
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Lord Farquaad Mar 31, 2014 @ 5:34pm 
Oh, i forgot to mention... I have an extremely slow computer :P :melon:
Last edited by Lord Farquaad; Mar 31, 2014 @ 5:34pm
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