This is a configuration file for Categorized Favorites Menu by favmenumodder.

The UI typeface shown in the screenshots is not a feature of this config. It is not required, but if you wish you can get it by installing Kingthings Petrock font.

If you find any problems with this config, pop in and leave a comment. Feel free to check out my mods as well.




This config sorts favorites into seven categories, plus one unsorted "Other" category. It is not made for any particular character build; rather it is made with functionality in mind to be useful for any build including mages and alchemists.

There are some important differences between this config and the default:

• This config uses categorization by function for better usability.
• The separate "Hotkeyed" grouping is removed. The hotkeys display like they do in vanilla Skyrim.
• Bound weapon spells are grouped together with weapons.
• Unique items and artifacts have been grouped into their appropriate categories.
  

One thing to be aware of, though it is not unique to this config: if you rename an item via enchanting, it could change which category it is grouped with. This is because the only sorting criterion used by Categorized Favorites Menu is the name of the item or spell.


Equipment

• Weapons - Weapons, staves, and bound weapon spells
• Apparel - Clothing, jewelry, armor, and shields
• Other - Arrows, torches, pickaxes, and woodcutting axes
  

Consumables

• Food - Food and beverages, but not raw meat or ingredients
• Magicka - Potions that restore magicka, fortify magicka, and fortify magicka regen
• Health - Potions that restore health, fortify health, and fortify health regen
• Stamina - Potions that restore stamina, fortify stamina, and fortify stamina regen
• Other - Other potions that do not fall into the above categories; also includes specialty potions such as Ice Wraith Essence and Cure Poison, and drugs including Skooma and Sleeping Tree Sap
  

Poisons
There are currently no sub-categories for poison. If you can think of ones that would be useful, I will consider adding them. The reason that I didn't add them is because in my experience with using Alchemy extensively is that you end up brewing poisons with multiple effects, such as damage health and lingering damage stamina. Despite the fact that damage to health is the more important effect, such a poison would likely be named "Poison of Lingering Damage Stamina" and categorized (if such a categorization existed) under stamina poisons.

Other
Favorites that do not fall into any other category go here. Ones that I know off hand are raw meats and ingredients. (Why would you hotkey them by the way?) Most of the time this list should be empty, but it exists just in case. If you see something here that would make more sense in another category, let me know in the comments!

Offensive Magic
Scrolls are grouped into the category that matches the spell effect.

• Elemental - All spells of the Destruction school except for Arniel's Convection, which is a utility spell used only for one specific quest
• Summoning - Spells that summon atronachs or raise undead
  

Defensive Magic
Scrolls are grouped into the category that matches the spell effect.

• Healing - Healing spells! Does not include Guardian Circle (it is grouped under Utility>Control)
• Mage Armor - All armor buffs from the Alteration school, plus wards from the Restoration school
  

Utility Magic
Scrolls are grouped into the category that matches the spell effect.

• Boon - Buffs like Candlelight, Courage, and Muffle; also includes detection spells from the Alteration school and Equilibrium
• Control - The main families of the Illusion school: Fury, Calm, Fear; includes spells from the Restoration school that turn undead; includes spells that banish and control Daedra; also includes Telekinesis.
• Other - Erm.. Transmute; Funky quest-related utility spells also go here
  

Abilities

• Shouts
• Powers
  

Install version 0.1.14 of Categorized Favorites Menu. This config cannot be tested for versions that will be released in the future, but may still work.

The easiest and best way to install this config is with Nexus Mod Manager. After you add the archive to Manager, select it in the list and click the Activate button. Manager will ask if you want to overwrite favoritesmenu.cfg, to which you should choose Yes.

Manual installation is also easy enough. Extract the favoritesmenu.cfg file to your Skyrim/Data/Interface directory, overwriting the existing favoritesmenu.cfg file.




This config is available in English only. It is optimized for 1920x1080 resolution. The favorites menu might not look nice and centered if you use a different resolution.

This config does not include special dispensation for most mods that add new items and spells or change the names of existing items and spells. Examples of mods that do this are Midas Magic and Better Sorting. If you are using those mods, certain items and spells might appear in the wrong categories or just in the unsorted "Other" category. You can ask me to create a version to fix this, but I may decline your request.

I have added additional support for the following mods: Cloaks of Skyrim, Frostfall, and my mods.

• 3.1 - "Survival Skills" and other powers from Frostfall added to Abilities>Other. "Knife" added to Equipment>Weapons. Riften special drinks added to Consumables>Food. Compatible with Categorized Favorites Menu 0.1.14.
• 3.0 - Config can now be installed and tracked with Nexus Mod Manager. Arrows, pickaxes, and woodcutting axes grouped under Equipment>Other. Skooma and Sleeping Tree Sap grouped under Consumables>Other. Cloaks grouped under Equipment>Apparel. Compatible with Categorized Favorites Menu 0.1.13.
• 2.1 - Various grouping fixes; Compatible with Categorized Favorites Menu 1.8
• 2.0 - Revised version, for Categorized Favorites Menu 1.7
• 1.1 - Various food items properly grouped. Armor fortification potions properly grouped (was under Equipment).
• 1.0 - Initial release