Good day, and thank you for your showcase! Kindly see some feedback below:

Name: Balmora, Kronifer's Showcase

Clean: No. You should clean your file in a cleaning tool, like TESame. Only things that should be in your plugin are you interior cell and your pathgrid (+your exterior changes in your case).

Northmarker: Ok

Light: Ok, but it’s preferable to keep Sunlight values around 20.

Illegal to sleep here: Yes, correct.

Gridsnap: in_hlaalu_hall_stairsl doesn’t seem to be gridsnapped propery - there’s a gap.

Pathgrid: You are correct in guessing that the elevation of the nodes is not important. But you have to connect the nods at the bottom and on top of the staircase. Also, the connection between the bedroom node and the node near the dining table is unnecessary.

Fits exterior: Yes

Floaters:

• Carpets with tassels – you have to sink these carpets into the ground until their tassels rest on the floor. Don’t forget to adjust the placement of whatever objects were standing on said carpets when you sink them.
• furn_shrine_tribunal_01
• misc_de_foldedcloth00
• misc_de_foldedcloth00
• misc_de_foldedcloth00
• furn_de_loom_01
• furn_de_p_table_05
• furn_de_p_chair_01
• T_De_StonewarePitcher_01
• misc_com_wood_knife – we assume that knives' and daggers’ blades are heavier than their handles. And they have to be tilted, so the tip touches the surface it’s on.
• iron dagger – same as above
• furn_de_p_shelf_02 above the bed – doesn’t touch the wall.
• light_de_candle_09_94                              
• light_de_candle_09_94
• T_De_HackloPipe_01 – this object should be carefully placed on its side, so at least three points of its body touch the surface.
• The three books do not touch each other or the bookends.
• Bleeders:
• T_MwCom_Var_Sk1CpFood1/2 bleeds too much into the urn. With my version of Tamriel Data, the object below it doesn’t exist, so the sack floats mid air.
• furn_de_cushion_square_02 – bleeds into the floor.
• tr_crate_01_clothing – into the tapestry and the wall.
• 2 ropes with lanterns on the top floor – bleeds through the ceiling beams and stick out from the other side.
• T_De_StonewarePlate_03 – into the table.
• potion_local_liquor_01 (northern one) – into the drawers
• active_de_p_bed_04 into the base of the wall with its head side.

Rescaled misc items:

• T_IngFood_MeatKagouti_01
• misc_clothbolt_01
• misc_clothbolt_01
• misc_clothbolt_01
• misc_clothbolt_02
• misc_clothbolt_02
• misc_clothbolt_02

You shouldn’t change the scale of misc and other inventory items, because when the player picks them up, they recover their original 1.0 scale.

Rescaling other objects: you can rescale natural objects, like rocks and plants. But avoid rescaling man-made things. Do it only if you really need to (like, scaling down a bed to 9.0 to fit it in an alcove). Never rescale crates and barrels though – these have standartised size, so they could create neat stacks in warehouses and cargo holds.

Other:

• Lanterns on horizontal ropes – it’s best to place such lanterns in the lowest point of the rope’s bow, because this is what the gravity would do to them. Also, make sure your lantern’s loop has a rope in its center as well. Currently, your bottom-floor lanterns are off-center in both senses.
• Tapestries – the stick that holds a tapestry should be placed in the plaster above the horizontal wall beam. Fix all of your tapestries and rescale them back to 1.0. Also, the tribunal tapestry mostly belongs in Temple buildings, not houses.
• Tribunal altars – these objects do not belong in houses as well. They’re for temples, shrines and pilgrimage sites. To create a home shrine, you could place a small table with an opened temple book, and put a prayer stool next to it.
• The bottom entrance door sticks out too much into the interior. Sink it deeper into the doorjamb.
• furn_planter_01 is caspering (you can see through its bottom). Reposition it so its transparent bottom is concealed.
• de_drawers_02_navilies – this is a named item, which means, it was created for a specific vanilla NPC. Try to avoid using these. You could guess if the item is unique by the number of its usages in the game (shown in a specific column).
• Sacks and pillows (not cushions) – these objects are considered soft, so you have to sink them into the surface for a couple of inches to replicate that effect.
• You could place more items on the top of the bookshelf. Stuff like bottles, baskets, and food.

General feedback: Good work here. You clearly have a good grasp of how to plan your interior. Also, I can see that you understand how to place clutter flush with uneven surfaces. Just some instances need fixes. And take a closer look at furniture bases when you place it – it’s easy to leave it floating. Fly your camera below the object to notice any placement errors.

Kindly fix these points and I’ll recommend you for promotion. We’ll be glad to have you alongside us. Also, you could upload your finished showcase house on Nexus as a player home or a basis for future quest content.

Unrelated to this showcase:

Your exterior doors seem to not fit the doorjambs. Especially the top one. Take a look at which doors does Balmora use for its houses, and copy them (remember to reasign your doormarkers too).

You could win more space under the staircase if you rotate the house counter-clockwise a bit, so the rock doesn’t block the stairs access. Remember to adjust your northmarker if you do this.

Thank you for the prompt response! I can see you've fixed a lot. Some notes:

• T_De_StonewarePlate_03 is still bleeding with one side and floating with another slightly.
• furn_de_tapestry_12 above the staircase is bleeding through the wall poking out from the other side.
• tr_light_de_lantern_03_128 above the stairs is floating above its rope with its loop. Also, the northern end of the rope doesn't reach the ceiling.

Changing lightsource values: it's best to find pre-made lightsources with a suitable value. With vanilla and Tamriel Data you should be able to find every possible light source needed. For shelves, use 64 radius. For broader areas (hallways, hanging lights) - use 128-200. For exteriors or big dungeon rooms - use 300.

Interior Lighting settings: your Sunlight values are still too high. Kindly, lower them to around 20.

• Floating sack - not sure if it's on my end, but I just don't have the object that supports this sack between two urns.
• Bedroom lantern floats above its rope with its loop.
• Books on the shelf - all of them still have gaps between each other. Check the screenshots in Discord for each individual gap.
• All bottom floor lanterns need a more precise positioning of their loops. They're either floating or bleeding being off-center. Aim for this position.
• One misc_de_foldedcloth00 is floating and another one is bleeding with its corner.
• misc_de_lute_01 doesn't quite touch the surface with its handle.

Some more on tapestries: you can sink them some more into the wall, so they won't eat too much space of the interior. But keep a couple inches of the stake before the knot visible.

General: You're building up the skill alright, and you have almost everything you need to start. Don't worry about the issues found - the more we find them during the showcase, the more skillfull you'll be after it. It's a relief to review interiors of a claimant who understands most of these things. Kindly fix these, and I'll recommend for promotion.

Thank you,

Almost everything seem to be fixed. Only a couple of things left:

• Lantern above the staircase is floating above its rope.
• The napkin in the tray is floating.

You have to remove all custom containers and lights, and replace them with vanilla or TD variants. If they don't 100% match with their contents, just use something similar. Also, clean these custom stuff out with TESame. The items are:

• 3 x tr_crate_01_clothing
• tr_de_drawers_02_clo
• 2 x light_de_candle_09_94
• tr_de_p_chest_02 (not present in the interior)

We create custom items/objects on a very rare occasion. It is almost always done for quest purposes. Otherwise, we'll fall victim to item list bloat. If there's a container or light source that is highly needed for development in general, it's best to submit an asset request, so it'll be added to Tamriel Data. Currently, all present custom assets could be replaced with vanilla or TD variants. For example, the bedroom candles could be swapped with a differend variant with dimmer light.

Tip: to quickly replace an object with a similar one on its place, use Search and Replace function. This would be the best way to replace the drawers.

General: I believe, you'll be good for promotion in the shortest time. Just fix these issues, please.