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Bethblog is reporting that a new beta patch is live on Steam, which you can download by opting in to the beta program on Steam. The latest beta patch appears to strictly deal with bug fixes, so anybody having issues may wish to download it. Be advised that downloading beta updates may break some of your mods!

UPDATE 1.4.26

LAUNCHER

    Fixed issue with downloading mods when you are subscribed to more than 50 mods
    Fixed crash when loading a subscribed mod that has been removed from Workshop by the author
    Mod load order functionality

BUG FIXES (PC only)

    Fixed occasional crashes when loading a save that relies on plugins/master files that no longer exist
    Fixed issue where controls would become unresponsive while charging an enchanted weapon
    Fixed issue where controls would occasionally become unresponsive while switching from third to first person while using the Arcane Enchanter
    Fixed issue where controls would become unresponsive if activating a crafting station with autorun active
    Fixed issue where keyboard would fail if Rename Item was selected before choosing the number of charges, while using Arcane Enchanter
    Fixed several issues with remapping buttons while using an Xbox 360 controller
    Fixed issue where pressing Escape button after fast traveling but before the loading would cause certain menus to stop working properly

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One of the most popular (and amazing) water retexture mods is getting a big upgrade next week. Isoku, the creator of Realistic Water Textures (RWT) has posted a preview video of his next update for the mod which has been completely remade in the Creation Kit. You can view the video below and make sure to check out the mod page too.

Realistic Water Textures and Terrain v2.0

Realistic Water Textures on SkyrimNexus

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SkyEdit has been updated to v0.06a. This is supposed to be a 'replacement' for the Creation Kit but it is still in the testing phase.

Changelog from the update:

v0.060a -- 11 February 2012: It has been a long time since the last update due to the beta testing and release of the CK. Many changes and fixes but the most notable are the addition of scripts and the complete redoing of perks/conditions.

    Basic script editing has been added!
        NOTE: This requires the installation of the CK for the script sources and the script compiler.
        Basic built-in script editor. Click on the Script icon in the toolbar or from under the View menu. No syntax highlighting (yet).
        Use an external editor by Ctrl + double-clicking on a script. It uses whatever editor is opened when you double-click a PSC file in Windows Explorer.
        By default the internal script editor is used. If you change "EditScriptExternalByDefault" in SkyEdit.ini to "true" the external editor is used by default.
        Script compiling is done using the official command line Papyrus compiler.
        Script and property information can be copy/pasted between objects (right-click on selected scripts in the record dialog).
        Searching in scripts has been added. Check the "include scripts" in the find dialog.
        Script files are backed up when saving (PSC) or compiling (PEX). This is more important now as there is no version control for scripts unless otherwise implemented by the user.
    New editable records: Actor Values (AVIF).
    Fixed bug when creating a copy of a record.
    Redid Perks: Should be 100% supported, needs testing.
    Redid Conditions: Close to 100% supported, copy/paste conditions (right-click on condition list or condition buttons).
    Added context menus to keyword and ARMA lists.
    Added "Active Only" to the View menu and shortcut key Ctrl+R
    Added several commands to change the form ID of a record or selected records in the main list accessed via the right-click context menu. When changing a form ID these features try to propagate the change to all dependant records, however not all records are fully deciphered or supported in SkyEdit yet so it is not 100%. In general, if you can edit a record any form ID changes should be propagated into it. None of these records will overwrite an existing form ID. Note that with the current implementation these commands operate around a speed of 25 records/second so beware when selecting a large number of records to update. The form ID commands are:
        Change FormID: Specifically set the the form ID for one record.
        Change Mod Index: Change the upper byte of the form ID for all selected records.
        Assign New FormID: Set the mod index to a fixed value and the lower 3 bytes to a guaranteed new and unused value.
    Fixed bad file record count in TES4 header when saving.
    Changed how creating a new plugin works to be similar to opening a plugin. Skyrim.esm is automatically set as a master file by default. This should prevent people from creating new plugins that don't have Skyrim.esm as a master file as most should.
    Resource and script information is now automatically loaded and initialized at startup as it is needed in a variety of places. It only takes 2-5 seconds and only has to occur once until you restart SkyEdit.

You can download it below.

Visit the SkyEdit Homepage.
Alternate download mirror.

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What looks to be a real awesome immersion mod for Skyrim has been released now that the Creation Kit is out. Sounds of Skyrim (SoS) looks to add over 400+ ambient sounds all across the world of Skyrim for your listening pleasure. We first posted about it way back before the CK was out and now Cliffworms has released the first installment of the mod for the Dungeons of Skyrim!

Watch the video here and then download below!

Sounds of Skyrim Project - The Dungeons

Download - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=8601