I know what you mean about physically seeing 5 garlic bulbs and only 1 is usable while the other 4 still hang there . Perhaps going into the . nif file and removing all but 1 bulb would fix that , but then you have to go in and fix every ingredient . nif and that would downright suck . Another option to the overwhelming amount of flowers like Thistles would be to have the player fail to harvest anything at all on occasion until they level up their alchemy skill . The higher the skill along with perks , the more you harvest . <| sep |> Mine the ore . Turn ore into Steel Bars . Turn steel bars into Cannonballs . Sell or use cannonballs . How come your HP is so low btw ? <| sep |> its easy to take over when half the population doesn ' t speak english