Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch

Here's critter.psc for reference:

EVENT onActivate(objectReference actronaut)
	if (bKilled == false)
		bKilled = true
		disableAndDelete(false) ; Nuke the critter as early as possible so the player knows something happened
		;Player receives loot for direct activation?  Probably need a bool here for other critters in future
		if nonIngredientLootable ; do I have the optional non-ingredient lootable parameter set?
			actronaut.additem(nonIngredientLootable, lootableCount)
		else
			actronaut.addItem(lootable, lootableCount)
		endif
		if bIncrementsWingPluckStat == TRUE
			game.IncrementStat("Wings Plucked", lootableCount)
		endif
	endIf
endEVENT

Here, the loot is added to the object that activated the critter. This could be the player, obviously, but it also allows for e.g. a script to force a companion to go loot the object, which properly adds the ingredients to the activating object.

And here's FXfakeCritterScript.psc:

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
	self.disable()
	if myFood 
		game.getplayer().additem(myFood, numberOfIngredientsOnCatch)
	endif
	if  myIngredient
		game.getplayer().additem(myIngredient, numberOfIngredientsOnCatch)
	endif
	RegisterForSingleUpdateGameTime(hoursBeforeReset)
;!	utility.waitGameTime(hoursBeforeReset)
;!	readyToReset = TRUE
EndEvent

In this one, the loot is added to game.getplayer() instead of just using akActionRef like it should, which is both slower and less flexible.

(semi-related note, and already fixed, but utility.waitGameTime() to reset the object? Really, Bethesda?)