JinxMontalgo Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Okay, so I'm new to the Skyrim modding community (hello!) and I felt there was a distinct lack of custom shouts. So I tried my hand at making one, and it works! (minus the vo dialogue). http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/c22b49ba-3c11-4732-b08f-ba87aa67fc65_zps5cadddc2.jpghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/0b6b0144-a0f0-4cc6-b49a-154cc70bab5e_zps73539c40.jpghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/9f265029-633f-40dc-9b96-ea974f72b8e8_zps50d7cabd.jpghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/2a7cf30f-88e3-4400-9fc9-d5d9e69538bf_zps171fd8ec.jpg Mmmm...It's nice and all, but it's not the effect that I'm looking for. I wanted to try and create an effect that's more like this. I've messed around in NifSkope a bit but... http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/a703b842-1cc3-4b8c-88b8-1c79fe9b6ccc_zps2c90c278.jpg Tutorials on weapons/armor modification hasn't helped much. The closest I've come to a helpful tutorial is this one by Entrophoria. Long story short: Anybody know any methods to create custom spell/shout projectiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Alright, so I was able to bring this bad boy into 3DsMax. http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/aae7f5b5-e6a8-480f-a5a9-f64a00d8ddb4_zps7821f4e1.jpg Next challenge, how to edit the materials correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) Progress is being made... http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/a9ea2dac-9c95-42ac-8838-20bad0c619dd_zps7d94c634.jpghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/525ad8e2-60d1-40e4-9a3c-e0e121a99776_zpsd0e8be4b.jpg ...even if all there is, is an invisible ball of light. Edited November 14, 2013 by JinxMontalgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1029 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 You could try using the effects of the dragon firebreath shout (different from the dragonborns). It shoots a jet of fire. I would substitute the dragonborn effect for the actual dragons one. Easier than... doing whatever you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Used that one first actually, but I didn't use it for three reasons. 1. It's not the effect I'm looking for 2. It only lasts for a few seconds at a time 3. The flame extends back behind the player's head and it just looks weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1029 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Sure, but it would be a better base to start at than the vanilla one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derok Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Isn't the Flames effect what you are looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 @dave1029: I'll give it a shot, but no guarantees. @Derok: Tried that one too, no it's not. I found it was too simple and it didn't have the colours I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 So it turns out a block of data in the .nif is out of date/invalid/corrupt... http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/error1_zpsdce0e824.pnghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/error2_zps3b31175f.png ...and these blocks point to non-existent data.... http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/error3_zps69a4d711.pnghttp://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y326/JinxMontalgo/error4_zps219a20b5.png ...so as a test I deleted these branches. Now Skyrim crashes as save is being loaded. Is this option out or is there a solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxMontalgo Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Just an update. More and more dead ends... On the plus side, I'm beginning to figure out how NifSkope works. *sigh* This IS possible, Midas Magic is proof of that. I just need to figure out how they did it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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