SunlitEarth

This is so cool, thank you for sharing your session with us! Always very neat to see people share their talents, not just in modding :happy: I know you said viewers can edit it, but I wouldn't dare mess with your stuff... I would probably want to turn the volume on the backing track down just a wee smidge though, so I can hear you better. Love the freestyle you did at the end, very nice!

Thank you kindly! ^_^ I wasn't quite sure if I should've checked the box for 'lore-friendly' or not, but I did anyway (even despite the bright green recolor, because hey, glass armor lol) :tongue: I'm working on a medieval dress now (that isn't from any fandoms! lol) and it'll definitely be lore-friendly :thumbsup:

Not sure this will help, but I remember having a similar issue with getting CSE to start a while back. In addition to checking the box for 'run as administrator' for obse_loader.exe, I also have to remove d3d9.dll from my Oblivion folder to my Desktop every time i want to open the CSE, or it can't start. See if you have that file as well, for me it's there because i have an ENB installed.

Thanks =) If you mean the shine on the armor, I think that's from setting the armor's alpha to grey in the normal map, and I've got the nif file's NiMaterialProperty set to 10 for Glossiness. Lovely shields, btw :happy:

I found the time to fix it up a bit. Is this better? I figured I'd go with Oblivion's 'Sneak' icon, minus the chameleon wrapped around. And the dragon crest on the armor pieces instead. I also changed the ground models to match.

Hmmm... so maybe if i change the texture, i could do just the armor, the one in the very first picture of the thread. That's the one i actually care about lol. And ninjas/Akaviri ARE pretty cool, even if it's not what i originally had in mind. If i were to replace the symbol with something like this, would that be acceptable? It's very obviously like the normal dragon symbol in Oblivion, but isn't that okay? Like, it's lore-friendly... It was the Akaviri who created the Red Dragon symbol, I think. (Ignore the path points lol, i use gimp's path tool a lot instead of my graphics tablet because that makes my computer burst into flames :laugh: ) http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/pgtte_v3_empire_dragon.jpg Or I suppose i should come up with something different that doesn't look like anything else, like just not even LOOK at anything else and make up something entirely from scratch. I'll give it some more thought!

But it IS Nintendo. They have the big bucks, even more than my lil ISP. They could track me down. They might even send a team of their own Elite Corporate Ninja Assassins to eliminate me. Just to be poetic, they could have said ninja assassins cosplay in Official Nintendo Sheikah Stealth suits while doing it o_O

I'm thankful for the opinions, it's helpful to see others' views =) I know that it can be frustrating to deal with people like me so i appreciate others taking the time. Of course i understand fully about the creators on the Nexus and permission, they worked hard on their creations, and it's not their problem if someone many years later decided to use their stuff to make something and is asking permission long after they've retired and can give it lol. But, I wasn't giving enough thought to having made something based on another game in the first place. I was focusing on seeing the copyright thing in one way, that if it isn't using the actual models ripped straight from said game and no one is making money off of it, that it was fine. And I guess my reasoning was something along the lines of "But everything is based on/comes from something else! Like, who holds the copyright for Pants?" I was thinking of it like fan art of something, but the file itself actually leaving my computer and going up publicly is probably not safe, like Striker pointed out. If i wanted to treat it like fan art and just show pictures, i'd probably be fine there, but the second uploading/downloading actual files comes into play, then there could be problems. So I get it now. It's like how I wouldn't download movies from torrent sites because I know for a fact that my Internet Provider IS monitoring such things and i definitely wouldn't wanna deal with that. I was only considering creators from the Nexus, because those are actual persons with feelings, and not 'creators' as in the corporation behind the thing i was basing my mod on, even though they're technically the same, except corporations don't have feelings. They just make the games i love and i throw money at them, that was all the consideration i was willing to give THEM lol. So I've embarrassed myself publicly now with something that should've been easy, i do apologize for that. I suppose if i DID get permission from Nexus creators, i could upload IF i were to change things enough that it didn't look so close to the copyrighted characters, but that seems silly since it looking like that game is what i like about it. At least I've learned from my mistake now. Thank you, kind humans on the internet =)

Yes Pellape that's true, if I do receive a response and get mod owners permission, then it's different. I just didn't know if their policy saying yes was all that was needed or no. And I guess i just went into this assuming that, because I've seen other uploads based on games/books/whatnot that it was fine, i didn't educate myself on the issue beforehand. Thank you both for informing me, I won't try to upload such content since it's too close to looking like the original stuff. I just like it myself! Sometimes i nerd out and get all excited lol. Didn't mean to cause trouble or anything. Maybe instead if i can get better at modeling/texturing, i CAN make something entirely from scratch that is all my own and not just a fan-work, and then be happy to upload that =)

I'm sorry, truly I am, I didn't mean to come across as... idk, combative or questioning the rules in my response to you above Striker, that really was not my intention, you were kind enough to try explaining it to me, i think that i just didn't fully understand, is all. I'm trying! I guess i just needed things spelled out for me like I'm 5 haha. I'm just an average girl, i can follow guides for how to mod, but i'm not in the loop with regards to anything else in the modding community. I'm not bothered by it if I'm unable to upload my mod, I enjoyed working on it and learning more about how to mod, so if it must stay only on my computer I'm fine with that. I'm sorry if i DID come across as rude or anything like that, i didn't mean to sound like i was picking a battle, and you're totally right of course, coming close to a legal line in the sand is not at all important to me and doesn't enhance my life at all. I don't want trouble, legal or otherwise, from a silly mod. Sorry again! I'm not good at expressing myself properly, since text doesn't convey tone or anything so i probably did sound like i was arguing =(

Thanks for the reply! So then, I would only want to try uploading the ones that use Roberts/HGEC and Pizz and Hentai, since those creators say their assets can be used as long as they're given credit properly. Or, do you mean that, like with Robert for example, even though his policy says it's fine with credit, that I would still need to contact him and get credit for my mod specifically and then be able to provide proof that he said yes? And when you say "If some of the assets are created by others (whether individuals or companies)", are you talking about the actual assets, like the meshes and textures, or the very idea itself? Like, with the stealth armor, the mesh would be Roberts and I did the texture in gimp, BUT if you mean the actual thing that it LOOKS like, "Sheikah" from Zelda, then I actually couldn't post it since that's Nintendo's idea, right? So like, if someone wanted to post Superman armor, even if they made the mesh and textures from scratch themselves, they couldn't because it's DC's property, is that what you mean? And if that person wanted to get around it, maybe they could by just removing the "S" on the chest and substituting something else, and then it would just be "guy in tights and underwear with cape" so that it's not so blatantly obvious but people would still know what it was... Sorry I'm so confused, I'm kinda dumb :confused:

I've done a teeny bit of modding for other games in the past, but this is my first project for Oblivion. I wanted to make the Sheikah clothes as seen in Zelda Breath of the Wild/Age of Calamity (btw this is *not* a port/model rip from those games--my mod contains solely Oblivion assets, modified from vanilla Oblivion/other mod creators, so no worries there). The textures are my own, but the meshes are mostly not. Some of it was made by me in blender or reshaped from vanilla Oblivion meshes, but i mainly used meshes from other Oblivion creators, since this was just for my own use. I used Robert male/HGEC bodies, and shoes from Pizz's Ninja set for the Stealth Armor Set pictured above. I understand that both Robert/HGEC have policies allowing upload as long as credit is given for assets used, and Pizz's page says "If you change Meshes and Texture of this Mod and release it, Please add my name, Pizz" So I'm pretty sure it's fine if I upload this Armor set. I used parts of meshes from Hentai for the above two sets, Sheikah Villager/Advisor, and i know that Hentai also has a generous policy allowing modification/upload of their assets, so this clothing set should also be okay to upload in my mod. However, for the Researcher Set it's unclear to me whether it's okay to use hidemaro's male Hakama mesh as long as i give credit, that page says: "I have the license of this Data. Basically prohibited for purposes other than personal use, distribute Data for this I made. If usage commercial purpose or non malicious, I may be free to change and redistribute it however. Please specify to the credit of that case." Also, I altered AGSType-2's female Mercenary coat mesh. I'm not entirely sure about AGSType-2's policy, but it seems like it's probably NOT okay for me to upload. I *have* seen Speed Buster items uploaded by other people, but they were converting them to other body types, not changing the mesh's look and retexturing it. I did pm the creators to ask permission but I understand that this is a very old game, their stuff was created ages ago and so they might not be active. TL;DR:Should i upload what seems to be allowable (the sets in the first 3 pictures) and leave out the last one? That's what I'm thinking, better to err on the side of caution. Does anyone have experience with any of the creators i'm unsure of (hidemaro or AGSType-2) and knows for sure about their policy? Or could someone tell me if the ones that i think ARE ok to upload actually AREN'T? i respect and appreciate all of the original creators and don't want to try uploading something if it's against their wishes (or maybe my upload would have to be approved first by mods/admin and they would know whether or not something was okay? I dunno) Pls halp :sad: (i'll change the .esp accordingly to remove whatever items people think i should and then re-clean it with TES4Edit so there's no dirty edits, and then... maybe someone could test it out for me in their game pls? If someone doesn't mind taking the time, i'd really appreciate it! i'd really like opinions, and if someone checks them out and sees how they look in game, in motion and in different angles of lighting, they can recommend on whether i should include certain items or not--like the Villager clothes especially. I might just be overly critical, but i kinda wonder whether those in particular are just not up to par to be posted publicly. They were actually the first i worked on, so they're a bit... idk, rougher around the edges? And I've never been good at drawing shading, not in gimp or irl haha. I started this set to make a little village of Sheikah NPCs, so the clothes just had to look decent enough for that, but might not be of an appropriate quality for player character. All feedback is welcome, and you can be brutally honest lol it won't offend me :laugh: ) Oh and re: the pics above, the character art is just for reference purposes for this thread, of course i wouldn't be including it in my actual post for download. I won't be even mentioning the name of *that game* in the post since it seems to me that fan-stuff is looked upon unkindly by that company, even though people aren't profiting monetarily from it and just really really like the fandom, but that's ok, not hating on the company either!)

Hmm, could it be your normals, maybe? If you right click on the moon mesh in nifskope, then select Mesh > Face Normals (or maybe try Mesh > Smooth Normals), does it change anything at all? Sorry if this doesn't help it, I'm not an expert either haha Edit: Also, have you made sure your alpha channel in the texture is fully white? If you want your object to be opaque, it should be white

So, I have EMC2 and Dynamic Music System installed. I've got my .ini for my chosen location set up and it's working nicely, playing my track when I'm in the location. I only have 1 track set, so it plays only that music when I'm in that location. What I'd like to know is, after the track has played through once, instead of starting from the beginning of the song, how can I make it start 26 seconds in? To skip the intro part and just play the loopable part continuously, the way most games do? I don't want to hear the intro part after the first time. Is this possible to do with a script/change in the .ini? In the manual for EMC2 I see a console command "emcSetTrackPosition", could that be used in a DMS .ini? (It didn't work when I tried adding it, but then, my .ini only works because I copied the example one and changed names of files; I have no idea how to do scripting stuff that doesn't have a guide to follow lol) Or, could I instead break the track up into 2 parts, the intro and the loopable part, and have some script to tell it to play the intro track just once when entering the area, then play the looped track from then on? Any advice or help is greatly appreciated, thanks!