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Anyone need the help of a 3d modeller? I'm free for a few months, I have good experience in the industry but my limited knowledge of the creation kit holds me back from making my own mods past simple stuff, I'd be willing to lend a reliable hand to an experienced mod maker in exchange for explaining how the kit was used from time to time.

We've made progress with the mod and I can confirm the vampire changes now as far as planned and tested, it will be a case of putting it all together with the kit come this Tuesday as to whether it can be totally implemented. We also have some improvements to untransformed were-people which are currently in testing. Other changes include the hand crossbow is currently on ice due to everybody getting frustrated with it, this also includes the wrist mounted version we were working on, but hey that wasn't announced anyway so no loss there. Theres also another possible magic reward thats currently being tested, I won't go into huge details as it's very rough at the moment and bugs out a lot but basically allows you to create a new animal by using pelts and bits of animals (or dragons) with a shrine to dictate its abilities and form and then gives you a spell to summon your new life form in it's spectral form for a short time, will it be useful? or will it destroy your foes with magic? will it fire spines at your enemies or use its massive dragon claws to leap at them? or will it simply shiver, whimper and then explode and freeze everybody, including yourself. It's something that everyone is working on off hand but we'll see when the kit comes out as to whether it can be fully implemented. There may be a third main quest line in the works as well, involving a short journey to one of the lesser explored planes of oblivion: Mephala's Web. The rules set down in this mod are thus: Do not interfere with established lore eg. do not go back to the battlespire battle and grab one of those lovely daedric crescents Do not interfere in a way that overly changes the world eg. do not make cities disappear or kill established characters Do not invent artifacts eg. one of the early items planned was hircine's mask, but this has never before been granted to a mortal and so was rejected Do not leave lasting impressions in places not yet shown eg. if you make a trip to valenwood, don't cause anything of comment, we're talking time traveler level of care here Do not invent new daedric creatures, that's the daedric princes job eg. do not make candy floss atronachs Bonus Side Note: We've altered the main quest line that will open a lot of this mod up so the short synopses of the beginning of the mod that can found in the old posts is now incorrect.

The spearhead of the vampire interests wants a flying bat/human beast form for vampires that allows a 50% chance kill animation that also acts as a feed, also allows you to feed from corpses and finally changes the way the stages work entirely, instead of simply growing weaker but more vamparic as you go without feeding you instead lose the ability to go into your beast form but gain advantages from it. So if your at full strength then your fully in control and can turn into your bat form at will, although if anyone sees you transforming you gain 1000 bounty, you also cannot transform indoors. As you go without feeding you lose the ability to transform but gain abilities like improved unarmed combat and degraded armed combat, you also take a hit to all magic skills as your intellect takes a hit, further on you start losing your connection to magic as your magicka lowers and you start growing weak to sunlight, the final phase leaves you with little magical connection, a huge boost to unarmed combat and massive skill negatives to armed combat and other skills, you also gain the ability to feed on corpses at this stage, you will have to feed quite a lot to get back to full strength at this stage though. This stuff may be subject to change as this is all I have written down from our resident vampire in the team, the bat form isn't small by the way, from the sketches it appears to be the same size as a person but with much longer arms and a membrane stretched between the legs and the arms and with a huge over developed jaw, our main modeler says he has made it already but hasn't detailed it but we've yet to get it animated so we'll have to wait and see.

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Formally known as the "Spear of the Hunter" this mod has expanded it's scope almost continuously as the planning and testing of theories has been successful, and with the addition of another dedicated 3d modeler, the mod now promises a vast range of experiences and changes to gameplay. I will first list the known and currently under construction parts of the mods, and then I will list features that we are still trying to get working using the tools we have (the creation kit may be the thing we need or they may turn out impossible) and finally the features we have planned for post release or simply hope to get around to. Current Content: 3 new armor sets 5 new weapons (4 of which are obtainable as 2 are exclusive) A new faction (or not, if that is your choice) A new home Daedric Blessings (Permanent game changing buffs) 2 main quest lines: "The Spear of the Hunter" will have you exploring skyrim in search of an ancient relic of power and reveal the deep ancient secrets of the land. The other "Line Long Since Lost" which is a sad tale of an exile with a dark secret and perhaps a darker gift. 6 minor quest lines, these are optional quest lines that reward the player with a variety of rewards and some even help the main quest lines. At least 3 new settings with multiple cells, 1 of which will become very important as the quests tick along. Possible Content: Changes to vampires in a large way, we're talking complete overhaul if we can get our system working, this isn't simply swapping some values. New "Ancient" animals that you can hunt for pelts for unique armor configurations. One handed crossbow for stealthy types, sort of works but also sort of doesn't at the moment. Hopeful content: A plan to give the player the choice to merge the thieves guild and the dark brotherhood into a single entity with a dual code of conduct: The Rites of Sithis and the Embrace of Nocturnal. Will rehouse both the guild and the brotherhood at a new location and give a variety of quests to make all this possible, this is currently a pet project of one of our members but it looks promising and if the content of the main mod gets done (which so far we are ahead of schedule) then this is the next feature. A reworking of werewolves to make it mandatory to relieve yourself of the curse at the end of the companion quest line and open the doors for other were-diseases such as bear, rat and boar. These have basic models but are nowhere near ready so this may be a future feature. Werewolf will still be available although it will be through disease as with the rest. New finishing animations for unarmed and dual-wielding, including staves. Another pet project but again looks promising, possible future release. Obviously with a mod this size, conflicts will be inevitable but we already have a dedicated compatibility guy ready and waiting with his rubber gloves to make sure the mod is compatible with as much stuff as possible. Although at launch there will be no compatibility planned so far so take care on initial release. Any situation updates will be posted here, so remember to check back from time to time.

The project is progressing well and many of the items now have meshes and even a some textures, the pool of quests rewards has risen as the number of quests have finished being written. The mod will scale with level only very loosely, the mod is aimed at players around level 10 - 20 to start and finish with players approaching 40 - 45. This is quite a long quest chain and involves in depth player choices such as whether to aid a bandit clan in their efforts to increase their territory in order to safely move an artifact through the territory or simply destroy them, or involve the local jarl and increase your standings with him but at the cost of his interest in the artifact. The total stats for the mod so far: Finished Quests: 8 Finished Major Quest Line: No Total Mesh Work: around 30% done Total Texture Work: around 10% Total Major Quest Rewards: 6 Total Minor Quests Rewards: 10 Number of Planned NPCs: around 17 Script Work: 60% Voice Acting: about 10%

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I am currently currently developing a mod ("developing" in the sense of working on the relevant commands and plot and scripting, the mod will only be able to be constructed with the construction kit) where the player receives a call to aid of a group of hunters to kill a dragon as they wish to collect it's scales and bones, typical end game stuff or interesting mid game stuff or terrifying early game stuff (post first dragon). When you arrive I've planned there to be a situation where you've taken too long to get here and they've already trapped the dragon in it's lair and are preparing for a final assault but allow you to take part anyway. After you push into the lair the dragon puts up a feeble fight, it may fall to the npcs before you put more than 3 arrows in it, but further exploration of the lair reveals some secrets, first is the deep forge, a large cold fire pit with a huge serpent coiled around it and reared above it, the second is the skeleton of a hunter carrying a sliver of metal and a series of journals, most only contain a smattering of survived writings containing a rough record of the hunters dreams and travels, the the first and the last journals seem to have weathered better than the rest, the first referring to visions of hircine holding aloft his spear before planting it into the corpse of a werewolf and walking away, with other visions of him giving the spear to a shadowy figure, and other visions of the shadowy figure fighting hircine and shattering the spear with a critical blow. The journal admits that these visions are blurring together and that he can't work out which is the true vision but he sets out on a journey to earn hircine's regard and learn of the location of the spear. The last journal speaks of him fleeing his homeland with a piece of the spear and that he knows where the others are kept, the writing here is frantic and obviously the writer was becoming insane, he makes notes on the eagle the snake and the whale many times, citing such nonsense as the three fires once burned but now only two do and other disparate phrases such as the key is the snake and that it is not to be trusted. The final page of the last journal speaks a few short sentences, hircine has found him and he is the prey now that he has failed his task, he speaks of a great beast and the sounds of horns and the cold ashes he holds in his hands are the marks of his failure. The player may take the piece of metal and use it as a dagger but it has fairly pitiful damage and is not upgradeable, the hunters spread out amongst the area of the forge and the oldest hunter names it the deep forge and recites a tale from the old times when shor fell and kyne struck a blow against the old knocker for his subterfuge and struck him deep into the earth, although he escaped he left his presence there forever. The orc hunter takes offense at this statement and argues the myth at this point the player (should) realize that these hunter's are not simple mercenaries but also quite knowledgeable of the myths and legends of the land, the mage of the party then tries to ignite the forge but fails and wonders at it's design. I'll not reveal anymore of this quest line but suffice to say the rewards will be a new set of followers, a magical weapon which they will have a choice of, will contain radiant research goals and at least 3 new locations with multiple cells each, a new necklace that observant bloodmoon players will smile at, a new home and new options for werewolves after the quest line completes and the npc sub quests are complete. It's still in the design stage and I'm mostly testing the design structure using the fallout construction kit and its coming along alright, I already have a 3d modeler and a texture artist so offers of help developing the mod are appreciated but not needed. Outside of that does anyone have any ideas that would work well with this mod?

I am currently currently developing a mod ("developing" in the sense of working on the relevant commands and plot and scripting, the mod will only be able to be constructed with the construction kit) where the player receives a call to aid of a group of hunters to kill a dragon as they wish to collect it's scales and bones, typical end game stuff or interesting mid game stuff or terrifying early game stuff (post first dragon). When you arrive I've planned there to be a situation where you've taken too long to get here and they've already trapped the dragon in it's lair and are preparing for a final assault but allow you to take part anyway. After you push into the lair the dragon puts up a feeble fight, it may fall to the npcs before you put more than 3 arrows in it, but further exploration of the lair reveals some secrets, first is the deep forge, a large cold fire pit with a huge serpent coiled around it and reared above it, the second is the skeleton of a hunter carrying a sliver of metal and a series of journals, most only contain a smattering of survived writings containing a rough record of the hunters dreams and travels, the the first and the last journals seem to have weathered better than the rest, the first referring to visions of hircine holding aloft his spear before planting it into the corpse of a werewolf and walking away, with other visions of him giving the spear to a shadowy figure, and other visions of the shadowy figure fighting hircine and shattering the spear with a critical blow. The journal admits that these visions are blurring together and that he can't work out which is the true vision but he sets out on a journey to earn hircine's regard and learn of the location of the spear. The last journal speaks of him fleeing his homeland with a piece of the spear and that he knows where the others are kept, the writing here is frantic and obviously the writer was becoming insane, he makes notes on the eagle the snake and the whale many times, citing such nonsense as the three fires once burned but now only two do and other disparate phrases such as the key is the snake and that it is not to be trusted. The final page of the last journal speaks a few short sentences, hircine has found him and he is the prey now that he has failed his task, he speaks of a great beast and the sounds of horns and the cold ashes he holds in his hands are the marks of his failure. The player may take the piece of metal and use it as a dagger but it has fairly pitiful damage and is not upgradeable, the hunters spread out amongst the area of the forge and the oldest hunter names it the deep forge and recites a tale from the old times when shor fell and kyne struck a blow against the old knocker for his subterfuge and struck him deep into the earth, although he escaped he left his presence there forever. The orc hunter takes offense at this statement and argues the myth at this point the player (should) realize that these hunter's are not simple mercenaries but also quite knowledgeable of the myths and legends of the land, the mage of the party then tries to ignite the forge but fails and wonders at it's design. I'll not reveal anymore of this quest line but suffice to say the rewards will be a new set of followers, a magical weapon which they will have a choice of, will contain radiant research goals and at least 3 new locations with multiple cells each, a new necklace that observant bloodmoon players will smile at, a new home and new options for werewolves after the quest line completes and the npc sub quests are complete. It's still in the design stage and I'm mostly testing the design structure using the fallout construction kit and its coming along alright, I already have a 3d modeler and a texture artist so offers of help developing the mod are appreciated but not needed. Outside of that does anyone have any ideas that would work well with this mod?