Niedel

October 4, 2016

I am currently in the early stages of developing a "class" or "specialization" mod which intends to allow the player to choose a specialization at the start of the game. The specialization chosen by the player will grant a set of perks, spells, powers, and/or gear - effectively modifying their character's strengths and potentially weaknesses.

As of now, I have (somewhat) successfully created a script attached to a quest that fires up once a save or new game is loaded. The script pulls up a set of windows that will be used to allow the player to navigate through the specialization choices as well as selecting one.

My first issue has to do with the speed that the initial window pops up - it initializes so fast, that it might even appear before your loadscreen does. For savegames this is less of a problem, but for a player starting a new game it could be problematic (and definitely unwanted) for the menus to appear before even having the chance to create a character.

My second issue is related to creating a perk with the "Apply Combat Hit Spell" perk entry point. I have a Barbarian specialization planned out that I am intending to use to test the framework for this mod - one of the bonuses gained through this specialization is the ability to deal additional bleeding damage when using axes or bows. I have created a perk with the "Apply Combat Hit Spell" entry point, and told it to only function with the weapontype keywords for axes and bows. I made a MagicEffect that effects the Health value modifier, and a spell that determines the function of the MagicEffect. Everything is linked together, along with the script (supposedly) granting the player the perk once the selection is made. Despite all of this, once I have it loaded into the game, no matter how much I shoot or hack at npcs - there is no bleed effect occurring. I would guess that this could be a problem with the script, but when I manually grant my character the perk via the console, it is still having no effect.

I've spent a huge chunk of the day researching and troubleshooting the "Apply Combat Hit Spell" entry point, not to mention pouring over vanilla Skyrim and Ordinator's applications for the function in both the CK and TES5edit. As far as I can tell, the way I have set up my perk is identical to many of the examples I've looked at today.

If anyone has some ideas off the top of their head, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise, I can post my mod files on this topic, google drive, etc if anybody would be willing to take a closer look at them.

I'm looking forward to getting some feedback.

Thanks

~N

Edit: Here is a link to my mod files on google drive https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B561lY6GUEjLNWwyX2RFUFVGUEk. I'll be super grateful if anyone would be kind enough to take a look at them.

October 4, 2016

Not sure if you'd be interested in including this in your topic, but I have recently uploaded a resource library to the nexus that provides picture examples of specific meshes that textures are attached to, as well as locations where they appear within Skyrim. It's unfinished, and I might not ever complete it - but I still think it could be really useful for texture modders (especially those who are just starting).

Here's the link: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/79076/?

Feel free to include it or not, at your discretion. Thanks for the topic by the way, it has been quite informative - you've pointed out a couple of mistakes that I made while messing around with textures that I won't have to make in the future!

~N

August 27, 2009

Thanks so much! What category would race/class mods and companion mods go under? I am guessing the minor mods section, but I could be wrong...

Here is my updated mod list (I am still kind of sure that a few mods might still be misplaced):

Oblivion.esm

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

No Lights Flicker.esm

CM Partners.esm

Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Weather_by_Max_Tael.esp

no_wind-2578.esp

NLF FrostCrag.esp

NLF Knights.esp

NLF Orrery.esp

NLF VileLair.esp

NLF MehrunesRazor.esp

Dragonbone Cuirass.esp

Sauron_Armor_Chest.esp

1SB_VampireHaven.esp

Tyrael Armor.esp

RingwraithArmorGlass.esp

BravilSeaDomes.esp

01_Helms_Deep.esp

02_Helms_Deep.esp

03_Helms_Deep.esp

EnchantedBroom.esp

TTB.esp

DBSRebuiltComplete.esp

XSPipeMod.esp

Portable Campsite - Quickstart.esp

Bag of Holding.esp

DMCWeapons.esp

TheHolyBlade.esp

MountainTower.esp

mythsandlegends.esp

polearms_1.0.7_EV.esp

Nicoroshi Creations DW Light.esp

Dread Knight Armor.esp

DMACArmor.esp

Adonnays Elven Weaponry.esp

ExnemRuneskulls.esp

Wyverex - Deployable Traps.esp

tkRapiers.esp

AW_Wings.esp

slayersword.esp

Dragon Knight Armor v. 1.1.esp

The Ranger's House Lite.esp

CapesandCloaks.esp

Klarre Forestheart.esp

Village of Lily 2.0.esp

DBShadowSet.esp

adTreeHome.esp

Dwemer_Skyship_1_1_0.esp

AncientSource.esp

MasterSwordDX.esp

Defensive_staves.esp

c_dagcol.esp

Dragonbone Armor Set.esp

ktx_FlameAtronachArmor.esp

Obicos_Ingredient_Increaser_v11-5131.esp

P1DanywhereSittable.esp

Oblivion Cats v0.22b.esp

Altair_Race.esp

Elves Of Lineage II.esp

The Complete Ranger.esp

CM Partners NPC.esp

CM Partners Marker NPCs.esp

CM Partners Special NPCs.esp

CM Partners Extra NPCs.esp

CM Partners More NPCs.esp

CM Partners.esp

PetsOfChorrol.esp

Earon race 1.0.esp

MapMarkers.esp

Cheydinhal Petshop.esp

Ranokoas City Stealth Exits.esp

Akatosh Mount By Saiden Storm.esp

Enchantathon.esp

ME_MERCENARIES.esp

Crowded Roads 15.esp

mnp Nighteye Goggles.esp

Harvest [Flora].esp

Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp

Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp

Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp

Harvest[Containers].esp

BoneGrind.esp

PersuasionOverhaul.esp

gardening.esp

undercover.esp

Expanded Hotkeys and Spell Delete v1.0.esp

Expanded Hotkeys Brief Equip Message.esp

RealisticFatigue.esp

sr_retroactive_health.esp

Wizardry Mod.esp

AdrenalineOblivion-SupportElements.esp

AdrenalineOblivion-SpawnElement.esp

Mart's Monster Mod.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Imperial Armor.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Creature Skins.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCSpellTomes.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCFrostcrag.esp

Knights.esp

bartholm.esp

Frostmourne.esp

phinix_master_summon.esp

Assassins Creed - Altair's Gear - ThrowingKnives.esp

Spirit's Edge.esp

The_Kingdom.esp

Lost Paladins of the Divines.esp

DarkGang-playerFaction.esp

Moriarcis.esp

Solace.esp

The Lost Spires.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Mehrunes Razor.esp

Quest Award Leveller.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Vile Lair.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Knights of the Nine.esp

Streamline 2.1.esp

August 27, 2009

I have recently started adding mods to Oblivion, and I have become quite swept away with the modding frenzy. The problem I am running into seems to be generated from the order I am placing the mods in. I am trying to figure out what order I should be placing them in, but so far, the information I am running into is conflicting. If any help could be provided, I would be very thankfull.

Here is my current mod list: