Magic/Spells/Animation/Combat

[crossfirex]

I notice most mods for oblivion for magic, and spells, just really go for either god like effects and damage, or for sheer texture look. This really sucks because I look at these mods and i never download them because of this, I used to download them to test, but now I really think theres nothing for it. What I would look for is something like Rain Of Fire, or Tempest Storm. These are good for the visual eye candy, and it rocks. I mean fire raining from the sky and lighting storms with frost = pwnage spell. Next is for mages... the combat really looks dry, you just kinda sit there and cast, nothing special, I think what needs to be done is have actual staff combat looks as well as hand to hand combat looks for spells/magic. Such as animation like spell singer.. but less gay looking. Not to go criticising everyone but thats just the raw truth (I think) And I know this is gonna piss alot of people off and all, and I don't mean to be harsh or try to make people mad, but thats just what I think. Another thing is fighting with weapons... The skills are completely sucky, DMC stylish 'is' nice yes, but who wants to work up mastery in combat JUST so they can use a 1 hit or 1 strike attack? If anyone has ever played PSU (Phantasy Star Universe) or PSO (Phantasy Star Online) Then you know just as much as I do, that those animation for melee combat kick azz, and I'd really like to see somethign like that as a powermove for oblivion combat. ^^ But by all means and intention this is really just suggestion and hope that something 'might' come out that is actually not just another house mod, or crappy spell effects mod. (Not to say the authors of those dont try, but people go looking for mods to change the original oblivion, not to get a higher dose of the old version of it) So I just hope someone comes out with a super pwnage mod soon. Or if it's already out and I don't know about it, let me know. :closedeyes: :whistling:

[eXoduis]

thatd be cool ... if it existed of course, i personaly use Midas Spell, though i had to use a cheat as it started pissing me the normal way to get a spell!

[crossfirex]

Yeah, actually midas got me pissed too, a lil too jumpy, so I just modded it so my char starts with the certain spells too.

[hex0ff]

For more combat moves you should try Deadly Reflex and/or Unnecessary Violence. DR gives you lots of critical hit type things, like decapitation etc. UV is probably better for mages though as it lets you melee with staffs. It also lets you free the souls you've trapped as remote summons. It does also add over 40 new combat animations, and expands your move set to 24 instead of 6.

 

As for spells, Midas, Supreme Magika and LAME are all designed to be balanced to your level and not too uber.

[crossfirex]

LAME/UV/supreme magika, Thanks for those, I'll try them. As for the rest, I have them, dont exactly "love them" but they are OK... But what I mean is basically, spell animations as well as casting animation atm are kinda lame, and same goes for some melee animations.

[Arcamean]

I was vastly disapointed not to have "force" magic. I mean whats more fun than using force to lift and drop a foe or throw him against a wall like a rag doll. Sure you can do it with a huge spell, but im thinkin more " Oh thats funny and cool " than blamo fireball yippie?

[crossfirex]

Yeah, I was thinking that too, but what I really wanna see is that shields ACTUALLY are shields. Not some bull shiz, "Ohhhh... pretty colors and lights around my body for a little while..." I want A shield around my WHOLE body like in morrowind. Biggest *censored* is that when you cast all it does is act like your throwing something, or tossing somethin in the air... boring if you ask me.