TheNek0mancer Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I have no idea what it would take to make this, how it would work or what to do with animations. In my imagination (with no skill or history of modding whatsoever) you could just cut a human skeleton and horses in half and stick it right oh, yeah? Weeeell I can dream, anyways. I have been craving to play a centaur in a video game for a long time now. I lack the skill and talent and knowledge to make it, so I was wondering if anyone else has any idea, or was even considering making this. I don't know if this is allowed to talk about on the forums so I won't go into too much detail, but I would even be open to commissioning someone to make a playable centaur race. Like, legitimately. I doubt this is lore friendly, but then again a good huge chunk of mods for this game are. It's just for fun, after all! Ah well...just to get an idea of what the process would be into making this, could someone tell me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megageeklizzy Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's kind of lore-friendly. Centaurs existed in Daggerfall, and while we haven't seen any since then, we also haven't been explicitly told that they are extinct. The Dragonborn being a centaur probably isn't lore-friendly, but if you use an alternate start or something, it might be okay. Getting through the initial Helgen sequence as a centaur would be a little awkward anyway, with the beheading attempt and jumping from building to building. I have noticed a folder in the vanilla assets labeled "centaur", and it contains a skeleton. I've never actually looked at it, but if it already has the bone structure, it would potentially save a lot of time. Unfortunately, using a skeleton without a mesh would mean rigging - something that is time-consuming and not many people know how to do. Starting with the horse and human skeletons could potentially work, but a lot of the animations would have to be recombined in order to look right...although...using the human skeleton's riding animations might work perfectly. It is definitely feasible, and I sincerely hope somebody with the right skillset will help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboyd4 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I actually have a project in the works. But be forewarned, I have terrible focus. So many ideas in my head, so little time to work on them. I jump from project to project without any clear path. That's also not counting my massive quest/race mod that I've been working on. But I have looked into it, I think I might be on the right track. Problem is right at the moment, I still haven't been able to learn animation. I just can't make heads or tails of it. But I've been tinkering with a skeleton and it's close. Time will only tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firepower02 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'd want a rideable centaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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