Nhary Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 WIP: The Dark Brotherhood Chronicles: AwakeningMod #1 of a three part series devoted to expanding the DB questline after achieving the title of Listener.The Dark Brotherhood Chronicles: Awakening is a quest driven expansion for Oblivion. Awakening is the first chapter in a series of three planned mods that will bring new locations, new quests, custom items, and new Family to the Listener. Current estimate of new playtime added by Awakening is fifteen hours. PLOTLINEAfter your ascension to Listener, what is left to do? Where are these other Sanctuaries mentioned in Oblivion? The Black Hand is decimated and must be restored. In Awakening, it is your job to do so. Seek out the other Sanctuaries. Learn their histories. Find the secret Stronghold of the Brotherhood and what history it holds. And be drawn into a long quest that will bring the Black Hand to full, frightening lordship and power. Or betray them. PLAYER CONSIDERATIONSThe player will be faced with options at every step, from mundane tasks to decisions that will shake the Brotherhood to its core. The DBC team recognizes that every player has a different style, and we will accommodate.The player has an opportunity to gain their own house, as well as earning custom weapons and robes.The NPCs the player will encounter have their own personalities, histories, and oddities. All existing Brotherhood lore has been considered, and we have striven to match Bethesda's vision of the Brotherhood's history and relevance.Special care is being taken to make sure nothing in the mod is overpowering.Mazes, riddles, and other thought-provoking aspects are added in. PROGRESSThe main storyline for Awakening is complete, and dialogue and journal entries are being added. Most Sanctuaries are in the final stages of beta testing.NPCs are being placed.Many Brotherhood supply dumps have been added to Cyrodiil.All but one of the dungeons have been started.Many of the custom items have been finished and added to the game world.Outlines for the second and third mods are complete.CUSTOM ITEMS AND FEATURESNew and retextured weaponsCompletely new custom tilesetNewly retextured robesNew spellsNew and retextured static objectsMusicVoice actingComplete new set of books, diaries, and notesSCREENSHOTS AND VIDEONew LocationsDungeon DesignIn progressWelcome Home.Even the wilderness can hide the Brotherhood...StudyIsn't this foreboding...Not a rock golem!In secret we must remainA place to train.Keep out...Concept ArtCustom tilesetWallpaperYou'll understand soon enough.A greeting from the pastWorks in ProgressLittle something for the ListenerStained glass WIPMaking mundane items significant.Elegant and decadent.NPCsShe speaks for the Night Mother.A new Brother.Meet your new family.And pledge your loyalty.VideosForthcoming, within the week. HELP WANTEDThe Dark Brotherhood Chronicles team has need for the following, to help our team of nearly thirty move faster.AnimatorTexturersNPC expert: Set up the AI and dialogue of over 50 NPCs.Website creation:Update and revamp the old team's www.thedarkbrotherhood.com website. The information is out of date, and we are getting over seven thousand hits per day.Concept Artists CREDITSThe Dark Brotherhood Chronicles is supported and maintained by the administrative staff at Modcraft.net.Updates, developer blogs, and galleries can be found on Modcraft.net. CONTACT INFORMATION Our project is based at www.modcraft.net.Modders who have done work on the Brotherhood are encouraged to contact us, so we can work out conflicts. Please send a PM at Modcraft.net, or contact [email protected]. Beta testers and voice actors may leave their contact information at Modcraft.net, and we will get in touch with you when we reach those stages. We are in particular need of a female High Elf voice. For questions regarding:Writing and [email protected]Modeling and [email protected]Concept [email protected]Level [email protected]Music and sound [email protected] Concerning the old team: You are welcomed back to the Chronicles with open arms. We had no data of what you'd done, and so far a few members have come back to donate a level or a texture. For our donated items, full credit will be given from the names and old forum posts we have archived on Modcraft.net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonlissla Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Nice. How much voice acting are you planning? And that golem looks kinda scary, even though he's made of static rocks. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhary Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 We already have some voice actors, but since we're adding many NPCs we need many others. If you'd like to voice act please sign up on modcraft.net and we'll add you to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonlissla Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Another thing that got me wondering, and that was the spells. Will it be scripted like the Midas Mod, or will it just be like a normal spell such as Hail Storm (non-scripted)?And is there any kind of recommended level for the mod, or can anyone complete it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhary Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 It will be scripted and couldn't be always succesfull, we don't want to make it overpowered. Also, there's not a recommended level, but some fights are tough, just don't expect to play it easily if you're level 1. And you can play it if you're already Listener or you can start another game, some parts of the quests change if you're already Listener but they won't prevent you to finish the quests, you only won't have some items that could help you completing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonlissla Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 What about compability? I'm quite certain that it won't work with other mod that changes the Dark Brotherhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted325509 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Just an update, I realize we've quite neglected the Nexus forums on updates. We've released two more massive updates on Modcraft.net's forums and had a full page article about us in PC Gamer UK. We are nearing completion but do need some help in the texturing, modelling (experience with tilesets is especially good) and scripting departments, as our people are seriously overworked there. Any offers to help can be posted in the Dark Brotherhood Chronicles section of the Modcraft.net forums, in the Show Us Your Stuff topic. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTesoro Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) An official highlight has been written, which explains the mod's back-story, and a description of what it's all about. Links to our media, such as screenshots and concept art, and FAQ can be found there as well.For those interested, you can find it here. Please note that most, if not all information in the first post of this thread is now incorrect and outdated. The latest can be found here. Edited May 21, 2011 by ZUSwiftblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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