LE Thieves Arsenal-esque Mod?

[Folkvangr]

Greetings, fellow taffers!

 

Well, to begin, I was hoping it would now be possible for someone (somewhere out there) to attempt in creating a Thieves Arsenal-like mod for Skyrim, similar to the one that was in Oblivion. Something along the lines of creating a non-lethal truncheon and several elemental arrows with specialized uses, à la the Thief series? Here are a few ideas I had for anyone willing to try and make this kind of mod happen:

 

• Blackjack

1. Truncheon which deals very minimal damage (base attack power = 5 ~ 10)
2. Upon successful sneak attack, applies a paralyze effect as well as temporarily toggling the target's detection (tdetect console command, possibly) for 2+ minutes
3. Possibly an alternative animation to the paralyze effect to make the target collapse in a more ragdoll-like fashion

• Gas Arrow (Air)

1. Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Similar effect to the blackjack above, minus the ambushing requirement
3. Possibly a fume or gas-like emission effect

• Moss Arrow (Earth)

1. Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Produces a medium-sized muffle effect on a surface similar to how the "Wall" spells work in the Destruction spell tree
3. Arrow makes no sound on impact
   
4. Possibly a moss, vine, or general plantlike growth effect

• Fire Arrow (Fire)

1. Arrow which deals moderate damage
2. Produces light, like a torch, when nocked on the bow
3. Possibly leaves a temporary lighting effect on impact, like the "Wall of Flames" spell

• Water Arrow / Holy Water Arrow (Water)

1. Regular: Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Holy: Arrow which deals moderate amounts of damage to the Undead
3. Puts out torches and other open-flame emitters of light
4. Possibly a water splash effect

Apologies if it's a lot to ask for, but fans of Thief will get a kick out of this, myself definitely included. Here's to hoping and crossing my fingers. :)

 

 

 

Edited February 13, 2012 by Folkvangr

[Deleted903830User]

Greetings, fellow taffers!

 

Well, to begin, I was hoping it would now be possible for someone (somewhere out there) to attempt in creating a Thieves Arsenal-like mod for Skyrim, similar to the one that was in Oblivion. Something along the lines of creating a non-lethal truncheon and several elemental arrows with specialized uses, à la the Thief series? Here are a few ideas I had for anyone willing to try and make this kind of mod happen:

 

• Blackjack

1. Truncheon which deals very minimal damage (base attack power = 5 ~ 10)
2. Upon successful sneak attack, applies a paralyze effect as well as temporarily toggling the target's detection (tdetect console command, possibly) for 2+ minutes
3. Possibly an alternative animation to the paralyze effect to make the target collapse in a more ragdoll-like fashion

• Gas Arrow (Air)

1. Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Similar effect to the blackjack above, minus the ambushing requirement
3. Possibly a fume or gas-like emission effect

• Moss Arrow (Earth)

1. Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Produces a medium-sized muffle effect on a surface similar to how the "Wall" spells work in the Destruction spell tree
3. Arrow makes no sound on impact
   
4. Possibly a moss, vine, or general plantlike growth effect

• Fire Arrow (Fire)

1. Arrow which deals moderate damage
2. Produces light, like a torch, when nocked on the bow
3. Possibly leaves a temporary lighting effect on impact, like the "Wall of Flames" spell

• Water Arrow / Holy Water Arrow (Water)

1. Regular: Arrow which deals absolutely no damage for non-lethal purposes
2. Holy: Arrow which deals moderate amounts of damage to the Undead
3. Puts out torches and other open-flame emitters of light
4. Possibly a water splash effect

Apologies if it's a lot to ask for, but fans of Thief will get a kick out of this, myself definitely included. Here's to hoping and crossing my fingers. :)

 

 

Only disagree with the Holy Water arrows in terms of what I'd like. I'm not sure that fits the universe well at all. Secondly, I'm not sure it would be possible to mod in the moss arrows, i.e. make certain areas more quiet than others.

 

As for fire and water arrows, the bethesda crew was apparantly able to accomplish this, they mentioned it in the recent blog. They just haven't released it in game, so it's entirely possible. also, Gas arrows and blackjacks should be relatively simple. We'll see though.

[Bloodshot12]

Sorry for the Bump, but I'd love to see this as well. The thieves arsenal mod for oblivion made thievery and sneaking great, and the thief games were always great to play and for the most part, the tools would be a great way of expanding skyrim's stealth gameplay.

[Iluf]

Shenk's thievery overhaul adds new types of arrows to the game among other things. Its sadly not very stable at the moment, however, because of the navmesh bug.

[awm_si]

Absolutely loved that mod :(

 

The vine arrow was my favourite!

Shoot it on a ledge and climb up the dropped vine!

 

Awesome.

 

 

Cheers lluf for the link, hoping a vine arrow makes an appearance somewhere in the future!

[charlesmp]

I totally agree, I hope someone makes a Thieves Arsenal Mod with vine or rope arrows. I looked at the CK and I just couldn't figure out how to make it lol. But lets hope some guru can make it and soon j/k.