LE Swimming animations and maybe even a mermaid suit

[HITDAMAN]

Hello everyone, I've been looking for a swimming mod that would change the swimming animations to somthing like a breaststroke or backstroke, but havent been able to find any.

I was also thinking of other animations that would be used for diving. Maybe even a sort of mermaid bottom that to have a fish tail or somthing like that, that would only be activated in the water. Also be able to move like a mermaid (logic).

 

Mostly made for people who like the water in skyrim and maybe make somthing new out of it (Underwater homes cities and a new race). As I am not skilled in modding and don't have time for making one, I am asking here. I think it could get very interesting, let me know what you think.

[vethraxx]

Yes. I snake like swimming animation for the Argonians would be so cool.

[DemongelRex]

This would work well with my mod idea, which I have just recently posted. We could implement both of these ideas, and perhaps even add new dangerous underwater monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan? I will find some sketches online

[HITDAMAN]

This would work well with my mod idea, which I have just recently posted. We could implement both of these ideas, and perhaps even add new dangerous underwater monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan? I will find some sketches online

Perfect, sorry I didnt see it before. I like the idea of a kraken, would be incredible. I like the way this is going

[HITDAMAN]

Yes. I snake like swimming animation for the Argonians would be so cool.

Another great idea mate.

[DemongelRex]

Okay so here are a couple ideas...

 

1. I think the Leviathan Model used consistently in Final Fantasy games is the best thus far. Perhaps if one used the behavior of a slaughterfish or whatnot and made it more snakelike, it could be the base of leviathan. Also Leviathan has powers, such as energy beams coming out of its mouth, so we could use something like a dragon shout as its primary attack? Leviathan could also speak and heal himself, so we could give him the ability to cast healing spells?

 

http://media-fanart.theotaku.com/294721-20060116062745.jpg

 

The image above is roughly what Leviathan should look like. Also, Leviathan is said to have a human form so it could be nice to make him transform from say an Argonian into Leviathan, but this is not necessary. Mods that could be implemented in this could be:

 

Dangerous SlaughterFish Races HD by Zbenji I think this mod could be helpful in giving a base behavior for Leviathan, and could be used as Leviathans underlings that he can summon?

 

Blue-Scales White Dragon by Dgrayed This texture used on the armor could be used as the skin for Leviathan, if used in a lighter blue-greenish color, in my opinion

 

I was looking for a mod:

 

That allows you to assign unique shouts to certain enemies, like lets say Ice Statue to a Bear or Storm Call to a Bandit...etc.

 

That makes enemies move snakelike or wavy. This would work very well for underwater swimming animations

 

For the Kraken, it was very difficult to find good concept art for me as most of them were covered up in destroyed ships, but basically its a giant scaled octopus. I feel if someone took the model of a frostbite spider and used its eight legs and made them like tentacles, it would look great. The venom a frostbite spider spits out could be the equivalent of an octopus spitting out blinding ink.

 

Argonians would be an ideal choice for a race but a custom race such as mermaids could prove difficult...because how would a mermaid go on land? There isnt enough underwater activities at the moment so it could be boring...unless we added a whole underwater expanse. A custom race known as Water Elves or even Atlantians could work very well too. I have seen some mods for atlantis, but none of them are underwater, let alone "Lost". That could be a good place to start from before we get into the good stuff. We should begin with two underwater races and a underwater city to begin with. Then we can add more dangerous aquatic life, dungeons, an artifact that lets you fight underwater (as you would on land), and maybe a Trident as a weapon with the Kraken defending it? These all sound like great ideas to me but first we need:

 

More underwater interactivity and abilities

 

Swimming behavior mods

 

More aquatic life

 

A better body of water that follows Tamrielic lore (Who wants to swim in frigid water all the damn time?)

 

More Fish and More Enemies underwater (The slaughterfish is the only fish that actually hurts you)

 

An accesible area underwater (Cavern, City, Ship, Dungeon...just SOMETHING to start with)

 

And thats it. If anyone has any useful mods or suggestions, feel free to let us know. I feel that this will become a big project in the future

[DemongelRex]

Link to idea mod

 

This is a mod from someone on steamworkshop, and this person has the right idea. Only problem is that the area is extremely out of the way. However, it is accesible underwater, which is what we want, now if we could remove the ugly greenish fliter for underwater and replace it with a brighter, blueish one to give a more vibrant feel. Also we should add underwater enviorments, such as trenches, reefs, underwater mountains, caverns, canyons, etc.

 

EDIT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cisn0z5KxqM

 

I have found a video showing what i mean by underwater combat. The only thing i would change is the speed of movement so that your move slower, damage is not as strong, etc....and i would like for this ability to be in an enchantment on a artifact (Armor, Ring, Necklace)

Edited May 26, 2012 by DemongelRex

[HITDAMAN]

Okay so here are a couple ideas...

 

1. I think the Leviathan Model used consistently in Final Fantasy games is the best thus far. Perhaps if one used the behavior of a slaughterfish or whatnot and made it more snakelike, it could be the base of leviathan. Also Leviathan has powers, such as energy beams coming out of its mouth, so we could use something like a dragon shout as its primary attack? Leviathan could also speak and heal himself, so we could give him the ability to cast healing spells?

 

http://media-fanart.theotaku.com/294721-20060116062745.jpg

 

The image above is roughly what Leviathan should look like. Also, Leviathan is said to have a human form so it could be nice to make him transform from say an Argonian into Leviathan, but this is not necessary. Mods that could be implemented in this could be:

 

Dangerous SlaughterFish Races HD by Zbenji I think this mod could be helpful in giving a base behavior for Leviathan, and could be used as Leviathans underlings that he can summon?

 

Blue-Scales White Dragon by Dgrayed This texture used on the armor could be used as the skin for Leviathan, if used in a lighter blue-greenish color, in my opinion

 

I was looking for a mod:

 

That allows you to assign unique shouts to certain enemies, like lets say Ice Statue to a Bear or Storm Call to a Bandit...etc.

 

That makes enemies move snakelike or wavy. This would work very well for underwater swimming animations

 

For the Kraken, it was very difficult to find good concept art for me as most of them were covered up in destroyed ships, but basically its a giant scaled octopus. I feel if someone took the model of a frostbite spider and used its eight legs and made them like tentacles, it would look great. The venom a frostbite spider spits out could be the equivalent of an octopus spitting out blinding ink.

 

Argonians would be an ideal choice for a race but a custom race such as mermaids could prove difficult...because how would a mermaid go on land? There isnt enough underwater activities at the moment so it could be boring...unless we added a whole underwater expanse. A custom race known as Water Elves or even Atlantians could work very well too. I have seen some mods for atlantis, but none of them are underwater, let alone "Lost". That could be a good place to start from before we get into the good stuff. We should begin with two underwater races and a underwater city to begin with. Then we can add more dangerous aquatic life, dungeons, an artifact that lets you fight underwater (as you would on land), and maybe a Trident as a weapon with the Kraken defending it? These all sound like great ideas to me but first we need:

 

More underwater interactivity and abilities

 

Swimming behavior mods

 

More aquatic life

 

A better body of water that follows Tamrielic lore (Who wants to swim in frigid water all the damn time?)

 

More Fish and More Enemies underwater (The slaughterfish is the only fish that actually hurts you)

 

An accesible area underwater (Cavern, City, Ship, Dungeon...just SOMETHING to start with)

 

And thats it. If anyone has any useful mods or suggestions, feel free to let us know. I feel that this will become a big project in the future

Great thinking for the leviathen, the legs for the spider is probably the best sollution for tentacles as you said same thing for the spit.

I think that a healing shout for the leviathen is a bit 2 much mate. It is a leviathen after all, might as well make with a hell load of HP for it.

Well for me the whole transformation thing isn't my type of thing but thats just me..... Thinking about it in the pirates of carabean if you had the animations for transforming into it, like when you transform into a werewolf, it could be really neat.

 

I agree for the form of the leviathen and texture. I think you should be careful with the underlings because after it might be a bit to much for one person to kill.. and if they heal themselves i think it would be impossible.

Ohh for the swim mod maybe, somehow it would be possible to take the swimming animation from slaughterfish resize it to human scale turn it a 90 degree angle upwards and put it on a human. ( Im not sure what animation argonians use, not a big fan of lizards.)

 

For mermaid's you would have to make a a mod that would enable the mermaid outfit only when swimming (if possible).

And as we said before we would have to add a new race (more like a few) and of course the "REAL" atlantis for it to be interesting. And underwater combat .

 

Were on the same point. Just need to get it in shape.

I can't wait.

 

 

 

BTW where is that underwater combat mod video from.

[HITDAMAN]

Link to idea mod

 

This is a mod from someone on steamworkshop, and this person has the right idea. Only problem is that the area is extremely out of the way. However, it is accesible underwater, which is what we want, now if we could remove the ugly greenish fliter for underwater and replace it with a brighter, blueish one to give a more vibrant feel. Also we should add underwater enviorments, such as trenches, reefs, underwater mountains, caverns, canyons, etc.

 

EDIT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cisn0z5KxqM

 

I have found a video showing what i mean by underwater combat. The only thing i would change is the speed of movement so that your move slower, damage is not as strong, etc....and i would like for this ability to be in an enchantment on a artifact (Armor, Ring, Necklace)

Yep, and having certain powers disabled in water. example electricity. Its a good way to kill yourself.

I'll be looking for it.

Dam this is good! :dance:

[HITDAMAN]

yeeehaaa

got some sharks

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=18022