crysthala Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) DON'T DO IT OPHELIA YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FO---er, sorry. Got caught up in my Hamlet feels. Those are some nice dresses, I have to say! I'll get back to you once I'm done peeking at their Inner Workings. BRB. :D Edit: Found them! Looks like they'll be simple retextures. These are the textures for those items. The blue one is a simple recolor of the first texture, not unlike what I'll be doing. :) My tastes tend toward the darker end of the spectrum. Did you have any particular colors in mind? http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7707/36144938.jpg http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2434/26938647.jpg Edited June 30, 2012 by crysthala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassiPie Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 To be fair, yeah it is. :biggrin: Posts #9 and #12 here Unless Stay Frosty isn't a woman, but her profile says she is. Wow. Well I just don't understand the world anymore, I guess. lol. I could see it being a minor thing, but I had no idea it was such a big thing. Maybe I'm getting old? Late twenties, old and out of touch. Is that a thing, too? ;) Well more power to them, I have to say. If men can sexualize and objectify women, women should be able to do the same. Girl power, and all of that. Woo hoo! Can't say I find brainless, muscle-bound hunks with their shirts off appealing, personally. For my own tastes, I find a guy much sexier with his clothes on than off. I have no desire for women, but the male form, especially from the waste down, is kind of comical to me. I'd go into why, but that'd get a bit racy, and I don't want this to turn into that kind of thread. But big, bulging muscles never did appeal much to me. If a guy came up to me all sweaty with his shirt off and gave me a sexy look, I'd assume he was a hobo and offer to help him find a shower and a hot meal. Now if a man approached me an Armani suit or wore something simple with clean, casual style, had some pretty eyes, said something clever and gave me his number in a gentlemanly manner, I'd be quite flattered. I guess it's a taste thing. Live and learn. Different strokes for different folks, as they say. But wow, am I out of touch I can see the pure role-play aspect, as in you're playing a character and not yourself. I think that's where I'm out of touch. I don't play -me-, exactly. I'm not a homicidal vampire who takes pleasure in watching other people suffer. But she still has aspects that I find fun to play, that I can immerse myself in. Perhaps I could -try- to play a male character? I do enjoy writing male characters, and getting into the head of a male character for a writing project. I just never have because it doesn't sound as appealing as living vicariously through my female character. Personally, when I role-play a game it's not like a writing exercise. I'm seeing though the eyes of someone prettier, braver, and more powerful than I could be in the real world. In the case of my evil characters, I get a taste of what it's like to be powerful and without conscience. To experience anarchy. It's wish-fulfillment. If I just want to create a character and put him or her through their paces, I'd just write a story about it. If I were to play a male character for the reason of just enjoying creating an interesting character, I have to admit to myself that I would want him to be as attractive to my own tastes as possible. So upon further reflection... I take it back. I get it, and I can see why it would be more prominent than I previously thought. However, that still doesn't negate the fact that there are more half-nude mods for females than mods that manage to make feminine styles without compromising the immersion and lore of the Elder Scrolls world completely. Even if there is a huge community of female modders out there, I still feel very much in the minority. Whether it's about my gender, and I'm starting to think it has nothing to do with my gender, I am floating in a sea of sex when all I want is a little classic romance. So it is a culture thing more than a gender thing. I am willing to make that concession. Doesn't make me feel any more alone and unrecognized in this community, though. Or anymore hopeless that my dream wardrobe for my character will ever happen. I think I have over analyzed this now, however. Holy crap. It's just clothes. For a game. Have I seriously been whining about this for two days? I have wasted way too much of my days off. I need to go outside more. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassiPie Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 DON'T DO IT OPHELIA YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FO---er, sorry. Got caught up in my Hamlet feels. Those are some nice dresses, I have to say! I'll get back to you once I'm done peeking at their Inner Workings. BRB. :D Hahaha! Love it when people get the Hamlet reference. I thought it was obvious, but you'd be surprised at the people who think my username is weird. Anyway, you're a doll. I usually give out the jewelry my fiance's mother and I sell on the side as thank you gifts when girlfriends do me favors. But since that's an impossibility, I'll just give you big, big internet hugs. *big, big internet hugs* There you go! And thank you again. You're going to a lot of trouble even looking into them for me. Means a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crysthala Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) You're welcome! This is how the Elder Scrolls modding community gets so big and awesome, by noobs helping other noobs. :rolleyes: Grah. Stupid forum, being uncooperative. I had to edit that post like four times to get it working. Anyway, I added the texture images to the post up there, if you have thoughts. Out of curiosity, do you have any experience with graphics at all? Most of texturing work is just the ability to use Photoshop (my poison of choice) or GIMP. Edited June 30, 2012 by crysthala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassiPie Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) I have absolutely no graphics experience, sadly. I have played around with Photoshop, but would need to really dedicate a lot of time and energy to learn how to do something properly. As to colors, I do prefer lighter colors for my character, simply because the vibe I'm going with is that she is a former Breton courtier, so she'd have more fresh, springtime-themed clothes that are a bit more ornate than the hearty Nords are used to. But really, dark is fine, too. I'd just be happy if they were cleaned up and didn't look so shabby. Again, you're a doll. I feel a lot less jaded about the Skyrim mod community, now. lol. Edited June 30, 2012 by opheliadrowned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetradite Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) Wow. Well I just don't understand the world anymore, I guess. lol. I could see it being a minor thing, but I had no idea it was such a big thing. Maybe I'm getting old? Late twenties, old and out of touch. Is that a thing, too? ;) Nope, from the profile she's older than you are too! I'm early 30's, I think maybe we're just in a wierd age bracket. Don't get me wrong, no disrespect to anyone here, I don't mind that people do this, either gender, as we've both said it's just the sheer amount of mods for it that's, well, depressing to be honest. For my own tastes, I find a guy much sexier with his clothes on than off. I have no desire for women, but the male form, especially from the waste down, is kind of comical to me. I'd go into why, but that'd get a bit racy, and I don't want this to turn into that kind of thread... Pretty much ditto t'other way round. I'm not going much further either, but I could kinda sum up my position by saying the 3rd pic you posted is a "hotter" look than the super-skimpies that fill the mod pages. If I were to play a male character for the reason of just enjoying creating an interesting character, I have to admit to myself that I would want him to be as attractive to my own tastes as possible. So upon further reflection... I take it back. I get it, and I can see why it would be more prominent than I previously thought. Again, agreed, but in reverse genders. But, there's a difference between creating something attractive and creating something to perv over I think. And a lot of the mods we're talking about seem to have no use other than the latter. I think I have over analyzed this now, however. Holy crap. It's just clothes. For a game. Have I seriously been whining about this for two days? I have wasted way too much of my days off. I need to go outside more. Yikes. No such thing as over analysis! Anyway thanks for having done so. I kinda considered posting a similar thread a few times, but didn't in the end because I figured it would make me look the fake "down with the ladies" kind of guy, like you don't want to be "girl who plays games so she's sexy for geeks". If that makes sense. And it wasn't important enough to me compared to the flaming I expected if I did it.. Anyways, I'm off, before I tempt you into more analysis. Go outside and buy a real dress or something :P Edited June 30, 2012 by tetradite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13rimstone Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ugh... clearly my need to avoid human interaction before coffee extends to posting also... sorry. I have found a few items that are not bad at all... there's the Black Miya from this pack This dress is pretty, but you feel funny out in the wild with it and the dark version of teh White Tree armor by Omegared99 in this pack And this is nice, if not a dresshttp://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/6544-1-1326973756.jpg I have been wanting to try my hand as well, I do have past experience with modding, but I haven't gotten the export process down in Max, and Blender just seems an absolute nightmare to learn, but that's just my opinion, others seem to do well with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassiPie Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ugh... clearly my need to avoid human interaction before coffee extends to posting also... sorry. I have found a few items that are not bad at all... Holy crap. How have I not seen some of these before? I think the 'sexy Japanese' title made me assume they'd look out of place in game, but the one you posted was perfect! Great finds! There is hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crysthala Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Skyrim isn't as bad as some. Battlefield 3, while a great game with a lot of great players, also suffers from lots of people who think it's the height of witticism to tell me to drop the gun and get back to the kitchen. But I don't want to ruin this pretty dress! :( http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9794/2012063000001.jpg Observe: http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/226/86838277.jpg Simple recolors like this don't require any real Photoshop skill. Not one of the things I did for this required anything more complicated than tracing the things I want to change with my mouse or tweaking a slider, and I have absolutely no intrinsic artistic talent whatsoever. You can learn this, I promise. Here's an image of the final texture: http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4880/barkeepfemaleoutfit.jpg A wild Opportunity appears! It uses Teachable Moment. It was super effective! I don't have time to put this in an .esp right now, so I have a challenge for you:1. take this .jpg and convert it into a .dds (hint: there's a .dds plugin for GIMP that, once installed, will make this the work of literally two seconds)2. put it in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\textures\clothes\barkeeper\f under the filename barkeepfemaleoutfit.dds...and you have a replacer. If you're feeling particularly ambitious, look up some tutorials on adding retextured items and try it yourself. Actually doing the artsy texture bits is the hard part, and I've just done that for you; try the technical things so you know what to do when you get hang of the artsy things. Go forth and learn, Padawan. THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. :tongue: This isn't the way these request posts usually go, but my mom told me something poignant about teaching people to fish once. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassiPie Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 . Go forth and learn, Padawan. THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. :tongue: This isn't the way these request posts usually go, but my mom told me something poignant about teaching people to fish once. Have fun! I shall, Master! lol. Thank you so much! You put so much work into that tutorial. I'll be sure to take advantage of it! You're a star! I feel a lot less bummed and a lot more optimistic, now. I'm going to have a lot of fun with it... tomorrow. It's two in the morning, here. Starting to get loopy...er. Night all! You've made me a happy wee lassie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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