LE (REQ) Smellovision, title is a work in progress. :)

[Savage117]

I have two reasons for making this thread, one: I would like to see the communities response on this mod idea and see if it is even wanted, and two: I am a amateur modder and this mod may be a little over ambitious for me, and so I am hoping someone with a little more experience might help or if the mod is simple make it themselves I am still going to try to make it on my own but the jury is still out on whether I can or if there is even a point if no one wants it.

 

On to my idea. I’m sure many of you have seen the mod Predator Vision by Gopher here , this mod gave me the idea to create a lesser power for the beast races and possibly, Werewolf’s, that was based on the sense of smell. Now of course we can't smell what our character smells in game so we would need to simulate it. My idea would be to add the life detection effect but some how make it into a trail to the actor you are smelling, the effect would some how be delayed when the actor is moving to simulate the fact that with smell you can only tell the direction of the smell and possibly what the smell is coming from, but not exactly where the smell is. With this vision type you would see where the actor had been through the walls but not where he/she is.

 

The reason I want this mod is because Predator vision seemed appropriate for the vampire but not the Werewolf to me. I want the two diseases to be different in their feel but balanced in their powers. As a werewolf im inspired to be a beast, to hunt my prey in a more aggressive and beast-like manner, with Predator vision it feels too easy, that guy im hunting is right on the other side of that wall and I can easily time my attack perfectly. I want some uncertainty in my hunt, that’s what makes it thrilling. While as a Vampire im more inclined to be smart, strategic, and less ferocious in my pursuits, more the shadow in the night type than the feared monster in the woods type. I want to literally hunt my prey as a werewolf, although I probably will never get the full experience I want, I want to get as close as I can.

 

This is only my opinion on how the beast races should be, I want your input on what you think it should be like and whether you want this kind of mod at all, if not ill try to make it for myself, but if you want it let me know. If I get a good response to my idea ill work harder at it. :)

[StayFrosty05]

This may interest you.....'Nature of the Beast II'....:

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20721

[Savage117]

Ill have to test it but that looks pretty close to what im asking, thank you, been searching for this for a while, guess my searchfu isnt as good as I thought, totally missed it. All I want though is the scent stuff, other stuff looks a bit OPed. Might pick it apart if its not as modular as it says.

 

thanx again.

 

 

Edit: Ok tested it for a bit and its not what im looking for, im looking for a more visual look for the scent thing but less accurate than the Predator vision. I know im being kinda picky, but I want something that feels more natural, something I dont have to go through menus for or watch a specific text popup to find my target, id rather use visual que's. If this would require a lot of scripts to function im already out of the game, I suck at scripting.

Edited November 1, 2012 by Savage117