Underground Whiterun Vamp Lair

[Tozze101]

So your a Vampire and you really want a lair that's close to merchants, in the middle of the map, got plenty of mannequins, a library for collecting books AND a secret entrance for easy access to whiterun? Maybe you would like it to be a little dark, have secret rooms, a place for all your followers and a prison with some "cattle"? Don't forget torture room :devil:

Well that's exactly what im working on. :biggrin:

 

But don't get your hopes up yet :unsure: I have never used the creation kit and i'm having some problems. :wallbash:

I still have the entrances, decorations, cave and some minor testing to do. I'm asking for some help with these issues.

 

First of all i was a bit frustrated when i noticed how hard it was to build a square room. Sometimes the pieces wont turn as little as i want and sometimes the pieces just wont fit together.

I'm working on that atm but it's taking some time.

Secondly i want to place doors and teleport spots in and outside whiterun but i still have to watch the tutorial for that and ask around for tips about it.

Third problem is the interactive items like bookshelfs, alchemy and enchanting table, beds and mannequins. Do i have to alter them or is it just drag and drop and done?

And then it's nav mesh time! Think i got that under control from watching a tutorial. Will followers use chairs and so on if i just navmesh the floor around the chair?

Oh and last item on my list is the decorations and lighting. Can you add fire into a fireplace?

 

For all those who use lighting mods (like i do) i will add light from torches and other stuff but not too much. It still have to feel like an underground lair.

The whole lair is built using Windhelm building materials for that dark look but i will add some cave parts too. I actually watched someone build a sort of cave lair in a well. He even had the view from the bottom of the well. How do you add stuff like that? I was thinking about making the cave part in the bottom of whiterun well but i can't find the well in creation kit. Because whiterun well is'nt dry then how do you add running water and a pond?

There wont be any shrines at first until i have designed a secret room far away. The reason for this is the mod "Belua Sanguinare Revisited - Dynamic Vampires by MofoMojo and Jakisthe" that makes my vamp take dmg from shrines.

 

I will upload it when im done with the lair part but the cave part is taking longer cause of the matching part. There's just so many pieces

 

I would appreciate any help you can give me. :smile:

 

Edit: Hahaha funny story. Just as i posted this the creation kit crashed. Not so bad you say? Well it corrupted my file so now i have to start over :wallbash:

But no worries. I got aaall night :ohdear:

 

Edit 2: Well this is going great! Doing everything at atleast half the time it took before. I'll make all the rooms tonight and continue with the decorations tomorrow.

Edited December 19, 2012 by Tozze101

[Tozze101]

Uhhm quick question. Where do i save this after im done so i can share the mod with everyone? Do i save it in the original skyrim.esm?? Or add some new file? Im lost here

 

Edit: Sorry meant ESP file. Do i just package that esp file into a zip and upload it to the nexus?

Edited December 19, 2012 by Tozze101

[Tozze101]

Well im deleting this mod. I tried doing it but just as i finished all the decorations and layout the &/%!½ Creation kit decide it should delete half my work! I raged and will never do this again!!

I would like to use a bunch of bad words right now but i decided to write this then go for a walk instead.

 

Hope you modders out there have better luck