» Fri May 13, 2011 1:25 pm -Mod by Running4Cover
Version 0.5
~Downloads and Screenshots~
http://www.invision.tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/432-better-oblivion-barrels-meet-bobb/
The Elder Scrolls Nexus < Down for maintenance, I'll upload the file as soon as it's back up
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=6229
Note:
I made almost all of this in November, but never finished it. I realized today that I wanted this in my game still, so I finished it up to what you have here now. It doesn't have everything I wanted to implement, but I figured there's no harm in pushing it out now that it serves it's purpose. I don't really plan to spend more time making this anytime soon (especially as I'm slowly working on another mod), but I plan to implement at least most of the features in the "Future Plans" section sometime before I die.
~Description~
It always bothered me how similar all the containers in Oblivion are; there are six versions of the closed barrel type alone implemented into the game (ranging from lowerclass to upperclass), not to mention kegs, open barrels, broken barrels, and lidded barrels... and yet for some reason they all look remarkably similar. It's as if there's one barrel maker in all of Cyrodiil with one kind of wood and one type of metal, and the only varity is some rust or mold now and then. Well this is my attempt to fix that! I have spent a bit of time retexturing every barrel in Oblivion (except the "Giant Barrels"; they may be next) to look more diverse yet not absurd. I hope someone else enjoys this!
~Installaton~
This is a simple replacer mod; extract the meshes and textures folders into your Oblivion/Data folder, and you're ready to go! You could make an OMOD if you prefer, but if you already care about putting your mods into OMOD's you probably don't need me to tell you how to do it
~Future Plans~
In the future I hope to make a harvest-containers addon for this (I'll have to see about permissions), retexture the Giant Barrels, add an optional esp with a cooper and his shop, and include optional modules for some of the more extreme textures I created (barrels with golden rims, or barrels so moldy the look like the were just dredged up from a shipwreck for example).
~Compatability~
Because this is a mesh replacer, it will not conflict with any esp's. It does, however, have to overwrite the Unofficial Oblivion Patch if you use that (which has it's own replacement barrels). Any mod-added barrels that use the regular Oblivion barrles will now use these barrels. The only mod I know of that uses different meshes for barrels is Harvest Containers (which is, I believe, included in OOO or COBL). If you use Harvest Containers then you won't see my barrels as often, but again there WILL be more variety to the barrels you find, so it's not all bad.
~Credits~
Created by Running4Cover.
Every texture included here is based off of textures included in The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion, which is property of Bethesda softworks. Likewise every mesh included is copied directly from Oblivion.
Tools used in creation/testing:
NifSkope
TheGimp
The Elder Scrolls Construction Set
FRAPS
~Contacting Me~
Have a question or suggestion? You can contact me under the name "Running4Cover" on any of these websites;
http://www.gamesas.com/
http://tesalliance.org/
http://www.tesnexus.com/
I'll be happy to respond to any personal messages, forum posts, or download comments. Please note that I check the BGSForums most often.
Enjoy!
Running4Cover
