[WIPz] Cursed : IV

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:50 am

After several weeks of on/off work I'm proudly announcing the production of the first mod plug0in for Illiana's Elsweyr. Cursed promises to add an epic journey that not only will take you to every corner of Eslweyr but to many corners of Cyrodiil as well. You will experience a vivid story with a couple memorable new characters and a strong degree of choices and consequences. You'll also get to explore some brand new dungeons built with a brand new tileset, don a handful of shiny new armours and wield some tricky new spells. But I really don't want to give too much away just yet.

As of right now I have no idea exactly how long the quest will be but my goal is at least 2 hours. I can't exactly give an estimate for a release date either but I can promise you that it will be worth whatever wait.

Environment Screens
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5048/tomb01.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7787/tomb02.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8339/tomb03.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5701/tomb04.jpg

Added Nov 1st
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7161/altar01.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6793/altar02.jpg

Added Nov 4th
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3907/shiftingsandsinn.jpg

Gear Screens
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8691/screenshot7s.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4535/screenshot8k.jpg (Shoulder Pads need minor tweaks)

More Screens To Come Soon!

****Story Spoilers Area****
So far the story isn't terribly defined.

Spoiler

However at this point the story will focus heavily on the lost tomb of an ancient Elsweyrian king. Your quest begins when you are hired by Mo'Sah ,an indebted khajiit, to find an ancient artifact that he must use to pay off his gambling loses.

Nov. 14th

Spoiler

After retrieving the artifact you are asked to oversee the exchange. The result leads you to a historian who specializes in the artifact(s). Then the rest of the bulk of the main quest is free form artifact hunting, relying on clues from the historian and information from Mo'Sah.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/7840/screenshot15g.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3940/screenshot16.jpg

Nov. 16th

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3755/screenshot26.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5371/screenshot27i.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4945/screenshot20z.jpg
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9185/screenshot23r.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6766/screenshot24.jpg
More Soon!

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:23 pm

Yaaaay, another thing to look forward to! A new tileset, geez, I love them, all new tilesets. Could you give us a little preview on some of the story?

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:47 am

Updated OP with some story info and screens.

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:48 pm

Better words to use are "an indebted khajiit".

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:07 am

Sounds GREAT! Looking forward to it =3

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:02 am

YES! This is what I always envision from modding, adding to already existing mods. We have a few project that invites modders to add to a already made world; Underdark, The Other Spheres and expansions such as Illianas Elsweyr Beta.

Good on you :hehe:

Cheers!

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:19 pm

~~The link to the first screenshot doesn't work~~. Nice mod BTW :goodjob:

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:28 pm

Thanks for the support guys.

Hopefully I can get you guys a preview of some of the armours soon.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:57 am

Indebted is spelled INDEBTED.

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:17 pm

Hostile much? It's only a simple spelling mistake some you can chill out a little. At least I'm making the effort to check for my typos unlike a good portion of the internet's population.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:13 am

Cool screens! This is definitely something to look foreward to. I always (well, usually at least) enjoy new quests. Are you, by any chance, thinking of releasing that tileset as a resource?

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:17 am

Cool screens! This is definitely something to look foreward to. I always (well, usually at least) enjoy new quests. Are you, by any chance, thinking of releasing that tileset as a resource?

Thanks!

I intend all of the content created or modified by me to be a resource in the final product.

On another note I was hoping for some input here. I was debating weather or not the final product should have all it's meshes and textures in a BSA opposed to just just folders.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:57 am

Updated OP with new screens.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:43 am

Thanks!

I intend all of the content created or modified by me to be a resource in the final product.

On another note I was hoping for some input here. I was debating weather or not the final product should have all it's meshes and textures in a BSA opposed to just just folders.

Why not offer both options? Depending on how big the file is (and it looks like this one will be BIG), it might be faster for others to download a BSA and then unpack, as opposed to just downloading the folders. But some might prefer to download the folders already unpacked.

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:41 pm

Interesting.

Since Illiana's mod is a plugin, not a master, how are you getting it so your plugin plays nicely with hers?

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:01 am

Interesting.

Since Illiana's mod is a plugin, not a master, how are you getting it so your plugin plays nicely with hers?

I just used Wrye Bash and ESMified her .esp I had some trouble at first but the key is to load it ESMified, make a small change to the ESMified plugin and then save. But you have to re-ESPify it before playing.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:52 am

:drool: Everything sounds good, Uglulyx. I'm looking forward to relz.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:02 am

That sounds great! I particularly like the look of the Argonian's armour. Elsweyr is a great mod, but doesn't have enough quests to take you through the land. I like the thought of it taking you through Elsweyr and Cyrodiil.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:41 am

That sounds great! I particularly like the look of the Argonian's armour. Elsweyr is a great mod, but doesn't have enough quests to take you through the land. I like the thought of it taking you through Elsweyr and Cyrodiil.

Thanks! Though I will point out that it's not an Argonian, it's a Skaven.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:13 am

Thanks! Though I will point out that it's not an Argonian, it's a Skaven.

I should have looked closer...

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:52 am

I should have looked closer...

It's ok.

But no that race won't likely be included. Unless I can find a place for it as an enemy in part of the questline.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:24 am

Updated OP with 2 new images.

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:40 am

The OP has been updated with a poll, response would help me make some decisions further down the road.

» Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:48 pm

Uglulyx,

as I am using Elsweyr in my game, your work will be more than a welcome addition mate.

The fact that you will be utilizing both worldspaces (cyrodiil / elsweyr) has pros & cons:

On the one hand it will dramatically raise immersion, giving the feeling of unity in the world and on the other hand there might arise compatibility problems as the cyrodiil part is already overcrowded.

anyway, I am looking forward to tasting the outcome of your efforts :foodndrink:

» Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:36 am

Uglulyx,

as I am using Elsweyr in my game, your work will be more than a welcome addition mate.

The fact that you will be utilizing both worldspaces (cyrodiil / elsweyr) has pros & cons:

On the one hand it will dramatically raise immersion, giving the feeling of unity in the world and on the other hand there might arise compatibility problems as the cyrodiil part is already overcrowded.

anyway, I am looking forward to tasting the outcome of your efforts :foodndrink:

Yes I had considered that, the additions to Cyrodiil won't be very big though, nothing the size of a new dungeon.