[Chloe Lou]

"Beware what treasure ye seek.
When finding it, one sees the truth of what ye are truly searching for..."
Summersky, High Priestess of the Mnymer


Introducing...

The Heart

Of The Dead

NEW AND IMPROVED, NOW WITH VOICE ACTING!

10,000 downloads. 3 years in the making, But you've never heard it like this...

1,000 lines of fully spoken dialog. Fully speaking companions at the end. Come experience the way HOD was
meant to be played...

Official Download Links:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21176
http://www.invision.tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/638-heart-of-the-dead/

Previous Threads:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1015447-relz-heart-of-the-dead-quest-mod-thread-4/

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Middark2

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You approach the beggar slowly, the man's sickly smile reminding you of the horrors of living on the street. "Spare a coin?" He asks. Reluctantly you toss him a gold piece and tell him to go get dinner. "Ah, what mercy," the man says. "You might be just the one I'm looking for?"

Thus begins "The Heart of the Dead", an 10+ hour quest adventure that will take you across the length of Cyrodiil in search of a rare Ayleid artifact. Visit old places with new twists, crawl along ancient dungeons and ruins, and follow the trail of clues as it leads you ever closer to the item known only as the Heart of the Dead.

The basic setup is this: The player is hired by a dying beggar to find an ancient Ayleid artifact called the Heart of the Dead. Armed only with a single clue, the player must head all over the continent, finding clues that lead him deeper into the mystery of what the Heart is, and what it's capable of. Along the way, he'll meet up with Kat, a freewheeling thief who holds a dark secret, Dublin, a dark elf mage who's looking to find his dead sister again, and Wintermoon, the Mystic Elf with a hidden connection to the Heart.

The quest will take the player to hidden places inside well known locations, as well as to all new lands and dreamscapes, as he tries to uncover the mystery of the Heart of the Dead...


Featuring:

- 15 Characters, all fully voiced and lip synced.

- 15+ hours of in-depth storytelling and dozens of new dungeons, along with many different puzzles and riddles, to create a grand adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones or National Treasure.

- Dozens of new NPCs with over a thousand lines of dialog in a character-based quest

- Three fully realized NPCs, with their own personalities, who might become your companions, depending on your actions and interactions with them. Share their joys and tears, and maybe even fall in love…

- New weapons and armor

- Dozens of unique artwork, used with permission by dozens of the best modders in the community. Some you’ll recognize, and some will surprise you…

- A new unique home, with plenty of storage and surprises.


BONUS: Also included is an extra music pack, for those who want to listen to pieces that are appropriate to this quest.

Requirements:
The Heart of the Dead requires that Shivering Isles must be installed

Also recommended is a character 15th level or higher. A character lower than 15 can still play, but the quest can get quite tough for beginning levels.

[Amysaurusrex]

I'm interested in trying this mod since I've heard a lot of good things about it.

I have a question about the .exe installer. Are all resources added by this mod in BSA format (readme suggests there is a BSA file), or are there any loose files? In the latter case, are they stored in a unique path for the mod?

Typically I just use 7-zip to open executable archives and then install the files by some other means so I can identify conflicts during the installation process. That doesn't appear to work with this particular installer so I'd just like to be aware of any conflicts prior to actually running it.

[le GraiN]

I'm interested in trying this mod since I've heard a lot of good things about it.

I have a question about the .exe installer. Are all resources added by this mod in BSA format (readme suggests there is a BSA file), or are there any loose files? In the latter case, are they stored in a unique path for the mod?

Typically I just use 7-zip to open executable archives and then install the files by some other means so I can identify conflicts during the installation process. That doesn't appear to work with this particular installer so I'd just like to be aware of any conflicts prior to actually running it.

There's a bsa, and esp, some music and a couple of video files. You can install the mod into a temp folder if you want (just choose a temp folder when running the installer) and then look through the files.

The only thing that gets overwritten is the beginning Bethesda movie, but the original movie is included in the installer as well if case you want it back again.

-Middark

[JeSsy ArEllano]

A commonly asked question is if it is compatible with FCOM? So I just asked it. Pls answer.

[Sarah Knight]

There's a bsa, and esp, some music and a couple of video files. You can install the mod into a temp folder if you want (just choose a temp folder when running the installer) and then look through the files.

The only thing that gets overwritten is the beginning Bethesda movie, but the original movie is included in the installer as well if case you want it back again.

-Middark

Thank you - this was exactly the information I was seeking.

[Peter lopez]

I installed the mod and I'm really impressed with just about everything I've seen so far. The voice acting is better than most of the stuff in the base game.

I was quite pleasantly surprised by the effect of a certain helmet. That's the kind of thing I've seen in pen & paper RPGs but I think it's the first time I've ever seen anything close implemented in a CRPG.

One bit of feedback: I did notice a bunch of floating rocks in cells (39,25), (40,25), and (37,24) as well as neighboring cells where the mod edits the landscape to make it steeper. All of the rocks I checked were from Oblivion.esm and I verified I don't have any conflicting mods editing the landscape in that area.

[Kim Kay]

I have played this mod in the past but I'm having some trobule with getting the new version (6.5) to work. When I ever I load it my game freezes right after receiving the Partners ring.
I tried installing the normal CM_partners mod, but that just gave me a CTD.


Can you help me? I currently have no other mods installed except SI and KOTN.

[Dark Mogul]

The problem is solved. I simply reinstalled OB.

[Susan]

!POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

I'm at the point in Heart of the Dead, right after the

Spoiler

intimate scene at the Two Sisters' Lodge

where you come in contact with Wintermoon. I went through everything she had to talk about, and Dublin has no topics when I wake him up. The guide says Wintermoon is supposed to give me the final statue, and meet me in the Chorrol Chapel, but neither of these things happened. I have tried talking to her several times, exiting and reentering the game, waiting and then talking to her, sleeping and then talking to her, but nothing works. Can anyone help me out? I really love this mod, and I don't have any desire to quit now.

[Cash n Class]

Anyone know what I can do?

[M!KkI]

I've not played this yet, downloading now. Saw the video though and the voices sound amazingly high quality!! Never heard such good voice acting in a mod before. Can't wait to play it.

[Chantelle Walker]

Sorry for the double post, but I've run into a strange bug. In the the cave in the beginning, Yurn the Mads, all the cave textures are completely purple for some reason. Anyone got a fix for that?

[Krista Belle Davis]

Sorry for the double post, but I've run into a strange bug. In the the cave in the beginning, Yurn the Mads, all the cave textures are completely purple for some reason. Anyone got a fix for that?

I ran into a similar problem, but it went away as I walked forward. Methinks it has something to do with your render distance.

[Robert Jr]

I ran into a similar problem, but it went away as I walked forward. Methinks it has something to do with your render distance.

Hmm, it doesn't help to continue on, all the cave textures are completely purple. There are also some missing mesh files in the caves...

[Marina Leigh]

!POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

I'm at the point in Heart of the Dead, right after the

Spoiler

intimate scene at the Two Sisters' Lodge

where you come in contact with Wintermoon. I went through everything she had to talk about, and Dublin has no topics when I wake him up. The guide says Wintermoon is supposed to give me the final statue, and meet me in the Chorrol Chapel, but neither of these things happened. I have tried talking to her several times, exiting and reentering the game, waiting and then talking to her, sleeping and then talking to her, but nothing works. Can anyone help me out? I really love this mod, and I don't have any desire to quit now.

I hate to sound impatient or anything, but I still need help on this, I'd really like to continue with this story.

[Roddy]

Is there any way to have Dublin as a companion without having him as a love interest, just as a friend?

[Robyn Lena]

Is there any way to have Dublin as a companion without having him as a love interest, just as a friend?

I tried the summon Dublin spell to no avail. It does nothing. Do I have to go find the redheaded girl and partner up with her or something?

[-__^]

I tried the summon Dublin spell to no avail. It does nothing. Do I have to go find the redheaded girl and partner up with her or something?

I wasn't responding to you, sorry. I honestly have no idea, I haven't played this in a while. I was just asking in case I decide to reinstall.

[Pumpkin]

I wasn't responding to you, sorry. I honestly have no idea, I haven't played this in a while. I was just asking in case I decide to reinstall.

Oh, I understand you. Well, you can have him or the other girl as your companion, but if you take him and your nice to him, you have to go at it. I think the closest you can get is having him as a companion and being a dike to him.

[Craig Martin]

@Tanvar: Count up the number of ESM+ESP+BSA files you have in your Data folder. It sounds like you may be close to the limit on how many can be stored there before oddities like that start happening.

[Mashystar]

@Tanvar: Count up the number of ESM+ESP+BSA files you have in your Data folder. It sounds like you may be close to the limit on how many can be stored there before oddities like that start happening.

I have 40. 25 ESP/ESM's and 15 BSA's.

[Charlotte X]

I am having the same problem as Tanvar, here's my load order

Spoiler

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[Tammie Flint]

So, I hate to keep urging this, but it's been quite a bit with no response. Can anybody help me/us out with this?

[+++CAZZY]

Don't know if there's a fix for this or not, but everytime I try to enter the Ancient Monastery's service area, I get a CTD. Any possible work around?

[Unstoppable Judge]

I hate to sound impatient or anything, but I still need help on this, I'd really like to continue with this story.

Have you tried going to the chapel in Chorral and equipping the helmet?