[Relz] Melryni Estate - a home-mod... : IV

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:05 am

This is my first released mod. I think it's time to actually get some feedback on the various things I have been doing, and hopefully get more up as it comes. I just love feedback (good and negative) Let me know what you guys think!

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=38096

James_Richards' Melryni Estate v1.0
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A plugin for "The Elder Scrolls IV, Oblivion"
Created with US-version 1.2.0416 (latest patch for Oblivion required!)

This plugin adds an estate, Melryni Estate, on the Eslweyr border, North of Lleyawiin and near Border Watch.

Features:
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Right now, it's a House Mod. It includes a stable, a manor house with beds for three other people.
A shack to store your farming and stable related stuff (all those CraftyBits people who like to farm!)
There is a house next to the manor, mainly functions as sleeping quarters and a small bit of farmland.

The map marker is made visible right away and you can fast travel to it to check it out with as little fuss as possible!

Thoughts:
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This is my first ever, released mod. Right now it's a playable house mod. This is where I thought I would start learning how to mod the game and learn how to use the construction set better. Though this kind of thing is easy, I am still proud to finally release something.

This IS going to be the starting point for a quest mod I have had breweing in my head for some time and would actually like to see completed. Melryni is basically an Imperial Battlemage (not exactly envisioned with the skillset in Vanilla Oblivion) who was a childhood friend to Tiber Septim (yes, the one and only Talos) who has also lived a VERY long time (More on this when the larger mod gets to a releasable state), and who happened to make his home north of Lleyawiin.

I will be adding NPCs and 'Lore' books when I start fleshing out the 'bigger' mod. I tried to make this mod as compatable as possible with various mods, mainly land altering mods. I know it works with Elsweyr Anequina (if you don't use this mod, you need to eit the line 'bBorderRegionsEnabled=0' and change it to 'bBorderRegionsEnabled=1'). I don't know if it'll cause problems with Unique Landscapes yet (the computer I am using is quite underpowered), but some notice would be nice.

There should be room in the Manor's basemant to place a few mannequins and room enough to get the portable forge for CraftyBits into place (I just now started playing with that wonderfu mod). There are what I believe to be plenty of chests that are empty and shelves to put your books (I cluttered those up already)

Credits:
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Though this requires only Vanilla Oblivion to play, this mod comes with some resources picked from Oblivion Real Estates and from members of the Bethesda forums!

Edoc'sil - Edoc's Fireplace Accessory Resource
Meo - Meo's Celtic Tombstones - Resource
Meo - Meo's Modular Fireplaces
MORE SOFAS AND CHAIRSETS v. 1.0 (3D Models: by Xiamara*Textures: by Zimnel)
Chimneys from Erewhon by wetblanket

Installation:
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unzip "Melryni_Estate.zip" into your "oblivion\Data" directory
When you run Oblivion, click on Data Files, then check off "Melryni Estate.esp" and run the game.

Uninstallation:
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First step:
When you run Oblivion, click on Data Files, then uncheck "Melryni Manor.esp"

Unless the resources that come with the mod are already being used by other mods you have installed, the following is file list of all that comes with Melryni Estate:

Spoiler

..\Oblivion\Data\Melryni Estate.esp
..\Oblivion\Data\Melryni Estate.txt
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes
..\Oblivion\Data\myfile.txt
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\fireplace
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\wbhouse01
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Zym
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\fireplace\grate.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\fireplace\tools.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\cemetery
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\Leyawiin
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\cemetery\Tombstone04b.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\Leyawiin\leyawiinmanorext.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\Leyawiin\leyawiinmanorint.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\AFK
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPAnvil01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPAnvil02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPAnvil03.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBravil.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBruma01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBruma02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBruma03.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBruma04.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPBruma05.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPCastlePassage.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPCastleWall.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPCheydinhal01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPCheydinhal02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPChorrol01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPChorrol02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPChorrol03.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPChorrol04.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPLeyawiin01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPLeyawiin02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPLower01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPLower02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPPriory.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPSkingrad01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPSkingrad02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\FPSkingrad03.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\AFK\AFKFireplaceMEO01.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\MEO\architecture\modular fireplaces\AFK\AFKFireplaceMEO02.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\wbhouse01\aaawbhouse01chimney2.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Zym\sofa
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Zym\sofa\butacaXiamaraMimbre.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Zym\sofa\SofaXiamaraMimbre.nif
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\fireplace
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\wbhouse01
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\Zym
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\fireplace\metal.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\fireplace\metalgrate.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\fireplace\metalgrate_n.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\fireplace\metal_n.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\architecture
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\clutter
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\architecture\cemetery
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\architecture\cemetery\tombstone04b.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\architecture\cemetery\tombstone04b_n.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\clutter\fireplaceborder01.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\clutter\fireplaceborder01_n.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\clutter\fireplaceborder02.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\MEO\clutter\fireplaceborder02_n.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\wbhouse01\aaawbhouse01mudstone2.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\Zym\asianpack
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\Zym\asianpack\tatami01.dds
..\Oblivion\Data\Textures\Zym\asianpack\tatami01_n.dds

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:32 am

Congratulations on your first Relz, and welcome to the fold! :celebration:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:54 pm

Yes, congrats on your first release. It looks very nicely decorated.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:13 pm

I loaded it up and had a quick tour - looks good :thumbsup:

One nit-picky thing (feel free to slap me

): The sofas are named SofaXiamaraNimbre, presumably the model name.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:33 am

I loaded it up and had a quick tour - looks good :thumbsup:

One nit-picky thing (feel free to slap me

): The sofas are named SofaXiamaraNimbre, presumably the model name.

Yeah.... :whistling: I'll fix that when I wip up one of my patches. I noticed a couple things AND someone has made a couple requests and pointers.