EDIT: No longer Beta, finally released!

It's time for a slight overhaul of this mod. One of the major complaints of previous versions was that the particle effects were too big in 1st-person mode. Players had a difficult time targetting enemies due to the particles completely covering the crosshairs. I've downsized the particles this time around to be a bit more subtle. There's also some new particle effects for certain, rare arrows that hopefully aren't too extreme B) Most arrows/bolts also have slight secondary particle effects. You might see embers burning off fire arrows, small crystals coming off frost arrows, and finally bolts arcing off of shock arrows.

*****************************************************************     The Elder Scrolls III           MORROWIND:      Particle Arrow Replacer	  Version 4.0		*****************************************************************Index:1. Installation2. Playing the Plugin3. Compatibility4. Save Games5. Notes6. Known Issues7. Credits*****************************************************************     1. Installation*****************************************************************If using a any previous versions of Particle Arrow Replacer, uninstall them first.To install the plugin, unzip the files into the Morrowind/Data Files directory. Requires both Tribunal and Bloodmoon to play.Activate the "Particle Arrow Replacer.esp" and play!If the Official Area Effect Arrows plugin is also being used, or another mod that uses or changes Area Effect Arrows (for example, Redesigned Vivec), load AEA-Compatibility.esp after Particle Arrow Replacer.esp and Area Effect Arrows.espAEA-Compatibility.esp just alters the references for the arrows and bolts in Area Effect Arrows unlike previous versions were the full Area Effect Arrows mod was included. This was done increasecompatibility.*****************************************************************	2. Playing the Plugin*****************************************************************Just play the game normally and enjoy! The .esp replaces everyoriginal enchanted arrow in the game, including ones from the expansions. *****************************************************************	3. Compatibility*****************************************************************As this mod alters the references for the arrows, it will conflictwith mods that also alter the arrows such as rebalancing/pricing mods. You will need to "merge objects" from confliction mods together with tools such as TESTool or Wrye Mash. Refer to the ReadMe's of the respective tools for instructions.*****************************************************************	4. Save Games*****************************************************************This will not invalidate your old saved games. It's always a goodidea to clean your save games though when installing/removing mods.*****************************************************************	5. Notes*****************************************************************Feel free to use these arrow meshes however you see fit.Please email any comments, suggestions, or questions regarding thisplugin to ghostnull@hotmail.com*****************************************************************	6. Known Issues*****************************************************************There is one known problem. When viewing in third-person/vanitymode and you have an arrow or bolt readied and start moving, the particle effect will become dislodged from the arrow or bolt. It'sjust an engine limitation/bug with particle effects, similar to Trueflame and Hopesfire with the odd angles the particles sometimes point.This graphical issue is fixed with Morrowind Code Patch.This mod can not and will not ever affect self-enchanted arrows orbolts. It's a limitation and sure impossibility of the engine.***************************************************************** 	7. Credits*****************************************************************Bethesda: For the original meshes and textures and for the originalArea Affect Arrows plugin.

http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=4926 PES link

Oh right, you want screenshots....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/FireA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/FireB.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/FrostA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/FrostB.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/ShockA.jpg After many screenshots, caught an arc
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/ShockB.jpg ditto
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/PoisonA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/PoisonB.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/Silence.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/Dispel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/Paralyze.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/PoisonGrip.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/Slayer.jpg B)

Enjoy!

This will probably conflict with mods like Marksman mod right? Or at least not affect any arrows or bolts added by them.

Absolutely terrific GhostNull! :twirl:

Did not expect this to get another update - will download and give it a run thru. Thanks!

They look awesome and I'll probably never play without them again! It makes me wonder why it was never added to the official plugin to begin with?

It doesn't affect arrows not added by the vanilla game or the AEA mod though, so I'm gonna have to go through my mods and assign these meshes by hand to get the rest to work.

These look good. I would be tempted, though, to switch the paralyze and silence arrows with one another. (Personal taste, don't mind me.)

There is an add-on mod included in the package that makes this compatible with Area Effect Arrows or other mods using/changing AEA.

I was giving this a couple days for players to test this; is there any bugs or issues to report so far?

I do need to make addtions to the ReadMe regarding merging for users of the various balancing mods out there. I myself have used TESTool to merge Piratelord's Balance Adjustments and Particle Arrow Replacers with no problems.

ah Ghostnull!

I wanted just to say that this mod is amazing, and it is in my list of suggested mods!

Even though, I will continue using the version 3. I prefer it

Can this method be used on other weapons and perhaps armour (minor visual effect) instead of having the vanilla terrible plastic wrap?
Be a lot more visually interesting when you encounter foes with enchanted items.

Absolutely enchanting effects ghostnull! I never remove your previous version and v4 just adds to the enrapturing effect of those particles!

Thanks for a great update

-Melchior Dahrk

That "Slayer" arrow looks positively vicious. I've been using the old version for a really long time now, so I'll have to give this a go =)

Super stuff!!! Thanks a lot!

You have an outstanding sense of particles dynamics and amazing ability to predict how Max model will look in the game.

:tops:

Great stuff GhostNull!

I was wondering if you could add a snowflake texture to the particles for the frost arrows?

Thanks for the comments everyone, hope you're enjoying this latest version.



You don't like the new Shock arrow with the electric arcs?
That effect gave me the most trouble out of all the other arrows. Curious though as to why you still prefer version 3 over this new version.



I did some work on this, well over a year ago now, on adding particle effects to weapons. Following in PAR's footsteps, I would've replaced most pre-enchanted weapons with particle versions, leaving out the major artifacts. This was long before Morrowind Code Patch came along with the fix to particles so I didn't want to finish it back then and release it. I wasn't wanting to deal with the inevitable myriad of e-mails and comments from players complaining that the particles are stretched or distorted, this mod svcks, etc.

I did have some swords done, but axes were a bit more tricky to look right. However, I did come up with something back then...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/SilverFireAxe1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/SilverFireAxe2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/ghostnull/Morrowind/SilverFireAxe3.jpg
B)

Such a mod would explicitly require Morrowind Code Patch to avoid particle issues.



Which particles? There's two different set of particles on those arrows; the smokey-like frost particle and another with little crystals popping up once in a while.
I am using all original textures from the game and there wasn't a very suitable snowflake texture; and I'm hoping to keep this mod texture-free.

Anyways, seems there hasn't been any bugs or issues reported so far, so a proper release will be coming soon. Might tweak some of the particles though. The "gas" on the poison arrow goes out too far from the arrow I noticed and I might do something with the frost arrow, more crystals perhaps? The particles on the fire arrows also seem a little fast.

This update has finally been released after sitting, forgotten and lonely since earlier this year. Thanks for the reminder Dagoth_Jeff!

Absolutely love this mod, never ever turn it off! Thanks for the release.

Thanks for your mod, man. I really enjoy it, it's a must-have.

These particle effects are great! Thanks for sharing.