Formal Clothing mod : Fallout 3

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:54 am

I've converted two of the most beautiful formal dresses made for Oblivion to Fallout. I think they fit much better into Fallout world as it is a modern world, than into a kind medieval world.

Download:
* Nexus: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12546
* PlanetFallout: http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/mods/460/Asharas-Formal-Clothing
* Filefront: http://fallout3.filefront.com/file/Asharas_Formal_Clothing;113757

Some Pictures:
* http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-1-1273428555.jpg
* http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-2-1273428735.jpg
* http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-1-1273858665.jpg

Name: Ashara's Formal Clothing mod
Version: 1.1
Date: 14-05-2010
Category: Clothing
Requirements: Fallout 3 Patch 1.7
Author(s): Ashara
Source: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12546

Description
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This mod adds two of the most beautiful formal dresses ever made for Oblivion to Fallout 3: Flonne and Gizmodian's Fantabulous Dress and Terry Malick's Ball Gown, and also a shorter version of Terry's Ball Gown for less formal occasions.

You can find the dresses in a wardrobe in Tenpenny Apartments (see screnshot for the location). I've added the wardrobe to both versions of Tenpenny Towers, so you should be able to find it irrespective of the decission you've made regarding Tenpenny's quest.

You can repair all the dresses using any of the other dresses or any of the normal clothing (prewar, spring or business clothes) you can find in Fallout.

The default version of the dresses has some clipping in certain poses. If you don't like that, you can use the No legs patch that replaces the default meshes with ones that have no legs under the skirt, and then show no clipping.

The dresses are made for Dimon's Type 3 body.

Dresses statistics
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Slot = Upperbody
Weight = 2
AR = 3
Value = http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1092616-formal-clothing-mod/100
Effects: Charisma + 2, Speech + 5.

Required mods
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* Fallout latest official patch: http://fallout.gamesas.com/eng/downloads/updates.html

To fix flickering textures use one of these utilities:
* Quarn's ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=944
* Timeslip's Fallout Mod Manager:
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=640
press the button Toggle Invalidation in FOMM and everything will work fine.

The dresses have been made for Dimon's Type 3 body so you will require one of this mods:
* Dimon's DIMONIZED TYPE3 female body WIP: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4280
* Luchaire's Type V Female Body and Armor Replacer: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5326
* Backsteppo's Narrowed shoulder Type3 based Body meshes:
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10052

Recommended mods
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* Dimon's DIMONIZED Experimental female small hands: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5355

Install
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1. Extract the files of this mod to a temporary location (you can use 7zip: http://www.7-zip.org, to unzip them) and chek the folder structure.
2. Copy to (install folder)\Fallout 3\Data\:
.- the AsharasFormalClothing.esp
.- the meshes folder
.- the textures folder
If asked if you want to overwrite existing files say Yes to all.
3. Start Fallout 3 Launcher, click 'Data Files' and place a checkmark beside the .esp file.

Upgrade
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To install the No Legs patch:

0. Install first the full mod
1. Extract the files of the patch to a temporary location (you can use 7zip: http://www.7-zip.org, to unzip them) and chek the folder structure.
2. Copy to (install folder)\Fallout 3\Data\:
.- the meshes folder
If asked if you want to overwrite existing files say Yes to all.
3. Start Fallout 3 Launcher, click 'Data Files' and place a checkmark beside the .esp file.

Uninstall
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1. Start Fallout 3 Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Delete:
.- the AsharasFormalClothing.esp file, associated with the mod.
.- the folder \meshes\Ashara\FormalClothing\ and its contents
.- the folder \textures\Ashara\FormalClothing\ and its contents

Incompatibility
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None that I am aware of. If you find any, please tell me.

Known Issues or Bugs
====================
The default version of the dresses has some clipping in certain poses. If you don't like that, you can use the No legs patch that replaces the default meshes with ones that have no legs under the skirt, and then show no clipping.

If you find anything else, please tell me.

History
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1.1, 14-05-2010 - added a shorter version of Terry Malick's Ball Gown.
1.0, 09-05-2010 - Initial release.

Contact
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You can contact me leaving a comment at the mod's thread or sending me a PM.

You can find me on TESNexus as SydneyB: http://www.tesnexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=259193.
You can find me on Fallout3Nexus as SydneyB:
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=259193.
You can find me on the Bethesda official forums as Ashara: http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showuser=364891.
You can find me on Clan Dlan as Ashara: http://www.clandlan.net/foros/index.php?showuser=6932.

Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 3.
Thanks to Flonne and Gizmodian for the Fantabulous dress. Thanks to Arien from Renderosity for the original dress.
Thanks to Terry Malick for the Ball Gown.
Thanks to Arcade for the pants.
Thanks to Dimon and Backsteppo for the Narrowed Shoulder Type 3 body.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on: http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp.
Thanks to Fallout3Nexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to all the modding community for all their tutorials, tools and help. Especially, thanks to the Clan Dlan, Bethesda Official Forum and the GECK Wiki communities.
Thanks to all of you that are using this mod and are helping me to improve it with your suggestions.

Tools Used
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Blender - http://www.blender.org
GIMP - http://www.gimp.org/
NIFSkope - http://www.niftools.org/
G.E.C.K.- http://fallout.gamesas.com/eng/downloads/geck.html
7zip - http://www.7-zip.org/
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp

Licensing/Legal
===============
If you want to use any part of this mod, ask permission to the original authors (see the credits section for details).

» Tue May 17, 2011 11:52 am

These are just beautiful...It's a shame you didn't make them, I'd ask for some elbow-length opera gloves. Thank you so much.

» Tue May 17, 2011 11:08 am

Nice. I want to ask that girl out on a date!

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:20 am

Thanks TeeHee and Thorbjoern

I couldn't have done something so beaufitul, I am not that good

I'll try to add those gloves. Making the meshes is not difficult, but making the textures match the quality of the dresses may prove impossible for me.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:27 am

I've added some gloves to the mod. Opera gloves to match the long dresses and shorter gloves fot the shorter dresses.

I've spent some time trying to rig a shawl, but, sadly, it has proven an impossible task

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-1-1274713643.jpg

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-2-1274713643.jpg

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/12546-3-1274713643.jpg

Hope you'll enjoy them

» Tue May 17, 2011 6:08 am

*deleted*

» Mon May 16, 2011 11:01 pm

You've got me seriously considering downloading Type-3.

I just wish that everyone could wear underwear EXCEPT the Player Character. I mean, the biggest reason being I don't want naked gored bodies left and right. I'm not going to have that happen to me. I'd like to say in my capable hands, my female player character possesses more skills than your average raider.

Hmm, but I just might get an underwear version until that wish happens. These dresses are nice.

» Mon May 16, 2011 11:26 pm

Thanks 3rd Type

I am glad you liek the dresses.

You can make your character use different textures than NPCs by making a new race that uses specific body textures.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:40 am

Do you know of any tutorials for converting Oblivion things into Fallout 3?

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:23 pm

Hi Wolf,

I've written a tutorial in Spanish on how to make clothes for Fallout:
Part 1: http://videojuegos.clandlan.net/videojuegos/index.php/Tutorial_Crear_una_armadura
Part 2: http://videojuegos.clandlan.net/videojuegos/index.php/Tutorial_Crear_una_armadura_2

If you want to convert clothes from Oblivion to Fallout (only from mods that don't use vanilla Oblivion meshes or textures and with the permission of the original authors, of course) the process is the same except that you don't have to create the meshes and textures from scratch

Also these threads contain useful tips:
* Tutorials by Jaysus: http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=82738
* Custom meatcaps tutorial by SickleYield: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/974284-fallout-3-custom-meatcaps-tutorial/page__p__14074821__hl__blender__fromsearch__1&#entry14074821

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:13 am

Thank you Ashara, that helps a lot.

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:30 am

Thank you so much for adding the opera gloves! They look absolutely beautiful. I can't thank you enough... ^^

» Tue May 17, 2011 8:31 am

I am glad that helped you, Wolf

Thanks TeeHee