Summerset - Land of the Altmer

INTRODUCTION
This WIP mod aims to bring the western island of Summerset, containing Firsthold and Skywatch, to Oblivion. It is based on onra's Summerset isle heightmap, and already has cell coordinates for Skywatch. (i haven't looked for Firsthold Coordinates yet)
If anyone is interested, feel free to post here. Sorry for the unprofessional look as of now, but when I have more to add I will add it. I need a modelers and concept artists, but when the need for other people with different seperate areas of expertise, I will update the thread.

MODELS
http://i42.tinypic.com/344fmyv.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/nqzm0z.jpg

ART
http://i47.tinypic.com/2hia449.jpg
This concept is from Darkstorne, and is NOT mine.

TEAM
GOOGLEPOX - General modding, retextures, textures, minor scripter.
Darkstorne - Concept Artist
thekman - Concept Artist
Trandoshan - Modeler
aaront944 - Concept ARtist

Goodluck and Elvis Speed...I am really looking forward to this!

Thank you! i should probably store all the luck I can get and save it for the difficult part.

ummm....good luck?

What's the "umm" is for? The previous statement about good luck? haha

If Elvis blesses you, you are going to do great on this mod!

Praise Elvis!

If you wish you can contact Deeza, I think he is still working on the Summerset mod and he has a team (which is now like 2 people). Anyways, I believe it is still on silgrad forums

yea I asked them about it... TOYB said that if I hang around 'til High Rock is near completion that they'll continue on Summerset. But that looked like a while from now. of course ill stick with High Rock too.

Any suggestions for what texture the retextured Telvanni tilset should have?

hey...

just to let you know that I have nearly finished the exteriors of Firsthold including an additional port and the surrounding areas.....so maybe it would be wise to make it compatible...

regards onra

I found http://ps3media.gamespy.com/ps3/image/article/734/734529/white-knight-story-20060922010244476.jpg and http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/images/TN-The_Eyrie.jpg from "across the street" which might suit your purpose.

Oh no you are stealing The Elder Scrolls 5; now what are they going to do for the next game.

PS. Just in case you don't know with how Bethesda has been doing their games Summerset Isle would be the next province they would be doing since they didn't do it for the fourth game like they said they were going to.

Indeed, there will be no more ES games thanks to Onra

...the thing is....as we have got now proper background information ( the infernal city) about what is happening in the empire after the Oblivion crisis, we are able to create exciting lore friendly mods leading from Tes4 to a probably Tes 5 using the new heightmaps (provinces)...

@googlepox...if you could concentrate on the south of the eastern Isle and create the region of Skywatch we will soon have parts of Summerset playable...

regards

Some pictures of building and architecture for inspiration (don't know how lore friendly they are)

Many fine eleven structures here:

- http://meshboxbb.com/viewforum.php?f=13
- http://www.spanish-team.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=5315



Pictures:

- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/newsletter/2009_03/BlackCairn1.jpg
- http://img.war-europe.com/syndic_img//atlas/fr/saphery02.jpg
- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/newsletter/2008_02/saphery01.jpg
- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/newsletter/2008_02/saphery04.jpg
- http://www.roguishness.com/war/uploads/17_main.png
- http://game.gate.vn/Uploads/FCKEditor_Upload/123andy/ca0802_20.jpg
- http://img.war-europe.com/syndic_img/devdiaries/newkeeps/he_keep_ext.jpg
- http://www.keenandgraev.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/warbeta35.jpg
- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/newsletter/2009_02/Dragonsbane1.jpg
- http://michaelremy.com/images/mailbox_he.jpg
- http://img.war-europe.com/syndic_img//atlas/fr/zo_dragonwake_3.jpg
- http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/38184/preview
- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/media/newsletter/2008_03/Shadowwarrior.jpg
- http://www.sacred2.com/fileadmin/sacred2/content/media/wallpaper/HE/wall06-1024x768.jpg
- http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/newsletter/2007_08/he_fixture_gate.jpg
- http://areyouop.com/lib/images/environments/normal/norm_saphery3.jpg
- http://areyouop.com/lib/images/environments/normal/norm_saphery5.jpg
- http://common.allakhazam.com/images/7/5/754f6211af5c6c298f94a614e4d16c3d.png
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/06/keepheader.jpg
- http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/fcpics/features/284_forestart.jpg
- http://www.lineage2.com/images/knowledge/village/elf_village.gif
- http://vuphuong87.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/shot00001.jpg?w=480&h=360
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/9658004@N03/714922718/
- http://www.daestwen.com/gallery_pics/elven.png
- http://media.curse.com/CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments/00/00/50/32/56/pic-489.jpg-720x540.jpg
- http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/023/b/d/Lotro__Lothlorien_by_trueping.jpg
- http://www.runesofmagic.com/en/design/content/patchinfo/images/chapter2/RunesofMagic_ElvenIsland.jpg
- http://images.elfwood.com/art/p/e/petrar/elven_watchtower.jpg
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/08/runesofmagicsavagelandsat580.jpg
- http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/tigernayku/ElfVillageOfKnowledge-1.jpg
- http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/13633/preview
- http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/1762145474_926aed2c48.jpg?v=0
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jirel/1762150482/in/set-72157602731035549/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jirel/1761303275/in/set-72157602731035549/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jirel/sets/72157602731035549/
- http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/Trollshaws_7.jpg
- http://www.mychaelmiller.com/images/portfolio/gauntlet/diorama/EC/Diorama_ElvenCrossing_FG06T.jpg
- http://www.unseen64.net/wp-content/gallery/gauntlet-seven-sorrows/Diorama_ElvenCrossing_FG03.jpg
- http://www.unseen64.net/wp-content/gallery/gauntlet-seven-sorrows/Diorama_ElvenCrossing_FG04.jpg
- http://th04.deviantart.net/fs10/300W/i/2006/121/5/5/Elven_Bridge_by_ktalbot.jpg
- http://www.quinthar.com/360ToGo/Images/Node0445_full_IMG_3516.JPG
- http://www.one-ring.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11731
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/rivendell_425.jpg
- http://media.photobucket.com/image/Elven%20architecture/jeffpm/ElfHomesonFletsCarasGaladhon.jpg
- http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1142308512038356677EUhgzT
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934416@N00/193855724
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- http://z.about.com/d/internetgames/1/0/o/_/aion20.jpg
- http://images.gfx.no/642/642099/aion.jpg
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- http://ui10.gamespot.com/2761/aion0002_2.jpg
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/11/aion-rb-1125.jpg
- http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/aion_online_10.jpg
- http://www.mmogamer.com/wp-content/uploads/Aion0039.jpg
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/01/rivendell_fullsize.jpg
- http://www.codemasters.com/images/microsites/lotro/Rivendell.jpg
- http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3000000/Rivendell-lord-of-the-rings-3067694-1024-768.jpg
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Rivendell%3F.jpg
- http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3000000/Rivendell-lord-of-the-rings-3073486-1024-768.jpg
- http://www.wetanz.com/assets/Uploads/Rivendell.jpg
- http://static.mmoabc.com/my//o/k/a/ng/2007/6/11/1181601944762.jpg
- http://ddurand.net/images/retouches/matte-painting-rivendell.jpg
- http://www.lotr-elves.com/downloads/wallpapers/rivendell-wp.jpg
- http://pc.gamespy.com/dor/objects/822535/aion/images/aion-tower-of-eternity-20070723021431421.html#
- http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2689/4056311709_9d7b70e8ae.jpg
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- http://vault.ign.com/screenshots/full_res.php?ss=705
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- http://paizo.com/image/content/SecondDarkness/PZO9017-ElfTowerTown.jpg
- http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e98/Bunny933/ElfVillage-1.jpg
- http://media.photobucket.com/image/elven+city/Sarutobi-Sasuke/Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20Concept%20Art/ElrondRivendell.jpg?o=20
- http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii308/RamenCat/White_Tower_by_SnowSkadi.jpg
- http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs48/f/2009/172/4/5/Elven_City_Map_by_firedudewraith.jpg
- http://edubuzz.org/blogs/campiep7b/files/2008/05/rivendell2.jpg
- http://nagare-boshi.deviantart.com/art/Elven-city-107189884
- http://images.elfwood.com/art/w/i/william/williamli_freehold_public.jpg
- http://www.webusability.se/img/elven_district.jpg
- http://spellforce.typhoongames.com/index27c8b.html?RubrikIdentifier=1133&lang=en



Video:

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVQ040IbZ_M

thx..for the links they will be a good inspiration for Summerset and Valenwood ....as really nothing is known about Summerset architecture we are free to experiment in some ways....I personally use a mix of Ayleid, Telvanni and some unique elvish architecture with high towers bridges etc ...

cheers

I believe the smartest option ion this case would be to work with onra to get things done quicker. So yes, I plan to make it compatible.
Wow... Those concepts are amazing.
And thanks for the links. Now we just need a modeler.

I agree, get to work with onra. There are so many Summerset Isles Mods in progress that it would be stupid to have like 3-4 of them when you can all join together and create the definitive one.

Specially since how a single person was able to create Elsweyr...

Though it is interesting that the name "Skyrim" was registered instead of Summerset Isle...which would suggest that the land of the High Elves is not the focus of the next TES. So, don't be so confident in where the next game is placed...especially since it wouldn't be the first time that a region that was said to be next on the list was passed over (Eye of Argonia?).

Ah this bring back memorries, I was working on a Summerset Isles a few years back with a small team over at SI, they may still have some of the meshes and files that where left over from the short life of the progect.

Any ways good luck.

Ghost

Ooohhh, a Summerset mod! Woohoo. Best of luck. Are you going to have the cities open or closed? Or perhaps that's not decided upon yet.

I was planniong on having Skywatch be open, being placed on platforms along a sloping cliff. I don't know about Firsthold though, that is onra's choice.

i just got an idea. What do you guys think about retexturing the White Gold Tower mesh to have a welkynd stone texture? Drain the color of the welkynd stone, and BOOM, it looks like glass. place a welkynd light at the top, and it would look pretty cool.

Actually having Skyrim be registered is part of how it has been going in the past. Originally Bethesda said that TES III was going to be set in Cyrodil but later on they changed their minds about that. With TES IV Bethesda said they were going to do Summerset Isle but later on they decided to change their mind and did Cyrodil instead. If it keeps going this way then it looks like they have decided on Skyrim for the next one but then they will change their mind and do Summerset Isle instead. This could now change because I said this though and instead they will do High Rock instead.