Yeah I know, I meant only me.

Jan 25, 2011: New version 2.4 uploaded!
The latest "troubleshooting patch" has been merged into this new version and thus makes the patch obsolete.
In addition, the OBSE version check has been updated to reflect the new OBSE 19 requirement.
If you are currently facing trouble with sleeping etc., you should upgrade to this version and follow the instructions giving in the new section 15 of the readme file.
For all others, upgrading is not vital, but does no harm. A clean save is not required.
Special credits go to wverdin for helping me patiently with debugging strange mod conflicts, thus providing valuable input for the new "troubleshooting" part!

For those who already downloaded the new version called "2.3.1" today, please don't be confused by this additional update: There was a slight glitch in the 2.3.1 package, so I needed to reupload under a new version number, to avoid more confusion!

Jan 28, 2011: Patch for "Curse of Hircine Resurrected"!
A new hotfix has been uploaded today for an incompatibility bug with http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35118 (CoHR).
There was a conflict with a quest item added by CoHR, which was causing the infamous "sleeping crash" bug.

Side-note:
The conflict could be resolved very quickly by using the new "troubleshooting" feature in version 2.4.
Special thanks to Tharaki who helped me detect it that way!
So for anyone also having problems with sleeping in this quest: Please read the section 15 of the new Readme thoroughly!

Feb 06, 2011: Version 2.5 is out - Enhanced dream world and new movie clips included!
This version "revamps" the dream world with lightning and more horror-style (thanks to wverdin for the inspiration!).
It also adds two completely new atmospheric movie clips. I am sure you'll enjoy them! They're worth checking out even for players who have already completed the quest!

The following patches have been merged into this version and are obsolete (please don't use them anymore):

• "Troubleshooting Patch"
  
• Compatibility Patch for "Curse of Hircine Resurrected" (thanks to LogicDragon for modifying his mod to solve the conflict!)

Be aware that this version is approx. 50 MB bigger than the previous one due to the movies!
Please check the version history below and the readme for more details.
Special thanks to wverdin, LogicDragon and Tharaki!

For anyone still having problems with sleeping in this quest: Please read the section 15 of the new Readme thoroughly!

[EDIT:]
If you are using Wrye Bash, you'll detect that this version now by default requires Wrye Bash 291!
If you don't want to upgrade to Wrye Bash 291, please use the Wrye Bash 287/290 patch from the optional files section.

Feb 11, 2011: German translation by DarkRuler 2500 has been released

DarkRuler 2500 has uploaded a german translation of this mod today.
It is available for download http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37081.
It is based on the previous mod version 2.4 (i.e. it does not contain the movies yet).
Thanks to DarkRuler 2500 for the work!

Please be aware that I cannot guarantee 100% support for translations of this mod. Please ask the translators first, if you are having problems, as I can only give "2nd level" assistance.

Feb 12, 2011: Real voice acting coming soon!
I am currently preparing voiceovers for the main characters in this quest!
Stay tuned for listening to some real talk soon.
If you want to get an impression of what it sounds like, you can http://www.chatbreak.de/oblivion/both/previews/BotH_VoceActing_Preview.mp3.

Sounds like a good plan. Though, I couldn't hear the preview - the page gives a 4040 error.

BTW, have you considered adding any quests/content AFTER the player has obtained the sword? Like some challengers who plan to retrieve the sword from the player? I am really loving the sword since I obtained it about 2-3 months ago, and is my primary weapon. Seeing that you are adding content to this mod, I bring this humble suggestion .

Hi anithinks,

sorry again for the late reply! The gamesas forum still refuses to send me automatic notifications for whatever reason (my "watch topic" status gets lost regularly), so once again it took my some days to realize your post :brokencomputer:

Voice Acting Preview:
The http://www.chatbreak.de/oblivion/both/previews/BotH_VoiceActing_Preview.mp3 should be working fine. I guess that you were trying to download in the exact moment when I was uploading an update of the file.
In addition, you can download the preview from the "Optional Files" section on http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33089.

Now concerning your second question:
Yes, of course I've been thinking a lot about a sequel to my quest. One of these ideas already exists as a "hidden cliffhanger" (talking with Raminus Polus about rehabilitating Late Vonardo and restoring his honor in the Mages Guild). Several other ideas exist.
But right now, my spare time is consumed both by the pending extensions/enhancements to the existing quest (focussing on the new aspects like video clips and voice acting, which I hadn't been able to cover earlier) and by several smaller mod-related experiments.
Among all of these activities, I haven't really found much time to simply play Oblivion for months, though I still want to do that, because there are still so many fantastic mods that I haven't been able to enjoy myself (such as: Lost Spires, Werewolfs of the North, Ruined Tails Tail, The Dark Tower, Curse of Hircine, some quest-lines from OOO. ... It's still such a loooong list! :read: ).
But most important, I am looking forward to Skyrim, which means that I'll have to find even more spare-time for upgrading my PC to Win7 64bit before autumn comes (I am still living on XP 32bit, thus using only 3.5 GB of my RAM, so I want to get up-to-date finally!).

Altogether, I guess that there won't be much space for another real quest project within the next 6 months. Honestly speaking, I am afraid that all my energy will probably be consumed by finalizing my BotH mod, after all, and then I'll be preparing for the new game (hoping to create mods there soon?).

In brief: Plans for a sequel exist :whisper: , and they are not dead yet! But I don't see much chance for them within short time.
But that's only what I keep telling myself to do... let's see if I can really keep my fingers off.

Feb 19, 2011: New version 2.6 with real voice acting uploaded!
Real voices for the main characters are now included, together with some minor (uncritical) fixes and enhancements.
In addition, I have separated the video clips from the main file. This will ease the dowload and also help to handle future updates (because it's unlikely that the video files will change again).
If you are using the BAIN installer from a Wrye Bash version older than 291, you need to download and apply the Wrye Bash 287/290 patch once again (do not use the old version)!
Note that this is only required for BAIN, not for using Wrye Bash 287/290 in general!

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33089

As always, a clean save is NOT required.
Have fun!

Already this far back, and such a complex quest mod with so much thought placed into it? No, no! This must not be!

Well, it MUST. It was a pleasure to me.

I having problems with the dreamworld. Today i got the Ghost blade and after a while went to the dream world for the first time, but up on arriving there my character was completely naked. Now considering that it is a dream i can some how understand that, but not having any weapon(Not even the ghost blade) or not being able to use magic makes surviving there extremely difficult.



But for me the worst thing is the constant shaking of the dream world combined with the fact that it is very dark in many places. This is extremely disorientating for me, and i actually hat to quit because the constant shaking was making me feel quite nauseous(spelling?). Is there a way for me to disable the shaking?

Illius:

Here's a hint:



PS: The helplessness you go through makes it a real nightmare. Love the mod for creating real fear. Not many mods do that!

Alright i will try that out, thanks anithinks.

I bumped into a problem initiating the quest. I bought the book from her and I read all the way through and I didnt get any journal update. I tried talking to her about it again, but she said the same thing; That I should read the book first. I tried selling the book and buying it back, but to no avail.

Love the quest so far. But I had to reinstall the mod to get the iniating quest to work.
**SPOILER**
Now I'm in the basemant and trying unlock the secret door using the candle, but that wont work at all.
I keep pressing on the candle, but nothing happens.
I've also tried to reload a previous save, but to no avail again.

Hi Bearluck,

thanks for not giving in to this trouble!

This issue and also the last let me suspect some OBSE related problem.

So here are some first (quite simple) questions:
- are you using OBSE 19 or higher?
- Are you using the latest mod version (2.6)?
- can you check your current quest stage by running the console command "getStage BoT" and tell me the result?

If this doesn't help, we'll have to check more details together.

Well, I've resovled the issue by just reinstalling the mod, and then it worked wonders.
But I've just faced another gamebreaking glitch. I've entered the secret room and I've found the missing pages, but I can't seem to pick it up.
This also applies to the book on top of the missing pages. I checked the ID on the book and pages and its all from the mod.
Can you either give me some advice or give me the correct ItemID so I can add it via the console?

I love the story so far, but I dont want to reinstall a third time and play through it all a third time.

I'm using the newest stable OBSE.
Yes, I use 2.6. I also the video files which requires 2.5 or higher.
I'm currently in the secret room and I'm on stage 35.

Here are the FormIDs:

(where "xx" stands for BladeOfTheHaunted.esp's load order position in your mod list, of course).

Even it this should help, however, I suspect that there's something really weird going on with your installation!
How can it be that items don't work initially, and then they work after reinstallation, only to face the next item in the row not working?
I believe that this is not a mod bug, but has other reasons.

Some questions:
- how did you install (OBMM, BAIN, manually)?
- did you create a clean save before each time reinstalling?
- have you ever opened BladeOfTheHaunted.esp in the Construction Set (i.e. accidentally recompiled anything)?

It's the first time that I am reading about such an issue with my mod.
If this continues, you should think about creating log files (as described in the "troubleshooting" section of my readme) and then send them to me (or post them here).

OBMM
Yes.
No.

Ok, so now I got the Missing pages via the console, but I havent got a journal update.

I guess that you have read both pages.
If so, I can still only assume that there's a very special OBSE problem in your installation.
Your should read the "troubleshooting" chapter of my readme and try to create thw two log files described there.
This is the easiest way to give me the chance to have a closer look into what's going on.

Oooooh, this mod looks fun, I'm gonna go get it!

Hi jaime!

I am enjoying the mod. I have had to peek at the hints a couple of times but must admit that most puzzles have been logical with one exception: the dream maze.

The map view is pretty confusing with cross-overs and unders not displaying correctly. It was pretty obvious after a while (fortunately I am a Mage with powerful healing spells, or I couldn't remain long enough to make much headway—It also helps to have companions to distract the ghost) where I had to go... It just wasn't possible to discern a way to get there.

I finally got there and now my problem.

I'm sure there is some conflict here, possible with the COBL naming. But I can't see any other way around it for now.

Sometimes you have to drop the item and pick it up again—especially if it's scripted. You could also try 'getstage' and 'setstage'. Although, as you can see from my problem, that doesn't always work with scripts.