[RELZ] The Census and Excise Office

Post » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:20 am

Great House Fliggerty and GHF Productions is very pleased to announce the unveiling of our grand project: http://www.fliggerty.com/phpBB3/cne/cne_main.php

(The mod is downloaded at the Census site.)

The Census and Excise Office is an online Morrowind character showcase. It features a mod portion, a stand-alone program, and a web site. The site has character specific screenshot galleries, a point-based character ranking system, and a full character profile view which includes public comments. All of the mods used will be displayed on the site as well, with built-in links to Yacoby's ES Search to help you find the mods another character has used. We also have incorporated the UESP's Morrowind Map to show where your character currently is.

The mod will harvest many statistics and various data from your game as you play. The uploader program will then take this data, and other information from your save file, and upload it all to your character's online profile.

Some of the information that will be showcased:

* Current Activity (from user input)
* Current mood (from user input)
* Current location
* Cell name (coords if in "Wilderness")
* Current weather
* Is a vampire (and what clan)
* Is a werewolf
* # of kills as a werewolf
* Current companions
* Currently equipped items
* Amount of gold in inventory
* If Fargoth has been killed
* # of cliffracers killed
* # of NPCs killed
* # of creatures killed
* # of times the console has been opened
* #of spell cast attempts (for each school)
* #of spell cast failures (for each school)
* #of spell cast successes (for each school)



There will also be awards, or "badges" for certain acheivments in the game:

* Levels: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200
* Opponents Killed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 1000
* Creatures Killed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 1000
* Slaves Freed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100
* Reputation: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150
* Complete Morrowind Main Quest
* Complete Tribunal Main Quest
* Complete Bloodmoon Main Quest
* Leader of Each Vanilla Faction (1 Badge Each)
* Millionaire
* Gave Fargoth's Ring Back
* Killed Vivec
* Nerevarine


So dig out your Morrowind CDs, dust them off if necessary, and make sure you get plenty of good mods installed. Then come on and show off your character!

We have been working on this for nearly a year and a half. I have literally put myself into this mod. This is the crowning jewel of my modding career!

Readme:
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The Elder Scrolls III
MORROWIND:
Census and Excise Office

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Index:

1. Description
2. Installation
3. Playing the Plugin
4. Version
5. Conflicts
6. Thanks
7. Copyright


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1. PLUGIN DESCRIPTION

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TITLE: Census and Excise Office
VERSION: 1.0


BY: GHF Productions
CONTACT: http://www.fliggerty.com

The Census and Excise Office is an online Morrowind character showcase. It features a mod
portion, a stand-alone program, and a web site.

The mod will harvest many statistics and various data from your game as you play. The
uploader program will then take this data, and other information from your save file, and
upload it all to your character's online profile.

Some of the information that will be showcased:

* Current Activity (from user input)
* Current mood (from user input)
* Current location
* Cell name (coords if in "Wilderness")
* Current weather
* Is a vampire (and what clan)
* Is a werewolf
* # of kills as a werewolf
* Current companions
* Currently equipped items
* Amount of gold in inventory
* If Fargoth has been killed
* # of cliffracers killed
* # of arrows shot
* # of times a weapon has been "swished"
* # of hits on targets
* # of NPCs killed
* # of creatures killed
* # of times the console has been opened
* #of spell cast attempts (for each school)
* #of spell cast failures (for each school)
* #of spell cast successes (for each school)



There will also be awards, or "badges" for certain acheivments in the game:

* Levels: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200
* Opponents Killed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 1000
* Creatures Killed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 1000
* Slaves Freed: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100
* Reputation: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150
* Complete Morrowind Main Quest
* Complete Tribunal Main Quest
* Complete Bloodmoon Main Quest
* Leader of Each Vanilla Faction (1 Badge Each)
* Millionaire
* Gave Fargoth's Ring Back
* Killed Vivec
* Nerevarine



And many more!

This mod is dependent upon Morrowind Script Extender (MWSE) v0.9.4 or later, or MGE v3 or
later.


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2. INSTALLING THE PLUGIN

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To install the CnE program, you need to copy the files:
- GHFCensus.exe
- libcurl.dll
- zlib1.dll
into your Morrowind directory.

You must have read access to the Morrowind/Saves folder,
or run GHFCensus with permission to read that folder.

Copy Census and Excise Office.esp to your Data Files folder,
make sure to activate it in Data Files from the launcher.

REQUIREMENTS: Morrowind, Bloodmoon, Tribunal, Morrowind Script Extender (v0.9.4 or later)


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3. PLAYING THE PLUGIN

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From the Morrowind Launcher, select Data Files and check the box
next to the Census and Excise Office.esp file.
Launch Morrowind via the MWSE shortcut.

Usage Instructions:

1. Register with the Census and Excise Office.
http://www.fliggerty.com/phpBB3/cne/
a. Input a unique PIN that will identify you as the owner of your
characters.
b. Enter your character's name.
c. Record both your PIN and the character ID Number that you will be given.*

2. Load the game. You will be given a book called "Census Log." Equip this to
summon Fliggerty to take you through the set up. Equip it again to update the data uploader
files.

3. Save your game. Remember the name your provide.

4. Close out of Morrowind and launch GHFCensus.exe.

5. On the list of saved games, find the one you just saved.
a. It should have a recent date and the filename will be
b. something along the lines of "yourname0000.ess"

6. Click that game and make sure (using the character info) is the one you want to
upload.

7. Click the "Upload!" button.



*Note that you will not be able to see your character in the character list until you upload
it the first time.



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4. PLUGIN VERSION

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v1.0
Initial release


I hope you'll enjoy playing this mod. Please direct comments, suggestions,
bug reports, questions to : fliggerty@fliggerty.com


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5. CONFLICTS & BUGS

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MWSE's key press functions do not work very well with some non-English versions of the game
and/or keyboards. Because of this, there is an alternate setup option that does not require
any text input. Also note that some advanced stats, such as the number of console commands,
will not be properly tracked.

I have tried to avoid any conflicts with any common mods. I may have missed something
here or there, if I did please let me know!


Please reports any bugs or problems at http://www.fliggerty.com/

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6. THANKS

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Too many right now. Still compiling the list.
But to start it off:

Credits:
Fliggerty - idea/web end
peachykeen - program/upload script
Yacoby - created LibESM and tested site security
Westly - Made Fliggerty's head (it really is made from a picture of me!)
Dragon_Lance - Made the swords Fliggerty wears in the game
Soti - Made the kung fu clothing Fliggerty wears
ALPHA & BETA
Testers - Provided a TON of feedback and testing of the system
Bethesda - Morrowind
Community - for being there and maxing out the WIP thread :P

PLEASE VIEW ALL CREDITS HERE: http://www.fliggerty.com/phpBB3/cne/cne_credits.php


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7. COPYRIGHT

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This plugin is freely modifiable, as long as this readme
file accompanies it and credit is given to the original author. But please remember
that not everything here is my work. Refer to section 7.THANKS. By downloading
and running this plugin, you acknowledge the following :

- You have read and understood this readme file.
- You acknowledge that the author of this plugin accepts no responsibility for
damage to your game saves, operating system, computer, etc,
when using this plugin.

NOTE: Please do not upload any of my plugins for distribution without my permission. I
strongly prefer to have
access to everywhere that my work is hosted so that I can update and maintain all of it.

For the uploader program, GHFCensus.exe:

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see .

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Adrian Powers
 
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Post » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:54 am

Congratulations!! :foodndrink:

I hope to get back to my PC soon , so I can once again use this fantastic addition of yours.
Thanks, and thanks to Peachy too, who I remember helping you with the project.
:clap:
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Emma Parkinson
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:40 am

thanks heaps fliggerty = ) this is awsome! gonna download and use it now. congratz on finishing it go treat your self with some fishy sticks!
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Leanne Molloy
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:38 pm

Congratulations Fliggerty! I hope to try it in the next month.

This is pretty damn awesome! I just checked out the project's home page and it is looking hella fine! I think this will get a Beth Blog mention at the very least!

I'd just like to mention that if OpenMW ever gets to a playable stage you'll probably have to make a compatibility patch or something.

That's right -:obliviongate: You aren't done yet!
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Nicholas
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:45 pm

Huge congrats, Fligg! This is a fantastic achievement. I think we'll all have a char in there soon :).
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Cagla Cali
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:22 pm

Nice :) What would my location be if I′m currently in Firewatch (or some other modded area)? Would it show the cell name or just the coordinates? When I find the time to really play the game again (and not just for a few minutes here and there) I will use the site, the idea is pretty neat ;)
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roxanna matoorah
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:05 pm

I don't play MW myself anymore , but nonetheless much respect for getting this thing work!!! :goodjob:


TheDaywalker :rock:
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Frank Firefly
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:54 pm

Congratulations on the release! (no [Relz] tag?)
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sophie
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:49 pm

I just want to say that you are AMAZING. It's too bad though that MWSE makes my crash rate jump through the roof, but I'll see if I can load it just to make updates or something.

Also, this forum needs a case inverter for those of us who still have Caps Lock as their "always run" button.
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MARLON JOHNSON
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:05 pm

Congratulations, this is fantastic! :)
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ZANEY82
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:03 pm

:woot:

Thanks Fligg, Peachy, and all the testers too!
I think I'll dl and play around with this later tonight!

Note to self: must get more points than povuholo... :shifty:
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Stat Wrecker
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:26 pm

I assume, that to register, i just click "Register" under "? Home ? Forum ? Census and Excise Office" ??

Side question: What about non-english versions of game? Will it read evertyhing properly?
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Jennifer Rose
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:26 pm

Awesome! I will install it right now.

@Fliggerty and the rest of the CNE team:

Thanks for your hard work. This is one of the most awesome mods I've ever seen for Morrowind.
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Elle H
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:46 pm

Impressive achievement, indeed.
Congrats for the release. :cake: :clap: :celebrate: :celebration:
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Princess Johnson
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:45 pm

Nice! Congratulations comrades! This is very interesting thing :)
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sharon
 
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Post » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:55 am

Hurray! It's officially released! B) :thumbsup:

Now you can back to completing http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/923895-wip-better-battles/ which I expect will have your complete and undivided attention - that will be the crowning sceptre to compliment this crowning jewel! :bowdown:
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Laura Cartwright
 
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Post » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:42 am

Hurray! It's officially released! B) :thumbsup:

Now you can back to completing http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/923895-wip-better-battles/ which I expect will have your complete and undivided attention - that will be the crowning sceptre to compliment this crowning jewel! :bowdown:



I'd like to second this only because it was 2nd on my all time most desired mod wip's list.....and only slightly 2nd behind Connary's Compendium..............but, with This release, I can scratch off #3, actually I have scratched off almost all of the mods on my list except #'s 1, 2, and 12....oddly enough. :P

Thanks for this Fliggerty, another great Flig mod in my list is always welcome! :D
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:43 pm

I just want to say that you are AMAZING. It's too bad though that MWSE makes my crash rate jump through the roof, but I'll see if I can load it just to make updates or something.

Also, this forum needs a case inverter for those of us who still have Caps Lock as their "always run" button.

The mod appears to work on the latest version of MGE if you can get that loaded and running. There may be some input lag during the initial configuration, but it runs just fine afterwards.
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Breanna Van Dijk
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:16 pm

I think this will get a Beth Blog mention at the very least!

Yes indeed! http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/05/01/the-census-matters/

(no [Relz] tag?)

Thanks to princess_stomper who fixed that for me. It's been a while since a RELz...must be getting rusty!

I assume, that to register, i just click "Register" under "? Home ? Forum ? Census and Excise Office" ??

Yes, that is correct. Also note that you do need to be a registered member of GHF.

Side question: What about non-english versions of game? Will it read evertyhing properly?

It should. I cannot confirm that as I don't have non-English versions. The one problem is that some German and possibly French versions do not work with MGE's key-press related functions. That is why there is an alternative setup method provided. That will also prevent some of the extended stats, such as tracking console commands, from working properly.

Now you can back to completing http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/923895-wip-better-battles/ which I expect will have your complete and undivided attention - that will be the crowning sceptre to compliment this crowning jewel! :bowdown:

That certainly is the plan. :hehe: (Actually, there are a few other bugs I need to address in other mods...but it's all inter-related. ;) )

The mod appears to work on the latest version of MGE if you can get that loaded and running. There may be some input lag during the initial configuration, but it runs just fine afterwards.

Thanks Jac. I also want to mention the alternate setup process again...I neglected to include that in the readme. I will update the readme and include it in the OP here later.
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:03 pm

Congratulations on the release! Definitely checking this one out rather soon.
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:00 pm

Congrats on the release and on the Beth Blog mention. :goodjob:
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Kelvin Diaz
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:06 pm

Impressive, as always.

Social networking for TES!!! Woot! :P
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:40 pm

Congrats on the release. This is truly epic! 8)
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Post » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:00 am

I uploaded a new character, and this is what has not been successfully uploaded on the site:
- Map location remains default (0,0)
- No info for my Factions ( I am rank 4 in the Morag Tong)
- No badges for Creatures/NPCs killed (I have killed many of both)
- No badge for giving Fargoth his ring back. (which I did)
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Lewis Morel
 
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Post » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:04 pm

Where can you upload your character's small avatar pic? I did it once a while ago but I forgot how and now I can't find the option anymore...

Edit: Oh right, those links at the top of the regular screenshot upload page. Maybe those could be made more obvious?
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