Well, I REALLY want to release this mod by the end of this new year, so if time becomes tight by then, I MAY have to skip out on the spoken dialogue anyway. Time will tell.

Sweet I have something to look forward to this year then modding wise. Last year it was 1.0 of FCOM and The Dark Mod.

If I know this community, people wouldn't give a damn about waiting another couple years for a finished product, heh. Plus, I have to wait a couple moths to afford my new computer so I can't even run Oblivion right now anyways, lol

Yes, I currently have them shying away from and hissing at anyone who carries a bright light source. And their fighting skills suffer when they are close to such light sources. But generally they are very timid and will run from a fight, and they generally try to avoid contact with other races. A long history of abuse and slavery at the hands of the Deep Orcs and Deep Elves has taught them that other races in the Deep are NOT to be trusted and are dangerous.

Now, the Deep Orcs and Deep Elves are also affected negatively by bright light, but they WILL fight you, and usually will kick your A$$. I've even got them trying to actively extinguish light sources when fighting enemies who employ such methods. I'm HOPING to get the Deep Elves able to cast globe of darkness spells during battle. We'll see if I can actually get that one working or not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGo6YpOY_IM&feature=channel

This video best showcases your Awesome mod!

That may indeed be the case, and maybe the community will be totally gone by then. That does not affect me though, I'll not be pressured into releasing the mod before I'm ready to release it. I started out doing it for myself anyway, and STILL am. I just thought others might enjoy it as well, so I figured I'd share.

I acidently double posted, sorry!

I just read about how you lost all of your past work at one time and that sounds like it was pretty painfull, I really admire your enthusiasm and Determination and all the hard work you have being doing. GOOD LUCK with this mod!
It would be great if Beth hired you.

Thank you for the thought, but I already work at GearBox Software. Working in the game industry REALLY eats into your time, plus add in the fact that after working on designing games all day long at the day job, often it's very hard to come home and spend even MORE time working on such a massive mod. There have been periods where I've gone months without even touching The Deep, which is another reason it has been taking so long. Ah, what's a person to do? If I could only CLONE myself!

I think that Straton hgas previously said that he is already a professional level designer. It shows.


edit, woops beaten to it by the man

I like everything so far from what I've read, but how do you explain silver mud crabs in the deep and how they got there and why they are silver ?
It seems a bit odd to me.
If explained correctly and pulled off right, it could be a very cool concept,
it just doesn't make sense to though without a back story for them.

Edit: I'm sure you will have one and I look forword to reading it, I really do love the animals and creatures of Cyrodil.

Didn't mean, and don't want to derail the thread. Just wanted you all to know why it's taking so long to finish this monster mod.


As far as the mud crabs, there are two underground lakes and an underground river in The Deep. There is a MASSIVE underground lake called The Shimmering in the dungeon's 5th level. Perhaps I'll show that sometime in the future. Sometimes it's hard to decide what to show and what NOT to show. There's still a LOT I don't want you all to even KNOW about until you play the mod and experience it yourselves. I have a feeling I may have ruined the encounter with Nuvareem by showing you what little I did in the Ahazu Marta video.

Don't worry about it man. There are lots of people, including me, who just get excited about spoilers and have just as much fun when they play through it. If people don't want to have the surprise spoiled, they shouldn't be reading the thread

Its fine man, don't worry about it. just before you show us stuff, pause for a moment and ask yourself
"will this spoil anything ? how much do I really want people to know ? " just be more concious of what you show us and if you have a desire to show us something and get really excited about it, stop for a moment, walk away from it for an hour and have a cat nap or get something to eat and then come back to it and think about what I said in the brackets.

Edit: To much slow mo in your trailor videos and try to show more areas and things of interest in them rather than dragging them out, the slow mo is cool but to much svcks and the matrix made slow mo to cliche.
and the Bigger dungeons look very empty in the trailors and need some more features which are interesting and clutter.

Well, I found the slow-mo cool, but a bit much of it. Though I was honestly hoping at one point that what I thought I saw in slow mo was happening. I thought the camera was following a arrow, but I thought wrong.

How ever, the stuff I saw was, well, pretty cool. I rather liked the bar(I forgot the first part of it's name, but I found it humorous), and the odd voice jobs made me smile very much. Especially when it first entered the bar. That scene will forever be burned into my mind. Pure win.

Which video was that in and at what point in it ?

Ah, it's in the first post. Vulgar Unicorn, right when you enter the pub. Hell, right after the loading screen. Made me laugh(not out loud).

Which one of the videos though, what is it called ?

There's more then one of that place? Dear christ on a pogo stick. The one posted on the front page. On that Viddler Site. http://www.viddler.com/explore/StratonAce/videos/2/ 52 seconds in, if you can't wait for it to reach the point. Though the dark stranger made me smile a little.

Thank you...

Straton, awesome work man !!!!!!!!!!!! We all can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, I remember something about a dragon? Is your dragon still on to be in The Deep?

Just to answer your question, yes there will be a dragon Watch the Ahazu Martha video...

Ok, I'll watcch it again!

Eh. I'm an English major, and I have a knack for wordgames. And, like you, I have an interest in various mythologies.

I have to agree with the other folks: the Azura Marta video is awesome, but there's a bit too much slow-mo. At first I thought it was some time-slowing spell; it took a couple times before I realized it was just a Matrix effect.

I think the bits I've seen have done nothing to spoil this. On the contrary - all they've done is whet my appetite. I had no idea who that guy was on the bridge until you mentioned his name (and I still know nothing else about him), so it's hardly a spoiler. I think the voices for that part were really well done - it makes me want to go there and experience it for myself.

Lastly, one thing: You might want to warn people about the language in the videos - maybe slap a "NSFW" or "Mature" tag on them. I'm not offended by foul language, but other people might be (and kids DO play Oblivion). Just a thought.

You know, you're absolutely right about that. I never gave it any thought until you mentioned it. I'll update the OP with an "advlt" warning, as the entire mod will be advlt themed.