» Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:33 pm A Community Based Project
1. Description
2. Working on the Project
2.1 File Structure
3. Resources
4. Current WIP Realms
5. Realm Ideas
6. ORP Modders
1. Description
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=973984
The Oblivion Reamls Project is a new collective project that aims to improve and diversify the most notebly lack-luster part of Oblivion, the Oblivion Planes. This is one of the most sort after improvements, but has yet to be modified.
ORP came to be when I stumbled upon http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=883766 about this same idea, I loved the ideas the modders had and I just wanted to be a part of it. I decided it would be best for someone to at least offer to run the mod, in this case look after the ESP, ESM and resources the mod will use.
And here we are today, it was decided this type of project is best developed by a whole community rather than a small team, this way the realms get made in the modders own time, with no deadlines, no rush to get updates to the public, nothing but their imagination and spare time.
2. Working on the Project
Working on the project is rather simple, you post here and let us know you want to make a realm, you let us know your idea [Maybe not all
]. And finally you let us know what resources you want to use. We will then attain the right permission for the resources to be used in the project.Once we know you are working on the mod, it becomes an official part of ORP, you work in your own time, at your own pace and have no constraints.
If you know of a set of resources you would like to use, make sure to PM me so I can get the permissions set up correctly, saves you [The modder] some hassle.
2.1 File Structure
Some organisation is needed for this project, mostly to make sure ORP modders have the easiest time possible when making realms for ORP. That means we have a particular file structure:
Your folder structure should be set up like this, this is how our resource ESM folder structure will be, keeps everything tidy.
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\ORP\xxx.nif
Oblivion\Data\Textures\ORP\xxx.dds
Anything new in the CS should start with the following ID:
ORPxxx
XXX = this denotes anything after the ORP ID, this will be another folder (in the case of folder structure), or the other parts of the items ID in the CS.
3. Resources
A newer ESM is currently being planned, please do not use the older ESM when creating your realm.
4. Current WIP Realms
Aellis
Name: ORP Realm 1
Size: Large
Screenshots:
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS24.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS26.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS25.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS27.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS35.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS36.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq11/aellis-photos/SS37.jpg
ZiggyX
Name: The Canyon [Temp Name
]Size: Medium - Large
Screenshots:
Mace132x
Name: Gertzwitch't
Size: Medium
Screenshots:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/ORPTRTortureChamber03.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/ORPTRTortureChamber01.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/ORPTRTortureChamber02.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/Altar04.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/Altar03.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/CageWithOREChains.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/TortureCagesWithOREChains.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/LavaPit01.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/LavaPit02.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/NewCellDoors02.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/NewCellDoors02Open.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/daedricnotetop.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z285/mace132x/daedricnotebottom.jpg
5. Realm Ideas
If you would like to take one of these ideas and making them into a realm, and the author is not working on it and does not mind you doing so, please inform us so we can adjust our information.
Nemetoad - Claimed by ZiggyX
It would be interesting to see Deadland areas that are not like the vanilla ones, aka islands. I mean, why not create a canyon area or something? Line the crevise walls with towers and other defenses. It'd be interesting to see something like that, or perhaps an area that takes place all in towers above a lava sea or something, rather than towers on land and whatnot.
inter connected towers on a sea of lava, no land at all! That's fantastic and visually would be really cool!
What would make this even better is if every tower contained a sigil stone, but only one is real. When the player grabs a "fake" stone, it vanishes. Could script some evil laughter at the player's expense. biggrin.gif Perhaps have some Dremora spawn after taking the fake.
Wonder if you could randomize that so it's never in the same tower twice when you enter that gate?
inter connected towers on a sea of lava, no land at all! That's fantastic and visually would be really cool!
What would make this even better is if every tower contained a sigil stone, but only one is real. When the player grabs a "fake" stone, it vanishes. Could script some evil laughter at the player's expense. biggrin.gif Perhaps have some Dremora spawn after taking the fake.
Wonder if you could randomize that so it's never in the same tower twice when you enter that gate?
Segvirion
it would help to give a much needed variety to those pesky Oblivion realms.
Perhaps a different atmosphere too. I mean, the daedric realms are really diverse, and even if we're dealing with Mehrunes Dagon's realm here, maybe there could be different realms - frozen ones (think Pale Pass), dark voids (such as one in Henantier's quest), a large dungeon, no lava and no exterior areas... something like that.
Perhaps a different atmosphere too. I mean, the daedric realms are really diverse, and even if we're dealing with Mehrunes Dagon's realm here, maybe there could be different realms - frozen ones (think Pale Pass), dark voids (such as one in Henantier's quest), a large dungeon, no lava and no exterior areas... something like that.
Cliffworms
I, too, thought of expanding the Oblivion Gates once. I also had plans and ideas and the such. I wanted to start by making the eight City Oblivion Gates unique. (Those you need to close to get the support of the towns to help you defend Bruma)
For example, one of the Gates I thought of, would be the Anvil one where when you get in the gate, the landscape around you is the same as the Gold Coast, except the ground is dark as the realm of Oblivion, the skies are red and before you stands a burned and ruined Anvil. Where the Anvil Castle would normally be, would stand the Oblivion Sigil Tower. And you'd have to enter the ruined town of Anvil and witness a massacre.
You could enter some buildings, only to find them ruined and destroyed, etc.
For other Gates areas, it would be fun to speak with Dremoras who are not peaceful nor aggressive, only neutral. Since Dremoras don't care about dying, I suppose they'd like to"play" with mortals a bit. Like having a Dremora Town with an Arena where you can fight with other Dremoras.
For example, one of the Gates I thought of, would be the Anvil one where when you get in the gate, the landscape around you is the same as the Gold Coast, except the ground is dark as the realm of Oblivion, the skies are red and before you stands a burned and ruined Anvil. Where the Anvil Castle would normally be, would stand the Oblivion Sigil Tower. And you'd have to enter the ruined town of Anvil and witness a massacre.
You could enter some buildings, only to find them ruined and destroyed, etc.
For other Gates areas, it would be fun to speak with Dremoras who are not peaceful nor aggressive, only neutral. Since Dremoras don't care about dying, I suppose they'd like to"play" with mortals a bit. Like having a Dremora Town with an Arena where you can fight with other Dremoras.
Actually, this project could be community-based. Since the game chooses a random Oblivion Realm when the player enters a Gate (Or a Cave Door when inside the Realm), anybody could make realms, get them approved and then all that is needed would be to combine all plugins together. I think the game has about 100 Oblivion Gates in Cyrodiil. Can you imagine 100 Unique Realms? That would be awesome!
_Bonk_
How about some new external buildings or dungeons to explore. A vicious maze or something. Add a few new traps. Make it so there are a few new ways to get into the main building. Have the opening closed off from a rock fall or something and force the player to enter another way. Add a few evil looking statues and decorations.
A simple change would be to change the teleporter to transport you to a demonic floating island high in the gate in which you have to solve puzzles and beat enemies in order to get the teleport to the final boss area for the gate. You then just need to create different floating islands for each gate
A simple change would be to change the teleporter to transport you to a demonic floating island high in the gate in which you have to solve puzzles and beat enemies in order to get the teleport to the final boss area for the gate. You then just need to create different floating islands for each gate
WillieSea
I wanted to also put some randomness into each world. Where certain things are either enabled or disabled, so you may have to find a different path to the gatehouse than the previous time you visited that world.
The few oblvion realms that do exist get tiring after a while. I was thinking that perhaps the central tower with the stone could be underground sometimes too...
The few oblvion realms that do exist get tiring after a while. I was thinking that perhaps the central tower with the stone could be underground sometimes too...
Durza
I'd like to see a whole forest of fleshy pods. They have to come from somewhere! This would be in the rural area of the Deadlands, so there would be no walls and only a few towers set up. The Sigil Tower should be hidden deep within the forest, so you'd have to really search. It'd be very, very easy to get lost!
Another one could be a small village of Dremora, hiding from attacking Legionaries. It'd be in between the Sigil Tower and the gate, where it would be beset from both sides - from the Legion and from the hostile Dremora. Think of a Vietnamese village in the Vietnam War, only with Dremora. The Dremora would be non-hostile and in hiding. Refugees. It would give you a look at the Dremora's side of the story, so they're not just some guys to kill, and would show how evil the Imperial Legion can be, trying to kill innocents because they're on the wrong side. You could have some fun here with the architecture, and add some culture to the Daedra.
Also, some place "in the rough". The gate leads to the mountains of the Deadlands, where the ground is rugged and there are frequent rock slides. Some defence towers would be set up in strategic areas, where Dremora would fire arrows at you from above. There would be several cave networks through the area. The Sigil Tower is in the middle of a lava lake in one of the valleys, to get to it, you must follow the caves until you find a route into the tower from below.
Yet another would be an archipelago with a tower built on each island. The towers are linked by bridges, so you'll be running from tower to tower, all while being careful not to lose your foothold as you head to the Sigil Tower at the furthest island. Fancy an alternate route? There are some boats that you can use to sail through the lava sea - but watch out for the sea life!
Another one could be a small village of Dremora, hiding from attacking Legionaries. It'd be in between the Sigil Tower and the gate, where it would be beset from both sides - from the Legion and from the hostile Dremora. Think of a Vietnamese village in the Vietnam War, only with Dremora. The Dremora would be non-hostile and in hiding. Refugees. It would give you a look at the Dremora's side of the story, so they're not just some guys to kill, and would show how evil the Imperial Legion can be, trying to kill innocents because they're on the wrong side. You could have some fun here with the architecture, and add some culture to the Daedra.
Also, some place "in the rough". The gate leads to the mountains of the Deadlands, where the ground is rugged and there are frequent rock slides. Some defence towers would be set up in strategic areas, where Dremora would fire arrows at you from above. There would be several cave networks through the area. The Sigil Tower is in the middle of a lava lake in one of the valleys, to get to it, you must follow the caves until you find a route into the tower from below.
Yet another would be an archipelago with a tower built on each island. The towers are linked by bridges, so you'll be running from tower to tower, all while being careful not to lose your foothold as you head to the Sigil Tower at the furthest island. Fancy an alternate route? There are some boats that you can use to sail through the lava sea - but watch out for the sea life!
Plagorath
What about making :
- Part of some Oblivion Realms have Shivering Isles stuff and enemies, as if Sheogorath wanted to attack Mehrunes or something similar...
- Having random Knights and allies inside the Gates fighting evil, you can join them until you close the gate...
- More trapped prisoners in torturing chambers, you help, they reward you with something...
- Oblivion Islands separated by rivers of lava and maybe even waterfalls...
- Maybe some of the Oblivion cities and towers are in ruins, Dremora inside are dead, but strange creatures still roam the realm...
Some Ideas I had, I just posted this after reading the 1st post, so sorry If copied Ideas...
- Part of some Oblivion Realms have Shivering Isles stuff and enemies, as if Sheogorath wanted to attack Mehrunes or something similar...
- Having random Knights and allies inside the Gates fighting evil, you can join them until you close the gate...
- More trapped prisoners in torturing chambers, you help, they reward you with something...
- Oblivion Islands separated by rivers of lava and maybe even waterfalls...
- Maybe some of the Oblivion cities and towers are in ruins, Dremora inside are dead, but strange creatures still roam the realm...
Some Ideas I had, I just posted this after reading the 1st post, so sorry If copied Ideas...
gatalis
since Oblivion, if you think of it, is a dimension then it is basically tamriel so why not take cheydinhal (or any other city) and make a oblivion dimension of it, you could have ruined buildings, and the tower would be hidden in the castle somewhere. The dremora may not like you but they won't attack you unless you provoke them like getting in their way... and perhaps take an ale and make it have oposite affects. The possibilities of it are endless! (this was a portion of my project to build an alternate oblivion version of Tamriel to explore)
6. ORP Modders
InsanitySorrow [Management]
WhoGuru [Management, Mod Idea, Realm Modder]
Aellis [Realm Modder]
mace132x [Realm Modder]
ZenBDog [Realm Modder]
ZiggyX [Realm Modder]
RedDragonDreamer [Realm Modder]
, where the places you went all had some original purpose, but were infested with baddies. I picked the most obvious choice first, a real camp dedicated to what happens with the people captured from dremora invasions. After Gertzwitch't I plan to make a run-down base that's supposed to be the main Siege Crawler forging facility, but its having trouble with some cave-ins and creature infestations. :hubbahubba: 
