Are you gona add new vampier powers?
If so try a power that is desined to protect one npc from all types of damage but at the cost of serious fatigue damage.
I'm thinken you can get this power at Blood Knight so you can protect any higher up vamp. There isn't much of a practical use for it though just some immersevness.

Heh, it will not be something like Fight Club. It's an inn, not the Arena!


There will not be any new powers available. Quest rewards or rank gaining rewards will be either items or access to various parts of Greywind Keep.

which further unsures compatibility with Unholy Darkness
it seems to me that madmole is revamping the cyrodilic vampire existence and you sir are revamping/creating a cyrodilic vampire society!
great stuff man, really!

Yup, compatability with mods like Unholy Darkness, Nature of the beast or CDM's mod is almost granted when not changing the vampire mechanics. Madmole is adding a vampire society as well and doing a great job at that! But that shouldn't give any issues regarding compatability from what I've seen so far.

I should probably update the main post with all the new pictures scattered around this topic... :ahhh:

EDIT: Updated the main post with most of the scattered pictures! For convenience!

Dear god this looks better and better. What are you working on specifically at this time?

Nothing specific, some landscaping/building and designing a new armor. I basically do what I feel like doing at the moment. Once everything is set up I can start implementing the quests and dialogue.

Awesome to see you back with another incredible vampire mod. Can't wait to run through this one.

Hey Frude! My favorite SVVR icon creator!

Good to see you again, man!

I cant wait to see this thing in action, and working with Unholy Darkness! I hope these two mods see the light of day. (so to speak!)

Urgh.. I gotta stop trying to read whole threads before bed. lol I'll read the rest in a bit.

Looking pretty good. I always like a good vamp mod, and especially when it has such effort put into it. Some thoughts though. As far as I can tell, you haven't changed the Arch-Patriarch title? I gotta say, I'm in the crowd that thinks the name is a bit over done. What about calling him an overseer? It implies age, grit, and is still something that sounds like a vampire would use it.

Call him the House Serentin Overseer and it still speaks of his status over the other members of his household as you intended, while separating him from non-affiliated vampires. He could even still have a name if you chose, since it would only be a title, a rank. His title would sound official. Even if a person had a cross mod, or multiple vampire mods, calling him an overseer would not sound out of place.. after all, that's what he is! Your mod, just a suggestion.

I do like the idea of rewards if you complete missions/quests in a certain way. Very immerisive. Old family types like clan vampires tend to have a certain way of behaving. A code if you will, much like how high society or rich folk tend to have a "people face." So it stands to reason that those that respect the ways are rewarded accordingly.

Starting your own coven.. do you fill it yourself with choice people? I hope so. I would want it to feel like a real one.

Thanks!



I'm still a bit puzzled as to why people seem to think the Arch Patriarch title is overdone. We're talking about an extremely powerfull vampire that has lived for centuries and rules one of the most respected and feared vampire houses in Cyrodiil and is defenitily so much more than a standard Patriarch. I don't like the title Overseer very much, reminds a bit of Fallout. It sounds more like someone keeping the men at work at a construction site. :shrug:


Yeah, I hated how you never really got any usefull awards in the vanilla questlines. But I loved the Dark Brotherhood rewards and that I could visit the Arcane University after several quests from the Mages Guild. It's cool to reap the fruits of your hard work and it's nice to feel that you have accomplished something.


Well, obviously you wouldn't make yourself very popular among several vampires from the House of Serentin if you could just pick anyone you like. Many are needed at Greywind Keep or at other covens. There will however be some companions from the mod that you can take with you to fill your coven.

Thanks for the feedback!

Personally I like the 'Arch-Patriarch' title; but maybe you could go for 'Supreme-Patriarch' or 'Patriarch General' if people disliked it? Both have real-world points-of-reference (i.e. Supreme Commander and Witchfinder General), so are effective titles relating to power/control.

On the whole, the Mod sounds pretty good

ditto, im with you StartX

Well, only a few didn't like it so much. And I like it a lot, so the title stays. I'm not to keen on using Supreme-Patriarch or Patriarch General either, simply because an Arch Patriarch is much more than just a military leader. Thanks for the heads up and suggestion, CDM. And good luck on your own vampire mod, it looks good!


Good to know. I'm always open to suggestions, but some stuff will not change from how I initially envisioned it in the first place.

Are you planning to have a open beta of sorts? This mod would be a treat to help test.

Indeed. StarX is gonna think im stalkin him if I keep posting here. Pay no attention to the restraining orders behind the green curtain...

When the time comes: maybe. It's still to far ahead in the future to plan such things. Once the time is there, I will call upon BETA testers when needed.




EDIT:

Forgot updates!

Not much to tell about updates, as I have to work all weekend. I did kind of fullfill someone's request for a Witchhunterarmor:

http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1024107

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/HunterArmorComplete.jpg (might change a bit later on)

This outfit will be worn by the Vampire Hunters.

the picture looks awesome, you could probably just release the armors you have made and retextured and have an awesome mod . Everything looks great, keep up the good work

Can't wait to see it in game!

Looks very....puritan/Quaker?

EDIT: The vampire hunter armor I mean.... not the mod...

Aye, thanks! Yup, there'll be quite a lot new and unique armors. Currently I'm working on some heavy armor for House Leicher (yes, these nasty vampires will make an appereance here as well) and updating some of the Amock Sinn Lich armor.


Thanks, I still have to see it in game myself!


Yes, it kinda does. But just remember that some hunters are as coldhearted as the very undead they want to destroy.

A small update on the hunter armor (which will be released standalone first):

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/HunterArmorComplete02.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/HunterHoodCloseUp.jpg

looks good, I really like the hooded version. :thumbsup:

Hey. First of all, looks like it's going to be a great mod.

Next, I apologize if anything I suggest has been mentioned already, 'cause I hate reading through the whole thread before I post to see if my idea had already been noted.

Anyways, on to my thought.

I noticed that the hood on the light armor has a shadow effect, and I think that it would be rather cool to have a set of armor or robes that reduces or negates sun damage for vampires wearing the full set (Please note FULL set, for balance issues). My thought line was: Sun + Shadows = No sun touching skin = No sun damage. I think it makes sense, but I'd like your opinion too.

Yeah, it's nice for variety's sake and it does look pretty cool.


Standing in the shadow on a sunny day doesn't mean you won't be affected by ultraviolet radiation, which is assumed be the source of turning vampires into roasted meat!

But as this is a videogame where things are slightly different, you never know what rewards a hardworking Serentin vampire might get. :angel:

Wow the hooded version is great as well.