*** Main post updated 4 august with pictures that were previously all around the thread ***
Hello all,
What I'm about to present here is basically a total overhaul/replacement of my previous project: StarX Vanilla Vampires Revised. In the end, due to real life issues, I rushed myself into a release that was, now that I look back upon it, not exactly how I initially envisioned SVVR in the first place. After doing some additional work for other mods I quit modding for personal reasons, which were way more important than a videogame could ever be. Even if that meant leaving SVVR unsupported.
A few weeks ago I finally got around to modding TES again and rediscovered the fun of modding: (re)texturing, graphic design, NifSkope work and CS work. Very soon I started thinking about picking up SVVR again, but the scope of SVVR was simply to big. So I decided to narrow it down to a joinable vampire faction. Which means I can spend much more time on fleshing out the backgrounds, the artwork and create some real quests. Creating brand new content as well as incorporating certain stuff from SVVR. This should make it much more manageable for me.
Just like in SVVR, I will leave the vanilla player vampire game mechanics (feeding, age levels etc.) alone, there are other mods out there that do a very good job at changing this in many different ways.
Contrary to SVVR, I will not touch the vanilla vampire lairs on such a great scale, to prevent compatabilty problems with overhauls. I rather enjoy creating new dungeons from scratch so that's fine. The vampires in the vanilla locations will not be your friend once you join the House of Serentin. They will be treated like the Feral Vampires from SVVR: less sophisticated groups of rogue vampires that hide in their dens to feast upon mortal blood and will be hostile to any intruder.
About The Vampires of House Serentin:
The primary goal is to create an entertaining and interresting experience for vampire players. I will try to make the quests as diverse as possible, so not all of them will end up in a "beat-em-up - grab item - quest finished" kind of fashion.
Features:
? The player can join the Vampires of House Serentin. http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreywindNightGuard01.jpg
? House Serentin's main stronghold is Greywind Keep (located west of Chorrol) http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreyWindGarden01.jpg
? A few Serentin Covens that are spread over Cyrodiil
? A main quest based ranking system that will give you access to new items or unlocks restricted areas of Greywind Keep http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreywindCoffins01.jpg
? An upgradable room for the player inside the castle
? A main quest that revolves around a relentless war between the Vampires and the dreaded Liches of Amock Sinn http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Lich01.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Lich02.jpg
? Optional side quests to make new friends or obtain new items.
? New dungeons http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Dungeon01.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Dungeon02.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Dungeon03.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Dungeon04.jpg [http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Dungeon05.jpg and locations http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Locatiom01.jpg
? New armor, clothing and items (altered vanilla models and modder's resources) http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinAssassin01.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinWarrior01.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/WarriorOutfit01.jpghttp://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinNightbladeF01.jpgNEW!
? New creatures and enemies http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/NewCreature02.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/NewCreature01.jpg
? New NPC's (including some cattle to feed on when reaching a certain rank)
? New books http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/BooksGrimbot01.jpg
? The vampire dead sequence from SVVR will be back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOgs2PeNww
? A glimpse of the other vampire houses that reside within the borders of Cyrodiil
? Become a patriarch/matriarch of your own Serentin Coven
Ranks:
Non player ranks:
- Exterior guard (non vampires) http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreywindDayGuard01.jpg
- Henchman (non vampires)
- Familiar (non vampires with certain influence within the House of Serentin)
These people take care of all the duties that can't be done without the House of Serentin revealing itself to the outside world. Many of them aren't even aware of the fact that the masters they serve are vampires, altough some suspect something is not quite right sometimes. All Familairs know they serve the vampires, but gold and the promise of immortality binds them firmly to the House of Serentin.
Player/vampire ranks (though name suggestions are welcome here) http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Documentsheetranks.jpg :
- Newborn
- Leecher
- Nighthunter
- Bloodknight
- Savant
- Palatine
- Patriarch
The rank of Arch Patriarch http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinPromo01.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/Patriarch01.jpg is the highest, but something the player can not become.
Media:
Greywind Keep interior and exterior:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreyWindExteriorNew.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreyWindExteriorNew02.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/ArchPatriarchHalls04.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/ArchPatriarchHalls05.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/ArchPatriarchHalls06.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/MainHallStatue01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/MainHallStatue02.jpg
Impressions of the main hall:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/NewSerentinHall01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/NewSerentinHall02.jpg
Greywind Village:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreywindVillageDay01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/GreywindVillageNight01.jpg
Serentin Stealth Armor: (temporary name)
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew05.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew04.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew03.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew02.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/SerentinStealthArmorNew.jpg
Serentin Heavy Warrior Armor: (temporary name)
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/WarriorOutfit01.jpg
Pictures of an Amock Sinn dungeon:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichDung01a.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichDung01b.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichDung01c.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichDung01d.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichDung01e.jpg
Pictures of the Amock Sinn Dread Blades:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichWeapon01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichWeapon02.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u15/StarX_GFX/VampiresSerentin/LichWeapon03.jpg
Important note: The mod is still in an early stage, so a release may take a while. I'll try to post updates on a regular basis to keep people informed. Also it remains to be seen if there will be any voice acting or not, I'd like to keep that option open for the moment.
Thanks for your time!
Cheers,
StarX