The suggestion for a block is based on a recent restart of the game - with several big quest mods. One adds a character who tells me I need to save the Heir first ... another had a starting character who was desparate to get into the tutorial dungeon to get me to help, and a third got mis-triggered and spawned a stray Xivali who promptly got killed off. Setting up some kind of block means your mod automatically becomes more compatible with any others, as nothing can start until YOU choose to let it.

For a similar reason, I always use SM Plugin Refurbish - not for mke the heap of keys, notes and information as I enter the sewers in the tutorial. I have to actually go looking for the DLCs now...

Thank you - I will

I originally had a fame/infamy block which requires the player to have a certain amount of fame and infamy (20) before the town crier gives them a flier. Maybe I could reinstate that?

In any case, if you want to start the mod in the second (unreleased) alpha, you have to directly approach the town crier in the Counts' Arms in order to start the quest. There's no intrusive update in the beginning, you can trigger it at any time you want to.

Main post updated

The second alpha should come in the next few days.

Edit: A http://youtu.be/C-xTa-dHGnI of the latest Main Quest footage

The second alpha is now ready for testing.

It's now load order independent, has an UL Snowdale patch, a world map and a whole lot of new stuff! Sign up for testing http://www.theassimilationlab.com/forums/topic/13982-alpha-sign-up-thread/.

What's left to do is making the missing interiors in the mod and making Post-MQ content. The followers need some more basic features as well. After that, the mod will be ready for release

Looking good Envy!

Thank you

All features are complete and are now undergoing final testing. So a release should be soon

Woo! I can't wait!

Thank you

Still have two paths left to debug and to generate the landscape textures (as the previous LOD was too detailed).

The mod is finally uploaded! Enjoy, everyone!

http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45533/?

Instant download. Thank you!

Glad to have finished this and released it