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    The Sneak key is underused in Morrowind; it is one of the few controls that is explicitly useful for one type of character (even Ready Weapon can be used for lockpicks and Ready Magic for enchantments), and this mod attempts to fix that.

    Sneak now has a new function if you have your weapons raised: blocking. You can no longer "auto-block" attacks, but crouching will give you a large chance to block an attack (based on your Block skill). If you have weapons but are not holding a shield (or if you have some weapon taking priority over your shield), you instead receive a lower chance to parry the attack with your weapons or fists when you crouch. This chance is also based on your Block skill.

    I also edited the controls menu to say "Sneak/Block" instead of "Sneak".

    The chances are as follows:

Block Skill          Block Chance    Parry Chance
<15                   30%                  5%
15-29                38%                  10%
30-39                45%                  15%
40-49                52%                  20%
50-59                60%                  25%
60-69                68%                  30%
70-79                75%                  35%
80-89                82%                  40%
90-99                90%                  45%
100 (or more)    200%                50%

    The actual chance to block is given by this calculation (with Block Bonus being the above percentage):
    



    That's why the 200% is actually very nice.

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Installation

    This mod requires Tribunal to function.

    Just activate the ESP in your Morrowind launcher or use the Nexus Mod Manager. You can install the mod in the middle of your playthrough without any problems, but you'll want to sheathe your weapons and stop the script (use the command "stopscript _TC_Blockscr") before you uninstall it. If this mod breaks your game somehow, I'm not going to take responsibility. I will try to help, though!

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Compatibility

    The mod will feel very different if you use MCP's Toggle Sneak option, but it should still work. Other than that, it should work with anything; Shields Up! uses a single script to do its work.

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Credits

    Bethesda, for managing to create a Block system so boring that most new players don't even realize they can use shields. This mod definitely wouldn't have happened without them.

    I'm just kidding, Bethesda. It wasn't too bad.

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Permissions

You may use any resources from this mod as you wish, but with the following two restrictions:

• You must give me credit proportional to the final work.
• If you use any resources from this mod, your mod must also be free for modders to use. We can always use more free resources.