Name: Goblin Tribal Shields
Version: 0.3
Date: 6/30/2007
Category: Weapons and Armor
Requirements: 7-zip - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15579
Author: Frank of Alaska ([email protected])
Modified by: LHammonds
Source: http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11871
Original Source (Broken Download): http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3242

Description
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First off, thanks for downloading my mod. This mod does the following things
1. Adds seven re-skinned leather shields, each one based on one of the seven named Goblin tribes that participates in the goblin wars script.
2. Adds a shield to the inventory of each tribal goblin and removes the default levelled armor list from those goblins.

Notes
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This should be a bit cleaner than the last version, with all the textures and meshes in the right place so that you may drop it right into your data file, though I confess that it assumes you installed Oblivion to the default directory. This is my first mod, my first release, and my first attempt at texturing. In this version Sabor of the Official Boards has kindly provided me with improved texture maps by which to enhance the appearance of the shields. I will be continuing to improve this mod as time goes on.

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This archive is distributed in 7-zip's .7z format which requires 7-zip (or other current archive utilities). The archive is what I call OMOD-Ready which simply means that it's a normal archive but with extra data contained in it to allow you to quickly convert it to an OMOD for use with Oblivion Mod Manager.

Pick which method you are going to use for installation:

Manual Installation
- = or = -
OBMM Installation

Manual Install
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1. Extract this archive to any folder and then copy the contents to Oblivion's Data folder. You can ignore or delete the "omod conversion data" folder.
2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable the .esp file(s).

OBMM Install
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Create the OMOD (Do this section only once)
1. Copy archive to (install folder)\Oblivion\obmm\omod\
2. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
3. Click the Create button.
4. Click the Add Archive button, find and select the archive, then click Yes.
5. Click the Create omod button, then click OK when it finishes.

Install the mod using OBMM
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen. (icon should turn blue)

Uninstall
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Pick which method you are going to use for uninstall based on how you installed it:

Manual Uninstall
- = or = -
OBMM Uninstall

Manual Uninstall
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1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file.
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

Oblivion\Data\omod conversion data\
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Armor\g?shield.nif
Oblivion\Data\Textures\Armor\g?shield*.nif
Oblivion\Data\Goblin Tribal Shields.esp
Oblivion\Data\Goblin Tribal Shields Readme.txt

OBMM Uninstall
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1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen, click Yes. (icon should turn green)

Upgrade
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If upgrading from 0.1 or 0.2, uninstall the old version and install the new version.

Incompatibility
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This mod modifies leveled lists and will conflict with any other mod that does the same. The last mod loaded will win and make their changes.

Known Issues or Bugs
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None known.

History
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0.3, 2007/06/30 - Update by LHammonds.
- Fixed hard-coded texture paths.
- Updated readme format and text.
- Added OMOD-Conversion data. (a.k.a. OMOD-Ready)
- Provided new download location as the original version is broken.
0.2, 2006/04/22 - Updated.
0.1, 2006/04/20 - Initial version.

Future
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None. LHammonds does not plan to provide support for this mod.

Contact
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The original author's email address is [email protected]

Tools Used
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7-Zip - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15579
ESPPluginCracker - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11680
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
Oblivion Mod Manager - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
Readme Generator - http://HammondsLegacy.com/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367

Credits
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Thanks to Sabor, who gave me (Frank) some tips for getting this whole mess to install properly and came up with some great normal maps for the shields.
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to TESNexus for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.

Licensing/Legal
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Feel free to use any components of this mod, so long as you give me credit.
Also, if you wish to improve upon the modifications that I have made I bid you inform me of your improvements, as I would be pleased to see the continuation of my work.