I know this has already been done to death, there are so many nightsky mods out there and they are all very very good. But I'm still trying to find that perfect combination of stars and nebula that I can be happy with for an extended period of time. I should say that I am aiming for something that is totally over the top. I don't want a realistic looking night sky. I want fantasy. I want something that tells me I'm not on earth any more. I'm not completely satisfied with what I've done with this, so I will continue to tinker with it.

The pictures are Hi-rez. The stars are 2048x2048 and the nebula is 2048x1024. Some photo shop filters have been applied to the star field to soften their appearance as the un-edited picture came out looking a little too crisp. It is the star field that I think needs more work, so if I make improvements on it I will offer an update.

The Readme

Name: Fantasy Sky #1

Version: 1.0
Date: 30/08/2008

Category: aesthetic enhancements, textures

Requirements: Oblivion

Author: RGM

Description
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This replaces the skynebula01.dds and Skystars.dds files with Hi-rez pictures taken with the Hubble telescope. The Nebula used it the Crab Nebula and the Star field is Star Cluster NGC 290



Install
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1. Extract the files to a temporary location.
2. Examine the folder structure and make corrections where necessary.
3. Copy files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
If you are using a mod that already changes your stars and nebula, (like natural environments) then you will have to paste the new files into the sky folder of the other mod.
4. You may need to run the Archive Invalidation Utility in OBMM to make the new files show in game.

Uninstall
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Delete/overwrite the files/folders associated with the mod and update the Archive Invalidation.



Upgrade
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There may be upgrades or additions in the future as I continue to tinker with this.

Incompatibility
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If you are using a mod that already changes your stars and nebula, (like natural environments) then you will have to paste the new files into the sky folder of the other mod.

Known Issues or Bugs
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None that I know of

History
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No history - this is it




Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to The Hubble Website http://hubblesite.org/
Thanks to all the other modders out there who have shown us all what can be done.

Tools Used
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Photoshop
Readme Generator

Licensing/Legal
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Modders resource. Do what ever you want with it.

Hope you like it. :)