Name: Beast Characters lose tails no more (formerly Argonians and Khajiit lose tails no more)
Version: 1.007
Category: Immersion
Author: XJDHDR
Source: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22734
Forum Thread: http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=166511 or click on the "Discussions" tab.

Details
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Have you ever installed a new mod to get a certain item but then found that this new item makes your Argonian/ Khajiit character lose their tail? Do two items from two different, or even the same mods use the same equipment slot, preventing you from wearing both at the same time? Well you have just found a solution to your problem.

The first part of this mod/ patch basically modifies the items from selected other mods so that they don't use the "tail" slot on your character unless your character doesn't have a tail. An item using the tail slot is the reason why your character's tail disappears when certain items are equipped. The second part of this mod is to distribute the mod item slots so that two mod item won't use the same item slot (assuming those two items both use the tail slot), allowing you to wear both at once.

The second part involves items which use multiple slots, one of which being the tail (at the moment, this consists of cloaks from "Capes and Cloaks" and guard cuirasses with capes from OOO) and removes the tail slot dependancy. For example, cloaks used to require the hair and tail slot, now it only requires the hair slot.

Forgive me if you don't understand this description. Maybe the picture uploaded here will better explain what this mod does.

This mod DOES NOT make items from other mods unusable and worthless. Instead, it modifies one specific property of the item in question so that it doesn't use the tail slot (if you are wondering what I am talking about when I mention the tail slot, open up the Construction Set. Then load the Oblivion plugin, or any mod, then look at a few pieces of clothing and armour. Every wearable item in the game works by replacing a body part of your character with that item. The body parts chosen to be replaced are dependant on which slots are selected).

The installation instructions are fairly complex so follow them to the letter.

The list of mods currently supported by this patch
(Please note that the version numbers listed are the versions this patch was built on. This patch may or may not be compatible with other versions of the mods listed)
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"Night-Eye goggles 0.2.6" by mnp
"Inventory is a Backpack 0.66" by kuertee (NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS)
"Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul (OOO) 1.34 beta 3-5" by Sotobrastos and Dev_Akm
"The Silver Dragon Armour 1.0" by The Atronarch
"Capes and Cloaks 1.2" by Someone1074
"JaySuS Capes 2.0" by jaysus (regular and bonus edition)
"Aces Warlock Gear 1.3" by Acetonik
"ANB Hunters Coat and Hat 1.0" by aridale
"Apophis Armory of the Silver Dragon 0.9.3" by LHammonds
"Book Belts 1.01" by Kikaimegami (tail version only)
"Dwemer Spectacles 3.0" by KafeiDotour
"Black Luster Weapons and Armour 2.4.0" by Hide0128
"Thieves Tool Belt beta" by Taylorsd
"Jannix Quinns Scripted Backpacks 1.0" by Jannix Quinn & Da Mage
"KD Circlets OOO Optimized 1.2" by Drmbs76 (main plugin only supports NPC version, extra plugin supports loot version)
"Hemingwey's Capes v1.02c" by Hemingwey (tail capes only)
"Scarves! v1.1" by Krimsyn Kane and Kikaimegami (tail slot items only)
"Shadowwatcher Armour for HGEC and UFF v2" by Korana
"Apachii Goddess Store v1.5" by Apachii (tail slot items only)


Do you know a mod that removes tails when an item is equipped and it isn't listed above. Try suggest it in the suggestions thread and that mod will probably be included in a future version. The thread address is:
http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=166511 or click on the "Discussions" tab.

If you want to read the full readme, click on the "view readme" link above.


Requirements
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- Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) v12 or later
- Wrye Bash
-at least one of the mods listed above.

Recommended utilities:
- Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) (if you don't want to use BAIN)


Incompatibility
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None known. Just load the bashed patch after every mod that this mod/ patch fixes and load the script ESP anywhere before my other ESP.


Known Issues or Bugs
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-Capes and Cloaks used in OOO and "Capes and Cloaks" might clip with your tail, especially the longer ones.
-If you aren't an argonian or khajiit and you Ctrl equip an item currently using a tail slot while you already have an item using the tail slot, the first item will be unequipped and the second item will be scripted to use the tail slot instead. I have no way of fixing this problem. The solution would be equipping then unequipping the second item. Both items will now be set to use no equipment slot. Ctrl equip the two items starting with the one you want to display on your character's body.


History
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1.007, 2010/08/22 - Added support for "Scarves! v1.1" by Krimsyn Kane and Kikaimegami, "Shadowwatcher Armour for HGEC and UFF v2" by Korana and "Apachii Goddess Store v1.5" by Apachii
- Slightly modified some scripts to work better with companions.

1.006, 2010/03/19 - Upgraded to support "Inventory is a Backpack v0.66" by kuertee (from 0.64).
- Added support for "Hemingwey's Capes v1.02c" by Hemingwey (tail capes only).

1.005, 2009/12/02 - Fixed another bug in the Night-Eye goggles script which caused abilities to not remove themselves when goggles were unequipped.
- Slightly optimised Night-Eye goggles script too. Goggles now work as expected.
- Added another ESP to patch the "Loot Only" version of "KD Circlets OOO Optimised" (main plugin only supports "NPC Equip" version).

1.004, 2009/11/28 - Added support for "KD Circlets OOO" and "JQ DM Scripted Backpacks".
- Upgraded to support "Inventory is a Backpack v0.64" by kuertee (from 0.57).
- Fixed a bug in the script attached to the Night-Eye goggles which caused them to equip themselves while in player's inventory.
- Updated the readme's Bashed Patch page with additional configuration instructions.

1.003, 2009/05/19 - A few tweaks to my script. Display of one message reduced and script now accepts support for race mod through plugins.
- Added support for "Black Luster Armour" and "Thieves Tool Belt".
- Upgraded to support "Inventory is a Backpack v0.57" by kuertee (from 0.56a).

1.002, 2009/04/10 - Final implementation architecture created. Now I just need to find mods whose items remove the tail.
- A few bug fixes from v1.001
- Added support for "Capes and Cloaks", "JaySuS Capes", "Aces Warlock Gear", "ANB Hunters Coat and Hat", "Apophis Armory of the Silver Dragon", "Book Belts" and "Dwemer Spectacles".

1.001, 2009/02/23 - Improved the way the patched objects are handled by this mod.
- Added support for OOO and The Silver Dragon Armour items.
- Fixed and neatened this readme.

1.000, 2009/02/22 - Initial release. Supports "Inventory is a Backpack" and "Night-eye goggles"

Do you know a mod that removes tails when an item is equipped and it isn't listed above. Try suggest it in the suggestions forum and that mod will be included in a future version. The forum address is:
http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=166511 or click on "Discussions" tab.


Credits
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My thanks goes to:

God for creating us all.
Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
TESNexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Wrye for Wrye Bash, without which this mod would not be possible.
The OBSE team. Without OBSE, this mod would not be possible again.
Haama. Your suggestion saved this project.
Aridale Noblebrook Belmont (creater of Hunter's Coat). Your hat script helped me create the script this mod uses.
LHammonds for the Readme Generator this readme was based on.
The creaters of the mods this patch fixes


Tools Used
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- 7-Zip
- Oblivion Mod Manager
- Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE)
- TES4Gecko
- TES Construction Set (obviously)
- LHammond's Readme Generator
- Wrye Bash


Licensing/Legal
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You must contact me and obtain my permission before re-packaging any part of
this mod. If I do not respond within 3 weeks, feel free to do whatever you
like with this mod.