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86 Books for you modding pleasure. Playable OMOD also

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Name: Metallicow Book Resource
Version: 1.0
Date: 8-11-09
Category: Modders Resources & Tutorials
Requirements: Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.214
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Author(s): Metallicow


Description
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86 Books.
This is a resource for other modders but is playable also. I have put this together hoping it will spur interest in the community to write some books for oblivion or make their own resource. The idea is that no two books of a different story will have the same appearance(variety is the spice of life).

Metallicow book jacket retexture tutorial also :)


Location
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On the IC bridge ledge leading to Weye.

Details
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When using in the construction set, .4 to .75 is average sizes for most books. Anything bigger probably won't fit in a standard bookshelf (unless you like humongous shelves).
I have made (some) seamless bookpages for the books.

If you use these in your mods, Please send me a PM or comment as I would like to see what you have done with this.
If you find any of this useful or would like to see any future improvements, a comment/endorsement would be nice. Thanks:)

Q: Do I do special requests?
A: Usually not, but if you would like a special cover made for a book you are writing/working on, maybe... just ask. Sometimes I do, depending on how busy I am.

Install
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This is intended to be a resource to add into your own mods, but I have included a OMOD for those who are lazy and just want to check it out in-game.
Otherwise, Unzip and drop into Oblivion folder or extract to a temporary folder and include in your own mods.

Uninstall
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Deactivate and delete OMOD (like a pro:)
Otherwise, Delete Metallicow Book Resource folders in Meshes, Textures, and Menu>Icons folders.

Incompatibility
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No Known Incompatibility issues at this time. If you find any please let me know.

Contact
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You can find me on TESNexus as 'Metallicow'

History
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August 11, 2009
Metallicow Book Resource & OMOD version
August 13, 2009
Metallicow Book Jacket Retexture Tutorial
August 30, 2009
Basic Book Template
September 02, 2009
Advanced Book Template 1
September 12, 2009
Textures For Non-Photoshop Users

Credits
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Metallicow for putting in the time and effort and because he is absolutely amazing.
Book Resource by Dragonblade86 even though the nifs had collision issues at first. Problem is fixed... I hope.
http://www.obsidiandawn.com for their excellent resources :)
http://lostandtaken.com/
http://www.dougturner.net/blendersite/index.html
http://www.cgtextures.com/
http://www.grsites.com/archive/textures/
grugnak by Peter Seckler
Thanks to other modders and artists for inspiration & critique(you know who you are).
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
No thanks to Al Gore. He DIDN'T invent the internet. or a mod.
If I have forgot someone, please let me know and I will include you.

Tools Used
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TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Krylon Spraypaint - http://www.krylon.com/
Photoshop 7 & Nvidia DDS plugin - http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html
DDS Thumbnail Viewer - http://developer.nvidia.com/object/dds_thumbnail_viewer.html
Artweaver 0.5.7 - http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version
Paint.Net 3.36 - http://www.getpaint.net/
TwistedBrush Open Studio 15.77 - http://www.pixarra.com/
PhotoFiltre 6.3.2 - http://photofiltre.free.fr/
ArtRage 2.5 - http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
NifScope 1.0.20. - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
TES4Files - http://www.mentalelfz.com/tes4files.html
FRAPS 2.9.8 - http://www.fraps.com/
Winrar - http://www.rarlab.com/
Creativity & Patience.

Licensing/Legal
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Feel free to do whatever you want with this. All I ask in return is that
you give me and other original artist's appropriate credit if you redistribute any part of this :)
If you do not give us credit, we will kick you in the tail.
If you do not have a tail, we will make you one :)