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This is the NON COBL version of my original Auriel\'s Retreat Mod.
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Name: Auriel's Retreat Non COBL Version
Version: 1.0
Date: 12/06/2009
Category: New Lands
Requirements: Shivering Isles Patch 1.2.0.201, Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.214, and Really AEVWD is recommended.
Author(s): lance4791
This mod offers new land to explore and houses to live in. There will be new merchants offering goods from both the game Oblivion and its plug-in Shivering Isle. There are no quests.
This is the non COBL version of my Original Mod Auriel's Retreat. The different between this mod and the original is that this mod does not require COBL to play. The COBL added feature is also removed, namely the extra books and the Ingredient Sorter. You will however need the bsa file from my original mod to play, but will use the esp file from the non COBL version. The link to my original file is : http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27730
I will post only one picture here, check out the rest of the gallery in my original mod.
This version is made by removing the items from COBL using TES4Gecko and closing off the temple that hold the books.
When the mod is loaded, you will receive a book. Read it to get a spell to summon a portal to Auriel's retreat. The portal will not disappear after summoning, so you might want to select a proper location for the summoning. Though re-summoning the portal should allow you to place it somewhere else, you need to leave the area then come back for the portal to reappear.
In this new land, you will find houses to live in and merchants to buy and sell things. In the arena you can summon and fight creatures. The bodies of the creatures are set to disappear after a while, so you may want to loot the fallen quickly.
There are portals and spell crafting and enchantment altars in a temple. I have also added spells like mark and recall and summon storage to be sold by merchants. Use mark and recall spell carefully, they may affect certain quests. Some other spells available are summoning arrow spell and Heaven Wrath spell. I made none of these spell, the credits belong to their authors.
Install
=======
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\
4. Start Oblivion Launcher, click 'Data Files', and place a check mark beside the .esp file.
Due to issues with loading order with the mod with different players, some of the lod items do not load properly. Please download TES4LODGen by ElminsterAU http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15781
After installing the mod (Really AEVWD is recommended), use the generator to do the lod again. Note that lods are included with my mod, but they don't all appear in game as I have hoped. The lod items will be placed at data/distantlod in the game. Should you wish to remove them affer install my mod, just delete them.
So basically:
1- install my mod by placing esp and Bsa file in the data folder.
2- Install AEVWD and place the meshes and textures folder in their respective places. This is a recommended step, not a required one, but at least use the shivering isles part, because my shivering arena used the ruins meshes.
3- Run TES4LODGen by ElminsterAU. This step is necessary to ensure all the lod show up properly.
Uninstall
=========
1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and uncheck the .esp file.
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.
There is only the Auriel's_Retreat.esp file and Auriel's_Retreat.bsa file. All meshes and textures needed and not belong to the original game is added to the Bsa excluding those from the other authors.
Incompatibility
===============
This is first mod, so there may be errors, but I do not think that there will be any incompatibility issues. If there is, please inform me.
I have duplicate level lists and creatures for the arena and had not modified and mesh without duplicating it first.
Strong and overriding Weather mod may affect my own unique weather, destroy my misty illusions.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
Once the "statues" in the arena disappeared. I know not why. If that happens again, do inform me. The local map does not work (won't show the character cursor), but I have added 3 world maps into the game for the bigger worlds.
Those with slower machines will experience low fps in certain areas.
History
=======
This is the initial release.
Version 1.0
Contact
=======
You can find me on TESNexus as 'lance4791'
You can send me an email here: [email protected]
Credits
=======
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to Arthmoor for Really �AEVWD� and �Cell Sized LOD Water Plane.
Thanks to creators of COBL for the books and ingredients sorter.
Thanks to The Imperial Library for their lore and books not included in cobl.
Thanks to TeamGecko for TES4Gecko
Thanks to Timeslip for Obmm and Bsa creator
Thanks to ElminsterAU for TES4LODGen
Thanks to Forsaken515 for Summon arrow spell
Thanks to Richdiesal for Heaven Wrath spell
Thanks to Lightwave, WillieSea, Wyre, ScripterRon, Logam, PacificMorrowind, AKA_Thunder2, bg2408 and others who had help me when I asked questions about scripts, landscape creation and LOD.
Thanks to Kosh, Nivea and Zimnel for beta testing the game.
Thanks to Khet for his custom in-game map tutorial.
Tools Used
==========
7-Zip - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15579
BSA Commander - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3311
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
Oblivion Mod Manager - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/
TES4Gecko - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8665
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
TES4LODGen - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15781
Licensing/Legal
===============
You must contact me and obtain my permission before re-packaging any part of
this mod.
Version: 1.0
Date: 12/06/2009
Category: New Lands
Requirements: Shivering Isles Patch 1.2.0.201, Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.214, and Really AEVWD is recommended.
Author(s): lance4791
This mod offers new land to explore and houses to live in. There will be new merchants offering goods from both the game Oblivion and its plug-in Shivering Isle. There are no quests.
This is the non COBL version of my Original Mod Auriel's Retreat. The different between this mod and the original is that this mod does not require COBL to play. The COBL added feature is also removed, namely the extra books and the Ingredient Sorter. You will however need the bsa file from my original mod to play, but will use the esp file from the non COBL version. The link to my original file is : http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27730
I will post only one picture here, check out the rest of the gallery in my original mod.
This version is made by removing the items from COBL using TES4Gecko and closing off the temple that hold the books.
When the mod is loaded, you will receive a book. Read it to get a spell to summon a portal to Auriel's retreat. The portal will not disappear after summoning, so you might want to select a proper location for the summoning. Though re-summoning the portal should allow you to place it somewhere else, you need to leave the area then come back for the portal to reappear.
In this new land, you will find houses to live in and merchants to buy and sell things. In the arena you can summon and fight creatures. The bodies of the creatures are set to disappear after a while, so you may want to loot the fallen quickly.
There are portals and spell crafting and enchantment altars in a temple. I have also added spells like mark and recall and summon storage to be sold by merchants. Use mark and recall spell carefully, they may affect certain quests. Some other spells available are summoning arrow spell and Heaven Wrath spell. I made none of these spell, the credits belong to their authors.
Install
=======
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\
4. Start Oblivion Launcher, click 'Data Files', and place a check mark beside the .esp file.
Due to issues with loading order with the mod with different players, some of the lod items do not load properly. Please download TES4LODGen by ElminsterAU http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15781
After installing the mod (Really AEVWD is recommended), use the generator to do the lod again. Note that lods are included with my mod, but they don't all appear in game as I have hoped. The lod items will be placed at data/distantlod in the game. Should you wish to remove them affer install my mod, just delete them.
So basically:
1- install my mod by placing esp and Bsa file in the data folder.
2- Install AEVWD and place the meshes and textures folder in their respective places. This is a recommended step, not a required one, but at least use the shivering isles part, because my shivering arena used the ruins meshes.
3- Run TES4LODGen by ElminsterAU. This step is necessary to ensure all the lod show up properly.
Uninstall
=========
1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and uncheck the .esp file.
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.
There is only the Auriel's_Retreat.esp file and Auriel's_Retreat.bsa file. All meshes and textures needed and not belong to the original game is added to the Bsa excluding those from the other authors.
Incompatibility
===============
This is first mod, so there may be errors, but I do not think that there will be any incompatibility issues. If there is, please inform me.
I have duplicate level lists and creatures for the arena and had not modified and mesh without duplicating it first.
Strong and overriding Weather mod may affect my own unique weather, destroy my misty illusions.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
Once the "statues" in the arena disappeared. I know not why. If that happens again, do inform me. The local map does not work (won't show the character cursor), but I have added 3 world maps into the game for the bigger worlds.
Those with slower machines will experience low fps in certain areas.
History
=======
This is the initial release.
Version 1.0
Contact
=======
You can find me on TESNexus as 'lance4791'
You can send me an email here: [email protected]
Credits
=======
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to Arthmoor for Really �AEVWD� and �Cell Sized LOD Water Plane.
Thanks to creators of COBL for the books and ingredients sorter.
Thanks to The Imperial Library for their lore and books not included in cobl.
Thanks to TeamGecko for TES4Gecko
Thanks to Timeslip for Obmm and Bsa creator
Thanks to ElminsterAU for TES4LODGen
Thanks to Forsaken515 for Summon arrow spell
Thanks to Richdiesal for Heaven Wrath spell
Thanks to Lightwave, WillieSea, Wyre, ScripterRon, Logam, PacificMorrowind, AKA_Thunder2, bg2408 and others who had help me when I asked questions about scripts, landscape creation and LOD.
Thanks to Kosh, Nivea and Zimnel for beta testing the game.
Thanks to Khet for his custom in-game map tutorial.
Tools Used
==========
7-Zip - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15579
BSA Commander - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3311
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
Oblivion Mod Manager - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/
TES4Gecko - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8665
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
TES4LODGen - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15781
Licensing/Legal
===============
You must contact me and obtain my permission before re-packaging any part of
this mod.