Note:
If you want the german test.esp and the german ReadMe, then download the mod from the mirror at Ei-der-Zeit. In this DL there are german and english Readmes and test .esps included.
In this here on TesNexus, the german ReadMe and german test.esp isn't included - anything else is included (English ReadMe and English test .esp, too)


Game: TES IV – Oblivion
Name: vfb’s Manticore Statues
Version: 1.0
Date: December 2009, EdZ Advent Calendar
Author: vfb (for in any part involved people see credit section)
Download: www.ei-der-zeit.com; www.tesnexus.com

Short-Description:
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Language: English
File Size: ~39,9 MB
Contributors: Gildur, MrSiika, Malo, Amorillia, Lady Li
Adds Manticore Statues (a creature which’s a mix of dragon and lion).

Requirements:
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- Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.214 (official 1.2 Patch)

Details:
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The Manticore is a creature which is a mix of a lion and dragon.
There are three Variations:
- Only Manticore
- Manticore on a Pedestal
- Animated Manticore on a pedestal (stands up, a port in the pedestal opens, see video)
These three Variants are avaible in four Colourvariants:
- Bright Stonetexture: A Bright Stonetexture based on a Texture from MrSiika.
Thanks fort the permission to use it!
- Dark Stonetexture: A Dark Stonetexture based on a Texture from Gildur.
Thanks fort the permission to use it!
- A golden and an orangegolden Texture.
These two Textures were made by Lady Li based on the Bright Stonetextur!
These Colourvariants are avaible in big Size (HiRes, 2048*2048 Pixel) or normal Size
(MidRes, 1024*1024 Pixel).

Location:
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Activate the Test-esp (vfbManticoreENG.esp) in the Oblivion Launcher, open the console in
the game via ^ and then type in: coc vfbManti
Press enter.
Then the loading screen appears and you’re then in a chamber where you can have a look at
all Variants of the Manticore.

Installation:
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The Plugin includes:
- ReadMeENG.pdf
- ReadMeDEU.pdf
- vfbMantikorDEU.esp
- vfbManticoreENG.esp
- Meshes Folder
- HiRes Folder
- MidRes Folder

Extract the downloaded .7z anywhere on your hard disk.
You can copy the Meshes Folder and the vfbManticoreENG.esp into your Oblivion/Data
folder. For example in „X:Programs/Bethesda Softworks/Oblivion/Data/“. Answer the
appearing question with “Yes, All”, no data gets lost for sure. The vfbMantikorDEU.esp is for
german Oblivionversions.

For the textures:
If you want to use the HiRes Textures, open the HiRes folder of the download archive and
copy the texture folder into your Oblivion/Data directory.
If you want to use the MidRes Textures, open the MidRes folder of the download archive and
copy the texture folder into your Oblivion/Data directory.

Explanation on MidRes/HiRes:
If you want to place the manticore statues in a small room with no performance seizing scripts
or really many objects, you can use the HiRes Textures normally. Also it’s totally enough to
use the normal size textures, if you use the manticore scaled small.
But: Just test what’s for you the best mix of Quality and Performance, so test with HiRes and
MidRes Textures. The Performance does not only depend on your Interior or Exterior where
you place the manticore, but essentially on your hardware.
So just try both texture sizes, please.

Known Issues or Bugs:
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There are these Problems/Bugs found:
In the CS you can see white borders – these are mostly not visible InGame.

History:
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Version 1.0: Initial Release for the Ei-der-Zeit Advent Calendar 2009

Tools Used:
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- Blender with NifScripts
- DXTBmp
- GIMP
- NIFSkope
- TES4Gecko
- TES Construction Set
- Ei der Zeit Readme Generator, LHammonds Readme Generator

Contact:
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If you want to give feedback or report Problems:
You can find me on the official Elder Scrolls forums as vfb.
You can find me on TESNexus as alexvfb.
You can find me on the Ei-der-Zeit Forum as vfb.

Credits:
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Thanks to:
- Bethesda for creating Oblivion and the CS.
- MrSiika for the permission to use on of his textures. Thank you very much!
- Gildur for the permission to use on of his textures. Thank you very much!
- Malo who was a great help while developing this mod
- Amorillia for her help and the whole NifTools Team for their great work
- Lady Li for the golden and orangegolden Textures. Thank you very much!
- The members of Spieleabend for their help and encouragement!
- The creators of Blender for one of the best 3D programms
- FilterForge for their textures, which I used fort he background of the .pdf
- The Ei-der-Zeit and LHammonds for their Readme Generators
- The Creators of PDFCreator for a good Freeware PDF Converter

Licensing/Legal:
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You’re not allowed to sell this Plugin/Ressource.
You are not allowed to host this Ressource/Plugin (vfb’s Manticore Statues) without the
permission of the author (vfb).
This is a Ressource, so you can use it in your mod without asking for permission, as long as
you mention me and the people I mentioned under Contributers (see Short-Description) in the
Credit part of your Readme.
Nevertheless, it would be nice if you send me a PM in which mod you use my Ressource.
Written by vfb in November 2009

Have fun and a nice christmas time =)