Name: Inara an Elytra Companion
Version: 1.7b
Date: 5/22/2010
Category: Companions
Author: Joben

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Requirements:
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Oblivion 1.2.416

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Description:
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An Elytra companion to go adventuring with.
Why an Elytra? Because wolves don't have poison stings.

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Details:
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Say hello to Inara.
She is high quality companion creature with several innovative features.

She is always 2 levels less than the player (Min 2, Max 42)
Her stats are set using "Elytra4" in the CS as a reference.
She will be about that strong when she's level 14.

Elytra have water walking, and 50% poison resistance and 20% weakness to magic.
Several small resistance perks to make her more suited to heavy combat;
Most notably, her hard carapace grants her moderate resistance to normal weapons.

New in version 1.7 you can pick which skin you want in game, no more seperate downloads.
You have your choice of Mania, Dementia and a new black skin.
If you change your mind about which one you want open the console and type: Startquest InaraPick

*Control info for Joben's Critters*

My creatures come with a summon power, you must use it to call them into the game world for the first time.

Basic orders include Follow, Stay, and Go Home, to a location that you define.

Multi-Click control system.
Click Use once to Follow/Stay.
Double-Click to open an orders/options menu.

You can tell them stay nearby in fights, and/or not pursue fleeing enemies.
But, hey, they're just critters and don't always obey perfectly.

*Follow behavior*

Their AI is carefully scripted. Normally they wander and look at things.
If they fall behind, or if you start running, they will hurry up and follow closely.
They have catch up teleporting in case they get stuck.

If the player sneaks they will also sneak. If combat starts they will stop sneaking so they can move more freely.

*Combat and Death*

They all have an ability which will repair damaged stats.

They are "Almost-Essential" � ;)
If knocked out they will stay that way until the fight is over. (Min 30 seconds)
This is more balanced than being Essential, more convenient then a resurrection kit or spell, and far more immersive than either.

If they get into a fight with a friend activating them is a "Down Girl/Boy" command and should stop it.

You can mark a target for them to attack with a special ranged spell.
Or you can shoot it with an arrow poisoned with special "Bait"
Each critter comes with a bait processor so you can brew bait from common ingredients.

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Installation:
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1. Extract this archive to any folder and then copy the contents to Oblivion's Data folder.
2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable the .esp file(s).

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Un-Installation:
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1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, un-check the .esp file(s).
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

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Upgrade:
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If upgrading from Version 1.5 or later no special action is required.
If upgrading from 1.2 or prior you must make a clean save.

Clean save procedure:
1. De-activate the mod, load, save and exit.
2. Activate the new version, load and play.

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Incompatibility:
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Do not use the mod Teach Spell To Others on the companion critter.
It doesn't work on animals anyway. More importantly the spell's script interacts
with the critter's menu system in a bizarre and unpredictable way.

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History:
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5/22/2010 - 1.7b

Bugfix: Summon spell now works with all three skins.

4/13/2010 - 1.7

Texture selector function
New gloss black texture

3/26/2010 - 1.6

Added workaround for engine bug which sometimes messed up the critter if it was knocked out.
Changed catch up teleport making it more likely to drop critter behind player.
Starting health increased from 30 to 60

3/17/2010 - 1.5 - New stable Relz

Tweaked resistances.
Added 5th poison spell.
Adjusted poison spell costs
Upgraded control script to CritterScript 1.5

3/09/2010 - 1.2

Tweaked poison spell costs
Tweaked stats
Added visual effect to summon

3/03/2010 - 1.1 - Fix and tweaks

Fixed incorrect poison spell settings
Tweaked combat style
Made her more protective of player

2/22/2010 - Initial Release

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Contact:
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Joben on TES Alliance or the Bethsoft boards.
SrJoben on TES Nexus.

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Credits:
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Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to InsanitySorrow for his ReadMe Generator this file is based on.
Themythofstrider for Mythic creatures.
Maxwell The Fool for all the testing.
All the folks at TES Alliance.

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Tools Used:
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Insanity's ReadMe Generator
TES Construction Set
TES4Gecko

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Contents List
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>>> MODULE: SRJelytra.esp
--------------> 24981 ID:{aaaElytraCompDark} NIFS "Creatures/Elytra/SRJdarkelytrabody.nif"
-----------------> NIF TEXTURE "creatures/elytra/SRJdarkElytra.dds"
--------------> 24981 ID:{aaaElytraCompDark} NIFS "Creatures/Elytra/SRJdarkheadset2.nif"
-----------------> NIF TEXTURE "creatures/elytra/SRJdarkElytraHead2.dds"

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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 4 weeks, feel free to do whatever you like with this mod.