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You awaken in the Imperial Dungeons with a splitting headache and red shackles on your wrists. You escape by following the Emperor, but how will you remove the shackles? And what will the guards do to you if you don't?
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Name: Imperial Red Shackles
Version: 1.0
Date: 8/14/2014
Category: Quests and Adventures
Recommended: Oblivion Mod Manager, Elys Silent Voice
Author(s): leewise
Source: http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45424
You awaken in the Imperial Dungeons with a splitting headache and red shackles on your wrists. You escape by following the Emperor, but how will you remove the shackles? And what will the guards do to you if you don't?
Details
=======
This mod was suggested by an online Oblivion diary which I came across but have unfortunately lost the URL for. The writer commented that she had to pretend that she needed to find someone to remove the wrist irons that you start the game with, and observed that surely the guards would notice them and arrest you -- and when they arrested you, they would find the Amulet of Kings and then kill you.
In this mod, you don't have to pretend! You find yourself with a set of red shackles that you cannot remove and that the guards recognize as a sign that you are a very dangerous escaped prisoner. If you want to survive, you have to find someone to remove them, without getting nabbed and killed by the guards.
The quest is very simple since your character will be low-level. Pay attention to the dialog and you should not have much difficulty as long as you can avoid the guards.
This mod can be installed at any time before the "Shadow Over Hackdirt" quest begins, but it really only makes sense in my view to install it when you start a new game.
Install
=======
This archive is distributed in what LHammonds calls OMOD-Ready format. It allows you to manually extract and install like most other mods but it also allows you to use Oblivion Mod Manager and import this archive with all the settings pre-configured for an OMOD file. Pick which method you are going to use for installation:
Manual Installation
- = or = -
OBMM Installation
Manual Install
--------------
1. Extract this archive to any folder and then copy the contents to Oblivion's Data folder. You can ignore or delete the "omod conversion data" folder.
2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable the .esp file(s).
OBMM Install
------------
Create the OMOD (Do this section only once)
1. Copy archive to (install folder)\Oblivion\obmm\omod\
2. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
3. Click the Create button.
4. Click the Add Archive button, find and select the archive, then click Yes.
5. Click the Create omod button, then click OK when it finishes.
Install the mod using OBMM
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen. (icon should turn blue)
Uninstall
=========
IMPORTANT ADDED INFORMATION
----------------------------------------
If you have not exited the sewers, or you have managed to remove the shackles, then you can simply uninstall the mod as below.
However, if you are outside the sewers and are wearing the shackles, you need to take an extra step to remove the bounty (1000) and infamy which the shackles added.
If you have not yet uninstalled the mod
..............................................
Press the tilde key ~ to get into the console
Type "setstage IRSmainQUEST 110" without the quotes and press [return], then tilde ~ again.
Wait a few seconds and confirm that the bounty is gone, then save, exit, and uninstall the mod.
If you have already uninstalled the mod
..............................................
If you uninstalled the mod and found yourself stuck with the bounty because I stupidly forgot to give these instructions, all is not lost.
Press the tilde key ~ to get into the console
Type "player.modcrimegold -1000" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the bounty.
Type "ModPCMiscStat 4 -1000" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the largest bounty.
Type "setPCinfamy 0" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the infamy point.
Type tilde ~ again.
Save, exit, and uninstall the mod.
Pick which method you are going to use for uninstall based on how you installed it:
Manual Uninstall
- = or = -
OBMM Uninstall
Manual Uninstall
----------------
1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\ImperialRedShackles
Oblivion\Data\Textures\ImperialRedShackles
Oblivion\Data\ImperialRedShackles.esp
Oblivion\Data\ImperialRedShackles_Readme.rtf
OBMM Uninstall
--------------
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen, click Yes. (icon should turn green)
Incompatibility
===============
I know of no incompatibilities. The mod creates the shackles, one NPC, and one vendor chest. Otherwise, it works exclusively via dialog.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
The regular guards recognize you as an escaped prisoner on sight while you wear the red shackles. Guards added by other mods, e.g., Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, may or may not recognize you.
This is my first mod, so there may be other issues that I did not find.
History
=======
1.0, 2014/08/13 - Initial release.
Contact
=======
You can find me on TESNexus as 'leewise'
Credits
=======
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion and the TES Construction Key.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for the one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to numerous generous people for online information about scripting and quests.
Tools Used
==========
BSA Commander - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3311
DDS Converter - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8698
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
Oblivion Mod Manager - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
TES4Edit - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11536
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Readme Generator - http://HammondsLegacy.com/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Licensing/Legal
===============
You can do whatever you want with this mod but don't complain to me if it doesn't work or your PC blows up.
Version: 1.0
Date: 8/14/2014
Category: Quests and Adventures
Recommended: Oblivion Mod Manager, Elys Silent Voice
Author(s): leewise
Source: http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45424
You awaken in the Imperial Dungeons with a splitting headache and red shackles on your wrists. You escape by following the Emperor, but how will you remove the shackles? And what will the guards do to you if you don't?
Details
=======
This mod was suggested by an online Oblivion diary which I came across but have unfortunately lost the URL for. The writer commented that she had to pretend that she needed to find someone to remove the wrist irons that you start the game with, and observed that surely the guards would notice them and arrest you -- and when they arrested you, they would find the Amulet of Kings and then kill you.
In this mod, you don't have to pretend! You find yourself with a set of red shackles that you cannot remove and that the guards recognize as a sign that you are a very dangerous escaped prisoner. If you want to survive, you have to find someone to remove them, without getting nabbed and killed by the guards.
The quest is very simple since your character will be low-level. Pay attention to the dialog and you should not have much difficulty as long as you can avoid the guards.
This mod can be installed at any time before the "Shadow Over Hackdirt" quest begins, but it really only makes sense in my view to install it when you start a new game.
Install
=======
This archive is distributed in what LHammonds calls OMOD-Ready format. It allows you to manually extract and install like most other mods but it also allows you to use Oblivion Mod Manager and import this archive with all the settings pre-configured for an OMOD file. Pick which method you are going to use for installation:
Manual Installation
- = or = -
OBMM Installation
Manual Install
--------------
1. Extract this archive to any folder and then copy the contents to Oblivion's Data folder. You can ignore or delete the "omod conversion data" folder.
2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable the .esp file(s).
OBMM Install
------------
Create the OMOD (Do this section only once)
1. Copy archive to (install folder)\Oblivion\obmm\omod\
2. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
3. Click the Create button.
4. Click the Add Archive button, find and select the archive, then click Yes.
5. Click the Create omod button, then click OK when it finishes.
Install the mod using OBMM
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen. (icon should turn blue)
Uninstall
=========
IMPORTANT ADDED INFORMATION
----------------------------------------
If you have not exited the sewers, or you have managed to remove the shackles, then you can simply uninstall the mod as below.
However, if you are outside the sewers and are wearing the shackles, you need to take an extra step to remove the bounty (1000) and infamy which the shackles added.
If you have not yet uninstalled the mod
..............................................
Press the tilde key ~ to get into the console
Type "setstage IRSmainQUEST 110" without the quotes and press [return], then tilde ~ again.
Wait a few seconds and confirm that the bounty is gone, then save, exit, and uninstall the mod.
If you have already uninstalled the mod
..............................................
If you uninstalled the mod and found yourself stuck with the bounty because I stupidly forgot to give these instructions, all is not lost.
Press the tilde key ~ to get into the console
Type "player.modcrimegold -1000" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the bounty.
Type "ModPCMiscStat 4 -1000" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the largest bounty.
Type "setPCinfamy 0" without the quotes and press [return]. This removes the infamy point.
Type tilde ~ again.
Save, exit, and uninstall the mod.
Pick which method you are going to use for uninstall based on how you installed it:
Manual Uninstall
- = or = -
OBMM Uninstall
Manual Uninstall
----------------
1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\ImperialRedShackles
Oblivion\Data\Textures\ImperialRedShackles
Oblivion\Data\ImperialRedShackles.esp
Oblivion\Data\ImperialRedShackles_Readme.rtf
OBMM Uninstall
--------------
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen, click Yes. (icon should turn green)
Incompatibility
===============
I know of no incompatibilities. The mod creates the shackles, one NPC, and one vendor chest. Otherwise, it works exclusively via dialog.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
The regular guards recognize you as an escaped prisoner on sight while you wear the red shackles. Guards added by other mods, e.g., Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, may or may not recognize you.
This is my first mod, so there may be other issues that I did not find.
History
=======
1.0, 2014/08/13 - Initial release.
Contact
=======
You can find me on TESNexus as 'leewise'
Credits
=======
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion and the TES Construction Key.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for the one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to numerous generous people for online information about scripting and quests.
Tools Used
==========
BSA Commander - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3311
DDS Converter - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8698
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
Oblivion Mod Manager - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
TES4Edit - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11536
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Readme Generator - http://HammondsLegacy.com/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Licensing/Legal
===============
You can do whatever you want with this mod but don't complain to me if it doesn't work or your PC blows up.