VERSION 1.1 HAS BEEN RELEASED! NOW WITH IMPROVED 2K TEXTURES! ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING! AND AN IMPROVED SCABBARD TEXTURE!

"Do you see those warriors from Hammerfell? They've got curved FAT, LOW-RES, NON-SHINY!!!! swords. Curved. FAT, LOW-RES, NON-SHINY!!!! Swords." -Random Skyrim Guard

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Description
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A simple texture and model replacer for Skyrim's scimitars.

The vanilla scimitars' models have always bugged me. First of all, they are big, fat and cartoonish looking. Secondly, they look nothing like real scimitars. Thirdly, they lacked a scabbard. EDIT: FOURTHLY, Bethesda for some reason didn't give them an environment map like all the other swords in the game. This mod aims to fix all that as well as be a bit of a personal exercise in fantasy weapon design.

The new model is a completely unique design created from scratch by me; all meshes, textures, etc. were made by yours truly. The new design tries to keep the same feel as the vanilla scimitar, while also drawing from various elements seen in real world weapons.

This mod was made mainly for myself, but I felt like sharing it just in case anyone else wanted to try out a new style of scimitar.

If you download the standalone version; it will be called the "Nomad Scimitar" and will be craftable once you have the steel crafting perk using 2 steel ingots, 1 corundum ingot, and 2 leather strips. Same stats as the normal scimitar and upgradeable with a steel ingot.

Enjoy! :)

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Installation
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Pick either the standalone or replacer version and any needed patches. Then, install with NMM.

or

Download and unzip the meshes into "Data/meshes/weapons/scimitar" folder, the textures into "Data/textures/weapons/JZBai_scimitar" folder, and the esp (if standalone version) into the Data folder.

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Uninstallation
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Deactivate in NMM

or

Delete the files

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Compatibility
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Shouldn't have any big compatibility issues now.

Also, for those using Dual Sheath Redux, I have created a patch for the replacer version of the mod under the "optional files." However, it is ONLY for the replacer version. I might consider making a patch for the standalone version if there is demand for it, so leave in the comments your opinion on that.

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Changelog
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Version 1.1:
Switched to 2048x2048 resolution for textures with optional 1024x1024 resolution.
Retouched up all the textures for better detail.
Added new details on the scabbard.
Added environmental mapping to the sword's mesh.
Tweaked the specular map to look better in-game.

Version 1.0:
First Release

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Credits
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Special thanks to the Blender Foundation for creating Blender in which I modeled the weapon.

Also, special thanks to Autodesk for creating Mudbox in which I textured the weapon.

Special thanks to the GNU Project for creating GIMP in which I did concept art for the weapon.

Thanks to the various historical swordsmiths who created the various swords off of which I based my concept design on.

Special thanks to TheMalfazar on the Nexus for providing a really useful guide on how to get a weapon in Skyrim

Finally, to Bethesda for Skyrim...

Wow, needlessly long credits list. :P