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Name: Balloon (with Havok physics)
Date: 2015/01/02
Version: 1.10
Author: Anton
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Description:
Creation begins from "Skyforge" in Whiterun. You must get new topic "Ancient Engine". There you can found all you need to construct.
You must to have perk "Dwemer Equipment" and some dwemer scrap pieces. You can found it inside any ruins of abandoned dwemer sites.
Other instructions will be granted to you as you progress through.
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Features:
- voiced mini-quest (voice is on Russian, sorry) (but there are translated subtitles in the top left corner of the screen)
- many objects with new animation, sounds and FX
- unique crafting system
- movement to any accessible point of the Skyrim surface
- easy controls of the Balloon
- Balloon can interact with any object in the world having collision
- when moving you may walk in the basket of the Balloon
- when moving you may attack any creature from the basket of the Balloon
- you may shake the basket (just don't fall down)
- animated interactive elements of control of the Balloon
- rope of the anchor can be stretched and broken
- main ropes of the Balloon can be broken by fire (but can be repaired too)
- assembling and movement of the Balloon based on Havok physics of the game engine
- Balloon has about 400 collision objects dynamically linked to each other
- Balloon assembling dynamically on your own eyes
- Protection from console. Don't even think about to cheat the mod, you will be punished !
(but actually I would like you to try to cheat ... you may be impressed :) )
- This 'engine' can be easily used to create any flying stuff (like flying ship, island ...)
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Requirements:
- None
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Install:
- Just unpack files from "00. Core" folder to the game's "Data" folder then activate "Balloon with Havok.esp" in launcher.
(or use WryeBash/NMM to install)
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Uninstall:
- remove the Balloon by the spell
- save to the new slot
- delete all installed files of this mod
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Incompatibilities:
- None, but:
topic "Ancient Engine" may not be seen in the Skyforge if any other mod will change the same game records of the smith.
(but you still have all you need in "Other" topic)
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Attentions:
- you can't save/fast trevel/wait while inside the Balloon because of issues related to Havok movement
- Balloon will be reassembled every time you load a save or change interior/exterior location because of issues related to Havok movement
- if you gone too far the Balloon will be disassembled (but assembled again when you come up close enough)
- 3-rd person camera will come through the all objects of the world with this mod
(I did it intentionally, to have convenient overview from the basket of the Balloon)
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A little inconvenience:
- if character haven't attached to the basket it will be a little bit shaky
(this is because how the game engine deal with collision colliding)
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Recommended mods:
- with any ENB Balloon will be looked much better
- you may use "Animated Dragon Wings" like the parachute
- it will be much immersive to fly above the city with "Open Cites" mod (but be prepare to FPS drop)
- if you like to fly high above surface, use mod "Real Clouds"
- also "Minty Lightning Mod" / "Lightning during Storm" may come in use
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Credits:
Thanks "AndyW1384" for his wonderful mod "Dwemer Flying Machine". Some his ideas have pushed me to create this mod
Thanks "skysan4298" for his glass shader from the mod "Transparent and refracting Glass Eqmnt CBBE UNP UNPB"
Thanks "skyfox" for the tool "NifUtilsSuite"
Thanks "ElminsterAU, Hlp, Zilav and Sharlikran" for the tool "TES5Edit"
Thanks site FreeSounds.org for some sounds
Thanks site psdgraphics.com for few textures
Thanks to unknown author of my avatar picture
Thanks to developers of Blender 2.71
Thanks to developers of Nifskope
Thanks to developers of Paint.NET
Thanks to developers of Audacity
Thanks to developers of ImageMagick
Thanks Bethesda for the Skyrim and Creation Kit
And ... to my tools for newest Blender thanks too, some things can't be happening without it
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Permissions:
Don't change anything and don't upload it to another sites without my permission, please.
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Future plans:
- read feedback and ... maybe, change something
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Console command for activation debug messages: SetPapyrusQuestVar _Anton_Balloon_Quest isDebugMode true
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