This is my first Skyrim MOD, I like these swords as I am formally trained to use them and wanted to have them in game. I've modded this before for Fallout 3. I do apologies my textures SUCK. I don't know how to do GOOD textures so I used photos of like my wood floor and a tea pot etc

SO VERSION 5!
I added Yanmaodao, so now there are three swords. I tweeked the stats on the swords a bit, as they where kinda over powered


To install put all files in the data folder.
for example:
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\Data
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If the Meshes folder and texture folders exsist just add the .nif and .dds to the folder as well
data\Chinese Blades.esp
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\MiaoDao.nif
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\HanJian.nif
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\Yanmaodao.nif
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\1stPersonMiaoDao.nif
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\1stPersonHanJian.nif
data\meshes\weapons\Chinese\1stPersonYanmaodao.nif
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\MiaoDao.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\MiaoDao_n.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\HanJian.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\HanJian_n.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\HanJianScabbard.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\HanJianScabbard_n.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\Yanmaodao.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\Yanmaodao_n.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\Yanmaodao_m.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\YanmaodaoScabbard.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\YanmaodaoScabbard_n.dds
data\textures\weapons\Chinese\YanmaodaoScabbard_m.dds
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--You will be able to craft these as well as upgrade them on the grinding wheel
the Jian is under Iron, and the Miao Dao and Yanmaodao are under Ebony
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--If you wish you can add via console
---hit the ~ key this is located in the upper left corner of your keyboard this brings up the console to type commands
Type:
For the Han Dynasty style Jian
player.additem **000D65 1
For the Miao Dao
player.additem **000D64 1
For the Yanmaodao
player.additem **001832 1

You can replace the 1 at the end with the number of swords you want


replace the ** with the mod index number. If this is your only mod it would be 01, you can get your mod index number, count on the data files from the main menu. This seems related to the order you install. If all else fails replace ** with 01, then 02, then 03 etc until it spawns the weapon.
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FUN INFO:
**************************The Han Style Jian***********************

This sword is based off of a Zheng Wu sword from the Han Dynasty
http://www.zhengwusword.com/zw/OctahedralBladeHanJian.htm
***I cheated with the textures and used photos from this sword. The mesh is hand made in blender I was given permission by Master Zhou himself to use, the pictures for my textures***


From Wikipedia.com
>>>>The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE). It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history.[3] To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people" and Chinese characters are referred to as "Han characters"<<<<

This is one of the swords fought with during this time, known as a Jian or "Straight Sword" it is considered the "Gentleman of weapons" out of the four main Chinese weapons, Jian, Dao, Gun, Qiang.

****This sword maybe used and retextured, just please give credit due with the mesh*****


*************************************The Miao Dao*****************

This sword is based off of a Zheng Wu sword
http://www.zhengwusword.com/zw/miaodao.htm



From Wikipedia.com
>>>>The Miao Dao is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber of the Republican era, with a narrow blade of up to 1.2 meters or more and a long hilt. The name means "sprout saber", presumably referring to a likeness between the weapon and a newly sprouted plant. While the miao dao is a recent weapon, the name has come to be applied to a variety of earlier Chinese long sabers, such as the zhanmadao and changdao. Along with the dadao, miao dao were used by some Chinese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War.<<<

The Dao is considered the "General of weapons" out of the four main Chinese weapons, Jian, Dao, Gun, Qiang.

****This sword maybe used and retextured, just please give credit due with the mesh*****



*************************************Yanmaodao*****************



From Wikipedia.com
>>>>The Yanmaodao is a type of dao used as a standard military weapon during the Ming Dynasty and middle Qing Dynasty (1368–1800). The blade is straight until the curve begins around the center of percussion along the last 1/4 or so of the blade approaching the tip. The center of percussion is the point on the blade with the least vibration on hard contact, the spot on the blade that transmits the most power to the target in a hard chop. This allows for thrusting attacks and overall handling similar to that of the jian, while still preserving much of the dao's strengths in cutting and slashing.This type of sword seems to have lost its popularity with military and martial arts practitioners alike by the end of the 18th century.

Yanmaodao almost invariably have straight grips, although downward-curved handles are depicted in Ming artwork. During the last century of Qing rule, curved grips became far more prevalent than straight.<<<

The Dao is considered the "General of weapons" out of the four main Chinese weapons, Jian, Dao, Gun, Qiang.

****This sword maybe used and retextured, just please give credit due with the mesh*****


Enjoy!
BlazeLeeDragon
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