Name: Ashara's Sirens and Tritons CM Partners
Version: 1.0
Date: 8/16/2008
Category: Companions
Homepage: http://www.freewebs.com/divineavenger/index.html


Thank you Chairon De Celeste and NEC for the stunning save games :)


Description
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This is Ariel, Selenia, Neptune, Rhionn, Aionaer, Aloora, and Yav' Lienne all are from the required mod Ashara's Sirens and Tritons race. Mermaids?

These CM Partners are completely based off of the awesome CM Partners Mod from Cutthroat Mods by Blackie http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7819

A lot of questions can be answered at the CM partner creators mod release url above.

Video showing the transformation from Human form to Mermaid form (thanks to Driavna/Energy):



Source:From Human to Mermaid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcchMPh2JoI


Video showing the transformation from Mermaid form to Human form (thanks to Driavna/Energy):



Source: From Mermaid to Human
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz_1rqwDC_M



Requirements
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CM Partners Mod Basic - Download and install the latest files here:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7819
(The only files needed to run these Partners is the CM Partners.esp and the CM Partners.esm and of course the .esp from this mod)

Ashara's Sirens and Tritons
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19103

Latest oblivion patch.
http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_patches.htm



Highly Recommended mods which are pretty much a requirement
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HGEC Body (normal version)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15802

****Exnem and Growlf 5 body replacers should work as well but untested.

Robert's body v.4
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14942

OBSE (version 15a or higher)
http://obse.silverlock.org/

Phinix Waterfix
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6680


Details
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These Characters are all Warrior class.
They are all swimming near a large Island outside of Anvil located in the Abecean Sea. Check screenshot for location.

If you want to use a Walterwalking / SI Ring of Happiness: you should only equip this ring / cast the spell if you don't want your companions to transform.

Loadorder: If players want this mods texture changes over Sidney's esp, it must be loaded after it in order to get a higher priority - to be the conflict winner.


Install
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1. Install the CM Partners Mod Basic first.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7819

2. Install Ashara's Sirens and Tritons next.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19103

3. Install the contents of this mod.

4. It is OK to overwrite both the CM Partner.esp and CM Partner.esm and the sound folder and any other folders/files as well.



This mod
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1. Extract the files to a temporary location (your PC's desktop for example).

2. Examine the folder structure and make corrections where necessary.

3. Copy files Meshes, Textures, and the DAMerpeople.esp to "Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data"

4. Start the Oblivion Launcher, click 'Data Files', place a check mark beside DAMerpeople.esp, CM Partners.esm, and CM Partners.esp and any other CM Partner esps that you want to add to your game.

5. Remember Blackie's CM Partners mod basic is needed for this mod to function. Blackie has supplied excellent documentation that explains most of the options for this companion mod so please take the time and read it.


Misc.
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If you are using my other companions Tamara, Aliyah, Raewyn, Aanila, Gimli, or Gandalf it is OK to overwrite the CM Partners.esm, and the CM Partners.esp as they are both compatible with one another. You can use the Party commands now too.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12184
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12048
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12082
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12134
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12161
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12299

A great thing about this companion is that it is completely compatible with all of the Animation mods out there. Example: trollf's Actors in charge. The animation spells work well.

Here are some great animation mods.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6239
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10150

You can find some of the clothing/armor mods used in the pictures here:
http://www.freewebs.com/divineavenger/41.html


History
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1.0, 8/16/2008 Intial release


Contact
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You can find me on the official Elder Scrolls forums as Divine Avenger
You can send me an email here: http://www.freewebs.com/divineavenger/index.html
You can send me an email here: trooper1 AT fastmail DOT fm
You can find me on http://www.tesnexus.com as Divine Avenger


Credits
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Thanks to Cutthroat Mods - Blackie!!! I would not have been able to make my own companion from scratch. So many many thanks to Blackie for providing this mod to share.

Thanks to Sydney B for the awesome mod Asharas Sirens and Tritons and for testing and other modifications to the original .esp

Thanks to NEC for creating such awesome textures both face work and body textures from all his mods but I specifically used his Nec Character Eva-Remake files and his Nec Character-Karla.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16803
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18615

Thanks to throttlekitty and jclyde6108 and team for the Working Eyelashes mod.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18185

Thanks to the japanese modder for the 2ch Hair Explosion Set and thanks for the permissions :) to use.

Thanks to Capucine for the help with making the 2ch Hair colourable.

Thanks to Daeger and Ranma-chan for fixing the texture pathes of the meshes for 2ch Hair.

Thanks to Ren for creating such a great race mod with many cool hairs and custom body files.

Thanks again to Ren because all of the meshes and textures are made by Ren from the 2ch Hair mod.

Thanks to Growlf for the clothins meshes and textures, especially for his mermaid tail.

Thanks to Ren and idkrrr for creating such beautiful eyes and hairs, and thanks to Babe and Soya fot their hairs.

Thanks to Miss Onatop for the Elves of Lineage II.

Thanks to Scanti for the merged teeth and mouth.

Thanks to idkrrr for the Corean head mesh.

Thanks to Jclyde for the white teeth textures.

Thanks to Throttlekitty for the head meshes.

Thanks to Throttlekitty and Jclyde for the eyelashes meshes, and to Luchaire and Kalikut for the eyelashes textures.

Thanks to Xiamara for the fish amulets.

Thanks to Joel Huenink (madmole) for the beard.

Thanks to Hel Borne for the tridents.

Thanks to Kafeis for the MultiPierced Ears mod.

Thanks to Flonne for the Flonne's Eye Replacer mod as I have used 2 of your eye textures.

Chairon De Celeste for testing and a few save games :)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19168

Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.

Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.

Thanks to Darkone of Tesnexus.com and Planet Elder Scrolls for hosting this file.



Licensing/Legal
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If I do not respond within 1 week from an e-mail or PM, feel free to do whatever you like with this mod. Just make sure you give credit where credit is due.