Better Benirus Manor - Helping Hands v2.01 by Khettienna

Official Source 1: http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/694-a-better-benirus-manor-helping-hands/
Official Source 2: http://tes.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=23146

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DESCRIPTION
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This mod adds an Eyja-style servant to Benirus Manor.

You can install this regardless of whether you have completed the house's quest or not. If you already have, you can find the young lady Rosalind waiting to be hired at The Count's Arms in Anvil. If you haven't, she will make herself present when you have finished the quest. Each method has a different introduction that gives you a different bit of her story. Either way, she wants 150 septims to come work for you (same price as Eyja, who may or may not be her cousin).

Rosalind is fully voice-acted. She doesn't have much to say, but she will cheerfully present you with a mead or meat pie anytime you ask, or re-tell her story. She will sleep in any available bed in the basement, and she will eat in the basement three times per day. Otherwise she will always be around the house to provide you meals and company.

Rosalind has her own custom outfit. You cannot remove this outfit, or dress her in something different, even with console use. There are plenty of companion mods out there with NPCs who are "of age", and you can dress those however you want. But Rosalind isn't old enough for that chainmail bikini, k?

There were a lot of requests for new features for Rosalind, many of which I liked. But this one thing required SI, and this other thing needed OBSE, and that would mean multiple versions to support everyone; and these other things meant dealing with more resources and/or animations and/or more voice recording and trying to normalize it all to the previous batch, and... well, I want to do other stuff. And I think with the multitude and sophistication of full-fledged companions out there these days, I don't feel like Rosalind needs to do more to make me happy. I hope you continue to enjoy her.

All resources have unique file paths, and the plugin has been cleaned with TES4Edit for best compatibility.


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REQUIREMENTS
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Requires the latest official Oblivion patch (1.2.0.416).


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INSTALLATION
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Because this mod has no alternate or optional files, you may install it via BAIN or NMM, or create an omod directly from the archive if you wish.

Manual installation:
1) Use 7zip to extract the archive you downloaded to a temporary location.
2) Copy the contents of the "Core Files" folder in the extracted archive to your Oblivion\Data folder. Click "Yes" to overwrite, if prompted.
3) If you prefer Rosalind to not have voice acting, also copy the contents of the "No Voice BSA" folder in the extracted archive to your Oblivion\Data folder. Click "Yes" to overwrite, if prompted.
4) Activate the plugin in the launcher of your choice.

Note for Updaters:
Please fully uninstall any old versions and make a clean save before updating.

This mod's position in your load order doesn't matter.

Please don't ask me how to install mods. Here is a guide: http://sites.google.com/site/khettienna/mod-user-guides/how-to-install-mods


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COMPATIBILITY, BUGS, & TROUBLESHOOTING
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There are no known bugs.

While obviously I recommend you pair this with my Better Benirus Manor mod, this mod is not dependent on it, and will run either alone or with any other Benirus Manor mod.

If you use this mod without any Benirus Manor mods, Rosalind will have nowhere to sleep. Not game-breaking, but not as fun as pairing it with a Better Benirus Manor, which has a room in the basement just for her. Most of the Benirus Manor mods that I've tested also provide some sort of basement sleeping accommodations.

Oblivion's AI has always been a little oddball. Rosalind is subject to all the same nonsense as every other NPC in Oblivion. I have done what I reasonably can to cull aggression, to keep her out of the lair, things of that nature - but the AI engine is what it is.

Mod Troubleshooting Guide: http://sites.google.com/site/khettienna/mod-user-guides/mod-use-troubleshooting
I wrote this guide to help you troubleshoot mod problems, because I prefer to spend my time other ways. Please respect that, and use the guide before asking for help. If the solution isn't in the guide, I'm happy to lend a hand. The fastest way to get help is to leave a comment on this mod's download page at TESNexus (linked at the top), or message me (Khettienna) privately at TESAlliance, Nexus, or the official Bethsoft Forums.


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CREDITS
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Thanks to/for, in no particular order:

--Kivan for the resources for LIP file generation
--Greenwarden for Rosalind's beautiful face
--Ryk for the clothes from "Simple Dress" mod
--Yevic for fitting the clothes just right
--jclyde, TK, Luchaire, and everyone who worked on "Working Eyelashes" for the lashes
--Nequam for the EE eye mesh
--Flonne for the beautiful eye texture

Voice acting: Me


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PERMISSIONS
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Do not re-host or re-post this mod or any portion thereof in any form without asking me first via private message at TESAlliance, Nexus, or the official Bethsoft Forums. If I do not respond within two weeks to your permissions request, contact DarkRider at TESAlliance.

Please enjoy. =)