NOTE: This is basically a modding resource now. Do with it as you will, it's very buggy and I don't have the skill to do animations and the like.

**Note: Keep in mind this is still very much a WIP. I've put it out there so I can get feedback on what needs to get fixed, also for those that may know -how- to fix it.**

Name: Amethyst's Animated Harp
Version: Beta
Date: 7/3/2012
Category: Miscellaneous
Requirements: Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.416, Oblivion Script Extender v 20 (OBSE)
Author(s): AmethystLR

Description
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Have you ever wanted to role-play a bard properly? Or perhaps you wish a companion or NPC would seranade you? This allows you to play a harp yourself, or have someone else play it for you!

Location
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Spells and items given on start of mod.

Details
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The version of this mod for NPC's is fairly straight forward. Activate the 'Play Harp - NPC' that you receive on startup, then cast it on the NPC of your choice. They will start the animation, equipping the harp, then music will play. To end it, simply talk to them.

The self version is a bit more in depth to start. On startup, you receive 'Play Harp - Self' as well as two clothing items. '- Harp -' Which is the model of the harp, and '- Reset Idle Animation -'.

Equip the Harp, and cast 'Play Harp - Self' to start. (You may have to cast a couple times to get both the animation and music. Make sure you have '- Reset Idle Animation -" Hotkeyed, so when you're done you can equip it, to end the animation back to your default idle.

Make sure you have OBSE 20, as this mod uses the Playidle function from that.

Install
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1. Extract the files to a temporary location.
2. Examine the folder structure and make corrections where necessary.
3. Copy files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
4. Start Oblivion Launcher, click 'Data Files', place a checkmark beside the .esp file(s).

Uninstall
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1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Characters\_Male\IdleAnims\Harp
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\Harp\
Oblivion\Data\Meshes\idleobjects\Harp
Oblivion\Data\Sound\fx\Harp
Oblivion\Data\Textures\Harp\
Oblivion\Data\Textures\Menus\Icons\Harp



Incompatibility
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Shouldn't be incompatible with any mods.

Known Issues or Bugs
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- Reset idle doesn't always work. It does most of the time it seems.
- The animation sometimes causes player to autowalk more than normal (Hit w once, and they keep walking for a time, unknown as to why.)

If you do find any other bugs or issues, please report them. If you know how to fix it, by all means do so, or tell me your ideas!


History
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-Beta Release 06/03/12

- Fixed a texture path inside a .nif for idleobjects/harp/harp.nif. It was pointing to c:/games/oblivion/data/textures/harp/harp.dds. Obviously, if you install elsewhere, you would have ended up with a purple harp on the NPCs. 06/04/12

Contact
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You can find me on TESNexus as 'AmethystLR'

Credits
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Thanks to Robin Wood at http://www.robinwood.com for the original harp mesh.
Thanks to Sally Fletcher at www.heavenlyharpist.com for the music
Thanks to Kaizit (Stesha) for the harp animation
Thanks to Reaper1911 for the inspiration for this with his Animated Lute.
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.

Tools Used
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Blender - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12248
GIMP - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14920
NIFSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope
TES4Edit - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11536
TES4Files - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8489
TES Construction Set - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11367
Readme Generator - http://HammondsLegacy.com/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp

Licensing/Legal
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You can do whatever you want with this mod but all I ask in return is that
you give me credit if you distribute any part of this mod.