==What this mod does ==

I wanted to make it possible to acquire pearls, gems, and gold/sliver nuggets more consistently without having to resort to cheat methods. There are separate mods out there that achieve each component of this mod to varying degrees, but I was unable to locate any that combined all of these features together, and many of the separate ones had additional changes I didn't want. So I set out to create this mod working from scratch and thought there might be others out there who would enjoy these simple changes.


Clam Container Changes:

• The clam containers have been set to respawn
• Reduced the 'find nothing' chance from 25% to 20%
• Added chance to find flawless pearls at level 10 (previously clams had no chance to spawn flawless pearls at any level)
• At level 10, chances are as follows:
  
  • Nothing 20%
  • Flawed pearl ~ 34%
  • Normal pearl ~ 34%
  • Flawless pearl ~ 11%
  • Only a single pearl can be found at most (same as vanilla game) with each spawn
    

Gold and Silver Vein Changes:

• Ore veins have been set to respawn
• The leveled spawn list for the nuggets was not changed in any way
• Ore veins now have a 15% chance to spawn a single gem in addition to the gold or silver nuggets
• The gems can be flawed, normal, or flawless and will be a topaz, ruby, sapphire, emerald, or diamond
  
  • I used the standard gem leveled list for this (like for the loot you might find in a dungeon chest) but removed the pearl, gold, and silver nugget chances from the list. There are too many gems in that list to break down the percentage chances here.
    

This mod affects ALL clams and ore veins in the game (as far as I can tell). Keep in mind that since this mod sets these containers to respawn they will no longer be safe to use as personal storage containers. Clams and ore veins in areas you have been in recently will likely need the standard amount of time before their first respwan. Clams and ore veins in cells you have not recently been in (and therefore will generate their random loot when you enter it) should spawn using the new leveled lists right away. Please remember that as in the vanilla game there is a decent chance that a freshly respawned clam or ore vein will have nothing.



==Requirements ==

This mod shouldn't require anything beyond the base game as only vanilla assets are altered/used.



==Conflicts ==

This is my first mod, and I am still new to modding. From what I do know, I would assume this mod would only be incompatible with other mods that change the attributes (leveled lists, respawn status, etc) of the clam containers and gold and silver veins. Mesh and texture changes ought to be compatible, as I left those untouched.

This mod does not in any way change the values, meshes, textures, or any other attributes related to pearls, gems, or nuggets.



==Installation ==

This mod is a single .esp file, and due to its simplicity, it can likely just be dropped into your Oblivion data folder. Check the box for the RespawningPearlsGemsGoldSilver.esp in the Data Files of your Oblivion Launcher, and you're good to go.



==Uninstallation ==

Uncheck the RespawningPearlsGemsGoldSilver.esp in the Data Files of your Oblivion Launcher and then delete the .esp from your data folder.



==Permissions ==

Feel free to tweak this as you like. If you decide to reupload here or elsewhere, changed or not, please just give credit. There may be nothing unique or extraordinary here, but I still spent my own time putting it together.



==Credits ==

Bethesda for a great game and the Construction Set