So the time has come to close up shop. I have migrated all of the files from this page over to their new home. This page will stay up since I don't have control to do otherwise. I just won't be adding anything more to it. The files here have been archived and comment thread locked. 

The current files (and all future updates) can be found Here.






  Settlements of Cyrodiil - Oranstad Township



Before industrialization the main occupation of people, for ALL civilizations, has been agriculture.
Without a reliable source of food, no empire could fuel it's troops or civilian population for long.
Cyrodiil is vast, boasting 9 fortified cities and an immense population. Yet where are the farms that
should be dotting the landscape in every direction? Where does all the food come from to feed that
population?

Settlements of Cyrodiil is an attempt to answer those questions. The project first began as an effort
to rescue some very nice farm and village mods that had gone to the wayside so to speak. Some of these
had fallen victim to un-patched conflicts with larger, more popular mods. Others were unfinished beta
releases that the original authors simply abandoned.


Details
=========

This is a completed and overhauled version of the Oranstad beta release by Spectic. The mod was essentially
a shell village with basic landscaping and architecture in place. Nothing else was done at that stage.

Oranstad Township adds a fully working farming settlement just off of the Gold Road east of Skingrad. It
is nestled in amongst the towering trees due North of Grayrock Cave and due South of Gottlesfont Priory.
Landscaping features include two ponds and a running stream. There are 22 NPCs with detailed daily
schedules, including 3 town guards. They grow crops, raise cattle, and sell some of those goods.

You will see the townsfolk working the fields, socializing, and otherwise going about their busy lives.
There is a trail through the forest which leads to Gottlesfont Priory. Some of the NPCs make regular
trips with a guard escort to spend time worshipping. If you use the patch for MTC Expanded Villages,
the trail links to the village added by MTC as well.

Shops include a butcher, book store, blacksmith selling armor and weapons, an alchemy shop, and stables.
There will be a buyable home in a future update but the interior is still being worked on. For now there is
a cot in the barn which you can sleep on for free. I am also planning to add horses for sale at the stable
but haven't completely finished that part yet. Sorry to put those things off, but my work life is a little
hectic and just wanted to get this out...it's been sitting on my pc for far too long now


A marker will show up on your map so you can find the village easier, but you will have to hoof it there once
to "discover" the location. While I have made every effort to iron out glitches, missing something is
almost a given. Let me know if you find anything which may require doctoring up.


Location
==========

Just off of the Gold Road East of Skingrad. Near Grayrock Cave.


Requirements
================

Oblivion patched to 1.2.0416
Settlements of Cyrodiil Resource Pack v 1.3


Install
========

1. Extract to your Oblivion Data folder either manually or using the mod manager of your choice. 

2. Set load order.

3. Play and enjoy!


Load Order
=============

Suggest using BOSS to set load order. All of these files are already recognized.
Specific Load Order instructions are included with each read-me file as well. 


Compatibility
================

May conflict with other mods and patches which edit the same game cells. Tested and works fine
with Castle West Weald and Reclaiming Sancre Tor. 

There are patch files available as a separate download for MTC Expanded Villages, Unique
Landscapes-Lush Woodlands, and Unique Landscapes-Skingrad Outskirts.

A compatibility patch for The Ayleid Steps can be found here.

A compatibility patch for HESU Wolfsborough can be found here.


Translations
==============

Sita has provided a translation on the French mod site Confrerie Des Traducteurs.fr which can be
found here.


Credits
=========

Bethesda                     - for Oblivion and the CS
Nifskope and GIMP    - for the tools that made this possible.
LHammonds              - for the read-me generator this file was based on
Tes4Edit                     - for cleaning the inevitable dirt from my mods
spectic                        - for the original beta mod this is based off of
EldescrollsFan001     - for testing and the idea to add the Gottlesfont trail (good idea)
Vorians                       - for allowing me to use his patch as a starting point for one of my own
Me                               - for design and creation of Oranstad as it exists now


Legal Stuff
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