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Welcome to Akashima, a massive tropical island city in the Akaviri style. I've been working on it for about a year. This is a beta version. There will be a series of quests courtesy of GazeboGazeboGazebo on Reddit in version 1. If you want to collaborate on the quests message me.
To get to Akashima, go to the dock west of Dawnstar, walk up onto the ship, and click on the steering wheel.
This has been such a journey, I'm so happy to be posting this mod. For a while I couldn't start a new game with the mod enabled, then I had trouble with the LOD, then rigging, then the dreaded CTD. I gave up on the mod for about 6 months and only got back into it due to a thread on reddit.
It is now functioning as intended. There are many behind-the-scenes details that make this mod function better along with other mods. Two homes are compatible with Hearthfire Multiple Adoptions. There are keywords and markers galore that will make smart followers like Kaidan or Inigo make relevant comments about where you are or take up unique idles while they wait. If you use the follower mod Sofia, temples now actually have incest, err incense.
All spouses are actually set as spouses so if someone is killed you'll get bandits or an assassin coming after you sent by their widow/widower. Speaking of assassins, there are multiple targets on the island you'll be sent to for both the Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood quests.
This mod is inspired by the 1980 Kurosawa film, Kagemusha. The interiors are austere and simple. I made an effort to replicate this while also cluttering spaces in the Skyrim style. There are a lot of open areas with tatami mats for seating and not a lot of excess clutter sitting around. This may not be to your liking but it was a creative decision and was not done out of laziness. With that said, if you can handle subtitles or speak Japanese, check out this movie; it's amazing. It's about a peasant that looks exactly like a daimyo so is used to impersonate him. It's funny, dark, weird, intense, all the good stuff.
This mod uses traditional Japanese naming conventions so it goes Last Name First Name. For example: Motochika Seki. Seki is his first or given name, and Motochika is his last or surname. Got it?
What Akashima contains:
80+ unique NPCs,
16 patrolling guards in red samurai armor,
10 vendors selling unique armors, weapons, and food. Ramen and sushi anyone?
A market,
Two temples,
About 20 homes, with stealable clutter for all you damn thieves,
3 stores,
A tiny purchasable apartment, really just a bed and a cooking pot.
A purchasable manor, compatible with Hearthfire multiple adoptions,
A tavern,
An inn,
Three dungeons with difficult bosses,
Two guilds, still without quests, a Samurai Guild and a Ninja Guild.
A palace with an emperor.
A new god: Hikohiro.
A new playable race: the Akaviri.
Sharks!
The bay has Great White Sharks so be careful. These are the pièce de résistance of the whole thing. It took me f*cking weeks to learn how to rig and paint vertex weights and all the necessary steps to get a static mesh I found on Sketchfab to move like a Slaughterfish.
Changelog/Updates:
Fixed the LOD so there's now a worldmap and the terrain doesn't cut off beyond the cell.
Made all the homes and shops locked at night. (this was much harder than you'd think)
Fixed the water navmesh so the sharks should come on land less often. (They use the slaughterfish animations so sometimes when they do the big twist attack right at the coast it'll push them over the navmesh coast line and they'll become stuck on land. It's super annoying. Just try to not fight them right at the water's edge.)
Added custom loadscreens visible only when fast traveling around Akashima.
Added another house to get rid of the two without interiors next to the market.
Made the landscape less flat, added more grass and terrain variation especially around building edges.
Placed more sharks around the edges of the island, not just in the bay, and added two in Skyrim around the ship to Akashima.
Created custom katana stands and placed them in various homes as well as the emperor's quarters.
Gave the player home more love, it should now be fit for the dovakhiin.
All NPCs should now have facegendata, if any are wearing blackface, first call them out on twitter, then comment here which NPC and I'll fix it.
Fixed the buy home script so the sign doesn't go away if you don't have enough money, leaving you unable to buy it later when you do. I also fixed the purchase menu so it shows you the price before you purchase.
Things to come:
Quests,
Better dungeons,
What do you think?
This mod is a group effort. I did this portion, someone else is making the quests. If you think you have something else to add, please contact me and do so!
Known Bugs:
Black face bug on some NPC's (I exported the face gen a million times but it keeps missing some NPCs)
No tree or landscape LOD (If you know how to get SSELODGEN to generate terrain please let me know)
FPS bump in noble district (you guys said it looked barren so I listened but your machines won't be happy)
No way to kill the emperor and move into the palace (gotta wait for the quests, sorry. You technically can move your family in with Hearthfire Multiple Adoptions but the emperor will sleep with your spouse)
The sharks sometimes come on land. I can't figure out why they do this. Sometimes they stop at the shore perfectly, and sometimes they barrel up on land like a mad man.
Video Walkthrough Courtesy of Febrith Darkstar on Youtube:
*note* this was the first upload and many of the bugs seen are already fixed
Credits:
Shout out to Japanese architecture for being unique and creative af.
Inspiration:
Watch these movies, they're phenomenal.
Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa
The 47 Ronin by Shintaro Shirai
Hara Kiri by Masaki Kobayashi
Lady Snowblood by Toshiya Fujita
ps. I'm not one of those people that's weirdly obsessed with Japanese culture I just took a Japanese film class lol.
Testing:
k4mikaze84
Resources:
DarkFox127 for the display script and years of watching their tutorials.
Crafting counter - (who made this? I couldn't find the original resource anywhere)
EEK
FPI
Insanitys
Jokerine
KS Hairs (I don't remember using this but it's on the list so *shrug*)
Liamsclutterresource
Lolicept
Lorsakyamuni
Oraisty
Runscept
Stroti
Tamira
hifoo for Wa Masks
0Prime0 for Blades Samurai Armour and Kimonos
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ceramic-jar-4762f933f4c44f8a8b4d10b80d8d9b38
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-tray-01-3f3aeaa2974d49c09fe9304ddd20c703
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-japanese-paper-lantern-chochin-20bcc5d20f2847f88aef3a267275d16c
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-cloisonne-vase-low-polygame-ready-a3c111001d6347988612d99c8d2f6240
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bowl-lowpoly-a1e25d0e8f5d4b2199d5f1288ec9aedb
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/kashipan-free-c6685062f6d14963b8d695e18d6d7ffe
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-chess-93452f3774b4458499685fcbf8f549f0
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/saumurai-150603038ee6476a9a4b173c682ff8d5
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/samurai-helmet-c99e08b2c7c34dbd95b717a9d1ab15fe
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-brush-0fdbf6b5b9e4485b8e63f8050c3a87b9
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-shrine-lantern-320c8e35fba74463a8d69c0221451194
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/carved-lacquer-box-b9739469f60b4c00967b5a11d60d5605
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-dinner-set-5cca197b1c124ebe819942349b4dc978
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pillow-long-cylinder-01-d81e328d9cac495f8679c3e397dbd287
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pillow-round-01-9a76200a5786408997c65fb5a5ef7578
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/katana-6270bc1dff604281b6f66ea588e7da17
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-lacquered-drawer-cc47e1906d9041f2b725bfe4deb649b8
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-garden-bench-df71b965d0ba4a9596375133ac785e21
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/kashipan-free-c6685062f6d14963b8d695e18d6d7ffe
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bowl-lowpoly-a1e25d0e8f5d4b2199d5f1288ec9aedb
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/katana-with-a-case-on-the-rack-50045b8634594b56bc78f1534b79d862
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-chess-93452f3774b4458499685fcbf8f549f0
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-chest-8cbc2e814ae642abaa938deb4f6f245a
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/simple-tea-kettle-e640e4eb430c40b6b376e93d306fa2bd
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-hand-fan-735311cf14d544b1adbd61d7d8d6232e
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/saumurai-150603038ee6476a9a4b173c682ff8d5
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chinese-brush-0fdbf6b5b9e4485b8e63f8050c3a87b9
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/carved-lacquer-box-b9739469f60b4c00967b5a11d60d5605
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-dinner-set-5cca197b1c124ebe819942349b4dc978
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/katana-6270bc1dff604281b6f66ea588e7da17
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chrysanthemums-by-a-stream-byobu-cbbc0ab5634946d3bfc949c0aff685e6
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/japanese-lacquered-drawer-cc47e1906d9041f2b725bfe4deb649b8
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/shiba-faef9fe5ace445e7b2989d1c1ece361c
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pyjama-shiba-01919bcc61b94840a4e5982536c7137b
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/hippie-shiba-5079178a8b1441808ae8a2186bbc76e7
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/stone-lion-bf38a87d03834065a5f25c29a1cd7273
https://www.renderhub.com/zelad/katana-sakura
These are the purchased assets. I read the agreement numerous times and I do not understand whether or not others are free to use the assets without legally needing to purchase them themselves. If you do buy them, or read the agreements and find out you can use them, then feel free to use my ported versions of the assets.
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/historic/japanese-castle-pack-88187
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/historic/japanese-village-kit-33052
If I forgot you I apologize, contact me and I'll add it ASAP.