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jamenta · 06-19-09

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Originally Posted by conami

That is a lot of content.

yes it is!

if you are overwhelmed i suggest you stick to just the Blockbuster mods. Those alone will improve your game significantly.

jamenta · 06-19-09

FAQ Update: Real Estate Recommendations

-Reworked my Real Estate recommendations section by adding additional details for each recommended mod link, such as whether mod includes quests, NPCs or voice-overs.

-Remove some of the older dated real estate mods.

-Added "Hoarfrost Castle 1.2" http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14714

Sitting high on a bluff above the steepest part of the Orange Road is Hoarfrost Castle. The keep and castle yard rest at the foot of the Jerall Mountains proper - at the edge of the snowfall. The yard is almost always half-covered with snow, ice and frost. The windswept keep tower provides an unsurpassed view over the Great Forest, the Heartlands, and the Nibenay basin: from Bruma, to Chorrol - to the Imperial City itself.

Hoarfrost Castle is a cold place, but the roaring pit fire in the great hall always served to bar the chill from the keep itself. The keep and castle grounds played host to a chapel, graveyard, stables, master bedroom, dining chamber, kitchen, basement, smithy, servant's and guard's quarters, mage's study and workshop, display hall, and of course the warmest part of the keep: the great hall. A hive of activity and an outpost unto itself.

At least, this was the case until the castle's previous occupants were lost to some malevolent force that rose up within the keep. Rumour has it that only the Castle Steward survived to tell the horrific tale; and is now willing to give ownership of the castle up to whoever proves powerful enough to wrest control of the keep from whatever monstrosities now dwell inside. He keeps a solitary watch over Hoarfrost Castle's gate; waiting for some brave soul to come, and offer their help.

--Features--

Completing a series of quests unlocks the various features of Hoarfrost Castle. "

tr8rjohnk · 06-19-09

Hey jamenta: just checking out some of your screenies in "screenshots of your games" thread and your install really, really looks great. The only thing, I think, that could be improved some is the jaggies on rocks/boulders. Everything else looks so..."fluid", but those rocks are just terrible (I don't think I ever remember seeing a mod for that outside of QTP3, do you?

jamenta · 06-19-09

Ah the jaggies have more to do with the Nvidia card i am using than the mods. Since I use HD I can't turn on the graphics func that gets rid of the jags, forget the name atm.

Haven't replaced my card in a long time and I believe newer ATI cards you can run HD
and take care of the jags too.

jamenta · 06-20-09

FAQ Update: World Enhancements

Replaced Far & Away Moons mod with Better Sky mod, which was the original moon
replacement texture i had many moons ago (don't know why i switched it out)

jamenta · 06-20-09

FAQ Update: Real Estate

-Added addition reference and link to ORE Oblivion Real Estate which is really the best place to look for Real estate related mods

-Added "Abandoned Mountain Shack" http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22846

The Abandoned Mountain Shack is an exterior home you can fix up yourself.

"The shack is on the side of a cliff in the Jerall Mountains SE of Bruma. The previous owner set out on a quest, was killed, so never returned. The house is yours if you want it. You will find the outside littered with logs, boulders, and other debris. Things are becoming overgrown with vines and in a general state of disarray. Inside, the lights and stoves burned out long ago, spider webs are everywhere, and there's a big hole in the floor. There's more--but you get the idea. Fixing it up is a matter of finding the right components or tools. For example, to fix the hanging lamp over the dining table you'll need to find some lamp fuel to put in the lamp. Some things require more than one item. If you put in at least one correct item and more are needed, you will see a message telling you what and how many. For example, there's a burned out candle bowl in the basement. If you put one candle in it, you will see a message "You need 3 candles". (Hint: all 7 candles can be used to fix lights in the basement). The components and tools needed for fix-up are all in plain sight or in containers that are in plain sight. Everything you need is in the house or its immediate vicinity. Some things can be "fixed" without tools or other components. For example, vines and spider webs can be torn down, overturned items can be set upright, and boulders and logs can be thrown over the side of the mountain. Setting things like wine bottles and pitchers upright takes some care and patience. Many of these items have been modified to lower their center of gravity, making setting them upright a bit easier."

jamenta · 06-20-09

FAQ Update: Real Estate Recommendations

-Continued cleaning up my real estate section, removed mods with no links or have received quite a bit of negative feedback from players.

Added links to the following Real Estate Mods - all excellent, check'em out:

A Better Benirus Manor 4.3 (quest, well, vineyard, training area)
Colovian Heights Mansion 1.2 (fixup sim, quest, true library, small garden)
Shadowcrest Vineyard 1.02 (2 quests, working kitchen & wine cellar, hidden dungeon with prisoners)
Shezrie's Villages 1.0 (Requires COBL) (3 villages + quests: Lakewood, Ravenview & Woodland)
Verona House: Bloodlines 6.0 (massive 11 part quest, Verona Bay town, multi-level dungeons, player home)

Sinner · 06-20-09

Hey, great work on "real estate".

What about some cities? I'm in doubt about (BJORNHEIM by Gazeup) and (DAMARASK by Polycrates), since they are the only two cities in that list ( http://www.oblivionsrealestate.com/F...es/cities.html ) who have some negative comments, regarding bugs. Did you try them?

Btw, how about Deadly Reflex, version 5? Seems like a great - amazing even! - addition to the game, but I didn't see many people having it in their list of preferred mods. Your thoughts?

jamenta · 06-20-09

thx sinner!

I'll take a look at Deadly Reflex, busy atm though lol, later this evening ... its always good to get a suggestions since there is such a huge amount of mods hard to review
all of them!

Im also in doubt with BJORNHEIM so left it off, although it still can be viewed
via this FAQ anyway since I provide links to the ORE site which I can't imagine most people not
going to if they're really interested in so much Real Estate available.

Have you checked out BARTHOLM or VERONA HOUSE: BLOODLINE both are huge quest
mods with towns as big as cities? And GLENVAR CASTLE is huge as well.

mark $ · 06-21-09

While you're checking out Deadly reflex, take a look at the brand new combat mod Unnecessary Violence and Throw any weapon by Hex Off. Wonderful mods, and modder.
http://tesnexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=645375

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