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Oriius

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Oriius last won the day on May 30 2014

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  1. Didn't stop this last month, though finally finding some work has slowed me down somewhat. I've elected merge everything together under the Tamriellic Craftworks name. I've been working in particular on bottle this last couple of weeks; trying to get the meshes and textures just right. Unfortunately, as I have discovered, Bethesda still hasn't fixed the alpha channel problem, causing any double-transparency mesh to partially disappear when viewed from a certain angle; so it's back to bottles containing opaque fluids again! (uhg). On a plus note, the refraction has made my job remarkably easier... at least when it works (it suffers from the same alpha problem unfortunately). The label on the Black-Briar Mead bottle isn't final, however I am having trouble finding the font used for the original (and I have no plans to redesign the Black-Briar logo). I've also been redoing the faction banners, since they help to define the aesthetic for each culture and faction.
  2. Thanks for the reply Hanaisse. Unfortunately the fix was a no go.
  3. As anyone following my thread on the Skyrim thread (To be honest, I wouldn't know if anyone is since there has been no feedback), development has lagged a bit on Hunter's Edge. Mod is around 89% of the way there, but I'm having trouble with the knives; the BloodLighting and BloodEffects branches of the NIF are giving me some trouble. In-game, they are always active; they don't disappear between slashes like those found on other knives. I get the feeling something's wrong with my NIF, however I can't find any noticeable difference between mine and a cross-section of others. Perhaps a fresh pair of eyes would help. I've put an archive up on my web server. Would somebody please take a look and see if they notice any issues? Thanks, - Oriius
  4. Most of my work this last couple of days has been in the Creation Kit, so not much to show visually. I did, however finalize the labels for the dye, fix the issues with the Moonsteel texture, added two new materials; one for each DLC (Grimsteel for Dawnguard, Stalhrim for Dragonborn) and created a design for the ink bottle. Still on the fence about the design of the bottle though; glass seems a little thick in places. I may yet go back and edit the rim and stopper.
  5. Personally I'm all for the unified approach; heck, any new content that I build tends to be based on this philosophy, with minor provisions for those who don't have the DLCs. Adnd as a user of all of the unofficial patches I'll happily admit that I'd love to see everything streamlined into a single package for easy maintenance (same reason why I bought a second copy of the Witcher on Steam rather than going through the hell that was CD-Projekt Red's updater when the enhanced edition came up). But my type of modding is completely different to yours and even after my foray into the world of compatibility matches, I can scarcely imagine what goes into creating anything as complex as the USKP. And legacy users without the DLCs are always going to be a factor. I suppose my two drakes would be to freeze individual releases at either their current release or the one that is considered most stable/least problematic, and go keep that up for the legacy users. Then move forward with unified packages from there on. As for the impacted mods, a bigger question is how many of those are still being updated? Going to a unified patch could be catastrophic the the modder has left the community and hasn't left any permissions for patches after the fact.
  6. Project's moving ahead nicely; got most of the issues with the assets ironed out, and the plugin is going well. I've been in contact with unuroboros who has agreed to help me set up support for Hunterborn. I'll try and get screenshots of some of the new assets up within the hour. *EDIT* They're up. See the first post for details. I'm still tweaking the glass refraction and a bad bake on the glass bottle caps has left the texture with an odd sort of nipple. Hopefully a re-bake will iron that out. Also I'm not fully satisfied with the moonsteel texture; looks a little too similar to ebony, so I'll be playing with that as well. I'm aiming to have a release-candidate ready for Wednesday (famous last words, I know), along with a tentative release date for Saturday, so the need for testers is going to be paramount; If you are interested, please contact me at your earliest convenience; given how badly I've butchered a couple of my releases over the years, I really would appreciate the help in making sure that this thing is ready for prime time.
  7. Rather than clutter up the forum with more and more WIP threads, I've decided to merge all of them into one under the Tamriellc Craftworks name. I've kept the old OPs for those who wish to read, though both are under spoiler tags to prevent them from cluttering up the thread). Tamriellic Craftworks is an expansion on the idea behind my Tamriellic Glassworks mod for Oblivion; It is intended as an aesthetic overhaul of Skyrim, based on the concepts of region, culture and materials. For the moment this mod will focus on weapons, clutter and banners, but may eventually be expanded to cover other elements such as armour and architecture (we'll have to see how far those get, as my free time is hardly infinite) This project takes its art and aesthetic direction from a variety of sources including Credo by ActusReus, The Witcher series produced by CDProjektRed, medieval art, and of course the length and breadth of The Elder Scrolls series by Bethesda Softworks and Zenimax. This means that I have a rich tapestry to draw upon, though my primary focus is on believable art that first in a medieval world with elements of later points in history (a more Victorian look to mass-produced glassware for example). The first planned release for the mod will include the following: Replacement of all drink bottles found in-game. Whiterun-Style hunting knife (total of 144 blades based on the same shape, varying by material, colour and quality). Hunterborn Compatibility Patch. Whiterun-Style Arrows (Broadhead, Armour-Piercing, Serrated, Hunting) and quivers (16 variations by material, colour and quality) New crafting items for producing the new TCW items. New books detailing the new TCW items (also required in player inventory for crafting). Hunter's Edge OP: Archer's Paradox OP: Screenshots: May 29th, 2014 May 30th, 2014 May 31st, 2014 June 2nd, 2014 July 10th, 2014 July 14th, 2014
  8. That they are, HeyYou. Maybe the wood is magically hardened like spriggan wood; who knows. Well, I just got back this afternoon. If you've never done a Trans-Atlantic flight with both a headcold and a chest infection, I highly do not recommend it. Whole thing made me a little less in the mood to sketch than I am during the latter part of the trip, though I did still get a few ideas down for the elven style. Might start work on the elven arrow heads tomorrow, though I'd also like to get back to working on Arvak, and I've got a prototype mod I created a few months ago that I'm toying with releasing. Speaking of which, do we have any screenshot specialists in the house?
  9. Leaving on vacation today; back on the 15th of June. Now unfortunately I can't take my desktop with me, and I haven't had a functioning laptop for a while. So, I'm boarding my flight with sketchbook in hand, a few pencils and these: I made these reference sheets to give myself an at-a-glance way of seeing what Bethesda has already done in terms of styling in the original game/DLCs. Some of these I never looked at closely before, and I've gotta say that some of them defy all logic and reason (the Forsworn arrow for example is made entirely of wood, yet will do more damage than a broadhead arrow with an iron tip. Seriously Bethesda? As for the weird-looking glass arrow, I honestly think that's a rendering glitch in Nifskope; it should look like a miniature axe coming straight at you at high speed normally.) So there's a good chance that I'll have some idea of where to go next on the 3D models when I get back. Textures, obviously are put off until then. Have fun till I get back!
  10. I've never been a believer in regional/racial lock; Anyone can create any arrowhead in any specified material, provided that they have the skill, the equipment and the knowledge. The skill comes from your stats (smithing), the equipment must be purchased or crafted (moulds for the arrowheads, the fletching kit, etc) and the knowledge can come from a variety of sources: you can find someone to teach you, or you can find a tome on the subject. No race should have inherent knowledge of how to craft anything out of the womb, and likewise should not receive any bonuses from it simply beacuase it is in "their style". I like the way CRAFT did things, utilizing books to teach the player how to create items, however I found the implementation to be both haphazard and one-dimensional (you can only learn from the books, and they can be absolute hell to find). I've made the decision to have the current set as the "Whiterun" set. Though the differences between styles are mostly cosmetic, I've also made the decision to create a unique arrowhead for each style. For the Whiterun set I'm looking at the Ropecutter head, which apparently was used in hunting to make the prey easier to track (useful when hunting on horseback in Whiterun's tundra).
  11. Thanks DelusionsofGradeur. Each material will really be a "paint job" relative to the arrow. For different designs, this is where regionality comes into play. Each of the arrows pictured above is a nordic arrow. I'm considering adding variants of certain arrows relative to each hold, as well as certain other cultures (Altmer which would rely on more sweeping, bird-inspired forms or Bosmer, which would rely more on plant forms whilst forgoing plant-based materials in favour of bone). Each region would likely have unique forms of the Broadhead, Serrated and possibly Bodkin arrows. Regional variants are something to be added in another phase of the project though (with a possible exception to the Altmer style; Elven arrowheads would be needed for the Dawnguard module). In real life I'm a designer, which has afforded me a decent understanding of materials and how they affect production. Bearing that in mind, the form of each arrow is dictated by what can be produced, relative to the culture and their level of technology (Skyrim obviously can produce moulds as evidenced by the silver candlestick from the Thieves' Guild Quest, which gives me more options to play with). Certain materials will require different designs due to their nature; Chaurus Chittin and Dragon Scales for example cannot be formed like metal, so the form is dictated by the material. This is somewhat true of Dragon Bone, though since material is carved it can take most of the same forms as its metal counterparts. One thing that I have noted in my research is that there doesn't really seem to be much variation in shape for crossbow bolt heads, so the only variation I am likely to do for those is in the shaft (exploding core to visually represent the exploding bolts from the DLC for example).
  12. Ok, brace yourself people: this is going to be a big one. I'll start with the content that was planned for release on Saturday, only to be pushed by the wayside by the project itself: And now the latest: And that's it for a day or two. Have fun kiddies!
  13. Thanks Hanaisse. Woah, been a busy weekend. If you've been watching the progress board then you would have noted more and more elements of the project hitting that magic 100%. I'll admit that the noisemaker and revised exploding arrow (with its new separated phial) took much longer than expected. I'll post a large update at some point tomorrow (or is it today? Too late to be thinking really). Also, the project now officially has a name; given that I can finally make meshes again (and that this overlaps with a couple of my other projects), I've decided to add this one to the "Tamriellic Craftworks" metaproject. Those who transferred here from the Skyrim Real Estate forums might recognize the name. For everyone else, let's just say you should watch this space. Big things are coming.
  14. This looks amazing! I'll be sure to check it out when I get a chance.
  15. Quick update before I get some sleep: I've completed the meshes for both the Serrated and Broadhead arrows with steel textures for each, along with a new modular arrow shaft; smaller textures shared between multiple files should reduce the performance load on the player's PC. Of course now I have to redo the body for the Exploding arrow, but that shouldn't take too long. Anyway, onto the new content: Yes, I'm aware there's something wrong with the arrow shafts. I forgot to set them as smooth before exporting to NIF. I corrected the problem after taking the screenshots.
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