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I use AdBlock and NoScript, so no ads here! I also can't do anything such as report on Nexus, because I just can't. Love Live TESA

:!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: My computer has been attacked recently (even as cautious and secure as I am) and I've been going through hell! There's also something called the Win 7 or 2012 virus that's been spreading and can infiltrate into your system and make things very bad for you. People have been getting this strong virus by just browsing certain sites such as CNN or similar. You may get a fake pop-up claiming it's an official Windows program and it wants to clean your infected system. Those things are old news, of course we don't click that, but that's just the start of this new virus. I've been doing more system restores, testing, reconfiguring, uninstalling, installing, OS booting, safe-moding, blue-screen preventing than I can count!!! Even after cleaning as much as I can and restoring things to normal, I get errors now when starting Windows and it says it's corrupt. That's the latest of it, though. Before all this was unnecessary trojans!!! Restoring can fail, but when it succeeds, I can perform normal as I am now. It's when I restart that problems arise again and I have to go through a long process just to get back! I tried a new method on one of the restore points and restarted just make to sure, and luckily there was no corruption. It was only once, but I'm knocking on wood and I'll try to keep things like this. Here's what you should do, because I'm telling you, therefore it's an order: PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE OF CULPRIT ! : FPS Booster. Currently found on SkyrimNexus. It's a simple and lite .exe files that runs in the background when playing skyrim. It opens up a command prompt so it's visible. It recently had different versions. The thing here is, I didn't see a difference. Not that I could tell, anyways. The one thing I noticed is it failed to work as it said. It uses a method that Windows Media Player uses to boost up performance. It's a legit file called Multimedia Class Scheduler that puts more of the demanding programs to use more of the system's resources to perform better. In the "Services" tab in the Task Manager the file is either Stopped or Running. The program, for me, didn't alter its state no matter if I was playing Skyrim or not. The file may have endorsements, may have positive comments...... but I'll just say it's not worth it so keep away! No offense to the uploader/creator if it's all good, but it simply didn't work. Sage Thumbs. Currently found on SkyrimNexus. This one is interesting indeed! I do love the the program a lot and it's very useful for artists, image viewers and texture makers such as myself. I've been using this for over a week now. This handy tool lets you see preview the full image in a thumbnail of just about any image file type (.dds included) just by right-clicking (or left-clicking depending on your style! can't leave you out) on it. Saves you time if you don't need or want to open the file. It's a Russian-made program which I think was translated to English. Russian's are cool. Earlier today there was a bunch of viruses in the Russian language, though. Not sure if it's related or not but it's been causing me stress these viruses! Well?? I like the tool a lot and wish I didn't get rid of it, but stay away from it until further notice!! Okay? Have the best anti-phishing/spyware/malware/virus/etc. installed. Have your firewall installed! I find programs such as Avast! Internet Security, Malwarebytes, and Microsoft Security Essentials are... well, essential to have! Preferences vary among everyone, just make sure you have protection (I'm sure you all do [ i hope] ). Make a backup image of your running OS and its harddrive and/or create restore points frequently! For those that don't know, if you're on Windows Vista/7, just click the "Start" icon located on your task bar and type "create a restore point" in the search box! BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD! Be cautious of any exe's or "utilities" you find on modding sites! Make sure whatever you're downloading has a respectable amount of endorsements (over 9000) and plenty of comments from people who have more than enough posts to be considered not a fake account. Sites like Nexus. This is not a direct attack on Nexus (not that I care if it was!), but that place is popular and is riddled with trolls and often has bad files uploaded from time to time. I'll save everyone the moral chattering, not that I care if you do anyways, but if you pirate programs to help you in any way be it a tool, game or anti-whatever, be cautious of what you're downloading double, triple time. I may or may not be available on this awesome forum soon if my PC decides to feel like being corrupt for no reason, and all the mods I've been working on to go with it, but I'm just letting you know now!

Either rocks or grass/dirt Maybe grass/dirt first to blend in with the road since it covers most of Skyrim. {edit} but those mountains can be seen anywhere

I've been so busy that I haven't had time to work on my Skyrim stuff. I'm intending to do the rest of the landscapes. However, I did teach myself a few tricks here and there. Again, I'm semi-color blind (there is such a thing!) so any input on how it looks would help me tremendously http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1778/tesv2012011102411349.jpg http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/3949/tesv2012011102412753.jpg http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3108/tesv2012011102415133.jpg http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5025/tesv2012011102421342.jpg http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8653/tesv2012011102422943.jpg http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/7981/tesv2012011102423707.jpg

Okay, the Crusades theme is awesome. This is awesome and they look great. Hammerfell Templar is sweetness! I want these!!

Wow this is awesome . Keep it up! What do you have planned for it? A home? Separate docked ship with bandits or ancient Blade members?

. ... I was wondering if someone would mention it! I'm partially color-blind, I tried to get them as brown as I could Back to the drawing board.

I have thought about the Draugr's, but not much. I'd love to work on them to add to the theme, actually.

Perfect timing! look above Yeah, I'll need to look into the normals. Thanks for the heads up {edit} oops, I should note the Before pictures aren't vanilla. They're Skyrim HD. I forgot about that.

beta roads! and bridge. Started this morning. Bridge = roughed moss. Road = hardening mud. I'm getting happier with the roads, although it still needs work. Not so happy with the bridge; gonna need to take more care to it. Before: http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5333/tesv2012010909423195.jpg After: http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6633/tesv2012010909335327.jpg Before: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1857/tesv2012010909430195.jpg After: http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7927/tesv2012010909352432.jpg Before: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5417/tesv2012010909432830.jpg After: http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8510/tesv2012010909380267.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8875/tesv2012010909370665.jpg http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7550/tesv2012010909372809.jpg http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/405/tesv2012010909454902.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2046/tesv2012010909454117.jpg

I can probably be of help. So to be clear, you want that texture to replace a book texture for Skyrim?

Word! Might be my Normals.

Thanks Someone just posted an image and listed their mods, but it was in a snowy scenery. You can also see the multiple lines. Maybe it's a shadow thing? http://www.skyrimnexus.com/imageshare/images/3169078-1325942663.jpg (http://www.skyrimnexus.com/imageshare/image.php?id=23440) Notice: if cross-site posting such as that place isn't allowed, I'll be happy to remove it or feel free.

Those white stripes get even worse! Might be a normal map thing. During my testing, I've noticed it had a lot to do with the dynamic shadowing from the game's engine. The further distance I was away, the more it'd shown. Most present and visible on slopes. I'll see what I can do.

Variation: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3564/tesv2012010704453630.jpg http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1461/tesv2012010704463390.jpg http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4337/tesv2012010704465160.jpg http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9759/tesv2012010704472506.jpg http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6249/tesv2012010704474129.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2263/tesv2012010704475155.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8182/tesv2012010704482886.jpg http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5946/tesv2012010704483122.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5170/tesv2012010704483434.jpg http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4650/tesv2012010704485039.jpg

Starting to do landscapes now. All I have so far is snow. lol, I don't know what my fascination with the snow stuff is lately What do you think so far? What can I do to make it better? What changes are there? http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8682/tesv2012010702310537.jpg http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2880/tesv2012010702312175.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1849/tesv2012010702314533.jpg http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8692/tesv2012010702331569.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9270/tesv2012010702331734.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3835/tesv2012010702332757.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/348/tesv2012010702360215.jpg http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6669/tesv2012010702361141.jpg http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4389/tesv2012010702390980.jpg http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4830/tesv2012010702395110.jpg http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2411/tesv2012010702410753.jpg Of course ..... Not 1, but 2 Frost Trolls & a Dragon have to come and ruin my shoot. http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9804/tesv2012010702413391.jpg http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9504/tesv2012010702415687.jpg http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9517/tesv2012010702421732.jpg http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3493/tesv2012010702421986.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7006/tesv2012010702425369.jpg http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7769/tesv2012010702425503.jpg http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1368/tesv2012010702462416.jpg

I can upload all of these, I guess

Playing with the idea of a snow-speckled bear. http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8976/tesv2012010500535582.jpg http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/7387/tesv2012010500542657.jpg http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7242/tesv2012010500550131.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6325/tesv2012010500550746.jpg http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/276/tesv2012010500553654.jpg

Testing out some hot wire. http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4195/tesv2012010500174401.jpg http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1694/tesv2012010500185050.jpg

Better Bears I made some changes since my last thread. [copied & pasted] I wanted a better looking, white-coat bear. With better.... everything. Well, I'm trying! Better snout, claws, fur, etc. Bethesda just took the Brown Bear and changed colors for the other members in the family. I'm trying to capture a true bear in the polars; speckles of snow on its paws and snout, etc. Of course "better" is in the eye of the beholder, but let me know what you think anyways! I still need to do final touch-ups. I'm working on Bear and Cave Bear as well. [/copied & pasted] http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5726/tesv2012010409370374.jpg http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4092/tesv2012010409370438.jpg http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9330/tesv2012010409311894.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5854/tesv2012010409313621.jpg http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1615/tesv2012010409370770.jpg Before - http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6608/tesv2012010409475106.jpg After - http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/672/tesv2012010409432461.jpg Paws Before - http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/223/tesv2012010409480128.jpg , http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7290/tesv2012010409481648.jpg Paws After - http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4431/tesv2012010409421644.jpg , http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6233/tesv2012010409392797.jpg Face/Snout Before - http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2104/tesv2012010409483627.jpg Face/Snout After - http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6547/tesv2012010409425156.jpg Claws Before - http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8612/tesv2012010409490477.jpg Claws After - http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7881/tesv2012010409443603.jpg Pelt Before - http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3980/tesv2012010409491239.jpg Pelt After - http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2806/tesv2012010409452375.jpg Bloody Skeletons - 3 Prototypes: Bloody 512 (looks decent a few feet away, everyone can run it), Calcined 2048 (corroded, charred), & Fleshy 2048 (moist?). Bloody 512 http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3550/bloody5121.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/910/bloody5122.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/483/bloody5123.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5976/bloody5124.jpg http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7997/bloody5125.jpg http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/204/bloody5126.jpg http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1945/bloody5127.jpg http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4875/bloody5128.jpg http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3201/bloody5129.jpg Calcined 2048 http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2905/calcined20481.jpg http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/3330/calcined20483.jpg http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4931/calcined20487.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2135/calcined20485.jpg http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3126/calcined20484.jpg http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4291/calcined20488.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9961/calcined20489.jpg http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2782/calcined204810.jpg http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7735/calcined204811.jpg http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8706/calcined204812.jpg http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1996/calcined204813.jpg http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7069/calcined204814.jpg Fleshy http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/727/fleshy20481.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/367/fleshy20482.jpg http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3047/fleshy20483.jpg http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8652/fleshy20484.jpg http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3733/fleshy20485.jpg Camper's Torch - Figured I'd make a few, but I'll show one I have done called Camper's Torch. The set including other torches will be named something else. The idea of the Camper's Torch was to use raw parts at a campsite; a branch, some wire, and a ripped rag. http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8859/tesv2012010500204957.jpg Before - http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5562/tesv2012010410581058.jpg After - http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1248/tesv2012010410230794.jpg Before - http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/4199/tesv2012010410583109.jpg After - http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2726/tesv2012010410250586.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3336/tesv2012010410173682.jpg http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9731/tesv2012010410170656.jpg http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9125/tesv2012010410225762.jpg http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5049/tesv2012010410231020.jpg http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7721/tesv2012010410243846.jpg

I wanted a better looking, white-coat bear. With better.... everything. Well, I'm trying! Better snout, claws, fur, etc. I'm trying to capture a true bear in the polars; speckles of snow on its paws and snout, etc. Let me know what you think! I'm working on Bear and Cave Bear as well.

Red Mountain is a fantastic idea. Elves, mostly Dunmer though, are very much hated in Skyrim. I want the Dunmer to be looked in a different brighter light, not the red-haze!! Left over hardened, raw material from Red Mountain could be called Molta Stone and can be crafted into weapons and amor. Fragments of these pieces have been scattered and etched themselves into the lands and either 1) Dunmer merchants from Morrowind have brought these pieces to Skyrim in order to do fair trade, or 2) Dunmer paleontologists have brought these materials to not merge cultures with the Nords, but help them embrace it and use them for their own good uses. I'll be happy to craft ores, ingots and the items that come with it. something like that . . .