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Thought they were created due to an adverse reaction to a special chemical that was released in the air to cause people to be calm. Most became so calm they just stopped moving and died, while some became violent and primal.

They will undoubtedly have thousands upon thousands of applicants, which they will screen for the best fit. Logically they will/are/have thought of all this. Obviously this one snip-it of information in the post isn't all the details. For starters, Mars is great for growing plants. The dirt is rich in minerals, plenty of CO2 and sunlight. It has been studied for many years, and corn is actually rather easy to grow given mars's conditions. Wast management will probably be along the same lines as the ISS. A system to extract water and other minerals from waste and recycle them. Medical care is a trickier one, but that would be the same for any expedition, even back in the old days. You just have to make due, and try your best not to get hurt or sick. Hardly a reason to halt advancement though. A lot of things involving space travel have been suspended because of technological advancement. If we send people now, we can do it better in 5 years, so lets wait. But in 5 years, you can do it better and more efficiently in another 5. So when do you actually DO something? Someone has to take the initiative and just get out there and start the process.

What about placing an object X units in front of the NPC and have them target that for a split second? Thats the only way I could imagine it working out well enough.

Most of the sound rather good, though im not a huge fan of the restoration. Sounds mostly like an added track to the default sounds. Keep it up and Ill probably replace my sounds with these.

For #1, it really is dependant on the individual's system. The more the game has to load, the more potential for lag there will be, as such, the more powerful the person's computer, the more it can handle before starting to show signs of overload. General rule is to keep it as simple as possible. Do you REALLY need every light source to cast dynamic shadows? Probably not. Do you NEED to cover everything in ivy and flora? Again, probably not. Keep things simple and to the point and cut where you can. Havoked clutter is another biggie, as they need to invoke the physics engine. The more physics the game needs to process, the more potential for lag. Same with scripts. The more you have running, the more CPU time is needed, thus, like a parrot, the more potential for lag. That said, you might look into render boxes. (Is that their technical name?) Basically they are boxes you use to encase parts of your interior levels and are connected via "portals" (Don't worry, no loading screens) This way the game only renders (though still loads) what is visible inside the boxes. There is a an official Bethesda tutorial for this on Youtube. Also something to remember. Light sources are heavy on the rendering, and there is a hard limit of 4 omni lights (No shadows) and 3 shadow casting lights. If there is more then that on screen (Even if they are behind objects and you aren't using render boxes, they will start to turn on and/or off.

They could have, but now they get money for it!

More useless crap to clutter things up with. I miss the days when games were stand-alone. In every sense of the term.

using any mods? Particularly ones that may have changed the sounds?

Should always perform your current backup and verify it is in tact before removing the old backup. Ideally you would have several layers of backup.

aaand, it looks like any other moon. Silly media coining silly terms for things they don't really understand.

Have you done any ini tweaking of the shadows?

Im not sure if TES5Edit can do this or not.

It would require reworking the entire mesh, so unless you want to deal with 3d programs and more then likely retexturing as well... No, there is no easy way to do it.

Package is away. Estimated delivery date is the 17th.

I wont be able to send it out today. My day got filled with family matters, so ill send it tomorrow.

I do not have an extra of those plus room is getting a bit tight, so...

So as it stands, I have the computer, complete with video card, CPU, RAM, motherboard, hard drive and DVD drive with all the necessary cables, plus a few extras, and a wireless card. Arion has the PSU covered. Monitor is still unsure. Am I missing anything before I ship this thing?

Shipping should be fully covered now, so no more donations are required. But like they say, its the thought that counts. I'm sure Red would appreciate that.

Looking good. Ill possibly be shipping on Thursday. Well the box is 23x23x10 and probably will weigh about 30-35 pounds. I was actually expecting it to be higher

1, 2, and 3 http://modsreloaded.com/nvmm 4. I believe there was an NVEdit 5. Tacos? 6. There is a GECK you can download under the tools section of Steam. I believe there is also need of a script warnings patcher, though im not sure about that anymore.

Okie, more accurate estimation on shipping. Ill be shipping via UPS Ground, which sill cost about $70. Given the donations thus far, I still need about $15 (Thanks to Paypal tax).

Good someone brought it up. I was thinking on what do do with any extra funds if there were any and was considering just putting it back into TESA, but if a more worthy cause comes up (Like a monitor) then that works too. I wasnt planning on keeping the left overs either way.

Okie dokie, think I got a paypal set up correctly. -Link Removed- If there is a better way then this, then let me know. Im only looking to get the cost of shipping covered, which I should probably find out how much that is, but Im still finalizing the contents of the box. Early estimates put it around $70-$120 depending on if I go UPS or USPS. I would prefer UPS. I will be shipping to Arion so he can do final assembly and transport to Red herself. If anyone has any better parts they wish to donate, let me know so I can take out the necessary parts.