Need a quick PDF tutorial fix for CS

[Quilaun]

Greetings and salutations..

I have long been a huge fan of the fantasy genre and am ever thankful for the gaming time provided by such game designs as Oblivion.  Due to recent events as many of you also may find yourself. That is in self imposed isolation and much time on your hands as well, I have returned to the game in a very avid and enthusiastic way. Mostly exploring MODS. I am very appreciative of everyone's efforts on this, but the time has most definitely come for me to dangle my own toes in the waters of designing some myself. 

However even though I live a stone throw from where the great fiber optic highway is being routed my internet is spotty and sporadic at best. I need to download said MODS usually late  (or early as your perspective may be inclined) in the wee hours and even getting a 50 MB file can take hours. So trying to learn how to navigate the Construction set by using internet online guides is troublesome.

My hope is that perhaps someone here may guide me with a link to a downloadable PDF file which will help replace my usage of such sites as the wiki. So even when the kids are streaming Netflix I can still work on honing my skills. 

Mainly I am finding myself hung up on creating a Cell that is just off the border of Leyawiin and Elsweyr in hopes of utilizing Topal bay as the seed of what will become a small community of humble but struggling skooma distillers who had their only source of income suddenly destroyed when a corrupt Imperial Legion Guard 'Lerexus Callidus' has their only distributor our dearly departed 'Kylius Lonavo' brutally murdered in his Greyland bungalow. I would like to get my feet wet by creating a quest line in which 'Our Hero' will incrementally help rebuild this shipwrecked bunch of misfits into a viable trade port of dubious legal status and morals. - Anyways... 

Even though I have my borders shut off I am having a helluva time trying to utilize or create the perfect right on the border line 'cell' to establish this community. 

So reading the CS guide in PDF form would be preferable, but any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time and attention in advance. 

 

oh and PS, in joining this site when asked the security question to determine if I am a 'bot' asked "Where does Elderscrolls V take place?" and I answer Nirn, I just feel it was technically a correct response.. Can never be too safe from those bots I guess..  

[HeyYou]

Jumping in head first eh?

We have some tutorials here for getting you used to the CS, and how it works. I don't think they are too data-heavy.... (in the "Enclave" section) Give those a shot first.

[Quilaun]

Thanks for the fast reply, HeyYou.

I would still like to find if at all possible some PDF file so when I am on losing end of data stream struggle. The kids need their netflix and what with the cellphones, and "I watches".. I really don't get a good flow of internet connection at least for most hours of the day. Of course while everyone else is sleeping I intend to try and pursue whatever other avenues such as your fine site here can offer in helping me figure out the ways and means of navigating the CS.

So if anyone happens to have any idea if such files can be found or where I might best locate them, I would still appreciate such a file (of the PDF sort) that is non reliant on internet connection, or issues based more on the lack there of.  

[HeyYou]

I am not finding much in the way of downloadable content...... (I though we had some here.....) It all seems to be online guides. And nexus tutorial collection is huge, but, I couldn't find a way to sort out the oblivion specific stuff....  Have a look, maybe you will have better luck.

[Quilaun]

Thanks my friend for trying to help me on that. I have also not had any luck on my searches. On a positive side however I found my way here and your advice to check into your own site tutorial sections was actually very helpful, and I must say in my own opinion better written up there in a easier format to digest then just trying to bull head my way through to my end goal bungling around by trial and error, and making the occasional foray to the CS wiki page. Not to belittle the wiki page that is.. 

 

Also the comment you first made has been taken to heart, and I realize that this is a project that I wish to succeed at so maybe it is best I try to start with a few smaller steps such as creating some of the end goal NPC's in a smaller test area that I can use to perhaps import them into my final product later. 

On 8/11/2020 at 9:06 PM, HeyYou said:

Jumping in head first eh?

We have some tutorials here for getting you used to the CS, and how it works. I don't think they are too data-heavy.... (in the "Enclave" section) Give those a shot first.

Anyways that was spot on seeing as I have been only working with the CS for a few days now and trying to get my project off grid. Or out of the game border in the land of floating trees. might best be served if I just start by getting used to some of the other just as important functions first. At least the other good thing is, even when my internet cuts out so long as I am still on a certain page I can keep on reading..

I do appreciate the help you have already provided. I was kinda afraid that it might be a few days (or months) to even get a response. 

 

I do have one more sub question, and apologize if any or even all of this is not posted in the right section (feel free to direct me to the right area so I am not posting topics or questions in the wrong place)

Where should I start a question in general to pick a few brains on the lore of Nirn?.. I would like to make sure that in creating my little story line to do my best to keep things in tune with lore friendly historic data such as it may be. In this case in particular I am wanting to know more about how the various cultures of nirn view the legality of skooma. 

I remember seeing it more often back in Morrowind then in Cyrodiil and so far seems like it can be a death sentence to be "dealing" in sales of it as is portrayed in Raid on Greyland quest. I need to get a better sense of the social and or legal ramifications one might face in Tamriel of course, but in other cultures if anyone actually has any such data? I find that I would prefer to keep my own little story lore friendly is all.. 

Again thanks in advance for anyone who spends any attention on this and may have a helpful bit of direction to help guide my search. 

Edited August 13, 2020 by Quilaun
My bad punctuation and terrible English habits

[HeyYou]

I might try posting in the Study Hall forum. See if you get any bites.

[DarkRider]

The best ref site I’ve found for Elder Scrolls lore checking is the UESP Wiki, really decent search feature, helped me a lot when modding Reclaiming Sancre Tor. Hope you find it useful

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page

[Quilaun]

Thanks mate! I will check that out indeed. I have not yet gotten to try out Reclaiming Sancre Tor, but have it downloaded already. Looked pretty killer. Its one of my packages I will wait on until I get my lollygaggin' player characters farther down the event path before installing. 

Very much appreciate the link!!