Four Greyhounds' Showcase

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:02 am

Hi

I wasn't sure until after I joined exactly what I could do to help here at TR. After I joined, I realized that almost everyone (or everyone) has the PC version of the ES games and the construction set that goes along with it. I play Morrowind and Oblivion on the Xbox. I joined TR to help with quest and plot ideas, but not actually modding. I'm not quite sure where to go from here. Any suggestions?

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:15 am

other aspects of TR include music, sound effects, voice acting, and photoshop work.

Myzel · Post by **Myzel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:59 am

Concept art! Don't forget concept art damn it.

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:32 am

pbbbfft doodling is also accepted ....

no but seriously he's right CA is a vital part as well!

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:10 pm

thanks, but I'm not that great with drawing. I can barely draw a stick figure. : )

Yeti · Post by **Yeti** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:04 pm

If you're really interested in TR just get the Morrowind or Oblivion PC versions and go from there.

TR and all the other mods on the internet, give them a big advantage over the Xbox versions.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:20 pm

There is also writing and quest design. If you're interested in those I suggest you read up extensively on our lore and post something in the appropriate forum.

Yeti does have a point however, The GoTY edition of Morrowind goes for like $5 now days.

bamman62 · Post by **bamman62** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:25 am

Modeling, don't forget about that. You can model without actually having the game (others have to playtest though).

Anyway, I am sure the other members know more on what you do for quest design

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Anyway, I would try to find a cheap copy of Oblivion and Morrowind GoTY.

You can probably find OB for around $15, and MW for around $5.

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:35 am

bamman62 wrote:Modeling, don't forget about that. You can model without actually having the game (others have to playtest though).

ahahahaha that's me. I don't even own the game anymore! But seriously you can get a hold of Blender for free and see if you got a knack for 3d art

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:23 am

alright thanks. I'll try to find a cheap copy of Oblivion. One other thing: can I buy or download just the construction set, or do I need the game to make it run?

and is modeling different than modding?

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:28 am

Yes you can download the CS separate... I'm not sure if it runs though: I just do 3d art for TR atm and I haven't played the game in almost 2 years.

Yes modeling is different than modding. Modding includes all aspects: Sound, Art/Design, 3d art/modeling, Literature, quests, NPC design, and Interior/Exterior Construction Set work.

Modeling just refers to 3d art.

Go here for the construction set.

[url]http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_utilities.htm[/url]

btw could somebody PM me and teach my noob ass how to rename the displayed name of the URL but keep the same link? I'd pay many gourds and maybe a camel.

MMMowSkwoz · Post by **MMMowSkwoz** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:34 am

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but without the spaces around the brackets

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:49 am

many gourds to you o' wise one

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:22 pm

one more question for nex...sorry for all te questions, i'm really clueless. is Blender a program that you use to make the 3D art? and can I download it somewhere? thanks again.

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:33 am

yes, it is for making 3d models, but since I have 3dsMAX I never looked into blender. Ask LadyN for some direction or just google blender: its a freeware program so I'm sure you'll find it fast.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:09 pm

http://www.blender.org/

Jelle · Post by **Jelle** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:53 pm

I'm using Blender for all of my modelling work for TR, its a great program. Takes some time to get used too but its just as good as Maya/3dsMax.

bamman62 · Post by **bamman62** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:18 am

I'd recommend using a lot of tutorials, and not being a stryker. Also, try not being a me. I'd also recommend blender.

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:26 pm

please shrink your avatar, I would just delete it but it isn't large enough to require something so drastic

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:53 am

okay, more trouble. i finally purchased a GotY Oblivion for the PC and it installed fine. but whenever i go to play it, it says that Microsoft encountered a problem and needs to close. any idea what's going wrong?

jonarus_drakus · Post by **jonarus_drakus** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:52 am

The only thing i can think to suggest is that you download and install the latest posible patch (for SI, as that comes with the GOTY edition - in Australia at least). Hopefuly that will 'clear' any minor compatability issues.

PS: If you have a joystick or any other sort of control item other than you mouse and keyboard make sure it is un-pluged whenever you play oblivion. Trust me, its important to the games playablity.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:21 pm

update your drivers, especially those for your videocard.

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:27 am

To add to the afore mentioned, (and if you haven't done so yet) : make sure that the ONLY data file you run is the Oblivion.esm.

If you still crash:

-Set your graphics settings to 800x600 and turn off all specularity, bloom/hdr, and texture filtering effects.

-Set all your draw distances to 0

-set the game to run in windowed mode (sometimes the full-screen overlay can cause problems)

-Double-check your firewall settings and make sure any instances of Bethesda Softworks are not blocked)

-If you are running a constant avg, adaware, or mcaffee virus scan full time try disabling them when you run Oblivion.

-Make sure you have fairly recent automatic updates from windows as they can cause video and sound problems when gone unchecked for too long.

-And of course email Beth at support@bethsoft.com and wait a few days for a response. They'll probably tell you to empty your temp folder and provide a DxDiag report which should be avaliable in your autorun menu somewhere in "support"

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:55 pm

alright, finally figured out what's wrong, it is the video card. could someone please tell me how expensive they are, at least in the ballpark price?

one other thing: when I finally get Oblivion up and running, should I post a new showcase, or just post my work on this thread?

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:58 pm

Four Greyhounds wrote:could someone please tell me how expensive they are, at least in the ballpark price

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Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:24 pm

Four Greyhounds wrote:one other thing: when I finally get Oblivion up and running, should I post a new showcase, or just post my work on this thread?

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:30 pm

Life, the Showcase, and Everything wrote:Please post one thread per person

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:19 pm

i finally have Oblivion and the CS working, but i have one question that i couldn't find on the beginner's guide: is there a way to enlarge the windows, especially the render window?

Katze · Post by **Katze** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:24 pm

Just drag them from the corners, like you would any other window

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:29 pm

wow, i feel stupid.

thank you.

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:05 am

alright, i was finally able to create a (very) small cave. it's near the road behind of Bravil. i know this won't earn a promotion, even if its perfect, but i'd appreciate the criticism so that i can keep learning. also, i wasn't sure exactly the point of pathing, so i just attempted my version of pathing. this is my first mod, so don't expect anything special.

bear with me: i just went to attach my mod, but i don't know where to find the file. i went to my games/oblivion, but it wasn't there. help please!

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:40 am

sorry for the (triple) post but I just edited the one above and it didn't count as a new post. sorry.

Beave · Post by **Beave** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:46 am

It should be in the 'Oblivion/Data' folder.

I'm glad you're using this place to improve your skills, since that's what is mainly for, anyway, not a TR draft office.

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:59 am

i still can't seem to find it. i go to my documents/my games/oblivion, and from there i have a "saves" folder, as well as the construction set and a document called renderer info. but nothing called oblivion/data. sorry. i'm really clueless when it comes to this stuff. while i'm at it, i also couldn't find the oblivion.ini file either when i tried to pull it up with wordpad.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:12 am

it shoudnt be in your My Documents folder. the default folder for oblivion's main files is Program Files/Bethesda Softworks. if its not there run a search for it, thats probably simplest.

im not sure that wordpad will recognize that it can open ini files, you probably have to double click the file itself.

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:17 am

yay! finally! thanks so much.

just one more note: i used the first room to get started from the CS wiki tutorial My First Dungeon. didn't want to take credit as my own.

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:40 pm

don't want to seem impatient here, i know i should wait a week, but i'm pretty anxious so that i can make something new to your standards. sorry.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:17 pm

it just missed my weekend review cutoff date, so here i am today

i gota go, so this is a real quicky
noticed that you had seams between your tiles. each cave tile has 4 texture variants, they only fit together in a specific way. also noticed that it was dirty, clean it with TES4gecko or TES4Edit.

more detailed review upcoming.

Four Greyhounds · Post by **Four Greyhounds** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:46 pm

yea, noticed the seams, but i can't quite figure out how to tell the sets apart yet. perhaps you could help?

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:35 pm

each tile has a letter at the end, either A, B, C, or D. you have to play with it and figure out which letter snaps to which other letter in each direction. i believe that A snaps to B, B to C, C to D, and D to A. but im not sure. its been a while since ive worked with caves.