Wasabi's Showcase "Maker of Mehrune's Elite"

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:27 am

Hello TR Modders and members,

I go by the alias of Wasabi, I am intermediate in exterior and interior cell design. I have a small backround in scripting. My most recent Mod has been Mehrune's Elite which is currently being beta tested, this url is a preview screenshot I have made

http://cody.erekson.org/cgi-bin/mods/usergallery/index.cgi?action=showpicture&album=7&id=5&picturename=Mehrune's%20Elite%20Preview&albumname=Volgeros%20The%20Exiled

I hope to meet some of the TR modders, and I am greatly interested in donating my skills towards this project.

I currently am having trouble sharing Mehrune's Elite as it is a 36 mb file compressed, so I am unable to send it in an e-mail, if I could upload the file to a site perhaps people could download it freely.

Thank you,
Wasabi[/url]

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:43 am

36 MBs?!? What exactly does this mod do?

I've got a 58 MB file that I need to upload, but my computer wont do it. I'm going to call the computer shop and ask if I save it to disk if they'll upload to savefile or some where. Maybe you could do the same?

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Tue May 23, 2006 12:24 pm

Have you tried Gmail? I think that we are up to 2.7GB of storage and you could send that file from one. You could also try uploading it to PlanetElderScrolls.com.

However, you may want to consider making one of out example plugins, as it wouldn't take that long to complete.

[url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=15420]

[/url] <-- CLICK ME!

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:45 pm

Hmm thank you for the feedback, but whenever I try uploading the file to a website, the browser freezes and does nothing. I have tried leaving it on overnight when clicking upload, but it simply does not work for me... I have a broadband connection, so I am pretty sure the internet speed has little to do with it. I have some more screenshots of Mehrune's Elite at Fliggerty's Morrowind mods. Still unsure how to share my mod :/ By the way, Gmail is in beta, and only those who recieved invitations to test it can use it. I think the storage may be high 2776 mb, but I am not sure of the file size that you can send...

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:59 pm

If your problem is with uploading large files, it must be because your internet connection isn't very stable and packets get lost until the server just give up.

Try with an archiver, like WinRAR, to cut it in several small files (volumed archive). Chose files that are, for example, 2 or 3 meg-large. That's 12 or 18 files to upload. Then somebody can download them all and opening the first one with the archiver will extract the whole stuff as long as they're all in the same folder.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:18 pm

Slicing it up into volumes does sound good, I will try it out

Thanks

Post by **Gnomey** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:48 pm

Hello Wasabi! I see you are also a member here. Welcome.

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:10 pm

By the way, Gmail is in beta, and only those who recieved invitations to test it can use it. I think the storage may be high 2776 mb, but I am not sure of the file size that you can send...

Yep, bet I have about 1,000 invites to send. If you want one, PM me.

Anyone.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:14 am

Hey gnomey, glad to see a familiar face, erm I mean screename

I recently canabalized all the useless data from mehrunes elite, got rid of the cemetary, and got it to a managable size of which that can be sent in an e-mail, I only wish a reviewer could test it and post feedback here

It appears unless you are adept at scripting, or modeling your showcase is worthless :/

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:19 am

I'm still confused as to what this mod is. Could you expand on that?

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:30 am

This mod is for players who state they have become "Too Tough" I originally made it for a friend who had no challenge from morrowind anymore. It was created with the notion you had companions from companion mods to help you fight as I doubt anyone is strong enough to solo all of the npcs I made.
The backstory is as follows:

Mehrunes Dagon has dispatched an Elite Group of Dremora from Oblivion in hopes of claiming Morrowind. The Telvanis are the first to hear of this and attempt to intervene. You and your companions go to find out what has become of the dispatched Telvani.

*This mod has been geared towards a telvani based character.

There was a cemetary that came with the mod, but it had to be phased out, as it increased the filesize too greatly...

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:16 am

Wasabi wrote:It appears unless you are adept at scripting, or modeling your showcase is worthless :/

Not true, plenty of people have been promoted for other reasons: Literature, Music, Concept art, and plain-old CS skills. In fact, I can't think of anyone who got accepted for thier scripting...

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:49 am

Knightmare's the only one, and it was done in IRC because that was just where we were.

Interior modders are the ones we get most, so most people are promoted for their interior modding.

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:52 am

is a .ace file something that winrar could work with? If so, I have just the overpowered uber character to test your mod.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:56 am

Well it was compressed using winace, and I suppose the two applications are related, so you could try :/

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:58 am

Thrignar Fraxix wrote:is a .ace file something that winrar could work with?

Yes

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:15 am

just read your "don't read me" (nice). It looks interesting and I believe I will extract the files. I want you to know that we here at TR do not believe in altering Bethesda's work but I think you probably already knew that. Also, do you have a link for the playable Dremora mod, or did you include that in your file?

Edit: could you give me an idea of where it is in relation to hla oad? I killed a bandit, read some skill books on a pirate ship, passed a daedric ruin, an ancestoral tomb all in my circling of hla oad.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:37 am

It requires Playable Dremora, you may aquire it at Planet Elderscrolls I believe. It is on the outskirts to the west I believe (not that good with NESW orientation) but if you are really unsure, open TECS and click the elite dremora cells. You must have playable dremora loaded as well to alter Mehrunes Elite. Thx for the feedback, and I will happily answer any other questions as soon as I can

http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=2967

that is the url, I highly recommend you use better bodies as well

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:07 am

I found it (oh man did I find it!!!) I got my but kick six ways from sunday on the outside. had a texture problem on the inside. (also my butt kicked) (daedric canopy or something) And then the game crashed for unrelated reasons. all I cna say is DANG THAT IS HARD!!

Full walkthrough of what I did:
1: COCed to the cell (didn't realize it was on an island... hehe)
2: watched the telvanni butts get kicked.
3: got own but kicked
4: TGM oh god TGM
5: Missed the Password on the door
6: COCed into the room past the door
7: beat the guys near the door (TGM enabled)
8: Ran into the room with the Mehrunes Dagon blood thingy
9: Read blank tablet
10: Realized that I could win without TGM if I used my 400 Poison grip arrows
11: began using above strategy when the game crashed

Overall Review
(note, I didn't download the playable dremora mod and all that happened is that the elite Dremoras were headless redguards)
VERY FUBU. I am relativly uber and I still got my butt kicked
I might have mised something but how are people supposed to find this quest/place.
The mehrunes blood potion is just ridiculus in its effects.
that little tube thingy leading to the throne room is cool looking but causes the guard within it to float.
TIP: Unless you are gearing this towards SUPER UBER PEOPLE (caps for emphasis) NOONE will be able to last a minute on this island.
End question: is there anything besides the dungeon and the island?

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:14 am

There was originally about 36 mb of material including a cemetary, but as I have stated "I had to canibalize it" to get it down to a filesize where people may dl it. Thx for the bug reports, I believe the answer is daedroth? Hrrm download the playable dremora mod and tell me if the mod has fewer bugs

Thrignar Fraxix · Post by **Thrignar Fraxix** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:57 am

for some reason I already fixed my game, and I don't have time to re-do everything to play your mod tonight. tommorown my family drives to a funeral, the day after is the actual funeral, and the day after that I have to make thank you cards. I think you have potential, and that If you demonstrate your talents by making something mundane instead of something fantasticly uber (such as this) you would do well here. You have shown capabilities for interior and exterior modding, However I would not recomend you for modder status until you make something similar to what is suggested.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:43 am

Haha! Sounds great! I have plans for a dojo, but it may not be what you are looking for... Perhaps a Medium Sized house if the dojo is not appropriate... Or I would rather have you give me an assignment, such as choosing something for me to design and then you can tell me if it meets your standards

BTW if you want to test Mehrune's Elite more thouroghly, then you should activate god mode via console

Much easier to explore that way. I believe the command that toggles it is TGM... Type "help" (no quotations) in the console for a list of commands including god mode toggle

Sorry about the funeral as well :/

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:46 am

Just realized you were using god mode *Knocks head a few times

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:50 am

http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=15420

You can chose one of the 4 in the first post. Please do everything it says and make sure you use no mods except our object files.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:16 am

Alright I choose the large Dunmeri Ancestral Tomb

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:38 pm

Me wrote: However, you may want to consider making one of out example plugins, as it wouldn't take that long to complete.

[url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=15420][/url] <-- CLICK ME!

Yep, that's what I said.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:12 pm

Hrrm... I would rather make one from scratch than use a premade template, because if I become a TR Modder I will not be handed templates to work with

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:05 pm

It's not a template- it's a description: ie- a cheap tavern. There's plenty of room for creativity there. Or, a smuggler's den- that has almost infinate possiblities.

In fact, that's how it's done for memebers too- you claim land or interiors with a breif description- from there it's up to your imagination.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:26 pm

#4. Large Ancestral tomb of a wealthy Dunmer family. Expensive artifacts in the form of books, armor, and jewels, but nothing truly uber. Include high-level guardians. Be sure to use OoT and EoT. Exterior: http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/344/inttest44ll.jpg

:/

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:01 pm

Like I said: there's plenty of freedom there. All that that description entails is:

1. A wealthy tomb
2. Dont put uber items in it

The rest is really up to you. And once again, that's the claims work with TR- especialy on interiors.

For example: Someone has already built the town and we need people to build the interiors. If we just let everyone decide what they wanted to do with each interior- the town would probably have no ordinary houses, or any sense of order. So we plan things ahead.

There is still plenty of room to exersize your creativity but if that dosent sound like fun, it's possible that TR isnt the project for you.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:09 pm

The good thing is that there is a fair amount of leeway. If you are told to make a food shop you could turn around and say 'hey, woudnt a potion shop be a better idea' and if the powers that be think its a good idea, or more precisely dont think its a bad idea, then you can. Also while this is specific, many claims are really ambiguous allowing you to have more freedom.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:31 pm

"There is still plenty of room to exersize your creativity but if that dosent sound like fun, it's possible that TR isnt the project for you."--Macar

I think there is some misunderstanding going on but I do not really have the energy to figure it out...

Macar · Post by **Macar** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:40 pm

reading back, it's possible that my tone came across as harsh. Dont think I'm trying to discourage you from joining.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:46 pm

Alright, just wondering what was going on, perhaps you can test my tomb after I finish designing it.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:01 am

Well it has been 2-3 days and each day after school I spent a few hours on the tomb. Heres where I am at the moment... Still needs guardians, urns, corpses, lightning, npcs, loot, more guardians, exterior, and possibly a quest. Expect it to be done in about a week...

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:15 am

Love what you've got so far, but there's a problem. We do things in stages here, since most people can't do every part of moddoing well. That means that exteriors, interiors, NPCs, and quests are all created seperately. The only change with this is that on Oblivion, interiors and NPCs are done at once. So, while you can showcase all of those things in one file, understand that you aren't going to be making them in a single claim.

And you really have no reason to make the exterior, since you already have a screenshot of the interior's actual exterior.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:40 am

I see... So what do you recommend me do with the tomb?

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » Fri May 26, 2006 7:07 am

I am having trouble accessing the TR static... I can only drag a few things onto the window... Not sure why...

Post by **Gnomey** » Fri May 26, 2006 9:46 am

Same thing happened to me! I think it has to do with OoT being in the Data Files folder, which is wrong, or the models are just in seperate MODs which will be united when Morrowind is finished. I pray for the day.

Look it up by my showcase, someone said what the problem was, and to him I say: Forgive my whimpy memory, I'll check it again myself.

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:49 pm

It's installed incorrectly. See [url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=16414]this thread[/url] for detailed instruction on installing the .tar.gz file.