Another Hearthfires Mod, with added Dremora Options

[ghastley]

I put together a Nordic Tower home for my latest Dremora character, and have started making it into another Hearthfires mod, so you can find the tower empty (except for a workbench and anvil) and start making it more comfortable by adding furniture etc. The location is between Valthume and Lost Valley, near the Cradle Stone Tower, but closer to the edge of the map. So close, that you can't fall off the back side as "you can't go that way".

I've managed to squeeze in all the crafting stations, and a double bed. There's no room for kids, which avoids having to support adoption. It has an observation platform on top, copied from one at Valtheim.

I'm thinking of providing a spell book that teaches "Summon Dremora Housecarl" which combines the long duration of the elemental thralls with a bit of the Dremora Merchant and Butler powers from Dragonborn. To make it useful, I'd select one of several "builds" according to the player's skills, so a mage gets a tank, and a melee character gets a mage or archer, etc. However, the gender of the summoned Dremora may need player selection, somehow. Maybe two spell books, and reading one destroys the other?

The reason for summoning, rather than just using a Dremora NPC, is that the Dremora can be levelled when summoned, so re-summoning when the player levels will keep them in step without re-equipping. Since a Dremora can't wear most armour, this would offset the inability to swap out their gear, and also provide the in-game reason for not doing so.

[ghastley]

I keep thinking the TES5edit script will be as comprehensive as TES4files used to be for Oblivion. With that, I'd normally have to delete a lot of things that would already be there. The Skyrim method leaves required things behind.

Of course, the Khajiit, Argonian and Orc mods didn't have any NPC's, so that wasn't an issue with those.

Let me know where you think the invisible plaque is. I might even add more, as I suspect Dremora would be fond of weapons.

The "sexy" housecarl's skirt should be a bit shorter, and her top a bit looser than the regular one. There are pictures on the second page of the doc (link on the first or here.). Once she has armour, her top is ventilated, and the full armour is also not quite full. That page also details equipment. I'll be adding a few more screen-shots of the the outfits when I find time. If you notice anyone in the wrong outfit, let me know. I did have a couple of instances of that, but I thought I fixed them all.

I'm currently playing three games, with Archer, Fighter and Mage housecarls, and each player has all three spells, so I can take pictures whenever they level up. I'm reluctant to use the console for that, as it's too easy to forget doing so.

One other thing that needs some of my attention is the combat style or class for the Melee housecarl. I intended them to use a levelled shock spell as well as the mace, more like the Oblivion ones did, but they seem reluctant to do so. The levelled list may be giving them the wrong hand spell, or something in the combat style makes them always choose to run in with the mace.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Feb 17 2016, 07:39 PM