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[mALX]

My vote would be between swords 2 or 4 on looks alone - not sure what their stats are though, lol.

[Acadian]

Of the four, I think sword 4 looks the best!

[Grits]

Sword four is so shiny! And I think that blade would suit what I imagine as Aravi’s fluid fighting style. I vote for sword four.

Sword one is my personal favorite, though. It never hurts to have a backup blade!

[King Coin]

@mALX: That note shows waaay too much organization among the vampires of Cyrodiil. And whoever is running the show won’t be happy with Aravi that is for sure.

For some reason there are some enemies that are really difficult to command. Zombies are one, and skeleton guardians are another.

Thanks mALX!

@TK: I considered OOO but I didn’t like some of the changes it made. Are some of the things it does optional? I know with Fran’s I was able to pick and choose what parts I wanted it to add/change.

Thanks TK!

@Acadian: Those screens of Buffy are wonderful! Oh if Buffy does manage to find Aravi I hope she doesn’t mistake her for a baddie!

Aravi can really put her bow to work at ranges most archers would be grasping for a backup blade or calling upon magic.

Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: We'll keep all the swords. Maybe some of the others will be rotated in. Thanks Grits!

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Well it looks like Sword 4 won the vote. That sword was added by the RealSwords Bosmer weapon pack. It was bought from Daenlin!

Sword 3 was added by RealSwords Khajiit weapon pack. It was purchased at Border Watch.

Swords 1&2 were both added by the Apachii Goddess store mod located in the Waterfront district.

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This video picks up where the last one left off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z62oqR0hBrE
TIME: 7:35

This post has been edited by King Coin: Jul 22 2011, 01:13 AM

[mALX]

Holy Cow, what a battle !!! Aravi did so good at sneaking that I thought she may just slip past them all, was really surprised when she took them on! That place is really dark, I don't know how she sees the enemies, but she always knows - I noticed that she always takes off her night vision to aim, so it kind of gives me a warning that she sees something.

These enemies are really tough, and I don't know if it is the mod doing it or the Francesco's overhaul, but WHEW !!! I literally don't think Aravi will make it through some of these battles!

Man, that blade is worth its weight in gold! You beat the tar out of that Orc with it, and it is still at 100 repaired !! (unless you repaired it off cameral, I keep forgetting you do that a lot, lol.


AWESOME VID !!!!!!

[Acadian]

Very smooth effective kitty!

Clever of Aravi to toggle her night vision to better see through that pesky Ayleid mist.

I was delighted to see that Aravi can now get her 'zoom' on when the aims her bow.

mALX is right (well, naturally - she always is) that Aravi's sword is fabulous - she really let that first orc have it! Ouch, that hurt though when she took a power attack from the first orc; I was so glad to see her dodge the same tactic from the second orc. And yay! It looks like she is learning to use fatigue (poisons) to drop her foes.

What really impressed me here was Aravi's growing stealth - in this case, her ability to return to stealth after an engagement, allowing her to take out her foes one at a time. Gosh, this was fun to watch! What a talent you are over at KC Productions!

[Grits]

What a display of bow and blade! Those vampires are so fast, you can really tell here as they have a good distance to run. As mALX and Acadian said, that is a great sword. I love the speed, and the look really suits her. I was also impressed with Aravi returning to stealth, as Acadian pointed out. There was so much cover in there. It would have frustrated the heck out of me, but Aravi really used it to her advantage. The pauses where she took her time waiting for a target gave the whole episode a good pace. I really had a sense of her stalking them. Very enjoyable!!

[mALX]

Gosh, both blades are neat. I prefer the red handled one though. As Mrs Acadian is fond of saying about cars, "It's a red one, so it must be faster!"

Thanks for sharing that note. I wondered about it from the last vid. Interesting stuff between the orc and baroness vampires.

More Nornalhurst. That was a magnificent job Aravi did vs that lich. Her speed and footwork to support her bow is stunningly good! Good job also turning that summoned zombie to help.

Gulp. Aravi has the whole level two to clear still.

As promised, Buffy went to Nornalhurst looking for Aravi. She often has trouble spotting traps in the dark, but saw this one while setting up an attack on a vampire (you can see her arrow in flight)- Screenshot 1. Just as Aravi did upon reaching level two, Buffy managed to make it through those swinging blade traps and keep all her bits attached- Screenshot2.

GAAAAAH !!!! I just noticed this, Buffy helped Aravi in Nornalhurst !!! Holy Cow, a screen/vid crossover !! How did I miss this ???

I'm so glad to see Aravi has got friends to help her out when Vilja is in one of her moods !!! WOO HOO !!

[King Coin]

@mALX: That place was really difficult to see in. With the nighteye the bright mist hides anything in it so we had to keep switching to see in the mist and in the shadows.

I was quite pleased with her sneaking ability as well.

Which sword? We went in with neither of her swords repaired to 100%. Maybe you saw some of the daggers? She carried two of those as well and they were not used as of this point.

Thanks mALX!!!

@Acadian: That zoom is so helpful when taking those shots. I’m not sure how she managed before she had it.

I’m surprised too that she was able to basically take them on one at a time. I thought for sure she was going to be charged by the lot of them!

Thanks Acadian! !!

@Grits: Aravi is an all rounder character because I knew I’d like to be able to use a little bit of everything. I compensate by keeping most of her skills relatively low.

I think you could see her getting frustrated when she’d get a shot lined up and then the vamp would walk behind a hunk of rock or a pillar or something. The obstacles work both ways though.

Thanks Grits!

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Pics with the new sword:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8699/ob...07231512249.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4360/obli...07231518084.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8009/obli...07231541205.jpg

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Picks up where the last video left off. Nornalhorst continued.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdpXNYJrkFQ

TIME: 7:30

[mALX]

GAAAAH! How did she look around the corner and then back at herself hiding there? Did you free the camera with enemies right there? Holy Crap !!! ARGH !!! The crosshairs were bright, what could be seeing her? ARGH !!! A cliffhanger !!!

Holy Cow what a fight at the end! Aravi switches so easily between casting command spells and shooting arrows at these enemies!

This is an Awesome vid from beginning to end, it has to be one of my faves !!! It was really scary to think about freeing the camera so that you had a shot of Aravi hiding on the other side of the wall from that pacing vampire - I've never seen anyone do that before !!! It was a fantastic idea to do that, really bringing home that moment of Aravi's situation, curled up in that alcove - huge moment in the film !!! AWESOME VID !!!!

[Acadian]

I like the new sword - very businesslike and suits Aravi well.

In the vid, her sword is working very well on those vampires with that nice fire enchantment. I also like to see her using those damage fatigue poisons. Nice to see her taking a few moments to let her fatigue come up, repair her gear and grab a bite to eat.

For mALX, not sure if Aravi was using TFC or just moving the camera as follows: If you press and hold down whatever key/control that switches you between first and third person views, it will free the camera and you can move it around the character. It's not as flexible as TFC, but it does give you a quick ability to peek around or look at the front of your character without the command console. I'm sure KC will let us know how he did it.

"This place is just too darn creepy. I really want out of here." Buffy's equivalent comment in her game is, "I hate dark places," to which I always find myself answering, "I know, Buffy. Me too."

"My blade will cut ya down to size!" Yay, Aravi! I noticed she gave that last mother of Nornalhurst an extra whack after death just for good measure.

So, Buffy is now wandering around the same lower level of Nornalhurst, hunting vampires and looking for her friend Aravi. Not to worry about friendly fire though. As you can see, she is making sure none of the pink glows she puts in her sights have tails. Screenshot

This was great fun to watch. Thanks, KC!

[Grits]

Great screenshots with the sword! Of course I like the last one best for its sheer badassery.

Aravi did look frustrated when she sort of lingered over her blades in her inventory after she missed that first shot. That’s the part where Jerric would have charged to his possible doom. Awesome catly leap to check behind the platform in that smaller chamber. Then a little bear jerky to stave off the hunger. Almost as good as goblin-style rat. Whew, the Last Mother was a nimble minx. Nice display of excess adrenaline after the fight, as Acadian pointed out.

I love what you did with that camera angle. This was another great video, fun to watch and a good balance of Aravi’s diverse skills. It’s one thing to be able to do those things, and quite another to remember them all in the middle of a fight. Well done!!

[King Coin]

@mALX: It was indeed the free camera. I was confident that nobody was going to stumble upon her for the short amount of time it took to record that. I’m glad you liked that. I’ve been trying out new things with the camera recently and for the most part I’ve liked the effects they’ve added.

Aravi has gotten really good at using all of her abilities to the fullest extent hasn’t she?

Thanks mALX!!!

@Acadian: She bought the sword from Buffy’s master! I guess he’s expanded his inventory since Buffy’s been gone eh?

It was the free camera, I haven’t even heard of the method you just described until now.

The line is actually “This place is too dark and creepy” but I always hear it as you do. Makes me think maybe the subtitles are incorrect. As much time as she spends in those dark and creepy places you would think she would get used to it. It must just be nerves.

I’m happy you and Grits liked the little extra whack that vampire got

Oh and I’m relieved that Buffy’s very careful about checking for tails. With Buffy’s ability with the bow, one shot is all it would take to kill my khajiit.

Thanks Acadian!!!

@Grits: You just got to this video and here I am posting another

Glad you liked the screenshot. I added that one at the last second.

Ugh! I cannot believe Jerric ate the rat!
The ‘display of excess adrenaline’ after the fight was just natural. I’m sure Jerric’s done the same several times.

Thanks Grits!!!

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The completion of Nornalhorst

TIME: 6:07

[Acadian]

I was glad to see Aravi tending to her fatigue a little better in this one.

Holy Troll Dung! My heart went to my throat as soon as that last fellow turned around to spoil Aravi's sneak attack. Oh my! Orc + battle axe + vampire = nightmare! Aravi took quite a beating. I'm so glad she prevailed and made it out of there with most of her fur. That last fight was a close call!

[Grits]

Oh my goodness! An orc with a giant axe!! For a minute I thought that was the Battle Axe of You’re Screwed. I’m with Acadian, I was jumping out of my seat when he turned around! What a bloodbath.

I had to giggle, the poor guy in the locked coffin was buried with no pants. Maybe he was one of the pantsless vamps of Fort Carmela.

Nornalhorst was a neat ruin, and a fun quest to watch. I think Aravi deserves another break to go swimming with Vilja!

[mALX]

I was in shock, first from that Orc using a spell like that - I did not expect that at all, and it knocked Aravi flat on her back instantly !!! Then at the amount of blood that flew from Aravi's head THREE TIMES from that Orc's hammer !!! I honestly didn't think she was going to make it out of there !!! That really freaked me out, and now she has a disease from him !!!! GAAAAAH !!!!

Your filming was great in this, I don't know how you were able to keep it up for that whole fight, I would have lost the vid or the fight one !!! All I can say is ... WHEW !!!!!

[King Coin]

@Acadian: Aravi built up her fatigue before going into that fight and it really didn’t make a heck of a lot of difference. That was a horrible fight! Did you see all the blood fly? I didn’t until mALX pointed it out!

Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: That fight would have been the other way if he didn’t turn around. Building up Aravi’s fatigue didn’t make much of a difference either.

Oh Aravi does take a break after this. She goes to Anvil!

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: When that spell knocked her over I was really surprised. It didn’t even have a paralyze effect. That orc knocked her over quite a bit now that I think of it.

Oh man I didn’t even notice all the blood until you pointed it out!

Thanks mALX and I’m glad you’re back with us!
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Aravi leaves Nornalhorst and gets to the safety of Skingrad.

TIME: 7:18

[Acadian]

I'm glad Aravi had a safe trip back from Nornalhurst.

Nice use of third person. It's tougher when she's fighting I know, but for a quieter sequence like this, I'm glad to see more of it.

Loved how you are using the camera to pan out now, like when Aravi went passed Derelict Mine.

Ooooh! That darn Alval Uvani. What a dirtbag. It's no wonder Aravi drew a dagger on him. We've learned that he actually is loathe to back up his bluster, so Buffy usually whacks him with a demoralize spell. It doesn't help much, but it does make her feel better to see him whimpering away.

Wow! Aravi's bedtime check reveals she is still quite the sick kitty.

Great fun to watch, as ever!

[mALX]

GAAAAAH !!! It happened again !!! Miss Buffy was in there helping Aravi and I missed the screenshot - AGAIN !!!! URG !!!! Be careful Buffy, we are all anxious for both you and Aravi !!!!

[mALX]

Uh oh, disease! Oh, this is not good! I was afraid her yelp of pain was from the daylight, and sure enough ... urg !!! Poor Aravi !!! Really great vid - an Awesome job showing Aravi's reactions when she realized what it could be bringing her pain !!! Her fear was palpable !!! Awesome job KC !!!


@ Acadian - Lol, Buffy getting a kick out of Alval Uvani whimpering in fear, lol !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: Jul 28 2011, 01:13 AM