[X] My Assistant

[mirocu]

Welcome, welcome to my first thread here at chorrol!

Here you can post screenies of anything in Oblivion. I´ll start by showing you my character Lothran from various points in Cyrodiil.

Outside Wildeye Stables

In his Bravil home with his pet Wolfie

The oldest pic of Lothran I have atm. He´s standing east of Kvatch

[Renee]

So nice to see pix from Lothie's game! It's snooowwwwing!

I know, right?!

mALX & Lopov: exactly. I was trying to go for a Middle Ages-looking face with Joanie. Thanks for the compliment Lopov but I'm still lowering her eyebrows once she's moved over to PC! She looks too "startled."

It's weird to think I've been with since 2013, on and off.

[macole]

@Renee Are you planning to use OCOv2 on your PC version? OCOv2 does change things a bit. For example using the same save file my character has a much harder look under OCOv2 than he does in the 2010 original.

Oblivion 2010 Natural faces original

Oblivion 2017 OCOv2 version

I wanted to duplicate the look I created for him in Morrowind. Couldn't quite do it.

[Renee]

I'm not sure what that is? Oblivion Character Overhaul? Probably not. I can definitely see the difference though. Jandaga looks better defined for sure.

If I could add one more facial-type mod for Oblivion, it'd be something which adds facial hair to men. That's the main reason I've barely made any men for Oblivion... can't do beards or sideburns or goatees, etc. In Skyrim or Morrowind I've got a near 50/50 ratio males to females. In Oblivion I've rolled roughly 20 females, but only 3 or 4 males.

I did add a Beards mod awhile back, but all it did was made 5 O'clock shadows more prominent. So if you know of anything more extensive, let me know.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 27 2020, 11:03 PM

[macole]

Yes, OCOv2 would be Oblivion Character Overhaul version 2. It really does make a difference in the NPC faces. I’ve been using it in my current adventure, so you may have an idea of what it looks like. The only complaints I have with it are with Nushka’s interpretation of the Orcs and the Khajiit.
The Orcs I feel are too pretty (I have to tell myself that these are Orsimer NOT Orcs) and the skin color ranges too much into dark browns.
OCOv2 tries to mimic a long hair coat which ends up looking like someone pulled a garden rake through mud and left it to dry. I’d rather have a smooth short hair coat. Got used to it after awhile but still…

Most beard mods are 10-years old. Here is of the latest attempt for beards and a patch that some may find useful. I don’t use beards (you could almost count the whiskers on my face and each one a different color) so I can’t vouch for them. Since they don’t say so directly from description and comments I’ve read I’m assuming they can used with or without OCOv2 but they do require Blockhead.

Beards in Tamriel https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/47071
NPC Hair Matches Beard https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/47421
Both would require;
Blockhead https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/43752

[Renee]

Nice! Finally a beard mod which looks like it works! I wonder how long that's been around. Probably for years, like you say, but I just haven't been checking the Nexus for it.

See, that's what often gets me though. In order to install Beards in Tamriel I'd have to install Blockhead. How will that affect the rest of my gameworld? My modded Oblivion games are quite stable, mostly because I haven't added much to them for years. I'm rather conservative. I have most everything I want. So maybe if I really get an urge to create a male in Cyrodiil I'll try those out.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 28 2020, 02:19 PM

[ghastley]

I looked at making a beard mod a long time ago, and the problem is that chins move. You need to make the beard conform while the character is talking, and that is not an easy job. It's the same reason there aren't many replacement head meshes (I recall only one). You have to make not only a head, but all the expression and phoneme morphs for it.

So if this really does do beards, I'm impressed!

[Lopov]

"You cannot walk on water or move mountains without faith. Or at least without a proper spell. I bought my water-walking spell from Trayvond in Cheydinhal. The bridge was probably intentionally collapsed after...deeds of my parents were revealed."

"South of the Imperial City, between Pell's Gate and Fort Alessia, lies the Thaldorn manor, in old records mentioned also as Thaldorne manor. It's where I spent my youth. I like the surname of my ancestors - Thaldorne - better. "

"Welcome home, Rieltar. Please, make yourself at...home. Your father is upstairs, polishing his armor. Go and greet him, right son? Except that there's no one to greet."

"This door is forbidden to open, Rieltar. It must remain locked at all times. Beasts lurk below. Ugly, abominable beasts! Beasts from all planes of Oblivion. They'll burn you alive and your mother won't be able to help you!"

"Pieces of the past, secrets of my parents."

[Renee]

Goodness, what were his parents up to? Those poor maidens.

I love his shorts! That's a first for me.

[Acadian]

Thaldorn Manor looks extremely appropriate - overgrown, cobwebs, mysterious doors, chains. . . .

Now, that mysterious door he is never supposed to open. I'm sure he never will. Nope. Not a chance. . . .

[SubRosa]

Thaldorn Manor looks like the kind of place the Scooby Gang would visit. I wonder if there are any ghosts! They would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling Rieltar...

When do we go through that door!

[mirocu]

From Lothran's 2020 Shivering Isles Tour


Here I am, on the road again
The giant mushroom trees are beautiful
Lothran's Spriggan and her bear fighting something else for a change
Amazing view!
Highcross

[Renee]

Nice, very nice. None of mine have ever been to Shivering Isles though one of them was planning to go there. It really does look like some other game.

[Acadian]

Great shots, mirocu! So nice to see some current pix of the old warlock.

[mirocu]

Glad you guys enjoyed the pics. Had to take some when Lothran finally visited the Isles again

[Lopov]

Nice new pics, mirocu. I don't remember seeing Lothran with a hood before.

Is he already leaving the Isles behind?

[macole]

Great pictures, mirocu. The Isles are different that's for sure. I never spent much time there until I started using Integration -The Stranded Light. That gave me a reason to step through the strange portal door. I'll have to go back soon. Thanks for reminding me.

[mirocu]

Nice new pics, mirocu. I don't remember seeing Lothran with a hood before.

It grants him extra Magicka, something he deemed a good thing when visiting the Isles. He always has it with him but seldom wears it

Is he already leaving the Isles behind?

Oh, no. No no no no no no no n - Sorry. Guess I have been affected by someone in Mania...

Great pictures, mirocu. The Isles are different that's for sure. I never spent much time there until I started using Integration -The Stranded Light. That gave me a reason to step through the strange portal door. I'll have to go back soon. Thanks for reminding me.

Thanks for checking them out! Yes, the Isles are a great place with many fine views to gawk at

[Renee]

Some random pictures of my skooma-dealing dark elf today.

His arrogance .... err.. excellence

Lust blossoms. -- (He met this Dunmer bandit and my gosh she is pretty. Snaaty couldn't resist asking her to join him, for a lovely dinner at Wawnet Inn. Whatever else they did, I don't want to know!)

Sheeza Hawty

Riding with Countess Caro -- He looks like a noble, but really he's a criminal.

Acadian, isn't there a mod which adds reins to horses? I think you had this one.

[Acadian]

Looks like Snatty's got that Dunmer's butterfly dancing!

Gosh, he does look like a noble with Alessia Caro as an accessory.

The wonderful modder AlienSlof did some fabulous Oblivion horse mods. Check here: http://www.slofslair.co.uk/mods/tagged/set...:oblivion/horse

I was able to take pieces of her mods in the CS and add/delete them to other horses for some nice custom setups for Superian.

[SubRosa]

The Countess is about to be struck by a smooth criminal.