Oblivion

[[SM]CJZera]

It's on topic I suppose.

 

[Weed video]

Nice find, but I think he got a bit confused with the size of the persuasion thingies (That and the "please, no more" dialogue increases disposition )

[NinjaWJ]

haha nice find

[Potato Boggle]

After beating the Shivering Isles main quest is there anywhere in the palace I can store my things?

[MrcTOtheJ]

@ Rawra, hmm it is canon, so I stand corrected, though I still think the story I wrote in school (I was bored) was a bit funnier, it involved the protag going insane and taking over Cyrodiil and then all of Tamriyell using the connections in the guilds he has etc. etc.

 

Also has anyone ever watched the Chuck Norris in oblivion videos? There f*cking funny (Sometimes) my and my friend found them by accident one day, though they are kinda strange.

 

Anyhow, as anyone ever got there infamy to the point where marauders would just talk to you like normal NPCs I did on my Cowl of Nocturnal, and I was surprised to say the least. I think it’s around 600 infamy or somewhere in the ball park.

 

I’ll post that story later if I can find it I need to type it and then, spell check it.

 

Edit-I can't find it, and for some reason when I spell checked in word, I changed Cyrodiil in to yodel.

Edited August 2, 2010 by Mr.c TO the J

[Rawra]

Mr.c TO the J: I watched the Chuck Norris videos. They were funny and actually really well done with the animations etc.

Yeah I got the isssue with Marauders/ Bandits not being hostile. I had a high personality and a moderately high fame. Seems it affects them too. Heck, even Dremora, who have 100 aggression, can be calmed.

It seems a lot of people didn't like the book because of their memories of Morrowind-Vvardenfell, and didn't like what became of it and the Dunmeri people.

 

ozzman1: You will have either Syl's House of Dementia or Thadon's House of Mania - depending on what you chose for the Ritual of Succession - to store your things. They have beds and multiple chests. And they don't respawn either so they're perfectly safe. If you're paranoid though, just throw your items on the floor as they never go missing

 

[NinjaWJ]

i hope they add spears and crossbows in the next TES

[Rawra]

You really should check out Elder Scrolls forums - it has(well, had. Most are deleted) hundreds of threads on suggestions. Spears/Crossbows popped up a lot. I'm hoping also that they will go back to the variety of weapons Morrowind had - even if some were useless. It gave more choice which is what RPG is about.

[The-King]

 

You really should check out Elder Scrolls forums - it has(well, had. Most are deleted) hundreds of threads on suggestions. Spears/Crossbows popped up a lot. I'm hoping also that they will go back to the variety of weapons Morrowind had - even if some were useless. It gave more choice which is what RPG is about.

f*cking stupid the way weapons were shamelessly categorized and perfectly leveled.

 

I mean f*ck, why in god's name were Glass weapons heavier than iron. Every set of weapons had the same weapons only with a new model and higher stats (all stats), which was another thing that was great about Morrowind, not every weapon set had every weapon, and some even had different kinds of the same weapon (broadswords/longswords/katanas). Same thing with armor.

[playa]

 

You really should check out Elder Scrolls forums - it has(well, had. Most are deleted) hundreds of threads on suggestions. Spears/Crossbows popped up a lot. I'm hoping also that they will go back to the variety of weapons Morrowind had - even if some were useless. It gave more choice which is what RPG is about.

f*cking stupid the way weapons were shamelessly categorized and perfectly leveled.

 

I mean f*ck, why in god's name were Glass weapons heavier than iron. Every set of weapons had the same weapons only with a new model and higher stats (all stats), which was another thing that was great about Morrowind, not every weapon set had every weapon, and some even had different kinds of the same weapon (broadswords/longswords/katanas). Same thing with armor.

Completely agree.

 

Daedric armour had to be the worst. In morrowind there was only two full sets in the whole game. One set was on one of the toughest and coolest NPC in the game, Divayth Fyr. The second set was spread across Vvardenfell in various dungeons. Getting the full set was a real accomplishment. In oblivion however, as soon as I hit level 20 every maunderer would have some pieces or a whole set of it and the worst was the highwaymen, trying to rob me for 100 coin when the armour he’s wearing was worth over 10000. It made no sense. The level scaling really killed the immersion factor for me.

[Rawra]

You really should check out Elder Scrolls forums - it has(well, had. Most are deleted) hundreds of threads on suggestions. Spears/Crossbows popped up a lot. I'm hoping also that they will go back to the variety of weapons Morrowind had - even if some were useless. It gave more choice which is what RPG is about.

f*cking stupid the way weapons were shamelessly categorized and perfectly leveled.

 

I mean f*ck, why in god's name were Glass weapons heavier than iron. Every set of weapons had the same weapons only with a new model and higher stats (all stats), which was another thing that was great about Morrowind, not every weapon set had every weapon, and some even had different kinds of the same weapon (broadswords/longswords/katanas). Same thing with armor.

Completely agree.

 

Daedric armour had to be the worst. In morrowind there was only two full sets in the whole game. One set was on one of the toughest and coolest NPC in the game, Divayth Fyr. The second set was spread across Vvardenfell in various dungeons. Getting the full set was a real accomplishment. In oblivion however, as soon as I hit level 20 every maunderer would have some pieces or a whole set of it and the worst was the highwaymen, trying to rob me for 100 coin when the armour he’s wearing was worth over 10000. It made no sense. The level scaling really killed the immersion factor for me.

Hahaha yeah. Surely they no longer need to be bandits if they're running around in the supposedly most rare and expensive gear. Guess they just loved the idea of being a bandit?

I dare say the level scaling was implemented due to the game Morrowind becoming too easy at higher levels. Though surely there would have been much better alternatives than increasing HP and attack damage and increasing armour.

Again, they sort of went back to the old idea in Morrowind. You couldn't buy Amber/Madness armour/weapons, and it was no where to be found(Madness weapons partly exempt with Vitharn). You had to go out into dungeons and find the respective ore and then craft it. Yet the level scaling bs was present as the armour you got was dependant on your level 'Fine, Grand, Perfect' etc.

 

But yeah again if you're on PC then get OOO. It partly fixes it with ranged levelling for everything - so bandits will level up with you up to getting say a dwemer weapon etc, but not near mithril/glass etc

[MrcTOtheJ]

@Ninja WJ Now would the spears be for throwing or for melee? Ok ethier way I'm sold, also Cross bows would be nice to even though I only use archery once in a blue moon.

 

Anyways all this talk about oblivion makes me want to play it, anyway, I should also get around to getting shivering isles, I found the disk version, for about $14.00, and have played it at a friends house so I know it's worth it and I do have the cash so I'm getting it.

 

And I agree that getting rare armor, and weapons in oblivion was too easy, In Morowind you at least fell accomplished, and as a weapon/armor collector, I like to take pride in my stuff, but killing a bandit for Deadric armor, I just can't take pride in that.

 

So I'm off to buy it, well later tonight when I can get my cash from my folks for my b-day the other day(and some other cash from work).

Edited August 3, 2010 by Mr.c TO the J

[Rawra]

Get Shivering Isles. It's a must.

 

With regards to spears: In Morrowind you didn't throw them. Instead, in Morrowind, there were three attack styles: Thrust, Chop, Slash (IIRC)

Weapons had better stats with different ones. Spears were pathetic with Slash and Chop but the best with Thrust, hammers with chop i think and blades with slash.

 

Though throwing your spear would be awesome too - it wouldn't be calculated by your spear skill so much, but more with your marksman skill

[MrcTOtheJ]

I might wait to get it until X-mas, as the price went up to $29.95 from $14 (When I checked in June) on scamazon.com.

But who knows I might get it here soon as the have two day shipping. (I might check around on other sights first though)

 

Yeah I know in Morrwind you didn’t throw, but It would be a nice idea, for a last ditch attack that is.

 

Got on oblivion (for the first time since June 17) and started playing my Dark Elf again, I’m doing the last few Thieves guild quests, and then I’m going to do the Knights of the Nine pilgrimage to lower my infamy, as after the Dark Brotherhood and soon to be the thieves guild (Again) you have quite a lot of built up infamy.

 

I just hope there's more weapons & armor in TESV, let's keep our fingers crossed.

[NinjaWJ]

yeah spears for melee would be sick. i also found that the blunt weapons like maces and axes wer elacking in oblivion but a lot of the swords were good

[Moonshield]

 

I always play a stealth/combat hybrid in Oblivion. Ranger type classes are fun as f*ck. You move fast and stike hard. I always loved jumping over bandits and slashing them in the air.

That's always fun, but the guy I went through with the very first time was a Nord with a mix of Warrior and Barb classes. I still find myself setting out on my Shadowmere and roving the countryside to slash/block/slash/block/shield bash mugs. Dawnfang/Duskfang from Shivering Isles was the f*cking sh*t.

 

One thing that I've never done but always wanted to was get infected with vampirism and try to play that out.

 

For future speculation, I know there was some renewed trademark on Skyrim, so I think it'd be incredible if TES: V took place there during some war between Nords and Orcs, with some insidious plot brewing against both.

Edited August 3, 2010 by Moonshield

[Rawra]

I agree. I think Skyrim would be a perfect province for TES V. A realism FO:New Vegas-esque Hardcore mode with hypothermia would be so great. I really hate the ignorance of some people when they are quick to assume that, because it is a location which is cold, it will be dull repetitive tundra and nothing else.

 

Dusk/Dawnfang was an alright weapon. The unique model was sweet. I Just didn't warm up to it because i felt i had to constantly find something to hit to get the powerful enchantment. Still prefer Goldbrand/custom enchanted Daedric Longsword.

 

I usually always end up having my character a vampire. I have always loved it (though it's less fun now) though the majority of people seem to really view it as a curse

[3minty3]

Just got FCOM (thanks to this guide) running along with QTP and a couple of other mods. Lokking and playing great so far. I've decided to go as a thief/rogue type character which should be fun.

 

I can't believe it's been 4 years since release. Looking forwrad to the next game though, and operfully some news will b released soon.

[Revolution-Designes]

I played this game too much, first a long time at the PC. After that again at the PC, and finally at the Xbox 360. Now I'm considering to buy it for the PS3.

 

I created all type of characters, rogues, thiefs, mages. I also made a character who was supposed to be a 'Wilderness Dweller'. I focussed on only living in the wilderness and only traveled to citys for quests. That was a lot of fun.

 

But in my opinion, Morrowind is still the best Elder Scrolls game. Maybe it hasn't great graphics like Oblivion, but the gameplay is great and the story is even greater!

[Rawra]

Why would you switch from PC to a console? If your PC is powerful you can make Oblivion look pretty stunning.

Yeah, Morrowind is a good game. It can look good(effects) with MGE. All that is lacking is its model detail

[freak2121]

 

Why would you switch from PC to a console? If your PC is powerful you can make Oblivion look pretty stunning.

Yeah, Morrowind is a good game. It can look good(effects) with MGE. All that is lacking is its model detail

Back when the game first came out ATi cards had the option to enable tessellation.

Made worlds difference in the model quality, why ATi dropped TruForm, I don't know.

 

 

[Rawra]

Crikey. I cannot see any noticeable difference with tesselation affecting the guard, however the bumps of land sure do look a lot better. I dare say that, in Morrowind's time, that was a huge framerate hit

[Otter]

Yeah, Truform was incredible - but I don't think it worked without the developers supporting it, and not many did. You couldn't get it to work in Morrowind without the MGE, if I recall correctly.

[The-King]

I love MGE, just being able to play the game at my native resolution with full AA/AS makes everything look ten times better. The graphics options for vanilla Morrowind sucked, you had like three options total, it was crap.

[freak2121]

I love MGE, just being able to play the game at my native resolution with full AA/AS makes everything look ten times better. The graphics options for vanilla Morrowind sucked, you had like three options total, it was crap.

Yeah, it certainly make the game look much better, especially the 3D waves on the water. Playing through Morrowind for the first time, with MGE. I gotta say, the game is A LOT more interesting than Oblivion. Though I have trouble finding my way.

[Rawra]

That's a good thing though. You actually need to ask around for directions and consult your journal.

Whoever thought up the idea of a magic compass * arrow for Oblivion

 

 

Don't forget the actual true shadows in morrowind wth MGE - rather than a basic shadow mesh. Thats what I like about it most

[MrcTOtheJ]

I'm thinking of getting morrowind for my PC, as I want a blast from the past but I have a few questions first.

 

1.Will it run on Vista.

 

2. Will my PC run it I run San Andreas for SA:MP on it (As I play SP on PS2) on relatively low specs and res so I'm wondering if I can run this as it is quite a bit bigger. Here are my crap specs.

 

RAM-3.0GB

 

Graphics card-Some nvidia graphics card, the one that comes standard in newer HP PC’s (I got this around the time of my join date and it’s a Pavilion slim line)

 

Processor -AMD athlon Dual core 4450e 2.30GHz

 

I honestly don’t know what half of this means, so if you could tell me if my PC could run this, I don’t care if on low specs, as long as it’s playable I’m good.

 

3. Is the game editor easy to use, and dose it have an option to back things up so I don't end up f*cking the game if I change something.

 

4. Can I up load stuff I create on the Editor as in islands and such to mod sites.

 

Thanks to anyone who answers my questions.

[Revolution-Designes]

Why would you switch from PC to a console? If your PC is powerful you can make Oblivion look pretty stunning.

Yeah, Morrowind is a good game. It can look good(effects) with MGE. All that is lacking is its model detail

I know, but my PC exploded (actually not) and I had to buy a cheap new one. That one can barely play Oblivion at low settings.

 

@Mr.c TO the J:

 

1. I think it will work fine at Vista.

 

2. Your processor and ram are no problem for Oblivion, but what kind of Nvidia video card do you have?

 

3. I made mods for Morrowind myself and Oblivion works the same. When you make a mod, it doesn't replace anything. It always add new models and stuff and it's all being saved in only one file.

 

4. Ofcourse, Tesnexus is THE Elder Scrolls modding site!

[MrcTOtheJ]

I don't know what Nivdia card I have but a family friend who knows this stuff told me I should be fine, so I'm going to get morrowind.

 

Though back to oblivion, I f*cked up, big time, or rather the game did, I was doing the thieves guild quests, and I got the boots of springheel Jak, and guess what, the Grey Fox was an ass hole and wouldn't take them, all he says is go away I need to think now I get no cowl of nocturnal for this save at least.

 

 

[Potato Boggle]

Why would you switch from PC to a console? If your PC is powerful you can make Oblivion look pretty stunning.

Yeah, Morrowind is a good game. It can look good(effects) with MGE. All that is lacking is its model detail

I know, but my PC exploded (actually not) and I had to buy a cheap new one. That one can barely play Oblivion at low settings.

 

@Mr.c TO the J:

 

1. I think it will work fine at Vista.

 

2. Your processor and ram are no problem for Oblivion, but what kind of Nvidia video card do you have?

 

3. I made mods for Morrowind myself and Oblivion works the same. When you make a mod, it doesn't replace anything. It always add new models and stuff and it's all being saved in only one file.

 

4. Ofcourse, Tesnexus is THE Elder Scrolls modding site!

If my Ram is the same and my Processor is better than his do you think I could run this on a sh*tty integrated GeForce 6150SE nForce 430?

[MrcTOtheJ]

I just bought morrowind, it should be here in 3-5 days, I already have plans for stuff I'm going to do with the creator. Until then I'll be playing Oblivion on my PS3.