Friday, December 26, 2014

Alice in Wonderland

I got Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland for Christmas (one of the best movies ever....) which has inspired me to make a Wonderland themed mod for Oblivion. I currently have a half-furnished cottage and a custom Alice race. The cottage relies heavily on the Shivering Isles but uses other resources as well. I even made my own shitty version of the Cheshire Cat. Chess will adventure with Alice. Alice can also summon three little mushroom creatures to fight with her. The spell summons one of the three at random. If I like what I end up with, I'll probably release my Wonderland Cottage and Alice race for everyone to play with. :)

Here's Alice in her custom blue dresses:



Here's Chess: (I'm aware that he looks pretty crappy, but it's the best I can do right now....)


And here's the rest of the cottage so far: (Not even close to finished, don't worry.)






Alice and Chess:


The Shrooms: 








I hope you like it. I'm certainly having fun putting it all together. I'm so obsessed with Alice in Wonderland it's ridiculous. I've been sleeping under a Cheshire Cat comforter sense I was 15, and I'm now 24.....

Monday, December 15, 2014

Remake of my Frost Sprite Mod

The first race mod I uploaded to the Nexus was a small blue race called Frost Sprites. My texturing skills were shit back then, and I can't stand the way they look now. So I made completely new textures for the Sprites and added a male version. (The original shared a face texture between genders. Not the best....) I also added 3 more male hairs converted from the sims by Maxim at MaxHeartFlan.

This is a comparison between the old and new versions. You can see why I hate the old one....



Stats:

Str: 30
Int: 50
Wil: 50
Agi: 30
Spd: 50
End: 30
Luc: 40
Pers: 30

Abilities:

Frostskin - Constant

Resist Frost 100%
Weakness to Fire 75%

Frost Sprite Enhanced Magicka - Constant

Fortify Magicka 100 points

Freeze - Lesser Power - 25 Magicka

Frost Damage 25 points on touch
Paralyze for 1 second on touch


You can download either version from the Nexus, but really why would you want the original?
Here's a link to the new version:


Credits:

Nequam for Eyes
Flonne and Bnnfish for Eyes
Cazy, Anto and FumoFumo for Crazy Hair
Anto and Lucha for Coolsims Hair
Ren for Ren's Hair
Mondstein for the facial piercings
Kafei, Kikaimegami , AlienSlof, Luchaire, JC Clyde, Chingari, SavageArtistry and Spirited Treasure for the Smaller Elf Ears With Piercings resource
ThrottleKitty for the Head06 Resource
Scanti for the Merged Mouth and Merged Teeth
jclyde6108 for the original eyelash mesh
RAIAR and MadCat221 for the HGEC body
Exnem for the original Eyecandy body
Robert2 for Roberts Male Body
Dustin Flan @ maxheartflan.com for the face texture, eyebrows, and the male body texture
Ozmo for the hi-rez HGEC textures
Obsidian Dawn at http://www.obsidiandawn.com for the makeup brushes
Geonox and Apachii for 3 male hairs, and Maxim @ maxheartflan.com for the conversions
Sinblood for the white teeth texture

Screenshots:





This is Belle.... I just made her to take the pictures. I don't actually play this race anymore, but the original was horrid and I wanted to fix it.


Sunday, December 14, 2014

Introducing Freya Windsinger

Freya Windsinger is a character that I've played on and off for almost 2 years, but I was never quite satisfied with how I had her set up. She started out as just a vanilla Nord, and has evolved from there. I spent last night piecing together some new equipment for her, and making a new face and eyes. I quite like how she turned out. I haven't decided if she will end up with a lip piercing yet....





Unlike pretty much every other character I play, Freya is a warrior and fights with a longsword. I don't usually do that, as I kinda suck at it. Like really.... But I'm hoping that playing Freya more routinely will improve my hack and slash skills. =)

When Freya first came into existence she was a paladin of the Nine, but now she's a bit looser in her beliefs and slightly more amoral at times. I haven't made her a home yet, but plan to start on that today. The original Freya lived in a cottage I made in the West Weald, but I don't have that house anymore. I might still put her home in that spot, though. It's pretty near Bleak Flats Cave, so I had a small cottage there for a long time. Anyway.... This is Freya. She kicks ass. Or she will once I get better at melee...lol.

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Update: She ended up with a small silver stud in her nose, which I like better than a lip piercing anyway.


Saturday, December 13, 2014

Wren's Quest for Stinkhorn Caps

Wren the Shaman was set on a quest from Kynareth to bring a Stinkhorn Cap to the Druid's Temple. This is what she got up to on the way...

Wren made her way to Blackwood, stopping to enjoy the scenery along the way.

Wow Nirnroots Are Huge:


Along the way, she stumbled across a quiet pool of water, and made friends with the water birds living there.

Communing With Nature:


When she got close to Leyawiin, she decided to pay a visit to her friend S'Dara, who owns a small alchemy shop in town.

S'Dara's Cauldron:



And, finally, a short way from the city gates, she found what she needed.

Finally:



I hope you enjoyed this little peak into the life of Wren. I mostly just wanted to show off the screenshots I took while on this quest, but hey, maybe someone will be interested.... So there you go.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

A Tour of Luna's House

My self character Luna's house is a never ending project. I'm constantly remodeling it. This is how it stands at the present. I don't have plans to release it at this point, because I never stop working on it.

The Foyer:

There is a cozy sitting area and a convenient table for Luna to unload her pockets onto, hence why it's littered with gold coins and her spare key.



The Kitchen:

It's small but fully functional. Luna can make soup, fry eggs, bacon, and pancakes, and make coffee. The dishes the food comes in are randomly chosen from 4 china patterns. The picnic basket actually works. There is a portable version inside, and she can access whatever she puts in the basket by dropping and activating the portable version.



(Ignore the mugs in the above picture. It's an older screenshot from before I added the new china...)


The Picnic Basket:




The Bedroom:

The bedroom is the largest room in the house but it still has a very cozy feel. There is an area for her pet cat on one wall, and a comfy love seat under the windows. The bed has a book with some of Luna's paintings in it, and there are pictures from Alice in Wonderland on the walls. The picture on the dresser is of her mother (actually my mom made into an Oblivion character).





The Bathroom:

Luna's bathroom is done in purples and greens, and uses furniture from my pinewood furniture resource (which will be released once I get around to taking screenshots of it all). There is space for Luna to brush her teeth and hair by the sink (scripted sounds and messages), and the toilet flushes.




The Tower:

The first floor of the tower is a small greenhouse with many flowers and a chair to relax in.



The top floor is a made up of an alchemy and enchanting laboratory. It's not quite done yet. I have plans to make a library on the middle floor.




I hope you enjoyed taking this tour of Luna's home. Here she is saying hi: