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[Spike4072]

Basically this WiP thread is to get the powers and ability for the races balanced. I want to make sure they are good well rounded races.

My ideas so far

Wolf elves


Greater power: Summon a wolf or spirit/ghost wolf equal to the players level for a set amount of time once a day.

Lesser power: Heightened senses - A toggle life detect



Ice elves


Greater power: Frost shatter - once a day freeze an opponents weapon to make it break. (Super Disintegrate Weapon.)

Lesser power: Freezing the air around you to give AOE cold damage. Damage increases with level.

Super resistant to Cold damage and super weak to fire damage.


So that is all I got for now. I still need to work on attributes and skill bonuses. Please post any suggestions here.

[Invader13]

Nice, I'm always up for new races, so I'm in.

[cyborgakadjmoose]

Wolf Elves would freaking rock! I love the idea of being able to summon a wolf-like spirit. And being able to toggle a senses spell would be cool...like a "hunter's sense," or something. I also think thay should have a toggle nightvision spell, but probably separate from the "sense" spell or whatever.

[Kaelis Ebonrai]

Awesome stuff, spike! =D I'd certainly love to see both of these! =D

[Spike4072]

I got the OKs to use all the body parts so I can get this out soon

Well the Wolf elves I can. I cant get the Ice elves to stop glowing and keep there light Ice elf look. I tried adding a blue tint to there skin and makeing it darker but if I go any darker they may as well be Dark elves

[Zombie216]

cant you go into nifskope and decrease the alpha or something?

[Kaelis Ebonrai]

I got the OKs to use all the body parts so I can get this out soon

Well the Wolf elves I can. I cant get the Ice elves to stop glowing and keep there light Ice elf look. I tried adding a blue tint to there skin and makeing it darker but if I go any darker they may as well be Dark elves

Try changing the alpha channel on the normal map textures to pure black, it affects the specularity on the meshes =)

[Spike4072]

I got the OKs to use all the body parts so I can get this out soon

Well the Wolf elves I can. I cant get the Ice elves to stop glowing and keep there light Ice elf look. I tried adding a blue tint to there skin and makeing it darker but if I go any darker they may as well be Dark elves

Try changing the alpha channel on the normal map textures to pure black, it affects the specularity on the meshes =)

That is the first thing I did.

[Kaelis Ebonrai]

hms.. how much is it glowing? avalon glows in certain lighting, but, that's just the hdr stuff =/

if it glows, like, in the dark, then, that's a problem with the body nifs, which.. isn't related to the race, and, isn't a problem that you need to worry about =)

EDIT: You may need to slightly tint the skin blue, perhaps, in the texture, or maybe in the facegen controls for the race. =) then fix the glowing problem. =)

Edited by Kaelis Ebonrai, 16 May 2007 - 12:50 AM.

[Spike4072]

I guess they are good now. Just dont stare at them in direct sunlight or you will get snow blindness.

[Zombie216]

I guess they are good now. Just dont stare at them in direct sunlight or you will get snow blindness.

new lesser power

[ChaironDeCeleste]

I guess they are good now. Just dont stare at them in direct sunlight or you will get snow blindness.

IIRC Luchaire had sorted out an issue with extremly reflective white fur on his greyfur Tabaxi variant recently - maybe he'll be able to help.