I was contacted by a good friend, and fellow modder Hobbs about creating another quest mod like 'Arrows of the Ayleid King' that he, FFF, and I made a while ago.
Intrigued I accepted.
We hashed out the basic idea (based on my favorite quest from Tribunal to rebuild Trueflame) of a legendary sword shattered many eons ago (working out details of circumstances currently) that the player will obtain the first piece of, and clues to find the remainder (when in doubt talk to the quest giver
).I found a great picture of a fantasy sword designed by Kit Rae, and knew it was the one.
Kit Rae concept art
I have modeled this sword, and textured it but found it's proportions inconsistent with Oblivion animations so I then modified my model per suggestions on Bethesda's offical forums.
Renders of original model I created (un-textured)
As work progressed it was decided that a single sword was kinda boring, and dual long blades that would either sheath crossed on the back or as two blades on the side (like I did for Nico's Scimitars Mod).
This again we felt didn't leave options for those of different playing styles so a two handed version was born followed by a short sword with dagger.
It was decided that during the quest the option would be given to the player to decide how the pieces found would be re-forged based on their own preference.
Bethesda Forums WIP thread for reference
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Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure
Dual wield long swords
Short video of the auto equip off hand , and model switching script in action
Two handed sword version
Dagger, and short sword version
Short sword, and dagger action shot
I am still in need of an EPIC name for the blade(s), and perhaps a tie in with the lore for the quest.
Thanks for looking,
Nico
