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Updated. Please see first post.

That pictures are nice, but totally wrong. Because you make them in place without directional lighting. You can't see bump texture like that and all models looks equally lousy. Try making some shots in dungeon in light of torch(es) - they will look much more different.

Suggestion noted, but here's the thing:

1. I don't think the pictures are "wrong", because ... well, I took them from Oblivion so how can they be "wrong"? I didn't make any different settings for those shots. Directional lighting, whether it indeed does not exists, is all due to the game. On a side note, I think there IS directional lighting, but it was daytime and so saturation is high.

2. Not sure what you mean by "bump texture", and whether anyone can see them on the daytime in the outside I have no control over.

3. Having all models looks "equally lousy" is a good thing. Wait, let me try to explain. First off, "equally" is how comparisons are suppose to be made. No advantage for any specific mod. Equal footing and all. Secondly, "lousy" is a bit misleading. These shots shows how I see the mods in my game. Granted I don't have a high-end system, but it's alright. The shots were taken in the daytime and even though lighting changes depending on the cell your in, players will spend a lot, if not most, of their time outside of caves, house, forts, etc. (which aren't all lighted the same way anyways). Also, in my point of view, seeing the "lousy" end of the spectrum just means that your character can look better than these and probably no worse.

4. I didn't make this thread to endorse any body mods. This is not an advertisement thread. I never had the thought of having to make them look good. I took them on a regular, sunny, daytime. If they look bad compared to vanilla, then don't use them. If they can make their body mods look great in "lousy" conditions, then that's awesome. This thread is not here to judge.

Did that make any sense at all? Ugh, back to work ...

Arnara remade:




New hair, newish face
Hello, Mr. Guar.


Back to doing the main quest ...

Arnara's journey continues ...




Cave exploration

A couple of folks just informed me that it's a patch1.2/SI "feature". A mod was created by KOLDORN to change the way it looks. In case someone else is interested, link is here.