3DNPC v3.05.5

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All right, it’s Monday, so that means it’s time for another update. This one features the re-introduction of Jeerah-Nur from the island of the mutes. I believe he’s the last one, come to think of it. Now we can sell the island to an evil scientist to create his secret lair of nukes and kittens.

There’s also a ton of new lines for Daenlyn Oakhollow, as well as a new song and a mini-quest involving him and another NPC. And as always, the updates are cumulative, so you only need v3.05 installed for this one to work.

3DNPC v3.05.5 (100MB Zip Download) – REQUIRES v3.05 INSTALLED

New NPCs
• Mithril (Ronja Monto)

Re-Recorded NPCs
• Jerulith (Jessica Osborne)
Carmella (Elegant Artist)
• Jeerah-Nur (Aranas)

New Songs
• Spring (Ronja Monto)

All Fixes and Tweaks from v3.05
• Increased difficulty by adding reanimated corpses and healing mechanic to Forgotten Lore
• Provided option to turn in Talos worshipers for Immortal Coil
Fenced In – Morndas asks to meet fence but script referenced wrong quest.
• Immortal Coil – Added wandering, potentially hostile Thalmor patrol in Markarth for first phase of the quest and objective to ensure PC talks to Froa upon retrieving the soul gems. Also added objective to return to Widow’s Watch.
• Froa’s 100+ Post-Quest audio files were not included in 3.05
• Hagravi missing marriage lines added
• Dropped HP of Darkened Steel NPC and added failsafe script to ensure proper outcome
• Ylgyne dismissal was incorrectly conditioned to Meresine being in your group as opposed toYlgyne
• Removed instances of double voices for LarkspurDuraz, and Yushari
• S’vashni’s minimum level raised to 20

Site News and Notes
One of the reasons I don’t like Nexus is because everything is funneled to a single comment thread. This is ideal for most mods, but hardly for something of this size. What the new website does is compartmentalize everything into specific sections. Here are the main areas we have at the moment.

  • Wiki – I’ve disabled comments here. In the past, people have used these pages to give their thoughts, post screenshots, and report bugs. These should now be taken care of by the forums and Q&A.
  • Blog Posts – This is where regular comments are enabled. They should pertain to the post itself.
  • Forums – The forum section is for discussions. In other words, questions can be asked, but they should be directed toward facilitating a conversation as opposed to things that are better served for the Q&A.
  • The Q&A  – This section is for troubleshooting questions and bug reports. Unsure how to start a quest? Found a typo? This the place to ask your question or search previous inquiries.

Using the Q&A Search Function
The Q&A is there to help build a database and allow users to quickly find the answers to their questions. However, don’t be afraid to just ask a question, even if it’s been asked before. That’s because I’m not entirely clear on how the search function works.  I think it’s better for keywords than complete phrases.

Notice here how the word “robber” immediately pulls up the pertinent question.howdoi3

However, typing the full phrase “How do I get into Robber’s Refuge” does not.

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Even though the term “Robber” is used here, the additional words seem to fool the system. Generally it appears limiting your search to key phrases is the best way to use the search. Ultimately though, it never hurts to just ask the question like it’s never been asked before.

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Advertisements Showing up on the Q&A

Update: They’re gone. Just had to add a little bit of code to the Custom CSS editor as suggested by the DesignWall team. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hopefully this is just temporary. I’ve begged onto the WordAds beta in order to help feed my addiction to money. The problem is the plugin offers much less control over where the advertisements show up. I don’t think I’m going back to Adsense – it pays worse than a Guangzhou sweatshop – so I’m either going to have to find a new plugin for Q&A or hope DesignWall or WordPress provides a solution.

I don’t see it as that big of an issue at the moment, because hardly anyone uses the Q&A, but I definitely could see problems if the database grows and becomes something people depend on. As always, I appreciate those who’ve whitelisted the site and my hope is that doing so will not come with pain and suffering.

3DNPC v3.05.4

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Here is version 3.05.4, the fourth of ten weekly updates until a full Nexus release. Similar to last week, I spent most of my time working on things outside of the mod. In particular, this website.

One thing I wanted to do was stress test this motherfucker. But judging by the speeds I’ve gotten so far, I decided it was best to purchase a more expensive plan. And while we won’t have that sweet, sweet WordAds money, GoogleAds should be enough to fit the monthly server costs, I hope. Right now it’s just showing a stupid tan box at the bottom. Stop that, Google.

3DNPC v3.05.4 (91MB Zip Download) – REQUIRES v3.05 INSTALLED

New NPCs
Mithril (Ronja Monto)

Re-Recorded NPCs
Jerulith (Jessica Osborne)
Carmella (Elegant Artist)

All Fixes and Tweaks from v3.05
• Increased difficulty by adding reanimated corpses and healing mechanic to Forgotten Lore
• Provided option to turn in Talos worshipers for Immortal Coil
Fenced InMorndas asks to meet fence but script referenced wrong quest.
• Immortal Coil – Added wandering, potentially hostile Thalmor patrol in Markarth for first phase of the quest and objective to ensure PC talks to Froa upon retrieving the soul gems. Also added objective to return to Widow’s Watch.
• Froa’s 100+ Post-Quest audio files were not included in 3.05
Hagravi missing marriage lines added
• Dropped HP of Darkened Steel NPC and added failsafe script to ensure proper outcome
Ylgyne dismissal was incorrectly conditioned to Meresine being in your group as opposed to Ylgyne
• Removed instances of double voices for Larkspur, Duraz, and Yushari
• S’vashni’s minimum level raised to 20

3DNPC v3.05.3

2013-09-02_00001-e1396909717646Here is version 3.05.3, the third of ten weekly updates until a full Nexus release. Just a handful of bug fixes this week, as I haven’t gotten anything new on the voicing front. Modding wise I didn’t really do anything this week because I spent most of it watching grown men play with balls. I also watched a lot of sports.

The main fix was an issue where some newer marriage candidates were not going to Breezehome. This is because the script/property was improperly set to SpouseHouse instead of WhiterunHouse. In other words, the spouses would go to their default location.

There are a couple quests still in the pending queue, but I generally don’t like to put the screws to actors until they’ve had a few months to turn in the lines. They are doing this all out of the kindness of their hearts, after all. So let’s all be good little Blanche DuBois and exercise patience. The voices will come. In the meantime, I think I’ll start working on more follower commentary this week instead.

3DNPC v3.05.3 (91MB Zip Download) – REQUIRES v3.05 INSTALLED

New NPCs
Mithril (Ronja Monto)

Re-Recorded NPCs
Jerulith (Jessica Osborne)
Carmella (Elegant Artist)

All Fixes and Tweaks from v3.05
Thrice-Bitten – Switched from miscellaneous quest to journal quest to allow failed objectives.
• Marriage – Fixed issue where newer marriage candidates were not moving to Breezehome
Fenced InMorndas asks to meet fence but script referenced wrong quest.
Immortal Coil – Added wandering, potentially hostile Thalmor patrol in Markarth for first phase of the quest and objective to ensure PC talks to Froa upon retrieving the soul gems. Also added objective to return to Widow’s Watch.
• Froa’s 100+ Post-Quest audio files were not included in 3.05
Hagravi missing marriage lines added
• Dropped HP of Darkened Steel NPC and added failsafe script to ensure proper outcome
Ylgyne dismissal was incorrectly conditioned to Meresine being in your group as opposed to Ylgyne
• Removed instances of double voices for Larkspur, Duraz, and Yushari
S’vashni‘s minimum level raised to 20