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I have started a poll in the official ES forums, here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index...howtopic=264716
- This is to decide on which 2 or 3 non-reptillian new creatures
will be included in the initial release of TES4:V. Kukulza and I
decided we should include a few non-reptillian new creatures in the
initial release to balance out the new reptiles being added (the
altsasaan, krin, and rotumbo guar).
So please everyone, head on over there and cast your votes so all opinions are counted and consolidated in one spot. Thank you. 
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2006.03.15 13:50 |
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Vrenir
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How big are the mushroom spiders you're thinking about? Are we talking
fist-sized mushrooms or giant mushroom forest things, because I'm very
much in favor of the littler ones for the Bitter Coast and maybe also
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2006.03.15 14:34 |
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cryonaut
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Not positive since they are Kukulza's invention, but I would assume
they're about basketball sized. again though, I could be wrong, so
we'll wait on him to confirm that one. maybe their sizes could be
randomized from fist-sized to buick-sized...
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Harikari
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Basketball sized? Could that involve ragdoll physics 
Punting spiders
But I personally want the Wetig. It sounds so funny. Like you could punt it (whats my obsession with punting bugs?)
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2006.03.15 15:40 |
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Vrenir
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I tried to vote for the mushroom spiders, but the thing said that I was
not allowed to vote for some non-discript reason. Oh well, just add one
more to that number mentally. My reasoning for the decision is thus:
Our goal is to increase the depth of the local ecology. This implies
that our wildlife will be either Vvardenfell or Morrowind specific (I
think that everyone would benefit more if it was Morrowind rather than
Vvardenfell only). That, as you said, leads to the focus either being
on bugs or reptiles. Snakes should be minimal because they are more
closely associated with Argonia which is also being modded now. A lot
of bugs are also probably more Argonia-centric, so we probably want to
leave a few beetle ideas for them.
So what do we need more of in Morrowind and specifically in
Vvardenfell? Well, there are several different ecological systems on
the island: the Ashlands, the Grazelands/Shoengrad, the Bitter Coast,
the Arcadian Isles, and the Mushroom Forests. We already have a good
selection of creatures for the Grazelands/Shoengrad as well as wild
animals for the Ashlands. The Arcadian Isles should have fewer
creatures to begin with as it is widely settled and farmed. That leaves
us with the most dire need being in the Bitter Coast and the Mushroom
Forests, translating to swamp and fungal-related creatures.
What then is best suited out of the list for swamps and fungal forests?
Small lizards and salamanders could be good for the swamps. Bugs are
always around, but probably not so much beetles (besides there's
already the Shalk and we want something new). I kind of like the little
penguin thing that Cryonaut came up with the other week, it actually
would work best in the Arcardian Isles I think, sort of like a mole or
rabbit. Back on topic, small to medium spiders seemed the best choice
to me. First off, TESIII had no spiders, which is odd because you find
them everywhere in the world. Second, they thrive in swamps and just
seeing them on trees and logs would do a great deal to enhance the
atmosphere. Third, they also thrive in forests, and I could easily see
them on the moist and shaded trunks of giant mushrooms. Fourth, a
spider model is one that could easily be used for multiple varieties
with a retexture, sort of like the colored Nix Hounds. This would
enable us to make seperate Mushroom Forest and Bitter Coast species
with minimal effort. The choice of a medium-to-small spider would also
be beneficial to the rest of the Morrowind Mods in ST, as it is not
only an adaptable mesh for a universal animal but also a specific
creature that would logically show up on the Mainland Bitter Coast as
well near Legio Argonis. Perhaps even the Argonia people could use our
spider retextured for their mod as well.
That's my argument, and I think it's pretty solid. Put in the spider,
the Altsasaan, the new Guar, and the little burrowing penguin lizard,
and I think that our mod will have a well-rounded ecosystem (perhaps we
need one more Mushroom Forest distinctive animal but that'd be enough).
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2006.03.15 16:07 |
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cryonaut
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were you signed in on the ES forums? I don't think you can vote unless you're logged in.
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2006.03.15 16:32 |
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Vrenir
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Yeah I was. I just registered today so that I could vote, and they let
me sign in. The bubbles showed up, I clicked the one I wanted, and then
it came up with an error message saying that I couldn't vote on this
poll. As I said, I don't know what's up. If you want, just make a
mental note of it and add one to the spider tally. |
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2006.03.15 16:36 |
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cryonaut
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hm very strange... I wonder if I should make an additional poll here
and average the two in case more people have that problem...
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2006.03.15 16:51 |
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cryonaut
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Okay since the ES forum is being tempermental, I have created another poll here: http://www.morrowind-mods.org/main/index.php
So feel free to vote in that, and then I will add the results together.
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2006.03.16 09:34 |
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Harikari
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Vrenir, did you activate your account? By email?
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Vrenir
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Polls hate me or something. I signed in on Cryonaut's now and got the
e-mail (which never showed up from my ES one incidentally though it
lets me log in at the site), but when I sign in on Cryonaut's and then
proceed to press "vote" on the poll, it tells me that the "module isn't
active!" As I said, polls must hate me. I should remember this and
never run for election. |
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2006.03.16 20:22 |
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KuKulzA
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Originally posted by Harikari
Mine didn't work either so dont worry
Oh, and Cyronaut, make sure no one that voted was from Florida
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2006.03.17 05:30 |
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cryonaut
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WTF.... I can't figure out why in the world the poll on my site
wouldn't work either for you... that doesn't make any sense... I tested
it and it worked just fine for me! Man I don't know what's going on. 
I guess I'll just try to keep track of everyone's opinions on here and add them to the polls. grrr... :/
What's the Florida comment for? I don't get it... I mean, I'M from Florida and I voted... ?
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2006.03.17 09:28 |
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Harikari
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Originally posted by cryonaut
WTF.... I can't figure out why in the world the poll on my site
wouldn't work either for you... that doesn't make any sense... I tested
it and it worked just fine for me! Man I don't know what's going on.
I guess I'll just try to keep track of everyone's opinions on here and add them to the polls. grrr... :/
What's the Florida comment for? I don't get it... I mean, I'M from Florida and I voted... ? |
So am I. Remember the bush/gore elections?
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cryonaut
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Ah... yes I get the joke now... what a comedian. 
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cryonaut
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The ES forums were down for a while for maintenance. I'd really like it
if any of you who were having problems voting tried again to see if
they fixed whatever the problem was.
Currently the top 3 creatures are:
1. Giant Beetles
2. Jellies/Slimes
3. Giant Scorpions
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Harikari
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Of those three I would say slimes... but only because I think they would be puntable
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Originally posted by Harikari
Of those three I would say slimes... but only because I think they would be puntable |
I'm not so into punting... more of a wide reciever, though I only play
with my friends and in American football, when your just playing for
fun, positions aren't that meaningful, whoever can catch the ball and
get it into the end zone is good enough 
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Harikari
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Originally posted by KuKulzA
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Originally posted by Harikari
Of those three I would say slimes... but only because I think they would be puntable |
I'm not so into punting... more of a wide reciever, though I only play
with my friends and in American football, when your just playing for
fun, positions aren't that meaningful, whoever can catch the ball and
get it into the end zone is good enough
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you're shrubbing
Anyway, blobs would be interesting, and easy to model, but hard to animate
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cryonaut
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Okay guys, seriously... I know I keep posting about this, but the
official ES forums seem to have gone through a complete overhaul, so
those of you that have not been able to vote in the poll yet PLEASE try
to one more time... please? for me? I know you just want me to tally in
your votes that you post in this thread, but I'm obsessive-compulsive
and would really like it if they could all just be consolidated in that
poll.
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