[WIP] The Final Tear

Post » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:17 pm

I wanted to present to the community a mod that I'm currently working on, to try and garner interest and to validate my efforts a bit.

The Final Tear is primarily a quest mod set at the hub of Dres Estate, a Gold Mining Estate owned by Gaelion Dres, located somewhere between Skyrim and Solstheim. Because the island has a sordid past, its original investors were not present at the time of his arrival, and so he claimed the island independantly, unbeknownst of the secrets which surrounded its history. When the Gold Mine returned to its function, this enticed all those attracted to the production of Gold: everyone. The first of these was the Aldmeri Dominion. Fortunately, Dres managed to keep hold of his lordship over the island. Unfortunately, when the player arrives, Gaelion Dres has fallen pray to an undiagnosable ailment, of which he had been afflicted with since before his arrival at the island. Whilst the Estate manages to function as normal without Gaelion Dres' direct leadership, the Thalmor are keenly awaiting his death (well, to quote them "his recovery") so as to claim sovereign right over the island, by way of a condition for their keeping the interests of the East Empire Company from overwhelming the operation, and the true nature of the island begins to unravel alongside it.

When the Player first arrives, having been mistaken for a client of Gaelion Dres', they are introduced to Dres' Steward. With the Steward, the Player partakes in a few Errand-y Quests in order to help him cope with his unwillingness to leave his Master's bedside, so to speak. Eventually, Dres' illness escalates and the Steward finally pleads for the Player to embark on a quest to seek a cure. This will begin the Main Quest. Up until a specific point in the Main Quest, the Player may all the while socialise with a number of the Estate's occupants and complete Miscellaneous Quests for them; some of which will only be avaliable as you progress along the Steward's Errands and a few of which will aide in your decisions during the Main Quest. This will include a focus on assisting the Thalmor Agent stationed at Dres Estate to oversee Gaelion Dres' illness, if you are so inclined, because there is a woeful lack of support for the Aldmeri Dominion.

At the moment, I plan on 30 Quests. 22 Miscellanious Quests (these are more single objectived Side Quests, rather than Radiant-like Quests), 6 Quests of the Main Quest, and a 2-Quest Side Quest unrelated to the Main Quest. Of these, 10 of the Misc. Quests have been completed.

This mod will also include unique equipment as fittingly and reservedly possible. At the moment there are 2 Unique Sets of Armour (a retexture), 2 Unique Weapons (a unique model and a vanilla weapon with a unique enchantment), 1 new Spell, and 2 new outfits (retextures).

The reason why I have begun this thread is to try and invigorate my intent to finish this mod. I just need some community opinions/support and if anyone is willing to have a run around Dres Estate to see if the flow of the Questline and the environment are acceptable, then all the better.

Screenshots:

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So, what do you think?
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