Hello and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS-k66MKgs

Planning on a full retex of shiving isles creatures (minus the http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35951 of course). I guess there's a reason I saved these for last. The shivering isles creatures look MUCH better than oblivion so I guess I'll have to work a bit harder to improve upon them. I tend to rush through projects once I get them started so I'm going to try to take it slowly. Expect a bunch of detail (<-definitely going to regret typing that) and a nice contrast from dementia and mania (that's not just black vs colorful).

Started work on the grummite a couple days ago (oh the texture seams! ... i mean ... oh the humanity!).

Mythic Grummite Mania WIP

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1813-56-56-45.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1813-56-43-68.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1814-25-05-81.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1814-25-14-15.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1814-25-18-84.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1814-25-25-78.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-26-08-03.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-26-12-90.jpg

Grummite Dementia WIP

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-21-19-64.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-21-31-12.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-20-01-89.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-20-05-25.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-19-55-26.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-19-47-95.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-20-20-06.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2010-12-1822-20-13-92.jpg

Mania Gnarl in Game

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-04-10-41.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-01-04-74.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-02-28-96.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-04-05-16.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-03-51-01.jpg

Grummites in game

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-01-52-54.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-03-02-60.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-02-50-97.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-03-18-94.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-03-26-76.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2010-12-2123-03-32-57.jpg

Baliwog

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2023-11-41-71.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2023-11-58-73.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-39-17-21.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-40-14-49.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-40-04-83.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-39-42-85.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-39-35-86.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2202-39-51-05.jpg

Baliwog updated

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2219-20-51-91.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2219-20-43-90.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2219-21-02-27.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2219-21-11-74.jpg

Murk Dweller Mania WIP

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-59-32-68.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-59-37-50.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-59-45-66.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-56-49-74.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-57-04-79.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-57-16-85.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-56-57-24.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-57-32-49.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2312-57-11-91.jpg

Murk Dweller Mania Update

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-42-51-32.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-43-13-35.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-43-53-65.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-42-54-70.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-42-45-89.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-42-40-31.jpg

Murk Dweller Dementia

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-45-10-76.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-45-10-76.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-45-04-31.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-40-44-03.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-40-38-78.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-40-33-57.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-39-09-76.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-40-56-64.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-41-14-59.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-41-49-93.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-39-05-25.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2518-39-01-32.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2522-22-22-95.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2522-22-17-89.jpg

Murk Dwellers in game

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2803-02-30-81.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2803-01-05-45.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-56-11-81.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-55-48-36.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2803-02-58-42.jpg

Hunger

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-28-31-20.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-28-16-16.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-26-19-23.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-28-57-92.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-29-04-20.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-26-44-83.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-26-30-16.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-25-14-33.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-24-57-17.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-24-48-50.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-25-11-80.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-01-2802-24-28-81.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-58-10-23.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-58-10-67.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-59-08-03.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-01-2802-59-08-70.jpg

Elytra Mania (not yet glowmapped)

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-04-08-26.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-04-06-31.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-04-13-95.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-05-30-42.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-06-19-40.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-05-33-25.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-01-55-85.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-06-31-45.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-01-56-46.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-02-38-79.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0501-02-40-82.jpg

Elytra Dementia

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-12-34-59.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-12-22-84.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-12-21-37.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-12-15-31.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-12-06-07.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-11-11-37.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-11-16-76.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-10-55-73.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-10-53-18.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-10-03-64.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-10-17-48.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/Oblivion2011-02-0523-10-29-87.jpg

Skeletal hound (sans normal mapping)

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-49-59-37.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-50-06-65.jpg

Light Hunger

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-55-08-68.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-54-58-84.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-54-54-71.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-51-49-42.jpg

Dark Hunger

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-51-13-23.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-52-20-35.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-51-07-75.jpg

Shambles

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-50-33-42.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-50-42-98.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz357/themythofanst/NifSkope2011-02-1923-50-58-56.jpg

Ooh !!,looking forward to this,your Animals and Creatures are 2 of my "always installs"

Thanks. That makes a modder feel all warm and fuzzy

If anyone has a secret technique regarding covering up texture seams please let me know.

Oh! This is excellent news! I absolutely love your texture packs and have been using them for a long time now. Well except of course the ones that were just released. Speaking of which, the ghosts and goblins pack is wicked, I love it. The glowing eyes on the goblins just adds that something extra that makes it that much more awesome. Fighting in a faintly lit or pitch black cave to only see sets of eyes in front of you is awesome. Or right as your nighteye wears off in battle and you see the faint outline of a creature and a set of eyes staring at you! Great effect.

I'll be looking forward to this as I'm sure it will be excellent work, as always. Keep it up, and thanks for making Oblivion just that much better.

Wonderful!
Anxious to see what you come up with!
I had totally missed that Ghosts and Goblins pack, awesome!:)

woot! cant wait to see what ya come up with, your other creature retexs are amazing, and im sure these will be has well!

This is going to be good. Looking forward to it.

Thanks. Making some good progress on the grummite. Question: do grummites have nipbles? Haha

They hatch from eggs, so I'd guess no.

Looking forward to this one as well, keep on keepin' on.

Pictures added Feedback is welcome. Was thinking about replacing the eyes with white non pupil-ed ones

Looking awesome!
Real mania freakish.
I can see what you mean about the seams.
'think the pupil-less eyes would indeed be great!

Yeah the dementia variety is going to be mildly disturbing. I think that's where the pupil-less eyes are going to end up.

dude that looks awesome! great job!

Maybe a little more green? :lightbulb:

Splendid work, as always. :celebration:

Thanks.

Decided those pink tentacles on the back would glow like a firefly. Eureka.

Dementia Photos added along with the new glowy mania variety. Still gotta do something about those seams. :brokencomputer:

Note I lightened up the texture just a tad for the dementia grummite.

The Dementia Grummites look much better than their vanilla counterpart. I really like the darker look, it matches the darker side of Dementia well. And the eyes look dementedly disturbing.

Wow! You mean vanilla SI actually had different Grummites for mania and dementia? Fine job bringing out the contrasts mate!

I like! :celebration:

Even before seeing the screenshots, I knew I had every reason to expect good things from this, having tried your other replacers already, and now, the screenshots do not dissappoint. I like how you seem to have really increased the contrast between the Mania and Dementia grummites. I do wonder what the other creatures will look like now too.

Seeing this kind of makes me glad that I haven't gotten around to going to Shivering Isles with my current character yet, because maybe if I delay long enough, I'll be able to add this before I set foot there, and be able to enjoy the newly rextured Shivering Isles creatures.

You'll need to re-work the UV mapping of the mesh, that's pretty much the only way to really fix obvious seams.

ugh ... I guess I'll just try my best to mask them

dude those look outstanding! :clap:

Working on the gnarl. This should be fun! (I like me some tree texturing see: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/images/29569-1-1264542181.jpg)