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Augmented · 10 May 2006 at 13:03

Dutch Guy said:
How do you get the menu to look like this:

On my game the text is much larger :confused:[/QUOTE]
You want [url=http://btmod.beider.org/]BTMod[/url] or the [url=http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=405321]DarNified BTMod[/url]. I prefer the latter as it fits much more onscreen and modifies quite a few other parts of the UI well. However, you can completely customise it to your needs in the config files :). The screenshot looks similar to BTMod's default scaling.

GlacierMint · 10 May 2006 at 13:03

Dutch Guy said:
How do you get the menu to look like this:
On my game the text is much larger

http://btmod.beider.org/

Very cool mod (with easy installer too)

EDIT:- Curse my feeble spelling or I'd have got there first

Dutch Guy · 10 May 2006 at 13:37

Thanks, I will download and install tonight.

Wilf · 10 May 2006 at 20:15

Nice find, that Darnified series of tweaks are great, especially on my 24" TFT, now I can actually use all the space!!!

Dutch Guy · 10 May 2006 at 20:35

The Darnified ones look like they are very tweakable, only the inventory is changed at default, it was a bit too much for me to find out how to tweak so in the end I went with the BTMod one as it is an installer and automatically changes a lot more.

WatchTower · 10 May 2006 at 21:27

OMG a four day wast of time for me. I Picked theif has my birth sign as it has fortified Luck, speed and Agilty of +10 to only find that even thought them attributes are fortified you still can only get them to 100 max I thought I'd be able to get them like this 110 agilty, Speed and luck. Seen as you can't this to me makes any birth sign that gives you fortified attributes pointless you may has well have no birth sign. :mad:

Their for the best birth sign now I'd say is the mage as it gives you 50 magicka and the mage sign has no negative effects. I know the apprentice gives you 100 magicka points but it also gives you a 100% weakness to magic.

So I've come to find the best Race is Argonian as this race is has the most postive bonuses and as well as that has no negative draw backs your bonuses you Breath under water, 75% resistance to to disease and 100% resistance to posion.

The best Birthsign is Mage has it has a constant fortified magicka and no negtive attributes.

Dannyb01y · 10 May 2006 at 21:39

you can change it via the console although i think it resets your abilities or empties each gauge of its current level.. I chose the steed one which gives you speed - have been meaning to change it but when you get to a certain level it doesnt really matter so much as youl be uber anyhow...

Hector · 10 May 2006 at 21:59

there is a mod that sets the race perks as extra points. so chosing steed should mean you'll be able to get to 120 speed ect..

http://www.tessource.net/files/cache/3186.html

WatchTower · 10 May 2006 at 22:01

I always feel guilty about using mods or console commands.

Hector · 10 May 2006 at 23:50

if you feel a mod is abusive to the gameplay then don't use it, if you feel it'll add gameplay or change something in a way you think is more logical, then what is there to feel guilty about. Reznod's Mannequin mod for example; all you can do with it is display clothing/armour but it added extra gameplay for me, in that i have a personal quest to collect a full set of every armour. it's not quite the same putting it all into a container. that's a worthy mod to start with if you ever think about changing your mind.

speeduk · 11 May 2006 at 01:25

Hector said:
Reznod's Mannequin mod for example; all you can do with it is display clothing/armour but it added extra gameplay for me, in that i have a personal quest to collect a full set of every armour. it's not quite the same putting it all into a container. that's a worthy mod to start with if you ever think about changing your mind.

I tried that mod and the mannequins keep sleeping in my bed!

Edit: DING DING 100 pages......

Hector · 11 May 2006 at 02:06

sounds like a early version, he's upto v3.0 now.
http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=2055

Trixxy · 11 May 2006 at 06:41

Hector said:
Reznod's Mannequin mod for example; all you can do with it is display clothing/armour but it added extra gameplay for me, in that i have a personal quest to collect a full set of every armour.

that's what I'm doing, I have the armory mod (big hall for storing stuff) and a load mannequins so I have them all lined up on the stands.
1 row for Light Armor, 1 row for Heavy Armor and the rest of the space is taken up with special armors like Blades, Castle Guard armor from each city, Umbra etc.

Dutch Guy · 11 May 2006 at 13:22

Is it just me or does using a bow around level 12 become much more difficult compared to a sword?

I find enough good swords like Dwarven/Elven/Glass ones but the bows seem to lack in the power department, the most powerful one I have isn't even 10, I think it is a Dwarven Bow at power 8 wile the swords I have are >15 :confused:

Is it connected to the Marksman skill and do you only get better bows when you increase the Marksman skill?

AndrewP · 11 May 2006 at 13:27

Dutch Guy said:
Is it just me or does using a bow around level 12 become much more difficult compared to a sword?

I find enough good swords like Dwarven/Elven/Glass ones but the bows seem to lack in the power department, the most powerful one I have isn't even 10, I think it is a Dwarven Bow at power 8 wile the swords I have are >15

Is it connected to the Marksman skill and do you only get better bows when you increase the Marksman skill?

The bows can be a bit crummy for damage, but don't forget you can have a magic bow shooting magic arrows, which can make up for it. Damage will scale with your skill level too, so if you have a low Marksman and high Blade there will be an even bigger disparity.

You'll get better bows (as with other weapons/armour etc.) as your overall level increases.

Hector · 11 May 2006 at 13:53

rather, dont forget to include the damage rating of the selected arrows along with the bow as it's a two part weapon.

Dutch Guy · 11 May 2006 at 14:12

Hector said:
rather, dont forget to include the damage rating of the selected arrows along with the bow as it's a two part weapon.

Oh yeah, I forgot that.

It isn't that bad when I do that, I think I have some Elven and Dwarven arrows that are 6, 7 or 8 so that also adds up to ~15

I just find it annoying that a sneak 3x hit does not produce an instant kill, I hate to use the bow when the enemy comes charging at me, I always change to a sword and use that if the bow does not kill them straight away.

VeNT · 11 May 2006 at 14:38

Dutch Guy said:
Oh yeah, I forgot that.

It isn't that bad when I do that, I think I have some Elven and Dwarven arrows that are 6, 7 or 8 so that also adds up to ~15

I just find it annoying that a sneak 3x hit does not produce an instant kill, I hate to use the bow when the enemy comes charging at me, I always change to a sword and use that if the bow does not kill them straight away.

Glass arrows + heavy bow = good damage tbh, I dunno if its a mod I have but I know ONE of the enhanced bows (does frost damage) has a base of 34 damage + arrow.

Dutch Guy · 11 May 2006 at 14:55

VeNT said:
Glass arrows + heavy bow = good damage tbh, I dunno if its a mod I have but I know ONE of the enhanced bows (does frost damage) has a base of 34 damage + arrow.

I only have 4 glass arrows but not more, I guess they show up more when I level some more.

VeNT · 11 May 2006 at 14:56

Dutch Guy said:
I only have 4 glass arrows but not more, I guess they show up more when I level some more.

buy a few, I found that with around 50-60 arrows your good for a long time (picking em up off dead bodys after helps)
I just wish you could ALWAYS get the arrows back

best arrows are the dearic or whatever its called (ofcorse) but they are hard to get.