This mod adds Lightsaber Pikes used by Emperor's Shadow Guard & Kazdan Paratus in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game.
The Shadow Guard's Lightsaber Pike extends a red beam from the tip of the weapon, while Kazdan Paratus wields a blue Lightsaber Pike.
But in other version of the game, he wields a yellow double-bladed Lightsaber Pike with shorter blade for the second one.


BLADE COLORS
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I add AQUA Lightsaber Pike in this version.

There are 19* blade colors:
1. Red
2. Green
3. Blue
4. Purple
(Colors above are from electionist's Jedi Lightsabers with Sound mod)

5. Yellow (double-bladed, but the second one is shorter)
6. Orange
(Colors above are from heavywaters' AC Doublesaber mod)

7. Pink
8. Cyan
9. Crimson
10. Magenta
11. Black (the black core mesh is from IHRE's Black Lightsaber mod)
12. Gold
13. Silver
14. Bronze
15. Violet
16. Indigo
17. Emerald
18. Lava
19. Aqua*

Only 3 blade colors exist in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (Red, Blue & Yellow).
So, the other 16* colors are only my addition.

*) after the update: LightsaberPikeCollectionV1.0.1


Two Different Types
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I released the Lightsaber Pike in 2 types: one is 2-handed blade & the other one is staff.
For 2-handed blade type, i recommend to use Spears of Cyrodiild mod from Skycaptain.
But one thing that i don't like is sometimes the staff's attack animation interrupted by 2-handed weapon's swing
animation when walking/running. The staff only have one attack animation. But also, the thing i don't like about the staff type are
it has no glowing enchantment color. But you could try CCAO animation overhaul & see what you'll get...


WARNING: I suggest to use the staff type in close combat & attack enemies in range where the tip of the weapon can touch the body!

Since they are using different .esp file, so which one do you prefer?


Enchantment
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I used different enchantment to match enchantment color on lightsaber staff with the beam color. But i don't know why the staff
type didn't have the glowing enchantment color like 2-handed weapon.

Cyan = Absorb Magicka (Restore Magicka for staff type) combined w/ weaker Shock Damage; matched with Cyan & Aqua* lightsaber.
Purple = Soul Trap combined w/ weaker Shock Damage; matched with Indigo, Purple, Violet, Magenta & Pink lightsaber.
Yellow = Turn Undead combined w/ weaker Shock Damage; matched with Yellow, Orange, Gold & Bronze lightsaber.
Green = Silence combined w/ weaker Shock Damage; matched with Emerald & Green lightsaber.
White = Frost Damage; matched with Black & Silver lightsaber.
Red = Drain Health; matched with Red & Crimson lightsaber.
No-color = Shock Damage; matched with Blue lightsaber only.
Orange = Fire Damage; matched with Lava lightsaber only.

*) after the update: LightsaberPikeCollectionV1.0.1


ATTACK RANGE
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Lightsaber Pike has a reach of 1.0500.


ATTACK SPEED
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To match the attack movement's speed with attack's swing sound, Lightsaber Pike has a speed of 1.5000.


Weapon When Unequipped
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The position of the staff when unequipped has been lower a bit, so it will bring a different look when on inventory screen.
But doesn't look weird like lightsaber's hilt when sheathed (on inventory screen).

To make the blade retract when weapon unequipped, i'm using the script from heavywaters' AC Doublesaber mod.


LIGHTSABER NAMES
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Unlike the lightsabers, i only use color name for the Lightsaber Pike. I tried to use Kazdan Paratus' name for blue Lightsaber Pike,
but on inventory screen i only can read Kazdan bcos the name is too long.


Double-bladed Lightsaber Pike
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Right now, i only release the double-bladed Lightsaber Pike for yellow color only, to describe Kazdan Paratus' Lightsaber Pike
in other version of the game. The shorter blade has no function. Only as an accessory & for esthetic purpose.
I'll release double-bladed Lightsaber Pike in all colors if there's a request.


Lightsaber Pike's Staff
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For Lightsaber Pike's staff, i used HelBorne's Black iron Partisan polearm from Helborne's Spear Set mod,
but i used plasmablademetalblack.dds texture from lightsaber mod.

I made a request to [email protected] before releasing this mod.


Shadow Guard's helmet & robe
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You can try to use Standalone's Star Wars Royal Guard Armor Retext.
I'm working on the robes to combine them with ThreeDees' Storm Trooper Armour mod.
Damn! It's so hard to do modelling & change the white color textures...


Weapon's Icon
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I'm still too lazy to create weapon icons for this mod. So, i still use default staff's icon from Oblivion. Will update later.


OBSE
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Use Oblivion Script Extender.


Credit
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Special thanks to:
1. Bethesda for the most wonderful game - Oblivion
2. electionis for 'Jedi Lightsabers with Sound' blade textures
3. heavywaters for 'AC Doublesaber' blade textures & sheathing script
4. IHRE for his black core mesh from his Black Lightsaber mod that i used for my Lightsaber Pike (Black)
5. helborne for his black iron partisan's polearm
6. Standalone for his Star Wars Royal Guard Armor Retext in screenshot
7. ThreeDees for his Storm Trooper Armour in screenshot.
8. neovinci for his SG Leia armour & clothing in screenshot
9. TES NEXUS
10. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
11. Last but not least; 'George Lucas' for his brilliant ideas in 'Star Wars' Movies & Comics.