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An entirely experimental replacement for the default Snowy weather of Oblivion which changes the colours and adds some Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights to the sky.
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LUSH & GAUDY AURORA BOREALIS V1.2
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Adds Northern Lights to the Snow weather type.
Once again, in v1.2 I still haven't been able to solve the transition issue which makes the sky textures turn to shit while the weather transitions, but from what I hear that's an inherent problem with the Oblivion sky dome and there isn't a way around it that I've heard of. Doesn't bother me much since I always use weather codes to change it instantly anyhow, and to be honest I couldn't play without my northern lights these days even with the downside.
This time around you can pick between the Sickly Single Dose version (which adds a bit of cloud back to the sky for some contrast and has a single set of NL's) or the Deadly Double Dose version (which has nothing but northern lights in the sky and cloud cover be damned!) As yet I can't even decide which one I'll be using, so see what suits you.
I've also managed a nicer set of colours for sunrise, sunset, etc. The night sky is darker, the blue tones are still heavy, and the days are decidedly bright.
If you don't like the weather itself, just rip off the NL textures and make your own custom one. If an idiot like myself can do it, anyone can.
In all honesty, this is just an experiment which I continue to tinker with. It's nothing spectacular, but I find that I get bored of the regular snowy weather and I need something to make it more lively.
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TO INSTALL:
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Pick which version you want to run, then copy the appropriate Data folder to your Oblivion directory. If asked to over-write any existing files, say yes.
Activate the Lush & Gaudy Aurora Borealis esp file.
I suggest you keep this beneath any other weather mods you might be running. It only changes the Snow weather, so it won't do any harm to mods that change other weather types. I'm running several other weather mods in conjunction with this and have never had a hitch.
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SCARPER:
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You know what that means. Bugger off!
LUSH & GAUDY AURORA BOREALIS V1.2
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Adds Northern Lights to the Snow weather type.
Once again, in v1.2 I still haven't been able to solve the transition issue which makes the sky textures turn to shit while the weather transitions, but from what I hear that's an inherent problem with the Oblivion sky dome and there isn't a way around it that I've heard of. Doesn't bother me much since I always use weather codes to change it instantly anyhow, and to be honest I couldn't play without my northern lights these days even with the downside.
This time around you can pick between the Sickly Single Dose version (which adds a bit of cloud back to the sky for some contrast and has a single set of NL's) or the Deadly Double Dose version (which has nothing but northern lights in the sky and cloud cover be damned!) As yet I can't even decide which one I'll be using, so see what suits you.
I've also managed a nicer set of colours for sunrise, sunset, etc. The night sky is darker, the blue tones are still heavy, and the days are decidedly bright.
If you don't like the weather itself, just rip off the NL textures and make your own custom one. If an idiot like myself can do it, anyone can.
In all honesty, this is just an experiment which I continue to tinker with. It's nothing spectacular, but I find that I get bored of the regular snowy weather and I need something to make it more lively.
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TO INSTALL:
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Pick which version you want to run, then copy the appropriate Data folder to your Oblivion directory. If asked to over-write any existing files, say yes.
Activate the Lush & Gaudy Aurora Borealis esp file.
I suggest you keep this beneath any other weather mods you might be running. It only changes the Snow weather, so it won't do any harm to mods that change other weather types. I'm running several other weather mods in conjunction with this and have never had a hitch.
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SCARPER:
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You know what that means. Bugger off!