Oblivion

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XTR3M368

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About this mod

A retex and slight modification of Ken\'s Thunderbird and Dawn armors along with a \"Red Dawn\" addition complete with light versions of each.

Permissions and credits
*new* If you want a blue version that is similar to this, I have a new mod up called Azure Retribution here:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=32691

This is a retexture and personalization of Ken's Thunderbird and Dawn Armor. I am not taking away from the great work done on his mod, just adding to it to suit my personal tastes. Others have seen it and asked me to upload these. If you like this, please give Kudos to ken1945 as the work is mostly his.

Click on my name and scroll down to see my other mods.

Details:
I didn't put them all in the screen shots, but there is a light and modified heavy version of the Thunderbird and Dawn armor as well. Those will look just like the "Red Dawn" version I put in the SS in their original textures....just personalized to my tastes like the "Red Dawn" is. (Also without the wings of course) The Amazon Skirt and mini skirt are 2 different light greaves options. I couldn't choose which I liked best so I included them both.

Info:
I initially started out just modding the armor to more suit my personal tastes. It was very close already but just needed a little tweaking to be perfect for me. I then figured since I was in there changing stuff that I might as well make some light armor too. I had a request for some tasteful red armor at that point so made the "Red Dawn" versions as well. I pretty much just changed the cuirass and boots in the heavy versions to my personal tastes. The light versions are based off a "whittled down" version of the original cuirass, a miniskirt/chainmail leggings retexture that I found in Apachii's Goddess store, and a retextured version of the Amazon miniskirt. I used the same boot model for all just with different textures. The gauntlets are the same for all versions, both heavy and light...just the stats and the colors are different. I left the stats the same as Ken had them on the heavy versions and gave the light versions stats a little better than glass and more durable. I made them all unenchanted. I also made a "Red Dawn" head piece for those of you who would like a complete set of the original armors. I use the HGEC body and I am not sure how this armor reacts to other body mods or even the vanilla. If there are issues, please pm me.
*WINGS NOT INCLUDED* see requirements

Requirements:
As of now, until I go through and reorganize the meshes, textures and icons, you will need the following great mods for this to work:
ken1945's original Thunderbird and Dawn armor mod here:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=28427
Apachii's Goddess store mod here:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13437
The wings in the SS are from the Goddess store. They are on the table behind Isis in a small chest on the main floor of the mod.I might get them in the mod in the future, but for now you have to go to Apachii's Goddess shop to get them. I might also try to condense this down to be stand alone. I don't really think it is necessary and the 2 mods required for this to work are excellent and are a plus to any mod collection.
The latest Oblivion patch....pretty much a given for all mods.

Location:
Imperial City Arena District to be close to Ken's originals. I put them in a chest to the left of the entrance to the arena.....you know, where you talk to the guy about betting on arena matches? It is right below the arena banner. The chest is named "Thunderbird and Dawn retexture".

Installation:
Unzip using 7-zip or comparable program into your data folder and check yes when asked to overwrite. This won't overwrite any of Ken's original files. You can also extract to a temporary folder then copy the .esp, the mesh and texture folder into your data folder of your Oblivion and click yes to overwrite. Then check the box for the .esp in either your launcher or in the OBMM.....whichever you use.
I renamed even the models that I didn't change to avoid conflicts so it only adds content. You will be able to have Ken's original armor at the same time and even mix and match if you so choose.

Uninstall:
Just uncheck the .esp! All the files are extra so no worries about going back to "stock".

Conflicts:
None known. Please pm me if there are any.

The credits:
Bethesda for Oblivion
ken1945 for his great work
Apachii for the Goddess store that I have loved through multiple updates.
The creator the the original Amazon Armor Exnem?
My friend Mondstein who helped me with other projects and got me started.
Photoshop
Nvidia plugin for .dds files
Nifskope
TES Construction Set
MentalElf Barney Blankenship for the TES4Files program I used to package this up for download
7-Zip
If I have left anyone, pm me and I will get you added to the list.

Legal:
Anyone that I have borrowed parts of their mods to do this is automatically welcome to use my work on this mod in their projects. Just acknowledge my part please. All others need to ask for permission.