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basswalker · Probationary Member Joined: 04 Mar 2009

Hey Folks,
just wanted to show you the mod I´m currently working on...

Quite some time ago I started to work on my own vision of Balmora. I´m not into Balmora Expanded, and for some reason, after using it for a while, I got tired of Vality´s Bittercoast trees, so Bittercoast-Balmora is not an option (for now^^).
I also found out that I dont like Balmora being a part of the Bittercoast, because it originally belongs to the Westgash.
All the other Mods changing Balmora´s cityscape in general (not just adding a house or something) just didnt do what I would have liked to be done.

So I started to do it myself....main Idea was to make Balmora look more "westgashy", more "lived-in" and more like its described by citizens and literature.

Due to a lack of time I didnt get very far ´til now...it´s that RL-thing again.^^
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Here´s a list of what has been done and what is planned to be done:

Done:
- upscaled most of the trees in and around Balmora, and added more of them to create a more dense feeling
- added more plants and rocks
- changed some of the ground textures
- made the "ghetto" (the area where Caius lives) more "ghettoish" to let it look more like described by the citizens
- added some more misc details (you´ll find out what I mean by watching the screenshots)

Planned:
- add more detail^^ (none of the above can actually be seen as finished, its just what I´ve done till now.)
- add more misc items and all that stuff that can be found in a city (bottles, clothes, buckets, brooms, .....) to make Balmora appeal more "lived-in"
- make the appeal of the different quarters more distinguishable by adding unique textures to the buildings
-find a good name (ideas: diversified Balmora, Balmora RWG, Balmora of the Westgash^^)
- whait for your comments and suggestions to maybe change/add stuff you would like to see in this mod Wink

Well, I guess thats about it for now, enjoy the screenies and please leave some feedback, telling me any of your thoughts!
p.s. Sorry if my language may sound a little weird, I´m german^^
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Update: 03/03/09

Because this thread got messy with new and outdated screens being all around, I decided to update the mainpost.
The main Ideas about this mod did not change, so I only updated the screenshot-section of the mainpost. This is also because all the screenshots were outdated.
So here´s a bunch of up-to-date screenies for the ones that are interested. Wink

Denina · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:

Oooh, I was just admiring this on the official forums the other day. I'm looking forward to it getting done. Smile

Welcome, Basswalker!

basswalker · Probationary Member Joined: 04 Mar 2009

Arakhor · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

The new wall texture looks good up close, but is far too repetitive at any distance. Those new flags look great though!

Although the scenery is very picturesque, I think perhaps that you've made Balmora look too rural. The waterfall is particularly good!

basswalker · Probationary Member Joined: 04 Mar 2009

Surgo · Probationary Member Joined: 04 Jun 2009

I registered for the forums just to say that I can't wait for this. I recently started a new game of Morrowind, looking forward to taking a different path through the world than I did last time, and was looking at various city enhancers. For Balmora, while I really like Princess Stomper's Balmora Ghetto, I really didn't find one that did what I was looking for -- make the city more dense and...um...resembling a city that people live in. So I'm really looking forward to this release, which promises to do exactly what I want. I hope it's still being worked on.

If you're still looking for a name, I suggest Denser Balmora.