Name: Dark Legion 
Version: 3.1
Date: 09/10/2007
Category: Weapons and Armor
Requirements: Official Oblivion Patch 1.2.0416
Author: Lancillotto


Description
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This mod mainly adds a new set of armor, a sword, a new kind of creatures (the Arkania) and a little bit of history. 

To find the location of the new set of armor and the sword just look for a book entitled "On the Dark Legion" at The First Edition in the Market District of the Imperial City.
I wanted a challenging "Boss", so I made it pretty strong and tough... I hope that high-level characters who are tired of opponents that die too soon and easily will appreciate. 
Tip for low-level characters: If you think that the "Boss" is too tough for your character, you can try to pickpocket him and get the key that unlocks the Listener's chest.
However, cuirass and sword on the "Boss" are enchanted, those in the chest are not. And there is also a sneaky way to get the Boss'armor and sword ... but you should be good at 
ranged attacks with arrows and quick enough to locate the good spot I created for this kind of strategy. Feel free to choose the way you prefer!  

Black Knights rejoice!

Thanks for downloading my mod, if you enjoy it please do not forget to go back to planetelderscrolls.com and vote! 



Details
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The new armor and longsword are only slightly better than the Daedric ones. 


Install
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1. Extract this archive to any folder, then copy the contents of my "Data" folder and paste them
   into your Oblivion's "Data" folder, then click "yes to all". 
   (note: as you can see below all my folders have unique names, so there is absolutely
    no risk to overwrite any of your files). 

2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable "Dark Legion.esp"

note: if you already installed a previous version of this mod just overwrite the old files with the new ones.



Uninstall
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1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the "Dark Legion.esp" file.
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

Oblivion\Data\meshes\armor\Dark Legion\
Oblivion\Data\meshes\weapons\Nightblade\
Oblivion\Data\textures\armor\Dark Legion\
Oblivion\Data\textures\weapons\Nightblade\
Oblivion\Data\meshes\Creatures\Skeleton2\
Oblivion\Data\textures\Creatures\Skeleton2\
Oblivion\Data\textures\menus\icons\armor\Dark Legion\
Oblivion\Data\textures\menus\icons\weapons\Nightblade\
Oblivion\Data\Dark Legion*.*


Upgrade
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Recent history:

3.0 This is a third improved version of Dark Legion. In this new version I addressed some problems reported about the textures of the armor and sword.
    I hope that now everything is fixed and working nicely. If you notice any problem please let me know.

3.1 The original greaves have been slightly modified to avoid clipping. I also added a little bit of retexturing to make them fit better with the
    rest of the armor.   

Incompatibility
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None known.  

Known Issues or Bugs
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Helmet may have clipping issues with beast races.


Contact
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You can find me on the official Elder Scrolls forums as 'Lancillotto'


Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda creating Oblivion, the meshes, construction kit and forums.
Thanks to 'JayDac' and 'LHammonds'(alias 'Jerros' and 'Conan_Lon') for cretaing that spectacular mod that is 'Lost Paladines of the Divines', the shield and 
gauntlets from their mod have been included into this mod, as well as some of their textures.
Thanks to L@zarus for creating the mesh of the shield, to Jerros for the texture artwork and to EuGENIUS for the raised 3D emblem on the shield.  

Tools Used
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TES Construction Set - http://www.theelderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_utilities.htm
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/
NIFSkope - http://www.niftools.org
DDS Converter - http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=8698
3dsmax 7 - http://www.discreet.com/remote/3dsmax_resources

Licensing/Legal
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You can do whatever you want with this mod but all I ask in return is that you give me credit if you distribute any part of it. For the shield and gauntlets please note that, as written above, they are from "Lost Paladines of the Divines",
so if you decide to use those two items remember to credit Jerros and LHammonds. For the shield you should also credit L@zarus and EUGENIUS, who are the original creators of this latter mesh.
