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Akaviri Bruma Cabin mod is up! - Kielanai - 02-23-2007
I took a peek in the CS at some other mods that redid the player homes and figured out that creating a whole new interior and changing the teleport door on the original exterior is a way to solve the problem. Great news for learning a good trick and actually allowed me to make a few improvements, but bad news for my sleep last night. -_- I stayed up to rebuild the whole thing from scratch, basically. (Because I started working on this about the same time that I started working on Kojima and am just now finishing it, but I wanted to FINISH!)
So, as far as I know, it works. I just need to update the screenshots now that it's a little different. (Hard to rebuild exactly from memory, and too lazy to check pictures.) ^_^
Akaviri Bruma Cabin
Oooh, definitely, import some of the food items if possible. I figured out how to rig a teapot into the game once, but when I tried to do other things it failed. I think it's because the stats on the teapot and the covered jar mesh I pasted it onto were about the same, and the other things I tried were very different (like a static and a weapon). Just not an area I know much about yet, concerning Nifskope, etc.
- Kodama - 02-24-2007
Ok... so you fixed your problem, great! :goodjob:
- Ysne - 02-24-2007
I'm glad you found a solution.
Very special kimono - Kielanai - 02-25-2007
Well, yesterday was the 8th anniversary of our taiko team, and we had a very special concert with a very special guest drummer, Kiyo-san -- very famous taiko player. And I realized ... I didn't put taiko costumes in my kimono batches! Bad me!
So, I have already made Kazuko-sensei's costume, or as close to it as I can get. Her top is actually a black sleeveless T-shirt, and she wears gold bracers with it, so I kind of wish I could have bare arms for this one. But this is kind of close. She loves butterflies and anything pink. And one of our songs is called "Dancing Butterfly", so that is what I've named this one.
I really wish I could do Kiyo-san's, too, but it would call for completely different mesh. His colors were red, black, and white, but he wore a skirted wrap. I will have to give some thought to how to try to capture his costume. He invented his own drumming style combining traditional taiko with a local story of demons and his style is named for those demons. He even brought his sacred costume and let one of our drummers dress in it to run around scaring children. :lmao: Fun guy. ^_^ Hmmm ... maybe I could find a picture of the sacred costume and paste it like the butterflies.
Anyway, thinking aloud and decided to share. This pair of kimono will be special. ^_^
Dancing Butterfly:
![[Image: DancingButterfly.jpg]](http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m61/Kielanai/Oblivion%20Screenshots/Kielanai%20no%20Kimono/DancingButterfly.jpg)
- Kodama - 02-26-2007
Wow! :pop:
That's very... pink
It's not my favourite color, but the clothes look well made :goodjob:
Can you show us a picture of a taiko drummer costume?
I wanna know what it looks like
Pictures! ^_^ - Kielanai - 02-26-2007
Yes, she likes pink. ^_^ And actually I just thought of a way to redo the top part to make it look a little closer to the real thing, so I will toy with that, too.
Anyway, here are some pictures of their costumes. I didn't get a chance to get good pictures of them, so I have several angles and you can put them together in your mind. Our female taiko costume is normally worn without the hapi, but that was special for that song being performed -- a Hachinohe rain prayer. Kiyo-san's costume is like ... hakama tight at ankles with a skirt or sash in red and black over on back and hip, with white wrap. (Terrible description -- sorry.) But the red and white of the sash mean divinity -- a gift of divinity that goes with the background of his style of drumming -- namahage taiko.
Taiko Kimono
And if you like taiko or are just curious about namahage taiko (demon drums), you can get a taste of it at this link below. ^_^ If drumming is not your thing, you can fforward through it to see how they growl and really get into their performances. (Or do a search for namahage taiko -- there are several short clips out there.) Namahage steal away bad children. (wink, wink) So, you can bet these kids were on their best behavior. (Scroll down a bit to preview link #1.)
Namahage Taiko
Edit: Oh, and I should add there are lots of styles of taiko drummer costumes. Some traditional, some not. You can see what most of the guys in our team wear by looking up on the stage during the rain prayer performance for another example (blury, but kind of ). The main thing about a taiko costume is to keep the hands and arms free because of a lot of arm movement. I had a friend tell me once that taiko is like dancing with a drum, and that's a good way to describe it. It's very physical work. I can't imagine drumming while wearing those namahage masks -- unbelieveably hot and heavy in addition to your normal work.
- Ysne - 02-26-2007
That is fantastic Keilanai. This is going to make Akavir even richer than it already was in terms of features.
- Kodama - 02-27-2007
Nice! =)
Thanks for showing the pictures and videos Kielanai.
Those masks are cool!
I like it when they scare the kids :lmao:
Yes, that's very funny. ^_^ - Kielanai - 03-05-2007
Poor kids. And you're welcome. I might take them down soon because I put personal pictures up without asking. :|
Dakara~ ... I have kimono works going on. I've been working on the spring climate group. The manchu texture details are more difficult to do a pattern template from than the others, so I think I will either make just a solid pattern or keep those plain colors. Not sure yet, but I couldn't improve much on it. Chibi kimono and open kimono are both working well for this group, though.
Morning Glories
Aoi Ten
Mushi
And a nice screenshot of Tatsuya-kun contemplating what it means to be a samurai.
I am working on a taiko costume for him, but I really need to be able to draw it, which I can't do well with a trackball. So, when I can borrow a graphic tablet, I'll update that one.![[Image: SamuraiNoZen.jpg]](http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m61/Kielanai/Oblivion%20Screenshots/Kielanai%20no%20Kimono/SamuraiNoZen.jpg)
Edit: Bah! My links hopefully work now.
- mirrored - 03-05-2007
Fantastic work! :goodjob: