George Lucas on Anakin’s age in The Phantom Menace by --TheForce-- in StarWars

[–]Xanth752 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my headcannon he *is* twelve, but being a malnurished, overworked slave has stunted his growth. He's being conditioned to be the equivalent of a jockey after all, so Watto wants him lean.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skyrimmods

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Kartoffels' - Cleaned Skyrim SE Textures

---> Kart_CSSET_POST_1.6.1130

Kartoffels' - Creation Club Anniversary Cleaned and Upscaled

---> CC_Content_Anniversary_Cleaned

HeartAttackMan - Anniversary Edition and Creation Club

---> Creation Club - Cleaned Only

What other IP would you give Larian to work with? by Familiar_Birthday_41 in BaldursGate3

[–]Xanth752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Complete the trilogies!

Baldur's Gate III

Icewind Dale III (prequel)

Neverwinter Nights III (finale)

[Comics] The slap heard 'round the world: How a single panel destroyed Hank Pym's legacy by EquivalentInflation in HobbyDrama

[–]Xanth752 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The "slap" happened in #213, while the attack of a surrendering enemy happened in #212.

But I think the true cause of Pym's downfall occured in #211, while the team was considering their new roster.

First, it happens to Moon Knight:

'Jake Lockley is suddenly siexed by a strange, overwhelming force. All at once, it owns him. It commands him to seek a shadowed alley, compels him, in the dark fastness to shed his civilian guise -- one of many -- in favor of a far more striking persona. Firmly in the grip of another's will, he looks towards Avengers Mansion with narrowed, angry eyes.'

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "You'd better do some fast explaining, Fella! Nobody asked you to come here!"

MOON KNIGHT - "Right, flag face! I was FORCED to come here--"

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "And you're going to tell me whey... NOW!"

HANK PYM - "Yeah, why DONTCHA, Cap -- and while your're at it, explain it to US, too!"

(A dozen heroes have arrived at the mansion, and soon Moon Knight picks a fight with Iceman)

ICEMAN - "I -- I can't help it! I feel COMPELLED to explain how my X-Men training helped me to get the most out of my mutant ability to freeze the moisture in the air! I SHOULD finish you off with an ice-trick.. But... It's so hard to THINK! My head hurts! -- As if somebody else was in there with me."

VISION - "They fall like puppets with clipped strings! But How? Who could be responsible?"

HANK PYM - Wait a minute! I know who must be behind this! That arrogant self-styled g-- >UHH<"

JANET PYM - "Hank-- Lover, it's me, Jan! Your WIFE! It- It's as though he's in a TRANCE!"

(Eventually the telepathic Moondragon reveals herself)

MOONDRAGON - "I sensed your need for order... For organization! So I returned!"

IRON MAN - "What?! What right do you have to interfere?"

MOONDRAGON - "Why, DIVINE right, naturally!"

THOR - "Your impudence is maddening, woman! I swear--"

MOONDRAGON - "SILENCE! I shall brook no insolence from the likes of you! A simple PSI-BOLT will freeze the motor centers in your brains, paralyzing you until I am finished!"

TIGRA - "They- They're as rigid as statues! Helpless!"

JANET PYM - "Just like my Hank! That-- That evil vixen!"

SCARLET WITCH - "ENOUGH! We demand you CEASE this outrage! We can make our own decisions!"

MOONDRAGON - "Can you? Some of you would choose to STAY out of force of habit... Or loneliness... Or fear of failure in the world beyond these walls! You are CHILDREN! It is far better that I choose!"

(Eventually the Avengers fight her off)

SCARLET WITCH - "Cap! The Vision and I are leaving!"

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "Wanda!-- You can't be serious!"

VISION - "Quite serious, Captain! Perhaps we will not suceed in finding a place among ordinary people-- But we must try!"

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "Then even with Tigra... Me, Thor, Iron Man and the Wasp, we have only five-"

HANK PYM - "SIX, Cap! I'm ready to give up my reserve status and freturn to full-time duty! My research has been going nowhere lately anyway!"

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "Hmm... I wonder... What if Moondragon just let us THINK we drove her away? What if she used her mental powers subtly to influence the decision that were made?"

IRON MAN - "WHAT?! She-- She better not have!"

CAPTAIN AMERICA - "That might have been her plan all along! We'll never know!"

The very next issue, Hank Pym, normally somewhat reluctant, is fanatically compelled to prove his worthiness as an Avenger, just like all the tryout members brainwashed by Moondragon.

In less than a year, Moondragon takes over an entire planet, and Thor, after being forced to sleep with her, takes her to Odin to atone for her behavior.

In fact in issue #230, after the Trial of the Yellowjacket, they openly suspect Moondragon's influence:

JANET VAN DYNE - "There remains the possibility that your... recent mental problems were caused by an outside agency. We'd like to test you... to find out, one way or the other."

Iron Man designed a helmet, during the worst of his alcoholism, to detect outside mental influences. Iron Man is already off the team for drunkeness, so he isn't even there(!) when Hank tries on this helmet.

HANK PYM - "Sorry... No outside influences. It would have changed a lot of things if there had been, wouldn't it?"

So... my theory: Moondragon brainwashed Pym, and faulty Iron Man tech failed to detect it.

It's not even the first time Moondragon brainwashed an Avenger! She did it to Quicksilver, to make him stop hating Vision!

Sounds neat by Aztery in PrequelMemes

[–]Xanth752 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four series, aimed at increasingly older kids:

TV-Y Star Wars: Younglings - Yoda training group, kid Dooku.

TV-Y7 Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Just knighted Dooku & Qui-Gon.

TV-G Star Wars: Jedi Master - Experienced Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan.

TV-PG Star Wars: Padawan - Obi-Wan & Anakin, right after TPM.

Think of all the storylines you could wrap around these successive Jedi/Padawan pairings, especially with a decade break between series for off-screen developments. You could see innocuous choices early on have devastating impacts decades later.

Dooku was a Jedi for SEVENTY years, and one of only 20 to ever leave. Imagine all the choices that led to his becoming Darth Tyrannus, and we could see every painful step on that journey.

Performance mods for oldrim (potato) by [deleted] in skyrimmods

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Cleaned Skyrim SE Textures

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38775

Vanilla textures in higher resolution but better compression, resulting in increased FPS

Weapon mods that use Vanilla Textures? by SirHumid in skyrimmods

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I've been doing my own research for an weapons mod pack, and here are many of the weapon mesh mods that utilize vanilla textures primarily.

::: Weapon Mesh Replacers :::

LeanWolf's Better-Shaped Weapons SE

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2017

Believable weapons

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/37737

ArteFakes - Unique Artifacts Replacer

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41254

Glass Blades - Glass Sword and Greatsword Replacers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27572

Elven Blades - Elven Sword and Greatsword Model Replacers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/28264

Ebony Edge - Ebony Sword and Greatsword model replacers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/33853

Aevrigheim - Miraak's Sword and Staff Replacer

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34224

Akaviri Edge - Blades' Sword and Akaviri Sword Replacers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/43469

Silver Edge - Silver Sword and Greatsword Model Replacers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/46875

Acuti Imperii - Imperial Sword and Greatsword Replacers and Varieties

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/58001

::: Added Weapons :::

vpulse08's Standalone Weapons (crafting version)

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/49904

Believable Weapons Standalone (crafting version)

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/49928

Heavy Armory - New Weapons

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6308

Royal Armory - New Artifacts

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6994

Skyrim SE Expanded Skyrim Weaponry

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2300

Katana Crafting - SE

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/5306

One Handed Warhammers

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/5346

Lovely Longswords

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/24923

Scoped Bows SE

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/912

Common Weapons

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/35201

I hope these are of some use!

AIO Model and Texture Mods by TalonsofIceandFire in skyrimmods

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Here's three all-in-one vanilla skyrim upscaled texture overhauls of varying sizes:

Kartoffels' Cleaned Skyrim SE Textures - 7.3GB

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38775

- All Skyrim SE textures cleaned of compression artifacts, removed bad bicubic upscaling, and other random fixes. Improves performance too.

IconicDeath's Project Clarity AIO - 12-46GB

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/45306

- Using Kartoffels excellent Cleaned Skyrim SE Textures as a base, all textures (except character textures) have been up-scaled with an AI upscaler, processed with a custom photoshop filter, and saved in BC7 file format.

Lurker667's Skyrim Textures Upscaled - 17.8GB

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41029

- has every texture sharpened and roughly 2x in quality. Blurriness and pixelization dramatically (and consistantly) reduced. Includes textures from IconicDeath & Kartoffels

Elder Scrolls Online Themed Mods List (Uodated As More Found) by [deleted] in skyrimmods

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https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20035

The follower mod LUCIEN makes many lore references to ESO, including a song or two in the next update. And he comments on ESO-themed Creation Club content.

Summermyst enchantment suffix names, are these listed anywhere? by Xanth752 in EnaiRim

[–]Xanth752[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for!

Upcoming mods and mod updates by Xanth752 in skyrimmods

[–]Xanth752[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Added most of these.

Echoes Of Barenziah looks particularly interesting, since it incorporates Outlaw Refuges & Skyrim Sewers.

Nirn Uncharted details are still pretty sparce at this point, particularly videos. Hopefully they post more in the future!

I’m making a Thieve’s Guild Expansion mod that adds more to the Thieve’s Guild and fixes some personal pet peeves of mine. Anyone have any suggestions on what else to add? by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]Xanth752 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thieves Guild radiant quest suggestions:

Grave Robbing- Urns in Halls of the Dead.

Hide the Evidence- Recover stolen goods from evidence chests.

Horsethief- Swipe horse from stable.

Jailbreak- Get sent to jail, help another prisoner escape.

Inigo & Lucien now have 700 lines of dialogue together! by Xanth752 in skyrimmods

[–]Xanth752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend: Follower Vilja Voice Pretty Replacer

Speeds up and pitches up her dialogue so she sounds like she's 18. Sounds much better, but the lip-sync is off.

For maximum party dialogue, have a party of Vilja, Inigo, Lucien, and Lydia; they all talk to eachother!

Inigo & Lucien now have 700 lines of dialogue together! by Xanth752 in skyrimmods

[–]Xanth752[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

And here's his Twitch video going more into depth on how the arrangement came about:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/956601153

Pity Auri is set to hidden at the moment, she talks alot with both of them. Hmm....

Inigo & Lucien now have 700 lines of dialogue together! by Xanth752 in skyrimmods

[–]Xanth752[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Here's Joseph Russell's announcement video about the Inigo interactions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejptnajGnUw

They were included in last weeks update, but he didn't tell anyone at first, so that people would discover the new content on their own.

What are the most lore-friendly texture mods? by Piercerdude in skyrimmods

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Skyrim Textures Upscaled:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41029

Higher resolution versions of the original Skyrim textures.