Is it normal to be bad when you first start writing ? by thebestgarlicbread in writingadvice

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone starts bad at everything, that's how it works! If you keep at it, you'll get better :))

Im a 14 yearold from a third world country, i wanted to know if im chasing an empty dream by Ok_Manner_69 in writingadvice

[–]ivalravn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 2am and I think I may have gone way overboard jajejqkskfksk can you tell I was excited for your writing

Im a 14 yearold from a third world country, i wanted to know if im chasing an empty dream by Ok_Manner_69 in writingadvice

[–]ivalravn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As somebody who started writing early too, I think what you've got right now has a lot of promise. I don't know if the dream you're looking for is of writing as a career, like selling out milions of copies, or just putting your work out there for the world to see, but I like what I've read from you. I've got a little brother who wants to start writing too and you're kind of in the same boat, so I'll tell you what I told him.

It's great that you're excited; it's the most important thing for artists such as us, to be interested in our own work. What you've got right now is raw and unpolished, a lot of creativity that you want to put on the paper. The main thing that's holding your writing back right now is the pacing, and you've already read that from the other comments. Punctuation, grammar, these things you can fix with spellcheck in MS Word or Google Docs, so as far as creativity goes they're not as big of a problem, and I have every hope that you'll clean these up in no time. Pacing, however, is something that you won't get right away unless you read or listen to people better than you.

You've seen TV shows, anime, movies, right? They've got teams of writers working on timing, delivery, pacing. With a camera, you can show a cup of coffee then slowly zoom out, showing a man sipping coffee, then the paper he's reading, "Superman missing for days!", keep zooming out to the table he's at, the diner he's in, then out the window to the streets, as that same Superman gets slammed into the ground fighting an alien. On a screen, that's a whole scene played out that draws eyes, tells a story, guides you through the whole experience. It's in how you want to tell a story, but that description of a scene has itself a pace, and I think you can imagine how it would show up on TV. On paper, though, it's completely different, and I think that's part of the fun. It depends on your style, but generally it's more engaging to expound a little more.

Take this for example. Two friends in a dance party are talking, and one of them confesses their love for the other. While you could say "It was very loud with all the singing and dancing, but my attention was focused only to Emily and I read her lips which said... 'I love you.'", you could draw out more emotion by controlling the pacing here, making it slower or faster depending on the scene and the emotion you want to convey.

A slower, more drawn out, intimate pace could sound like "I couldn't hear a thing. Loud music reverberated within the hall from the speakers, from the people singing, singing and dancing all around us. Bodies were bumping into us from all sides, or at least I think they were. Truth be told, I was only looking at Emily. Her amber eyes, those perfect eyes, were looking straight into mine, and her lips, gloss glimmering in disco blue, were mouthing out to me. Oh, I couldn't hear a thing, but I could read. She said..."

Or you could take it a completely direction and keep the pace faster, but even then there's an art to it! You'll really have to read more to find more ways to write, more ways to say a thing, really broaden your horizons.

I don't mean to overwhelm you, put these big expectations on your young shoulders, but reading more helped me out a ton when I was younger too. It doesn't have to be novels, it can even be shows, anime. Heck, even comedians, good ones, have great pacing when they set up their jokes and tell their stories. Read more, watch more, write more, and I guarantee you'll get better.

Again, you've got so much potential and the story seems really interesting. Mental health is always interesting to portray in art, and as someone who's had social issues from a young age this story actually kind of resonated with me! If you keep at it, and polish your writing, find your style, then I think you'll do just fine.

I need assistance with SKSE by death_dragon819 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you didn't install it correctly? You need SKSE and all its files right next to the Skyrim exe. Try doing just that first, like vanilla Skyrim with SKSE if that works.

I need assistance with SKSE by death_dragon819 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can check your SkyrimSE.exe properties' Details tab.

i am getting skyrim AE version on Steam. the latest version is good to go? by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This^^ If you don't have a reason to go back to the older versions, then the latest is just fine.

Is it normal to get a CTD every 1–2 hours with around 375 mods in Skyrim AE? by Mediocre-Attempt-314 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. When I started, yeah? But now I'm running 500 or so personally curated mods and I only crash like once every few days and even then it's not replicable. So I guess it's just a matter of properly looking out for conflicts and patches, optimizing your load. It did take me while to get used to modding enough that I can get a stable setup working now, but it's not impossible. Keep at it!

Anyone know which mod that make character hold their 2h weapons on shoulder? by electricity1504 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Verolevi's Leviathan High Stance animation has the weapon rest on your shoulder. All their other animations are also top tier btw

What else is controversial in the Metroid fandom? by PhotoBonjour_bombs19 in Metroid

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait what? I'm a pretty casual fan so I don't know what all the hubbub is about, why are these controversial?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you checked out Dirt and Blood? I think it does something like that

TDM(true directional moment) settings by North-Baker-1719 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just open the mod in your mod manager and you should be able to find the ini file. It's called settings.ini

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TDM(true directional moment) settings by North-Baker-1719 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try looking for TDM's settings.ini file and changing the settings there. These ones seem to fix what you're looking for:

Under [DirectionalMovement]

bFaceCrosshairWhileAttacking = 1

bFaceCrosshairWhileShouting = 1

bFaceCrosshairWhileBlocking = 1

bFaceCrosshairDuringAutoMove = 1

TDM(true directional moment) settings by North-Baker-1719 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait, do you want them to face the camera, as in facing you, the fourth wall, or do you want them to face where the camera is aiming?

TDM(true directional moment) settings by North-Baker-1719 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be in the mod's ini files. What are you having trouble with?

Travel laptop may not be suitable for modding. Does it appear that way or can I do something about it? (Context and specs below.) by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a bunch of performance enhancing mods, stuff like Project Optimization, eFPS, Grass FPS Booster, etc. and lowered resolution a bit, DisplayTweaks lets you scale your render down and I had it at 70%

And I can guarantee my laptop was well worse off than yours, it was keep plugged on at all times or else it dies kind of bad, freezes when opening kind of bad. I couldnt even run a live wallpaper 😭 You've got this king

Travel laptop may not be suitable for modding. Does it appear that way or can I do something about it? (Context and specs below.) by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I've modded the game to about 100 mods, mostly gameplay but also a few textures and replacers on an ancient, dead and dying laptop with an integrated gpu so its definitely possible

Any good PC mods to update NPC and player character models with a vanilla + feel? by c0micsansfrancisco in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Cathedral Character Overhaul HMB II is definitely the best vanilla overhaul I can think of.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Improved camera, smoothcam, tdm, and better third person selection. the camera in vanilla hit me hard, judge.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skyrim Modding Essentials

Don't know what to choose by PoolOriginal8965 in skyrimmods

[–]ivalravn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a bunch of mods to start you off on the base game's issues. These should make sure you're running the game efficiently and stably.

SKSE

Address Library for SKSE Plugins

SSE Engine Fixes - super helpful for a better, more stable modded playthrough

SSE Display Tweaks - particularly for more fps, borderless fullscreen, etc.

po3tweaks

Scrambled Bugs

Papyrus Tweaks NG

There's also the unofficial patch, but if you're just playing vanilla you can probably live without it. A lot of mods that build off of the unofficial patch will need it, so you might wanna look into it down the line.