Name: Bound Pickaxe and Bound Woodcutter's Axe Version: 2.0 Date: 2014/12/16 Category: Magic - Spells & enchantments Author(s): illgirni History ======= 2.0, 2014/12/16 - Mesh improvements for bound woodcutter (added flame effect) - Fix for the Frostfall patch (issues with the MCM) - Added Bound Pickaxe with all its versions - Added BAIN installer 1.0, 2014/11/29 - Initial release. Description =========== Adds two novice spells to the game: "Bound Woodcutter" and "Bound Pickaxe". The bound woodcutter can be used to chop wood, the bound pickaxe to mine ore. Optionally there is also a special animation for wood chopping with the bound woodcutter. But the animation requires FNIS. The bound pickaxe comes in two flavors: Vanilla and Dragonborn. In the Dragonborn version the bound pickaxe can be used - starting from conjuration level 50 - to mine Stalhrim, too. To show the additional capability the shape of the pickaxe also changes from the vanilla pickaxe to the ancient nordic pickaxe. Getting the Spells ================================== Finding them in the game ---------------------- The spells can be found as spell tomes: - "Bound Woodcutter" at Hunters Rest - "Bound Pickaxe" in Lost Prospect Mine. Alternatively they can be bought from various traders selling spell tomes (e.g. Farengar in Whiterun or Phinis Gnestor in the College of Winterhold). Via the Console -------------------------- The spells can be added via the console with: - Open the console with '~' - Issue the command 'help ""' where '' is the spell you want to learn. - The last command will give you the ID for the spell (look for the line starting with "[SPEL]" - Issue the command 'player.addspell ' where '' is the id you got in the previous command Requirements ============ - The Dragonborn version requires the Dragonborn DLC. - The versions with the wood chopping animation require FNIS. Compatibility ============= When you have Frostfall also install the compatibility patch included in this mod. The patch will let Frostfall recognize the bound woodcutter for the fast traveling restriction and for harvesting firewood. Load the patch after this mod and Frostfall. Installation ============ This mod comes with a BAIN installer (guided installation in NMM or Mod Organizer). With NMM or Mod Organizer ------------------------- 1. Download with Manager. 2. Install the options you want. Manual Installation ------------------- 1. Download the mod and extract the 7z file (not into your Skyrim data folder!) 2. Move/copy the files contained in 00-Required into your data folder. 3. Move/copy either the files contained in 01-default, 02-default-animated, 03-dragonborn, or 04-dragonborn-animated into your data folder (01 and 02 are for vanilla, 03 and 04 when you have the Dragonborn DLC). Choose only one! 4. If you have Frostfall also move/copy the files contained in 05-frostfall-patch into your data folder. 5. Activate the mod. 6. If you have used any of the "animated" folders run FNISGeneratorforUsers.exe Update ====== When you change from version 1.0 to version 2.0 you will loose the spell from version 1.0 - sorry! There are just too many changes "under the hood". 1. Remove the old version. 2. Install the new one. Uninstall ========= With NMM or Mod Organizer ------------------------- 1. Select the mod. 2. Deactive/uninstall. 3. When you had the wood chopping animation re-run FNIsGeneratorforUsers.exe again. Manual Uninstallation --------------------- 1. Go to your data folder 2. Remove the mod's files (see what you've copied into your data folder with the manual installation. 3. If you had the wood chopping animation rerun FNISGeneratorforUsers.exe. Contact ======= Via PM on Nexus. I don't check that regularly. Credits ======= Many thanks to: Bethesda SKSE team for an indispensable modding tool Chesko for the amazing Frostfall Gopher for his great tutorials about MO and FNIS Licensing/Legal =============== 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 this mod. I would also like to know what mods are including my work.