>>>>>>>>>>>>>>READ ME FILE<<<<<<<< FEATURES A new land independent of Skyrim 20+ exterior locations 50+ accessible interiors 120+ NPCs including Followers & Housecarls New Spells and Books 2 Side Quests Player Home Latest UPDATE v0.9 -HTK (HardToKill Update) (See ChangeLog) INTRODUCTION TO SKYDRONE LAND (STORY) Skydrone is believed to have been created out of a huge underwater volcano that erupted a great many years ago and formed this mysterious land. The inhabitants of this land refer to themselves as Skydronians. Skydronians have very little knowledge of their homeland's past. Most believe that this is directly related to "The Cube". The Cube is described to be neither an object or a being in any shape or form. Many races simply tell the story that this is an unseen force that is capable of destroying or creating anything it desires. It is rumored that "The Cube" was responsible for the last "Great Flood" that happened in the past, which wiped out most of the life on Skydrone land. According to the very few and rare history books that have survived in Skydrone today, this incredible unseen force became very unbalanced, due to the evil power taking over everything that was good in its nature. It started when many races became corrupted and started worshiping evil and dead things. They also performed many ritualistic sacrifices, waged wars against each other, experimented on plants and animals including each other, lusted and killed over material possessions and turned to their many other evil ways. "The Cube" started to lose its balance and soon turned, sending down a giant "Light Beam" that was visible all across the Skydronian sky at that dark time. This giant "Light Beam" is also a mystery, and no one in Skydrone knows what it really refers to. Many simply believe that this giant "Light Beam" is related to the "Great Flood". Other history records that survived in Skydrone today, mention only partially that a massive loud and eerie sound noise was heard all across the land, just days before the "Great Flood" came and swept through the land. Before the "Great Flood" happened, many races witnessed most of the animal life run away, further towards inland and higher ground. Only a few decided that they should leave and head for the higher mountain regions, but almost everyone else decided to ignore the signs of danger and stayed behind in the lower regions of the Skydrone land. The "Great Flood" arrived in its vile and enormous size, flooding all of the land except for a few high mountain regions, erasing most of the life out. One of the few records that describes the last "Great Flood" involves other strange events prior to the flood. The book was missing a front cover, so it cannot be named, but speaks of dead coming back to life and attacking anything that's living, like a true plague. The author's name is also missing, including most pages, but it clearly shows that this person survived the horror to tell the tale. A few sentences from this book that survived read; ...and I have done it, I escaped the flood by climbing up this mountain, however all others that stayed back have been swept away like ants and are now gone. The water level is still climbing from last night, and I have no more food supplies. I wonder if anyone else escaped? I know that there are others living on these mountains, but how and where will I find them? My only hope is that they are not bandits or necromancers. "The Cube" was swift with its turning and we ended up paying the price for our ignorance. We should have all realized that our doom was at the door, with so many dead rising out of the ground and creatures hunting the living. I am glad that they have been dealt with, and hope they never return to life. Am I really seeing all this? How tragic for so many to perish in such a cold and gruesome way. And now it is up to those of us who have survived the "Great Flood" to write down about this tragic event that ended and wiped out most of the life here. I will continue climbing up this path to try and reach the higher mountain region. I must live on and write about this horrific extinction event that took place here. When or if the water levels fall again, remember the words that I have written here as a "Warning" to all future generations, for "I Claim this to be a True Event" that I have survived and not some legend or a tale." By reading ancient records like these, one can say that Skydrone has had some quite tragic history. As of now, Skydrone is populated by a few races once again and many of its inhabitants feel that evil has returned to surface once more. Vampires, witches, bandits, necromancers and other creatures plague this land like a never ending nightmare. Skydrone has become a perfect place for bad things to happen, including violence, mysterious disappearances, cannibalism, murder, shipwrecks, and other evil nightmares. Different races in this land are trying to fight this evil any way they can, whether by using force or wits, or mostly they are doing it by working, living and fighting together. Many also feel that the land is in a dire need of a true hero. There is a good side to this mysterious land as well, which is that many who live in Skydrone today are helpful and decent folk in nature, and their land features some outlandish, astonishing and unique locations. HOW TO TRAVEL TO SKYDRONE Near the outer walls of Whiterun exterior, you will find an Ancient Stone Tablet, there is also a Note and a Spell right next to it, hmmm... Skydrone has no level requirement and you can travel to it anytime. LOCATIONS Rarmartyr Tower (0.8 Update) Origin's Peak (Farm) Wild Rogue Hut (0.7A Update) Tropicaana (?) Destiny's Fires Cave (Dwemer ruin) Skyhalta (?) Lima Stone (Giants camp) Castle Dragana (?) Canapi Rest (Orc stronghold) Rupee Shack (A Shack with a twist) Dawn Cry Barrow (?) Balbeq's Pass (?) + others REQUIREMENTS 1. Skyrim game 2. Latest Update for Skyrim game "NO other requirements" INSTALLING VIA MOD MANAGER Install this mod using "Nexus Mod Manager" (NMM), and make sure that Skydrone.esm and Skydrone.esp are both ticked (Under the "Plugins" Tab in your mod manager) NOTE: 1. Place/Move Skydrone.esm above any other ".esp files" in your load order, and make sure that its placed "Under" all other official Skyrim DLCs, like Dragonborn.esm, Dawnguard.esm and Hearthfires 2. Then Place/Move Skydrone.esp under all other ".esm files" in your load order, and make sure that its checked or ticked (under "Plugins" tab in your mod manager) TIP: If you do not know how to install a mod using the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM), you can find Youtube and/or Nexus videos that will show you how to use it. You can also download the "BOSS" tool and run it, this can help sort out your ".esm" and ".esp" files in their respective/proper order. INSTALLING MANUALLY Download this mod Manually and when your download finishes, Extract ALL the downloaded files using a "7Zip" program to this location: Program Files(x86)/Steam/SteamApps/common/Skyrim/"Data" 7Zip You can use 7Zip which is a free software program that Extracts compressed files. If you are not familiar with this program, search for a Youtube video that will show you how to get and use this free software program. There are other free programs that you can use to extract compressed files. UNINSTALLING To Remove it Completely go to your: Program Files(x86)/Steam/SteamApps/common/Skyrim/"Data", then delete all these Skydrone files: Skydrone.esm, Skydrone.esp, Skydrone.bsa, Skydrone.bsl, Skydrone.txt & any other "Skydrone." files in that folder (If there are any other loose "Skydrone." files in your Skyrim/"Data" folder, delete them) NOTE Skydrone is a work in progress mod. This mod is still in its early development stages. Backup your save/s before installing and playing Skydrone. UPDATING Download the new files, extract them and Replace the old Skydrone files inside your Skyrim/"Data" folder Always download the Latest Version COMPATIBILITY The very small area just outside Whiterun Exterior Walls where the Ancient Stone Tablet is placed, where the "Fast Travel" to Skydrone is located. Mods that use this very small area where the "Fast Travel" Stone has been placed might cause conflicts. Skydrone takes place outside of Skyrim, like a whole new map or DLC if you will. This mod uses only Skyrim.esm and Update.esm files and it should not cause issues with any of the other DLCs. NAVMESH, FOLLOWERS & SPELLS Navmesh has been placed through some interiors in Skydrone, and same goes for the exterior land. Mostly where a town, dungeon, cave or village locations are, they should have some navmesh in and around them, some locations but not all. You can still bring your followers to Skydrone, it just means that they are not able to follow you everywhere. More navmesh is still being added to Skydrone places. No invisible borders are placed anywhere around Skydrone, and this also means that you are likely to run into empty areas of the land when exploring it, where navmesh has not been placed and your followers cannot follow you. Conjuring/Summon Spells will not work at locations where navmesh has not been placed yet. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Update all your mods when new mod versions become available 2. Update your graphics card driver to the latest version 3. If using a mod manager to activate Skydrone.esm, make sure that Skydrone.esm is placed anywhere above the .esp files (This is located inside your mod manager under "Plugins Tab") 4. Use the free "BOSS" Tool to sort out your mods in their respectful order 5. If you are playing on a very low-end laptop you might consider any of the following options below to try and prevent game crashes or lag: A: Tweak your PC for a better performance B: Adjust settings in your "Skyrim.ini" and "SkyrimPrefs.ini", NOTE: again only if you know what it is you are changing there C: There are many other tweaks, fixes and mods for the Skyrim game posted on Skyrim Nexus, you just need to look for them (you can also try google research and youtube) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (F.A.Q) Q: What mods do I require to run Skydrone? A: You only need the Skyrim game and the latest update for your Skyrim game, nothing else. Q: I have trouble installing the mod via any mod managers? A: Install the mod manually. Q: Will you be making more of this? A: Yes. Q: Skydrone crashes my game, what do I do? A: Look at the "Troubleshooting Tips" section above to try and resolve this issue. Q: Are you taking any requests? A: No, too busy for now. Q: When I use the console command, my game crashes, help? A: I do not support or recommend using the console command in Skydrone, this will and can break stuff. Q: Does this mod require SKSE? A: No. Q: Does this mod require SkyUI? A: No. Q: Why have you not used any items from the official DLCs like Dawnguard or Dragonborn? A: I am trying to make this mod available for as many people as possible. RECOMMENDED MODS SkyUI SKSE MY OTHER MODS LUNATIC FOLLOWER http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/64909/? SUMMERSET DRAGONSCALE ARMOR http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/65972/? GUILTY PLEASURE GIFTPACK http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/69940/? NORDARC ARMOR http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72266/? PERSONAL THANK YOU To everyone who endorsed/liked or supported this mod in any other way, you guys are awesome. I Thank the gamers and fans of The Elder Scrolls 5 series around the globe. I want to say a "Special" Thank You to the Nexus Site creators and modders and the amazing Nexus community who show their endless support for the Elder Scrolls games. To "The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim" number 1 voted game by gamers in Australia, on the infamous "Good Game" show on the ABC i-View channel in August of 2014 (Thank you ABC & The Good Game show Team) Still The Best open world game ever made!!! PERMISSIONS You "DO NOT" have the permission to upload or host Skydrone file/s anywhere else, under any circumstances. You are free to review & record video/s of this mod as long as you Credit the author. TRANSLATIONS If you wish to translate Skydrone, follow these "Requirements" A: Explain properly that I "Do Not Support" translated versions of this mod B: Explain properly that I am the author of this mod and you are the Translator C: Do Not change or modify Skydrone files in any other way, "Only Translations" (You have my full permission to translate this mod, just follow the A, B & C Requirements above) FUTURE PLANS The future is uncertain. CREDIT GOES TO: -BETHESDA Softworks, Bethesda Tutorials, Bethesda's Creation Kit (CK) & CK Tutorials -Nexus Founders, Nexus Team -NEXUS MODS SITES and NEXUS COMMUNITY, NEXUS WIKI and FORUMS, MODDERS and ALL TES SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING THE TES 5 Testers & GAMERS -Fallout Mod Manager (FOMM), TES5EDIT, Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) -Audacity -Oscape (Ethatron) -XnView/NConvert -YOUTUBE and ALL THE PEOPLE/TEAMS and/or COMPANIES WHO UPLOADED "THE ELDER SCROLLS" FAN VIDEOS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT, THANK YOU -TES 5 SKYRIM -> -> BEST GAME EVER!!! -Thank you all on my behalf