Arcane Velocity

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The Elder Scrolls IV

Oblivion

Arcane Velocity 1.0

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1. INSTALLING THE PLUGIN


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1- Go to the correct Subfolder for your taste (See Description), and extract the file to Bethesda/Oblivion/Data.


2- When launching the game, select data files and double click this mod.



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2. Mod Description


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The objective of this mod is to make magic feel more powerful

by increasing the projectile speeds of "on target" spells. This

improves your accuracy against moving targets, but also applies to

your enemies. This mod greatly improves the feeling of risk that

comes with facing a caster in battle, as it takes care of the

faulty aiming system (sidestepping one inch just as they cast, and

they shoot into the wall).



The only thing more unique than a game is the variety of players

that use it. With this in mind, I've included extensive options

with this mod:



Dry: This set increases projectile speeds equally with no bias

regarding the type of spell being cast.


Status Effect Bias: This set places a bias on Status Effect

style spells, making it easier to hit your opponent with debuff

spells (and vice versa). Status effect spells will be 100% of the

increased speed, whereas Damage style spells will be 75% of the

increase.


Damage Bias: This set focuses on faster damage spells. Your

fireballs will scream for your opponent, while your attempts at

debuffs like paralysis will take longer to reach them. Damage

style spells will be 100% of the increase, while status effect

spells will be 75%.


Speeds: Each style folder contains three files; 150, 200, 250.

These are percentages of the original value in Oblivion. If you

only want slightly faster projectile spells, 150 will suit you well.

The others are less noticeable from a casting standpoint, but you will

definitely feel a huge difference when you attempt to dodge an

enemy's spell.




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3. Version History

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1.0: First release. This should be all that needs to be done.

I am entertaining balancing out the debuff spells in the damage

bias set to be based on their usefulness (paralysis will fly the

slowest, whereas a "weaken to fire" would fly faster).

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4. Contact Info

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Questions/Comments and fellow modders welcome to contact me at

Feinam [at] hotmail [dot] com