VERSION 4.0 PRE-RELEASE!!!
Added 2023-03-28 08:17:28 +0000 UTCEDIT: OPEN BETA IS NOW OUT!
Today's the day folks.
You can now play 4.0 for real! This pre-release is basically identical (minus a few bugfixes, if applicable) to the open beta which will be available publicly in a few weeks time.
I know I say this a lot, but the 'biggest update of all time' applies more than ever, with more than a 1k line increase (from 3.3) and huge amounts of new content and improvements. Kerstyn and I keep outdoing ourselves each time lel.
HYPEEE!!!!!
By the way, read the changelog for what to expect in this update (its a lot): Martimius Mods - Planned Content Article (google.com)
Also for the quick disclaimer that this may or may not work on your existing saves.
Xbox people: Bethesda.net | npcdialoguetest1 Mod (Have this overwrite your current SDA Build)
PC: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AnL8aTXycLICkp9FGyDPNkN_knEiPQ?e=mQf30y (Pre-Release 03) Some minor bugfixes, changes. Renamed file to 4.0 to accurately reflect the Version Release.
New Patch Hub FOMOD: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AnL8aTXycLICi9hvZMPKy7vJsYc0ug?e=QYEBKp (2.1 release, GYH patch was not correctly packaged with the last release)
Contains the IFD Lydia Patch, No To Nocturnal Patch, GYH Patch, HoH Quest Expansion, Spell Toggle Patch, Animation Framework Patch, among all the other patches already there beforehand.
These are virtually the same as the patches I posted earlier - I still recommend you update though for convenience sake.
(Quick disclaimer: Kerstyn got new voice-acting equipment due to an unfortunate accident, so you may notice a disparity between some of her dialogue lines (the old ones vs the new ones). An audio rework is being worked on and will be released after 4.0's official release.
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KNOWN ISSUES // FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS (as of SDA 4.0.0 Pre-Release 03 SE):
- I am going to remove the friendship dialogue cooldown. The intention was to pace out the friendship better and prevent speedruns, but there are better ways to do this. I do not want to gate the pace at which players play their game. Also a huge amount of content is gated behind friendship, and I do not want Serana to essentially be mute or players to miss out on awesome questline commentary. -- FIXED (use Pre-Release 02 link) --
- The Friendship variable should already have been set if the player completed the Beyond Death quest, even if they did not wait 7 days with Serana or continued through all her dialogue options. This is the case installing SDA mid-game so this toggle is intended. -- FIXED (use Pre-Release 02 link) --
- Gift dialogue cooldown is buggy. -- FIXED (use Pre-Release 02 link) --
- Daedric Quest commentary is currently bugged. -- FIXED (use Pre-Release 02 link) --
- Serana's hood animations currently don't play even with FNIS. -- FIXED (use Pre-Release 02 link) --
- SDA Needs a FOMOD for the Animation Framework Support, SDA Patch Hub FOMOD needs to be updated with new mod patches. -- DONE (use patch hub link) --
- Serana's commentary on vanilla Lydia via Drinking Buddies still persists while using the IFD Patch -- DONE (use 1.2 link) --
- Fixed missing commentary when arriving at the castle for the first time with IFD patch (use 1.3 link)
- The Twilight Princess Armor and Valerica Convo use an out-of-context dancing animation for one of their dialogue topics respectively. This will be removed.
- The Twilight Princess Armor commentary will now trigger by regular dialogue and not a blocking greet, as to make it uniform with the rest of SDA's mod armor commentary. Also there was a weird bug with GYH which prevented the commentary from firing for some reason.
- Line frequency of "it would be nice to see the courtyard again" reduced
- SKSE Fallbacking Script Improvements
- Improvements to trigger distance of Serana and Sybille Banter. Previously there was no distance requirement so the conversation could be started even if Serana and Sybille were not near each other.
- SDA Spell Toggle still doesn't have toggles for the rest of Serana's spells, like drain life, and the shock+ice ones.
- Even if you heed Serana's request in refusing to participate in Boethiah's ritual, she will end up commenting to you at the end of the quest as if you just did.
----- ALL DONE FOR OPEN BETA RELEASE -------
Comments
Known limitation of equipping items on NPCs, even with other mods. I'll look into this eventually.
Martimius
2023-04-23 16:32:51 +0000 UTCFollowing on from a post relating to the outfit manager on Nexus, I checked in the latest V4.0 pre-release and found that, for me at least, Serana doesn't benefit from the enchantments on things given to her via the outfit manager. She does equip the items, but the enchantments aren't applied. It doesn't make any difference if it's clothing, jewellery or armour, If I take the items back and then hand them back to her via the "I want to trade some things..." dialogue, she equips them again and the enchantments are then applied.
Ben Dornie
2023-04-20 09:15:20 +0000 UTCStarting a new game fixed it for me
2023-04-18 06:48:14 +0000 UTCIt works fine for me and I use Queen of the Damned. Seeing as this isn't a confirmed bug yet, please report this in #sda-troubleshooting in the Discord channel. Thanks!
Martimius
2023-04-18 04:47:03 +0000 UTCIt's not working all around, she's not summoning her gargoyle, her bat cloud isn't showing and she isn't using her spells besides her vanilla ice spike.
2023-04-18 04:25:47 +0000 UTCWhat exactly is the issue?
Martimius
2023-04-18 03:10:49 +0000 UTCOh okay cool, also I completely forgot to mention that this this update seems to have broken the queen of the dammed serana combat buff mod
2023-04-18 03:08:23 +0000 UTCNot compatible. Use the OStim patch provided here instead.
Martimius
2023-04-18 02:31:38 +0000 UTCI have a question. I noticed there is an animation framework patch. I use OpenSex is the patch in the SDA Patch Hub still compatible? In general is the SDA Patch Hub compatible with the new pre-release?
Rafael Medina
2023-04-18 02:31:08 +0000 UTCWhen you subscribe to the Inner Circle tier I give you a Google form to fill out!
Martimius
2023-04-18 02:24:23 +0000 UTCnot super related and sorry if this is a dumb question but where do we put in requests for player names? can't believe nobody has asked for lilith yet
2023-04-18 01:34:53 +0000 UTCNo worries! Also, thanks!
2023-04-17 00:40:05 +0000 UTCThanks for pointing this out. I'll take a look. Edit: Confirmed this as a bug. Will be fixed in the next pre-release, if not, then the open beta.
Martimius
2023-04-16 14:16:40 +0000 UTCRan into an issue in the Boethia's Calling quest. Even if I tell Serana that I am not going to sacrifice anyone which ends the quest, Serana will immediately speak afterwards as if I had just completed the quest "Now that that's done hate to tell you that you are Boethia's slave forever" (Might not be exact line but I am sure you know the reference) I've tried reloading saves but she always responds as if I had just completed the entire quest and got the Ebony Mail. For reference I am on Pre-Release 03. Edit: Oh and this is a completely new save since I downloaded the Pre-Release.
2023-04-16 07:38:02 +0000 UTCdelete the original mod.
Martimius
2023-04-15 02:41:13 +0000 UTCokay thank you i found it do i delete the original mod then install the wip or download both?
2023-04-15 02:40:22 +0000 UTCPlease make sure you're exactly typing the name, and you're browsing the WIP mods section! If you can click on it on your web browser and it appears, then it's available as a mod on Bethesda.net.
Martimius
2023-04-15 02:27:37 +0000 UTCof the mod in and it’s not work
2023-04-15 02:20:04 +0000 UTCI did and i’m typing the name
2023-04-15 02:19:51 +0000 UTCPlease check the Xbox link on the post!
Martimius
2023-04-15 02:07:14 +0000 UTCcan’t find the mod on XB
2023-04-15 02:05:27 +0000 UTCNo, that's coming in a future update! Please read the changelog on my website :)
Martimius
2023-04-15 00:20:52 +0000 UTCIs Serana/Adopted HF children dialogue included in this update?
2023-04-14 22:46:51 +0000 UTCDamn, feeling pretty lucky that I haven't gotten a corrupted save or experienced any issues from loading this onto an existing save. I feel bad for the ones who have.
Shawn
2023-04-12 15:20:53 +0000 UTCI think you can comment on the NG Nexus page.
Martimius
2023-04-12 14:20:00 +0000 UTCI could! Thanks for the suggestion.
Martimius
2023-04-12 06:58:36 +0000 UTCSo a random question but do you think you could add a feature that detects marriage with other followers? Like serana being furious when I marry Sofia or something like that
Dar Marova
2023-04-12 05:21:32 +0000 UTCApologies, I have not. I do not know the correct forum to contract them in. Would it be the Ostim NG discord?
2023-04-12 04:09:55 +0000 UTCThank you for pointing this out! Have you brought this issue to the notice of the OStim NG contributors?
Martimius
2023-04-12 01:08:12 +0000 UTCAfter installing the Ostim NG animation framework, animated romance scenes do appear to be triggered correctly. However, there appears to be an issue with, specifically, the animated kiss scene. This animation loops endlessly and can not be manually halted (unless stopping all ostim threads through the mods MCM menu). It is possible this is more of an Ostim NG bug than a SDA bug, but it may be worth investigating just in case.
2023-04-11 22:32:45 +0000 UTCNo. Please use the new OStim patch from the Animation Framework Patches!
Martimius
2023-04-11 03:30:05 +0000 UTCDoes the Opensex patch from the previous Patch Hub work with the new version of SDA?
Rocketman
2023-04-11 03:28:55 +0000 UTC
