REL What's on the Menu?

[DebiDalio]

Title: What's on the Menu?

Version: v1.3
Author: DebiDalio




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       The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

       What's on the Menu?

       by Debi Dalio

       Version: 1.3

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1. Description
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 You arrive on an unfamiliar island. You know nothing about the local food or customs. Since you are unskilled at determining what is and is not safe to eat,
 you think it prudent not to go munching on whatever plant or animal material you find at the side of the road as you would prefer not to spend a lot of your
 time being ill.  You are interested in some training in this regard so that you can become self-sufficient, but you have very little money.

 What's the solution? Grab a menu at Arrille's Tradehouse!

 Upstairs on a table, free for the taking, is a menu that lists all foods that are safe to eat (though you should be wary of some of the beverages ).
 Perfect for the budding alchemist who wants to learn on his/her own without those nasty side effects. And it's lightweight, so you can carry it around
 as a reference.

 Note: This plugin imparts no skill points or buffs. It exists purely for knowledge and amusement.

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2. Requirements
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 Morrowind.esm

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3. Installation
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 Copy the BookArt, Icons, Meshes, and Textures folders into your Morrowind\Data Files folder.  If you get any message boxes saying "This folder already contains a folder named '<something>'.", click the Yes to All button.  All of the meshes and textures for this plugin are in the Debi subfolder of each above-mentioned folder.

 Copy "DD Whats on the Menu.esp" into your Morrowind\Data Files folder, which will overwrite the previous version, if you have it.

 Run "Morrowind Launcher.exe", select the Data Files option, and double-click "DD Whats on the Menu.esp" to enable the plugin, or use Wrye Mash or your favorite plugin management program.

 The file date of the new version is different than the old version, so you may see the following warning:

 "The selected master files and plugins may have changed since this save game was created. Errors may occur during load or game play. Do you wish to continue?  Yes  No"

 Click Yes.

 I tested this plugin with three save games:
 - Game saved without having entered Arrille's Tradehouse
 - Game saved after entering Arrille's Tradehouse but without taking the menu
 - Game saved with the menu in inventory

 I also tested this plugin with a higher level character in a heavily modded game.

 With the above tests I determined that the warning is safe to ignore.  I do recommend, however, using Wrye Mash (or some other plugin management tool) to manage your plugins so that you don't see warning messages in Morrowind.

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4. Removal
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 Run "Morrowind Launcher.exe", select the Data Files option, and double-click "DD Whats on the Menu.esp" to disable the plugin, or use Wrye Mash or your favorite plugin management program.

 Delete "DD Whats on the Menu.esp" from your Morrowind\Data Files folder.

 Delete the following files from the Morrowind\Data Files\BookArt\Debi folder:
 - ArrillesTradehouseMenu01.tga
 - ArrillesTradehouseMenu02.tga

 Delete the following file from the Morrowind\Data Files\Icons\Debi folder:
 - dd_menu_arrille_icon.tga

 Delete the following file from the Morrowind\Data Files\Meshes\Debi folder:
 - dd_Menu_Arrille.nif

 Delete the following file from the Morrowind\Data Files\Textures\Debi folder:
 - dd_Menu_Arrille.tga

 If any of the Debi folders are empty after this, it is safe to delete them.

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5. Conflicts
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 Will conflict with any plugin that either puts an object in the same location on the table upstairs in Arrille's Tradehouse or removes the table.

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6. Copyright
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 - Feel free to use this plugin as you see fit.
 - Please do not upload it as is without permission.
 - If you make changes for public release or put it in another plugin,   please give me credit. Thanks!

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7. Acknowledgements
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 Many thanks to my husband for helping me figure out how to get an image to appear on a scroll.

 Thanks to Alaisiagae for detailed explanations, ideas, and honest feedback.

 Thanks to all the great people on the Bethesda Softworks Forums who helped me with lots of useful graphics information.

 Thanks to UESP Wiki for a wealth of information and icons.

 Thanks to the Morrowind Mythic Mods website for access to an enormous amount of modding information.

 Thanks to all the people who developed Gimp, NifSkope, TESAME, and Wrye Mash.

 Thanks to Richard William Mueller who developed the Verona Script typeface.

 Special thanks to Bethesda for not only creating such a wonderful game, but also for creating a world full of interesting lore and fascinating characters.

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8. Version History
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 Version 1.0 (09 April 2010)
 - Initial version

 Version 1.1 (14 April 2010)
 - Changed the scroll contents from text to graphical images.

 Version 1.2 (19 April 2010)
 - Redid the graphical image to use a better typeface and also to use an alpha channel (transparency) so that the scroll background shows through.

 Version 1.3 (21 April 2010)
 - Textured the ground mesh so that the menu looks like a menu when placed in the game.
 - Created an icon so the menu looks more distinctive in inventory.
 - Changed the .esp file to adjust the placement of the menu.

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9. Contact
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 If you have questions, comments, suggestions, or constructive criticism, or find any problems with this plugin, please feel free to contact me via my
 Author page on Planet Elder Scrolls or PM me on the Bethesda Softworks Forums.  (User ID: DebiDalio in both places.)

 Happy Gaming!