REL TGD01 The Rat in the Pot

[DebiDalio]

Title: TGD01 The Rat in the Pot

Version: v1.2
Author: DebiDalio




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 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

 The Traveller's Guide to Dining No. 1

 The Rat in the Pot

 by Debi Dalio

 Version: 1.2

 ~ Crafted with love. ~

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1. Description
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 Excerpt from The Traveller's Guide to Dining:

 The Rat in the Pot, Ald'ruhn - (Rating: 1 Gold)

 Lirielle Stoine is the proprietress of this public house, which is a gathering place for local workmen, commoners, and traders. It is also reputed to be one of the headquarters of the Thieves Guild, so keep an eye on your purse if you chance a visit. The menu is small, comprising a few rat-based dishes plus local brews by the glass or bottle. The Potted Rat dish is recommended and the Sweet Ash Yam Pie is one of the better variations of this local, highly popular dessert. A friendly waitress on staff is happy to explain the menu and serve your food while you relax at one of the many tables either upstairs or downstairs and share the local gossip.

 Features:
 - A unique menu
 - The ability to buy the foods and drinks on the menu
 - A waitress with extensive dialogue
 - Dialogue that may vary depending on PC race, gender, affiliation(s), and disposition
 - Some amusing little characters
 - Works with LGNPC

 A Word about Dialogue:
 - The following topics have some depth. That is, you may see a different response each time you click on one.
   latest rumors
   little advice
   little secret
   specific place
   someone in particular
 - A few responses may vary depending on the order in which you do certain things.
 - A few topics require an action to trigger them.
 - Note that any detailed responses that the waitress gives are recorded in the journal under the appropriate topic.

 Oddities:
 - The meals are implemented as blue pots (since I have no modelling skill). The justification is that they're in convenient containers for carrying around.
 - The meals are alchemy objects so that they can give effects when eaten. Unfortunately, this means that they make bubbling sounds.

 Extras:
 - A paper version of the menu. (So you can see the entire thing at once.)
 - A blackboard version of the menu. (I didn't use it, but I thought it looked cool.)
 - A How To Guide. (In case you're interested in how I did some stuff.)

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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, Sound, 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 content for this plugin is in the Debi subfolders.

 Copy the desired .esp files into your Morrowind\Data Files folder.

   TGD01_TheRatInThePot_gMenu.esp - The graphical version of the menu
   TGD01_TheRatInThePot_iSupport.esp - The waitress and all supporting objects
   TGD01_TheRatInThePot_tMenu.esp - The text version of the menu

 How to Choose:

   Both a graphical (gMenu) and a text (tMenu) version of the menu are provided. The text menu is mainly for those who wish to translate the menu into another language. Both menus have the same content.

   The TGD01_TheRatInThePot_iSupport.esp file contains all other content. "iSupport" means independent support. It includes only additions to the game. No existing game items, dialogue, or scripts were changed. This is the file most likely to have conflict problems, though I detected none when I tried it in my heavily modded game.

   The reason that I did not make only two .esp files (one with the text menu plus all other content and one with the graphical menu plus all other content) is that this would duplicate 99% of the content and be a maintenance headache. With this modular approach you can choose to use either just the menu you like (especially if you run into conflicts with the content), or both the menu and the content, or the content only.

   Enable -EITHER-
        TGD01_TheRatInThePot_gMenu.esp
                -OR-
        TGD01_TheRatInThePot_tMenu.esp
   to have the menu placed in the game.

   Enable TGD01_TheRatInThePot_iSupport.esp to get the waitress and all other content.

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

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4. Removal
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 Run "Morrowind Launcher.exe", select the Data Files option, and double-click all of the currently selected TGD01_TheRatInThePot*.esp files to disable the plugin, or use Wrye Mash or your favorite plugin management program.

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files folder:
 - TGD01_TheRatInThePot*.esp (All)

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files\BookArt\Debi folder:
 - djd_scMenuRatInThePot.tga

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files\Icons\Debi folder:
 - djd_icBreRatsInBlanket.tga
 - djd_icComberryHoney.tga
 - djd_icComberrySauce.tga
 - djd_icFireSauce.tga
 - djd_icGlassGreef.tga
 - djd_icGlassMazte.tga
 - djd_icGlassShein.tga
 - djd_icGlassSujamma.tga
 - djd_icImpRatsInBlanket.tga
 - djd_icMenuRatInThePot.dds
 - djd_icPottedRat.tga
 - djd_icPottedRatNoHackle.tga
 - djd_icRatPotPie.tga
 - djd_icRatTart.tga
 - djd_icStoneflowerHoney.tga
 - djd_icSweetAshYamPie.tga

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files\Meshes\Debi folder:
 - djd_BreRatsInBlanket.nif
 - djd_ComberryHoney.nif
 - djd_ComberrySauce.nif
 - djd_FireSauce.nif
 - djd_GlassGreef.nif
 - djd_GlassMazte.nif
 - djd_GlassShein.nif
 - djd_GlassSujamma.nif
 - djd_Gold_Rust rat.nif
 - djd_ImpRatsInBlanket.nif
 - djd_MenuRatInThePot.nif
 - djd_PottedRat.nif
 - djd_PottedRatNoHackle.nif
 - djd_RatPotPie.nif
 - djd_RatTart.nif
 - djd_ScreenRatOnSkin.nif
 - djd_StoneflowerHoney.nif
 - djd_SweetAshYamPie.nif

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files\Sound\Debi folder:
 - djd_BF_AreYouWounded.wav
 - djd_BF_GoElsewhere.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetAltmer.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetBosmer.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetBreton.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetCyrodiil.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetDunmer.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetKhajiit.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetNord.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetOrc.wav
 - djd_BF_GreetRedguard.wav
 - djd_BF_Laugh.wav

 Delete the following from the Morrowind\Data Files\Textures\Debi folder:
 - djd_Gold_Rustrat*.tga (All)
 - djd_txMenuRatInThePot.dds
 - djd_txRatOnGuarskin40.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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 None found during testing in a heavily modded game, but will conflict with any other plugin that puts objects in the same locations as this plugin, both
 inside and just outside The Rat in the Pot.

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6. Copyright
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 - Feel free to modify and use this plugin for your own personal use.

 - Feel free to use the sounds in Data Files\Sound\Debi in accordance with Bethesda's copyrights. They are all simply edits of original Bethesda sounds.

 - Please do not upload or redistribute this plugin without permission.

 - Please do not modify this plugin for release without permission.

   Thanks!

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7. Acknowledgements
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 Many thanks to my husband for suggestions and constructive criticism.

 Thanks to Alaisiagae for ideas and honest feedback. (The waitress is for you!)

 Thanks to cyranO for very constructive criticism.

 Thanks to all the great people on the Bethesda Softworks Forums for comments, opinions, and advice.

 Thanks to UESP Wiki for a wealth of information. (An invaluable resource.)

 Thanks to GhanBuriGhan, Yacoby, melian, et al. for the 9th Edition of Morrowind Scripting for Dummies. (Worth its weight in gold.)

 Thanks to Srikandi for the Dialogue Tutorial.

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

 Thanks to Nate Piekos, Blambot.com for the Ashcan BB typeface.

 Thanks to various clip art sites on the web for handy clip art.

 The paper texture for the menu was created with images from CGTextures.com.
 These images may not be redistributed by default.  Please visit http://www.cgtextures.com for more information.

 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 (14 May 2010)
 - Initial version

 Version 1.1 (18 May 2010)
 - Redid some dialogue related to the Council Club.
 - Added some dialogue specifically for Bosmers.
 - Changed the honey and sauce alchemy objects to ingredients.
 - Resized the meshes for the honey and sauce objects to half size.
 - Adjusted the effect of the rat statue.
 - Added some dialogue about the effect of the rat statue.
 - Added topics about condiments.
 - Added the sale of condiments, plus giving one free with a meal.

 Version 1.2 (18 May 2010)
 - Fixed a misnamed file in Icons\Debi.

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9. Contact
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 If you have questions, comments, suggestions, or constructive criticism 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!

[Melchior Dahrk ...indomitable will might rid Morrowind of all its ills.]

I'm rather surprised this series hasn't gotten some more recognition. This looks like an immersive addition to the game. I just downloaded all of them and plan on using them in my next play-through.

And the fact that they work with LGNPC makes them all the more enticing.

Thank you for your work on these and for publicly sharing them!

[Miserina]

Wow, this looks awesome as all hell.

And it has such beautifully detailed removal instructions.  If every mod was like that... wow...