Introducing The MMH Smithy -- Fligg's Dream Come True

[Fliggerty]

Have you ever wanted to make your own weapon mod with some of those amazing modder resources available, but don't really know how to?  Are you daunted by the Construction Set?

If so, you need the Smithy!

We found a way to put the wonderful collection of resources we have to use in a new and creative way.  Instead of getting the resources yourself, putting them in the Construction Set, setting all of the stats, placing the item in the world...blah, blah, blah...the Smithy does it for you!

Select the model that appeals to you, give it a name, choose a few other options, and when you are done it gives you a mod.  This mod is yours, ready to be used.  In fact, you can even choose to have the mod hosted here at MMH in our new Smithy mod category.

Here's your chance to be a mod author!

[silver_fox_rival undefined]

A very interesting concept....I'll be keeping an eye on this.

[Leonardo]

A very interesting concept....I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Yes it sure and you should try it silver just for fun.  

Earlier today I created my first MMH Smithy mod so this is quite exciting, but wouldn't it be nice to have a MMH Smithy - Mod Release thread in the public MMH forum so anyone can download any Smithy mods that's hosted on MMH.  

[silver_fox_rival undefined]

A very interesting concept....I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Yes it sure and you should try it silver just for fun.  :D

Earlier today I created my first MMH Smithy mod so this is quite exciting, but wouldn't it be nice to have a MMH Smithy - Mod Release thread in the public MMH forum so anyone can download any Smithy mods that's hosted on MMH.  :-P

I will when I get some good ideas on enchantments.

[Leonardo]

A very interesting concept....I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Yes it sure and you should try it silver just for fun.  :D

Earlier today I created my first MMH Smithy mod so this is quite exciting, but wouldn't it be nice to have a MMH Smithy - Mod Release thread in the public MMH forum so anyone can download any Smithy mods that's hosted on MMH.  :-P

I will when I get some good ideas on enchantments.

If you want to use your enchantments in a Smithy mod then you'll to create it with this.  

[silver_fox_rival undefined]

Is that still a WIP or is it finished?

[Leonardo]

Is that still a WIP or is it finished?

Finished what else.  And besides who need a WIP thread going on for months or even years, when you can mod with MMH Smithy and have a mod both released, hosted at the same time within a couple of minutes.  

[HeyYou]

Neat concept.

[Leonardo]

I also posted this announcement about MMH Smithy on TESA so you're welcome to ask questions there too if you want.  

[Fliggerty]

The enchantment creator is a sort of a stop-gap solution for now.  It'll be merged into the mod creation wizard in a short while so you can create the enchantments as you go.  In the meantime, you can either use the pre-built enchantments, or use the link that Leo provided to make your own enchantments.

Once a little bit more practical testing has been done we'll spread the word about this a little more.

[Leonardo]

Once a little bit more practical testing has been done we'll spread the word about this a little more.

Sorry Fligg.  I've already posted this on TESA, Morrowind Nexus and on Dark Creation, but so far only Dark Creation is positive with the MMH SMithy addition on MMH.  

[Fliggerty]

That's fine....no problem spreading the word now.  Testing is good!

[Leonardo]

It's so fun when you're using an automatic mod creator like MMH Smithy and also have it hosted here on MMH.  

Btw... What you think of my idea about a Mod Smithy release thread in the public MMH forum (a few posts up)?  

[Davada Jones]

How many of each item does a merchant get? Is it just one weapon per merchant, or does the weapon respawn? Is there an option to make the weapon respawn, or any plans to include such an option? Will I end this post with another question?

[Maiqdabomb undefined]

This looks great! It may actually get me back into modding in some form or another

[Fliggerty]

Leo, I've looked into doing automatic mod announcements for both MMH and GHF downloads here.  It's possible, but complicated to do, and simply hasn't been a priority.  Perhaps at some point in the future I'll add such a thing.  To be honest, there are other aspects of MMH that I need to work on first (like updating mods and getting the uploader to always work with IE.)

Each merchant only gets one of each item.  At this point I've not sorted out how to add the items into containers, but rather make actual in-world references.  So each merchant that gets one has a single reference of the weapon in their cell which they own.  If I can add them to a container at some point, I may add a respawning ability....but I puzzled with that for days and days and had little success.

[Leonardo]

Leo, I've looked into doing automatic mod announcements for both MMH and GHF downloads here.  It's possible, but complicated to do, and simply hasn't been a priority.  Perhaps at some point in the future I'll add such a thing.  To be honest, there are other aspects of MMH that I need to work on first (like updating mods and getting the uploader to always work with IE.)

We can wait with such feature until other things has some progress on MMH.  

Each merchant only gets one of each item.  At this point I've not sorted out how to add the items into containers, but rather make actual in-world references.  So each merchant that gets one has a single reference of the weapon in their cell which they own.  If I can add them to a container at some point, I may add a respawning ability....but I puzzled with that for days and days and had little success.

Is it feasible to have the items detected as infinite with the merchant?  

How about a remote location somewhere in the game world perhaps a daedric ruin, dwemer ruin, dumner stronghold, ancestral tombs and caves, but not place them in containers just put them on the ground.

[Fliggerty]

Placement becomes a problem due to shape and size.  Automatically placing something in the world without visualizing the size and shape of it is difficult, if not impossible.  I'd rather not place something in the world that is going to end up floating or colliding with a wall.  That is why I opted to go with the method of placing them out in the "void" where the player will never encounter it in normal circumstances, and rely upon purchasing the items from a merchant instead.

[Leonardo]

Now you know why I haven't got into modding before, but with MMH Smithy it's easy to create your own mods.  

There is one thing I wonder about creating severals items in a row instead one by one like a collection for a merchant.  Is it possible?  

[Jada]

If release was to be posted automatically, i would suggest making it optional. I know when i make somethings i would rather not share them  seeing as they are for cheating

[Letrune]

Could someone tell me a bit more about the smithy, please? I read what it is, but did not found how it works, and I am officially curious. (Hey, I am a cat, what else I could be? )

[Leonardo]

Of course I'm at your service.  Just click on the Smithy tab on MMH then select the type of weapon you wish to mod with the archived resources that are on MMH.

Now you should see a picture gallery slowly showing one picture after than another and each picture are showing what resource that's available for the selected weapon.  When you have decided what picture/resources you like then just click on the picture and the built in mod creation wizard starts.  You only need to answer a few question by just alter the weapons statistics or you want put the weapon in one of the merchants there is available if you wish.  Before you download your Smithy mod you're asked if you wish to host it on MMH in the special Smithy category.  That's about it how the MMH Smithy works.  I hope this helps.  

[Letrune]

Thank you very much!

[Leonardo]

I don't know if anyone has notice it, but it seems to me that KF is younger than he really is according what it shows of his resources there is available in the Smithy.


It seems to have been fixed so just ignore this.  

[Fliggerty]

I don't know what in the world you're talking about, Leo.