Name: Compatiblity Patch for The Frostcrag Reborn and Unique Landscapes: Snowdale
Version: 1.0
Date: 07/20/2010
Category: Locations
Requirements: Player-Created MOD(s): Frostcrag reborn, UL - Snowdale
Author: Thomas Kaira


Description
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A simple(?) little patch to allow everyone to use both Frostcrag reborn and UL Snowdale MODs.
Note that you still need to download Frostcrag Reborn and Snowdale separately. Links are available in the Requirements section.

Details
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Frostcrag Reborn is an extensive overhaul of the official Frostcrag Spire DLC. However, using it paired with UL Snowdale causes the Spire area to become a pell-mell mess of mismatched land heights, clipping structures, and floating towers, lamps, and fenceposts.
This patch repairs the many land tears in the area, restores a mountain pathway that was completely removed by the UL MOD, removed structures that were clipping through the tower meshes or completely buried, and properly grounded the tower extensions.
It also rebuilds the distant terrain for the spire so that it will be compatible with Snowdale's terrain changes.

I highly recommend using a program such as Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) or Wrye Bash to adjust load order.
My install instructions will assume you are using OBMM or Wrye Bash, but I expect other load-order programs function the same.

Install
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1. Copy the .esp file and folder directory to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
2. Start OBMM/Wrye Bash, place a checkmark beside the .esp file.
3. Adjust load order as follows:
DLCFrostcrag.esp (NOT THE OFFICIAL PLUGIN, THE DOWNLOADED ONE!!!)
xulSnowdale.esp
FrostcragReborn-Snowdale patch.esp

Or use BOSS.

Uninstall
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1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Replace the landscape LOD mesh 60.00.32.32.NIF file with the one provided in Snowdale.
3. Delete the .esp file from \Oblivion\Data\


Incompatibility
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This plugin is incompatible with the original Frostcrag Spire, Do NOT mix up the plugins.

Known Issues or Bugs
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None that I know of. Just don't load Snowdale before Frostcrag Reborn. If you do, this patch will be worthless.

History
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2010/20/07 - Version 1.0 - Initial release.
2010/21/07 - Version 1.1 - Removed a few leftover terrain errors and grounded a few floating rocks.
2010/25/07 - Version 1.2 - Reconstructed distant terrain in the spire area for compatibility with Snowdale's Distant Land.
2010/16/09 - Version 1.21 - Made a few tweaks to the landscape LOD.
2011/06/05 - Version 1.3 - Covered up a seam in one of the ledge meshes. Adjusted pathgrids in spire area.

Contact
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None.

Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to DarkOne for providing TESNexus so swiftly after TESSource/TESDB went down, and continuing to improve on it.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Thanks to Verganon for Snowdale, and the rest of the UL team for so many visual treats to Cyrodiil's landscape.
Thanks to Indefiance for Frostcrag Reborn.


Tools Used
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TES Construction Set - http://www.theelderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_utilities.htm
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Wrye Bash - http://wrye.ufrealms.net/
TES4Edit - http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11536


Links to Required MODs
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Frostcrag Reborn: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9769
Snowdale: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33125


Licensing/Legal
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You can do whatever you want with this mod. Please do NOT upload this file elsewhere.