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ANK Castle 5 is out!

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╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Childe Roland has something to say first ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

 

If you like this, please vote me a five star, and click 'Thanks!'. They're the things that keep me going!

 

I really appreciate Cicattrix first uploaded our MOD here on Lovers Lab, so that more people from around the globe can use it. I did try to make it English-speakers-friendly you know.

 

Lore of ANK: it's Arrow 'n Knee (Arrow & Knee) MOD Team, in short.

Well, later I found out that an Ank, is actually the Egyptian Cross. Not sure if we could make quests out of it, and still lore friendly.

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Authors ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

This MOD is made by 'ANK Castle Team' from 'Arrow & Knee MOD Team (A&K or ANK)'

 

Planning: ly, Childe Roland

Overseer: Huan Yue

Consult: Wu Ming

 

Layout: Childe Roland co100000 sw0001

NPCs: Childe Roland

Models and Textures for layout: Childe Roland

Special Thanks to - Fizban007 for models and collision

Durotar for texture of the tellurion

The ANK Sign: Lao Wen

NPC Make up: ly

Scripting：Childe Roland Wuwei)

Special Thanks to - Hu Li(Fox) for the Ladder

 

Clothes and Aromrs:Huan Yue, Fizban007, Himmelsky, Alan, pokevin, ly

Weapons:Xiao Bai,froda,,Jianeddie,ly

Textures for armors:Durotar, Xiao Bai

 

Testing:lzlgcxc

Integration:ly(V1-3) Childe Roland(V4)

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ About this MOD: Functions ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

The ANK Castle is a huge... castle...

It has started as a shop where you could buy all the armors and weapons made or ported by Arrow & Knee MOD Team. But now it's more than that: a fully functional player's base in skyrim with style.

 

[spoiler=See the map， exterior view of the font gate, and a stable]

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Entrance Section - ANK Flagship Store

The store opens from 8-20 o'clock game time, and it has equipments made by ANK MOD Team for sale.

The three guards are invincible, so if you do something illegal and get attached, please sheath your weapons immediately, and they'll stop attacking and try to arrest you. Else, you'll die in a matter of seconds, unless, of course, you use 'tgm'. Anyway, insulting the girls is not recommended.

 

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Living Section

Shrines of the Nine Divines.

A cosy bedroom for you to rest. Can cook, store food and beverage.

A rich collection of plants, critters and fish in the garden. Alchemy lab with sorted storage.

The Priest - Master of Restoration, Restoration Spells vendor

The Gardener - Master of Alchemy, Apothecary

The Bard Lisatte - Sister of Lisette, the bard in Solitude, more stories to be added.

 

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Arcane Section

First floor for Enchanting. Enchanting lab with sorted storage.

Second floor Library. Bookshelves for 300+ books, container for notes and scrolls. Weapon rack for staffs.

Master Trainers and Spell vendors for Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Enchanting and Illusion.

Childe Roland the Vampire to talk with. He'll be the one sending some quests for you players.

 

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Tactic Section

First floor of the tower as Workshop, with blacksmith tools and sorted containers. A Blacksmith Master, for training and transactions.

Second floor as Trophy Room, with many mannequins, weapon racks and display cases. A Master Trainer of Heavy Armor.

Hall of War, for fun mostly. Master Trainer for Archery (also sells bows and arrows , Block, One-handed and Two-Handed.

Sanctuary. Master Trainers for Sneak, Light Armor, Lockpicking and Pickpocket (Fence for you after you join the Thieves' Guide by talking to Mercer). Two female victims for you.

Script experiment: The Ladder in Sanctuary can teleport you up and down together with your followers. Supports up to 10 followers.

p.s.: If you are too far away from your followers when you use the ladder, they might not follow, go back and wait for them to get close, then try again.

 

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Throne Room

To be continued...

 

Some of the clothes we have in store:

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╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Before you install the MOD... ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

1. File Structure:

The 'Full Edition' of this MOD contains the following three files only:

Ank_Castle_Main.esm

ank_castle_addon.esp

Ank_Castle_Main.bsa

2. To make a 'clean save'

if you are updating from an old version with the 'Full' Edition, not the update pack. IF you are updating using the 'update pack', please skip step 2.

1)Taking everything of yours in the castle back, get out of the castle, save, e.g. 'outdoors';

2)Quit the game, uninstall the old version, launch the game, load 'outdoors', save again, e.g. 'outdoorsagain';

3)Quit game, install the new version, launch the game, load 'outdoorsagain', save, e.g. 'whatever';

4)Have fun!

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ FAQ ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

1. About CBBE body.

Not using CBBE body does not necessarily cause CTD, you can use UNP, or even some body with bouncing breasts.

But, if not using CBBE and you try to put on clothes we made for it, strange things will happen, and there might be CTDs.

 

2. About NPC faces.

Most Chinese players prefer Asian faces, if not Japanese lolis...

So, if you use the HD2.1 pack (or other face textures like Nidias, i'm using), NPCs will look just the way our 'Face Author' made them to be. If not, they'll look like crap.

 

3. About disappearing NPC bodies and invisible clothes.

Q: It shows all the new item's names but when i wear them it just hides my body. Like it makes it disappear. What would be the cause of that?

A: Also, many of the NPCs inside will only have a head flying around.

That is because something is wrong with the .bsa file, which is the archive for our plugin. All of the custom models and textures are stored in .bsa files. In this case, it's Ank_Castle_Main.bsa.

So first you could check the file name, if the .bsa file's name in our pack is not correct, correct it. Or, the .bsa file may have been corrupted while downloading, try re-download it. If still not working, tell us!

 

4. About 'Invalid Format'.

The packing tool I used is made in China, and the format it creats may not be recognized by NMM. But it should unpack just fine. So, instead of installing by NMM, you can do a manual. There're only three files, and they start with 'Ank', so it should be as easy uninstalling.

 

5. About bugged armors.

Armors sold here are made by many different authors, and they have moved forward to other projects. Therefor, the bugged armors are probably not gonna be fixed. I'm sorry about this.

 

6. About some missing textures.

If there are any, tell me, and I'll try to fix it if I'm able to. Like the above says, they don't maintain them anymore. And I'm not a modeling guy.

 

7. What kind of a PC do I need to even enter ANK Castle?

If you can run the game without problem at Middle Setting, then I think you should be fine using this MOD. My PC is crap all right, but I haven't run into any trouble yet.

My PC has hardwares listed below, and my PC cost me only 3000(RMB, it's less than 460 USD):

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz (overclocked to 3.0GHz)

(also, it was tuned up from a AMD Athlon II X2 220 2.8GHz CPU)

GPU: ATI Readon HD 5750 with 512MB of memory

Memory: OCZ 1066MHz 2GB X2

I'm running the game at High Setting:

Resolution: 1440 X 900

Antialiasing: Off (not needed when FXAA is on)

Anistropic Filtering: 16X

FXAA: On

Detail: All High

View Distance: All High Enough.

I'm running the game at 60 FPS, with few to no stutters.

 

8. Can I use custom made high detailed textures together with ANK Castle?

Why not? But as always, anything no-vanilla has the posibility to conflict with one another, no matter it's in the form of a .esp plugin, or some replacement loose files.

So, if you experience low FPS or CTD after installing ANK Castle, please check if there is any conflicting Replacement MOD present. And if there is any, and you can't stand a low graphic setting, you should choose which one of the MODs you want to keep.

And as always, make sure your PC is capable of handling both ANK Castle (it has many HD textured armors) and your custom made HD textures, on a graphic setting you can stand.

 

Feel free to ask questions not covered here, so that I could add them to FAQ. BUT, PLEASE BE POLITE! I WILL IGNORE BITCHES FROM NOW ON!

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Contact Us ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

If you have questions not covered in the FAQ, you can Reply, PM or email me at childeroland@163.com or childeroland1987@gmail.com(only if you can't get to me with @163, please!)

But I do not have the time to teach you how to install it or answer any other beginner's questions.

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Helping Us ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

You may have noticed some silent dialogues. They're from the bard Lisette, and... me...yeah...Childe Roland the vampire.

I want them to speak, but I can't just use my voice to scare people off, right?

Now, I'm sure you all know what I'm asking for.:D

Please donate! Not your money, but your voice!

Send them .wav to me, at childeroland@163.com or childeroland1987@gmail.com

 

╋╋╋╋╋╋╋ Download Links ╋╋╋╋╋╋╋

 

about the bsa file:

MD5 ：C361F4119BB2C0832FD0CF46E02318AC

SHA1 ：000F8A23A34CEE376CCFA6FAA8AAF7840C3818BB

CRC32 ：9EDFB655

 

1. Update patch for those who have Version 3.0 or 3.0.7, only:

Size: 29.53MB

NOTICE: This is not a full pack, only an update patch!

And, if you downloaded version 3.0.7, you should remember to change the .bsa file's name into 'Ank_Castle_Main.bsa', 'A C M' not 'a c m' just in case it's necessary.

A Better Link For You, by mega000200:

http://www.mediafire.com/?f5o4ceoxvz4atrv

 

2. Full edition of Version 4.0 for everyone:

Size: 582.13MB

This one is recommended! Choose one of the following options.

 

1) Fizban007 uploaded a working version here.

Plugin Files: http://www.mediafire.com/?t7jcmp4lmx711ir

md5: 173c1483b2ae1da58b397e8d4422fb2c

 

Main Files Part1: http://www.mediafire.com/?rymq759dmmyfg8c

md5: 9f6ae56fbe7a50d0173d7fb29d27734a

Main Files Part2: http://www.mediafire.com/?7m5102yix8c6aj1

md5: 50b8ed47991f37adb6d0ffe23e835a62

 

Main Files Part3: http://www.mediafire.com/?h7by4ndhgop9bbb

md5: 2736c00185b0d2d374685cdfc518a3cb

 

Fizban07:You don't need to combine the three main files. They will appear as one entry in NMM and you can just activate it. Remember to activate both the main file and the plugin file.

 

2) turbosnowy upload a version here. It should work!

https://hotfile.com/dl/150193956/c4f09f7/ANKv4.rar.html

He says:

Here is a link to a working rar (not bsa - looks like he unpacked the bsa file, meaning after installation it'll be 1.5GB)

If someone wants to make a working bsa version as intended please go ahead

******************** Fan Uploads ****************************

Some great fixes done by kevmasterzoc, see for yourself here.

http://www.loverslab.com/showthread.php?tid=6607&pid=133106#pid133106

 

 

******************** You CAN ignore these *******************

My not-so-good links:

Update patch:

http://kuai.xunlei.com/d/QSSFJZHYIXSD

http://115.com/file/e7be0nuv#ANK-Castle-Version-4---Update-From-V3-Only.7z

 

Full Edition:

http://kuai.xunlei.com/d/QTBIJVANLHRJ

Another link

The plugin files (the .esm and .esp) only

http://kuai.xunlei.com/d/QGYRWCYATTSK

The .bsa file separated into 3 parts:

Part 1: http://115.com/file/anmvraey#Ank-Castle-v4.0-BSAPack.7z.001

Part 2: http://115.com/file/be2y10ky#Ank-Castle-v4.0-BSAPack.7z.002

Part 3: http://115.com/file/e7be96ae#Ank-Castle-v4.0-BSAPack.7z.003

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turbosnowy

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Can you provide MD5Sum for the 'Full' file? I keep getting 'invalid format' errors when I download it.

 

Trying to figure out the issue here:

Does the download even start?

Or did it start and then failed' date=' saying invalid format?

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Here is a link to a working rar (not bsa - tried making one and didn't work - so is non bsa version for now)

 

https://hotfile.com/dl/150193956/c4f09f7/ANKv4.rar.html

 

If someone wants to make a working bsa version as intended please go ahead :)

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ChildeRoland

ChildeRoland

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Can someone upload v3 to v4 patch somewhere ? My download speed from that mirror is 5kb/s. File is only 30 mb' date=' so it shouldn't take too much time to upload.

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It's mid-night in China, and I'm fighting to keep my eyes open.

So, I'll try and get some help tomorrow.

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ChildeRoland

ChildeRoland

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I can't see the page.

Is this a full stand alone edition?

If it is' date=' I'll put it on the main post.

 

 

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If you mean the hotfile link, yes, it seems to be the full file with the .bsa unpacked.

 

It's not ideal, but it should work just as fine.

But I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Sucks to be a Chi...never mind...

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I can't see the page.

Is this a full stand alone edition?

If it is' date=' I'll put it on the main post.

 

 

[/quote']

 

If you mean the hotfile link, yes, it seems to be the full file with the .bsa unpacked.

 

It's not ideal, but it should work just as fine.

But I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Sucks to be a Chi...never mind...

 

Lolz xDxD I'm Chinese. Well half Chinese, other half is Taiwanese, but whatever. Here is the ANK Castle v4 - Update from v3 mirror link: http://www.mediafire.com/?f5o4ceoxvz4atrv

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BlackHawk

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I can't see the page.

Is this a full stand alone edition?

If it is' date=' I'll put it on the main post.

 

 

[/quote']

 

If you mean the hotfile link, yes, it seems to be the full file with the .bsa unpacked.

 

It's not ideal, but it should work just as fine.

But I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Sucks to be a Chi...never mind...

 

Lolz xDxD I'm Chinese. Well half Chinese, other half is Taiwanese, but whatever. Here is the ANK Castle v4 - Update from v3 mirror link: http://www.mediafire.com/?f5o4ceoxvz4atrv

 

YAY!

*giving sack of eternal gratitude*

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ChildeRoland

ChildeRoland

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YAY!

*giving sack of eternal gratitude*

 

No problem. It's the least I can do to support my fellow modders since I can't do modelling for my life.

 

 

 

Just put up some 115.com links.

Could you be so kind as to upload the files to mediafire?

I'm getting some sleep...so tired...

 

Ma Yingjiu just said that people of both sides are all Chinese.

Your help means a lot to me now! Thank you!

 

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I uploaded the files to mediafire:

 

Plugin Files: http://www.mediafire.com/?t7jcmp4lmx711ir

md5: 173c1483b2ae1da58b397e8d4422fb2c

 

Main Files Part1: http://www.mediafire.com/?rymq759dmmyfg8c

md5: 9f6ae56fbe7a50d0173d7fb29d27734a

 

Main Files Part2: http://www.mediafire.com/?7m5102yix8c6aj1

md5: 50b8ed47991f37adb6d0ffe23e835a62

 

Main Files Part3: http://www.mediafire.com/?h7by4ndhgop9bbb

md5: 2736c00185b0d2d374685cdfc518a3cb

 

You don't need to combine the three main files. They will appear as one entry in NMM and you can just activate it. Remember to activate both the main file and the plugin file.

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I can't see the page.

Is this a full stand alone edition?

If it is' date=' I'll put it on the main post.

 

 

[/quote']

 

If you mean the hotfile link, yes, it seems to be the full file with the .bsa unpacked.

 

It's not ideal, but it should work just as fine.

But I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Sucks to be a Chi...never mind...

 

Lolz xDxD I'm Chinese. Well half Chinese, other half is Taiwanese, but whatever. Here is the ANK Castle v4 - Update from v3 mirror link: http://www.mediafire.com/?f5o4ceoxvz4atrv

 

Thanks! but i have a question about the download. When i update from v3 to v4. It shows all the new item's names but when i wear them it just hides my body. Like it makes it disappear. What would be the cause of that?

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Direstorm

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I uploaded the files to mediafire:

 

Plugin Files: http://www.mediafire.com/?t7jcmp4lmx711ir

md5: 173c1483b2ae1da58b397e8d4422fb2c

 

Main Files Part1: http://www.mediafire.com/?rymq759dmmyfg8c

md5: 9f6ae56fbe7a50d0173d7fb29d27734a

 

Main Files Part2: http://www.mediafire.com/?7m5102yix8c6aj1

md5: 50b8ed47991f37adb6d0ffe23e835a62

 

Main Files Part3: http://www.mediafire.com/?h7by4ndhgop9bbb

md5: 2736c00185b0d2d374685cdfc518a3cb

 

You don't need to combine the three main files. They will appear as one entry in NMM and you can just activate it. Remember to activate both the main file and the plugin file.

 

Thanks for the links!

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I can't see the page.

Is this a full stand alone edition?

If it is' date=' I'll put it on the main post.

 

 

[/quote']

 

If you mean the hotfile link, yes, it seems to be the full file with the .bsa unpacked.

 

It's not ideal, but it should work just as fine.

But I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Sucks to be a Chi...never mind...

 

Lolz xDxD I'm Chinese. Well half Chinese, other half is Taiwanese, but whatever. Here is the ANK Castle v4 - Update from v3 mirror link: http://www.mediafire.com/?f5o4ceoxvz4atrv

 

Thanks! but i have a question about the download. When i update from v3 to v4. It shows all the new item's names but when i wear them it just hides my body. Like it makes it disappear. What would be the cause of that?

 

I am not sure since I'm not a modder of this group. I'm just a fellow forum lurker who does mirror links.

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Can you provide MD5Sum for the 'Full' file? I keep getting 'invalid format' errors when I download it.

 

Trying to figure out the issue here:

Does the download even start?

Or did it start and then failed' date=' saying invalid format?

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Download starts and completes. When opening the .zip file I get the message "invalid format". NMM doesn't recognize it either.

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