Ri'zarah - A new beginning

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  1. Yfr
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    Ever since I was little I have loved the rain, the feel and the sound of rain, the forests, mystical characters, ponds and streams,
    clean and distorted electric guitars, and I've always had a love for well composed images too.
    This set has them all, awesome works. ^-^
  2. PatrickTheDM
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    Great set Rick. Every time I see an Enderal set I want to play it more and more.
  3. Darkbladewriter
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    Nicely told story.
    1. Excellentium
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      I actually like doing what you do too - bringing words to the images for some storytelling - but it's so very time consuming for me with English not being my native language. I've started a few tales in Skyrim, but all of them ended after only a couple of chapters. I'm still trying to show some story with my image sets I guess, it just comes natural when you love writing as much as you do love making screenshots.

      Thank you!
    2. Darkbladewriter
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      The thing is, you do what you feel happy with. Don't force it. We all have our own ways of telling a story. There is no right way or wrong way, just the way that suits the individual. You're doing a fine job.
    3. Excellentium
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      You're absolutely right of course! Nothing worse than turning something you like into an obligation, that will only kill the fun of it all. Thanks for the encouraging words!
    4. gurleygirl
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      Rick, your English is excellent. I would never know that it's not your native language.
      You make fewer typing mistakes than I do. hahaa
      And I'm about as American as they get. :)
    5. Excellentium
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      Well, it's not so much that I struggle when "chat typing", so to speak, but putting words together to write a captivating story craves a whole new level. I know I can write too, which is why I complain about my English all the time, despite all the encouraging words I get from kind people here at Nexus. It's just that I know what I can do, but I can't do the same in English. I just don't have the same knowledge or vocabulary and it disables me, since I do use a rather "painterly" language in my Swedish writing.
      But also, even if I can write in English, it's an endless checking back and forth for grammar mistakes or if I use the words correctly (and I still miss a lot of errors) which makes it a lot more wearying, up to the point that I lose my interest in continuing. That's the answer to why I start some tales here, but then they all die out after only 3-4 chapters.

      I appreciate the comfort boost though...and some day I might write even in English without me constantly complaining!
  4. gurleygirl
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    Lovely pictorial early on in your Enderal adventure.
    This brings back memories of my days in Enderal. I played through the entire sequence 3 or 4 times and then reverted my game back to the original Skyrim.
    Enderal represents what the original vanilla Skyrim might have been with greater care by the developers.
    It is amazing what the designers of Enderal were able to do within the 32 bit confines of the Skyrim framework.
    I particularly love the transparent and highly realistic waters as evidenced by that beautiful shot that you took with the lily pads and the sun reflecting off that pool of water.
    One day I would love to see Enderal and beyond recreated in SkyrimSE. In the SE 64 bit environment, I wonder if Enderal could be developed as a DLC level extension of Skyrim in the spirit of Beyond Skyrim Bruma. As is, Enderal completely transforms your Skyrim game installation and prevents simultaneous play of Skyrim and Enderal unless you duplicate your Skyrim installation. While I understand why this was necessary, I think it has greatly limited the potential and popularity of Enderal.
    1. Excellentium
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      I started two new characters for Enderal just the other day, so it gave me an opportunity to capture some of the locations - and the atmosphere - of that early beginning. It shows so much attention to details there already which drew me into this realm completely the first time I tried Enderal. Ever since then, I've done exactly what you suggest - I play the game simultaneously by having my Skyrim folder duplicated for an easy access back to Skyrim as well. It's refreshing playing Enderal, because it runs a lot more smoothly and with so few mods ready for this game, it's actually a bit of a relief too not to have to adjust modlists and load orders. I've only grabbed just a few textures and some plugins, but it's far, far less than for my Skyrim gameplay.
      It's a bit sad to think how many people skip Enderal when you know how rich and detailed the world is. Even the very levelling system is more appealing to an oldschool RPG player like myself. Sure, it makes the game and the fights a lot more difficult, but it also makes you focus more on how to develop your character instead of just being a "jack-of-all-trades".
      I do hope people are still willing go to Enderal for some adventures, especially when there's a lot more in the "Beyond"-series around the corner that will compleat our beloved Skyrim even further.
  5. Xorp
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    Generally your set look a lot more cheerful, but this atmosphere fits this set perfectly. Awesome works
    1. Excellentium
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      The colours are a lot more toned down in the Enderal version of Rudy, at least for the version I'm using which is an older one compare to his latest release. I kind of like it that way though and it suits Enderal perfectly. It's a truly wonderful and detailed worldspace, but there's always something gloomy or eerie around you, thanks to the atmosphere of the main story. Images are also a lot more "documentary" without cool effects, but I don't think Enderal needs anything flashy. The beauty of the landscape and the new locations to explore, really is anough as it is...

      Thank you very much, Chris!
  6. ista3
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    Great captures Rick and a beautiful character
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      Many thanks, Izzy! She's going to be a sorceress of sorts, so hopefully she will learn some great powers along her way!
  7. Queenieangel
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    These are really wonderful landscape shots and a cute girl, Rick!
    This reminds me of my beginnings in enderal. Only I do not play it anymore, because I hardly have time. And if so, then I'm in Skyrim and creating new chars or test some mods.
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you kindly, Angie and it's very nice to see you!
      Yes, I tend to go back to Skyrim for more characters and mods too, but at the moment I feel inspired to travel in Enderal. The world is so beautiful, yet also gloomy, and that I like a lot. Erwin made a few shots from Enderal before he went on his summer vacation and it triggered me to do the same. I still have so much to explore in this realm, but I will be back in Skyrim soon too I guess...
  8. Klaxoid
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    Fascinating locales and adventure pics Rick
    1. Excellentium
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      This is more or less where you start with your character in Enderal after a short intro with lots of cutscenes. I've made two new characters for Enderal, because just like in good oldschool RPG's, you more or less turn your character into a class while earning learning points to be used when reading certain books that allow you to advance in specific skills.
      My first character I did some year ago, is focused on archery, sneaking, thieving and using light armor, so I made this girl who's going to be mage-inspired and another with a focus on heavy armor and melee fights with both 1H/2H weapons. These are the three I will play and this set shows the very first path you need to go through to get to the more open world.

      It's truly a fascinating worldspace and I haven't even reached the more epic parts of this realm!