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In 2007 there was a “design-a-weapon” contest. I remember looking at the entries and thinking that my favorite among them, this weapon which was designed by Findur Calenardhon, was surprisingly not a winner. I really think it’s one of the best weapon designs I have seen and as a result I gave it a go.
The weapon is unlike most others I have modeled, in design. It is mostly like in color, being mostly green as the name suggests. The concept art is a modeler’s dream and gave me everything I needed to work with. Because I was working with the intent on using this piece as a game modification I toned down some of the minor details, such as the runes on the blade, and rather than modeling them in I let the texture do the work. The gem in the center of the hilt was particularly challenging. It took me quite a while to find a technique to recreate the look.
Upon completion I packed the sword up for placement in-game. I was not expecting them to turn out as well inside KotOR as they did in the render but I have been pleasantly surprised at how well the game retained the quality of the weapon. I have added some minor stats to the to allow players to keep them in their load out for a little bit longer.
Upgradeable: No
Stats:
♦ damage bonus: slashing, 1d8
♦ on hit properties: stun, DC14, 25% for 2 rounds
Available In-game?: No
Tag/ResRef: emerald_blade
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Knights of the Old Republic
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TITLE: Emerald Blade
AUTHOR: Inyri Forge
E-MAIL: inyriforge@gmail.com
WEBSITE: http://inyri.flowinternet.net
DATE RELEASED: 10 September 2008
CREDITS: Guild Wars, NCsoft, and ArenaNet for their original weapon design.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Copy the contents of the archive to your SWKOTOR Override directory.
INCLUDED FILES:
-emerald_blade.uti
-emerald-if.tga
-em-emerald.tga
-em-emerald.txi
-em-metal.tga
-em-metal.txi
-iw_lngswrd_193.tga
-w_lngswrd_193.mdx
-w_lngswrd_193.mdl
-This Read-me file
UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the above named files from your override folder.
DESCRIPTION: This is another Guild Wars sword called the Emerald Blade which is available from the Eye of the North expansion. It was designed by Findur Calenardhon for the 2007 Design-a-Weapon contest and received an honorable mention (see the original concept art here: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Image:Emerald_Blade_Concept_Art.jpg).
PERMISSIONS: This mod may not be modified, repackaged, or redistributed in any way without my express consent.
THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE, OBSIDIAN, OR
LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC AND/OR ITS LICENSORS.