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Aldous, The Alteration Mage

Compatible with Skyrim 1.9 | No DLC Requirements

I've felt that both Alteration and Illusion are underrated in Skyrim, so I've added Aldous and Balis to the College of Winterhold, they offer a series of non-linear quests.

Features:

• I've tried to be lore-friendly, but my vision is no doubt different than Bethesda's, I have made my own storyline using elements from past Elder Scroll games, the Warlock's Ring in particular.

• Aldous, the Alteration Mage.
• Aldous offers Transmutation after completion of Weather Panel. (Iron > Silver > Gold)

• Balis, the Illusion Mage and Alchemist.

• They are not essential, but they can hold their own in combat.

• Aldous and Balis are available as Followers after their relevant quests are completed. (Version 1.06)

• 4 Quests: 3 from Aldous, 1 from Balis.

• 2 Spells Added:
1. J'zargo's Flame Cloak Identical to the scrolls.
Taught from J'zargo after J'zargo's Experiment.
2. Transmogrify Turns the target into a harmless critter. (Chicken, Mudcrab, etc.)
Taught from Brelyna Maryon after Brelyna's Practice.

While they may have a limited degree of usefulness, I felt the vanilla game lacked them, more for showing off than combat,
I'm sure you'll find something cool to do with them!

Troubleshooting Q&A:


Q: What could cause the game to crash to the desktop?
A: If crashes repeatedly occur, it is usually caused by one of two things:
1) Skyrim's limited memory allocation for the use of .esp (mod) files means using a lot of mods (especially large ones) will eventually cause the game to run out of memory and cause issues during gameplay. The solution is simply to use less mods.

2) The .bsa is conflicting with another archive from a mod using the same scripts/assets or otherwise failing to access it's data will cause the game to CTD in the front end menus. Try changing the load order first as the issue can sometimes cause "incompatibilities" between mods that would otherwise work together. If it still won't work, then disable other mods one at a time until it does.

3) Aldous and Balis have two "I need you to do something." options while following me!
This is most likely caused because you have a follower mod such as Amazing Follower Tweaks (AFT).
To fix this, use the following command in the in-game console accessed with ~ :
" set SAM_01FollowerFavor to 0 "
If you decide you want the dialogue option back, use:
" set SAM_01FollowerFavor to 1 "

• If a mod has changed pre-existing scripts, weird things might happen.
- Vanilla scripts used : dunGlenmorilWeather


Credits:

These two mods were used for desired effect in screenshots.
Burn Freeze Shock Effects
Elaborate Textiles - NPC Clothing Retexture

• PrivateEye, for the epic Warlock's Ring model and texture.

• Anduniel, my friend!

• Tolkien, for his riddles in The Hobbit.

• ThirteenOranges, scurvy-free modding!

• Doughamil, for Youtube tutorials.

Things I'd like to add:
This is what Aldous was looking for.

I've kept to working on this mod since August of 2012, It's been quite a journey.
Thank you all for trying out the buggy versions and inspiring me to keep at it,
I hope versions 1.06 and higher will be sufficiently fun.


Available on Skyrim Nexus:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25681/