Essentially, this mod is an internal renovation of the arcane university. I made this mod because there seemed to be a lack of good mods that altered the internal structure of the university. Those that did were either incomplete or were to overdone for my taste.
Thus I made this mod to put my own spin on things. I have tried to alter most of the interiors of the university to be a bit more magical and fitting of a research facility, while not being to overdone that the university looks out of place with the rest of Tamriel.
I have also altered the rewards structures that you get at the university. There are now services that are available to the public. If your not a member of the mages guild, you now have a reason to visit the university while in the imperial city. Those who are guild members will be given access to various services and resources depending on your rank.
Full list of features:
Public:
- A university book store that sells enchanted items, spells, and alchemical equipment. you can also have your items recharged there.
- Two new museums that are opened to the public.
- A public library that allows you to browse through books that you might normally have to search high and low for.
Guild Members:
- All members are allowed access to a teleportation system that lets you go to all of the different guild chapters.
- The mage scholars now actually have something to teach you other than those stones out in the wilderness.
- Each department has different levels of access determined by your rank in the guild. As you move up in the guild you will be given access to new services and items.
Various Other Stuff:
- Due to the expansion, I have altered the Thieves Guild Quest "Misdirection". It is now a bit more of a challenge. (I felt that the quest's task should have been harder than it was in the vanilla game).
- For those looking for trouble, you can now break into the university. Don't like the restrictions placed on you by the guild? Then bust in and have a look around, but beware, the mages guild won't let you walk away without a fight.
- A complete and detailed list of the new features can be discovered on your own (I've placed in-game guides that give you more detail about the new features, they should not be too hard to find.)
- (MINOR SPOILERS) Just as a little note to players, the "book" you need to find in the Mystic Archives is there in the same cell as Tar-meena, you just have to look a bit. (Made the quest a bit more of a challenge in other words). The book in question is one of the vanilla quests items.
Pretty much the best Arcane University overhaul out there that I've tried so far. One problem though: I can't seem to find either Hrormir's Icestaff or a way into the Arcane University Vaults without using the console. The gate only "yields to the Archmage", which I'm not, even when I have the Archmage's key with me. When I "tcl" past the gate, I can't find the staff anywhere. Am I missing something or is the staff really well hidden? I'm ok with spoilers.
Also, the walls and floor of most of the vault seems to be missing, or at least disabled, even after reinstalling. Any help in this regard would be really appreciated.
This mod is provided 'as-is', I'm afraid, and is abandoned at this point. Just kept here for archival purposes.
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