
Name: RED SONIA

Companion Sonia - Special Edition

Created by: KoukouStudios & ThePriest909


Version: Special Edition
Category: Companions
Date: 8/1/2007
Requirements: Oblivion Patch 1.2.0.214 or Shivering Isles patch 1.2.0.214 for S.I. users


LINKS:

Companion Sonia Homepage: http://www.CompanionSoniaHome.tk
Companion Sonia Official Forum: http://www.TESPriest909.tk


DESCRIPTION:

A special edition of my mod "Companion Sonia II" created according to my personal taste and needs of gameplay.
It doesn't belong to the Sonia 2 version chain. 

Red Sonia - The Source:

A companion mod for "The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion" inspired & based by "Red Sonja" - Marvel comics.

Red Sonja lived with her family in a humble home in the Western Hyrkanian steppes. 
When she had just turned 17 years old, a group of cruel mercenaries killed her father Ivor, 
her mother and two younger brothers and burned their house and all their possessions.
She survived but at the cost of her own virginity after she was brutally raped by the leader of the group, leaving her in shame.
Answering her cry for revenge, the red goddess Scathach appeared to her, and instilled in her incredible skill in the handling of swords and other weapons on the condition that she would never lie with a man unless he defeated her in fair combat.

Red Sonia - Comparing to Sonia II:

-Red Sonia is a pure warrior. She has no magic powers but she is an "artist" of blade, blunt and bow.
-She can use both armour parts and clothing just like your main character can.
-Improved combat styles and combat AI for the use of weapons.
-Restoration spells replaced by a new improved & balanced healing method.
-New AI added which will make Red Sonia flee and follow you if you decide not to fight an enemy.
-Four new skill books added in Tamriel. You 'll be able to track them down through a quest wich will be activated as soon as you'll find the first book located in Sonia's invenory.
 They are the four parts of a story called "Ghouls & Ghosts" written by Margaret Farrell.
-BlackHell looks and acts like a normal black horse.
-The amount of gold she's keeping for you has been reduced to 800 gold  and you will receive it only if you decide to go and meet her in Bruma, not earlier.
-Modified horse riding AI
-New hair Style created by Soya
-Red Sonia's inventory will allways include 1 "varla stone" and 4 "repair hammers".
-Even if you remove her default sword she will manage to recover it.
-No special enchanced modified armors included.
-No special animations added this time.
-She won't join any factions even if you do.

Issues fixed:

-Dress issue - fixed.
-Horse mounting colission error - fixed
-Confused reactions during combat - fixed

Red Sonia - Limitations:

-Her inventory can only hold 2 varla stone and 4 repair hammer.
-She will use any restoration potion included in her inventory if she's harmed.
-You will have to repair her armour if it's broken.
-She loves her sword and she will only change it for a better one.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

-RACE : HellRaiser race (custom)
-CLASS : HellRaiser Melee Class / HellRaiser Ranged Class (Custom)
-COMBAT STYLE : HellRaiser Melee / HellRaiser Ranged (Custom)
-SONIA'S HORSE : BlackHell

Spells:

-Player : Sonia summon spell
-Red Sonia : Call BlackHell spell

Books:

"Ghouls & Ghosts" Written by Margaret Farrell

-G&G vol.I   -  Teaches:Blade
-G&G vol.II  -  Teaches:Block
-G&G vol.III -  Teaches:Blunt
-G&G vol.IV  -  Teaches:Marksman


Sonia's Control Menu:

1.INSTRUCTIONS
    a.Let's go for a walk
    b.Wait here I'll be back
    c.You should go home now
    b.Sonia shed some light here
    e.No lights please
    f.Go get some rest if you like
    g.Nevermind
2.COMBAT
    a.Follow me and equip your weapon
    b.Be stealthy (Stealth mode)
    c.Stay close  (Melee mode  )  
    d.Stay back   (ranged mode )
    e.Stand guard
    f.Nevermind
3.GUIDANCE
    a.This is our home
    b.Spent your free time here if you like
    c.Nevermind
4.INVENTORY
5.RUMORS


RECOMMENDED MODS :

Strongly Recomented only for "+18" gamers: 
Exnem's Eyecandy - http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=10171


RED SONIA INSTALLATION/UNISTALLATION

Installation

1.Use the installer to extract the files into your oblivion directory.
2.Check Sonia's plug in at the Oblivion launcher/data panel.
3.Play.

ATTENTION!!!

Red Sonia is not compatible with companion Sonia II

You will have to reboot and create a clean savegame if you want to switch those plugins

1.Uncheck Sonia.esp using oblivion Launcher.
2.Unistall Sonia II.
3.Save your game without Sonia.
4.Install Red Sonia
5.Play

Unistallation

Use the "UnistallSonia.exe" located in your data folder.



INCOMBATIBILITY:

"Red Sonia" is not compatible with "companion sonia II"

KNOWN ISSUES/BUGS:

1.Sent her home before closing an oblivion gate or it is very possible that her inventory will be reset.
2.You will deal with a short delay while you will try to access Sonia's control menu in the end of the introduction stage.
It's nothing to worry about. It will get back to work after a few seconds.



CREDITS:

-Final engine structure, script modification & additional scripts by : ThePriest909.
 http://www.TESPriest909.tk

-Race, Class, Combat Style & Sonia Quest  programming  & design by : ThePriest909.
 http://www.CompanionSoniaHome.tk

-Face shape, texture & additional design by : ThePriest909.
 http://www.CompanionSoniaHome.tk

-Original Scripts by  Jumonji.
 www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=8964

-Hairstyle (meshes & textures) by Soya.
http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=6881

-Face model: Anna Papageorgiou

-"Ghouls & Ghosts" stories (skill tomes) : written by Margaret Farrell
 



Special Thanks to:

-First of all
Jumonji,
 for his scripts and for his help & support while I was working on this project.
 His work has become an inspiration for many moders.

-Cuchulain, for his help on the solution to the "duplicate body" bug 
(inspired by HaranBJ's scripts),

-Exnem , I used his eyecandy face texture as a base to create Sonias face.

-RsdntEvle, I learned a lot of new things about modding & programming throught his scripts. 

-lhammonds for his help in oblivion folder detection used by Sonia's installation program and the Readme Generator.

-Maria Atzaraki for her help on Sonia's dialogs.

-Anna Papageorgiou, for her face...

-Margaret Farrel for her help on "G&G books" quest, for letting me use her stories as a part of this plugin and for all those hours she spent testing the plug-in.

-Darklimbo, for his help & Sonia's forum creation.

-Bethesda, for creating this massive RPG and giving us the capabillity to create our own worlds.

-To the one I forgot to mention.


Red Sonia beta testers:

-Anja
-Socrates
-DarkLight
-Dark Seducer
-Savage
-Dr.Freeman
-Alkistis


Tools Used:

-3D Studio Max
-DDS Converter
-NIFSkope
-Oblivion Face Exchange Lite
-Oblivion Mod Manager
-Photoshop
-TES Construction Set
-Readme Generator
-Wyre Bash
-Facegen
-TES4Gecko 14.5


Contact ThePriest909:
http://www.TESPriest909.tk


-You may:
use parts of this mod in your projects but you will have to inform me and mention my name 
and all the people who helped me while I was working on this project.

-You may NOT:
create copies or different forms of installation of this mod and release it as your own.


(C) 2007 KoukouStudios & ThePriest909


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