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                                Mud Crabs!
                               by Tarnsman
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The NPCs in the game constantly remark how ugly the mudcrabs are when in
fact they are rather normal looking crabs.  This mod changes the stock 
Oblivion mudcrabs to appear more like the ones in Morrowind, and perhaps 
a little uglier to match their reputation.  

The stock Oblivion mudcrabs have been renamed Niben Bay Crabs and are 
re-added back into the game as a new creature.  In addition, other 
retextured OB mudcrab models from other modders, as well as my own 
retextures, are added into the game.  These all have been given unique 
names and stats, and in some cases their own unique leveled lists.  Each 
of the new crabs are specific to certain regions in the game. Four of 
these new types of crabs are added to the Shivering Isles map.  The SI 
crabs are added in through their own unique leveled lists and 120 new 
spawn points.

The following crabs are now found in the game:

Cyrodiil:
Abescean Sea Crab
Anvil Bay Crab
Gold Coast Crab
Mud Crab
Niben Bay Crab
Topal Bay crab

Shivering Isles:
Dementia Crab
Demon Crab
Mania Crab
Pinnacle Point Crab

Mudcrabs now drop their own ingredient: Mudcrab meat, which is not a food
item.  The other crabs continue to drop crabmeat.

Included are versions for users of Martigen's Monster Mod (v3.1) and/or 
Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul (v1.32). Use only one of these versions and 
load after the esp files for those mods.

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                      Requirements and Information
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This mod requires the  Shivering Isles expansion (patched to 1.20416).  

Extract the archive into the data folder of your Oblivion directory. The 
mesh and texture files should go into their proper subfolders. 

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                                 Files
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one esp file
60 game files (see Mudcrabs!_log)
5 jpeg file which may be discarded after viewing

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                               Contact Me
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If you have comments or questions about this mod pack feel free to email 
me at:

rhfreijr@cox.net

Please mention something like "Mudcrabs" in the subject line to 
make sure it doesn't get deleted with all the spam I get.

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                                Version Info
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1.0: Initial version 

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                                Credits
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* Aberneth, Windsurfer and jlfn2 for their retextured mudcrabs.
* MentalElf for his wonderful TES4Files Utility.
* SourceForge for making GIMP available for us modders on a budget.
* The NifSkope team for THE essential tool and great gift to the community.
* The Blender team for another tool for us modders on a budget.
* Bethesda Softworks for this great game and the ability to mod it.


Happy gaming! 
        ~Tarnsman