Overview

Aerelorn's Writing Enhanced (AWE) adds 80 blank books and 70 blank scrolls sold from 10 different locations all around Vvardenfell. When one of the books or scrolls is equipped, the player can give it a name and then enter up to 3000 characters of text. A quill and inkwell are required for writing and can be purchased from 5 of the 10 locations. If the ALT-key is held while equipping a previously written book or scroll, the player can either erase and rewrite the contents, resume writing from where they left off(so writing in installments is possible), or export the book to a .txt file. Also, for users of the Book Rotate mod, an optional setting is available to make the blank books added by Writing Enhanced use the rotation script.

Writing Enhanced requires Morrowind Enhanced(MWE) v1.2. See http://www.freewebs.com/aerelorn/ to download MWE or other MWE-enhanced mods.

Note: Requires Tribunal or Bloodmoon

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Installation

1. Unzip the mod into your /Morrowind/Data Files/ directory
2. Download Morrowind Enhanced v1.2 and install it if you don't already have it. The latest version can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/aerelorn/ or the major mod sites.
3. Run Morrowind Enhanced.exe. It is required for the mod to function correctly.
4. From here, you can set options to autolaunch Morrowind and/or the Fps Optimizer on startup
5. Run Morrowind and select MWE_Writing.esp in the Data Files menu

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Instructions

Writing a book or scroll:

1. Buy one of the blank books or scrolls in one of 10 locations around Vvardenfell. A quill and inkwell is also required.
2. After you've bought a blank book or scroll, go into your inventory and equip it.
3. A messagebox will pop up and allow you to type in the name you wish to give to the book or scroll. The maximum name length is 31 characters. After you're finished entering it, hit the End key.
4. A messagebox will then pop up and allow you to type in the text of the book or scroll. The maximum length is 3000 characters. When you reach that limit, you'll hear a clicking sound with each key you hit so you'll know you're at the end.
5. Hit the End key when you're finished writing.
6. A messagebox will give you the choice to copy what you wrote into your book or scroll(Yes), scratch it out(No), or go back and write some more(Back).

After you've written a book or scroll:

1. If you hold the ALT-key while equipping a book or scroll, you will be given the option to either rewrite it, resume writing it, or export it.
2. Rewriting: This will erase the previous contents, allowing you to select a new name and text. If you select the No option after hitting End, the previous contents will be restored.
3. Resume Writing: This will resume writing at the end of previous text. You can either continue writing or backspace and edit what was there before. If you select the No option after hitting End, the previous contents will remain unchanged.
4. Export: This will export the text of the book to a file named AWE - <book name>.txt

Note: Users of the Book Rotate mod should see the Extra Options section for details on how to get the books added by Writing Enhanced to rotate as well.

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Locations

The following locations each sell 8 blank books and 7 blank scrolls:

1. Seyda Neen, Arrille's Tradehouse - Arrille*
2. Balmora, Dorisa Darvel: Bookseller - Dorisa Darvel
3. Ald-ruhn, Codus Callonus: Bookseller - Codus Callonus
4. Khuul, Thongar's Tradehouse - Thongar*
5. Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books - Jobasha
6. Suran, Ralds Oril: Trader - Ralds Oril*
7. Molag Mar, Vasesius Viciulus: Trader - Vasesius Viciulus*
8. Sadrith Mora, Wolverine Hall: Mage's Guild - Dabienne Mornardl
9. Tel Mora, Berwen: Trader - Berwen*
10. Dagon Fel, Heifnir: Trader - Heifnir

* Also sells Quill and Inkwell

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Extra Options

• MWE_BookRotate can be set in the console(type "set MWE_BookRotate to <value>") to the following values:
  0. The default, books are set down normally
  1. Books will use the rotation script from the Book Rotate v5.2 mod.

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TC Compatibility

It is very easy to use AWE with TCs(Total Conversions). Simply do the following:

1. Install the TC Compatible version of MWE_Base.esp. See the Morrowind Enhanced manual for more details.
2. Install AWE normally.
3. Copy the MWE_Writing.esp file from the TC Compatible Esp folder of the install zip into your /Data Files/ folder, overwriting the regular esp.
4. Since the shops may not exist in a TC, none of the books or scrolls are placed in the world. Therefore, they must be added manually. Open up the console and type "placeatpc <name> 1 1 1" where <name> is MWE_Books1, MWE_Books2,...,or MWE_Books10 to place a crate at your character's feet. Each of the 10 crates holds 8 books, 7 scrolls, and a quill and inkwell.

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Troubleshooting

1. Problem: The text I've written doesn't show up in the book.
   
   Solution: Ensure that the esp is named either MWE_Writing.esp or Clean MWE_Writing.esp and that it is not set as read-only.

See also the Troubleshooting section in the Morrowind Enhanced manual.

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Known Issues

1. Do not rename the esp file. Both "MWE_Writing.esp" and "Clean MWE_Writing.esp" will work, anything else will not.

2. The messagebox used to display text will cause a low framerate if you're typing fast. Therefore, the letters may lag slightly. If you use the FPS Optimizer, it can be set to reduce view distance to almost nothing while in menus. This helps somewhat.

3. Be ***CAREFUL*** with the < and > characters. Books and scrolls use a subset of HTML, so those characters should only be used if you're trying to add HTML tags. If you use them in any other form, you risk making parts of the book not show up.

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Contact

Feedback is welcome using any of the following methods:

Morrowind Enhanced Forum: http://aerelorn.1.forumer.com/
AIM: aerelorn
MSN: aerelorn@hotmail.com
ICQ: 310565663

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Credits

Scripting/Coding: aerelorn

Books/Locations/Testing: Tonto

Book Rotate Script: Cydine & Maboroshi Daikon

Special Thanks to: OverrideB1 for the acronym

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Changelog

Version 1.0

• Initial Version

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