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Finally! now we need a new mermaid island, the size of solsteim to put all these mermaids and merman in.

In Lakerise, how did you make it clearer when swimming underwater like like you're wearing googles?

Is it ok if you make the mermaids with shell bras, and tail on the lower half without genitals, and mermans, topless and tail on their lower half. Can you make guppy tails, the male guppies have larger tails, and females have smaller ones.

Oh please don't tell me you are going to use the mermaid tail with vagina for mermans. This is Suludi's version of merman. She has given permission to work on her files and hosted elsewhere. It needs rigging and texturing. https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2l3j2vdjldilxq/merman%20phase%202.rar?dl=0

  Then why the heck did you ask if we will need it? We can't even use it in game,.

I dont know what you mean, but I will tell you directly. Can it be used in skyrim? Why is it lower half only?

If it wasn't just a picture, and an actual useable working skyrim nif.

The good thing is, we will probably release two versions, or three, depending on what type of mermaids people want. It's not too difficult to change. Yes I played a mermaid, but I didn't say it was a mermaid with an exploding untextured mesh, and the male version is even not rigged. The mermaid's crawling on land is the same crawl on all fours animations, it's not very mermaidy since mermaids don't have knees. That is why.

or years. I played a mermaid, and I got to riverwood just fine. Even took a detour. When crawling, it's really just the same speed as walking. Also tested the non magic underwater animations, they will always be a power attack that consumes stamina, the normal attack don't work.  

So what if she fights those enemies while crawling? or she could get legs. Mermaids are not like any other playable races, being a half fish, it enables them to attack underwater. If you actually read some of the posts.

I doubt, there are two new underwater worlds lakerise and mjy mysterious island. enemies can be added there and the mermaid can swim and battle there as she pleases. besides the 2nd option can have the mermaid get a tail by will, or by conjuring rain to trigger transformation.

  Maybe I was hinting, but it was a different kind of hint. I will explain the kinds of mermaid.  First, the one you have in mind, that has legs on land, and tail in water, is just like any other humanoid race that will equip a tail when they start to swim. They don't have any race changing script, which is a good thing because the game sometimes CTDs with that script. Upon returning to land, or even just in shallow water, as long as they are no longer swimming, they will get legs. Also since the game may sometimes take slow to process, there will be instances where they are standing while still tailed. They won't get a tail when it's raining. It's just like the mermaids in the sims 3 island paradise.   The second mermaid, what mtaman has in mind, is a mermaid that involves a race change. When they start to swim, their legs will transform into a tail, that's when the race change happens. When they get back on land, or in shallow water, they will still be tailed and flopping/crawling, until a certain amount of time and get legs. They also have the choice when to be tailed or have legs whenever they want, since it won't look weird when they have tail on land and not use walking animation.

It worked on any kind of spells on my end. What doesn't work is, a spell equipped in one hand, and unarmed/weapon on the other.

Thank you for the link mtaman, with that mod it isn't necessary to make new underwater combat animations anymore since it uses the vanilla. All we need is the crawl animations, and a mermaid and merman working mesh.

 Here's what I think.     The tail to feet transformation is already implemented. It needs a special effects transformation, otherwise it will just be a flash of water then bam! Getting wet in shallow water, or nearby a waterfall won't trigger transformation though. The game only recognizes swimming and raining events. I hoep there is a way to get around this.   Ofcourse the mermaid won't imediately transform, she has to cast a feet spell, or wait like 5 minutes to completely dry.   The idea of a mermaid who just gained legs walking clumsy on land is hilarious. Maybe something similar to the drunk walk animation.   I'm not so sure about the riding a mudcrab idea, it seems kinda tacky.     Overall, I think the transformation thing should be a lesser power, players who get fed up with the mermaid's pace can switch to legs, and switch to tail whenever they feel like being a mermaid. Although factors like getting wet, or getting dry while a mermaid could still trigger transformation. Ok for those pure mermaids who can't have legs yet, I believe they should avoid veturing on land until they get their powers. For mermaid followers, their transformation can be triggered via dialogue, or by splashing, or by steamdrying them.

  Because Suludi made an entire new underwater world for mermaids. Maybe mtaman would make too, and there is mjy on the nexus, an underwater world as well.   If they have some sort of water beneath them, and wearing those armor at the same time, I don't think it would held them up, they would sink and land on the ground.

I just have to wonder, if your mermaids have enough power to constantly levitate/float on land, why couldn't they just have enough power to gain legs? Also, being a creature that lives mostly underwater, don't you think won't need armors to swim freely?

Can you please convert your merman blend mesh into skyrim usable nif mesh?

  Out of all the mermaid meshes posted here, the only one that I was able to use in skyrim was Eb's. Is this just a compilation of all of them, or you edited them to be useable in skyrim. The animations that were posted are only the swimming and the two handed magic animation. Are these all the animations, or you've added more?

Hi Mino, the wigs that I added to the outfit of my follower stops showing up, I don't know what I did wrong, but I don't think I did anything. It used to show up perfectly, and even changes according to what outfit I set them with. Now, there is just a bald area on the top of the head, if I change their hairstyle on CK, it still there, unless I remove the wig from the outfit. I used the console and resurrect the character, it didn't help.

  Hi, thanks for your interest on the topic, at this rate, it's almost no one is willing to partake in this mod anymore, everytime I login back, the thread has already gone to the 3rd or 4th page or so, your interest is very much appreciated.   Do you have a mermaid and merman mesh that can be used for skyrim? That is the thing that this mod still needs. Suludi said she will take care of the animations, so please don't worry about hiding the legs underneath the tail. She actually did a few of the animations already, she did mermaid swimming, minus left and righ direction, and the mermaid dual cast animation. I think what's giving her problems is creating the mermaid and merman mesh, she almost finished them, but suddenly stopped.  

  We all know what this means, why don't we all work together hand in hand and help a fellow modder out by lending her some cash until she can get back on her feet? The sooner she can get back on her feet, the sooner this mod will be completed, and this mod isn't just any mod, it's an entire race mod, with entiely new mesh, and new set of animations, it's not exactly easy work that can be done overnight. WIshing her well is one thing, but actually helping her out is what helping truly is.

That's ok, I remember you already posted both a male and female mermaid tail meshes. Can you please upload them, and allow others to work from them?

I hope Suludi hasn't given up on the mermaid tail meshes yet.

What are the two new wigs? The video only shows the recolors of merida hair.