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Recoveryanonymous
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Dec 11 2012, 6:31am
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Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (Total conversion mod for Skyrim)
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It's a hugely ambitious Lord of the Rings modification for Skyrim that remakes Middle Earth in a map nine times the size of Skyrim's map; In case any of you are unaware, Skyrim's map is quite large. The mod, Merp for short, aims to rebuild all of the locations in Middle Earth. Numerous races are planned to be included and play-able. Spears will be added to the already large arsenal of weapons. Magic will be largely restricted to be more lore friendly. Enhanced mounted combat will make the Rohirrim a more worthy mounted force.
Merp will feature three different game modes. The Ringbearer mode, The White Council mode, and a free roam mode similar to Skyrim.
In the Ringbearer mode, the player is Frodo as he journeys to Mount Doom. This is still the Elder Scrolls, so the path one takes to Mordor is entirely up to the player. Events in the world are triggered by the dates in which they occur in the books. So if the Ring isn't destroyed before the Battle of the Black Gate is over, all the main characters present won't survive.
Each mode has its own quest-lines.
There is also a realism mode planned in which the player must worry about food and water; combat is also supposed to be much more unforgiving in this mode.
Merp has been a work in progress since the days of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. When Skyrim came out, the modding team ported as much work as they could. This is the height map as of February this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMb3jn1m7QE
The mod team focuses on completing Middle Earth one region at a time. With each region completed, there was a quest-line to go along with it. Merp has its own musical score, as well as planned voice acting. Merp will have region specific weapons. For example a sword from the Westfold would look different than a weapon from the Eastfold.
Merp's landscapes follow the book's descriptions as closely as possible. The films are used as inspiration, but the landscapes (and Merp in general) are based on the books. It's really amazing just how good the visuals are when one considers the fact that this is all made by a group of unpaid modders.
Unfortunately, Merp is in a bit of legal trouble from Warner Brothers. As of July, they received a Cease and Desist letter. An exchange between Warner Brothers and the mod team can be found here.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/06/middle-earth-roleplaying-project-mod-for-skyrim-petitions-wb-to-revoke-cease-and-desist/
Now the modding team has a lawyer and a petition with a bunch of signers, but I think it's a sad thing that it's come to that.
(This post was edited by Recoveryanonymous on Dec 11 2012, 6:35am)
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Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (Total conversion mod for Skyrim)
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Recoveryanonymous
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Dec 11 2012, 6:31am
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Sounds Amazing!
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iandea14
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Dec 11 2012, 7:15pm
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It's the definition of a labor of love.
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Recoveryanonymous
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Dec 12 2012, 1:00am
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So depressing . . .
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Beren0nehanded
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Dec 13 2012, 2:07pm
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There is always hope.
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Recoveryanonymous
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Dec 13 2012, 6:16pm
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where is the petition?
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demanon
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Dec 15 2012, 8:43pm
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Here you go!
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iandea14
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Dec 16 2012, 2:18am
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Done
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demanon
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Dec 16 2012, 3:42am
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Update
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Recoveryanonymous
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Jan 6, 7:13pm
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Merp
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Recoveryanonymous
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Jan 18, 11:11pm
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Update with the lawsuit between Zaentz and Tolkien Estate
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Recoveryanonymous
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Mar 21, 10:41pm
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