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Did you know...

...that Effective Skill Level is a combination of the base skill level, any abilities, spells, etc. that affect that skill, and base luck?
...that when PlaceAtMe creates a new reference to something, that reference is added to the savegame, and in most situations it cannot be removed?
...that Climates allow you to define what types of weather a given worldspace will experience, as well as the behavior of sky objects such as the sun, moons, and stars?
...that Combat Styles are used to govern NPC choices made in the melee and maneuver decisions?
...that books use a simplified HTML markup to display book text?

Did you know...

...that every script must start with a declaration of that script's name?
...that all Soul Gems have their sizes determined by Game Settings?
...that This is an alias for GetSelf?
...that an auto-calculated spell's school is determined by the most expensive single effect, not by which school has the most combined cost?
...that fActorTeleportFadeSeconds controls how long an actor will fade in (or out) when going through a load door, or being moved with MoveTo?
...that the console command Toggle Debug Text can be a invaluable tool to Oblivion players and modders alike?
...that Game Settings control a huge number of things in Oblivion, such as damage, AI, potion strength, and many of the names and titles in the game are set by a setting, and that very little of the game is completely independent of them?
...that the Oblivion Mod Manager can be used to create OMOD-ready archives, perfect for release?
...that to alter existing meshes or textures, one will first need to unpack the game's BSA files?
...that Stage Functions can be used to create "functions", bits of code that can be used repeatedly in multiple places?
...that the Kill function is the only way to assign the perpetrator of a scripted crime?
...that subspaces are used to solve the problem of disconnected areas in the world space?
...that you need the original version of The Elder Scrolls Construction Set in order to create lip synch files for your dialogue?
...that you can check which models from the original game use each texture?
...every script menu requires at least two functions, MessageBox and GetButtonPressed?
...that patrols can be a tremendous boon when trying to make an area feel more lifelike?
...that 21.3 of the units used in the game is one foot?

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-* ...that you need the original version of [[The Elder Scrolls Construction Set]] in order to create lip synch files for your dialogue?
+* ...that when [[PlaceAtMe]] creates a new reference to something, that reference is added to the savegame, and in most situations it cannot be removed?
-* ...that you can [[:Category:Check what nifs use a texture|check which models from the original game use each texture]]?
+* ...that [[Climates]] allow you to define what types of weather a given worldspace will experience, as well as the behavior of sky objects such as the sun, moons, and stars?
-* ...every [[MessageBox Tutorial|script menu]] requires at least two functions, MessageBox and GetButtonPressed?
+* ...that [[Combat Style|Combat Styles]] are used to govern NPC choices made in the melee and maneuver decisions?
-* ...that [[Basic NPC Patrols Tutorial|patrols]] can be a tremendous boon when trying to make an area feel more lifelike?
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 * ...that [[Scripting Tutorial: My Second Script|every script]] must start with a declaration of that script's name?
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 * ...that [[This]] is an alias for GetSelf?
 * ...that an [[:Category:Spell Cost|auto-calculated spell]]'s school is determined by the most expensive single effect, not by which school has the most combined cost?
-* ...that [[Effective Skill Level]] is a combination of the base skill level, any abilities, spells, etc. that affect that skill, and base luck?
-* ...that when [[PlaceAtMe]] creates a new reference to something, that reference is added to the savegame, and in most situations it cannot be removed?
-* ...that [[Climates]] dialog allows you to define what types of weather a defined worldspace will experience, as well as the behavior of sky objects such as the sun, moons, and stars?
-* ...that [[Combat Styles]] are used to govern NPC choices made in the melee and maneuver decisions?
-* ...that books use a [[Book Formatting|simplified HTML markup]] to display book text?
 * ...that [[FActorTeleportFadeSeconds|fActorTeleportFadeSeconds]] controls how long an actor will fade in (or out) when going through a load door, or being moved with MoveTo?
 * ...that the console command [[Debug Text|Toggle Debug Text]] can be a invaluable tool to Oblivion players and modders alike?
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 * ...that [[:Category: Stage Functions|Stage Functions]] can be used to create "functions", bits of code that can be used repeatedly in multiple places?
 * ...that the [[Kill]] function is the only way to assign the perpetrator of a scripted crime?
+* ...that [[SubSpace|subspaces]] are used to solve the problem of disconnected areas in the world space?
+* ...that you need the original version of [[The Elder Scrolls Construction Set]] in order to create lip synch files for your dialogue?
+* ...that you can [[:Category:Check what nifs use a texture|check which models from the original game use each texture]]?
+* ...every [[MessageBox Tutorial|script menu]] requires at least two functions, MessageBox and GetButtonPressed?
+* ...that [[Basic NPC Patrols Tutorial|patrols]] can be a tremendous boon when trying to make an area feel more lifelike?
+* ...that 21.3 of the [[Oblivion Units|units]] used in the game is one foot?
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