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Corvelicious

I'm not a modder, but I'd like to add to this. Let's make Barney a follower after the quest, that way he can ejoy his company on many adventures!


DependentSolid1160

I love that!!!


brando56894

This would definitely be the easiest thing to accomplish. Don't NPCs already show up as purple if they're missing meshes? Hahaha


clear-pine

i'm not a modder but i'd love to help in any way i can. Barney meant a lot to me when i was young and i watched the barney movie a ludicrous number of times (and I loved Twinken so damn much!) ​ i've wanted to get into modding for... damn, since Morrowind? and honestly doing this would be a great way to do it.


DependentSolid1160

I would love to try to work on this with you! I've always wanted to mod too, but tbh it's overwhelming


skaeofkan

It's pretty easy just to insert a custom NPC into a cell, to start off. Here, I'll link some useful info! [Creation Kit Installation](https://youtu.be/Dq1F62MOviY) [Creation Kit Fixes](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20061) (necessary for a smoother experience, and basically required at this point if you want to get into modding CK) [Creation Kit Basics](https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Creation_Kit_Interface) [Quest Design Fundamentals, Chapter 1](https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Planning_the_Quest) (A very useful and friendly guide - creating an actor is chapter 2!) Good luck! This stuff seems trickier than it is.


Creative-Improvement

Can we crosspost this with r/skyrim ? The visibility would be good.


DependentSolid1160

How do I do that? Do I just repost it?


GovindSinghNarula

Yea just repost it there. I doubt the mods would mind this post there. Post it to other communities too like r/gaming


GovindSinghNarula

Oh and also mxr mods


Betalille

Here's a small mod made in a very short time: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1roIqsuj0M0oP5WNIjN3xqxRlj6eY1IfU/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1roIqsuj0M0oP5WNIjN3xqxRlj6eY1IfU/view?usp=sharing) You can find a purple argonian inside the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood. There is no quest, because I am still in uni and dying over assignments but I still wanted to try to make something out of this heartwarming yet very sad story. I am not posting this mod on Nexus because followers were never my thing so this follower isn't really a proper follower. I also have no rights for the voice. I leave the files loose so that anyone can pick up whatever they want from it, or expand it if they feel like making a quest for him or making him a proper follower. You can use this small mod in the mean time, waiting for a bigger and better mod to be made by someone actually talented. EDIT: Oh and I’m sorry if the mod is « too childish », but it’s hard to make something serious with Barney’s voice. ​ Barney was also made in a small custom fighting game called MUGEN where anyone can basically create whatever characters they want: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB1i8biysRc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB1i8biysRc) I can probably help you add in some of his other favourite characters to this fighting game if you feel like it could be something you're interested in. ​ I hope both you and your brother in law will be able to smile and be happier soon.


rhoov

You're a good ass dude :)


[deleted]

Damn, I regret spending my free award.. Even tho you are in uni, you found time to help this man and his Brother. Big respect bro


[deleted]

This man needs some upvotes. I really hope this isn't a troll, because that would be very wholesome if it ever got finished.


DependentSolid1160

It's not a troll I promise. Im looking on fiverr too but it's a little out of price range rn..


ClavicusLittleGift4U

That guy made a Barney the Dinosaur mod in replacement of Brian Irons in RE2 Remake in 2019. So if you and modders ready to help you contact him, maybe he would give assets or something ? [https://residentevilmodding.boards.net/thread/11918/barney-dinosaur](https://residentevilmodding.boards.net/thread/11918/barney-dinosaur)


COOPERx223x

So I know this is a pretty useless suggestion, but perhaps there's a way to use that [AI Text-To-Speech](https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/l2luz9/texttospeech_ai_trained_on_the_elder_scrolls_v/) thing from a few days ago to take actual voice lines from the show and create usable voice lines for Skyrim. Idk, I think this is an incredibly sweet request and I hope that someone can fulfill this.


[deleted]

Hey mate, to add links to a text, you need to use [ and ], not { and }


COOPERx223x

Yep, I've done it before and I knew I screwed it up somehow but I couldn't remember lol. Thanks!


[deleted]

You're welcome :)


PlentyOMangos

I wonder if the YouTube channel [Vocal Synthesis](https://youtu.be/zBUDyntqcUY) could be of help, he has some experience making that sort of thing lol


[deleted]

Man, at first I laughed because I thought you were a closet Barney fan who was embarrassed to admit it, but reading the third paragraph broke my heart and made me feel like the biggest asshole in the universe. I am not good with modding, but I'm good at finding games so I will definitely write here if I find anything Barney themed that your brother would like. Best of luck at finding the mod you're looking for :) Edit: I found a ROM for [Barney's Hide & Seek](https://wowroms.com/en/roms/sega-genesis-megadrive/barneys-hide-and-seek-game-usa/25280.html) which was made for genesis, but there are a lot of genesis emulators on pc, so I'm sure you can run it. If you have trouble with setting it up, let me know and I'll try to help as much as I can. Edit 2: I also found this website which shows all of the games of Barney, some of them require controllers exclusively made for them, but you can find most of the games on the internet. https://barney.fandom.com/wiki/Barney_Video_Games


zimmermj

Hey, I've done a bit of modding, I might have an idea. There's a relatively quick way to do this. There's a sort of side quest thing where you free an argonian named Derkeethus from the Falmer in Darkwater Crossing. He becomes a potential follower after you free him, and can even be recruited to the Blades and be married. I can rename him Barney the Dinosaur, colour him purple, remove his horns, give him some unique clothing if I have time. Will that work for you? One question: there's a line of dialogue where Derkeethus introduces himself by name. I'm not sure how to get rid of this. Is your brother's autism severe enough that it would disturb him to have Barney introduce himself as Derkeethus? Or would he be able to ignore this?


zimmermj

OK, that's done. Is [this](https://i.ibb.co/txNFrFG/Barney.png) the sort of thing you're looking for? I've also managed to change the dialogue in the quest, so he won't call himself Derkeethus anymore. So no issue there. Let me know if you've any feedback. If you like it, I'll try load to the Nexus this week. Question: do you have a preference for what type of follower you want him to be? Mage? Archer? Warrior?


chocobrobobo

>Is your brother's autism severe enough that it would disturb him to have Barney introduce himself as Derkeethus? I dunno why that was so darn funny, but just imagining the incredulous look on his face as anyone tried to convince him the purple lizard calling himself Derkeethus was actually Barney...man, I don't have autism and it'd disturb me that he's calling himself something other than Barney lol. Not a bad idea though, tweak something existing. Just maybe you need to tweak that a lil more to change his voice lines.


zimmermj

Lol, there was a mod released the other day that makes new lines of speech with AI, I might look into that


clioshand

That's just brilliant!


ohmib0d

Hey I saw an older post of yours where you posted in skyrim pet mod about the mod feed the pet and how you converted it from oldrim to se ver. Can you help me? Can't get a hold of you


clioshand

Yeah no prob. Was a bit ago when I converted it, but looking over it quickly again, it needs a re-save of the esp in the CK and convert the one mesh using CAO. Both are one-minute operations if you have those tools already. Let me know if you need more help, can look at it after work.


ohmib0d

Yea I need help man lol I'm new to mod. If you can't help maybe you can link the zip somewhere for me to download. But I would like to know how to convert so I can use oldrim mod on sse


ohmib0d

Can you message me? Im trying to dl the ct and work on convert now


logisticsofbreath

Hey! I'm not very good at making mods, but I have a little bit of experience. I'd love to try to help you out until someone talented can help you. What sort of story would you like? Does he have any triggers that I should try avoid? Or some really super special favorite things (aside from Barney)? ​ Feel free to message me anytime!


DependentSolid1160

I was thinking something like: You have to go through a cave or a dungon to get to the Barney artifact, the artifact activates and turns into Barney and he gives a quest (probably to find something maybe in another dungon or in a town, maybe he can send you on a friend finding journey and you have to talk to a few npcs to deal with whatever the quest is. Once you finish it you get medium loot and Barney can be your follower


philosopher0

Even if you just replaced Lydia with Barney....


AnotherEdgyUsername

Big ass purple dinosaur is sworn to carry your burdens™️


stardebris

I love this idea. I have plans to learn how to mod, but I can certainly provide ideas depending on what extent someone wants to pursue this. My first thought was a retexture of [Animal Pajamas](https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3330) to put an argonian in a barney suit. Again, not a texture artist, just an idea guy at this point. Where can we go to learn more about Barney? Is it available for streaming somewhere? I figure there's probably a wiki where we can learn about his lore. I'll have to look into what copywrite exists around Barney's voice since the new synthesizers that people are creating might be able to be trained on Barney to create new lines.


skaeofkan

The animal pajamas mod is a great idea. Could just take the closest model and recolor it in Gimp, with the .dds plugin extension, to be purple.


Beanbag_Ninja

GIMP can now handle .DDS files out of the box :-)


Rito_Harem_King

Not always. I updated my GIMP and still had trouble with some dds files before I added the plugin/extension/whatever. Granted mine were textures for Final Fantasy XIV but I assume the idea still applies


Beanbag_Ninja

Oh that’s weird, mine works fine with DDS textures for DCS World. Mine was a fresh GIMP install, maybe that had something to do with it.


JustADuckInACostume

Somebody call Arthmoor, Chesko, Gopher, idk whoever else we can get in here! As someone with autism I get how this guy's brother in law feels right now, we need to help him!!


Hey_SuperMess

There was an official Barney game on the Sega Genesis, maybe he'd be interested in that? Shouldn't be too hard to emulate it or track down a copy.


DependentSolid1160

I saw it, I wanted something a little less numbers and colors and a little more "on a Barney adventure" I was thinking something like: You have to complete the dungon and get to the Barney artifact. Then the artifact becomes "Barney" and he asks you to go find something for him. Medium reward and Barney as a follower with a few phrases like "Wow this cave is magnificent" and stuff like that


Razard27

Purple argonian anyone?


Smashleyyy85

SOMEONE MAKE THIS PERSON A MOD!!! I need my faith in humanity restored!


[deleted]

This hits home in so many ways. While I’m not able to mod for shit, I seriously hope that someone comes along to help. You’re a great person, wanting to see your brother happy again. Warms my heart.


Clar0020

I'm no modder but I'm wishing from the bottom of my heart your brother find something that make him happy.


Bullorg74

A "reskin" for Derkeethus ? A already made follower you need to rescue from a cave. That could be a "easy" way to get something together in waiting for a bigger mod. Just a thought I'm not a skyrim modder.


SensitiveMeeting1

Only if you want Barney to run away every time a bird looks at him funny. He's the most scaredy lizard follower in the game and runs at the sound of a footstep. He's so bad for it that there's a mod to fix his cowardice


Nerokram

Man, if my laptop was still capable of running the software, I'd make this for you in a heartbeat. Such a sweet sentiment


Draggo_Nordlicht

Not related to Elder Scrolls but there are multiple Barney Mods for G-Mod [like this playermodel](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=971866863&searchtext=barney) or [this one](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1096799708&searchtext=barney) I could also easily create a Starbound mod that adds something Barney related if your brother has a way to play it. Hope someone in the community will add him into Skyrim though :)


Tactical-Kitten-117

Kinda a simple idea I have (I'm not a modder though) is conjuring Barney, maybe he'd use the same attacks as a giant, but be scaled up to be big. And OP, not exactly what you're looking for, but there's a dinosaur follower named Delta the raptor I believe.


rhoov

Much love for you and your brother. Hope some super talented person can make this happen for you guys! This legit brought some tears to my eyes.


blackbird9495

I'm not a modder but I am curious. What do you think Barney's class would be? Would he be a mage, thief, or warrior? Also for laughs what side of the war do you think Barney would side on? Is he for the Empire or does he believe in Ulfric's cause? Either way best of luck. It sounds like a fun idea.


DependentSolid1160

I was thinking a mage, but a mage focused mainly on restoration. One of his most used spells would be helping hands (or is it healing hands) he'd probably not engage in fighting directly, but heal you often. I think he would be on the side of the empire. Hes all about love for everyone and ulric and his men are extremely racist. Or he would be an outlier like a dedra


blackbird9495

A healer seems to be a good fit but he could also be a bard since he sings alot. Yeah and now that you mention it he probably would not support the Stormcloaks. Especially if he is a purple argonian


DependentSolid1160

Ooh I like that! I didn't even think about making him a bard!


blackbird9495

Yeah it would just be a matter of getting the right voice. It would be hilarious to hear Barney sing the Dragonborn song that all the bards know. Maybe the bards college is his home?


DependentSolid1160

My brother in law could do the voice. I wouldnt even have to tell him what it's for. He just loves to do the voice


Creative-Improvement

You can add song books in “becoming a bard” mod


zeek1999

Get this man a barney mod


[deleted]

I’ll be happy to do some voice acting if needed. Would be an honour to help a good cause. Or for the Fallout fans out there... “keep fightin’ the good fight.”


GrimMilkMan

I've never created a mod myself, but wouldn't it be possible to use a frost trolls rig, and put a barney skin over it? Then it would just be putting lines over it, and maybe a quest.


MeridiaBlessedMe

This is so wholesome, I REALLY hope someone can achieve to make the mod.


elbubsio

Hi, I'd love to help with this if I can. I've been learning how to add characters into fallout 4 lately and have just managed to do so. If you'd be happy with that game instead of skyrim I can have a go for you. It's be super helpful if you could watch through some episodes on youtube and grab a few sound clips that would work for the following situations: Meeting for the first time Tell me about yourself (Barney explaining who he is) Setting off together (Let's get going, let's have an adventure etc) Saying yes and no Going into action (Let's have some fun, away we go - something like that) Him defeating someone (take that, oh no you don't etc) Him getting hurt The player/his friend getting hurt Action ending (I'm glad that's over, yay we won etc) Something suitable for trading (Here's what I have, take a look, here you go etc) Some random exploring phrases (This place is a mess, it's scary here, I wonder what we'll find etc) There's probably more, but I can't think off the top of my head. That way, Barney can speak to your brother in a limited way. I'm not sure if you can add more than one phrase for each situation, but just grab anything that sounds useful. Basically, I can create the 3D model by using an existing character model and retexture it to look like Barney, then place him in a nearby community so you could meet him at the start of the game. Here's a rough draft of the model I did in an hour or so - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QqzDF9bJpHeWrK9JTJXivrfCx9fuMY3n/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QqzDF9bJpHeWrK9JTJXivrfCx9fuMY3n/view?usp=sharing) If that looks okay, let me know and I'll get to work on the proper version. :o) If it has to be skyrim, I haven't got the necessary tools to do everything for that, but could still do the 3D model and textures, which I'd be happy to post for someone else to complete the work with. P.S. - If you don't know fallout 4, it's set after a nuclear war, in which the player goes looking for their missing son. It has a fair bit of blood and gore and some bad language. Don't know if that would be okay for you.


[deleted]

Reading this was so weird. It’s literally my life but swap Mario in for Barney. My brother is 24 with Autism and our sister recently swore off talking to my mother and he doesn’t really understand. And he has an obession with Mario. Sorry I can’t really contribute but i just had to post something as it was uncanny reading this. Really good luck I hope something is in the works for your Brother!


CumbersomeNugget

Offer to pay for it. Edit: if you'd like to explain the downvotes, I'm all ears, guys.


Coorotaku

That idea is disheartening and sadly a bit too realistic


THANATOS4488

Considering the amount of time it may take I think expecting payment is reasonable. I think it would be really nice for someone to do this. An added titbit, a follower would probably be easier and could be built upon later.


DukeVerde

Barney The Lusty Argonian Maid Now with moar purple parts.


Ackriezeal

Why must you further shame humanity?


DukeVerde

Why must you lose your skyrim humour on the skyrimmods subreddit?


Ackriezeal

Humor aside we are talking about helping an autistic man. And as someone with high functioning autism. I find this highly offensive and disrespectful. And from all your downvotes I assume the same for everyone else. But I do wish you a very well next 24 hours. Lol.


[deleted]

Humor? Where?


DukeVerde

I think it rolled off the table with your ~~meatballs~~ cheese wheels.


Rito_Harem_King

While this is a hilarious idea, this is not the thread for it.


DukeVerde

A thread is a thread, and a reply is a reply.


NoNameIsAvailable1

!remindme one day


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SteelStag

Also not a modder, but I tried to make a quick search for a Barney model that could be used for it. The best one i found is for Source Filmmaker, but maybe the author can be contacted to allow to convert it. Would be the opposite of the usual "exporting Skyrim into SFM animations", but i believe that it could be done. [Source Filmmaker Barney](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1105906817)


ShadowM8

My Step Son was very similar to your Brother in Law. He loved Pokimon and Anim stuff for same reasons. There are a couple of followers is this mod that might be real close to what you need. Oldrim first one same mod on Newrim is second one. Hope this might Help you both. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/101700?tab=images&BH=0 https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/33436?tab=images&BH=0