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Oblivion mods

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aFive

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Well, everytime I search on [H] my IE crashes :(. Buddy of mine gave me Oblivion + the expansion pack. I have never played Oblivion before, but I have heard that there are a ton of mods.

I am wondering if you guys would be nice enough to link some of the good game mods for me. Basically, I am looking to get the best possible looking graphics out of the game :), I hear it's quite good.
 
There are a lot of graphical mods out there. I've never tried them but i hear good things about them.
Tons of weapon and armor mods out there that add new items. Get a house mod. I like the ones with lots of display space. I have my own personal army of manikins decked out in various armors and weapons.

If anything I'd just play for a day or two and then scan the mods list for what looks interesting.

Make sure you read the descriptions. I dislike item mods that replace things, i'd rather have them added and not overwrite the originals or possibly things other people have done.
 
aFive said:
Thanks, any mods that you would recommend? I was looking at http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=810333
not sure if it is any good.
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Yes that mod is a must for me. May want to try QTP3 Redimized: http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=3813

Good site for textures: http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/obliviontextureoverhaul

There are too many great mods to recommend, IMO. Browse around the forums as there are some good mod lists there that should get you started. Some of my favorites are: Lost Spires (new guild/questline), Oblivion Mod Mananger, OBSE (if a mod you use requires it), Marts Monster Mod (bunch of new monsters + more), Unique Landscape mods, Deadly Reflex (more combat moves).
 
The ones I use for practicality are:
Key Chain
Packhorses

The others that I use:
Imperial Furniture
Crafting Skill Engine(Archer)
Palace of Vanuur Shuur(spl?)
Retro's Fletching and Imbueing
Reznod's Mannequin
Sin's Light Armor Mod

Currently DLing:
Obscuro's Oblivion Overhaul

If you want any, lemme know and I can upload them for ya.
 
Master_Pain said:
The ones I use for practicality are:
Key Chain
Packhorses

The others that I use:
Imperial Furniture
Crafting Skill Engine(Archer)
Palace of Vanuur Shuur(spl?)
Retro's Fletching and Imbueing
Reznod's Mannequin
Sin's Light Armor Mod

Currently DLing:
Obscuro's Oblivion Overhaul

If you want any, lemme know and I can upload them for ya.
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Thanks, I will install the game here shortly and try it without mods. Then will try the one I linked to compare.
 
Nice. I always have trouble finding quality mods for oblivion. Anybody have any suggestions for high rez textures or high quality lighting?
 
http://www.tesnexus.com/
Here's a place I'd recommend.
Don't go mod crazy though. If you download many mods that change gameplay behavior, you'll eventually run into mod conflicts which will, quite simply, crash your game.
OOO, for example, is one of the big ones which change numerous aspects of the game.
 
I tried that overhaul mod for the oblivion, must have played the game for good 2 hours without notcicing it :p.

Thus far game is awesome. To me it really does show it's age however. Tree's do not look all that cool, distant objects are a bit unimpressive and grass, specially from the distance, looks very grainy.
 
And OOO 1.33 just came out, so a good time for those that have never used it to try it out.
 
jsu718 said:
And OOO 1.33 just came out, so a good time for those that have never used it to try it out.
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Does the overhaul include graphical improvements? Anything that's specifically cool about it, like thief class updates(knocking people out, more sneaking tactics)? I've heard good things, but never anything past minor changes that don't interest me.

Thanks for the link above for the other mods. There are so many to choose from, I'm a bit confused :confused:
 
I really like BTMod and Immersive Interface. They work well to 'deconsolefy' the user interface. A necessity in my opinion.

The only other mods that I'm currently using are texture replacement mods so that I can make distant surfaces look less blurry. Doesn't change the game at all; it just makes things look better.
 
SockMan! said:
I really like BTMod and Immersive Interface. They work well to 'deconsolefy' the user interface. A necessity in my opinion.
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The newer version of BTMod is called DarnUI or something like that.

Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul made some changes I didn't like (can't remember exactly what right now) so I'm using Francesco's mod instead, along with some of the natural wilderness stuff and the Harvest Flora mod. Also using the Arrow Forge mod which allows you to make enchanted arrows using a system similar to alchemy. Make playing an archer much more fun.
 
Definitely get a mod manager before you even begin using mods. It can save you a lot of trouble and heart ache. I used Oblivion Mod Manager, but I think Wyre Bash also manages mod (don't remember).

I'm also more partial to Martigen's Monster Mod + Francesco's Mod versus Oscuro's Overhaul.

The most popular mod I've made is Diverse City Guards, which makes the guards in the different cities more diverse. I didn't like the idea that they only changed colors and emblems on their chain mail and shields. http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11211

Eventine Shangea continued my work and released a beta of the new diverse city guards mod late last year: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=782016
 
SnakeIRye said:
Does the overhaul include graphical improvements? Anything that's specifically cool about it, like thief class updates(knocking people out, more sneaking tactics)? I've heard good things, but never anything past minor changes that don't interest me.

Thanks for the link above for the other mods. There are so many to choose from, I'm a bit confused :confused:
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There are quite a number of gameplay additions seeing as it is a conglomeration of many other mods. There is a whole set of Amazon caves, several new sets of unique armors and weapons, graphical enhancements for harvesting, bottles and potions, inebriation, an entirely new security rebalancing with bashing locks, revamped combat behaviors, entirely new system of leveling (which I use combined with other systems as well), new effects for magic and enchantments, map marker changes, new perks for master skills...
honestly just download it and install it. Just about everyone will agree that it is the one thing that everyone should have as a mod... or one of the others like it like MMM or Francesco's.
You can always just install the lite version and choose only the addons that you want for OOO.
 
Thanks for all of the links, man am I confused now. So many to choose from. I tried that OOO 1.3 and as I mentioned I still do not like the draw distance when you are outside. Any specific mods that could solve such issue?
 
My full list of currently installed mods... with simplified names for some

AF Level
Beautiful People
Better Tiling
Cities Alive At Night
Crowded Roads Revamped
Deadly Reflex (really just for fun)
Exnem Eyecandy, with LOTS of mesh additions and fixes
Frostcrag Reborn
Illumination Within Revived
Improved Facial Textures
Increased Training Allowance
Inventory Tracker
Keychain
KOTN Female Armor
Loading Screens Remade
Menu Video Replacement
Natural Environments
Natural Faces
No Psychic Guards
OOO 1.33
Personality Idles
Phinix Immersive DarkUI
Phinix Waterfix
Qarl's Texture Pack 3
Real Lights
Reznod's Mannequins
Slof's Horses
Sunlit Interiors
Thieves Arsenal
Visually Enchanted Weapons
The Lost Spires
All of the Official Mods
All of the Unofficial Patches
 
aFive said:
Thanks for all of the links, man am I confused now. So many to choose from. I tried that OOO 1.3 and as I mentioned I still do not like the draw distance when you are outside. Any specific mods that could solve such issue?
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It's quite simple to change. Go to your oblivion ini (my docs/my games/oblivion) and change uGridsToLoad=5 to a higher odd number (not even). You can change a few of the other settings as well. I believe tweakguides has a piece about this.

OOO 1.3 is not suppose to be in your face noticeable. In fact, that is why it is so popular. So many of the changes are behind the scenes that aren't completely apparent but do wonders for gameplay.

May I also suggest the unofficial patches (Oblivion, SI, and official mods). Thousands of errors are fixed.
 
dj_2004 said:
It's quite simple to change. Go to your oblivion ini (my docs/my games/oblivion) and change uGridsToLoad=5 to a higher odd number (not even). You can change a few of the other settings as well. I believe tweakguides has a piece about this.

OOO 1.3 is not suppose to be in your face noticeable. In fact, that is why it is so popular. So many of the changes are behind the scenes that aren't completely apparent but do wonders for gameplay.

May I also suggest the unofficial patches (Oblivion, SI, and official mods). Thousands of errors are fixed.
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Could you elaborate on the unofficial patches please.
 
Just don't do the uGridstoload thing if you're going to use the unofficial patch, as it tweaks it anyway; doing both will cause a fuckup.
 
I'm finally trying oblivion for the first time with my new rig. I haven't played it yet but I'm thinking that I will be using probably Oscuro's Overhaul since the idea of all the world leveling up with me constantly just seems kind of lame.

Question: Do you guys think I should play vanilla Oblivion first or just start using some of the mods right off the bat?
 
silentsammy said:
I'm finally trying oblivion for the first time with my new rig. I haven't played it yet but I'm thinking that I will be using probably Oscuro's Overhaul since the idea of all the world leveling up with me constantly just seems kind of lame.

Question: Do you guys think I should play vanilla Oblivion first or just start using some of the mods right off the bat?
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I highly suggest you play vanilla first. You don't have to do the main quest, but give the game a good try and see what you dislike and like.
 
my list of installed mods, in order

Active Mod Files:
00 Oblivion.esm
01 Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm
02 Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm
03 Qarls_Harvest.esm
04 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm (Version 1.32.RC53)
05 Mart's Monster Mod.esm
06 TamrielTravellers.esm
07 FCOM_Convergence.esm (Version 0.9.5)
08 CM Partners.esm
09 bookplacing.esm (Version 1)
0A Jog_X_Mod.esm
0B Inventory Tracker.esm
** TNR ALL RACES FINAL.esp
0C Oblivion.esp
0D Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp
0E Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch MOBS.esp
0F Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp
10 Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp
11 Francesco's Optional Chance of More Enemies.esp
12 Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp
13 FCOM_Francescos.esp (Version 0.9.5)
14 MIS.esp
15 MIS New Sounds Optional Part.esp
16 Atmospheric Oblivion.esp
17 NW-Storms & Sound SI.esp
18 Louder Nirnroot Sound.esp
19 Francesco's Optional Files 1.esp
1A Francesco's Optional Files 2.esp
1B Francesco's Optional Files 3.esp
1C DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.2)
1D SM Plugin Refurbish - HorseArmor.esp (Version 1.01)
1E DLCOrrery.esp
1F DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.2)
20 SM Plugin Refurbish - Orrery.esp (Version 1.03)
21 DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
22 DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.2)
23 DLCVileLair.esp
24 DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.2)
25 SM Plugin Refurbish - VileLair.esp (Version 1.03)
26 DLCSpellTomes.esp
27 DLCHorseArmor.esp
28 DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.1)
29 The Lost Spires.esp
2A xulTheHeath.esp
2B FCOM MWL-TheHeath patch.esp
2C xuldarkforest.esp
2D LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp
2E NaturalWeather.esp
2F Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
30 Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp
31 phinix-waterfix.esp
32 IWR-Lights.esp
33 IWR-Windows.esp
34 IWR-Shutters.esp
35 Rainbows.esp
36 Get Wet.esp
37 RoadSigns.esp
38 Pek_Painting_Exchanger.esp
39 VA_BetterGold.esp
3A GW71_Life_Detect.esp
3B Real Lava 1.3.esp
3C Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp
3D FCOM_BobsArmory.esp (Version 0.9.5)
3E Oblivion WarCry EV.esp
3F FCOM_WarCry.esp (Version 0.9.5)
40 Living Economy.esp
41 za_bankmod.esp
42 DLCThievesDen.esp
43 SM Plugin Refurbish - ThievesDen.esp (Version 1.05)
44 DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.3)
45 DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp (Version 1.0.2)
46 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp (Version 1.32.RC53)
47 FCOM_Convergence.esp (Version 0.9.5)
48 FCOM_DurabilityAndDamage.esp (Version 0.9.5)
49 FCOM_MoreWildernessLife.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_SpawnRatesReduced.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_SaferRoads.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_LessRats.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_NoReaversInGates.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_NoAdventurersInGates.esp (Version 0.9.5)
4A TamrielTravellers4000.esp
++ FCOM_TamrielTravelers.esp (Version 0.9.5)
4B FCOM_MoreRandomSpawns.esp (Version 0.9.5)
4C FCOM_MoreRandomItems.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_FriendlierFactions.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_DiverseGuardUnity.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_Archery.esp (Version 0.9.5)
4D zDangerSense.esp
4E thievery.esp
4F TOTF.esp
50 Castle Ravenpride.esp (Version 1.01)
51 CM Partners.esp
52 300_White Stallion 4.esp
53 GB_Oblivion Tournament.esp
54 FuseFruitMachine.esp (Version 1.0)
55 LoadingScreens.esp
56 LoadingScreens-OOO.esp
57 Qarls_Harvest.esp
58 Qarls_Harvest - OOO Patch.esp
59 No psychic guards v1.2.esp
5A Harvest[Containers].esp
5B Harvest[Containers] - Player Home Add-on.esp
5C Harvest[Containers] - Flat-Top Barrels Add-on.esp
5D Harvest[Containers] - Havok Crates Add-on.esp
5E Gift of Kynareth.esp
5F SupremeMagicka.esp (Version 0.76)
60 SM_UnlockSpells.esp (Version 0.70)
61 SM_EnchantStaff.esp (Version 0.70)
62 SM_OOO.esp (Version 0.75)
63 SM_MMMCompatability.esp (Version 0.71)
64 SM_MOBSCompatability.esp (Version 0.70)
65 SM_DLCSpellTome.esp (Version 0.70)
66 DLCFrostcrag.esp
67 DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.1)
68 SM Plugin Refurbish - FrostCrag.esp (Version 1.03)
69 DLCBattlehornCastle.esp
6A DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.1)
6B SM Plugin Refurbish - Battlehorn.esp (Version 1.04)
6C DLCShiveringIsles.esp
6D SM_ShiveringIsles.esp (Version 0.76)
6E SM Plugin Refurbish - SI.esp (Version 1.05)
6F LightSpellLiteBlue.esp
70 Lock Bash v99.9.esp
71 MidasSpells.esp
72 Spell Delete.esp
73 LostTelvanniCodex.esp
74 Knights.esp
75 Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp (Version 1.0.6)
76 SM Plugin Refurbish - Knights.esp (Version 1.03)
77 Toaster's Legendary Mastery.esp (Version 3.44)
78 Toaster's Legendary Skills & Stats.esp (Version 3.44)
79 Blood&Mud.esp
7A Mighty Umbra.esp
7B Book Jackets Oblivion - BP.esp
7C Landmarks, w Wells.esp (Version 1.10)
7D Salmo The Baker v2.0.esp (Version 2.06)
7E FastTravelAllowed.esp
++ FCOM_Knights.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_MightyUmbra.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_BobsGuardUnity.esp (Version 0.9.5)
++ FCOM_Blood&Mud.esp (Version 0.9.5)
7F xulAncientYews.esp
80 xulRollingHills_EV.esp
81 FCOM MWL-RollingHills patch.esp
82 XulEntiusGorge.esp
83 xulChorrolHinterland.esp
84 mythsandlegends.esp
85 xulLushWoodlands.esp
86 xulAncientRedwoods.esp
87 xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp
88 xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp
89 xulImperialIsle.esp
8A Lost Paladins of the Divines.esp
8B Knights_fem.esp
8C AW_Wings.esp (Version 1)
8D LC-Compilation-Exnem.esp
8E OOO-Armor.esp
8F ExnemEyeCandy.esp
90 VA_UniqueKatana1Replace.esp
91 Slof's Oblivion Pillow Book.esp
92 RustyItems.esp
93 RustyItems for OOO.esp
94 Action_Figures_Series1.esp
95 P1DkeyChain.esp
96 P1DKeyChainSI.esp
97 dakhath_consolecommands.esp
98 Naughty_Joana_01.esp
99 Leviathan Soulgems.esp
9A NewMerchantItems.esp
9B Bag of Holding.esp (Version 1.5.0)
9C Cliff_BetterLetters.esp (Version 1.1)
9D N_Undies.esp
9E Adonnays Classical Weaponry.esp
9F Adonnays Elven Weaponry.esp
A0 Akaviri Imports.esp
A1 Armory of the Silver Dragon.esp
A2 KDDwemerSpectacles.esp
A3 Battledress.esp (Version 1.2)
A4 BlackLuster.esp
A5 Blue Destiny's Armor.esp
A6 Rogue Sun's Blood Lust Dress.esp
A7 DarkIllusionArmor.esp
A8 DMACArmor.esp
A9 KDCirclets.esp
AA Lera and Pizz ShiningWind.esp
AB Lera's PirateSet.esp
AC LeraPizz_ClothesOnly.esp
AD Lera's ValantineOutfit.esp
AE BP_Roberts_BR_Hair.esp
AF Bodysuit for Exnem.esp (Version 1.1)
B0 SkeuomorphT3.esp
B1 Medieval Shields.esp
B2 Nicoroshi Creations DW heavy.esp
B3 Nightshade_Armor.esp
B4 pizz's BeastTaimer.esp
B5 blame cibo suits.esp
B6 Sauron_Armor_Chest.esp
B7 TheForgottenShields.esp
B8 Talon of Akatosh Longsword.esp
B9 Wyrmfang.esp
BA Blood Elves and Egyptian Armors for Exnems body.esp
BB Cryos Ordinator Lite.esp
BC Deceiver's Armour.esp
BD Exnem Leather Iron Warrior.esp
BE ExnemZorlackArmory.esp
BF ExnemEC_Rogue01.esp
C0 FF7 Blades Complete.esp
C1 GoddessArmor_Exnem.esp
C2 Apachii_Goddess_Store.esp
C3 samurai.esp
C4 Opale armor for Exnem body.esp
C5 huntress.esp
C6 GR Spirit Scythe.esp
C7 pegasus_alpha.esp
C8 Vampiress Armors For Exnem Body.esp
C9 vermillionandsilverthorn.esp
CA WeaponsOfTheNine.esp (Version 2.2)
CB tda_WitchKingHelm.esp
CC witchkingsword.esp
CD javbs.esp
CE Dragon Knight Armor v. 1.1.esp
CF Dragonbone Cuirass.esp
D0 Frostmourne.esp
D1 tda_ScytheModv1.2.esp
D2 Sonia.esp
D3 Streamline 3.1.esp
D4 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

u can install 256 mods, so choose wisely ;)
 
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