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TESIV: Oblivion - So you want to start using mods, eh?

The Lamonster said:
I just created a new character that I intend to be a mage. I pretty much only want to be a glass cannon and only cast spells so I don't care about armor or weapons.
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If you want to play a pure mage then you absolutely need one of the magicka mods. And Midas Magick on top of that. Playing a pure magic character with vanilla or close to vanilla magicka and casting systems is boring and repetitive. There's very little variety in spells and no really new abilities to look forward to after the first few hours.

Edit: oh, too bad.
 
Ledsen said:
I've never played a pure mage, but from what I've read, they're pretty much completely gimped. Conjuration is supposed to be useful though. Sorry for not having anything more useful :( Appropriately enough though, there are mods to fix it :lol One of the biggest ones is called "LAME" or "Less Annoying Magic Experience (v 1.7)". There's also one called "Supreme Magicka Update (0.89b/0.90 RC2)", but they're not compatible so in that case you'll have to choose one.
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360 version but thanks anyway!
 
magic users in oblivion were terribly boring given that in morrowind I could leap over buildings while raining down atomic bomb sized fireballs
 
X26 said:
magic users in oblivion were terribly boring given that in morrowind I could leap over buildings while raining down atomic bomb sized fireballs
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Okay maybe I should just play Morrowind. Is the Steam version easy to mod? I've never modded before but I wouldn't be against dropping $20 on a quality fantasy RPG as long as I can mod it to have some updated graphics.
 
The Lamonster said:
Okay maybe I should just play Morrowind. Is the Steam version easy to mod? I've never modded before but I wouldn't be against dropping $20 on a quality fantasy RPG as long as I can mod it to have some updated graphics.
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No idea how easy it is to mod, but it can look quite nice modded. :D

Regardless, I feel that even a completely unmodded Morrowind is superior to a modded Oblivion, and considering how much fun I'm having with Oblivion right now that's saying a lot. Perhaps I'm in the minority with that opinion, but it felt like Oblivion trapped me in a cage while Morrowind let me run wild. I can't really put it any simpler than that.
 
I'm getting the same error a few pages ago with missing and pink textures. It's apparently a wolf that showed up as a floating pink head, pretty wild lol. What should I do?

edit: fixed the floating wolves but now the windows are all pink and red so I assume that has something to do with animated Window lighting system

 
mikespit1200 said:
I'm getting the same error a few pages ago with missing and pink textures. It's apparently a wolf that showed up as a floating pink head, pretty wild lol. What should I do?

edit: fixed the floating wolves but now the windows are all pink and red so I assume that has something to do with animated Window lighting system

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Well... you haven't installed Animated Window Lightning System Textures (it's a separate omod). Only meshes. So you've basically only installed half the mod.

You're not using an omod for the Unofficial Oblivion Patch and Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch., you should do that. You should also download Unofficial Patch Supplementals if you haven't already and make an omod of that. Basically make sure ALL your mods are omods.

You also have the wrong compatibility patch for QTP3. The one you want is the patch for UOP 3.2.0.

Also wondering why you have unchecked all the DLC and their patches, including the SI UOP. Did you have problems with those?
 
Ledsen said:
Well... you haven't installed Animated Window Lightning System Textures (it's a separate omod). Only meshes. So you've basically only installed half the mod.

You're not using an omod for the Unofficial Oblivion Patch and Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch., you should do that. You should also download Unofficial Patch Supplementals if you haven't already and make an omod of that. Basically make sure ALL your mods are omods.

You also have the wrong compatibility patch for QTP3. The one you want is the patch for UOP 3.2.0.

Also wondering why you have unchecked all the DLC and their patches, including the SI UOP. Did you have problems with those?
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How exactly do I make an omod of the unofficial patch? As far as I saw it was just an exe that I installed. I unchecked the dlc because I was told in the thread that they may have been causing my crashing issues. I only have the GOTY on steam not the deluxe which contains all the DLC.
 
mikespit1200 said:
How exactly do I make an omod of the unofficial patch? As far as I saw it was just an exe that I installed. I unchecked the dlc because I was told in the thread that they may have been causing my crashing issues. I only have the GOTY on steam not the deluxe which contains all the DLC.
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Just download the manual install version of the UOP instead of the .exe, and make an omod out of that. Hope it works out!
 
Ledsen said:
Just download the manual install version of the UOP instead of the .exe, and make an omod out of that. Hope it works out!
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Thanks, I've got pretty most of the mods up and running, but so far it looks like a far cry from the sweet screenshots in the OP. Could I post a screenshot and could someone tell me if the mods are actually running? I'm in Chorrel and most of the textures look updated but there seem to some portions that look uneven.
 
Ive noticed alot of people using QTP3, I'm using Qarl's Texture Pack 3 - Redimized because the readme says its the same thing only more optimized. Anyone know if this is the case or am I getting reduced texture resolution?
 
JudgeN said:
Ive noticed alot of people using QTP3, I'm using Qarl's Texture Pack 3 - Redimized because the readme says its the same thing only more optimized. Anyone know if this is the case or am I getting reduced texture resolution?
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Check the op and you will find your answer :)
 
I'm not sure, but if you took my advice and made an omod of the UOP, remember it should be installed FIRST. It will overwrite any texture packs you've installed before it.
 
Ledsen,

I have a question about bash patching, I have a mod that lowers the daedric shrine requirements I have it patched in using my bash patch but it doesn't work do I have to manually set delev/relev tags in the leveled list tab when updating my batch patch?
 
D3RANG3D said:
Ledsen,

I have a question about bash patching, I have a mod that lowers the daedric shrine requirements I have it patched in using my bash patch but it doesn't work do I have to manually set delev/relev tags in the leveled list tab when updating my batch patch?
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BOSS is supposed to handle tags unless your mod isn't in the BOSS database.
 
mikespit1200 said:
Is there any way to hotswitch spells? I hate having to constantly go into the menu to switch between heals and offensive spells.
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Use hot keys, hover you mouse pointer over the spells and press and release one the number keys, also works with items, weapons etc.
 
mikespit1200 said:
How come the female npcs I meet in game are still all butt ugly when I've installed all the HGEC models and stuff. Is it only for the player?
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You have to download a npc overhaul mod to fix the fugly npc's.
 
mikespit1200 said:
Hmm, I installed the mod but all the char faces look exactly the same, even deactivated HGEC and stuff.
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I guess beautiful people is just a convergence mod so you would have to install a bunch of other crap so that's a derp on my part.

If you don't mind the animu you can install this one lol.
 
D3RANG3D said:
I guess beautiful people is just a convergence mod so you would have to install a bunch of other crap so that's a derp on my part.

If you don't mind the animu you can install this one lol.
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I extracted the folder, did everything in the read me and I still don't see animu characters.
 
divisionbyzorro said:
Is it usually this difficult to acquire gold with OOO installed?
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What do you mean by "this difficult"? Yes, OOO makes the game pretty hard. It changes gold values on equipment so you won't be able to get as much gold I guess. You shouldn't really need it though since most of your equipment will come from loot.
 
Ledsen said:
What do you mean by "this difficult"? Yes, OOO makes the game pretty hard. It changes gold values on equipment so you won't be able to get as much gold I guess. You shouldn't really need it though since most of your equipment will come from loot.
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I guess I just need to be more patient. So far the main use for gold I see is purchasing training from various people.
 
mikespit1200 said:
Yup, tried with and without. Same result. Really want XEO to work.
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XEO is not packed right by default, you have to unpack it then use obmm to install it. go to the xeo folder and add the textures, meshes, and esp.
 
D3RANG3D said:
XEO is not packed right by default, you have to unpack it then use obmm to install it. go to the xeo folder and add the textures, meshes, and esp.
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Pretty sure I did that but I may have screwed up. I unpacked the file. Then I created OMOD and selected the XEO folder above the meshes and textures folders. I made sure not to use the root XEO folder since that drilled down to resources and another XEO folder. Still didn't work though.

edit: maybe I'm supposed to add folder for the meshes and textures folders separately?
 
mikespit1200 said:
Pretty sure I did that but I may have screwed up. I unpacked the file. Then I created OMOD and selected the XEO folder above the meshes and textures folders. I made sure not to use the root XEO folder since that drilled down to resources and another XEO folder. Still didn't work though.

edit: maybe I'm supposed to add folder for the meshes and textures folders separately?
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it's usually supposed to look like this:

-main mod folder
---esp file
---texture (folder)
---meshes (folder)
 
So...I can't level up. I finally managed to get up to level 2, and after I make my selections on the level up screen, the game freezes completely. Is this a common thing, or did I hose something up?
 
divisionbyzorro said:
So...I can't level up. I finally managed to get up to level 2, and after I make my selections on the level up screen, the game freezes completely. Is this a common thing, or did I hose something up?
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Post your mod list!
 
Ledsen said:
Post your mod list!
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Well, it seems to be working again. Based on some Google research, I slept in a different bed (not a Guild bed), and then let the game sit. About two minutes later it un-froze! Kinda weird, but at least I can keep playing!
 
Majeh said:
It lets you access a menu to tweak some settings.
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Gotcha.


Welp, 9 hours later counting the steam DL, I've got a decent setup running for the missus. Grabbed the mystic elf race provided by Rens Beauty Pack along with the porn-y HGEC bodies, looks great.

Also used all the world texture replacers in the OP, and the UI mod. Except for the pretty outerwear having no combat worthy stats, she's loving it :D

Awesome thread, thanks OP.


EDIT: Can't get AWLS to work though. Might need to move it down in the load order, I dunno. She's too busy playing for me to work on it right now.
 
Ettie said:
Gotcha.


Welp, 9 hours later counting the steam DL, I've got a decent setup running for the missus. Grabbed the mystic elf race provided by Rens Beauty Pack along with the porn-y HGEC bodies, looks great.

Also used all the world texture replacers in the OP, and the UI mod. Except for the pretty outerwear having no combat worthy stats, she's loving it :D

Awesome thread, thanks OP.


EDIT: Can't get AWLS to work though. Might need to move it down in the load order, I dunno. She's too busy playing for me to work on it right now.
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Did you make sure to download and install both the AWLS Textures and AWLS Meshes?
 
Ledsen said:
Did you make sure to download and install both the AWLS Textures and AWLS Meshes?
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No! I was seeing the meshes only. I did the VERY same thing earlier with the Ren's hair mod.

I'm not a tldr'er or a non-thread reader, but this is very damning just the same :)

I think it comes from following instructions without a clear understanding of what I'm doing. I've got the mesh/texture purpose down now (since I've seen one without the other) so hopefully these minor issues are a thing of the past.
 
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