I just got this game, completed the tutorials the second i came out i feel overwhelmed.. I want to play immersive and not use fast travel, but seeing the size of this map, *gulp* ...

Few things i wanted to ask was

How does the leveling system work , I took knight ...

Can i mount on horses and use weapons from them, like swords,axes and archery ?

IS there an MMM mod for this xD ?

Here is a site, where they explain leveling:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Leveling

Just beware that, contrary to common sense or to wha is desired, reaching high levels (30 and above) may not be a good idea.

What is MMM?

YAAAAAY go you

welcome to imho (the best game ever) yes it is a massive game that i have been playing for 3 years and am only say 75% through and i just made a new character

the leveling system: your class has 7 major skills, when you got to your skills it will say major and minor, you level up by increasing you major skills, increasing your minor skills will not level you up but you can still level them if you want to

you can mount horses but be careful not to get on one with a red horseshoe when you cursor over them because that would be stealing, buy your own, or carry on the main quest up to seeing jauffre at wenyon priory, speak to prior mabel and he will give you his slow horse. but you cannot attack whilst mounted, there might be a mod for it i'm not sure,

and i'm clueless aboutmodding as i am a console user, but i have heard about a thing called OOO and MMM, i don't know what they are, wait for a modder to post here lol

have fun i sure do

I believe it's a Fallout mod that adds additional monsters to the game.

I think there is a similar mod for Oblivion. I think it's called FCOM..

Anyway, no you cannot use weapons while mounted. And as for levelling; read the guide.

There's also MMM for Oblivion, aka http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=oblivionmods.detail&id=4226, which is absolutely brilliant. Adds more monsters (does MMM for Fallout refer to Martigen's Mutant Mod? If so, they're pretty much the same I guess. I don't play Fallout so I have no idea, but Martigen's Mutant Mod for Fallout came up when I was Googleing for the MMM Oblivion-link.) and stuff, I couldn't play without it.

FCOM is Francesco's, OOO and MMM in one package, iirc (EDIT: + WarCry).

Not so my good man. http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8273 has come to the rescue!

Yea, you're right. FCOM is something completely different.

I recommend downloading that too, though. As well as the unofficial patch, some modder can link you, Im just a humble console user.



Can Sky Captain fly on over to the 360? :whistling:

I was only referring to the vanilla game.

Thanks a lot for the replies...yeh its the same MMM i am looking for..

Can anyone connect me to the download link for MMM




edit...ahhh got the link

I juz wubs bigg mapz :celebration:

Newest version of MMM available http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14442, I think.

EDIT // Good, you got it.

I know, but it would seem that the OP is on the PC so I was just sayin'.

DO i need to patch my game if i have the GOTR version ?


downloading MMM and the unoffical patch... Its gonna be a kickass weekend :celebration:

Congratulations you just bought a great game if you playing with PC(mods)!

First just take a deep breath and relax.. [EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MODS YET, IT ONLY RUINS THE GAME FIRST SINCE YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IS IN THE ORIGINAL GAME AND WHAT IS NOT. PLAY AT LEAST 20 HOURS BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANYTHING.]

Now what you should do is play the game slowly and don′t rush into main quest or anything else.

Leveling system is great in my opinion, because you have to actually use the skills you want to improve. You get level-ups by increasing your major skills and with 10 major skill level up you get a regular level. However levelscaling ruins the leveling system. With level scaling the world is always the same level as you, so you can beat the mainquest at lvl 1 if you desire. You might want levelscaling fix with mods, but i recommend playing the game at least once without mods so you can see what you want to change. I recommend OOO (Oscuros Oblivion Overhaul) for this.

Unfortunately horse combat is not in oblivion. It was intended, but it wasnt in the final products. Mods once again if you want that.

Yes there is MMM for this since it came from Oblivion modding community. However personally i hate the mod. I mean why the hell would i want Guars (Native creatures in Morrowind) in Cyrodiil. That doesnt make any sense!

-Emp-

(GOTY? ) Not with any official patches, but the Unofficial Oblivion Patch (UOP) fixes a lot of problems that the official patches don't fix.

SkyCaptain's Deadly Reflex will let you use weapons while mounted (among other things). Also, I recommend Unnecessary Violence to compliment DR. UV is another combat mod, that adds more functions and attack types.You'll need OBSE (Oblivion Script Extender) for DR and UV (iirc), but those two + MMM will get you pretty far. I think they're probably the three most important ones that I just couldn't play without, hands down. Also, if you want to make the game prettier, I'd suggest Region Revive / Natural Weather / Natural Habitats, those add a lot more to the game as well.

But try out the game unmodded first, and see what you want changed. That ^ is just in my personal opinion.


A boat from Morrowind arrived in Cyrodiil with a few baby Guars as accidental stowaways, they escaped from the cargo hold, flourished in their new habitat and spread throughout Cyrodiil!

Yeah, I suggest you only install official and unofficial patch for now, so you get the least broken experience.

@Empiria : yeah..Am kinda the guy who goes the opposite way the Quest asks me to go. and do my own thing beneath the dungeons etc.. I love MMM mod in fallout 3 so i figured i would download one for Oblivion.. Personally this is my first Oblivion game... and first medieval/fantasy RPG game for that matter (no..i havn't played WOW or Runscape or any other before) *Noobs are sometimes lucky* ...

I was wondering...Have anyone played a game without fast travel ?... Am really curious..

I did indeed.
Its...interesting. While fast travel does make things easier, you get to see that the world around you is actually very pretty if you travel yourself.
And if you have a horse, it doesn't really take too long. You find loads of interesting things on the way

I did...but after a while, I changed to something less hardcoe.
Now I'm only allowing myself to fast travel between the stables of major cities. So it's like a caravan network instead of a teleportation device. So far so good.

I agree here. While i don′t use fast-travel i do use mods that make you pay for traveling services for fast-travel and you get teleportation spells for mages, however after i buy a horse, i usually use it instead. :celebration:

i was thinking of this, most of the time i'm out and about exploring on my new character and he has hardly been anywhere yet, he is level 8, ive done a few levels of powerleling with alchemy illusion and alteration, im expert of alchemy and journeyman of alteration, i have a shaman, like i said, very fun so far, magic light armour and a mace/shield.

i sometimes use a horse but prefere on foot as you see things at a better view, and you don'y have to keep dismounting for fights, plenty of times my horse has died even the white horses and i'm not doing DB questline to get shadowmare either lol.

just travel on foot explore dungeon dive get used to your character then look for sidequests etc. just take it at your own pace

:obliviongate:

I think you've got a lot of replies already, but I have to say: Welcome to Cyrodiil!

The only mods i downloaded are unofficial patch, deadly reflex

if you're going to be adding mods,especially the FCOM set-up,i recommend checking here for an understanding of what goes in.the FCOM set-up is intense just to install. http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1119325-50steps-to-stable-fcom/ .also you will need OBMM,BOSS,OBSE,and wrye bash to make it work with no problems,these links respectivly,

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20516
http://obse.silverlock.org/
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22368

The lastest Wrye Bash has issues, so this is my suggestion. From the Nexus page download;
- the Wrye Python 03a package,
- the Wrye Bash 275 Self Installer,
- then scroll down the page and find Wrye Bash 287 - Archive Version and download (this is the most stable version).
its apain to get going but its worth it.makes oblivion into oblivicrack.

Consider one of the roleplayed "fast travel network" mods, such as the http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=31991, and http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=31547. Both are excellent. I use TTN, since he merges the network for the main continent and SI into one ESP file.

Some advice, grab nGCD v2, It will make the leveling system better, while not completely changing it, You will still need to use a skill to level up, but it is all calculated behind the scenes, and that efficient leveling bs is gone. And Immersion comes back. Or if you want leveling closer to Fallout, there is Oblivion XP.

Once you got a good hold on things, and want a real challenge, that's where MMM and OOO come in. Adding them too early isn't the best idea, unless you are willing to take the challenge.

You got the Unofficial patch, but be sure to grab the Unofficial Shivering Isles patch.

If you plan to play in third person, be sure to grab the mod "Chase Camera Mod' by Woodman on TESNexus. Otherwise the camera just flops about, making third person unbearable for more than 2 minutes.

And a game with no fast travel is the best IMO. The Land of Cyrodil is breathtaking.

Hey man, consult the link in my signature. Its a character creation guide, but it also explains how leveling works in oblivion, how skills work, ect It basically explains the whole game through the creation process, and provides a link to the WIKI which will help you a HUGE amount. Check it out and lemme know what you think. I wrote it with newcomers in mind.