Please, please, please include all the resources and correct the paths when you release a mod. It's frustrating when you don't. It's glorious when you do. Your hard work deserves to be shown in the best possible light, right?

Examples? OK, here's one, with proof. Moriarcis 1.05 is missing "textures/creatures/Zskeletal Horse/ZGTclothB01.dds" -- its TES4Files error is:

=================================================================   TES4Files V3.43 ERROR FILE   Moriarcis     [_] UNINSTALL FILES     [X] GENERATE BSA File     [_] BSA No Compression     [X] Fix NIF texture paths for BSA     [_] ADD-ON Mode     [X] Extra log text   Fri May 13 15:34:56 -0400 2011====================================================================> Cannot find file "D:/my games/Oblivion/Data/textures/creatures/Zskeletal Horse/ZGTclothB01.dds"EXPORT DONE! Files: 510  Bytes: 66191495  Time: 0 min 41 sec Errors: 1

and the directory listing for the Textures subdirectory is

 Volume in drive D is Keep! Volume Serial Number is 4460-CD48 Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures05/13/2011  03:56 PM              .05/13/2011  03:56 PM              ..05/13/2011  03:56 PM                 0 _05/29/2008  10:57 PM              MC05/29/2008  10:57 PM              Menus               1 File(s)              0 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\MC05/29/2008  10:57 PM              .05/29/2008  10:57 PM              ..07/28/2010  11:57 PM              SM               0 File(s)              0 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\MC\SM07/28/2010  11:57 PM              .07/28/2010  11:57 PM              ..11/29/2007  02:46 AM           349,680 CorpseFlesh.dds11/29/2007  02:50 AM           349,680 CorpseFlesh_n.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM             5,616 DiseaseCloud.dds04/05/2008  08:19 PM           349,680 MCcpstone01.dds04/05/2008  08:25 PM           349,680 MCcpstone01_n.dds04/05/2008  08:17 PM           349,680 MCcpstone02.dds04/05/2008  08:25 PM           349,680 MCcpstone02_n.dds04/05/2008  08:24 PM           349,680 MCcpstone04.dds04/05/2008  08:24 PM           349,680 MCcpstone04_n.dds04/05/2008  08:21 PM           349,680 MCcpstone05.dds04/11/2008  11:59 PM           349,680 MCcpstone05_n.dds04/23/2008  12:19 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenBoots.dds04/23/2008  12:17 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenBoots_n.dds04/23/2008  12:19 AM           699,216 MCSMElvenCuirass.dds04/23/2008  12:19 AM           699,216 MCSMElvenCuirass_n.dds04/23/2008  12:21 AM           174,928 MCSMElvenGauntlets.dds04/23/2008  12:21 AM           174,928 MCSMElvenGauntlets_n.dds04/23/2008  12:23 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenGreaves.dds04/23/2008  12:23 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenGreaves_n.dds04/23/2008  12:25 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenHelmet.dds04/23/2008  12:24 AM           349,680 MCSMElvenHelmet_n.dds04/23/2008  12:26 AM         1,398,256 MCSMElvenPauldrons.dds04/23/2008  12:26 AM         1,398,256 MCSMElvenPauldrons_n.dds05/22/2008  10:57 PM           174,928 MCSMElvenShield.dds05/22/2008  10:56 PM           174,928 MCSMElvenShield_n.dds04/23/2008  12:31 AM         1,398,256 MCSMElvenSidePlates.dds04/23/2008  12:31 AM         1,398,256 MCSMElvenSidePlates_n.dds01/19/2007  04:50 PM           699,192 MCSMHorse.dds01/19/2007  04:34 PM           174,904 MCSMHorseSkull.dds01/19/2007  04:35 PM           349,680 MCSMHorseSkull_n.dds01/19/2007  04:51 PM         1,398,256 MCSMHorse_n.dds04/23/2008  12:33 AM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesBoots.dds05/22/2008  06:33 PM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesBoots_n.dds04/13/2008  01:22 PM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesCloth.dds05/22/2008  06:33 PM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesCloth_n.dds04/13/2008  01:52 PM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesGreaves.dds05/22/2008  06:32 PM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesGreaves_n.dds04/13/2008  02:31 AM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesHands.dds05/22/2008  06:32 PM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesHands_n.dds05/23/2008  06:39 PM         1,398,256 MCSMMyrksRobesHood.dds05/24/2008  12:59 AM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesHoodNew.dds05/24/2008  01:03 AM           349,680 MCSMMyrksRobesHoodNew_n.dds05/23/2008  06:40 PM         1,398,256 MCSMMyrksRobesHood_n.dds04/13/2008  11:58 AM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesNeck.dds04/23/2008  12:41 AM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesNeck_n.dds04/13/2008  02:28 PM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesPauldrons.dds05/22/2008  06:34 PM           699,216 MCSMMyrksRobesPauldrons_n.dds05/10/2008  02:49 PM           349,680 MCSMStatueStone.dds05/17/2008  03:37 PM         1,398,256 MCSMWeaponHolder.dds05/17/2008  03:33 PM         1,398,256 MCSMWeaponHolder_n.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM            21,984 shovel.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM           174,912 shovel_n.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM           699,192 skeletonmauled.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM           699,192 skeletonmauled_n.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM            43,832 woodpost01.dds09/21/2007  11:34 AM            43,832 woodpost01_n.dds              56 File(s)     30,532,080 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\Menus05/29/2008  10:57 PM              .05/29/2008  10:57 PM              ..05/29/2008  10:57 PM              Icons               0 File(s)              0 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\Menus\Icons05/29/2008  10:57 PM              .05/29/2008  10:57 PM              ..05/29/2008  10:57 PM              MC               0 File(s)              0 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\Menus\Icons\MC05/29/2008  10:57 PM              .05/29/2008  10:57 PM              ..07/28/2010  11:57 PM              SM               0 File(s)              0 bytes Directory of d:\Moriarcis\Textures\Menus\Icons\MC\SM07/28/2010  11:57 PM              .07/28/2010  11:57 PM              ..09/21/2007  11:34 AM             4,224 iconshovel.dds05/22/2008  07:35 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenBootsIcon.dds05/22/2008  07:25 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenCuirassIcon.dds05/22/2008  07:26 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenGauntletsIcon.dds05/22/2008  07:31 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenGreavesIcon.dds05/22/2008  07:22 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenHelmetIcon.dds05/22/2008  07:26 PM             4,224 MCSMElvenShieldIcon.dds06/01/2008  03:12 AM             4,224 MCSMMyrksRobeHoodIcon.dds05/22/2008  06:44 PM             4,224 MCSMMyrksRobeIcon.dds               9 File(s)         38,016 bytes     Total Files Listed:              66 File(s)     30,570,096 bytes              20 Dir(s)  116,151,160,832 bytes free

I don't mean to pick on this one mod; Moriarcis is just the most current one which has done this. Fwiw, It looks like a fantastic mod; I really want to play it.

A missing resource reported that way is no guarantee the mod is actually using it. You may be looking at a situation where the mod packed MORE than it should have instead of less. You'll know soon enough if it's actually broken since a missing texture will be bright purple.

I don't think anyone intentionally leaves resources out of a mod. Haven't you considered that it might be a simple mistake? Reporting the problem to specific mod authors would be better than creating a thread like this, hmm?

very true. I don't think i know of a modder that intentionally leaves textures or other files out of their mod. Anyway just reporting the missing files (or that there are to many files) is the best way of fixing this problem.

A PM or comment in the mod thread IMO is the way to go.
It's not a common occurrence and in 99.99% of instances a simple oversight.
:wink_smile: I'd bet you have a hard time pinpointing another mod with the same issue, so why create a thread about it?

Aww I was planning to release just the esp for my next mod, and not release the meshes until I had at least 100 unique downloads, and then the textures after 100 endorsemants....

I kid, I kid

Agreed, but that doesn't work as often as you'd think.


Indeed. Most modders are quite scrupulous/conscientious.


Just going off the mods I've DL'd this week:

• Banes Witchking Lair
  
• Cheydinhal Petshop
  
• Delivery Jobs
  
• P-Froggy's Wall-Climbing
  
• The Imperial Cemetary
  
• Hagraam Estate
  
• Thieves Guild HQ

*shrug* Anyway, since I'm the only person who's bothered, it's purely my problem. No worries, and thanks to all who replied.

Someone is bound to mention it, but you should take a pass on Cheydinhal Petshop. It has a nasty bug in it that can permanently mess up dialogue with NPCs.

Other than accidentally missing something which is a problem that should be fixed, I can see two other possibilities that don't need fixing.

1) As Arthmoor said, it might be an extra mesh instead of a missing texture. (OK, technically, including extra meshes is a bad idea too, but it won't break anything.)

2) Some meshes have textures defined that aren't actually visible to the player in-game. That component of the mesh might be disabled for some reason and in other cases the game engine overwrites the defined texture at run time. (That second case happens for skin textures of meshes that get replaced the the character specific skin defined by the race.)

I'm guilty of doing this ALOT.

It's obviously not intentional but if you're working on a large project over the span of a couple months, and you aren't a very "organized" individual things tend to spread out over different folders and hard drives.

Normally I release a file .. someone says this and this are wrong and I fix it pretty quickly. Mistakes happen.

Don't think I've ever neglected to add something that was needed but I am guilty of sometimes leaving in assets that I never used. XD I do try to catch them all.

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8489 is perfect for this, automatically packaging the resources used/needed for a plugin.