Updating mods again : IV

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:43 pm

So I am looking to play the game sometime soon but I have so many mods going one by one to update them seems like it will be a pain. I figure you guys were most caught up with mods still and could lend a hand if possible.

I tried to keep version numbers as accurate as I could. I don't really want to add any mods, but if there is one that replaces what I currently have then that is fine.

Thanks in advance.

Here is my list:

Animated Window Lighting System - Meshes v5.1.8.7z
Arrow Replacement Pack v1.0.rar
Ayleid Meteoric Iron Weapons v1.1.rar
Bank of Cyrodiil v1.11.zip
Better Bell Sounds v1.0.rar
Better Looking Horses v1.0.zip
Better Sun v1.0.zip
Blade of Woe replacer v1.0.rar
Borderless Map Icons v1.0.zip
BOSS v1.3 02-19-10.zip
Cities Alive At Night v1.0.rar
Colored Cyrodiil Map v1.1.zip
Colored Shivering Isles Map v1.1.zip
Daggerfall Books v1.1.zip
DarNified UI v1.3.2.zip
Dungeon Actors Have Torches v1.6.zip
Ebony Texture Replacer v0.1.zip
Elven Boot Improvement v1.0.rar
Elven Horse Armour Gold retex v1.0.rar
Emperors Face Redone v1.0.rar
Enhanced Economy v3.4.1.rar
Enhanced Weather v1.3.9.rar
Ethereal Armor Imperial Legion Edition v1.0.rar
Exterior Actors Have Torches v1.3.zip
Flying Camera Mod v1.3.zip
Francescos Leveled Creatures Items Mod v4.5b.exe
Francescos Optional New Items Creatures.exe
Gem Sword v1.0.zip
Golden Elven Armour v1.0.zip
Golden Elven Weapons v1.0.zip
Graqe Texture Change v1.0.rar
GW71 Life Detect v1.0.zip
Hammerfist Shiny Gold v1.1.zip
Illumination Within Revived Optimised v1.1.zip
Illumination Within Revived v0.9.2.zip
Imperial Horse Armor v1.1.zip
Improved Argonian Facial Textures v1.1.zip
Improved Doors & Flora v1.1.7z
Improved Facial Textures v2.1.zip
Improved Fruits Vegetables and Meats v1.0.7z
Improved Signs v1.0.7z
Improved Trees and Flora v1.0.7z
Initial Glow v0.2.rar
Kafeis Better Amulet Replacer v1.0.zip
Kafeis Better Ring Replacer v1.0.zip
Landmarks with Wells v1.1.zip
Lights Out v1.0.zip
Living Economy v3.63.rar
MartsMonsterMod 37beta1 & MMM for SI.7z
Mikes Clothes Replacer v1.0.7z
MMM & UL compatability patches.rar
Morrowind Books v1.0.zip
Natural Environments v2.1.3.zip
Nicos Dreadweave Complete v1.4.7z
No Loading Screen Text v1.0.esp
No POI Compass v1.1.zip
NonTiling Texture Mod v1.0.zip
Oblivion - Horse Armor Pack.exe
Oblivion - Knights of the Nine.exe
Oblivion - Mehrunes Razor.exe
Oblivion - Orrery.exe
Oblivion - Spell Tomes.exe
Oblivion - Thieves Den.exe
Oblivion - Vile Lair.exe
Oblivion - Wizard's Tower.exe
Oblivion Construction Set v1.2.404.exe
Oblivion Crash Prevention System v2009_03_28.zip
Oblivion Mod Manager v1.1.12.exe
Oblivion Stutter Remover v4.1.zip
obse_0018_beta_4.zip
Original Color Darker Nights v1.0.zip
Painted Paintings Textures v1.0.zip
Perfect Working No Quest Markers v1.0.rar
Quest Award Leveller v2.1.rar
Rank Dependant Arena Spectators v1.0.zip
Real Lights v0.72.7z
Realistic Horse Eyes v1.3.rar
Recoloured Blackberries v1.0.zip
Reneers Guard Overhaul v2.06.zip
Reznod Mannequins v3.0.zip
Shadow Armor Sotonhorian v0.91.7z
Shipyard v1.0.7z
ShiveringIsles_v1.2.0416English.exe
Skingrad Bridge Lights v1.0.zip
Smaller Elf Ears v1.0.zip
The Fighter's Stronghold.exe
True Ayleid Armor v1.0.rar
Ungarion Welkynd Sword v1.51.rar
Unique Landscape - Ancient Redwoods v1.6.7z
Unique Landscape - Ancient Yews v1.4.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Arrius Creek v1.1.2.7z
Unique Landscape - Beaches of Cyrodiil v1.6.2.7z
Unique Landscape - Bravil Barrowfields v1.3.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Chorrol Hinterland v1.2.2.7z
Unique Landscape - Cloudtop Mountains v1.0.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Entius Gorge v1.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Fallenleaf Everglade v1.3.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Imperial Isle v1.6.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Lush Woodland v1.3.7z
Unique Landscape - Panther River v1.1.zip
Unique Landscape - River Ethe v1.0.1.7z
Unique Landscape - Stendarr Valley v1.2.1.rar
Unique Landscape - The Heath v1.1.1.7z
Unofficial Oblivion Patch Hotfix v3.2.4.7z
Unofficial Oblivion Patch v3.2.0.exe
Unofficial Official Mods Patch v15.exe
Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch v1.4.0.exe
Unqiue Landscape - Blackwood Forest v1.0.7z
Visually Realistic Lava v1.0.7z
Wrye Bash 278b.7z

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:38 pm

OBSE is at v.19 now, which some of the more recently updated mods are beginning to require.

Your best bet, though, is probably to search Nexus for each of the mods you have listed and just update according to the latest version.

Outside of that, you're probably just going to get a bunch of replace-this-with-that recommendations.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:59 pm

Well if there are mods that combine features fromw hat I have or improve them then I am fine with replacing them.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:10 pm

I'll second the recommendation to update to OBSEv19. I'd also make sure you have the latest version of BOSS and its masterlist, and OBMM.

Animated Window Lighting System - Meshes v5.1.8.7z --> Now at v5.3.5. I believe a few of the texture packs have had recent updates too. You should be using this instead of Illumination Within, rather than alongside it.
Enhanced Economy v3.4.1.rar --> on v5 now, and requires OBSEv19. Also I'm pretty sure this conflicts with Living Economy--choose one and not the other. (I'd recommend EE.)
Enhanced Weather v1.3.9.rar --> needs updating.
Natural Environments v2.1.3.zip --> this is pretty outdated these days. Use Enhanced Weather (for weather) and http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23783 instead.
Real Lights v0.72.7z --> unoptimized, buggy, and causes savegame bloat. Use http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18305 instead. (You can use the Real Lights part of AN as a standalone--which is what I'm doing currently--or take the entire AN suite. In that case it should be used instead of Enhanced Weather.)
Reneers Guard Overhaul v2.06.zip --> now on v2.5.3, according to TESNexus.
Unique Landscape - --> almost all the UL mods have received updates in the past few months. There's also a new release, Snowdale. Make sure to check for updates to any applicable compatibility patches too.
Unofficial Oblivion Patch Hotfix v3.2.4.7z --> use http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27710 instead.

There's a list of http://www.tesivpositive.animolious.com/?page=popular_outdated_mods that might help you out, too. Most of my recommendations come from there.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:55 pm

Well if there are mods that combine features fromw hat I have or improve them then I am fine with replacing them.

If so, you should consider my Map Marker Overhaul mod (follow the link in my signature and grab updated version of Enhanced Economy there too). It does what "No POI Compass v1.1.zip", "Landmarks with Wells v1.1.zip" and "Borderless Map Icons v1.0.zip" in your mod list do, and much, much more.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:58 pm

If so, you should consider my Map Marker Overhaul mod (follow the link in my signature and grab updated version of Enhanced Economy there too). It does what "No POI Compass v1.1.zip", "Landmarks with Wells v1.1.zip" and "Borderless Map Icons v1.0.zip" in your mod list do, and much, much more.

Grabbed both of those from Nexus this morning.

I went through and looked up each one on Nexus and found most of the updates. Do any others lok like they have a merged one later or somethign does them better? Also I usually just play with MMM and Fran's as shown in that list, but would OOO be worth it as well?

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:42 pm

These two should be dropped in favor of AWLS (which is already in your load order. can't use both together)

Illumination Within Revived Optimised v1.1.zip
Illumination Within Revived v0.9.2.zip

The following three should be replaced by Weather All Natural, which includes Real Lights. Natural Environments can be used alongside, but no other part of that mod.

Original Color Darker Nights v1.0.zip
Real Lights v0.72.7z
Enhanced Weather v1.3.9.rar

Cava Obscura is a good mod for darkening caves. I see you have Dungeon Actors Carry Torches, so you might like that one.

If you want to add OOO to the mix, you have to move to an FCOM installation. It's a matter of personal opinion. FCOM is wonderful, but it does take considerably more care to install correctly than MMM + Fran's.

EDIT:
In addition, I don't see how you could live without Harvest Flora. I also like Qarl's Harvest addons - adds mushrooms to rotting logs and apples and hay for horses. And I'm partial to quest mods, so I recommend The Ayleid Steps. And, Drop Lit Torches OBSE is great, too, especially with darker nights and dungeons.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:32 pm

Do you guys have any recommendations for the most natural/realistic water mod?

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:30 pm

Do you guys have any recommendations for the most natural/realistic water mod?

I like http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23064, which combines http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8011 and http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=17345 into one esp and makes vision clearer underwater ala http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1830.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:01 pm

I second Enhanced Water v20 HDMI. My personal favorite. Phinix Waterfix is also good.