My mods and load order - tips wanted!

Post » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:38 am

Alright, so here are all my current mods and their load order.
Some are merged with Wyre bash, rest have been ordered by BOSS and then some manually ordered in OBMM.
Also these are just the esps and esms. I have many more retextures and such that dont require a esm/esp but I dont feel like going through them all since they are mostly unimportant to this matter.

Utilities:
OBMM
OBSE
Wrye Bash
OBGE
BOSS
TES4LODGEN

MOD LIST:

Oblivion.esm
All Natural Base.esm
Cobl Main.esm
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm
TamrielTravellers.esm
Kvatch Rebuilt.esm
Better Cities Resources.esm
bookplacing.esm
Toaster Says Share v3.esm
Cobl Races TNR.esp
Cobl Races TNR SI.esp
Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp
UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp
Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp
DLCShiveringIsles.esp
Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp
Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
All Natural - Real Lights.esp
All Natural.esp
All Natural - SI.esp
Immersive Interiors.esp
Immersive Interiors - Lights Addon.esp
Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp
AmbientTownSounds.esp
MIS.esp
Storms & Sound.esp
Cities Alive At Night.esp
WindowLightingSystem.esp
AliveWaters.esp
AliveWaters - Koi Addon.esp
AliveWaters - Slaughterfish Addon.esp
Book Jackets Oblivion - BP.esp
Days&Months.esp
diversegrasses.esp
NBB.esp
ReneersNotesMod.esp
Reznod_Mannequin.esp
Crowded Cities 30.esp
Crowded Roads.esp
P1DmenuEscape.esp
DLCBattlehornCastle.esp
DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp
BattlehornCastleEnhanced.esp
DLCHorseArmor.esp
DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp
DLCOrrery.esp
DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp
DLCVileLair.esp
DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp
DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp
DLCSpellTomes.esp
Book Jackets DLC.esp
GrimbotsSpellTomes.esp
Dude Wheres My Horse.esp
DLCThievesDen.esp
DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp
DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp
Cobl Glue.esp
Cobl Si.esp
Cobl Silent Equip Misc.esp
Salmo the Baker, Cobl.esp
Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp
OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp
TamrielTravellers4OOO.esp
TamrielTravellersItemsnpc.esp
TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp
ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp
Cyrodiil transportation network 1.3 WZ.esp
Kvatch Rebuilt.esp
Kvatch Rebuilt Weather Patch.esp
LetThePeopleDrink.esp
DLCFrostcrag.esp
DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp
Knights.esp
Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp
The Lost Spires.esp
HoarfrostCastle.esp
BravilSeaDomes.esp
Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp
Harvest [Flora].esp
Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp
Cliff_BetterLetters.esp
SkycaptainsBloodTime.esp
RenGuardOverhaul.esp
Toaster Says Share Faction Recruitment.esp
Cobl Races.esp
za_bankmod.esp
Better Cities Full.esp
Better Cities - VWD of the IC.esp
Better Imperial City.esp
Better Cities - All Natural.esp
Better Cities - The Lost Spires.esp
Better Cities - COBL.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp
Better Cities .esp


If you have any tips or recommendations on what to add/remove/move please comment.

PS: Also I havent exactly tested this order yet but it is very similar to what I had before but that was caused a few bugs and I hate bugs...
Other than that everything mostly works fine


Thanks
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MISS KEEP UR
 
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Post » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:44 am

Make sure you are using the most current version of the mods you can get. Install all of the Unofficial Patches, and the Supplemental patches by Arthmoor, You can then drop the Thieves Den-SSSB patch.
There is an addition to Cobl on TESNexus that brings Cobl to version 1.73. Make sure you have the OOO specific patches for the mods you are going to use.
Do not forget to use RAEVWD in combination with TES4LODGEN, I can not give up the scenic vistas on my own game.
Watch out for the latest version of Kvatch Rebuilt, It has been released this year and is very buggy at this point, I am waiting for the author to release a clean version.
You do not need the UOP Vampire Aging and Face Fix, this has been incorporated into the Bashed Patch. The Citadel Door Fix is another esp that can usually be droppred from your Load Order.
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Post » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:40 pm

If you're using BOSS why is Better Cities. esp placed at the bottom of your load order? I understand that you have manually moved some, but why move that file; its just a dummy esp that loads up the BSA's for BC.
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Post » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:10 pm

If you're using BOSS why is Better Cities. esp placed at the bottom of your load order? I understand that you have manually moved some, but why move that file; its just a dummy esp that loads up the BSA's for BC.


I moved it after looking at arwens mod load order and it said to load after wrye bash (http://amito.freehostia.com/Oblivion/OB-mod-order.htm)
also it does say "Much of this load order is based upon suggestions in the mod's Readme file, or from what others have suggested. Please understand that my load order may not be perfect - but it does seem to work ok in my game (as far as I can tell)." so you may be right. BOSS had moved it to the top form what I remember
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Post » Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:38 am

Make sure you are using the most current version of the mods you can get. Install all of the Unofficial Patches, and the Supplemental patches by Arthmoor, You can then drop the Thieves Den-SSSB patch.
There is an addition to Cobl on TESNexus that brings Cobl to version 1.73. Make sure you have the OOO specific patches for the mods you are going to use.
Do not forget to use RAEVWD in combination with TES4LODGEN, I can not give up the scenic vistas on my own game.
Watch out for the latest version of Kvatch Rebuilt, It has been released this year and is very buggy at this point, I am waiting for the author to release a clean version.
You do not need the UOP Vampire Aging and Face Fix, this has been incorporated into the Bashed Patch. The Citadel Door Fix is another esp that can usually be droppred from your Load Order.


I cannot seem to find COB 1.73 (I have 1.72, which is the latest version according to the COBL page on tesnexus
For my LOD I currently use http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18497&navtag=file/images.php?id=18497&tab=3 with http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9952
this lod package is supposed to be for higher end machines unlike the latter

and I get a lot of my mods from Arwens oblivion site found here http://amito.freehostia.com/Oblivion/OB-mods.htm
both of my UOPs are the most current and for me to be clear I should just uncheck the thieves den SSSB esp and the vampire aging and door fix. i saw this on BOSS but I never did anything cause I never did anything with the patches on Wrye bash

I also have every setting on max along with my ati catalyst for highest quality

PS - Sorry for the double post, didnt see multitquote option, if its against the rules just merge it for me
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Post » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:47 pm

BOSS is the best tool there is for setting Load Order. The update to Cobl is in the "Drop Loot Merchant changes Proposal", this has the 1.73 update, and it is an optional file in the Cobl downloads page on TESNexus.
I recommended RAEVWD because it is recommended for use with Tes4LODGen, and the options I can adjust for what LOD will show. I have a heavy mod Load for my laptop, and I can adjust the quality of my LOD to keep my game stable.
You should try and get to be familiar with using Wrye Bash and BAIN, the sooner you learn to use them, the easier it becomes to have a stable game when running lots of mods together. The third link in my signature is to the release thread for Alt3rn1ties Pictorial Guide to Wrye Bash, not the actual guide itself.
The Supplemental Patches by Arthmoor are a continuation of the UOP,USIP, and the UOMP.
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