So I have a lot of trouble deciding which one of the Kvatch mods to use. So tell me: what's your favourite? And please, tell me why you think it's the best.

Right now I'm at the sixth (?) quest of Kvatch Rebuilt, but I'm thinking about switching to another mod. The quests are good, but the lack of voice acting is a bit of an immersion breaker for me.

Kvatch Rebuilt is still my favourite. I like the way the finished city looks, it's just the right balance of player involvement and the end results aren't too overpowering. The KR team didn't overdo it. Yes, voice acting would be nice, but it's ok without it.

I've tried only two of the main three Kvatch mods so didn't vote. I ran Rebuilt my first play-through. This play-through I use Rising. Of the two, I think Rebuilt is better during the actual rebuilding process, since you get to actively participate. Rising has construction stages, but you are only a passive observer. Once complete, my preference switches to Rising. It's a more interesting city to visit. Lots of pubs and shoppes, an active arena, at least one periodic "city event", and choice of several player homes depending on who you side with. About my only visual gripe with Rising is that its windows don't seem to be compatible with AWLS.

If at some point you feel the need to switch from Rebuilt to Rising (or Aftermath), don't forget that a special pre-uninstall command must be entered via the Console.

I'd at least finish all Rebuilt quests take the time to decide how well you like the reconstructed city. You might well be perfectly content with it. I was for quite some time, and if no other options were available would gladly run it now.

I've tried all three and enjoyed all three but Kvatch Rising is my current preference. The lack of involvement in the rebuilding and not being Count(ess) suit my characters better and, as Decrepit says, the town is very lively once completed. The early 'wilderness' stage is nice too.

I really do think you should complete your current playthrough. Kvatch Rebuilt may not be my favourite but it's a fine mod. I suggest you play one version per playthrough - they are all worth using.

I've only ever tried Kvatch Rebuilt--but I like it enough to keep reusing it in new games, rather than trying another mod. Sometimes it has some unintentionally silly effects on my game, like the time the messenger NPC tracked my character several miles into a long-lost ruin from The Lost Spires...just to tell her that Kvatch needed flowers. :facepalm: Timing is everything, apparently. (And that's hardly KR's fault. Plus, it makes for an amusing anecdote.)

Still, the mod itself is well done, and I like the finished results. The lack of voice acting doesn't bug me, but that's a personal preference. :shrug:

I'm also a fan of Kvatch Rebuilt. I'm not aware of any others as I typically only stay to tesnexus' "Top Mod" section. Think I'll see if I can track down any other good ones now, though.

I haven't heard of Kavatch Rising before. Could someone please link it?

http://www.fileplanet.com/215493/210000/fileinfo/The-Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion---Kvatch-Rising-Mod-v1.9

Whoa....what a coincidence! Lost Spires and Kvatch Rebuilt were the very first two quest mods I ever installed. They were installed more or less together. I worked 'em simultaneously. There I was, on assignment for the Archeology Guild, deep inside a supposedly heretofore undiscovered ruin complex. I'd been slowly working my way through subterranean passages for some time when I heard the sound of fighting ahead. Thinking I'd stumbled upon two or more creatures at odds over looting rights or some such, I crept forward for a better view. To my amazement, I found an armored warrior battling a host of ruin denizens. What's more, the fellow looked somewhat familiar. With some misgivings I rushed to his aid. Between the two of us, all foes eventually fell. At combat's end the warrior approached me and let it be known Kvatch needed further assistance. He then spun on his heals and raced off. I could hear his periodic encounters for some time.

Aye, it is an amusing anecdote, if somewhat immersion breaking. Gave me a good chuckle. Good times!

To add insult to injury, but a few minutes after that, while in the same "dungeon", I encountered my first incident of the a-bomb. Newb that I was at the time, I initially assumed it had something to do with those two quest mods interfering with each other. I was gonna delete all saves made in that dungeon, then wait to attempt it again until KR was finished. Luckily I had the sense to do a bit of research, which readily found the true cause of my graphics anomaly. I install OAF (Oblivion Animation Fixer), ran it on my current save, and all was well for the next few hundred hours.

It can be found http://www.fileplanet.com/216598/210000/fileinfo/The-Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion---Giskards--Cyrodiil-Upgrade-Mod-Pack. Unfortunately, it is part of a much larger pack, and is a more than 800 meg download.....

It can be downloaded separately, as I linked above. Admittedly you need http://www.fileplanet.com/215268/210000/fileinfo/IGN.Search?query=Cyrodiil+Upgrade+Overhaul&domain=fp and http://www.fileplanet.com/215490/210000/fileinfo/The-Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion---CUO-Resource-Pack-Patch-v2.6 but that's less than 400MB.

Thank you for all replys!
I'll finish this questline, then I'll see what to do. Perhaps I switch to Kvatch Rising if that city looks better, perhaps not.



Thanks for the tip.

A big part of your decision may depend on what other mods you're running. Kvatch Rebuilt tends to be more compatible with other mods, due to the availability of compatibility patches. For example, there are compatibility patches for Kvatch Rebuilt and All Natural, FCOM, OOO, Unique Landscapes, etc.

The alternatives don't have those compatibility options for mods by third-party authors, although they are more compatible with other mods by the same author.

I haven't tried any yet, but intended to try K Rebuilt because of what Strom says here. I've heard that K Rising and the author's other works have a lot of compatibility issues.

Also, just to mention, Zaldir is now looking after Kvatch Rebuilt and has just released an expansion. See the Kvatch Underground thread here on the forums.