Help me choose the best mods : IV

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:50 pm

Hello all. I am rounding out my load order and need help deciding on which mods make it into my game. I would greatly appreciate some feedback on which ones you like/dislike to help me decide. I know it is always a matter of personal preference, but since I've never played these mods some feedback from folks who have would help a lot. Here are the candidates in the order I am leaning towards:

Pretty sure I want all these (unless you know better :biggrin:

):
1. Vilja
2. Eslweyr Deserts of Anequina
3. Ancient Towers
4. Kragenir's Death Quest
5. Dark Brotherhood
6. Reclaiming Sancre Tor

Which leaves a few to choose from this list:
7. Hoarfrost Castle
8. Dibella's Watch
9. Guards of Cyrodiil
10. Lost Sword of the Aylieds
11. Windfall
12.Myths and Legends
13. Werewolves: Legends of the North
14. Veronica Deviir/The Underdark
15. Belda Elysium
16. Myths and Legends
17. Bladesong
18. Malevolent

Which do you prefer, which do you recommend? Thanks! Oh, and here's my current load order (219 active plugins) so you can see which mods I'm running. Maybe there is a jewel I'm missing all together:

Spoiler

00 Oblivion.esm

01 All Natural Base.esm [Version 1.34]

02 Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm [Version 5.0]

03 Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm [Version 5.0]

04 Cobl Main.esm [Version 1.73]

05 TamRes.esm

06 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm [Version 1.34]

07 Mart's Monster Mod.esm [Version 3.7b3p3]

08 FCOM_Convergence.esm [Version 0.9.9MB3]

09 Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

0A Better Cities Resources.esm [Version 5.1.8]

0B Fundament.esm [Version ision]

0C NNWAEMaster.esm

0D CM Partners.esm

** TNR - ShiveringIsles.esp

0E Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.2.0]

0F DLCShiveringIsles.esp

10 Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp [Version 1.5.0]

11 SM Plugin Refurbish - SI.esp [Version 1.30]

12 Better Cities .esp [Version 4.7.0]

13 Francesco's Creatures and Items Resources.esp [Version 5.0]

14 TamRes.esp

15 Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp [Version 5.0]

16 Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp [Version 5.0]

17 Francesco's Optional Chance of More Enemies.esp [Version 5.0]

18 Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp [Version 5.0]

++ FCOM_Francescos.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ FCOM_FrancescosItemsAddOn.esp [Version 0.9.9]

19 FCOM_FrancescosNamedBosses.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ LoadingScreens.esp

1A Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp

1B All Natural.esp [Version 1.34]

1C All Natural - SI.esp [Version 1.34]

++ All Natural - MMM Patch.esp [Version 1.3]

1D Immersive Interiors.esp [Version 0.8.1]

1E OBGE - Liquid Water.esp

1F Better Rainbows.esp

20 All Natural - Real Lights.esp [Version 1.34]

21 WindowLightingSystem.esp

22 Book Jackets Oblivion.esp

23 ClocksOfCyrodiil_BC_OBC_OC_OCLR_Vanilla.esp

24 Days&Months.esp

25 ImprovedSigns.esp

26 Enhanced Economy.esp [Version 5.4.3]

27 Choices and Consequences.esp [Version 2.1]

28 BookTrackerOBSE.esp

29 Enhanced Seasons.esp [Version 1.3.2]

2A FormID Finder4.esp

2B Get Wet - just droplets.esp

2C Oblivion Graphics Extender Support.esp [Version 0.42]

2D Streamline 3.1.esp

2E Dynamic Map.esp [Version 2.1.1]

2F Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.9.3]

30 Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp [Version 3.9.3]

31 Enhanced Hotkeys.esp [Version 2.3.1]

32 DLCHorseArmor.esp

33 DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.7]

34 SM Plugin Refurbish - HorseArmor.esp [Version 1.11]

35 DLCOrrery.esp

36 DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]

37 SM Plugin Refurbish - Orrery.esp [Version 1.11]

38 DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

39 DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]

3A SM Plugin Refurbish - MehrunesRazor.esp [Version 1.30]

** Book Jackets DLC.esp

3B CapesandCloaks.esp

3C SaddleBag.esp

3D DLCThievesDen.esp

3E DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.10]

3F SM Plugin Refurbish - ThievesDen.esp [Version 1.30]

++ MMM_Runeskull_Rebalance_BETA2.esp [Version Beta]

40 Cobl Glue.esp [Version 1.73]

41 Cobl Si.esp [Version 1.63]

42 Oblivion WarCry EV.esp [Version 1.09]

43 FCOM_WarCry.esp [Version 0.9.9MB5]

44 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp [Version 1.34]

45 Alluring Potion Bottles v3.esp

46 Alluring Wine Bottles.esp

** OMOBS_SI.esp [Version 2.0]

47 Choices and Consequences - OOO.esp [Version 2.0]

48 OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp [Version 1.72]

49 FCOM_Convergence.esp [Version 0.9.9Mb3]

++ FCOM_EntropicOrderRebalance.esp [Version 0.9.9beta2]

4A FCOM_RealSwords.esp [Version 0.9.9]

4B FCOM_DurabilityAndDamage.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ FCOM_SpawnRatesReduced.esp [Version 0.9.9Mb3]

4C Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life No Gates.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

++ FCOM_LessRats.esp [Version 0.9.9]

4D Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

++ Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

++ Mart's Monster Mod - No Blood.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

4E Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

4F Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

50 Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

++ Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

++ FCOM_DiverseGuardUnity.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ FCOM_HungersUnitySI.esp [Version 0.9.9]

** FCOM_FriendlierFactions.esp [Version 0.9.9]

51 FCOM_MoreRandomSpawns.esp [Version 0.9.9]

52 FCOM_MoreRandomItems.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

** Fransfemale.esp

** LoadingScreens-OOO.esp

++ MMM-Cobl.esp [Version 1.73]

** EVE_StockEquipmentReplacer4FCOM.esp

53 Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

++ Kvatch Rebuilt - OOO Compatibility.esp

54 Kvatch Rebuilt - Leveled Guards - FCOM.esp

55 Kvatch Rebuilt Weather Patch.esp

56 LetThePeopleDrink.esp [Version 2.6]

57 NNWAREAyleidDungeons_Series1EV.esp [Version 2.2b]

58 NNWAEDungeons-Series2EV.esp

59 NNWARE06-RhyeliaEmeroEV.esp

5A The Ayleid Steps.esp [Version 3.4.1]

5B VaultsofCyrodiilBC.esp

5C VHBloodlines 1.2.esp [Version 1.5.6]

5D DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

5E DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]

5F SM Plugin Refurbish - Battlehorn.esp [Version 1.30]

60 DLCFrostcrag.esp

61 DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]

62 DLCFrostcragReborn.esp [Version 1.4.7]

63 Kvatch Rebuilt + Frostcrag Reborn De-Isolated Teleport Patch.esp [Version 1.0]

64 SM Plugin Refurbish - Frostcrag.esp [Version 1.2]

65 FrostcragRebornCobl.esp

66 Knights.esp

** Knights - Book Jackets.esp

67 Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.1.2]

++ SM Plugin Refurbish - Knights.esp [Version 1.06]

68 TOTF.esp

69 RTT.esp

6A The Lost Spires.esp

6B Blood&Mud.esp

** Blood&Mud - EE patch.esp [Version 4.2]

6C Lost Paladins of the Divines.esp

6D Shadowcrest_Vineyard_COBL.esp

6E FCOM_Blood&Mud.esp [Version 0.9.9]

++ FCOM_Knights.esp [Version 0.9.9Mb3]

6F Roads of Cyrodiil.esp [Version 1.0]

70 ROC+Shadowcrest Vineyard Patch.esp [Version 1.0]

71 HeartOftheDead.esp [Version 6.0]

72 Better daedric shrines full.esp

73 Faregyl.esp [Version 2.0.10]

74 Feldscar.esp [Version 1.0.13]

75 Gottshaw Village.esp [Version 1.0]

76 Molapi.esp [Version 1.0.1]

77 Reedstand.esp [Version 1.0.4]

78 Urasek.esp [Version 1.0.4]

79 Vergayun.esp [Version 2.0.2]

7A xuldarkforest.esp [Version 1.0.5]

7B LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp

7C xulStendarrValley.esp [Version 1.2.2]

7D xulTheHeath.esp

7E xulEntiusGorge.esp [Version 1.2.1]

7F xulFallenleafEverglade.esp [Version 1.3.1]

80 LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp

81 xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp [Version 1.2.2]

82 xulChorrolHinterland.esp [Version 1.2.3]

83 xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp [Version 1.6.5]

84 xulBravilBarrowfields.esp [Version 1.3.4]

85 xulLushWoodlands.esp [Version 1.3.2]

86 xulAncientYews.esp [Version 1.4.4]

87 xulAncientRedwoods.esp [Version 1.6]

88 ROC+Ancient Redwoods.esp [Version 1.0]

89 xulCloudtopMountains.esp [Version 1.0.3]

8A xulArriusCreek.esp [Version 1.1.4]

8B xulPatch_AY_AC.esp [Version 1.1]

8C HeartoftheDead-ArriusCreek patch.esp

8D xulRollingHills_EV.esp [Version 1.3.3]

8E xulPantherRiver.esp

8F Blood&Mud-PantherRiver patch.esp

90 xulRiverEthe.esp [Version 1.0.2]

91 xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp [Version 1.1.1]

92 xulImperialIsle.esp [Version 1.6.8]

93 xulBlackwoodForest.esp [Version 1.1.0]

94 xulCheydinhalFalls.esp [Version 1.0.1]

95 Blood&Mud-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

96 TearsOfTheFiend-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

97 KvatchRebuilt-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

98 xulAspenWood.esp [Version 1.0.2]

99 xulSkingradOutskirts.esp [Version 1.0.2]

9A ROC+UL Skingrad Outskirts Patch.esp

9B xulSnowdale.esp [Version 1.0.5]

9C Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.0.2]

9D FrostcragReborn-Snowdale patch.esp

9E OOO-Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.1]

9F xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp [Version 1.12]

A0 OOO-CliffsOfAnvil patch.esp [Version 1.2]

A1 MMMDungeons-CliffsOfAnvil patch.esp [Version 1.0]

A2 xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp [Version 1.0.3]

A3 Lost Spires + Silverfish River Patch.esp [Version 1.0]

A4 xulJerallGlacier.esp [Version 1.0.1]

A5 OOO-JerallGlacier patch.esp [Version 1.0]

A6 xulTheEasternPeaks.esp [Version 1.0]

A7 ROC+UL-II+LtPD Patch.esp [Version 1.0]

A8 BetterDaedricShrinesFull-UniqueLandscapes patch.esp [Version 2.0]

A9 Frostcrag Village.esp [Version 1.0.7]

AA DLCFrostcrag Reborn - Frostcrag Village Patch.esp [Version 1.4.7]

AB Fort Akatosh Redux.esp

AC ROC+Fort Akatosh Redux.esp

AD Sutch Village.esp [Version 1.0.2]

AE LostCoast + SutchVillage Patch.esp [Version 1.0]

AF Better Cities - House price patch.esp [Version 1.0]

B0 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0]

++ Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.0.0]

B1 AutoBookPlacer.esp [Version 3.02]

B2 Better Dungeons.esp

B3 Cliff_BetterLetters.esp [Version 1.2]

B4 Leviathan Soulgems.esp

++ GotNoClass.esp

B5 Enhanced Vegetation [150%].esp

B6 Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.2.0]

B7 Enhanced Economy - House prices.esp [Version 5.4.3]

B8 Alternative Beginnings.esp [Version 1.3]

B9 Alternative Beginnings - Kvatch Intact.esp [Version 1.3]

BA RealisticFatigue.esp

BB Basic Primary Needs.esp [Version 6.0]

BC Circ Vamp Aesthetics.esp

BD RefScope.esp [Version 2.1.2]

BE SupremeMagicka.esp [Version 0.90b]

BF SM_ShiveringIsles.esp [Version 0.90]

++ SM_OOO.esp [Version 0.90]

++ SM_MMM.esp [Version 0.90]

++ SM_COBL.esp [Version 0.90]

C0 SM_EnchantStaff.esp [Version 0.90]

++ SM_Scrolls.esp [Version 0.90]

++ SM_SigilStone.esp [Version 0.90]

C1 MidasSpells.esp

C2 Syc_AtHomeAlchemy.esp

C3 ZumbsLockpickingMod - OBSE.esp

C4 Bundlement.esp [Version ision]

C5 nGCD.esp

C6 nGCD Oghma Infinium.esp

++ Item interchange - Extraction.esp [Version 0.76]

++ Item interchange - Placement for FCOM.esp [Version 0.76]

++ Item interchange - Placement for Frostcrag Reborn.esp [Version 0.76]

C7 bgBalancingEVCore.esp [Version 10.52EV-D]

++ Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]

C8 bgMagicEV.esp [Version 1.7EV]

++ bgMagicSpellTomes_for_WryeBash.esp [Version 1.68EV]

++ bgMagicEV_Conjuration_for_Supreme_Magicka.esp [Version 1.7.7]

++ bgBalancingEVOptionalFangs.esp [Version 10.0EV-D]

++ bgBalancingEVOptionalMoreEyes.esp [Version 10]

** bgBalancingEVOptionalNPCDiversity, TNR Merge.esp [Version 10.0EV-D]

++ bgBalancingEVOptionalFCOMAdditions.esp [Version 10.]

C9 bgBalancingOptionalNPCDiversityKvatchRebuilt, for Wrye Bash.esp [Version 9.0EV-D]

CA bgIntegrationEV.esp [Version 1.0b]

CB Silverfish&bgIntegrationPatch.esp

CC Better Cities Full - B&M Edition.esp [Version 5.1.7]

CD Better Imperial City.esp [Version 5.1.8]

CE Better Cities - All Natural.esp [Version 4.9.5]

CF Better Cities B&M - Unique Landscape Barrowfields.esp [Version 4.9.5]

D0 Better Cities - Ruined Tail's Tale.esp [Version 5.0.0]

D1 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Chorrol Hinterland.esp [Version 5.1.0]

D2 Better Cities - Tears of the Fiend.esp [Version 5.0.8]

D3 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Cheydinhal Falls.esp [Version 5.0.0]

D4 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Skingrad Outskirts.esp [Version 5.1.0]

D5 Better Cities - VHBloodlines.esp [Version 4.8.4]

D6 Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp [Version 5.0.0]

D7 Better Cities - The Lost Spires.esp [Version 5.0.0]

D8 Better Cities - COBL.esp [Version 2.1]

D9 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Imperial Isle.esp [Version 4.8.1]

** FCOM_Archery.esp [Version 0.9.9]

** ROC Standard Road Record.esp

++ Bashed Delayers - MERGE ONLY.esp [Version 3.1.29b]

** All Natural - Indoor Weather Filter For Mods.esp [Version 1.34]

DA Bashed Patch, 0.esp

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:42 pm

A second there I thought I was doing a Horrible job of pimping Integration, but then I saw it was already on your list. :biggrin:

From my generic copy/paste:

I'm mostly a quest mod player and I recently posted a big rundown for most of them that I've playedhttp://thenexusforums.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=157600&view=findpost&p=1349075 and http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=924363&topic=51137901.

Those give my short opinion on some of the mods you mentioned, now for the ones not mentioned:

Vilja: I just skimmed the surface of it, but from what I saw it was a very cool and very high quality mod, and well... everyone loves it.

Bladesong: This mod unfortunately isn't as truthful as it could be. It claims to be an epic scale adventure with a romanceable NPC, but in reality it's about 3 short quests, and a romance that consists of you being forced to become madly and completely in love with someone after a series of 2 or 3 conversations; If you don't the mod just cuts off and that's the end of it, and if you do claim to love her.... you submit to a ritual that will kill both of you if the love is not pure. Also a little warning, the mod does kill off a vanilla village.
Positive: The voice acting is good, and the battle at the end was somewhat cool. Basically play it if you want to experience the last 20 seconds of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpC_7pXHFk