Many of the creators of the most excellent mods browse these forums. I'd just like to give a big round of applause to all of you, because frankly you're doing a damn good job! :woot:

Oblivion has the inherent ability to evolve on its own thanks to the Construction Set and the creativity of the community. The entire game can be improved times over with the designing architecture of clever hobbyists. Anyone who has spent the time to delve into the difficulties of mod creation, struggled through the process of innovation and testing, and brought us all a wonderful improvement to the game, deserves a fat clap on the back! :goodjob:

Some mods are simply jaw-dropping. They improve upon the build of an already-excellent game, renewing it for us and soothing its subtle flaws. I hope the time and trouble you put into your mods is as rewarding as the time we simple folk spend playing them. Thanks from a player!

:trophy: Use this thread to congratulate those particular modders who have created assets to your game!

I would like to applaud the makers of the following:

Active Mod Files:00  Oblivion.esm01  All Natural Base.esm  [Version 0.9.9]02  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm  [Version 1.34]03  Mart's Monster Mod.esm  [Version 3.7b3p3]04  Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm  [Version 0.9.9MB3]05  Progress.esm  [Version 2.2]06  nVidia Black Screen Fix.esp  [Version 1.0.0]07  Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp  [Version 3.2.4]08  UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp  [Version 1.0.0]09  Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp0A  Oblivion.esp0B  All Natural - Real Lights.esp  [Version 0.9.9]0C  All Natural.esp  [Version 0.9.9]0D  All Natural - EW + NW + AWS.esp  [Version Final]0E  Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp0F  WindowLightingSystem.esp10  SoT_Holiday.esp11  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp  [Version 1.34]12  Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB3]13  Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]14  Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]15  Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]16  Mart's Monster Mod - Less Rats.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]17  Mart's Monster Mod - Less Reavers.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]18  Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Roads.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]19  Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Reduced.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]1A  Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]1B  Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life No Gates.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]1C  Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]1D  Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]1E  Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3f]1F  Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]20  Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot OOO.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]21  Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]22  Kyoma's Journal Mod.esp  [Version 3.2.0]23  Enhanced Vegetation [150%].esp24  ZumbsLockpickingMod - OBSE.esp25  ProgressGSD.esp  [Version 2.0]26  ProgressMBSP.esp  [Version 2.0]27  ProgressSBSP.esp  [Version 1.0]28  ProgressRBSP.esp  [Version 1.0]29  ProgressRacial.esp2A  ProgressArmorer.esp  [Version 1.0]2B  Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]2C  Streamline 3.1.esp2D  OMOBS.esp  [Version 1.0]2E  OMOBS Optional Combat Settings.esp  [Version 1.0]2F  Oblivifall - Something's Not Right.esp  [Version 1.0]30  Enhanced Economy.esp  [Version 3.4.3]

Were you here, you'd have a full access pass to the beer fridge.

I second that emotion! :woot: :clap: :tops: :rock: :celebrate:

I will also say that thanks to all the time and Effort Put into Helping everyone USE said mods .

Any one Know how to Do the Code Box thing? (the Original Way doesn't Work anymore)??

Was also going to Post my Load order But its a Monster!!! almost 200 mods!

It looks like "spoiler" is the new tag of choice. I have been missing the "codebox" tag too.

@Albertine: I love your cheer, and I have to say I'm touched that you chose HTF's older mod AWS for you AN variation...lot's of nice memories there. I am mixing that one with his newer mod, Enhanced Weather.


Thanks to the modders here too! ^___^
- Tomlong75210

All I can say, as I play the game through again, is that the experience is just completely different. It feels more epic, deeper and less like a console game. There's a certain depth I've attained with mods, and aside from a few weird crashes and minor glitches, they seem to be working (I've just jinxed myself).

Hate to double post, but it's been a while and I'd like to bump for some mods I add to the list, which are entirely too excellent to do without.

Active Mod Files:0D  All Natural - EW + NW + AWS.esp  [Version Final]0F  WindowLightingSystem.esp10  Immersive Combat Music.esp  [Version 1.00]11  SoT_Holiday.esp12  Crowded Roads.esp  [Version 2.0]22  Kragenir's Death Quest.esp23  KDQ - Rural Line Additions.esp26  Enhanced Vegetation [150%].esp27  StealthOverhaul.esp28  ZumbsLockpickingMod - OBSE.esp29  RenGuardOverhaul.esp31  Streamline 3.1.esp34  Oblivifall - Something's Not Right.esp  [Version 1.0]35  Enhanced Economy.esp  [Version 3.4.3]36  CT-Backpacks.esp37  Oblivifall - Ambiant Dungeon SFX.esp  [Version 1.0]

Streamline saved me from major CTD issues with saved games, Oblivifall is just a flat out good idea, Kragenir's is cool, Reneer's is loads of fun...etc etc.
I'm excited for all of these projects which are still being messed around with. :rock:

now close this pointless thread and get back to work.

I'll add my thoughts, because I think I go too long without expressing my appreciation, and I regret that. As a (very) minor mod-maker myself, I understand a tiny fraction of the hard work that real modders put into their creations, and we users reap all the rewards. Too often, we feel we're entitled to something, and blame modders for our own failure to follow directions, RTFM, look at the FAQ, etc. Most notably is the recent departure of Iliana from her wonderful opus, Elsweyr. It's been said many times, but I feel it needs to be said again, that we, who truly appreciate the time, commitment, and hard work that these wonderful modders put into their wonderful mods, let them know how much we enjoy their work. Maybe not in every thread for every mod we use, but a kind word in a thread like this one goes a long way. To me, one honest player, excited about a mod and eager to help make it better (or enjoy it just the way it is... some mods ARE perfect ) is worth a hundred imbecilic flamers who can't be bothered to read the plugin description field. So, I echo the sentiment... thank you, for all your wonderful contributions to this community and to this game. :cake: & :icecream:

I have to says Thanks to the Mod Makers as well as the Guys Making the Mods work, weve got some tools on gere that are totally Awsome... :celebration:

It's a great community this game has. Well, the people who aren't stupid and mean(who are sadly common), anyway.
I've seen some great mods, played a couple of them, but in the end, I give unending support to any modder who tries(and doesn't get mean and stupid).

I would like to add my very much appreciated thanks, to All the folks who have Created and helped Making this game almost limitless. :tops:

Also a Big thank you to those who use there time helping Mod Newbies sorting out our Modding Errors.

Warmest regards.

James. :foodndrink:

I would like to thank ALL modders and the community :foodndrink: . Without them I would have put oblivion in a shelf or box long time ago and forgotten about it. Thanks to the community and modders oblivion is a PERFECT game. Thanks to them I haven't stopped playing oblivion since 2006!!! So thanks times infinity to the modders and community that helped make oblivion the way it is today!!!!!
:celebration: :celebration: :foodndrink: :foodndrink: :celebration: :celebration:

Go Modders!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah seriously. the original game was nooot even close compare to the user created mods. the modders are really amazing.

and thanks to you guys .. I have 70gb of mods in my computer right now .. =\

Okay, I have to jump in here to extend a special thanks to Tomlong for guiding me through the mod process. It seems like Tomlong hangs out in the forums just helping the general populace, and well, I just think that's cool as hell.
:celebration: :celebrate: :cake:

Oblivion is running ridiculously, amazingly good for me now. My mind is blown at every turn, the graphics are great, the FPS is nearly always above 60, I have tons of new stuff to do, it's really smooth, and crashes hardly ever happen.

I'm going to cut and paste my refined list of mods, these ones, in my limited experience, are just absolutely incredible.


Must-have Side Programs

• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10533
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22368

For System Stability:

• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10400
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5296
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23208
  
• http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1078392-oblivion-and-memory-usage forum thread
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22410

:thumbsup: For Graphics/Textures

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11167

• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18498
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23783
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18305
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19628
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5643

Overhauls:

• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14442
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15256
  
• http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1083199-martigens-monster-mod-ooo/page__p__15781615__fromsearch__1&#entry15781615

Gameplay:

• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14304
  
• http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25078 or http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4432

http://sites.google.com/site/oblivionpoinfo/runoblivion/loadorders/albertine

Anyone who had anything to do with the making the above happen, thank you!

I'll take the time to thank Side for his ships and better music system, one of my most favorite mods!
I have tons others...but...too lazy to list them...maybe when I am not feeling lazy I will post an edit.

It has been quite a while since I properly played the game but I hope to give it another shot next month or so. If the current active release threads are any indication it's going to be great! :celebration:

Damn you all modders! :swear: I bought two new games recently and didn't touch them yet because I can't help but notice interesting mods here! Downloading, Installing, Testing... and ending up playing for hours. I should stop coming here altogether.

Keep up the too good work.

I hear you! I've been accumulating a huge library of games that I need to play. I'm still slowly working through 2007's crop of games, while I keep coming back to Oblivion. I started playing the Witcher recently, deciding I needed to start working through some other games in my collection. All it did was make me wish I was playing Oblivion instead... It was so linear and limiting! I got about halfway through Lost Planet: Colonies Edition too, but then came back to Oblivion... I still want to play Crysis someday...

I have Wrye Bash set up with around 6 separate character profiles with mods targeted at those character classes; and the game is totally different and customized each time I play. My current pure Mage character is a blast to play, and hard as nails at lowly level 3.

I agree with all of the above. The mods are awesome, and the community is just precious. I started my modding experience in early 2008, when, like a lot of people, I reinstalled Oblivion, and when I look at my game now I am amazed at the work that was accomplished. Four years after its release, it is a much more immersive and just plain entertaining game, and the forums are still brimming with activity, with knowledgeable, friendly, helpful individuals ready to make it an even better experience...Man, I'm proud of you all. Thank you Bethesda, thank you modders, thank you community. (Getting ready for the academy awards here )