A whole pile of questions about mods! : IV

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:20 pm

1. Which mods affect graphics? I tried the OBGE shaders and core download but it did nothing-no godrays like in the pics or video
2. Why won't the Imperial City unique districts mod work? IC looks the exact same.
3. Some of the mods I put in seem to work, but others don't-for example I think the natural environments mod did nothing-I may be wrong.
4. Which mods would you recommend(excluding perverted Japanese mods)

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:30 am

1-3: What are you using to install your mods? Manual? Wrye Bash? OBMM? Do you have a Bashed Patch? Post your load order, also.

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:36 pm

1. Which mods affect graphics? I tried the OBGE shaders and core download but it did nothing-no godrays like in the pics or video
2. Why won't the Imperial City unique districts mod work? IC looks the exact same.
3. Some of the mods I put in seem to work, but others don't-for example I think the natural environments mod did nothing-I may be wrong.
4. Which mods would you recommend(excluding perverted Japanese mods)

1. Qarl's Texture pack III is probably the single biggest improvement you could make to Oblivion's graphics. For OBGE shaders to work correctly you must configure it as per the readme and also make sure you have OBSE 20 installed.
2. Not sure on that one.
3. Some mods require special instructions, make sure to read the readme's.
4. If your new to modding I would recommend a simple installation process. Google the FCOM superpack if you want the easiest way to get FCOM up and running in probably the best mod compilation out there, I personally prefer Warcry New Dimension though. As for immersion I highly recommend you google Arwins Oblivion mods, she list a bunch that I use and some the I don't but good pack anyways.

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:20 am

. Google the FCOM superpack if you want the easiest way to get FCOM up and running in probably the best mod compilation out there

....but don't come running here looking for support when you run into issues with it....

Seriously, these packs have been uploaded without the consent of the mod authors, often with older and unsupported versions of their mods.
Let me reiterate.
There is NO authorised combo pack of Oblivion mods, therfore if problems do arise from installing one there is very little chance that any of the modders who's projects are included will offer any support.

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:25 pm

Can't really help with the others but for 4:

Generic copy/paste for generic topic. Answer some of the questions in the copy/paste and give some more details and we'll probably be able to help you more.

Spoiler

Lists and resources for finding many popular mods, and some good mods:
(note the distinction between the two, don't just follow mindless peer pressure, try and make your own opinions and find what you'll like)

List of lists:
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?showtopic=1010109
Top 100
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/top/alltime.php
Files of the months:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/filesofthemonth.php
Hall of fame:
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=oblivionmods.HOF
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/categories.php, http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/tags/search.php, http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/advancedsearch.php

General help in terms of installing, utilities, workshops, etc.:

http://tesivpositive.animolious.com/
http://www.oblivionmodwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
http://tesalliance.org/forums/ (Check The Enclave forum, the Oblivion forum, or the Voice actor forum depending on your pursuits)
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/87-iv-oblivion/ (Hardware/software for non mod related issues, Mods for mod users, Construction set for making mods.)

List of topics exactly like ~~yours~~ generic pleadings for "Any mods?" that have already been answered:
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1072579-the-any-mods-list-of-topics/
Read the AZERessential topics to get the basic "get wryebash, OBMM, OBSE, start slow" basic advice for starters recommendations

If you want any further help I suggest you tell us about yourself; what you like and what you're looking for... Here's some questions to get you started:

Have you played Oblivion already?
What sort of things interest you?
What type of Character do you usually play? (good/evil, theif/mage, roleplayer/random-no-story-hack-and-slasher?)
Are there specific types of mods you think would interest you? (Quests, graphic mods, gameplay mods, overhauls, etc.)
When did you leave?
What did you not like about Oblivion? What did Oblivion not have or need more of?
Male or female character?

For the occasional "What are your must haves?"

Mostly quest mods: http://kno.li/i

My favorite quests are:
http://theelderscrolls.info/?go=dlfile&fileid=349 (my most favorite)
http://www.tesnexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=125368
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21989
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=17448
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6977
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6855
Ihttp://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19591

[b]Gameplay mods:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25462
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25835
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22894
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25844
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25844
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=26196
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18442
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3409
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21862(good for troubleshooting)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20736
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20807
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20371 (Needed for Integration)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22124 (Needed for Integration)

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.

(Some of these are probably outdated by now)
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?act=findpost&pid=15598757
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1073167&view=findpost&p=15603156
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1073167&view=findpost&p=15602927 (Don't really want a lot top 10's or simple lists but I'm desperate for cop/pastes at the moment)
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1075680&view=findpost&p=15650213