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[marabunta5]

what is an omod file? pm me pls idk what to do with omods

[Zquinty]

I have winRAR. All the files I'm getting are .7z's. bla, bla, bla. But when I run winRAR on the files, nothing happens. Either that, or I get this Error message: "[filename.7z] The archive is either in unknown format or damaged". I already tried re-downloading the files. Same deal. What should I do?

[LFact]

I have winRAR. All the files I'm getting are .7z's. bla, bla, bla. But when I run winRAR on the files, nothing happens. Either that, or I get this Error message: "[filename.7z] The archive is either in unknown format or damaged". I already tried re-downloading the files. Same deal. What should I do?

What version of WinRAR you have?

[LHammonds]

When it's all said and done, I prefer 7-zip over everything else. It has the best compression, it's free, the source code is freely available and you can decompress all archives and create 7z or zip archives.

If you want the best compression to save space, download and upload time, use the .7z format.
If you want the best speed during compression and best portability, use the .zip format. (good for small files so that even WinXP can open them)
The .rar format is simply a middle-of-the-road format.

Most Common Archive Formats (2008)

Filetype extension: .7z
Commonly referred to as: 7-zip (or SevenZip)
Program Web site: www.7-zip.com
Cost: FREE
License: Open Source, GPL
Compression: Best
Portability: To extract files in this format, each use must have 7-zip or the latest version of WinRAR
Native Support in Windows XP?: No

Filetype extension: .rar
Commonly referred to as: RAR
Program web site: www.rarlabs.com
Cost: $30
License: Trialware
Compression: Better than OK
Portability: To extract files in this format, each user must have WinRAR, 7-zip, or simular compatible program.
Native Support in Windows XP?: No

Filetype extension: .zip
Commonly referred to as: Zip
Program Web Site: www.winzip.com
Cost: $35
License: Trialware
Compression: OK
Portability: This format has been around so long that just about every program that deals with compression can handle it.
Native Support in Windows XP?: Yes

Compression Size Comparison:

Oblivion Mod to compress: Apophis: Armory of the Silver Dragon 0.9.3
Oblivion Mod uncompressed size: 151 MB

Archive Program: 7-Zip v4.47
Compression Setting: Maximum
Time to Compress: 1 minute, 00 seconds
Time to Decompress: 0 minute, 13 seconds
Final compressed size: 53.5 MB

Archive Program: WinZip v11.1
Compression Setting: Best Compression (non-compatible)
Time to Compress: 0 minute, 58 seconds
Time to Decompress: 0 minute, 13 seconds
Final compressed size: 65.4 MB

Archive Program: WinRAR v3.71
Compression Setting: Best
Time to Compress: 0 minute, 30 seconds
Time to Decompress: 0 minute, 12 seconds
Final compressed size: 72.7 MB

Archive Program: WinZip v11.1
Compression Setting: Legacy (Zip 2.0 compatible)
Time to Compress: 1 minute, 2 seconds
Time to Decompress: 0 minute, 13 seconds
Final compressed size: 73.6 MB

Source: http://lhammonds.gam...al_compress.asp

[LHammonds]

Oh, and one more thing, WinZip and WinRAR are NOT free. To all of you that are using WinZip and WinRAR past their trial periods, you are just kicking mud in the author's face for providing non-crippleware as a try-before-you-buy. Shame on you.

LHammonds

[AngryJessman]

You can find pretty much find all archive compressor programs for free off the net

im sure winzip open 7z files, but a 7z archiver prog is found on download.com for free anyways

if you have tried to re download the file when it shows as up as unknown or when unzipping it shows an error, try to contact the author of the mod or try to find a mirror download of the mod (mirror means alternative websites)

if it shows up as an OMOD, you need to search for the OMOD program, this file type is easier to install as it self installs all its files in the needed location, normally bigger mods have this alternative download option for those with the program

if it shows up as any other file, try puting it the file type that is shown (example; .zip, .exe etc), in google and it should find a program

[Chaky2]

I have, for once, a question that is NOT related to archives..

I've recently discovered some (to me) unknown file types. I did try to get some info on FILEExt.com and alike-sites, but I found very little or none info on these file types:

- egm
- egt
- tri

I presume that egm files are some sort of 3D meshes and egt are packed textures.

My question would be: Does Oblivion use these files or not? Are they modding-leftovers/resources and, therefor, useless for players-only?