WHY body replacers, texture packs, retextures doesn't work?

[cryfed]

EDIT: body replacer i managed to get working with a new Archive Invalidated and BSA Redirection, but texture pack again they doesn't work, damn.

Like the title said, i would know why when i install a body replacer mod like the Robert's Male Body V5, or a texture pack like Qarl's texture pack, or also a retexture for the Robert's body doesn't work in game? all remain vanilla.

Only Oblivion Character Overhaul seems to works fine. For mods i use Mod Organizer 2, i have OBSE, Blockhead installed...but i can't understand why this mods doesn't work.

Is Mod Organizer the problem? do i need to use Wyre Bash, OBMM for get to work this mods?

I have experience of modding on Creation Engine, but on Gamebryo seems to be a nightmare for me

here all my info:

Mod Manager: Mod Organizer 2
OBSE, Blochead, NPC Tex: Installed (manually)
Archive Invalide present (with ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated)

Oblivion GOTY edition GOG

 

Edited January 14, 2019 by cryfed

[Oblivionaddicted]

I never used Mod organizer.

 

Did you ever try a manual install?

[cryfed]

I never used Mod organizer.

 

Did you ever try a manual install?

Manual install only for install OBSE and his various plugins and some compatibility patch

[DrakeTheDragon]

Don't know the GOG version, but it's a common thing with the steam version. Could you check the "dates" of your BSA archives? File date in Oblivion always trumps all else. As long as a BSA is considered "newer" than a replacement, the replacement will never have a chance to be used, Archive Invalidation in use or not.

[cryfed]

Don't know the GOG version, but it's a common thing with the steam version. Could you check the "dates" of your BSA archives? File date in Oblivion always trumps all else. As long as a BSA is considered "newer" than a replacement, the replacement will never have a chance to be used, Archive Invalidation in use or not.

Yep, first time i checked the dates and it was wrong, so i use OBMM to redate them to 2006. This has resolve Robert's and OCO, but the retextures continue to doesn't work correctly

[Moktah]

double check to see where you're texture pack was installed

 

on an unmodded game, you'll only have one folder in your textures folder

game directory/data/textures/characters/Sheogorath

 

Roberts Male Body replacer texture compatibility addon

will add the folters:

darkelf

DarkSeducer

dremora

GoldenSaint

imperial

nuska

and

orc

 

 

Basically, if you don't have any extra folders in the data/textures/characters folder, then its probably not installed in the right spot

 

side note: the game looks for folders there first. If none are found, the game checks its bsa file (which is sorta like a zip file)

and uses the default ones

[cryfed]

double check to see where you're texture pack was installed

 

on an unmodded game, you'll only have one folder in your textures folder

game directory/data/textures/characters/Sheogorath

 

Roberts Male Body replacer texture compatibility addon

will add the folters:

darkelf

DarkSeducer

dremora

GoldenSaint

imperial

nuska

and

orc

 

 

Basically, if you don't have any extra folders in the data/textures/characters folder, then its probably not installed in the right spot

 

side note: the game looks for folders there first. If none are found, the game checks its bsa file (which is sorta like a zip file)

and uses the default ones

So i need to install manually all without using Mod Organizer?

[Moktah]

I've never used Mod Organizer myself.

 

As for mod installers, I've only used Wrye Bash and OBMM.

I do install a bunch manually.

 

In the case of the texture pack I mentioned

it can be installed manually.

its just a matter of unzipping the download into the correct directory.

 

Sounds like you might be a bit new to Oblivion and modding it to your liking.

Here's a pretty good tutorial for getting your game looking pretty good.

If nothing else, it should give you a good learning experience in installing mods.

https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/47591