Balakirev

Hidden Agenda. Reviewed it when it first appeared in 1988. Very deep title, but very easy to play. Lots of outcomes. Nothing quite like it has ever appeared. When the developer approached a publisher with the idea of doing a similar in-depth game about a fictional nation in the MidEast, he was told (or so he informed me) that "no one was interested in the MidEast"!

Loot table issues. If the problem reoccurs, try bringing up the console in game by typing ~, then type: StartQuest FransMenu Hit enter, and exit the console. That'll bring up Frans' menu, and you can reset things. See if that fixes the problem. It sometimes works, but by no means always.

Pretty much my position, except that I have given a thumbs down on one mod unsupported mod that actually breaks the game. There are also a few mod categories where my ratings come much later: 1) Quest and dungeon mods that I install and deliberately forget about, until much later--because I'm involved in something else in the game, or a much higher level is recommended, or I'd just rather hit things by surprise. 2) Armor/weaponry mods that I'm gathering for a large merge. Punishing users for not rating? I question that the ratings we'd get by threats would be worth anything. Even as it is, there are so many blank-faced "Hi! Love the mod!" that reveal nothing. Forcing people to post ratings in order to download would probably generate a lot more, unless someone actually moderates the responses--and that's annoying make-work that would raise tempers and achieve little, in my opinion. Best idea, I think: just go on rating mods, and let the next person do what they want.

I would also suggest installing Wrye Bash. OBMM does some things extremely well, such as handling OMOD installations, but Wrye is superior when it comes to managing mod ilsts. Between BOSS and Wrye Bash, you should be able to figure matters out. One other note: I can't read what several of your mods are, because the titles are cut off, but they appear to be cosmetic compilations of some sort. It's easier to tell what conflicts may be there if we see the full names of items.

Onions aren't a harvestable ingredient, so you can't plant them. I myself use Lady E's GrowPlants!, but as with other, similar mods, you'll only find standard plants on offer.

I've been informed there are no mage guild teleportal rooms in Oblivion, something I'd forgotten, since many of the mods I'm running go pretty far back. If that's the case, and anybody has an idea what mod of the group above might have added those guilds, it would be a place to start.

Clearly a mod has done it: completely removed any access to the Bravil mage guild's teleport room. If I try to take the teleport in from another guild, I get out in Bravil teleport room--but when I attempt to leave, I end up falling through the floor repeatedly, endlessly, outside the guild's main floor room. Almost as though something was ESMified, but I've no idea what. Here's my current modlist, and I'd appreciate any help: Active Mod Files: 00 Oblivion.esm 01 Cybiades.esm [Version 2.0] 02 Windfall.esm 03 TR_OoT_Main.esm 04 Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm 05 Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm 06 Cobl Main.esm [Version 1.72] 07 Mart's Monster Mod.esm [Version 3.7b3p3] 08 TamrielTravellers.esm [Version 1.39c] 09 CyrodiilUpgradeResourcePack.esm 0A Armamentarium.esm 0B DremoraCompanion.esm 0C Fort Akatosh.esm 0D StaticAlchemyMod.esm 0E CM Partners.esm 0F Toaster Says Share v3.esm 10 Artifacts.esm [Version 1.1] 11 Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.2.4] 12 Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp [Version 1.4.0] ++ Oblivion Vwalk UOS.esp ++ DLCShiveringIsles Vwalk DG_DS UOS.esp ++ DLCShiveringIsles Vwalk UOS.esp 13 DLCShiveringIsles.esp 14 Oblivion Collectible Cards.esp 15 Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp 16 AmbientTownSounds.esp 17 LoadingScreens.esp 18 LoadingScreensAddOn.esp 19 300_Lore_Dialogue_Updated.esp 1A Storms & Sound.esp 1B WindowLightingSystem.esp 1C Advanced_Water_Modification-2734.esp 1D Book Jackets Oblivion.esp 1E AliveWaters.esp 1F Better Bell Sounds.esp 20 ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - All the Districts - Let The People Drink Compatible Version - Merged.esp 21 ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Castles - All The Castles - Merged.esp 22 kalikuts_raretradegoods2_0.esp 23 Doomstones Expanded.esp 24 moDem's City Life.esp 25 Crowded Cities 15.esp ++ Crowded Cities 15 Vwalk.esp 26 Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.2] 27 Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp [Version 3.0.2] 28 DLCOrrery.esp ++ DLCOrrery Vwalk.esp 29 DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.3] 2A DLCMehrunesRazor.esp 2B DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4] ++ DLCMehrunesRazor Vwalk UOP.esp 2C DLCSpellTomes.esp ++ DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1] ** Book Jackets DLC.esp 2D ArmamentariumArmor.esp ++ GrimbotsSpellTomes.esp 2E ArmamentariumVendors.esp 2F ExnemEyeCandy.esp 30 Banes Guilds United.esp ++ MaleBodyReplacerV4.esp ++ doofdillas_potions_recolored_sorted_v0_3_1.esp [Version 0.3.1] ** FineWeapons.esp 31 HiddenSkulls.esp 32 Sin's Expanded Light Armor Kit [Chest].esp 33 Sin's Expanded Light Armor Kit [NPC].esp 34 ArynnsDrowQueen2.0.esp 35 StockClothingArmor-forExnems.esp 36 Morrowind Robes and Dresses for HGEC.esp 37 DLCThievesDen.esp 38 DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5] ++ DLCThievesDen Vwalk UOP.esp 39 DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp [Version 1.0.4] ++ Francesco's Optional Vendor Tweaks.esp 3A Francesco's Optional Leveled Quests.esp 3B Francesco's Optional Leveled Arena.esp 3C Francesco's Optional Files 2.esp 3D Cobl Glue.esp [Version 1.72] 3E Cobl Si.esp [Version 1.63] ++ Cobl Tweaks.esp [Version 1.44] 3F Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp 40 Mart's Monster Mod for Fran.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 41 Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Imperial Armor.esp [Version 3.7b3p] 42 Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 43 Mart's Monster Mod - Durability & Damage.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 44 Mart's Monster Mod - Fran's leveled quests.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 45 Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Quest Locations.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 46 Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 47 Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life No Gates.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 48 Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 49 Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 4A Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 4B Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot G&GD.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 4C TamrielTravellers4MMM.esp [Version 1.39c] ++ TamrielTravellers4MMM Vwalk.esp ++ TamrielTravellersFactionAll.esp [Version 1.39c] 4D TamrielTravellersItemsnpc.esp [Version 1.39c] 4E TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp [Version 1.39c] 4F TamrielTravellersItemsVendor.esp [Version 1.39c] 50 ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp [Version 1.39c] ++ ShiveringIsleTravellers Vwalk.esp ++ ShiveringIsleTravellersFriendlyFactions.esp [Version 1.39c] ++ ShiveringIsleTravellersFriendlyFactions4MMM.esp [Version 1.39c] ++ MMM-Cobl.esp [Version 1.69] 51 cyrodiil transportation network wz.esp 52 DexwoodFamilySaga.esp 53 Extended Chorrol.esp ++ Extended Chorrol Vwalk.esp 54 Gift of Kynareth.esp 55 HeartOftheDead.esp [Version 6.0.1] ++ HeartOftheDead Vwalk.esp 56 Kragenir's Death Quest.esp 57 LetThePeopleDrink-Cobl.esp [Version 2.5] 58 KragenirsDeathQuest-LetThePeopleDrink patch.esp 59 LostSwordOfTheAylied.esp 5A LostSwordOfTheAylied - OBSE Add-On.esp 5B Quest For The Elements.esp 5C QQuix - Divine Elegance Showroom.esp 5D Ruins of Tarnesia.esp [Version 1.0] 5E Skingrad Market 1.0.esp [Version 1.00] 5F Spirit's Edge.esp 60 SSS_1.0.esp 61 Tchos Alchemy Tower.esp 62 The Crazy Scientist.esp 63 TheElderCouncil.esp 64 TR_Stirk.esp 65 WeaponsOfTheNine.esp [Version 2.2] 66 WellspringGrove.esp 67 CybiadesDungeon.esp [Version 2.1] 68 Windfall.esp 69 DLCFrostcrag.esp ++ DLCFrostcrag Vwalk.esp 6A DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4] 6B Knights.esp 6C Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.9] ++ Knights Vwalk UOP.esp ++ Mart's Monster Mod - Knights.esp [Version 3.7b3p3] 6D Cybiades.esp [Version 2.1] ++ Cybiades Vwalk.esp 6E TOTF.esp 6F RTT.esp ++ RTT Vwalk.esp 70 RTT-Weye Relocation Patch.esp [Version 2.0] 71 The Lost Spires.esp ++ The Lost Spires Vwalk.esp 72 AFK_Weye.esp 73 GuardsofCyrodiil.esp 74 MannimarcoRevisited.esp 75 FortAkatosh.esp 76 DS Storage Sacks.esp [Version 1.21] 77 bartholm.esp 78 Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp 79 Duke Patricks Sickness Alarm.esp 7A Exterior Actors Have Torches 1.3 DT.esp 7B 2nd to 1st person.esp 7C Kyoma's Journal Mod.esp [Version 3.2.0] 7D Salmo the Baker, Cobl.esp [Version 3.08] 7E Roleplaying Dialogues.esp 7F Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.1.1] 80 Quest Award Leveller.esp [Version 2.0.1] ++ Quest Award Leveller - Mehrunes Razor.esp [Version 2.1.0] 81 Quest Award Leveller - Knights of the Nine.esp [Version 2.1.0] 82 SSEE.esp 83 Syc_AtHomeAlchemy.esp ++ EnchantmentRestore_Wells.esp ++ Mundane Enchantment Adjustment.esp 84 No psychic guards v1.2.esp 85 Legendary Abilities-Shield MOJ.esp ++ 77_Umpa_Sexy_walk.esp 86 Toaster Says Share Faction Recruitment.esp 87 bgBalancingEVCore.esp [Version 10.52EV-D] 88 bgMagicEV.esp [Version 1.7EV] ++ bgMagicSpellTomes_for_WryeBash.esp [Version 1.68EV] 89 bgMagicBonus.esp [Version 1.7EV] 8A bgMagicEVPaperChase.esp [Version 1.68EV] 8B Francesco's 10 days respawn time.esp 8C Azure's Arcanery.esp 8D Kot9 Rings.esp ++ WellspringGroveZahrashaBook.esp 8E CM Armor Expansion.esp ++ FingerOfTheMountain.esp 8F CWU MM - Demon Weapons.esp 90 MagicFromTheSky.esp 91 Slof and Tanya's Fleshbeast Armour.esp 92 Riddle_Dungeon 2_v1.1.esp 93 EiAmod.esp [Version 1.1] ++ EiAmod_ShiveringIsles.esp ++ Fransfemale.esp 94 Grandmaster of Alchemy.esp 95 Slof's & Orc's Armours.esp ++ YAARM_Iron.esp ++ Shivering Armor Variety.esp 96 DremoraCompanion.esp 97 Growlfs Hot Clothes.esp 98 Apachii_Goddess_Store.esp 99 Town_Ceremonial_Armor.esp 9A Dungeo Forgotten Tower Reduced Spawns.esp 9B Ayleid Loot EXtension.esp 9C PartnerArmor.esp 9D AgarMoreVariedSpellEffects.esp 9E SupremeMagicka.esp [Version 0.89] ++ SM_MMM.esp [Version 0.89] 9F SM_ShiveringIsles.esp [Version 0.86] ++ SM_DLCSpellTome.esp [Version 0.80] A0 DIMPocketofWealth.esp [Version 1.6] A1 Amajor7 Imperial Furniture.esp ++ SM_COBL.esp [Version 0.86] A2 Bottomless Cavern.esp A3 bgBalancingEVLAMEAddition.esp [Version 10.51EV-D] A4 bgIntegrationEV.esp [Version 0.993] A5 Purge Cell Buffers - Loading.esp [Version 1.0.0] A6 Consequences.esp A7 Consequences_Knights.esp A8 Malevolent.esp A9 Flexible Leveling II.esp AA Apachii_Heroes_Store.esp AB Echo_ChapelChant.esp AC sr_super_hotkeys.esp AD Reznod_Mannequin_HD[Eng].esp AE Adonnays Classical Weaponry.esp ++ bgMagicEV_Conjuration_for_Supreme_Magicka.esp [Version 1.5] AF Kyoma's Spell Renamer.esp [Version 3.0.0] B0 Leviathan Soulgems.esp B1 Mart's Monster Mod - Hemingweys NPC and Guard Capes.esp [Version 1.0] B2 Bullet Time Custom.esp B3 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0] B4 Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp [Version 3.0.0] B5 PTArtifacts.esp ++ Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.0.0] ++ NoHFailure_HFlora.esp ++ NoHFailure_HFlora_SE.esp B6 1em_Vilja.esp ++ 1em_Vilja Vwalk.esp B7 Misc Merged1.esp ** SPARTAN VIs Diverse City Guards v1 2.esp B8 Banes.esp B9 More Merchants.esp ** Mage Equipment.esp BA Baddy.esp BB HoarfrostCastle.esp BC Companion Neeshka.esp ++ Companion Neeshka Vwalk.esp BD Saerileth.esp BE Acolyte_Of_Kynareth_HGEC.esp BF Sonia.esp ++ Sonia Vwalk.esp C0 The Ayleid Steps.esp [Version 3.0.3] C1 sun_night_elves.esp C2 Merged Dungeons.esp C3 X.Night.Elf.esp C4 CMNightElves.esp C5 Artifacts.esp [Version 1.1] C6 CompanionMaster.esp C7 companion_nightelves.esp C8 IDKRRR_C_race.esp C9 IDKRRR_C_race_closed_mouth_version.esp CA Chocolate Elves.esp CB CMNightSunelves.esp CC Maigrets House Cats.esp CD CMChocloateelves.esp CE companion_chocolate.esp ++ bgHighElfSeamReducerFixEV.esp CF bgBalancingOptionalLessHealth.esp [Version 10.0UV-U] ++ bgBalancingEVLAMEGlue.esp [Version 10.0EV-D1.62EV] ++ bgMagicEVAddEnVar.esp [Version 1.68EV] ** bgMagicEVShader.esp [Version 1.7EV] ++ bgBalancingEVOptionalSeamReducerHighElfFix.esp [Version 10.0EV-D] ** bgBalancingEVOptionalNPCDiversity, TNR Merge.esp [Version 10.0EV-D] D0 bgMagicLightningbolt.esp D1 MassA.I-50.esp D2 SWalk.esp D3 HGEC_special_armor_repl.esp ++ Duke Patricks - BASIC Script Effect Silencer.esp ++ Item interchange - Extraction.esp [Version 0.78] ++ Item interchange - Placement.esp [Version 0.78] D4 Bashed Patch, 0.esp D5 Hemingweys Capes.esp [Version 1.02] D6 RshAlchemy.esp D7 RshAlchemyRecipes.esp D8 RAEVWD Cities.esp [Version 1.4]

Are you using BOSS? I'd suggest it as a means of finding good mod loading orders, and some conflicts. Also Wrye Bash: it's easier to see conflicts and resolve them in Wrye than in OBMM (though I use the latter for omods).

Good catch. :) Have you tried contacting the modder? Failing that, I'd drop a note here to the management, so they can consider if they want to continue offering the mod.

Anvil--provided I get to live in the rich section. ;) If I can't, then the IC. Access to all those services.

It's being done, right now. When you use a poisoned weapon, you're in effect casting a spell when that weapon hits. The same thing goes with enchanted weapons. So your answer is, yes.

Glad you got it up and running! :thumbsup: You might want to take a look at Window Lighting Gothic Medieval, if you care to add more color to those windows. Regardless, good luck!

I've used Balanced Races without any problems at all. If meshes from Francesco's mod are missing, then it wasn't installed properly. I'd also suggest checking over your installation of Mart's: you've got some duplication of functionality that definitely isn't good going on, there. For example, Mart's documentation says you should load: You're running both the Fran and OOO versions, rather than either. I'd suggest uninstalling Mart's and using the OMOD version. Really makes life easier.

I'd honestly expected to find crates, barrels, and a small, mousy man or woman keeping a ledger of goods who, with a bit of threat or bribery, revealed they were a link to a small smuggling operation.

Same here. In the long haul, both games are relatively new: just not out yesterday. And by yesterday, I mean that I still play Hidden Agenda, which I first reviewed for a magazine back in 1988. Have to say, modded Morrowind and Oblivion are incredible things.

You might want to check out the Oblivion Quest list. It's very well done, and I would suggest checking out the extremely immersive Integration. Which also requires the author's Less Annoying Magic Experience, and Race Balancing mods.

Thank you, Maigrets, for that very thorough response. ...and by the way, thank you for your Cats mod. I know you no longer offer it, but I have it from several years ago, and just started up a new character. She couldn't do without Cleo and Echo in her Alchemy Tower!

I'm having some problems with missing armor meshes to the various cities' guards. So I'm looking for a mod that would replace all the town guard meshes. Alternatively, if I could just open the CAB files on my Oblivion CD--but for some reason, they all report as "damaged" when I try open them. Help with either would be appreciated.

Did you remember to remove the ESP for Texians when you installed AWLS? Because Texians will conflict with AWLS, and that could cause problems. As for the textures, as I recall, not everything lights up at night. Read the documentation that comes with the mod, and it should say so, one way or the other.

It might help, too, if you list all your mods in loading order.

At the risk of stating the obvious, have you tried pressing CTRL to see if that removes your problem? Sometimes we all hit something on the keyboard without realizing it that can mess up our games.

Okay. Let's look at this. What mod have you downloaded to put lights in windows? And what texture pack does it say to download? If you don't provide basic information, it's kind of difficult to help, you see. :)

You want a request? I'm using a superb house mod, Tchos Alchemy Tower. Problem is, Tchos didn't like display cases and didn't leave enough space for any of them, or for mannequins. I'd like to see a hatch a basement level that could load after his mod (and rely upon it) that will add some nicely lit display cases--perhaps a dozen--and room for at least half a dozen mannequins. Perhaps another 3 to 4 chests for storage. That's all, and it would be very much appreciated.

Think of the console as something of an instant fix for some problems, an ability to try different things you normally couldn't, and the source of many cheats. Here's a good discussion of the console and the commands that work on it. You can, for instance, give yourself 100000 septims, which would be: player.additem F 100000 ...or you could become invulnerable, which would be: tgm ...or you could kill anything, which would be: kill (victim you've indicated with your mouse) Of course, having all that money, being invulnerable, and killing anyone means the game is essentially over, since there's no challenge and nothing to do. You've won! Time to find something else to play. That's the problem with cheats, whether in the console or in items. They remove the reason to play while they're satisfying the need to succeed. So what are non-munchkin uses of the console? Recently I had an issue with two conflicting mods and a poor setting in a third, that led to my new character facing 28 Daedric Prince summons while in the first dungeon. :D I didn't want to restart, so I toggled tgm, and starting using the "disable" command everywhere. Once I got past that, I turned off tgm, changed my Supreme Magicka ini file settings, and stripped down my modlist so I could find the mod conflict. That's a good use of the console. Enjoy it. You can do a lot with it. :)

You might want to try Combat Tweaks http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=354 But as hinted, it is quite a bit more all-encompassing and adds additional changes. I've installed it, after reading the details. Thanks for the recommendation. :) Not really a recommendation, just an alternative. It's at least a thorough reworking of the system. I know of one other, now, so two are around, and both look quite good. I suspect others will appear over time.