Hello everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this topic. I have been playing Oblivion for around 3 years and have a heavily modded game. I am used to using the CS and Wrye Bash as well as OBMM. This Christmas I will be getting the Oblivion\ Fallout 3 dual pack and so (of course) I will be modding Fallout 3. I wanted the dual pack mainly so I had a backup disc for Oblivion, and I have always wanted to try the Fallout games. Quick question on the dual pack I am getting. Is it just the base game of Fallout 3 or does it have all the DLC? The advice I need is as follows ... 1. Can I run Fallout and all the mod managers needed for it on the same computer as my Oblivion setup with out any problems? 2. What are the "core" mods and programs needed to mod Fallout 3? * I can not use NMM as my rig is not on-line. 3. The order of modding that I ran with Oblivion was- -All programs and managers needed to mod the game. This included all patches, official and unofficial. -Interface and UI mods -world mods that dealt with textures and light etc. -player character mods, textures,skins,etc. -world mods that added homes, stores , new towns and the like. -quest mods -any clothes, armor, weapons, mounts etc. I depended heavily on the Oblivion modding community since Oblivion was the first game I every really modded, so any advice you guys and gals could give me would be great. Modding is very much about personal likes and dislikes and I understand that. What I really want is a good starting foundation so that I can jump into the world of Fallout and stay for several years. That is when I am not in Tamriel! :) Thanks again for any advice you have. I am off to read more pinned topics. ;)