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So I was playing the game with quite a few mods installed just fine, but then decided that I would rather play without a lot of the mods I had installed. So I thought the easiest way to do this would be to just uninstall the game completely and re-install it. However, I've just finished installing it, and now it crashes immediately as the game begins to start up, just showing a black screen with a small black window in the upper left corner, with the simple message "Oblivion has stopped working.". When I uninstalled it, I uninstalled through Steam and then deleted the Oblivion folder that was left with all the mods in. I have the GOTY edition on Steam. Also, under Data Files, I have Oblivion.esm, DLCShiveringIsles.esp, and Knights.esp. The Shivering Isles file says Created by: nmcdyer, and the Knights says Created by: builds. Not sure if that's what it's supposed to be like or not.. Have tried running the game with and without them checked, with the same result. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for all the great replies. Didn't expect such good responses :) Will check out the suggested mods and hopefully get hunting soon. Thanks again.

I was wondering if there was a map mod available that removes the map showing the players position on the map? I'd prefer the more realistic way of just having a plain map and then having to work out where you are by switching between the map and the environment. Just adds an extra level of immersion and exploration for me. Thanks.

So I've been holding off from Skyrim for a while and now that all the great mod are coming in etc. I think I'm ready to jump in. Now for me I just love exploring the world and doing non-story/quest related things most of the time, just out doing my own thing. So one thing that I love in open world games such as this is hunting. Now I know the game does have a hunting part to it, but I was wondering just how good this is? Ideally in my mind I would be sneaking through the wilderness for a while until I finally spot an animal, then have to sneak up quietly and take it out with a bow and arrow. That sort of thing. So is this what the hunting experience is like in Skyrim? Are there any specific mods that cover this exact sort of thing? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.