Biblost

Thank you for your help! I wish you all the best with your Skyrim problem; I'm afraid I won't be able to help you myself. (Now I sound like I'm just not accepting your quest XD)

More or less. I guess I'm lazy and would rather not manually install all my mods again, but copying load order would already be useful, thanks for the tip!

Hi everyone I need to reset my laptop due to a defect, which the laptop manufacturer only wants to address after I've reset the computer. This includes wiping the hard drive, thereby removing all personal documents and installed software. I'd rather not buy an extra external harddrive to backup my computer (or is it 'back my computer up?'), so I try to put everything I must keep on USB-sticks. Since I do not have any photos or videos on my computer, this should be doable. I have the install disk for Skyrim. I've already located the saved games folder and created a back-up. I also want to somehow keep my list of installed mods, so that I can continue playing Skyrim after the reset (and after reinstalling Skyrim and its mods and putting the saved games back in place, of course). Naturally, I don't want to copy all Skyrim program files (that are also on the install disk) to USB-sticks, as that would be a waste of space. I was wondering what the minimum is I need to copy to my stick to keep my mods. Back when I still installed my mods manually, that was usually just the data folder. However, since I'm now using NMM, I don't really know where exactly it installs the mods (and their load order, ...). What should I do to be safe? I don't care if I have to redownload some mods, I'd just like to be able to keep my set-up and load order, so that I can continue playing without having to worry about dissapearing content. Thank you for your help!

To bben46: If he has the GOTY Edition he has SI. Did you try starting the Oblivion.exe file in your Oblivion folder instead of using the launcher on the DVD?

True, Bethesda Softworks doesn't support Vista, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't work. Mine works fine on Vista. Could you desribe what exactly isn't working? Does it just crash to your desktop? Do you get an error message? You can't expect us to help with that little information.

Can no-one help me? Does anyone even have this problem? These are the only mods that are remotely connected to the arena: Deadly Relfex 5.0 GB Oblivion Tournament Imperial City House Kvatch Rebuilt Could these cause conflicts?

First, it happened occasionally. No problem, since I always saved the game before entering the arena as a combatant. Then it started to happen more frequent, and now it happens more than 50% of the times I enter the arena. When I sign up for a match, I enter the arena and I hear the guy say his speech. Then only one of two gates (either mine or the enemy's) opens. I found that using console command 'tcl' causes this error to appear every time after that, so I can't do that. The only solution is to reload a previous save and try again. I do have quite a few mods but none altering anything inside the arena. Does anyone have this problem?

Very lucky me indeed. Thinking I always laughed at these people keeping hundreds of saves ... :) It's a good thing I just started this game than. It could've occured me I actually lost a game of level 30 ! Thank you all for your help though. It mightn't have solved my problem, but I've already seen many things the UOP DID fix. So kudos for you both :)

Fine, I'll try this, but you'll need to give me step-by-step information. After I reinstalled the game, do I have to disable all mods, or not? EDIT: I just opened another saved game with the same mods installed and I didn't have any of the bugs mentioned above. Perhaps my saved file is corrupted?

Yes, BOSS told me it could be replaced with the Unofficial Oblivion Patch. But I'm afraid it will cause so many conflicts. And it's a big file for my limited brandwhich. I'll download it this night.

This is outragous! I just discovered the game CTD's when I get into the water. Just great! What did this to my game?

I am not using Reneers Guard Overhaul (I use No Psychic Guards) and I have run the latest version of BOSS. My mod list for you all: Oblivion.esm MathFunctions.esm Jog_X_Mod.esm SewerExpansion.esm Kvatch Rebuilt.esm Toaster Says Share v3.esm HorseCombatMaster.esm Hermaeus Mora Daedric Quest Fix.esp FathisFix.esp Akatosh Mount By Saiden Storm.esp Carcernus Prison.esp Days&Months.esp Living Economy.esp Living Economy - Items.esp Cutthroat Merchants.esp DBShadowSet.esp ArcaneBankofCyrodiil.esp Big Business.esp BravilSeaDomes.esp GB_Oblivion Tournament.esp Kvatch Rebuilt.esp ME_DAEDRIC_RECON.esp Servant of the Dawn.esp SewerExpansion-Cheydinhal.esp SewerExpansion-Bravil.esp thievery.esp za_bankmod.esp Lost Paladins of the Divines.esp BrewHouse.esp ReneerShipMod.esp university cosmetics-no orrery dome.esp Quest Award Leveller.esp MidasSpells.esp Jpm's Miniature Necromancy.esp No psychic guards v1.2.esp Deadly Reflex 5 - Timed block and 150% damage.esp DeadlyReflex 5 - Combat Moves.esp All+5AttributeModifiers.esp Toaster's Legendary Skills & Stats.esp Toaster's Legendary Mastery.esp actors_in_charge.esp Toaster Says Share.esp Companion Sales & Retail.esp Companion Postal Service.esp KT_CustomRaceFix.esp boethia custom race.esp Mounted_Spellcasting Deadly Reflex Compatible.esp Ingredient Chest Tweak.esp ImperialCityHouse.esp Dremora_Race-5366.esp XaerthJA.esp

I discovered even more AI packages that seem to be missing. The 'Escort Package' doesn't seem to work either. For example: In the first Fighter's Guild quest 'A Rat Problem', Pinarus Inventius doesn't go hunting In another Fighter's Guild quest where you have to protect a Deadric Scholar, she doesn't start moving. What messed up my Oblivion so bad?

I hadn't played Oblivion for a very long time when I started again yesterday with a new game. I never experienced this problem before, and I didn't install any mods when I started the new game yesterday. I wouldn't know what'd cause this problem. And I don't want to uninstall all of my mods, that'd be a shame! I'll look for a solution somewhere on the forums or the mod database. And by the way, I DID install all of my mods with OMOD. Bib-lost

I started a new game and I first discovered this situation when I attacked a guard and he didn't do anything, but when I started conversation myself he arrested me. At first I thought it was just the guards who were bugged, but then it happened in multiple siuations: The evil mage in the Skingrad reccomadtion quest doesn't confront me The evil mage in the leyawiin reccomedation doesn't approach me The paranoia guy in Skingrad doesn't confront me etc. etc. I disabled all mods, and the problem remained. My conclusion is that the "Confront me"-dialogue (however it is called in the construction set) no longer works. Does anyone know how to solve this? Or is this because I made a very ugly character? Thanks in advance, Bib-lost