Is it possible to remove creatures from the game?

[xsomnia]

Hi all. I have a very unhealthy case of arachnophobia to the point where I've even seen doctors about it. So as you would guess, I would really like to find a way to remove the spider daedra and it's summon spell from the game. I really enjoy Oblivion, but it's getting a little tedious making a new character every time I obtain level 15. It would also be okay if I could replace its model and textures with a different monster.

 

If it's not a lot of trouble, could someone list steps to doing it myself? I would ask for someone to make a patch for me, but my paranoia level is so unreal I would not trust it. :(

 

Thank you very much in advance. Please help!

[Vagrant0]

Hi all. I have a very unhealthy case of arachnophobia to the point where I've even seen doctors about it. So as you would guess, I would really like to find a way to remove the spider daedra and it's summon spell from the game. I really enjoy Oblivion, but it's getting a little tedious making a new character every time I obtain level 15. It would also be okay if I could replace its model and textures with a different monster.

 

If it's not a lot of trouble, could someone list steps to doing it myself? I would ask for someone to make a patch for me, but my paranoia level is so unreal I would not trust it. :(

 

Thank you very much in advance. Please help!

There have been quite a few who have already mentioned this. You should probably do a search to find the solutions they were offered.

 

However, you should probably be aware that installing some mods, like MMM, may end up adding even more spiders to the game, and that's a bit more difficult to fix unless you feel like modding it yourself.

 

If I might offer a solution, you might want to just equip yourself with some cheat weapons and equipment that makes creatures like this of little consequence other than their appearance, and just mow them down. Sometimes, the easiest way to get rid of a fear is to put yourself in a position of control over that thing, remove any threat that it might pose other than appearance, and then confront it head on. I don't know how severe your phobia is, or what started it, but for most people, it tends to just come from this notion of how creepy spiders (and other arthropods) tend to appear. Most spiders in real life are relatively harmless, and can even help keep other insects, like cockroaches, ants, from infesting your home. Most of the varieties that most people come in contact with are small enough that they can be smashed with a shoe, or tissue without so much as an afterthought. Point is that Oblivion might be something which might help you overcome some of this fear, it is a world where nothing can harm you, where you can do as you please without much consequence, that still looks realistic. The reality of a fear like this is that eventually you will need to confront it. If you live alone, and see a spider, you can't just find a corner and go into the fetal position, hoping that someone will save you from something roughly 1/100 your size. Nope, you gotta just smash it, or toss it out the window, and get on with your life.

[jonesjoshuar]

Hi all. I have a very unhealthy case of arachnophobia to the point where I've even seen doctors about it. So as you would guess, I would really like to find a way to remove the spider daedra and it's summon spell from the game. I really enjoy Oblivion, but it's getting a little tedious making a new character every time I obtain level 15. It would also be okay if I could replace its model and textures with a different monster.

 

If it's not a lot of trouble, could someone list steps to doing it myself? I would ask for someone to make a patch for me, but my paranoia level is so unreal I would not trust it. :(

 

Thank you very much in advance. Please help!

A simple fix for this, although not the best, is to just replace the mesh of the spider deadra with something else. That way even in the leveled lists it would not show up. Elsewise, you will need to remove every spider deadra from the level lists of the all of random groups in deadra. like (LL1Daedra100) Since this is a mod that will mostly effect you. I would just redo the spider deadra. Make it a scamp or whatever. by just redoing the mesh, it will effect everything in the leveled creature lists that uses it.

 

Here two different mods that adds new creatures to the game.

 

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22925

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13201

 

Download from one of the two mods of what creature you would like to use instead.

install the mod.

 

Use the CS

 

Load Oblivion.esm only.

 

No active file.

 

Go to the object window.

goto actors->creatures->deadra->SpiderDaedra

 

Double click on CreatureSpiderDaedra.

 

midway on the left side will be

 

Creatures\SpiderDaedra\skeleton.nif

 

Click that box and search where the mod creature that you wanted to replace it with and find the skeleton in that file folder and then hit OK.

 

Do this for every creature in SpiderDaedra. The spiderling you can just goto the spell list in the middle and take out the spell with the word spiderling in it and then they cannot summon it.

 

When your done goto file and save

 

name it something like NOspidersEWWWW and just activate it like any other mod to play.

 

Someone help me if i forgot something but that should be it. That will change the mesh to the new one you want. No worries.

 

You can change the name of the Spider Daedra but dont change the ID. This way your leveled creature lists remain in tact. Also, the level will remain balanced towards you. Hope this helps.

 

EDIT: Vagrant0 beat me to it :P

[ChalkLine]

Don't load Faragyl Village.

 

While I love this particular mod, the spiders in it are very realistic, I won't go into why.

I don't have arachnophobia, but they scared the willies out of me.