MAJOR MOD TROUBLE

[sempron1992]

Big help needed - OK, I have answers on other topics but nothing seems to cut it to make downloaded mods work so im going to give all the basic info of my pc and see if anyone can help with me getting downloaded mods to work. I have also used the advice from BBEN46 and if he's reading this, it hasn't helped :( I also have OBMM.

 

PC: windows vista home basic

 

SYSTEM

 

Manufacturer: Hewlett-packard

 

Model: compaq presario CQ60 notebook pc

 

Processor: AMD Sempron SI-42 2.10 GHz

 

Memory (RAM): 2.00 GB

 

System type: 32-bit operating system

 

 

 

 

 

Main problem: Ok, so i've downloaded multiple mods and have placed them in the data files. They have been extracted correctly and have been checked in the data files. The problem is that although they are checked, they don't appear in the game OR they do but the lands texture is purple with cyrodiils map engraved into it. I have played around with Oblivions construction set and everything there i have made works perfectly.

 

I have previously downloaded the URUK-HAI race pack which includes the uruk-hai race and weapons and it did appear in the game but as i previously stated, the lands turns purple with the map engraved into it. The following day when i went to play it, it didn't work as my character was naked although the file was still checked

 

I have followed MULTIPLE VIDEOS AND POSTS and they have simply put me back to square one.

 

The mods i have downloaded have NO problems and i have the current patch for oblivion. The meshes and textures are placed correctly but the mods simply don't appear in the game. I have tried everything from reinstalling oblivion, Placing the file somewhere else and turning off my UAC but it still does nothing!! :wallbash:

 

If anyone can supply pictures as to what i might be doing wrong it will be GREATLY appreciated.

[Qwaxalot]

This really sounds like a problem with VISTA. And when you tried to uninstall and reinstall Oblivion, you didn't get the registry cleaned:

 

Here is Bben46's Uninstall/Reinstall guide

 

The purple and map issues are a result of a corrupt or incorrectly pathed shader file. This too will be fixed with a complete uninstall and reinstall.

 

It is also important to your sanity to be sure and reinstall Oblivion to someplace such as C:\games or such. Anywhere but in the programs directory.

 

Qwaxalot

[BossDweebe]

You mention missing lands with map engraved on it. I assume this is

from a different mod than your race replacer. Which one ?

Also - a bit confused. You seem to say that a mod(s) you have made in CS works

fine, and also say the mods you downloaded are all good. So which mods would

be causing problems ?

 

You said your character was fine one day but naked the next.

Are the clothes/armour no longer in your characters inventory ?

Did you make any changes to your character using the - showracemenu

command line after exiting the sewer ? If you did and clicked on the done tab you may have lost

your stats, and possibly your clothes (more so if they are from a mod).

When making changes from the showracemenu - you need to save and reload without clicking on done.

 

If you load the mesh(s) that is missing the texture in NifScope what do you get ?

Is the mesh fully coloured in ?

If some areas are WHITE that do NOT use vanilla textures then the texture must not be where it says.

If the mod uses some vanilla textures I would leave it alone, (if you do mess with the vanilla texture

path then quit Nifscope, and reload the mesh to reset the path.)

but if it is from the mod and is white then the texture is not in the correct place

this can be confirmed by clicking on the "flower" and navigating to the location specified.

Also - some mods have an incorrect path or two which only show up on games which

are installed to non default locations (D:/Games ) If any textures are pathed as follows -

C:/Programs/ etc. etc. - they must be change to start with - textures/ -----.

Just cut everything before the word textures.

 

When you play around with CS do you get any error or warning messages ?

Sometimes CS will display things and give the impression that they are working,

but they don't always work in game. I have had this happen when I tell CS to

keep playing when it warns of problems. Also - sometimes things will not show up in

CS and work in game. I have had this happen with clothes and armour.

 

The same often happens when something is made in NifScope, and what you are making

has issues with incorrect NiNode - NiTriShapes - Nimaterialproperty, or not parenting child nodes.

As with CS, NifScope will sometimes seem to let you get away with mistakes while at other

times it won't. Therefore you can create something with NifScope and have it all look good in

the NifScope window, but it will not work in game.

 

And - Never assume you got it right. Everything has to be checked, not glossed over because

it has to be right.