Oblivion Need some intermediate level help with Oblivion Construction Set

[OdralHelvi]

Hello,

I'm a very novice modder. I've done some tutorials. I've been working with the TES4 Construction Set, building off experience with using the older version on Morrowind a long time ago. I'm not trying to accomplish anything grand. I'm just trying to use the Construction Set to tweak my character's home to suit my needs. I'm running into a common problem, but after doing a few hours of google searches, I'm not finding a solution that I understand. I'm hoping some kind, experienced modder can give me some pointers or at least steer me towards some assets that will help me learn how to fix a simple problem.

 

My Set Up:

I'm playing modded Oblivion using Mod Organizer 2, xOBSE, all the Unofficial Patches, and the a graphics overall modlist from Heartland Redux, but not much else.

 

My Goal:

I'm trying to make some simple modifications to Frostcrag Spire by adding some additional furniture to the interior.

 

The Problem:

The Frostcrag DLC is an .esp file and apparently I cannot create a new .esp file that depends on another .esp as a master file.

 

The Question:

Does the Construction Set Extender get around the problem of .esp dependencies? If so, is there a way to use CSE with Mod Manager 2? If not, is there another simple solution or work around that will allow me to make a simple changes to Oblivion DLCs like Frostcrag Spire?

[OdralHelvi]

I think I figured it out.

I ended up using the Construction Set to modify Frostcrag Spire, using the Unofficial Patch as the active file. That seems to have done the trick.

[LenaWolfBravil]

  On 3/29/2025 at 11:15 PM, OdralHelvi said:

Does the Construction Set Extender get around the problem of .esp dependencies? If so, is there a way to use CSE with Mod Manager 2? If not, is there another simple solution or work around that will allow me to make a simple changes to Oblivion DLCs like Frostcrag Spire?

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Yes, the Extender eliminates the mess of esmifying and espifying that is required in order to make an ESP a master of another ESP. In the Extender, you simply open whatever you need as masters and that's it.

The Construction Set is not a mod, and the Construction Set Extender is not a mod either. Therefore they have nothing to do with any mod manager. Whether or not you can install CSE through your mod manager, I don't know, but that question is likely answered on the mod page of the CSE. It has full installation instructions, also for people who are not experienced with modding. The CSE is a set of DLLs for the original Construction Set, it is not a program in itself.

[OdralHelvi]

  On 3/30/2025 at 1:00 AM, LenaWolfBravil said:

Yes, the Extender eliminates the mess of esmifying and espifying that is required in order to make an ESP a master of another ESP. In the Extender, you simply open whatever you need as masters and that's it.

The Construction Set is not a mod, and the Construction Set Extender is not a mod either. Therefore they have nothing to do with any mod manager. Whether or not you can install CSE through your mod manager, I don't know, but that question is likely answered on the mod page of the CSE. It has full installation instructions, also for people who are not experienced with modding. The CSE is a set of DLLs for the original Construction Set, it is not a program in itself.

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Cool! Thank you for the info. I may play around with the CSE then.