OBSE for steam

[Cold101]

I just now found out what OBSE is, I downloaded the newest version, and I have the steam version of oblivion, did what the readme said, extracted the files that it told me in the oblivion folder. Yet nothing pops up when I launch the game, the readme says it should.

[dezdimona]

I just now found out what OBSE is, I downloaded the newest version, and I have the steam version of oblivion, did what the readme said, extracted the files that it told me in the oblivion folder. Yet nothing pops up when I launch the game, the readme says it should.

when you installed it did you create a desk top icon.if not do so and you must launch your game with it also

[bben46]

The usual indication that OBSE is not working is an instant crash when you try to start a game that requires it.

OBSE is not a mod, it is a script enhancement. It adds functions to the program that allow for mods that the game designers never dreamed would be possible.

 

Nothing pops up relating to OBSE when you start Oblivion. I rechecked the readme and found nothing about anything popping up when it is started, either with Steam or the DVD versions.

 

OBSE only does something when a mod that requires OBSE is loaded, and that is allow the mod to work.

And as Dezi said, you MUST start OBSE instead of Oblivion for it to load every time you play the game. If OBSE is loaded, mods that require it work. If the mods you have do not require it, it does nothing, the game plays as usual.

 

When you start OBSE, it first loads the OBSE script functions, then starts Oblivion.

 

From the read Me

 

[ Troubleshooting / FAQ ]

 

Oblivion doesn't launch after running obse_loader.exe:

 

- Make sure you've copied the OBSE files to your oblivion folder. That folder should also contain oblivion.exe.

- Check the file obse_loader.log in your oblivion folder for errors.

 

obse_loader.log tells me it couldn't find a checksum:

 

- You may have a version of Oblivion that isn't supported. I have the english official patch v1.2.0.416. Localized versions with different executables or different patches may not work, but many have been successful. If there's enough legitimate demand for it, I can add support for other versions in the future.

- Your Oblivion install may be corrupt. Hacks or no-cd patches may also change the checksum of the game, making it impossible to detect the installed version.

 

The OBSE loader tells me I need to use the autopatcher:

 

- Go to to OBSE website (http://obse.silverlock.org) and download autopatcher, which will walk you through the update process. You will need the latest patch from Bethesda, as well as your original Oblivion DVD.

 

OBSE doesn't launch with the Direct2Drive version:

 

- The Direct2Drive version of the Oblivion executable is compressed and possibly encrypted. This makes it very difficult to support. Whether or not it is supportable in the future is unknown. Apologies.

 

Crashes or other strange behavior:

 

- Let me know how you made it crash, and I'll see about fixing it.

 

Xbox 360 or PS3 version?

 

- Impossible.

[Cold101]

Note; This is steam, not the regular oblivion, It says it launches when I launch it from steam, so if anything doesn't pop up I guess I will test a mod then.

[nosisab]

Note; This is steam, not the regular oblivion, It says it launches when I launch it from steam, so if anything doesn't pop up I guess I will test a mod then.

While I don't know the steam version, people reports it being encrypted and protected. OBSE relies it will find the exact image for the exe it patches in memory, so it will not work with anyway modified oblivion.exe.

 

Know OBSE need to be launched first from the Oblivion's install folder from where itself will load the game.