weisergen Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Hey guys and gals, I have just repurchased Oblivion but this time I purchased GoTY. What amazes me is neither on this site nor on the official Elder Scrolls site does it say anything about "patches not needed if" or the like. I mean isn't that a required to know piece of information? I just tried installing the Official Shivering Ilse patch on my GOTY install and it barfed saying couldn't find the old file etc. So I am just going to assume that in GOTY that the patch is not needed at all. Would that be a correct assumption? (Some "basis to start from information" would be good methinks for both Elder Scrolls and Nexus to add that simple little bit of slightly important information)..... :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkser Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I don't even know what's the difference between normal oblibion and goty one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weisergen Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 um,,,,,, that's what I'm asking :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Set Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yes, the GOTY edition doesn't need the patches. The version no. should show in the Oblivion Title Menu. The latest patch version should be v1.2.0416. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khet Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I don't even know what's the difference between normal oblibion and goty one GOTY simply has Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine added into it, just like the Morrowind GOTY came with Tribunal and Bloodwhatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I have posted that piece of information at least twice a week for the last year. I will repeat it for those who haven't gotten the word. No official patch is needed if you install both Oblivion and Shivering Isles from the GOTY disk However, if you install Oblivion but NOT SI, it will not be fully patched. Install both, then just ignore the SI part if you don't want to play it yet.None of the other DLCs have included patches, so if you don't want them, just don't install them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 What amazes me is neither on this site nor on the official Elder Scrolls site does it say anything about "patches not needed if" or the like.Really? Article: How To Install Oblivion with Patches Links to that article are also in the description of the patch download here at the Nexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weisergen Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks, but isn't that the download board? Why isn't this just pinned here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Pinning a single topic can quickly become "too much" as the list can grow quite significantly. For a time, I was converting helpful / pinned topics into articles and creating a master pinned topic that pointed to those articles. But even a master posting cannot and should not contain a link to each and every tutorial. The whole point of pinned topics are to catch the eye of people regarding topics that are created on a regular basis which get answered over and over again...to hopefully curb the amount of posts when the community is new to the information. I have not seen enough topics / questions asked about this that would warrant a dedicated pinning...I could be wrong, but that is my initial thought without actual research to qualify it. The point is that many tutorials can now be found in the Article Database and that is where those that like to self-help should look first. The CS Wiki is also another good source for tutorials and reference material. LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 To add to LHammonds post. Most people who need this information do not know enough yet to look at the pinned topics. Or don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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