Need Help/Recommendations: Overwhelming Amounts of MODs

[mimada]

Will the QTP3 v1.3 patch works for the redimized version? Or is it needed at all?

You don't need to worry about it. Apply the patch(es) if you want, they shouldn't cause any problems. If you use OMM, it will warn you that you are about to overwrite the contents of another mod. Just overwrite them. (Be sure to install QTP first.)

 

I also recommend Real Lava. Install this after QTP.

 

I use a save game manager to keep different player characters organized. It's a good idea to make a test character to use when trying out mods.

 

Make it a point to test each mod as you install them. That way, if you find one that conflicts with your setup you'll know right away.

[tullabee]

O.K. Here's a rather long list of some old favorites with a short description:

NOTE: These are players mods...

1) Akatosh Mount...Flying dragon mount...a must have

2) Alternative Start: Shipboard...no training dungeon

3) Glenvar Castle...tough, long house mod & quest...a must have (but it may have you pulling your hair out)

4) Purse of Wonders...(cheat?!) no more worries about weight

5) Landmarks with Wells...as you discover landmarks this will place markers on map

6) Wayshrines on Map...(cheat?!) places wayshrine markers on map

7) Werewolf: Legends of the North...tough mod...have some strong armor and powerful spells

8) Dragon Invasion ll:...same as above

9) Ancient Towers...amazing house mod...a must have

10) Frostcrag Reborn...see above...a must have

11) Druid...very nice addition to magic

12) Hgec eyecandy...female nude textures

13) Roberts male body replacer v4...male nude textures

14) Flying camera mod...a must have for screen shots

15) Ogamirad Tiger...adds a beautifully textured tiger to game

16) Slofs Snow Leopard Race...a current favorite...beautifully textured khajitt

17) Slofs Devil...one of the most inventive race mods...amazing textures

18) Adonnays Elven Weaponry...some of the most beautiful weapons in game

19) Staff of Lore...functionally my favorite staff

20) Duplicate Item spell...(cheat?!) duplicates anything in game...never run out of money

21) Advanced Magecraft...(cheat?!) example: strip enchantment from 1 item and place on another

22) Multiple Enchantments...(cheat?!) nice little quest...allows placement of 6 enchantments on any item

NOTE: The above two mods allow ingame modification of weapons and armor, otherwise, if you want to change your enchanted items you have to use the CS or else take what's given you. They are not necessarily cheats when used in this fashion.

23) Unlimited Amulets and Rings...(cheat?!) just what it says

24) Creeper Jones...(cheat?!) NPC buys your items for what there worth

25) Mounted Spell Casting...(by flyflightflea) part of a larger mod...this part works best

26) Slofs Giger armor...beautiful armor

27) Slofs braclets and claws...I like mutli rings and bracelets

28) Painbringer armor (male and female)...if you like eyecandy armor there isn't any more extreme

29) Slofs male clothing...beautiful textures esp. the egyptian styles.

30) Dweomer Skyship...for the novelty

31) Hilarity...JUST FOR FUN spells! For when you just have to turn a vampire into a sheep.

32) Supreme Magica...adds spells to game

33) Sirens and Tritons Race mod...excellant race mod.

34) Rens Beauty Pack...adds Mystic Elves, eyes and hair.

35) Corean race mod...Chocolate Elves...Lattamer...Ancient Elven Sorcerer(s)...Gypsy Moon, etc.,...

36) Slofs Boners...original lance textures

37) OBSE...oblivion script extender...an absolute must have

As you get more experience try the following mods: "Tears of the Fiend" and "Gates to Aasgard". They are quite long and difficult. Additionally, you may want to look at ORE (Oblivion Real Estate) for house mods. Try, also "BallOfFires Oblivion Mod List", in my opinion one of the best.

SOME UNASKED ADVICE: Unless you truly love resolving conflicts between mods and massive game overhauls I recommend you try some small mods, and a couple of new races, just to get a feel for what the original developers wanted. Find what you truly like and what works with your system...gradually thru experience. Otherwise expect a lot of headaches and reloads.

[ericazwel]

I relied heavily on Arwen's journal when first exploring the modding world. There is a bunch of great information especially if you want a true role-playing experience. I spent the first 40 or so hours of Oblivion time installing, sorting and tweaking mods. In that time I think I played a total of 3 hours. The modding possibilities in Oblivion are endless and once I got everything set up and functioning, the game became more than I could have imagined. Good luck and expect numerous crashes and headaches. It's worth it.

[sarx8172]

Actually, you should install your mods one at a time. It takes longer, yes, but it will also prevent a large series of crashes that are incredibly irritating. The method I used was to amass a large number of mods, like you've done, and installed them one at a time, going in-game to check the functionality of each for 2-7 minutes.

 

Thing is, since you said you're new to Oblivion as a game in general, I recommend you stop once you gain a few immersion mods, and refrain from adding companion/quest mods until after you've experienced the vanilla questlines. No offense to modders, but I've found that the vanilla Oblivion questlines (Fighter's Guild, Mage's Guild, etc.) were better detailed and cleaner to play through. (Doesn't necessarily mean they were funner though ;P)

 

Aside from that, on top of the other recommendations you've had thrown at you, I recommend getting a good animation replacer. The vanilla animations are very, very bland, as I'm sure you might notice a few hours into the gameplay. Go ahead and play around with it for a little bit, and if you don't like it as I expect you won't, try a nice animation replacer like DMC Stylish. Once you've got that (or a different one, it doesn't really matter), you'll likely want MAO as well. What MAO (Mayu's Animation Overhaul) does is it makes your animation replacers unique to your own character, so you get to be nice and unique while the NPC's are stuck with vanilla animations :)

 

I also recommend Deadly Reflex, but you can wait on that if you wish. (Unnecessary Violence seems like a great mod, but I personally haven't used it.) Deadly Reflex makes combat both more immersive and challenging, so it's simply your choice :P

 

Anyway, I hope that helps. Just take it easy, and don't go overboard with mods :P Just remember, MODs are meant to ADD content to the game, so if you haven't experienced Oblivion on its own, you'll be missing something.

[unknowngst]

Well, I have been too absorbed into exploring/testing/installing/uninstalling mods for oblivion, haven't able to reply much.

 

But now, a month after I started playing Oblivion....Whew, what a game!

 

Now that I am fairly familiar with mods (being able to mod some of them myself using TES4 CS :P, combines .esp to keep myself under the 254 mod limit, etc), it is only proper that I recommend some mods back to those who gave me suggestions/advices in this thread to show my appreciation! I spent a lot of my time filtering almost all of the mods in all categories, and come up with my own (and humble) version of mod-list.

 

Here's 30 of them. All of them can be found on TesNexus:

1) Mini Map

- Yup! Very convenient little tool. Highly configurable.

 

2) Carry All You Want

- Some mentioned Purse of Wonder. Yes, it has extra ingredient sorting function, but Carry All You Want will solve all the weight issue :P Bag of Wonder/Bobo's Summon Chest works too.

 

3) Advanced Mark and Recall + Companion Mark and Recall

- After trying all kinds of Mark and Recall mods, I think these two are TEH mod for mark and recall you would ever need. But that's just my preference, of course.

 

4) Cavalry Customization + Call Steed Rebuilt

- I would say these are the most basic mods you need for your mount.

 

5) Amazing Jump

- There's a lot of jump mod, but this one I like best.

 

6) Change Console Key

- Replace your old and outdated Console Ring or whatever with this sleek mod, if you have problem with your ~ key.

 

7) Corpse Equip

- If you have kids, after you loot your enemy naked, throw them some cheap clothing and use this mod so that you will never worry about you-know-what.

 

8) Disenchant

- quite handy.

 

9) Enchantment Restore Overtime

- kinda cheating...but all of us play game for its "entertainment value", and this mod can help some of you to mitigate some of the unpleasant factor in oblivion. Configurable to suit each individual's taste.

 

10) Exnem Reznod Mannequin

- A must have. Good for displaying armors + decoration for your home!

 

11) Finder Keeper

- Simply amazing...use it and you will know what I mean. Can be quite a time/life saver, but can take some out of the exploring fun though. Use it when you are desperate/frustrated.

 

12) FormID Finder

- Useful for debugging for those who know what to do with it.

 

13) Full Harvest Chance

- Need I say more? How many engineer it takes to pluck a mushroom successfully?

 

14) Get Wet

- Some already recommended this...but I just have to recommend it again, we all know why: it is simply THAT simple yet amazing.

 

15) Get Up Anim Replacer

- MUCH better than vanilla's get-up anim

 

16) Harvest Flora

- MUCH more immersive.

 

17) Immersive Wait

- Appreciate sunrise, sunset, stars of the night-sky spinning....all in mere 1min!

 

18) Map Marker Overhaul

- Add your own custom map marker!! Very useful for adventuring/exploring.

 

19) NightEye Shader Replacement

- Don't like the default blue-ish shader? Now you got over 10 choices!

 

20) Enhanced Grabbing

- Try it and you will like it.

 

21) Realistic Magic Force and Ragdoll

- I made mine very very high and really enjoy all the funny blasted-away moments!

 

22) Reneer Guard Overhaul

- a MUST HAVE. Period.

 

23) Free-flying Camera? No, get Ronin Oblivion Movie Director.

- upgraded version of Free-flying camera.

 

24) Spell Deflection

- I really like this one. Use it according to your own preference.

 

25) Super Hotkey

- TEH hotkey mod. Period.

 

26) Toggle Shader

- kinda like a cheat...but very convenient.

 

27) TwoHanded Weapon Sneak Attack

- why? because I can :P

 

28) Umpa Disco

- TEH dance mod

 

29) WHOOSH

- I love this mod, very convenient for screenshots, counter-lag, and better battles.

 

30) Cancel Attack

- Yup. Why can't I stop my own attack?

 

 

Whew! That's all! And thanks again everyone for helping out!

 

P.S. I always wonder: why can't I bury my enemies? I use corpse equip on slayed enemies so that they won't catch cold on their way to heaven, oh how I wish I could drag them all out of the dungeon and bury them properly! Or at least burn their corpse for the final sanctity of their body...is there a mod like this exist yet?