NumberThirteen Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I'm somewhat new to Oblivion modding (I used to have a hugely modded Oblivion but lost it and haven't bothered until now to reinstall) so I'm a little out of the loop when it comes to the most used mods. Can someone explain to me what OMOD is? I tried searching for it but only found mods that were compatible with OMOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda4yvanin Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 OMOD is a format used by Oblivion Mod Manager, it's supposed to make installation easier. In general, the manual installation is infinitely better. NOTE: This person was banned the very same day as this post. (But not for this post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberThirteen Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ah, sounds good. Thanks for the quick reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigonous Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Actually, OMOD installation is generally better. Mods with complex installations (I.E. many different options) are a pain to do manually, but OMODs include scripts to automate that process, so you only have to select options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda4yvanin Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 What a shame that OMODs create conflicts and a crap load of texture/mesh errors eh? Download BOSS and learn to install things. A thousand times better NOTE: This person was banned the very same day as this post. (But not for this post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezdimona Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 OMOD is a format used by Oblivion Mod Manager, it's supposed to make installation easier. In general, the manual installation is infinitely better.compared to what??? OBMM has it hands down for installation,removal and notification of mod conflicts. I've used OBMM for a longggggg time with no problems and boss is not perfect either.you obviously installed or read the instuctions wrong for OBMM, but your opinion is yours and mine is mine....but, your wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manda4yvanin Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 No, you are wrong, because you can't read. Perhaps you should study English before bothering people. I said OMOD is Worse than a manual installation. OBMM works great. Oh, also, BOSS NEVER failed me, as long as the mod was recognized. I still think having to sort 30 mods out of 250 is simplier. NOTE: This person was banned the very same day as this post. (But not for this post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 In general, the manual installation is infinitely better.That is your opinion (which is vastly different from mine) but this is not a debate thread and please do not turn it into one. The OP asked what OMOD was and it has been answered....kind of. OMOD is basically a 7-zip archive but with a bit of extra information to help with mod installation but requires OBMM to utilize it. OMOD-Ready archives are regular archives that can be extracted with any archive utility and installed manually or easily turned into an OMOD (how the author had designed the OMOD...which may include scripts, description, screenshots, etc.) Most mod archives can be easily converted into an OMOD but it depends if the original mod was "packaged" properly with the files in the correct locations. Using OBMM, you can install a mod in OBMM format with a click of the button to activate it, even if it has complicated or optional files. The real beauty is being able to uninstall that mod and know that all files that were installed were removed no matter if it was a single file or one thousand. It also makes versioning helpful. You need to be careful when upgrading mods because sometimes you need to go back to a prior version to keep from having savegame issues. It is handy to keep older versions of mods laying around if you have invested heavily in your savegames. See my web site for more information. LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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