darkranger85 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I've installed a good number of mods to my game and I've started getting "WTF?! I'm a missing mesh" errors. So far I've seen them for the battlestaff and the worn fur shield. The mods I have are:qarlstp3ooommmtnrguard overhaulpersuation overhaulstealth overhauldeadly reflexesreal sword (Orc, khajiit, and bosmer)streamlineput it in it's placemyths and legendsdarkui_darcoblchoices and consequencesunofficial patchMidas magic now, I don't think it's qarls. Is there a way to make it so they all work? Or do I have a mod or so that's just plain incompatible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezdimona Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 General Load-Order GuidelinesHere are the guidelines that I adhere to, personally. ~ Unofficial Oblivon Patch should always be first on the list. The fixes are great, but most aren't essential, so if a mod overwrites them its not a big deal, and the fixes have the potential for screwing up other mods if loaded later. ~ Offical Content (DLC's) should be loaded last, until you complete all quests associated with them (that includes buying all furniture for the houses and whatnot). Once they're complete, they can be safely moved up in the list. This is especially important for Knights of the Nine, which will have some fairly major problems unless loaded last (unless you get the UOP for KotN) ~ Major overhaul mods (OOO, Frans, MMM) should be loaded near the end. That gives you the most complete experience with any of those particular mods. It also lets you carefully choose which other mods to load afterwards... only move mods that you know will conflict and that you want the changes from. For example, I have Improved Soul Gems below OOO because I know that OOO changes the icons of some of the SG's, and ISG needs to be below to show through. Some people will recommend putting larger mods first, but personally I disagree. There are a number of mods out there that make minor tweaks, and loading after a large mod will end up completely overwriting a chunk from one of the bigger mods because of the way conflicts work in Oblivion (even one minor change will take precedence over the entire record... for example, simply tweaking the speed of a weapon can cause every stat of that weapon to be retained to vanilla levels if loaded later). So basically, it stacks up like this... Oblivion.esmUnofficial Oblivion Patch<Minor Mods / DLC's (Post-Completion)><Major Overhaul Mod/Mods><Mods that specifically conflict with overhauls and need to take precedence><DLC's (Pre-Completion)>Note: If using Mayu's Overhaul Mod. I recommend loading it after OOO or MMM Expanded Load-Order Guidelinesby dev_akm I would extend this to include: Oblivion.esmUnofficial Oblivion Patch<Weather/Environment/Sound Mods><Minor Mods/New Items/Houses/DLC's (Post-Completion)><Major Overhaul Mods><Mods that specifically conflict with overhauls and need to take precedence><DLC's (Pre-Completion)><Quests><Compatibility Patches/UOMP/Merged Leveled Lists> And a special-case warning for Knights.esp (Knights of the Nine) -- you may not be able to move it earlier than some other mods (some people have had problems after moving it before OOO, for example). That's basically the structure I use and I have 140+ mods working well together. Another way of describing this (posted by DMan77):....Oblivionunoffical patchDeeper realism mods that add sights and soundsadded content like weapons/itemsgameplay changes, like 'must eat and sleep'The OOO typethe 'new begining' type mod..maigrets...You should also follow Dezi's load order guide if you're new to mods. BOSS is good, but not foolproof. There are a lot of mods it doesn't have in it's database and they have to be ordered manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malonn Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 It's NOT a load order thing. You're going to have to determine what mod the missing meshes are from and reinstall those (that) mod. If you get a whole lot, it may save time to just reinstall all your mods. If it's just a few missing meshes try FormID Finder. And it's not dezdi's load order guidelines, it's dev_akm's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehim87 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 You should follow dezdimona advice, and also consider using either Olivion Mod Manager or Wrye Bash, to make clean install and merge conflicting mods. Here is a beginners link : http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index...livion_Mods_FAQ You must go through this, no choice. and OBMM OBMM If you need further info, pm me or ask here, I will try to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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