Need some mod reccomendations

[JTG2003]

I've been playing around with tons of mods in the past couple days. I've had to re-install Oblivion twice because I've screwed it up beyond repair.

 

I've played through the vanilla quest-line a while ago, but I'm looking for something more this time though.

 

I love exploring. I had a good time wandering around and finding random caves, etc to roam through and find loot. Right now .. the world is incredibly empty.. even though I've installed MMM (with the more wilderness life addon). I feel like I could walk for 10 minutes at a time and see nothing. I've also installed Oblivion XP. It's ... ok. I think I might delete it and go back to vanilla leveling, unless there's a better recommendation?

 

Here's a simplified version of my current modlist (generated by BOSS)

 

 

Oblivion.esm

Qarls_Harvest.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm

Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

Better Cities Resources.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp

Better Cities .esp

_Real_Lights.esp

Natural_Weather_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp

Brighter_Torches.esp

ClocksOfCyrodiil_BC_OBC_OC_OCLR_Vanilla.esp

ImprovedSigns.esp

Qarls_Harvest.esp

Spell Delete.esp

VA_BetterGold.esp

DLCHorseArmor.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCSpellTomes.esp

DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Increased.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot OOO.esp

OOO-WaterFish.esp

LE_GrowPlants.esp

Capsized Ship.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt - OOO Compatibility.esp

Servant of the Dawn.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCfrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO - Knights .esp

The Lost Spires.esp

xuldarkforest.esp

xulStendarrValley.esp

xulTheHeath.esp

XulEntiusGorge.esp

xulFallenleafEverglade.esp

xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp

xulChorrolHinterland.esp

xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp

xulBravilBarrowfields.esp

xulLushWoodlands.esp

xulAncientYews.esp

xulAncientRedwoods.esp

xulCloudtopMountains.esp

xulArriusCreek.esp

xulPatch_AY_AC.esp

xulRollingHills_EV_withoutWheat.esp

xulPantherRiver.esp

xulRiverEthe.esp

xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp

xulImperialIsle.esp

xulBlackwoodForest.esp

xulCheydinhalFalls.esp

xulAspenWood.esp

xulSkingradOutskirts.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

ANB_No_FastTravel.esp

Compass-Disable_POIs.esp

Compass-Disable_QuestMarkers.esp

Compass-Disable_Both.esp

Dungeon Actors Have Torches 1.6 CT.esp

Exterior Actors Have Torches 1.3 CT.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

RealisticForceMedium.esp

RealisticMagicForceMedium.esp

MidasSpells.esp

Oblivion XP.esp

Oblivion XP - OOO.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp

Better Cities - Full City Defences.esp

Better Cities Full.esp

Better Imperial City.esp

Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp

Get Wet.esp

Visual Enchantments v1.0.esp

Streamline 3.0.esp

 

 

Installing OOO and MMM was the biggest pain ever. I don't even know if they're working right.. had to manually copy everything.

 

Any help is appreciated

Thanks, Jeremy

 

 

 

Edit: Some clarification - I'm trying to make a new experience out of this. I enjoy a challenge. If I open a door and 10 skeletons come charging after me, I charge in at them. Doesn't mean I'm suicidal, but fighting 1 guy every few minutes just isn't exciting. I've installed then removed several mods because they added abilities, spells, and equipment that gave me an unfair advantage. I even have a mod that disables fast travel to force me to walk. I will be walking the whole world.. I want to find stuff on the way!

[kbailey921]

If you can figure it out something good to look for is fcom here is a link

http://devnull.sweetdanger.net/fcominstall.html

 

Also get Shadow Ranger mod by Hobbs it adds a ranger camp and you can get a pet wolf bear or leopard as a pet that helps you kill poo its pretty neat mod you also get new armor new weapons and a bunch of other cool stuff i would def recommend it:)

http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=26723

A link above

 

But if u r doing fcom make sure to back up your oblivion file otherwise u could screw it up bad if u do anything wrong :) if you have any other questions let me know

It is a pretty complicated mod and i just know figured it out after countless attempts to make it work but it is working fine now and def adds more fun just hard to create it took me forever lol

 

And if i had to guess MMM and OOO is not working properly but fcom addresses that problem and comes up with a solution

 

But Shadow Ranger is a awesome mod i like it alot,

[kbailey921]

I've been playing around with tons of mods in the past couple days. I've had to re-install Oblivion twice because I've screwed it up beyond repair.

 

I've played through the vanilla quest-line a while ago, but I'm looking for something more this time though.

 

I love exploring. I had a good time wandering around and finding random caves, etc to roam through and find loot. Right now .. the world is incredibly empty.. even though I've installed MMM (with the more wilderness life addon). I feel like I could walk for 10 minutes at a time and see nothing. I've also installed Oblivion XP. It's ... ok. I think I might delete it and go back to vanilla leveling, unless there's a better recommendation?

 

Here's a simplified version of my current modlist (generated by BOSS)

 

 

Oblivion.esm

Qarls_Harvest.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm

Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

Better Cities Resources.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp

Better Cities .esp

_Real_Lights.esp

Natural_Weather_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp

Brighter_Torches.esp

ClocksOfCyrodiil_BC_OBC_OC_OCLR_Vanilla.esp

ImprovedSigns.esp

Qarls_Harvest.esp

Spell Delete.esp

VA_BetterGold.esp

DLCHorseArmor.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCSpellTomes.esp

DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Increased.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot OOO.esp

OOO-WaterFish.esp

LE_GrowPlants.esp

Capsized Ship.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt - OOO Compatibility.esp

Servant of the Dawn.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCfrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO - Knights .esp

The Lost Spires.esp

xuldarkforest.esp

xulStendarrValley.esp

xulTheHeath.esp

XulEntiusGorge.esp

xulFallenleafEverglade.esp

xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp

xulChorrolHinterland.esp

xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp

xulBravilBarrowfields.esp

xulLushWoodlands.esp

xulAncientYews.esp

xulAncientRedwoods.esp

xulCloudtopMountains.esp

xulArriusCreek.esp

xulPatch_AY_AC.esp

xulRollingHills_EV_withoutWheat.esp

xulPantherRiver.esp

xulRiverEthe.esp

xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp

xulImperialIsle.esp

xulBlackwoodForest.esp

xulCheydinhalFalls.esp

xulAspenWood.esp

xulSkingradOutskirts.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

ANB_No_FastTravel.esp

Compass-Disable_POIs.esp

Compass-Disable_QuestMarkers.esp

Compass-Disable_Both.esp

Dungeon Actors Have Torches 1.6 CT.esp

Exterior Actors Have Torches 1.3 CT.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

RealisticForceMedium.esp

RealisticMagicForceMedium.esp

MidasSpells.esp

Oblivion XP.esp

Oblivion XP - OOO.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp

Better Cities - Full City Defences.esp

Better Cities Full.esp

Better Imperial City.esp

Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp

Get Wet.esp

Visual Enchantments v1.0.esp

Streamline 3.0.esp

 

 

Installing OOO and MMM was the biggest pain ever. I don't even know if they're working right.. had to manually copy everything.

 

Any help is appreciated

Thanks, Jeremy

 

 

 

Edit: Some clarification - I'm trying to make a new experience out of this. I enjoy a challenge. If I open a door and 10 skeletons come charging after me, I charge in at them. Doesn't mean I'm suicidal, but fighting 1 guy every few minutes just isn't exciting. I've installed then removed several mods because they added abilities, spells, and equipment that gave me an unfair advantage. I even have a mod that disables fast travel to force me to walk. I will be walking the whole world.. I want to find stuff on the way!

 

Once i got Fcom working i went to a fort i normally went to and was killed i never get killed i thought i new where every thing was but they added a bunch of new creatures and their was a named boss there that murdered me lol so i retreated to go lvl up more i think if u got fcom working you would LOVE it i know i do lol its the last time ima go rushing into a fort that i have been in before lol it was fun and i enjoyed it alot and it sounds like that is something you are looking for

[JTG2003]

If you can figure it out something good to look for is fcom here is a link

http://devnull.sweetdanger.net/fcominstall.html

 

 

I followed this exact guide. It's what forced me to re-install Oblivion the second time. Right now I'm running both MMM and OOO. MMM has some compatibility patches for OOO so I figured they'd work well enough with eachother.

[kbailey921]

If you can figure it out something good to look for is fcom here is a link

http://devnull.sweetdanger.net/fcominstall.html

 

 

I followed this exact guide. It's what forced me to re-install Oblivion the second time. Right now I'm running both MMM and OOO. MMM has some compatibility patches for OOO so I figured they'd work well enough with eachother.

I did to and i had to reinstall it a few times but i think i can help you with it and make it on your second time

[kbailey921]

Here is your 10 skeles and a look at what my pet and i look like

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2755/screenshot2iz.png

 

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[JTG2003]

Well I'll give it another shot then. I'll clear everything out and start with a fresh install. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

 

Some of the instructions are strange. Such as with the Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items. It says to only install the things listed below. This requires me to uncheck many of the things I thought the mod was for (such as quests, arena, etc). I'll do as it says but.. I'm skeptical.

 

 

 

Update: Installed everything. The game starts and I can start a new character without crashes. I'm going to backup my folder and start applying additional patches.

[kbailey921]

Well I'll give it another shot then. I'll clear everything out and start with a fresh install. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

 

Some of the instructions are strange. Such as with the Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items. It says to only install the things listed below. This requires me to uncheck many of the things I thought the mod was for (such as quests, arena, etc). I'll do as it says but.. I'm skeptical.

 

 

 

Update: Installed everything. The game starts and I can start a new character without crashes. I'm going to backup my folder and start applying additional patches.

Some of the things they tell you to uninstall is covered in other mods like the vendor tweak from francesco there is something simlalar in OOO so if u tried to install them both then there would be problems.most of the stuff you uncheck is covered in either OOO or MMM like alot of the monsters are covered in MMM since u dont choose any monsters in fransesco

[runlvlzero]

Check out http://sites.google.com/site/oblivionpoinfo/

 

VERY VERY good info there... that site was under my raider because I didn't use the forums allot and I missed it. Its not well indexed by google...

 

FCOM is very ambitions.

 

OOOMMM is where I started, I took a break after I got that going.

 

Google up Wyre bash and look on the oblivion elder scrolls bethsada wiki and stuff... read everything you can about making bashed mods, thats the next step for ya. To learn pick two mods that only really have one conflicting esp and bash them up with a fresh install. Helps to have allot of backups. and do EVERYTHING through OMOD or BAIN. (bain is a little more harder then OMOD i think, I don't really use it because OMOD just works for me). Also Arwens Oblivion MODs Load Order she lists a bunch of really good mods to try out.

 

Heres the mods i'm using and I'm working on installing them, so I can help you with some of them probably. http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=202658&st=10&p=1770283entry1770283 still doing allot of work packaging them myself. And ya I just don't have it in me to slog through an FCOM install personally.

[JTG2003]

So far.. it's working OK. Just a couple issues:

 

1) I understand the concept of the occasional "Boss" enemy that takes a while to kill, but I've had several times where there would be 2-3 guys at a time that would take 5+ minutes of running backwards and shooting arrows into them before they would flinch. All these in a dungeon filled with guys that died in a few hits (difficulty seemed normal). I had to abandon the dungeon. I'm not looking for a change here, I'll deal with them. It just seems strange.

 

2) I installed the "Better Cities" mod.. and now the imperial city drops me down to about 20fps. I have a decent computer.. i7 2.65ghz, geforce 285, 6gb ram.. I expect to be able to run many things at max settings. However, I had to drop it down to almost nothing to get my FPS normal. I don't know if it's just Better Cities or some conflict with a mod, but I will have to remove Better Cities.

 

3) Random crashes. Just walking around, nothing in particular, game crashes to desktop. I have that crash prevention OBSE addon, but it didn't seem to stop that one.

 

 

Everything else seems alright.