Trying to make new items.. need files!

[Brendon123123]

Hey all. So I've gotten back into TES modding recently.. and there's some really neat weapon mods I've seen in the downloads section here.. the only problem is that when i try to use the meshes/textures, (i.e use them for weapons/armor) in the construction set, it gives me an error. In the editor when i place said item, all i get is a huge yellow exclamation point. Any ideas? Edited December 28, 2010 by Brendon123123

[David Brasher]

You have missing meshes. (Yellow exclamation point boxes.) Your mesh files are not present in your directories or are in the wrong places, or the mods you downloaded are junk. (The junk mod thing happens sometimes. You assume you did something wrong, but in truth the mod is buggy and it doesn't work for anybody.)

 

So the first thing to do is examine your compressed downloaded copy of the mod that is not working for you. Make sure the contents of the mesh and texture folders in that file are also present in the corresponding folders in your Oblivion\Data folder. Everything must be present and in the right place. Correct anything you find that is wrong. You might just try reinstalling the meshes and textures on top of what you already have if you are in a hurry.

 

If you are talking about modders resource type mods, you will need to create a custom item with a unique form ID. Then you will need to change the box that points the item to a particular .nif so that it points to the new mesh you have.