Ragnarock5 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I recently installed Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul v1.34 beta because I wanted to play the Path of Iron quest. Before the install, I had version 1.3 which did not include this quest. So I started up the game to play the quest and around Vena Pentilius's grave is a big yellow exclamation mark. I figured this means the mod is conflicting so I went into Pentilius's secret basement and found quite a few yellow exclamation marks down there, but I could still read the Path of Iron book and get the quest. Does anyone know what mods could be conflicting OOO 1.34? Everything was working fine with version 1.3 I just deactivated that .esp and activated the 1.34 esp, I don't know what could have caused this. Any help is appreciated thanks :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth613 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 You're missing resources, particularly meshes. That's what the <!> means. You need to properly install the mod and ensure you have all of the necessary resource files according to the ReadMe. Since you say you only replaced the ESP file and nothing more, that likely explains it. You need to install all of the files for version 1.34 and any prerequisites required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarock5 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Okay, so I re-downloaded and re-extracted all the files to oblivion/data and that didn't fix the problem, then I figured since its a problem with meshes, I would try deactivating Qarl's Texture Pack (which I've had installed for ages) and that didn't help either. I'm really needing help now because I forgot to mention that I'm actually stuck in the secret basement, I can activate the trap door but nothing happens and it's not even recognized as a door on the local map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth613 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Improper or incomplete installation is the only possibility unless you have outside interference from UAC, Windows security. That's the only possibilities here. Read on for more information. Window 7 Related problems, etc... Are you using Windows 7 or Vista? Did you install Oblivion to the default directory of Program Files? If you answered yes to to both then you are likely experiencing, or will experience problems due to UAC, Windows security. Windows doesn't like it when an application, program, or even the user, attempts to alter files in a protected directory. UAC sees this a potential security threat and treats it as a malicious attack and blocks the action from happening. To prevent this you need to install Oblivion outside the jurisdiction of UAC, to an unprotected directory. A popular and suitable location is <drive letter>:\Games\Oblivion. For information on proper installation I suggest you follow Bben's Reinstall Procedure. If that's not the case then you have either improperly installed the mods, therefor needing to completely uninstall and reinstall the mods properly according to the ReadMe, or you need to activate, or update, Archive Invalidation. You might also want to read the section about Pink or Missing Textures Section.  Another great resource is Tomlong's site, TESIV:POSItive. She has included information on nearly every aspect of Oblivion you might need help or just be curious about. It has information to suite anyone from beginner to advanced. I urge everyone to bookmark this site and soak up as much information as you possibly can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarock5 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Well I bought my copy of oblivion off steam so it's in the Program Files/Steam/Steamapps/common folder and I'm using windows 7. If it is a problem with security, wouldn't this have happened sometime before? I've been playing oblivion for almost a year on this pc and this is the first of these problems to occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth613 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I'm just telling you the only possibilities for this to happen. From there you can do what you wish. However it is always advised to install Oblivion outside of Program Files due to the many complications UAC presents. If you don't want to take my word for it just search around this forum, and others, and you'll see hundreds, probably thousands, of reports regarding this issue. If it's not a security issue then you're not properly installing the mod and its' resources, simple as that. But you can never be 100% sure since you have Oblivion in a protected directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickory Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It's simple: you haven't installed OOO properly. If you have gone the upgrade route, you have missed steps. You do not need the 1.34 Beta to play Path Of Iron, it is enough to have 1.33 full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJDHDR Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) My guess is that you didn't install v1.33 full before installing v1.34b5. The 1.34 beta patch is used to patch 1.33, not v1.3. If you use BAIN in Wrye Bash to install mods, you can use my OOO BCF located here to make things a bit easier. Edited January 20, 2011 by XJDHDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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