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Trouble getting my mods working


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First mistake

I just downloaded a bunch of mods

 

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. ~Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

 

In this case, the beginning is where you install the game. The best place is NOT the default location (unless you have Win XP) as that allows Vista and Win7 UAC to block mods and other programs.

Recommended: C:\Games\Oblivion

 

Note: Moving the game will not work. You MUST uninstall completely, then reinstall.

 

Here is a link to my complete uninstall/reinstall procedure located in the articles section of the Nexus

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=240

 

It allows you to preserve any saves and mods, or remove them completely - your choice.

 

If you are usingthe steam version, It's best to reinstall the steam client outside of the 'program files' folders. Recomended, C:\Games\Steam. Then all of your steam games will be outside of the UAC protected zone.

 

Note: I do not recomend disabling UAC as that allows certain viruses to trash your computer.

 

Now be sure you have the latest patch as it is needed for many mods

Look in the lower left corner when you start the game for your version. The latest patch is v1.2.0146

Go here for patches:

http://www.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads_01.html

 

Note: The patch is included on the Game of the Year version, as part of the Shivering Isles installation.

 

Next, OBSE is required for many mods also, Get the latest version here: http://obse.silverlock.org/

 

And the utility programs, get the latest versions.

BOSS: http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20516

OBMM: http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097

Wrye Bash: http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22368

 

Don't make the noob mistake of installing a mass of mods all at once and expecting them, to just work. The time you think you save will be more than lost in troubleshooting.

Install a few at a time and test - make sure they are working before adding more to the list.

 

And, a troubleshooting tool for when you have a wacky problem and need to make sure it really is a mod causing it: Bben's Oblivion Revert to Vanilla game

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=340

 

And of course, If you have a pirated version, It's a good probability that is your problem. In that case go ask your pirates as we cannot support pirated versions here.

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