Telyn Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I am using the Steam version too. Your game came with the official patch for Oblivion, but Bethesda stopped patching the game a long time ago. That is when modders took over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeissYohji Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 The unofficial patches are a must. They fix lots of bugs and other things Bethesda didn't even care about fixing with the official patches. Get any of the big four overhauls: Francesco's Leveled Creatures & Items, Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, WarCry, or Martigen's Monster Mod (Or run any of those at the same time with FCOM). Alternatively, you could get Waalx's Animals & Creatures. They all fix the shitty level-scaling that Bethesda implemented. (There's no reason why a bandit should wear glass armor or why weaker enemies should disappear entirely after you get to a certain level.) COBL's also a good mod to have. It adds several custom races (There's a custom race fix that comes with the Unofficial Oblivion Patch and is needed if you ever play custom races), overhauls racial abilities and birthsigns, and adds items from Daggerfall and Morrowind into Oblivion. Since I got that mod, I can never go back to the vanilla racial abilities and birthsigns. LowPoly Grass will help if you're having performance issues whenever you're in grass but don't want to turn it off. Unique Landscapes and Better Cities add more scenery porn to Oblivion than anything Bethesda dreamed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiabundem Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 thanks for the help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 @suzypike: Using the computer you plan to play the game on Go here to see if your computer can run the game http://www.systemreq...tslab.com/cyri/ You will find the various game we support Oblivion listed as 'The Elder Scrolls IV, Oblivion Fallout3 as Fallout3 PC Dragon Age listed as Dragon age Fallout New Vegas as Fallout: New Vegas Morrowind is not listed, However if you can run Oblivion at all it should run well on your system. Note: TES V - Skyrim is not listed as no one knows what the final requirements will be yet. As for Oldblivion, It allows SOME older video cards to be used to play Oblivion. Your FPS and resolution will be determined by the processor, Ram and video card combination. Your mileage may vary considerably. However I think development stopped some time ago. It also will not work with many mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiabundem Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 one more question since i have the steam version all the unofficial patches and mods that i will be installing can be installed the same way as the regular one right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telyn Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Right, the Steam version acts the same as the physical versions. You can put unofficial patches in, mod it like crazy, and use OBSE. It's not encrypted or anything like the D2D version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiabundem Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 thanks just installed the unofficials now im browsing for my old mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedNole Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I just opened up Oblivion again this past weekend. I figured I would take a run through while waiting for Skyrim. I decided to install FCOM again and try to make the run through. My first install and 2 hours of work went wasted. Crashed all over the place (old remnants from when I uninstalled 2 years ago). Cleaned everything up and got it running with a bunch of other mods. Trying out that High Imperial class and spent an hour getting the graphics just right. Once in game, the stats blow on the character during the tutorial. I got killed by a rat. It is not until you get towards the middle when the stats become playable. I hope I enjoy the game through this time to make it through the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doatg Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) Someone said to install in C:\Games\Oblivion for UAC is this true..... I also have steam Game of the Year Edition...and having a go with it from scratch getting even the unofficial patches to install right errors... once i get past this then maybe i can enjoy a couple of mods. What looking for is the best companion mod to play with, the best mods for graphics i saw Quarl's Pack and someone mentioned Uniuqe Landscapes and better cities. So give the best ones that work without problems ie maybe natural environments hmmm im not sure because im still new to playing with mods but not game vanilla. :wallbash: Edited June 26, 2011 by Doatg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doatg Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 My second request..... I want the most talented person who has the best informative instructions on whats current in oblivon mods ie essentials to when first starting to mod game. Starts out like this My game that im using is Game of the year edition retail or steam... Step one Install this unofficial patch step 2 ..... then give one of each to make game better llike Quarl's,Better Cities but just a few or maybe just walk us thru installing it like you yourself started fresh from vanilla... shoot you could even do a youtube link i would watch... Steam does need someone with current info on there forums to Give a detailed one im tired of reading yesterdays news lolThanks :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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