Dumolas Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) Iv'e played vanilla Oblivion with several different characters throughout the years. Now with Skyrim coming i want to play it again, with mods. Though i have no idea where to start. What mod does what? What patches should i have (UOP or official)? What mods to start out with (OOO, or others)?. Texture mods, gameplay mods, quest mods? Are there any dualwield mods? Mods that are up to date with latest patches and so forth. I have no idea and really need some help regarding these issues. I'm planning on playing an assassin with daggers/bows. Iv'e seen bow mods/sneak mods. Which ones should I go with? I know that these are huge questions but it would help a great deal. Sincerly yours. Dumolas Edited June 22, 2011 by Dumolas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amullinix Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Most will tell you that it's simply up to you and you should look through the Top 100 in the tesnexus part of the sites, but honestly: since you've been playing vanilla for a while with multiple characters, you probably have a really good idea of the game. Here are my recommendations... There are only two, to start you off. A third for later on: Unique Landscapes and the Bananas (I think thats the name) Open Better Cities. Those two right there, will make the world more interesting to look at (something I recommend if you've been playing and replaying oblivion already). Later on, you should try OOO, if for any other reason than the mechanics tweaks, and additional stuff it adds. I'm not sure how well it plays with the Landscapes or OBC (something you could check), but those are my recommendations. There are a lot, and you're right: It's intimidating. I'm not a big fan of overly modding the game out (I have done it in the past with both Oblivion and New Vegas, and have always reverted back to a few very good and trusted mods). But there are a few that make the experience that much better. Oh, and if you want a house mod: Eye of Nirn. Small floating fortress that allows you to transport it just outside of all major cities.If you're looking for better menu systems, you can't go wrong with DarnUI, and if you're feeling particularly good, isntall Wrye Bash and use it's Darn feature to Darnify the books in the game. Optional, of course (looks very pleasing though). Also, to make things easier, take a look at articles/mods that show/replace the ini file, to allow multi-cores, and more RAM usage. That will help with the UL and OBC combo use. There are a few that I can edit into here when I'm not at work, but honestly, the ones I mentioned are well enough on their own to at least try them out. I'm sorry I wasn't more specific with my suggestions, but hopefully there's enough there to spark some funneled desire when searching for specific types of mods. Last recommendation: if the mod looks appealing, download it and try it out. Can't go wrong with it, and you can always revert to the vanilla oblivion to try again. Happy Hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumolas Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Thank you for the advice! You mentioned you didn't like to overmod the game. I get a little confused here because almost everyone who uses mods says that they use over 200+. Do they mean the features combined in the overhauls or do they litterally mean that they've downloaded over 200 mods? Cause that is quite intimidating :tongue: . And about the versions, should i use the latest UOP? Or what version is compatible with the most mods? Sincerely yours. Dumolas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amullinix Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 It's always good to get every major update available. There are the official ones of course. Then you have the unofficial, and the supplemental unofficial. Sounds like a lot, but honestly it isn't. And yes, when people they have 200+ mods, they usually mean they have 200+ separate mods. For me, that's simply too much. A lot of people 'Bash' a bunch of smaller, simpler and related mods together, to allow more room for other mods. Starting off, I don't recommend it. First, download all the patches (first, make sure your Oblivion is entirely up to date with Bethesda's official patches; then install the unofficial ones). That way, you have everything completely ready. Once those are installed, then go through each mod that sounds interesting, one by one. That way, you know exactly what parts of the game they modify, and you can decide as go which ones you clearly can not play the game without. I know it sounds tedious, but if you take a look at the link in my signature block, you'll see a few mods listed for New Vegas. I went through each of those, playing them separately, and together, to see which ones I enjoyed the most. I highly recommend doing that as well. Best advice, if it's a very small mod (with what it does) look to see if it's in a bigger mod, that way you get more for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCP768 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Similar topic over at bethsoft forums might help: http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1201609-modding-can-be-intimidating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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