Firewolx Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Hey everybody, sorry to disturb you guys but I just got this question. Im REALLY new to these mods, and I have a question.Im using OBMM to add my mods, ( havent ever used one mod ) and Ive downloaded like 50 mobs. Now I really hate it to add them one by one with OBMM, so is it possible to add multiple archives in the Omod Creator? Really thanks. P.S. I just had this question pop into my mind. Can I just omod the 4 overhaul mods ( OOO, MMM, Frances, Warcry ) or do I have to unpack them and install? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Hey everybody, sorry to disturb you guys but I just got this question. Im REALLY new to these mods, and I have a question.Im using OBMM to add my mods, ( havent ever used one mod ) and Ive downloaded like 50 mobs. Now I really hate it to add them one by one with OBMM, so is it possible to add multiple archives in the Omod Creator? Really thanks. P.S. I just had this question pop into my mind. Can I just omod the 4 overhaul mods ( OOO, MMM, Frances, Warcry ) or do I have to unpack them and install? thxIn my experience, OMOD format is just plain a bad idea. While it's easy to install one or two basic mods, it makes it much easier to totally screw your game over. This happens because OMODs don't ask for confirmation or even notify you when files are overwritten, so if you have two mods which change the same files, only one version of that file gets used (without you knowing) and if you ever disable one of those OMODS, it will delete the file which is being used by both mods without letting you know that it is still being used by another mod. No matter how new you are to mods, or computers in general, you're just simply best off learning how to manually install your mods and understand from the start what you're doing. As far as overhaul mods, if you don't know what you're doing, it's best t just stick to one. There are mods out there that allow you to combine aspects from one overhaul into another, but often these require you knowing what the hell you're doing. Trying to install multiple overhauls without one of these comilations as a guide is a bad idea on its own, with an OMOD, it's just a horrible idea since you aren't given any way to regulate what overwrites what. Seriously... Forget using OMODs, learn how to use the directory structure and use an unzipping program that retains directory information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir bubbly Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Get Winrar, theres a free trail version somewhere i think its alot easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sypron Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Also, just flash-installing 50 mods is a very, very stupid idea, for the following reasons:1) You don't know what you are installing. Reading up on all the mods fixes this problem, but then you may as well just install each mod individually2) There is a high chance there will be numerous conflicts which you wont pick up on.3) There is a high chance it will break numerous quests, both vanilla and and added by other mods.4) It is almost certain that it will ruin your game, either by fault of a mod or you will install mods you personally don't like.5) There's no easy way to go back on this. Don't dive in the deep end. Install 1 mod, manually, then play test it. If you want to keep it, do, if you don't then get rid of it. Then install the next mod, manually, then repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewolx Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 I've only downloaded mods which are considered good, and manually install mods is more difficult isnt it? I now know how these overhauls work together so that aint a prob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I've only downloaded mods which are considered good, and manually install mods is more difficult isnt it? I now know how these overhauls work together so that aint a prob.If you're using the individual versions of them, you don't. If you're using something like FCOM, then you should follow those instructions and not use omods (since I believe you have to partially install some of each in correct order to make them all work). Manually installing mods isn't difficult, it just requires a brain to know where things are supposed to go, and occasionally what should and should not be getting overwritten. It really depends on how clueless you are to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewolx Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Ok I figured it out, I've installed all the overhaul and other mods manually without OBMM and they all work without any errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herolegend Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Iv spent 2 weeks and all day studying loads of mods, and how they work and how to install them, It is so much hassle i just wish some mod perfectionist out there could upload a torrent with the whole game in .rar pre-modded with everything that works together say the whole game structure only oblivion etc.. and doesn't conflict, say full exnem pack with body, all armors , clothes and weapons combined with some addon quests some more cool blades , with also wings, sephs animations, flying camera mod, snow dragon temple deadly reflex 3 or 4 and well bottom line whatever else thats cool and works without messing up the game play too much lol my version still is buggy but theres a bit less crashing than i had before losing my 52hours of save data because my save went corrupt during a system reboot crash, so started the game again after 2 weeks of studying. lets hope it doesn't crash again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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