PyFFI help (newb who hasn't installed any mods yet)

[Kwally3]

Hi,

I'm completely new to modding oblivion and this has been my experience so far: :wallbash:

 

I'm trying to optimize vanilla with pyfft before installing any mods.

However, my oblivion_optimize.bat doesn't do anything (steps below) but right clicking and choosing "optimize with pyfft" seems to work. Black box appears, text scroll through, and my meshes folder (from Knights.bsa) went from 7.71mb to 7.2mb. I'm using an account without admin privileges but i know the admin password. . .

 

1) Just wondering if that's an indication of some serious problem.

2) The mesh folder's decrease in size, that normal?

3) Anyone know what Qskope is and how it relates to pyffi?

edit: 4) what does an "NIF accompanied by a EGM or TRI" look like?

 

My stats:

Oblivion : GotY edition with SI and Knights on c:/games

me: no programming, command prompt, or modding experience.

system: Vista Home 64 bit; intel duo core 2.8ghz w/ nvidia ge9600

pyfii 2.1.10.2c30444 w/ python 2.7 (both installed outside "programs" to avoid UAC)

 

I'm using this as my guide:

http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/414399-pyffi-for-the-bewildered/

 

I will give y'all a hug if i can start playing modded oblivion in less than a week :rolleyes:

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I use OBMM to extract knights.bsa to the "In" folder. The "In" folder now contains "meshes", "sound", and "textures". Then I right click run as admin "oblivion_optimize.bat". Commandprompt(?) pops up and says (which took ~2 sec):

 

Running PyFFI optimize ...

Done.

Pass 2 -General optimization <filter 2>:

running pyffi optimize ...

Done.

Pass 3 - Fixing texture paths:

Running PyFFI fix_texturepath ...

Done.

You can close this window now.

 

Nothing in "Out" folder.

Edited November 18, 2011 by Kwally3

[Keirgarth]

Where did you install the game? If it is in the program files folder then you would most likely want to move it as Windows User Account Control, or UAC, prevents programs from writing in that directory unless they have specific permissions. It is widely recommended that you install Oblivion into a separate folder on your drive such as C:\Games\Oblivion or something similar.

 

If you have to use a command prompt to do things, you need to run the command prompt as an admin. To do this, click on the start button, in the search field type CMD, when you see the icon for CMD right click it and choose run as admin. This will elevate the security level of the command prompt enough for the program to run.

[Kwally3]

Yeah oblivion is installed under c:\games. Sorry bud, no luck w/ running it as an admin. I think I'll just stick to right-click optimize and prey that it works.

 

Another question: What does an NIF accomanied by a EGM or TRI look like?

because:

" Any meshes with FaceGen files attached to them (that is, any NIFs that are accompanied by an EGM or TRI mesh). These should not be optimized, or visual anomalies (E.G. tears in the model) might result."