I Really Need Some Opinions And Recommendations

[blackpheonixark]

Ok, Its been about 2 years since I have played Oblivion. I cannot go to Skyrim just yet. So, when I played a long time ago, I was a serious mod user. I think I had almost 450 mods active at one time. I still have all of my mods saved, but...I don't know. I am just not appealed by them anymore. But they were always my favorite ones, but I think I am ready to move on. I just did a fresh clean install of Oblivion GOTY, I also have ALL the DLCs. I would really like someone to give me a list of mods that would make the game just epic. Just as a heads up, I would like:

 

Good Body Replacers - (Including changing the kahjeit and argonian to look more human like)

Race Mods (Especially Final Fantasy Races. I found Burmecian race long ago but lost it)

Wildlife Mods (including adding more wildlife and changing some of the current)

Dungeon and Cave Mods (Including scaling difficulties and percent chances of running into giant versions of monsters)

More Flora And Plant Life (Including adding lots of ingredients and new types of trees and other harvestable goods)

New weapons and armors (Including collections and remade ones as well as ones based off of series and other things. Espicially Final Fantasy)

Added Classes (As balanced as possible)

Added Quests (I am a quest hog and i will take as many as one can give me)

Added structures and locations (I once had a mod for a flying castle and for a nordic armory and Akaviry armory. Things like that.)

 

I know a lot of theses are included in Overhauls, I just cant seem to find the good ones anymore. ALSO. If you post a recommendation, PLEASE ALSO LIST ALL ITS REQUIRED MODS OUTSIDE OF THE VANILLA AND DLCS. I don't want to go and download a mod and try and install it only to learn i need 3 or 4 other mods, which those need 3 or 4 other mods. That's how I ended up with 450+ mods before. I would also like a good program to organize the load order. Python just got too out of hand for me. Also, I don't really like using OMOD. If I could install it manually, I would very much prefer that, but Detailed instructions would be nice If I have to use OMOD.

 

I know this is asking a lot, but I just can't return to playing vanilla Oblivion. Its too much. Ty all for your time and support.

Edited February 13, 2012 by blackpheonixark

[galadriel1]

Here is a Color Map.

Here you can find a mod wich allows you to play Sephiroth from Final Fantasy.

Here's a Final Fantasy sword.

List of another Final Fantasy Mods:

http://tes.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=17336

http://tes.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12857

http://tes.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=30659

http://tes.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=16853

 

I haven't found more.

 

E: SoVvM is a very good location mod (you need Shivering Isles to play)

Some Akaviri Weapons.

Edited February 13, 2012 by galadriel1

[blackpheonixark]

Ahhh yes, thank you. The color map mod is better then the older one I was using. Also, that is the same Sephiroth mod I was using before, but its more up to date. So thank you again. That's a good start for me, Now if I can just get some input on body replacers and maybe some overhauls, then I can at least start out adventuring.

[JCP768]

Answer the questions, and browse the links:

 

GENERIC copy/paste:

If you want the most help possible it helps to give as much information, and uniqueness as possible.

 

Here's my generic written thing for these topics. if you want something specific give more details. I ask some questions in the below text as a small guide line. You can answer them if you wish:

 

 

 

Lists and resources for finding many popular mods, and some good mods:

(note the distinction between the two, don't just follow mindless peer pressure, try and make your own opinions and find what you'll like)

 

List of lists:

http://forums.bethso...owtopic=1010109

Top 100

http://www.tesnexus....top/alltime.php

Files of the months:

http://www.tesnexus....softhemonth.php

Hall of fame:

http://planeteldersc...blivionmods.HOF

Categories, Tag search, advanced search

 

General help in terms of installing, utilities, workshops, etc.:

 

TESCOSI

Oblivion mod wiki

TES Alliance (Check The Enclave forum, the Oblivion forum, or the Voice actor forum depending on your pursuits)

Bethsoft forums-Oblivion: (Hardware/software for non mod related issues, Mods for mod users, Construction set for making mods.)

 

 

List of topics exactly like yours generic pleadings for "Any mods?" that have already been answered:

http://forums.bethso...list-of-topics/

Read the AZERessential topics to get the basic "get wryebash, OBMM, OBSE, start slow" basic advice for starters recommendations

 

If you want any further help I suggest you tell us about yourself; what you like and what you're looking for... Here's some questions to get you started:

 

Have you played Oblivion already?

What sort of things interest you?

What type of Character do you usually play? (good/evil, theif/mage, roleplayer/random-no-story-hack-and-slasher?)

Are there specific types of mods you think would interest you? (Quests, graphic mods, gameplay mods, overhauls, etc.)

When did you leave?

What did you not like about Oblivion? What did Oblivion not have or need more of?

Male or female character?

 

 

For the occasional "What are your must haves?"

Mostly quest mods: http://kno.li/i

 

My favorite quests are:

Integration (my most favorite)

Malevolent, Runied tail, Tears of the fiend

Windfall

The Blackwood company

Dremora Companion

Servant of the Dawn

Imperial Legion Faction

 

 

Gameplay mods:

 

Hear No Evil

Vector

Crime Has Witnesses

Audacious Magery

Conduit magic

Custom spell Icons

Training cattle

Keychain

Refscope(good for troubleshooting)

Vows and Covenants

Pluke's roleplaying persuasion

LAME (No longer needed for Integration)

RBP (No longer needed for Integration)

 

I'm mostly a quest mod player and I recently posted a big rundown for most of them that I've played here and here.

 

(Some of these are probably outdated by now)

S'lider's Copy/paste

SkyRanger-1's

Pseron Wyrd's top 10 (Don't really want a lot top 10's or simple lists but I'm desperate for cop/pastes at the moment)

Tommy H's

 

 

As far as quests go... from the above:

 

 

My favorite quests are:

Integration (my most favorite)

Malevolent, Runied tail, Tears of the fiend

Windfall

The Blackwood company

Dremora Companion

Servant of the Dawn

Imperial Legion Faction

 

I'm mostly a quest mod player and I recently posted a big rundown for most of them that I've played here and here.

 

Integration is the best in terms of a real RPG quest mod with Choices, consequences, checks, multiple solutions, extremely fleshed out characters and stories, etc. Originally it did require RBP and LAME, but now there's an isolated version that only requires shivering isles.... but RBP and LAME are highly recommended regardless. The isolated version lets you choose if you want the gameplay changes or not, so that should do.

Edited February 16, 2012 by JCP768

[Rennn]

HGEC is the most widely used female body mod. I won't say 'best' because honestly they're a little too perfect for me, but it is the most widely used one.

Robert's male bodies are by far the most widely used bodies for males. I once again won't say 'best' because they tend to have more musculature than I would like.

Natural Faces provide good textures for faces, but try installing them before a body mod just in case the body mod has face textures of its own.

 

Xenius' Race Compilation would be good for races. It includes many species.

 

I found a good wildlife mod a while ago that added foxes and rabbits, but I sadly can't remember the name. I think it was just called "More Animals" or something.

There's another one that adds cows and many more farm animals to settlements, but I really don't remember the name of that one at all.

 

I don't know if you ever had the Unique Landscapes compilation, but it's epic. It also adds new animals in some of the locations, and a few new dungeons.

 

Speaking of dungeons, Better Dungeons revamps all the caves in Oblivion, making them much more unique and a bit more scenic.

 

Since you said you had like 450 mods before, I'm almost certain you had CM Companions, but just in case, I'll list it.

 

Ardah adds a desert area in a new worldspace, making it compatible with most landscape mods. It's a demanding part of the game in terms of pc specs though. I get stutter there.

Then you have Better Valenwood and Deserts of Anequina, which I'm sure you know about since you had so many mods before, but just in case.

You'll need the TESIV LodGen for those mods, btw.

 

You didn't ask for it, but I also recommend Midas Magic and Deadly Reflex 5 (since 6 was buggy last time I checked, though maybe it's fixed now) if you want to make the game feel signifcantly different.

[lrh9]

According to your requirements I'd recommend:

 

Mart's Monster Mod for more animals and creatures.

Bananasplit's Better Cities. Adds new locations and quests in the cities.

Better Dungeons

DLL (Dynamic Leveled Lists). Improves spawns and adds improved patrol behavior to spawns.

COBL. Adds many ingredients featured in previous Elder Scrolls games.

Skyrim Ingredients. Adds many ingredients featured in Skyrim.

The Ayleid Steps. Quest-like mod involving teleportation devices scattered throughout Cyrodiil. Teleport to vanilla and new Ayleid ruins.