Varus Torvyn Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 :wallbash: I feel I have a love hate relationship when it comes to modding Oblivion, I always have the core mods, you know stuff like Deadly Reflex and Mystic Elves and Ren stuff plus Better Water and Natural Environments, plus a few more to improve the visual and gameplay effects on things.. but usually when a new mod comes along I feel I have to install it and see what it's like so I spend more time actually modding the game itself and finding the armour, weapons, quests etc then actually playing the main quest. Does anyone feel the same. ( Will I ever get to finish the main quest, I still haven't even gone to Jauffre yet to give him the amulet :( )I decided to go the other direction from yours. First I installed four Replacer mods (Exnem's Body Female, Get Up Anim Replacer, Elys Uncapped, and Reneer's Guard Overhaul). Then I chose to install mods that would add more "steak & potatoes" to the game: Super-mods (large quest & lore-mods). My approach was, "Why not install something that really gives Oblivion some muscle?" I figured a RPG is based on action, puzzle-solving, doing tasks to earn EXPs to advance in skills & level. The "look-good" mods are great mods, but they don't help your character progress. So I loaded in some of the favorites - Akatosh Mount, Lost Spires, Elder Council, Temple of the One, Midas Spells, Kingdom of Almar, The Necromancer, Fighters Guild Contracts, Origin of the Mages Guild, Kvatch Aftermath. Then I added the Bank of Cyrodiil, a bunch of weapons mods, and the Bag of Holding. After that came Sulteric's Viconia companion mod, which is also a quest. I'll be adding Malevolent & Sword of Aeons once the file updates are posted. My game's fairly well-rounded, so I can spend time actually running a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridfan Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 To Varus Damn so many mods, you will be bogging down the Oblivion Data folder, I checked last night at the size of my Bethesda folder and it's well over 12 gig ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varus Torvyn Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Hybridfan, what Oblivion utilities do you use? I run with OBMM, OBSE, Wrye Bash, and FCOM Helper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridfan Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 I am using OBMM & OBSS never actually knew what Wrye Bash actually does??? I have Apachii Godess Store and that Japanese bear shop mod which has very many files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoginToDownload Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I find Oblivion un-modded hardly has any replayability, though. I found it got monotonous and stopped before beating any one of the questlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezdimona Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 There's a main quest???? :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridfan Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 There's a main quest???? :whistling: Something about finding Martin and running a bath for him... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varus Torvyn Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I am using OBMM & OBSS never actually knew what Wrye Bash actually does??? I have Apachii Godess Store and that Japanese bear shop mod which has very many files.Wrye Bash will load-order also, but it has some other stuff you can use. It can "bash", meaning merge similar mods into one "bashed" file. It will scan all of your mod files, and let you know if any can be merged. Also, in addition to Kivan's UOP, UOMP, and USIP having the nVidia Black Screen Fix mod coding merged into them, Wrye Bash has the "nVidia Fog Fix" that will fix mods that change interior cells. I like that Apachii store. I've been mulling it over if I should install it or not. Haven't made up my mind yet. Oh and that comment that other person made about the Main Quest? I think she was being sarcastic, because that other person who said he was bored with Oblivion kind of irritated her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezdimona Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 that" other person" as you put it was being sarcastic.Thanks for noticing !ummm,no,wasn't irritated in the slightest.Never try to guess what I'm feeling when I say something...you'll lose! :closedeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksnake89 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 There's a main quest???? :whistling: Something about finding Martin and running a bath for him... I think.I thought the main quest was about closing some kind of gates, running books to people, and collecting colorful easter eggs to imbue power to your weapons. I must have done the wrong quests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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