i need help with modding

[Snake932]

hello everyone. i'm new here.

i know, i know... i'm a noovy, i don't know anything of mods, but we all must start from somewhere right? i have few question about mods, and i need your help.

 

1. i have the italian version of oblivion (special edition with shivering isles and knights of the nine)

can i use tesnexus mod even if they are of other countries? i mean, there aren't problems?

2. how do i download mods?

3. is this a paysite? i must pay for download mods?

4. what program should i use for install mod? and for create mods? (i have nifskope v. 1.0.12-windows)

5. what do you think of my english? XD :biggrin:

 

that's all. sorry for bother, they are really stupid questions. i hope you answer soon.

thanks everyone :thanks:

 

p.s : if someone have some advice for me about creating mod, please tell me. i have msn too, so you can give me your account id and i can add you.

[bben46]

Welcome to Tesnexus. I will try to answer you questions as simply as I can.

 

1. Most Mods will work, However you may have some strange language mix ups. Some will not work as they use some unknown difference between the Italian and whichever language version the mod was written it, There are ports of many popular mods into other languages though.

 

2. Downloading mods is done by clicking on the Files tab. then clicking on the file name you want to download. You will need a 'unzip' program, I recommend 7-zip which is free and available for download on Tesnexus. If you have never worked with mods before, I recommend looking at my help files for new users, located here (click on the highlighted test to be taken to the site) They include downloading, unzipping and installing the mod with an example mod to download and includes 7-zip.

 

http://s1.zetaboards.com/TheStormRavenLibrary/forum/256092/

 

3. This is a FREE site. However, there is a premium member option that allows you access to faster download servers. Everything is available for free, it will just be a little slower. The normal servers are not slowed down and there is no pressure to pay for the premium membership.

 

4. For playing the mods, No other program (except an unzipping program) is necessary. To create youe own mods, the first thing you will need is the Construction Set program. I'm not sure if there is and Italian version or not. It is available FREE from Bethesda Softworks at their site here:

http://www.elderscrolls.com/home/home.php

 

From the home page click on the downloads , then on the downloads page click on the utilities (on the left side) I only see an English version though.

 

5. Your English is fine. Probably better than some of the native English speakers we get here.

 

There is a lot of advice on creating mods available on the site. Look in the Technical Support and Mod Troubleshooting sections.

 

If you have any more question please feel free to post them. Someone will answer, but maybe not right away. We were all noobs at one time.

[Snake932]

i see. so there aren't so many problems with modding an italian game... in any case, i'll buy an american version if i need :biggrin:

thanks a lot for the information you gave me!

:thanks:

[MrCooper2006]

Shouldnt be for most mods, only "problem" you may have it the language would be mostly English, but seems this wouldnt be a problem for you!

[Shadowcran]

and if I might add you should start with a few tools to adding mods to your collection for play:

 

1) Wrye Bash- there's so much this utility does, it overwhelms most people when they see it. Learn one thing at a time off it's help site and before long it'll be second nature. There are 2 other utilities you have to get for it to run right, but since all of the downloads for all 3 are on the same page, no problem.

 

2)Oblivion Mod Manager- This isn't so difficult to figure out. This puts your mods into an "omod" form for easier loading and unloading as well as being a 'complete package' for your mod

 

3) FCOM Helper/loader- Whichever name it is...This utility will auto sort your mods into a correct load order

 

4) OBSE- The latest version always. this is the Oblivion Script Extender. A lot of mods require this to play correctly

 

5) All Official and Unofficial patches

 

There are other utilities, but these above are almost the "essentials". Of course, the patches aren't utilities, but they might as well be.

 

With the exception of the patches, the 4 utilities are very quick downloads, even for someone like me stuck with horrible dialup. They should be packaged into a mod and called "Essential mod" but are not, except on a different site. So, just download one at a time.