Is there anything I can do to work around this?
They're also very straightforward to install. It apparently interferes with the installers several of the larger mods use.Īll three are fantastic, and work with every other major mod. Oh, and apparently UAC in Windows 7 can cause issues when Oblivion is installed inside the /Program Files/ directory.
bsa files as "modified" in 2007/2006.Ī friend of mine was having problems getting the DarNifiedUI mod to work with the Steam version (that mod is essential, BTW), and I think we tracked the problem down to the modification date on those files. The only problem some people have with the Steam version is that the Steam-version data files are all set as "modified" in 2010 whereas most other DVD installations have the. Oblivion loads all its files in order of when they were last modified. The only thing you (may) need to do with the Steam version is make sure the "date modified" of Oblivion's main data files is set to 2006 or so. Without knowing whether you want houses, more weapons and armor, companions, new dungeons and quests, or what-have-you, it's hard to make suggestions beyond the basics. If you're not sure what kind of mods you're looking for, you might want to look at the Mod Categories page, and go from there. Note that the Apachii Goddess store is considered to be an "Adult" file, since some of the clothing options in it have nudity, so you'll have to make an account and log in to TES Nexus to get it. Take their clothing and give them different clothing in order to get them to wear it). If you want to give the NPCs in the game a wider variety of appearance, I highly recommend the Apachii Goddess Store (lots of clothes for women and weapons to give the game more variety), the Apachii Heroes Store (same for men), and the Active Inventory spell (lets you open the inventories of NPCs as though they were containers. I personally like the Low-Poly Grass mod, various body improvement mods (especially Exnem's Eye Candy mods), and the Tabaxi race. This will disable the mod from loading until you change the name back and reboot the game.So what would be some must-have mods for Oblivion? I've only played the vanilla 360 version, and just purchased the Steam version.įirst: OBMM (Oblivion Mod Manager) will make installing mods much easier, and also make it easier to find Mods that just don't want to work with your game for whatever reason.Īfter that, go through the TES Nexus's top 100 lists, and see what looks good for you. If you wish to only temporarily disable the mod, you can change the name of the OblivionReloaded.dll file to. To uninstall the Oblivion Reloaded mod, simply remove all of the game’s files and delete the Oblivion.ini file to revert it back to its original state. Choose yes, and reboot the game to apply the updated files. It will ask you if you wish to override them.
To update the mod, simply drag all of the new files into the Data folder we installed them in originally. Once the mod has been installed, do NOT change any options inside of the video settings or apply a different shader package. Load up your game using OBSE, this should automatically load your mods in if you own the game on Steam.It should be located in a similar location to this: C:\The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion GOTY Deluxe\Data Extract the Oblivion Reloaded files into Oblivion’s Data folder.Optionally, delete the Oblivion.ini file inside of the Documents\My Games\Oblivion directory to generate a fresh, reset file.There is a high chance that they will conflict and cause issues after the installation.
It’s very important that you disable any other graphical mods you may be using. iPostProcessMillisecondsLoadingQueuedPriority=100.These options are less necessary, but again, will allow for maximum performance of the mod. This must be done before installing the mod.
It is extremely important that OR’s POM, SKIN and TERRAIN shaders are enabled to have shadows. Distant objects (land, buildings, trees) = On.
Open the settings menu in your game and match the following video settings:
Recommended Settingsīefore you install the game files, it’s recommended to change up some game settings to ensure you’re getting the full effect of the game.
Let’s take a dive into this mod and look at how to install Oblivion Reloaded to your very own game.
Unfortunately there is not much documentation available for setting it all up. Oblivion Reloaded is a giant graphical update created by the TES Reloaded team.