Used to do so a lot when the game was new. Rarely now though since I tend to play long sessions 2 years and more. My current Oblivion session is now more than three years. Interestingly it was started just to complete quest mods that I have always included but never finished e.g. Adense Epic Dungeon, The Ayleid Steps, Hentai Mania II, and others.

Acadian: so my geeked-out roleplay with Balztu is that she's not supposed to speak much of whatever the "common" language is supposed to be. In fact as I was gaming with her, I switched the Oblivion.ini file from English to French, just so (from my perspective) I barely understand what anybody's saying. My daughter speaks French so I had this idea that she could sit alongside me occasionally while I game, and act as a translator.

I'm not sure if this idea will work though. According to Lopov, he's thinking I'll probably need to install some kind of a language pack, which is starting to sound like a hassle. I don't want to delay getting her to Valenwood, you know? I've been waiting too long to get there. But that "foreign language" idea does still intrigue me.


That was one of the ideas with my Renee Gade III. She'd do all the quest mod stuff I was interested in like Vampire Hunters and Fighters Guild Quests. I did most of the vanilla quests on consoles, you see. Maybe she'll do Archeology Guild some day. And Lost Spires.

How do we get to Valenwood? I am assuming we get there from Anvil's dock. Maybe I should read the actual readme.

This post has been edited by Renee: Sep 23 2020, 01:51 AM

From the East Gate of Skingrad head east a short distance. Turn right at the road sign that reads Arenthia. Continue on past Bloodcrust Cave. Just before Silorn take a right turn. The road runs along the south side of Castle Skingrad to a bridge crossing the Strid River that will take you to Valenwood. Or you could ford swim the Strid at any point.

Oh, the Archeology Guild and The Lost Spires is one and the same mod.

This post has been edited by macole: Sep 23 2020, 05:15 AM

Here's some more pics.

Balztu's Bedroom (she often sleeps outdoors)

Goblin Pwnage

Glarthir Pwnage -- The paranoid Bosmer followed my orc all the way out of town, and she let him. Until she got far enough outside of civilization.

"Assault! Assault!"

Causeway to Valenwood

Entrance to Arenthia

Bear Fight -- (A bear terrorized Arenthia within minutes of Balztu got into town. She tried to assist but wound up assaulting somebody, then getting teleported back to Skingrad)

Some NPCs speak German in Valenwood

Oops, thought I had more. Stay tuned for some spectacular views in the next pictures!

Is Balztu loading up on quinoa and avacados in that first pic?

Glarthir is going to be totally pwn'd!

So that's the way to Valenwood? I downloaded the Valenwood mod from your other topic. Don't know when I will get to it though, with January still hip deep in the Capital Wasteland.

Having WannaBeAnOrc green skin didn't help those goblins any more than WannaBeAnOrc green leggings helped Glarthir.

VI is vaguely familiar. I remember quite enjoying the Arenthia mages guildhall.

Balztu needs no keys, Balztu has warhamma!

How was she able to meet with Glarthir outside of Skingrad?

Balztu goes to Valenwood - nice wooden bridge!

Ooh nice, she speaks in German. I can be your translator if you want. Basically, that lady is giving you the standard arrest dialogue.

Looking forward to more pics from Valenwood!

This post has been edited by Lopov: Oct 1 2020, 11:33 AM

Yay, pictures! Makes me want to go back and explore the west coast. Basically I just traveled down the center. If you like to populate areas, X is a great empty useable house in Elden Root.

And green Orcs! Due to OCOv2 Orcs in my game are typically shades of brown.

This post has been edited by macole: Oct 1 2020, 03:42 PM

macole: I can't thank you enough for your assistance. Even just answering simple questions like "which .esps do I install?" helps a lot. Because the original mod author abandoned his or her project, apparently due to Skyrim coming out in 2011 (I am basing this theory on the final update of VI, which was October 2011. Such a shame).

Lopov: Balztu BIG! When she got arrested she got sent to Skingrad. Apparently Valenwood has some Imperial influence. Anyway, she did not spend much time in the town, since she's adverse to walled places. I assume Glarthir saw her and followed her out of town.

Yes, you can help translate the German text dialog. I am really tempted to try using a German language pack as well, if you can point me in the right direction.

Acadian: Oh nice, so VI does have some guilds. Balztu won't bother with those, but some day when Lady Saga returns she'll have places to stay, I assume.

SubRosa: Yes, the entrance to Valenwood is located just south of Skingrad. There is no loading screen, just walk right over the bridge.

Dang. Still haven't loaded the next set of pics to imgur yet. Well, next time.

This post has been edited by Renee: Oct 1 2020, 04:31 PM

Few scenic screens:

https://i.imgur.com/ZMgokAD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6JuNx98.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PL3Sis7.jpg

None of their games have been as bucolic as Oblivion.

Bucolic. I never heard this word until Pseron Wyrd used it in a sentence, referring to Cyrodiil's bucolic countryside. (sheds a tear).

It was nice to see Pseron get promoted to moderator at the new Bethesda forums. Such a nice person.

Nice

Renee, here are tips how to change the in-game language. I own the Steam version, so the second method worked for me.

Graci, Lopov. *curtsies*

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Arenthia -- (this is the first town of Valenwood)

Foggy Arenthia

Kvatch in Distance

IC in Distance


Notes: as Balztu has explored Valenwood outside of town, I have found its countryside is a bit too much like Cyrodiil's, but maybe this is because it's still close to Cyrodiil. Maybe different trees and foliage eventually show.

Another thing is Rosa's Witchcraft is NEEDED for this mod. Either that, or I'll have to mess with Leveled Lists to try to introduce more peaceful creatures. Really getting tired of fighting bear after bear.

I don't often comment on this thread; but HOLY COW! That is the most perfect and gorgeous Oblivion game I've ever seen! Would you share which graphics enhancer mods you are using and some details on your rig? These are AWESOME !!!! (also, your character doesn't have the usual potato face either, want to share how you got around that too?)

Really great looking game you have there; I wish my Oblivion looked that good!

Thanks, mALXy! I'll try to post the load order when I get home tonight. It's actually pretty light, with most of them being bug or engine fixes. As far as my rig:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz [4.25GHz Turbo] Six-Core
SSD: Crucial MX300 525 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory (GEIL Super Luce RGB)
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON AM4 ATX w/ RGB
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - EVGA 600 80 PLUS Power Supply
VIDEO: XFX Radeon RX 590 FATBOY 8GB GDDR5 Video Card [VR Ready]

Oblivion.esm
Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp
UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp
Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp
DLCShiveringIsles.esp
Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp
DLCHorseArmor.esp
DLCOrrery.esp
DLCVileLair.esp
DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
DLCSpellTomes.esp
DLCThievesDen.esp
DLCBattlehornCastle.esp
DLCFrostcrag.esp
Knights.esp
Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp
Enemy Weapons dont drop.esp
lLet there be Flowers.esp
DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp
DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp
ChaseCameraMod.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp

For textures I used:

Enhanced Vegetation
Far Cry Inspired Grass
Improved Doors and Flora
Improved Doors and Flora Update
Improved Trees and Flora
Improved Trees and Flora 2
Improved Trees and Flora 2 Update
Oblivion Upscaled Textures
SI Upscaled Textures
DLC Upscaled Textures
Let There Be Flowers
Mesh Improvement Project