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TK's Mod Questions Thread, Got mod problems, or are you just lost with a tool? |
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Thomas Kaira |
Feb 8 2011, 06:45 AM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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First off, some useful links and utilities: The Bethesda Oblivion Mods forum, this is where you'll want to go for all the latest news and updates on the mountains of unofficial content we all take for granted. If I don't have the answer you're looking for, chances are one of the many people here do. Oblivion Mod Manager, I don't think I need to explain this one. Better Oblivion Sorting Software, this is a well maintained utility that reads the mods you have installed and suggests the best order to load them in to avoid the inevitable conflicts. This is another must-have. Wrye Bash, the Swiss army knife of Oblivion modding, and I swear by it. It's intimidating at first, but surprisingly easy to use once you figure out how it works. Finally, Once you figure out BAIN, you will never need to worry about installation problems again. Wrye Bash Pictorial Guide for Newbies, if you are just starting Bash, it can be very easy to get lost in how much it does. This will help you get on the right foot. TES4Edit, a very important tool. Most of its features don't concern the end user, but its ability to clean up dirty and unneeded edits in a plugin is invaluable. TES4Edit Cleaning Guide at the TESCS Wiki. It contains a comprehensive list of mods that need to be cleaned, mods that are already clean, and mods that should not be cleaned, as well as a comprehensive guide on how to actually do it. So, it seems I have become "Mr. Modder" around these here parts, so I've decided to open this little thread if you have any questions for me. Questions about making modding easier for yourself, how to use a specific tool, if you've encountered a rather irksome problem and can't figure out what to do about it, or if you want to make your game perform a bit better. I will be the first to admit I'm not a professional modder, as I don't make my own mods. I do have the experience needed to maintain a heavy load order with minimal issues, as well as understanding a few advanced tricks to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the game, so I do know what I'm talking about. If anyone has any doubts, this is my load order: So with that, ask away. This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Feb 8 2011, 06:46 AM
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TheOtherRick |
Mar 14 2011, 04:56 AM
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Finder
Joined: 7-January 11
From: The Heart of Dixie
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QUOTE(mALX @ Mar 13 2011, 10:13 PM) Ok, I just blue-screened again, and got the info (not sure if it is the same cause or not, but here it is):
PFN_List_Corrupt
0x0000004E (0x00000099, 0x000B7F16, 0x00000002, 0x0003633D)
After yelling those numbers, I think you're supposed to say, "Hutt...Hutt...HIKE!" Sorry mALX...I know I shouldn't joke about your troubles...please forgive me.
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mALX |
Mar 14 2011, 05:00 AM
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Ancient
Joined: 14-March 10
From: Cyrodiil, the Wastelands, and BFE TN
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QUOTE(TheOtherRick @ Mar 13 2011, 11:56 PM) QUOTE(mALX @ Mar 13 2011, 10:13 PM) Ok, I just blue-screened again, and got the info (not sure if it is the same cause or not, but here it is):
PFN_List_Corrupt
0x0000004E (0x00000099, 0x000B7F16, 0x00000002, 0x0003633D)
After yelling those numbers, I think you're supposed to say, "Hutt...Hutt...HIKE!" Sorry mALX...I know I shouldn't joke about your troubles...please forgive me. I am about ready to drop back five yards and punt, this PC is only about two years old - HP will never see another septim of mine after this !!!!
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Thomas Kaira |
Mar 14 2011, 05:21 AM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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@mALX: I have posted my response to your problems in a new thread here. This one is getting dragged off-topic. This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Mar 14 2011, 05:28 AM
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Thomas Kaira |
Mar 17 2011, 10:50 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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Plenty. The best IMHO are EVE HGEC and Robert's Male Body. I personally only use the former, but that's entirely up to you. EVE also comes with optional compatibility for several larger mods. This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Mar 17 2011, 10:51 PM
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Thomas Kaira |
Mar 23 2011, 11:16 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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QUOTE(TheOtherRick @ Mar 17 2011, 03:39 PM) Okay then....new mod question...Is there a Better Bodies mod for Oblivion out there similar to the one made for Morrowind? The vanilla bodies aren't bad, compared to Morrowind, but I was just curious.
*irritated muttering can be heard emanating from TK's home* ATI's numbering system confuses the living daylights out of me. nVidia is just so much easier for me to manage. Many say nVidia cards are the real man's card; the real gamer's card. I happen to agree with them... I simply do not think many women can stand the dosage of Ibuprofen needed to keep those things running smoothly. This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Mar 23 2011, 11:20 PM
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SubRosa |
Mar 24 2011, 12:16 AM
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Ancient
Joined: 14-March 10
From: Between The Worlds
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QUOTE(Thomas Kaira @ Mar 19 2011, 03:16 AM) Quick update from me:
I have recently exorcised a crash from my game. It would occasionally occur if I was doing a lot of scrolling through list menus, and it was not a very pretty crash, either. I needed to restart my computer every time it happened.
The problem? The graphics drivers. Oblivion was not playing nice with them, long story short.
I have addressed this by DOWNgrading my drivers to version 197.45 (from 260.99). The reason for this is because a large number of changes occurred in the core architecture of the drivers when the 200 series first went global, and we all know how sensitive Oblivion is to losing the status quo. I am posting this as a small caution to anyone else here using an nVidia GeForce 8 series card. You may not want to go to the 200 series drivers if Oblivion is your most played game; stick to the 100 series.
Again, this ONLY applies to people who have a 8 series GeForce GPU unless anyone here has a different (9 series or GTX model) card from my own and is experiencing the same thing.
I switched to Nvidia after they muscled 3dfx out of the business, and have never had a real complaint. My current drivers are version 263.09, but I have a GTX 580. I have never had Oblivion crash and then been forced to reboot. In fact, I do not think I have ever had Oblivion crash. I do get period lockups of FO3, but I can ctrl+alt+del out of it and close it with task manager with no problems. As understand it, that is not an unusual problem with FO3. This post has been edited by SubRosa: Mar 24 2011, 12:18 AM
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Thomas Kaira |
Apr 10 2011, 10:45 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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Alright guys, this time I have a question for you. I am trying to figure out how to handle the lost city of Sutch in my game. As you are well aware, Bethesda originally planned to have ten cities included with Oblivion, but at the last minute, Sutch (the tenth city) was cut out of the game almost completely. The only remnants of the city we see today are a ruined fort which contains an important figure to the DB questline, meaning BethSoft had likely finished the city up to that point when it was decided the city be cut, and an Oblivion Gate with an unmarked quest tied to it (Sutch's old static city gate). Recently, two potential candidates have come to my attention. The first is this one: ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Cities, SutchThe author is well respected by me, as I am using three of his mods at this time (although I will admit I had a hand in the creation of one of them, this one). The idea is simple: bring back the city of Sutch as a full city. Note that this mod is still in beta, however, and I will not be willing to commit myself until a full release occurs. However, there is another project (still in alpha, though) that aims to recreate Sutch as a small village. Again, the author is well respected by me, and we are on quite good terms over at the BGS modding forum. This is a pretty neat idea, and would help a lot with the ret-con involved with Bethesda's treatment of Sutch over Oblivion's development. This way, if they really did move Sutch to Hammerfell, the mod doesn't clash with the new lore, and it is also perfectly realistic for small hamlets to be named after larger cities. Thoughts?
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Thomas Kaira |
Apr 10 2011, 11:18 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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That's why I'm only interested in the above two. I am aware of the problems previous Sutch Rebuilt mods have had; the two I have detailed are brand new "reboots" of the idea of bringing Sutch back to the game. Both of the authors are well respected, and both of them have peaked my interest. Problem is, they are not going to be compatible with each other, and even if they were, I would only want to use one. So what shall it be? City or village? This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Apr 10 2011, 11:19 PM
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King Coin |
Apr 11 2011, 02:09 AM
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Master
Joined: 6-January 11
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QUOTE(mALX @ Apr 10 2011, 04:59 PM) King Coin downloaded one of the Sutch mods and had nothing but trouble from it - but I don't know which one it was. He can tell you better than I can which mod and what went wrong. It was something like "Sutch Rebuilt," or "Sutch Revisited" - some name like that.
Dragon Captions - The Imperial City of Sutch Reborn That thing was a big POS and I'm never getting anything by Dragon Captions again. Personally, I'd be more interested in a city than a village mod.
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Thomas Kaira |
Apr 16 2011, 07:03 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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Rider, I'd also recommend you check out this website, as well. They have some excellent lessons on how to use the CS.
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