Gog Oblivion Options

[SubRosa]

I bought Oblivion from Gog.com a while ago, and finally got around to installing it. It comes with the executable already pre-patched to 4gb aware. It also comes with all the dlcs. They install automatically with the game.

I tried it with my old Morroblivion files, and they work! For some reason Morroblivion had stopped working with my old GOTY disc install of Oblivion. So I think I might give that a try sometime soon.

I also got my Martial Arts for Oblivion mod mostly done today. As I did with Morrowind, I took a dagger and changed the mesh to a ring, and renamed it Martial Arts. Works like a charm. I just wish there was some way I could change it to use the hand to hand animations instead of the dagger animations. But I am not sure that is even possible.

I also created a shield the same way, but have not tested it yet to see how it works.


And now Morroblivion CTDs every time I try to load a save again.

Ah Ha! I got it working. The problem - somehow - was that after my initial install I added the Morroblivion files into OMOD files for OBMM. For some reason those files coming out of an OMOD broke the game. I deleted the OMODs, and copied the files over directly. Viola! It works again.

[haute ecole rider]

I think the CTDs went away once I back tracked AND rebooted Windows. It even lets me play with the controller without any issues. But I'll keep this experience in mind in case I run into the keyboard issue again when starting a new character.

I did some browsing through my old Oblivion mod list from 2012 (probably the last time I played Oblivion) and wow, a lot of memories there! I had forgotten about COBL and TIE, not sure if I want to use them again this play through.

And it's wonderful getting the DLC's back. I had them when I first started playing Oblivion on XBox, but when I moved to PC I lost them. So Tallei will definitely check out the wizard's tower east of Bruma. We will definitely check out Battlehorn Castle while we are in Chorrol, but I doubt Tallei will keep it as a residence. I recall being less than impressed by the place, though I'm reading that it's been improved a bit. Who knows? But it would be nice to have a heavy metal follower to take care of the hard hits while Tallei stays back and spams healing spells. It's something to consider once she gets her Resto level up for the convalescence spells.

I found a new mod that looks really interesting: Horse Gameplay Overhaul. Those of you who remember my obsession with horses in these games from my fan fiction would chuckle - I know I laughed when I read the description and said to myself - Julian really needed this mod back then! I really love this part: "Interaction
Same key used for Whistle can be used for horse interaction.
Pressing this key while mounted will have your character pat the horse."

Also I found this mod: Horse Management which really appeals to me since I always felt guilty leaving my horses at the stables without paying for their board and keep. So here ya go.

And just as important, I found Subrosa's ForestFriend Amulet mod. I loved it back then, and used a similar mod in all of my Skyrim playthroughs. I have to make sure Tallei finds that amulet, she'll like it very much!

I have no houses added - I want to explore Tamriel first with the mods I currently have. I've already found a few locations added by the RST mod, so I have to start that quest to see what happens with those.

I'm off to add those two mods, and the camping one I found, to my load out. I'm also checking into anything that improves that Fingers of the Mountain spell, just to make it worthwhile doing that annoying recommendation.