I used to have systematic crash on exit after installing/removing/tweaking mods for a few months. I went through the pain of doing a clean install, with only the mods I found absolutely necessary, and used OBMM along the way to keep things clean. A good load order is vital to avoid crashes (for example, Knights of the Nine is known…
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ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated!
Based on the observation that the .esp file from Shivering Isles seems to be doing nothing more than registering new resources in the game, famous modder Quarn released a clever alternative to OBMM and Archive Invalidation files. ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! v1.1.0
Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul (OOO)
:: Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul v1.3 Gameplay Improvement – OOO is a major redesign of thousands of aspects of the experience of Oblivion. It incorporates dozens of existing mods, and adds new dungeons, underwater life, new races, and brings back slave traders in Cyrodiil among other things. Official page for this project Official video Status: Version 1.33 is out ! Note:…
Tamriel NPCs Revamped (TNR)
:: TNR – All Races v1.01 A massive redesign of most NPCs in Tamriel. This mod updates 1700 NPCs from all major races and gives them unique looks and personality. Next releases will focus on Vampires and Shivering Isles. (Continue reading for instructions on how to make TNR compatible with OOO)
Streamline and OBSE
I just went through a major optimization. After backing up Oblivion.ini and let the game create a new one, I got rid of several tweaks that do not make sense any more with the 1.2 version of Oblivion. Then I installed Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) which is a requirement for the Streamline 1.0 mod, and experienced a significant improvement of…
Exnem’s Eyecandy female body replacement
Exnem Eye Candy female body Textures – This mod replaces the default mesh for female body by a more ‘feminine’ one. This is one of a few body replacements available. I happen to like the proportions of this one (not too extreme nor too skinny, although the shoulders and hands are a little too large).. .and judging from the number…
What’s the weather like ? AWS or NE ?
After testing for a while, I finally uninstalled Advanced Weather System and reinstalled Natural Environments. I simply missed these kinds of vistas from NE. MorningDayStormSunsetNight Ayelid ruins at dawnClear weather over Imperial City To be fair, NE has a tendency to be too yellow but I prefer its color sky more and the clouds are just fantastic. In particular, NE’s…
Starting over…. again
After another fight with unreliable performance of my system I traced the issue back to a faulty USB card reader. I still experienced too many crashes to desktop playing the game, probably a bad mod or issues in saved game, so I waited a few months to dull the pain of starting over yet again. I had to review the…
Changed look and feel of the site
I found this ‘papyrus scroll’ theme while upgrading the site to a new version of Movable Type – it feels much more appropriate for an Elder Scrolls site. I also decided to revise the structure of the site itself. Instead of a chronological log of updates about mods, the site will read more like a book of articles about my…
Official plugins unnerfed
:: Official Plugins Unnerfed v1.0 Gameplay Improvement – This mod removes the annoying popup quests from official mods and actually blends them in with real events and quests during the game. Was it this difficult that Bethesda couldn’t do it ?! Note: Discarded because this mod is designed to replace the official esp files, which is an issue in case…