May 27, 2019 Best SSE mod guide for 2019? - posted in Skyrim Special Edition Mod Talk: Just wondering if there was any consensus as to the best guide for those with more capable PCs (plenty of VRAM and good GPU)? Ive done Nordics guide in the past. Youruninstaller. Thats being revamped. Im also familiar with YASHED and TUCO which are targeted toward beginners. Any thoughts? BOSS to sort our mods in Wrye Bash after installing them. Can also be installed into the /oblivion mods or /Mopy folder. The executable is in Boss/bin/Release-64 (or 32 if you are running a 32 bit version of windows) and then bossgui.exe. (Mod Organizer 2 is viable as well, but it does not negate the need for either of the programs above.
- Hey everyone, this is going to serve as a general modlist for the Oblivion playthrough I'll be doing. It's worth mentioning that if I add/remove any mods from this list, you can expect that I won't document it here, I'll probably just mention it in the video.
- 1) For the love of God don't use Mod Organizer 1/2. MO2 has an extraordinarily hard time with recognizing OBSE, so don't use it. MO1 does 'work' however you'll have to install OBSE plugins manually and it becomes a pain very quickly. Some mods (Like Oblivion Character Overhaul 2) had to be installed manually, or else NPCs would have serious issues (The orcs had green skins and it just looked nasty chief). The best alternative I can recommend is just use Wrye Bash. Please.
- 2) The game is a 32 bit process, which means it can only address up to 4GB of RAM. However, it'll rarely even make use of this, tending to only utilize 2GB because Todd had a galaxy brain when he made the game and decided not to properly code it. So yah.
- 3) Texture Overhauls can seriously harm your game in the sense that stability will plummit quickly, if you follow either this guide or the Brevilex Mod Guide (Which I took some queues from) you'll get decent frames with your texture overhauls.
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- 2) Oblivion Character Overhaul 2
- 4) Oblivion Realm HD
- 6) Landscape retexture
- 8) Qarl's Texture Pack 3
- 10) Improved Trees And Flora
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- 2) Unofficial Patches
- 4) Mesh Improvement Project
- 6) Engine Bug Fixes
- 8) New Vegas Anti Crash (It works for Oblivion)
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- 2) Knightly Armory
- 4) Weapon Improvement Project
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- I just took music from the Elder Scrolls Online, The Witcher 3, and Morrowind and plopped them in the music folder.
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- 2) Maskar's Oblivion Overhaul (Only thing that was removed was the feature that required you to have a certain level to use items, this is changed via an ini edit)
- 4) Skyrim Style Vanilla Followers
- 6) Midas Magic + Its accompanying CM Partners Addition
- 8) Vanilla Combat Enhanced
- 10) Realistic Player Dialogue Overhaul
- 12) Lore Creature Expansion
- 14) Companion Vilja (Oh boy not her again)
- 16) Epic Necromancy
- 18) Oblivion Uncut
- 20) Unique Landscapes (Only taken a few of them)
- 22) Color Map + Color Map for Elsweyr
- 24) Oblivion XP (Added on a few episodes in, after the Elsweyr Adventure)
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- 1) Elsweyr: Deserts of Anequina (Mod was taken off the Nexus, so you'll have to dig to find it, I have a version saved on my PC which will allow for me to play the mod)
- 3) Reclaim Sancre Tor
- 5) Battlehorn Castle Upgraded
- 7) Castle Dunkerlore
- 9) Golden Crest
- 11) Order of the Dragon
Oblivion Modding Guide 2018
Pes 2012 for mac. A Bethesda Softworks Archive (BSA) is a type of compressed file format in which Oblivion packs away many of its files. They reduce clutter and allow the game to find files more easily. For that reason, a number of people recommend BSA repacking. This introduces a new dynamic when installing lose files, especially replacers. The game looks through the BSAs first and the looks for newer loose data files. If you install a mod containing files that are dated earlier than the BSA containing files that it overlaps with, the game will still load the files in the BSAs unless you use archive invalidation. The other way to circumvent this problem is to use a file redater or OBMM's BSA reset timestamp function (See the OBMM page under 'Programs & Utilities.)
- 1Archive Invalidation
- 2Loading BSAs
- 2.4Plugin Association Loading
Archive Invalidation
This is one of those straight-forward topics, where once you have finished reading this, you will probably not need to reference this page again..Unless, you are trying to explain it to someone else, perhaps? Anyway, the reading material:
- ArchiveInvalidation Explainedby Dev_Akm
- ArchiveInvalidation Destroyedby Dev_Akm
BSA Redirection
- OBMM and BAIN both have a BSA redirection option (but do not implement it in both at once.)
>> Note: OBMM's is found in Utilities>Archive invalidation, and BAIN's can be selected by right-clicking on thePackage
header in theInstallers
tab. - ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! is another tool that implements BSA Redirection, and many make the mistake of using it, duplicating functionality they already have with OBMM.
- Use one form of archive invalidation at time. For example, if you use OBMM and BAIN, only have BSA Redirection set in one.
- BSA Redirection is BSA Redirection, regardless of the tool that implements it; however, OBMM and BAIN have an advantage in that they will update the Oblivion.ini if they find that the redirection BSA is missing (i.e., after regenerating it) which is something that ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! does not do. You would have to rerun the executable.
- OBMM's redirectoin BSA is not in the Data folder, but, rather, it is found in the obmm folder.
- The redirection BSA of BAIN and ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! have the same name.
- Use OBMM's BSA packaging tool instead of BSA Commander, as the latter seems to have issues properly constructing file paths.
Loading BSAs
There are two methods by which BSAs are loaded: INI registration and plugin association. Vanilla Oblivion's (default) BSAs are loaded via INI registration. Those are always found in the sArchiveList upon generating a new Oblivion.ini. Unless you are a power users that uses striping for greater performance, you should stick to the second method, plugin association.
Some Facts
Oblivion Modding Guide 2019 Edition
- The sArchiveList is limited to 256 characters.
- The CS and Oblivion use separate INI files, separate archive lists.
- BSAs registered in the INIs do not have to be in the data folder, or even on the same HDD.
- The fastest way for the game to find files is in uncompressed BSAs, BSAs packed with 'no compression.'
- BSAs count toward the soft cap of 300-400 total plugins and BSAs (before your game goes haywire.)
- The faster the game can find load files, the smoother the game will run.
- Reinstalling the game will not overwrite an existing Oblivion.ini, and the same is true for the CS INI file.
- A redirection BSA must contain at least one file.
- BSAs cannot be more than 2GB (2048MB) in size.
INI Registration
- This method gives the users more flexibility because BSAs do not have to be in the Data folder, allowing for striping to be used to speed up the transfer of data collectively from the BSAs.
- To deal with the character limit, rename all BSAs so that they use fewer characters.
>> notes: Changing the names of the original BSAs is fine so long as the sArchiveList reflects the name changes. - Remember to update the CS INI file as well.
- If using Wrye Bash, create a sArchiveList INI tweak to preserve your modified BSA list so that it can be easily applied and updated.
- OBMM users can create a dummy OMOD that simply has a script that makes INI changes, which would contain your sArchiveList.
Comments on the INI Registration by Showler
21 April 2010 - 04:50 PMThe primary benefit (perhaps the only benefit) is that it allows you to have BSA files in locations outside the DATA folder. Except for really unusual circumstances where someone may have limited room on their main hard drive (which is absurdly rare these days), the only purpose to this is load balancing. Load balancing is not striping from RAID, but it is an attempt to get some of it's benefits. It's a known fact that both Windows, and your computer hardware are capable of transferring data from the hard drive faster than the hard drive is capable of providing that data. Load balancing is a trick where you put half your bsas on one drive, and half on a second drive (or three drives, or four drives). This ends up with the game loading meshes from drive A, and textures from drive B (for example), and can help reduce stuttering for some people. A more advanced method actually involves building entirely new BSAs designed to spread the load by dividing the meshes/textures/sounds/etc. between multiple BSAs in a manner that is most efficient.
21 April 2010 - 05:17 PMI'd add a note that load balancing is a power user option, and if you don't understand it, you shouldn't attempt it. Microstation software free full version with crack.
Plugin Association Loading
- Rename the BSA to '.bsa'
- The plugin must be an ESP file.
- The 'PluginName' does not include the '.ESP' extension.
- 'Anything' must start with a space, hyphen or underscore, or can be nothing at all.
Example: 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' can load 'DLCShiveringIsles - .bsa'
Example: 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' cannot load 'DLCShiveringIeslesSomething.bsa'
- There are only two ways to load BSAs using an ESP with spaces in the name: 1) If the plugin has a space at the end, it can load multiple BSAs starting with the entire name of the plugin, including the space. 2) If the plugin only has spaces in the middle of the name, it can load a single BSA that matches its name.
- Example: 'Better Cities.esp' can load 'Better Cities.bsa'.
- Example: 'Better Cities .esp' can load 'Better Cities - .bsa'
- Example: 'Better Cities.esp' cannot load 'Better Cities .bsa'
- Use a plugin that is unlikely to be removed from your load order, so that you will not have to remember to rename your BSAs.
- If you have 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' in your load order, theoretically, every BSA you need to load in your data folder can be named 'DLCShiveringIsles <BSA Name>.bsa' or 'DLCShiveringIsles - <BSA Name>.bsa' or something equivalent. However, it is simplest to only reserve the renaming BSAs for mod-added BSAs. The same can be done with any plugin in your load order, but using one that is unlikely to be removed minimizes the upkeep.>> notes; 1) If you rename the original BSAs, you have to edit multiple lines in the Oblivion.ini. 2) Unless, you know what you are doing, you should probably refrain from renaming the original BSAs.
Preferred naming schemes
- Multiple BSAs or BSAs for different mods: 'SomePlugin - SomeBSA.bsa'
- plugin: 'SomePlugin.esp'
- Single BSA for same mod: 'SomeMod.bsa'
- plugin: 'SomeMod.esp'
- SI users: 'DLCShiveringIsles - .bsa'
'Real' Examples:
- FCOM recommended renaming options
- MMMBSA: 'FCOM_Convergence_Mart'sMonsterMod.bsa'
- Fran BSA: 'FCOM_Convergence_FraNewItems.bsa'
>> notes: The FCOM team recommends renaming this BSA 'Oblivion - FraNewItems.bsa' with a dummy plugin. It takes up an extra plugin slot and requires that you create a dummy plugin, but both naming conventions work. The choice is yours.
- MMM recommended renaming options (use name of main MMM plugin)
Rename 'MMM.bsa' to..- MMM: 'Mart's Monster Mod.bsa'
- MMM+OOO: 'Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.bsa'
- FCOM: 'FCOM_Convergence_Mart'sMonsterMod.bsa'
- Loading BSAs with dummy plugin (non-SI)
- Copy the blank esp OblivionMopyExtrasblank.esp
- Put the plugin in your Data folder
- Rename the plugin 'Oblivion.esp'
- Rename each BSA to force load 'Oblivion - <BSA name>.bsa'
- Renaming multiple BSAs for forced loading (SI)
Rename each BSA to force load 'DLCShiveringIsles - <BSA name>.bsa'
>> notes: SI users can always use the the naming convention above to load BSAs in place of any other naming scheme.
Oblivion Modding Guide 2019 Calendar
- OBMM and BAIN both have a BSA redirection option (but do not implement it in both at once.)
>> Note: OBMM's is found in Utilities>Archive invalidation, and BAIN's can be selected by right-clicking on thePackage
header in theInstallers
tab. - ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! is another tool that implements BSA Redirection, and many make the mistake of using it, duplicating functionality they already have with OBMM.
- Use one form of archive invalidation at time. For example, if you use OBMM and BAIN, only have BSA Redirection set in one.
- BSA Redirection is BSA Redirection, regardless of the tool that implements it; however, OBMM and BAIN have an advantage in that they will update the Oblivion.ini if they find that the redirection BSA is missing (i.e., after regenerating it) which is something that ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! does not do. You would have to rerun the executable.
- OBMM's redirectoin BSA is not in the Data folder, but, rather, it is found in the obmm folder.
- The redirection BSA of BAIN and ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! have the same name.
- Use OBMM's BSA packaging tool instead of BSA Commander, as the latter seems to have issues properly constructing file paths.
Loading BSAs
There are two methods by which BSAs are loaded: INI registration and plugin association. Vanilla Oblivion's (default) BSAs are loaded via INI registration. Those are always found in the sArchiveList upon generating a new Oblivion.ini. Unless you are a power users that uses striping for greater performance, you should stick to the second method, plugin association.
Some Facts
Oblivion Modding Guide 2019 Edition
- The sArchiveList is limited to 256 characters.
- The CS and Oblivion use separate INI files, separate archive lists.
- BSAs registered in the INIs do not have to be in the data folder, or even on the same HDD.
- The fastest way for the game to find files is in uncompressed BSAs, BSAs packed with 'no compression.'
- BSAs count toward the soft cap of 300-400 total plugins and BSAs (before your game goes haywire.)
- The faster the game can find load files, the smoother the game will run.
- Reinstalling the game will not overwrite an existing Oblivion.ini, and the same is true for the CS INI file.
- A redirection BSA must contain at least one file.
- BSAs cannot be more than 2GB (2048MB) in size.
INI Registration
- This method gives the users more flexibility because BSAs do not have to be in the Data folder, allowing for striping to be used to speed up the transfer of data collectively from the BSAs.
- To deal with the character limit, rename all BSAs so that they use fewer characters.
>> notes: Changing the names of the original BSAs is fine so long as the sArchiveList reflects the name changes. - Remember to update the CS INI file as well.
- If using Wrye Bash, create a sArchiveList INI tweak to preserve your modified BSA list so that it can be easily applied and updated.
- OBMM users can create a dummy OMOD that simply has a script that makes INI changes, which would contain your sArchiveList.
Comments on the INI Registration by Showler
21 April 2010 - 04:50 PMThe primary benefit (perhaps the only benefit) is that it allows you to have BSA files in locations outside the DATA folder. Except for really unusual circumstances where someone may have limited room on their main hard drive (which is absurdly rare these days), the only purpose to this is load balancing. Load balancing is not striping from RAID, but it is an attempt to get some of it's benefits. It's a known fact that both Windows, and your computer hardware are capable of transferring data from the hard drive faster than the hard drive is capable of providing that data. Load balancing is a trick where you put half your bsas on one drive, and half on a second drive (or three drives, or four drives). This ends up with the game loading meshes from drive A, and textures from drive B (for example), and can help reduce stuttering for some people. A more advanced method actually involves building entirely new BSAs designed to spread the load by dividing the meshes/textures/sounds/etc. between multiple BSAs in a manner that is most efficient.
21 April 2010 - 05:17 PMI'd add a note that load balancing is a power user option, and if you don't understand it, you shouldn't attempt it. Microstation software free full version with crack.
Plugin Association Loading
- Rename the BSA to '.bsa'
- The plugin must be an ESP file.
- The 'PluginName' does not include the '.ESP' extension.
- 'Anything' must start with a space, hyphen or underscore, or can be nothing at all.
Example: 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' can load 'DLCShiveringIsles - .bsa'
Example: 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' cannot load 'DLCShiveringIeslesSomething.bsa'
- There are only two ways to load BSAs using an ESP with spaces in the name: 1) If the plugin has a space at the end, it can load multiple BSAs starting with the entire name of the plugin, including the space. 2) If the plugin only has spaces in the middle of the name, it can load a single BSA that matches its name.
- Example: 'Better Cities.esp' can load 'Better Cities.bsa'.
- Example: 'Better Cities .esp' can load 'Better Cities - .bsa'
- Example: 'Better Cities.esp' cannot load 'Better Cities .bsa'
- Use a plugin that is unlikely to be removed from your load order, so that you will not have to remember to rename your BSAs.
- If you have 'DLCShiveringIsles.esp' in your load order, theoretically, every BSA you need to load in your data folder can be named 'DLCShiveringIsles <BSA Name>.bsa' or 'DLCShiveringIsles - <BSA Name>.bsa' or something equivalent. However, it is simplest to only reserve the renaming BSAs for mod-added BSAs. The same can be done with any plugin in your load order, but using one that is unlikely to be removed minimizes the upkeep.>> notes; 1) If you rename the original BSAs, you have to edit multiple lines in the Oblivion.ini. 2) Unless, you know what you are doing, you should probably refrain from renaming the original BSAs.
Preferred naming schemes
- Multiple BSAs or BSAs for different mods: 'SomePlugin - SomeBSA.bsa'
- plugin: 'SomePlugin.esp'
- Single BSA for same mod: 'SomeMod.bsa'
- plugin: 'SomeMod.esp'
- SI users: 'DLCShiveringIsles - .bsa'
'Real' Examples:
- FCOM recommended renaming options
- MMMBSA: 'FCOM_Convergence_Mart'sMonsterMod.bsa'
- Fran BSA: 'FCOM_Convergence_FraNewItems.bsa'
>> notes: The FCOM team recommends renaming this BSA 'Oblivion - FraNewItems.bsa' with a dummy plugin. It takes up an extra plugin slot and requires that you create a dummy plugin, but both naming conventions work. The choice is yours.
- MMM recommended renaming options (use name of main MMM plugin)
Rename 'MMM.bsa' to..- MMM: 'Mart's Monster Mod.bsa'
- MMM+OOO: 'Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.bsa'
- FCOM: 'FCOM_Convergence_Mart'sMonsterMod.bsa'
- Loading BSAs with dummy plugin (non-SI)
- Copy the blank esp OblivionMopyExtrasblank.esp
- Put the plugin in your Data folder
- Rename the plugin 'Oblivion.esp'
- Rename each BSA to force load 'Oblivion - <BSA name>.bsa'
- Renaming multiple BSAs for forced loading (SI)
Rename each BSA to force load 'DLCShiveringIsles - <BSA name>.bsa'
>> notes: SI users can always use the the naming convention above to load BSAs in place of any other naming scheme.
Oblivion Modding Guide 2019 Calendar
External Links
- ArchiveInvalidation Destroyed --devnull.sweetdanger.net
- ArchiveInvalidation Explained --devnull.sweetdanger.net