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[Archmage Silver]

Well, you just have to complete the mage guild missions and they don't require magic at all. Yep, I agree on the fact that enchanting is less overpowered this time, it actually makes you appreciate the artifacts you find in the game. And then there's always the CS if you want to mess around, so it's not really flawed that way.

Edited by Archmage Silver, 22 April 2006 - 12:21 PM.

[discharger12]

I wish these mods were 360 compatible. I wonder if there is a possibility of them releasing the game with the mods in stores, like they did with Morrowind?

[Archmage Silver]

I wish these mods were 360 compatible. I wonder if there is a possibility of them releasing the game with the mods in stores, like they did with Morrowind?

Not likely, as they have the 'official' mods available for 360 users.

Yes, but aren't they only available through Live?

Yep, and that's the way it's probably going to stay. If Microsoft would agree to allow X-Box players use some of the best rated user-created mods, they would also have to review them and convert them into X-Box compatible format before they could release them... and considering that they wouldn't get any money off it and that they would have to use their time and resources to do so... well, it just isn't going to happen.

[Archmage Silver]

Just posting this here in case anyone is interested in checking out my house mod: Mountain Tower 4.0

[pro5]

Well I'm going to play Oblivion for the first time, and would like to thank Archmage Silver and others. It's much easier to navigate through all these mods if you know what to look for.
Reading through all the descriptions, most mods are fixes or improvements to original game content, not some new added content. Makes one wonder how original game was actually playable?

These are the mods I found interesting, can someone wise tell me if there're incompatibilities between them? any other word of advice for the newbie also welcome!

Orrery ("official" add-on)
Wizard's Tower ("official" add-on)
Horse Armor ("official" add-on)
Unofficial Oblivion Patch for v1.1.511
Wizard's Tower add-on
Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul
Jarol's NPC Leveled Equipment Mod
Jarod's Texture Mod (landscape textures)
Jarod's Rock Replacement mod
Book Jackets (hi-res)
Landscape LOD Texture Replacement
Landscape LOD Texture Replacement (Border Regions)
Landscape LOD NormalMap Fix
BTmod
Natural Environments
Natural Wildlife
Natural Faces
Better Looking Tools
More Immersive Sound
Attack and Hide
Bounty Reduction over time
Time Mod
Color Map Mod
PA Eye Colors 1 and 2
Better Bell Sounds
Amajor7's Imperial Furniture
No Psychic Guards
Illumination Within
Reznod's Mannequins
Saddle Bags
Call Steed
Stormier Storms
Vermillion and Silverthorn Robes
Skill Perk Descriptions Enhancement
Beautiful Stars
Better Nightsky
Light Elven Weapons and Mithril Armor
Kickban's House of Wonders
dkHearthStone
Alchemy Perks - More Potion Effects
Magic Effect Dimmer
NoLoad

Quite a long list.

edit: forgot AF Leveling Mod

Edited by pro5, 13 August 2006 - 02:50 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul
Jarol's NPC Leveled Equipment Mod

They should conflict... use only one. You might have noticed this by now.

No Psychic Guards

Conflicts with the official patch, unless the author has updated No Psychic Guards.

Stormier Storms

Some conflicts with More Immersive Sound.

Remember to check out the Mod Conflict Detector.

Edited by Archmage Silver, 19 August 2006 - 06:02 AM.

[NiGHTMARE]

Incidentally, a new version of Oscuro's is allegedly being released tommorow.

I say 'allegedly', because the author has been promising a release "within the next few days" for over a month now. This is why I much prefer the "the mod will be released When It's Done ™" philosophy .

Edited by NiGHTMARE, 19 August 2006 - 06:24 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

Incidentally, a new version of Oscuro's is allegedly being released tommorow.

I say 'allegedly', because the author has been promising a release "within the next few days" for over a month now. This is why I much prefer the "the mod will be released When It's Done ™" philosophy .

True enough. I prefer to use Francesco's though.

Edit: Just noticed that I'm using 53 mods for Oblivion, even though I'm using the KISS method!

Edited by Archmage Silver, 19 August 2006 - 07:37 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

Updated my recommended mods link

Edited by Archmage Silver, 23 September 2006 - 02:41 PM.

[Archmage Silver]

This might prove interesting, a beard mod in the making: http://www.elderscro...howtopic=563754

And it looks mighty good for a WIP!

[Ilmatar]

This might prove interesting, a beard mod in the making: http://www.elderscro...howtopic=563754

And it looks mighty good for a WIP!

Oh thank god, finally beards! Those looks pretty good! Thanks for the link, Archmage.

That was me. It's clearly waaay to difficult for me to log in before posting.

[Archmage Silver]

This might prove interesting, a beard mod in the making: http://www.elderscro...howtopic=563754

And it looks mighty good for a WIP!

Oh thank god, finally beards! Those looks pretty good! Thanks for the link, Archmage.

That was me. It's clearly waaay to difficult for me to log in before posting.

Yeah, I'm definitely downloading that one for my mage...

[Archmage Silver]

My current mod install log (Also my recommended mods list): OLD

NoLoad
Color Map Mod
Emperor's Face Redone
Jarrod's Oblivion Texture Mod Complete
Jarrod's Rock Replacement Mod
Orrery
Reznod's Mannequins
Kafei's Better Ring Replacer
Kafei's Better Amulet Replacer
Bobo's Summoned Chest
Better Potion Bottles
CM Better Wine
Glittering Prizes
Beautiful Stars
Borderless Icons
Better Nightsky
LBM Weathered Signposts
Better Staff Textures
Mountain Tower
Bone Grind
Gem Dust
Keychain
Better Looking Tools
Improved Soulgems
Natural Environments (Not Using: Natural Weather Component)
Dark UI
Natural Wildlife
Better Beer Bottles
Va's Better Gold
Real Lava
Better Hair, Face And Body (Only Using: Better Hair Component)
No Persistent Enchantment Glow
Slof's Horses Base
Book Jackets Oblivion Standard Resolution
Francesco's Leveled Creatures & Items Mod Multilanguage (Only Using: Leveled Creatures, Day Length Rescale & 7 Days Respawn Time Components)
Final Spell Icon Replace
Kalikut's Green Glass Retexture
Grape Texture Change
Mike's Clothes Replacer
Qarl's Texture Pack 2
Better Tiling Textures 1.11
Parallaxed Qarl Textures 1.0
Parallaxed Qarl Textures 1.1 Update
Parallax Qarl Reduced Normal Maps
Bluesteel's LandscapeLOD NormalMap Fix MipMap Fix
Better Tiling LOD Textures (2048)
CharGen With Numbers

Edited by Archmage Silver, 06 May 2007 - 11:27 AM.

[wizard of thay]

got sucked into helping out with a elder scrolls mod,
Ruined tail. thought I would recomment it.
a dialogue orientated companion in the style of the Baldurs Gate NPCs.

[Archmage Silver]

Oh, and if anyone's ever looking for some mod in particular, see this list: http://www.ni-te.de/...n/linklist.html Over 9000 mods listed and counting!

[Archmage Silver]

The beards are here: http://www.elderscro...p...8&hl=beards

WOOHOO!