Having only recently {approximatley 6 months or so} heard of mods, and having never actually installing one, I thought it would be best for me to ask: How do i install an oblivion mod? Do i just download it from the site and then it works just like that? Or is there a process of some form of file extraction and moving around files? Thanks in advance and my gratitude to whoever ansewers me this question.
I think not therefore you aren't.
Take that, Descartes.
Usually mods are already packaged correctly--you'll need to unzip it to your Data folder (though some mods are strangely packaged. Just make sure the .esp goes into the Data folder and any other accompanying folders go there, too.)
After installing the mod, you'll have to activate it when you first run Oblivion. Instead of pressing 'Play' when you start up the game, press 'Data Files' and check the correct plugin.
Gotcha, thanks.
Almost every mod includes a "Read me" file, which includes instructions telling you how to install it. As if installing mods wasn't brain-numbingly simple.
If all readme files were tytled "dont_open!" files - then, I guess, we would get short of a few threadsOriginally Posted by PeeperStorm
Last edited by ~s:a:n:i:t:y~; 21st Aug 2006 at 13:01.
You're right. From now on the Read Me files for my mods will all be titled "secret porn list" or something.
Ok, so I installed a mod, saved it onto my desktop.......extracted the files.....ok, but, er, I'm not really sure what to do now with it.......will it just work on its own now? do I need to fiddle with it or something?
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Thats the thing....I did check the data files, and I only see the oblivion masterfile....
Did the .esp portion of the mod definitely go into the Data folder of your Oblivion installation?
the files for the plugin need to go into C:/program files/bethesda softworks/oblivion/data. or somewhere close to that path.
Well....they were saved to desktop....would I be able to get it to work if I just moved the folder/s?
make sure the .esd file is in the data directory, and any folders that came wtih ti are in tehre as wel, so if you got an esd file, a textures folder, and a meshes folder, it would look like this:
bethesda/data/file.esd
bethesda/data/textures/
bethesda/data/meshes/
then once those are all in the data directory, you can load the plugin as instructed above.
Er....i dont have an ESD file, but I do have and ESP file....would putting that in the data folder with the texture and meshes files work?
sorry, im at work, and not paying attention to what i type.. I meant ESP file
Oh god, thank you, I tried asking my freind bout it, but since he only knew how to work Morrowind Mods I ended spending an hour getting nothing accomplished, It's good to finnally know how to get mods working, I thank you once again.
I think not therefore you aren't.
Take that, Descartes.
sorry it took so long
Yea...I am really just happy to know that I can now enhance my gaming experience...
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