Oblivion modding problems.

hey there. I am new to the world of oblivian. and the game is just great.

I do have some problem with mods and data files. it seems that even though I activated it, and followed the intructions word by word, the mods or modded objects doesn't work. I tried opening one mod only with the same result, meaning that it's incompatibility between two mods. I tried to activate my own custome made object without any success.

what seem to be the problem? I place my data files at the correct directory, I have the TESCS.

thanks for your help

Was this a mod you downloaded or created yourself? If you created it yourself, check the mod to make sure you made no mistakes. If it's one made by someone else, there may have been special instructions on how to use it included in a readme in the zip/rar/7zip archive it came in.

If your mod substitutes data files for your OWN files, you may need an ArchiveInvalidation.txt file to force the game to load certain NIFs/DDSs in place of the ones in the BSA files. You can read about that here. If you already have this, make sure the entries are correct and accurate down to the path. If you have trouble with that, I know there's a tool floating around the net that auto-creates it for you based on what you have in your Data directory, though the name of this program or where to find it escapes me.

If all else fails, make sure that you have a file in the following directory:

C:/ Documents and Settings/Username/Application Data/Oblivion

If it's not there, try the Local Settings directory and then the Application Data folder underneath that one, I forget which directory exactly it is. There should be a file called Plugins.txt. Although it says not to modify the file, it is safe to modify and if you mess it up, you can just delete it and the game's launcher will recreate one upon next start with no problems. Check to see that the mod's ESP files are in that list, including Oblivion.esm, the master file - if not, add the ESP file names in EXACTLY as they are in theData directory,then try it.

Hope this helps you, it's all I could think of.

Edit: Strange, this forum strips backslashes...

thanks for the reply.

the mod is a sword I downloaded from file planet, "perssicion edge" or something like that. I followed the instructions as closely as i could.

I tried making a weapon of my own. as well. saved it in the pg>oblivian>data. no success.

I checked the local settings it's there with the correct list.

the situation is that even when i activate the mod, nothing happens the games runs fine, but it doesn't run the mods

thanks again. really do hope to enjoy this great engine to the fullest.

Sorry, one very important thing I had forgotten to ask you in my last post: Did you make sure you have the latest Oblivion patch? (1.2.0416) Most mods for Oblivion nowadays are created, developed, and supported under this patch version - if you have an earlier version the mod may not work. If you have the Shivering Isles expansion pack, you already have this patch, but if not I recommend that you download it and see if it fixes your problem.

Another thing I had forgotten to mention: Some mods out there require "special" extensions to Oblivion in order to run - the two biggest are Oblivion Mod Managerand Oblivion Script Extender, or OBMM and OBSE as they're known in the Oblivion modding community. If you have contact details for the author of the mod I think you are referring to on the website you gave me (Perdition's Edge) then to be on the safe side, contact them and ask them if their mod requires either of these to run - and if so, WHAT version of these does it require. Mostly the bigger modifications to Oblivion need these, but some small ones require it too.

Other than this I'm all out of ideas - hope this solves your problem.