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Oblivion: Simple Modding Guide
By spiric0m
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Guide Index
Overview
Introduction 
Core 
Gameplay 
Visuals 
Finishing the setup 
Comments
Introduction
This guide solves core issues of the game (bugs, melee weapon damage, lack of fast travel alternatives, weird faces) without of going overboard.
Core
Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE xOBSE)[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy obse_1_2_416.dll, obse_editor_1_2.dll, obse_steam_loader.dll and the Data folder to your Oblivion directory. This is usually "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\common\oblivion". Launch Oblivion via Steam or by running Oblivion.exe. OBSE will automatically be run along with Oblivion when launched. To disable this, rename or move obse_steam_loader.dll. You do not need to use obse_loader.exe unless you are running the editor.

4gb Ram Patcher[www.nexusmods.com]
Launch the .exe file and select your oblivion.exe in the opened window.

SkyBSA[www.nexusmods.com]
Manually install the contents of the Data/OBSE/ folder

Oblivion Display Tweaks[www.nexusmods.com]
Extract all the files into the Data directory.

EngineBugFixes[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files in the Data folder to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Unofficial Oblivion Patch - UOP[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch - USIP[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches - UODP[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
Gameplay
Mercantile Experience Fix - Selling Only[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Fair Weapon Damage[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Balanced Creature Stats - Fixed Level Scaling[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Balanced NPC Level Cap - Logical Levels for All NPCs[www.nexusmods.com]
Download main file and the optional "Balanced NPC Level Cap - DLC Patches" file. Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

AutoHaggle[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Teleportation Services - Simple Fast Travel Alternatives[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
Visuals
Landscape LOD Textures by Xerus[www.nexusmods.com]
Simply copy the folder "Textures" from the folder "Cyrodiil" to your "Oblivion\Data" directory and confirm the overwriting of existing files. If you have Shivering Isles, also copy the folder "Textures" from the folder "Shivering Isles" to your "Oblivion\Data" directory.

OFF-Optimized Facegen Files[www.nexusmods.com]
Locate "textures" and "meshes" folders and copy them to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

Natural Faces[www.nexusmods.com]
Copy the files to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\

High Resolution Faces for Roberts Male and Female[www.nexusmods.com]
Locate the "textures" folder and copy it to (install folder)\Oblivion\Data\
Finishing the setup
Download and install LOOT[loot.github.io]

Open LOOT, make sure that you're looking at Oblvion load order, press "Sort Plugins'.

Launch the game through Steam and check every plugin in Data Files. If their order does not align with LOOT order, run LOOT again.

You're done! Enjoy the game.
12 Comments
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SS4KirinBolt 25 Apr @ 6:43pm 
maybe bethesda should have spent more time making oblivion work instead of reselling skyrim 50 times
DaveeMoo 23 Apr @ 7:20pm 
thank you for making this guide it was very helpful indeed, but i will only be taking the ui mod that enables me to use controller support
Bricky strong 11 Mar @ 12:46pm 
Do above and add 'Northern Ui ' and you now have Full controller support....I'm amazed that that was just left out...:steamfacepalm:
ishiFNV 8 Mar @ 10:36pm 
Excellent guide, worked like a charm!
MobiusKipper 28 Feb @ 6:41pm 
LOOT wont sort my mods. its sorted in LOOT, even cleaned them with TES4edit, something not mentioned in this guide. but even before i did that, the load orders were not the same, and i could not change it with LOOT, any advice on this? ive ran loot and sorted like 6 times!!
niro 18 Feb @ 4:40pm 
only installed core, but it was worth it
DBear 30 Jan @ 3:06pm 
Worked like a charm, but like @EmberMayve said you do have to toggle on the ESPs in the Oblivion Launcher You may want to add that to the guide. :steamthumbsup:
EmberMayve 20 Jan @ 6:56pm 
Excellent guide, missing one step which is to toggle on the ESPs in the Oblivion Launcher post installation of these files. After that it should run fine.
trX 17 Jan @ 11:21pm 
also data files on oblivion are sorted by alphabetical, so they wouldnt even be the same order as loot
trX 17 Jan @ 11:20pm 
followed the guide as mentioned and the game wont even start