Hilarious Oblivion Machinima Makes Great Case for Mods

[Shoggoth2588]

Amazing! I'm still not quite at normal yet, still a bit red and laughy. Jolly good!

 

[gigastrike]

Sheogorath is one fucked-up bastard.

 

[lacktheknack]

I got Oblivion at the steam sale and haven't played it yet (Deus ex first, given human revolution is released before skyrim), any recommendations for mods?

First, backup Oblivion using Steam's backup feature. This way, if you need to re-install Oblivion from mods gone wrong, you don't have to redownload it.

http://www.tesnexus.com/

Register on this site. (This'll also get you access to the various Fallout/Dragon Age Nexus sites.)

Then get Oblivion Script Editor (OBSE) for more powerful mods, and <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20516>Better Oblivion Sorting Software (BOSS) to fix your load order, I also recommend <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097>Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) to manage your mods (shocker!). Also, <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10724>ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated will stop a lot of headaches early on.

That's your basic starting pack. To install mods, I recommend you make a "mods" folder somewhere, and find your Oblivion file (wherever you installed steam/Steam/appdata/common/Oblivion). Download the mods themselves into your "mods" folder, then A. copy the "data" folder into the Oblivion folder, or B. copy the Textures, Meshes, etc. folders and any .esp or .bsa etc. files into Oblivion/data (whichever is relevant). The reason for a separate Mods folder is so that if you re-install Oblivion, you don't need to redownload all your mods.

The only mods that you ABSOLUTELY MUST GET is the <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5296>Unoffical Oblivion Patch (and the relevant ones for <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10739>Shivering Isles and the <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9969>Knights of Nine, if relevant) to crush nearly all the remaining bugs that Bethesda left behind (I'm fairly sure Steam does the official patches itself, you may want to make sure), and <link=http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10400>Streamline if you're suffering crashes at regular intervals (just make sure you turn off the bloody Autosave function it has).

After that, there's no hard and fast rule for "you gotta try this!" Some like Obscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, Deadly Reflex Combat Engine, Midas Spells and Martigen's Monster Mod, some don't. I recommend only using graphic enhancements and minor tweaks for your first playthrough, then after that, go window shopping on the Nexus and maybe <link=http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=oblivionmods.list>this site and get whatever makes you smile or drop your jaw.

That's all I got for now. If you think your computer can handle it, I've also got a few fun graphics enhancement recommendations that'll make your computer cry.

TLDR: Too bad.

 

[orangeapples]

God I nearly pissed my pants watching that

OT: No, mods are evil and they are killing the gaming industry!
Bobby could make $20 a pop just off this mod, you want to deny him that and give it away for free?!
You want Bobby to starve do you?
Just ask yourself, what would Jesus do?

Jesus would probably take the fish sword and feed 3000 people with it. wait, what are we talking about?

OT: mods were always the best part of PC gaming. When developers take away the community's ability to mod games, then all the PC becomes is a glorified console. At that point you might as well just buy a console as it is just cheaper and easier. Probably what developers want since according to them, "There is no pirating on the console."

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

I can't wait to see how Microsoft tries to sell mods on the 360 version of Skyrim (Bethesda said something like they were interested in bringing mods to consoles.....somehow).

*Gets popcorn ready for November*

Xbox Live has a lot of free shit as it is. There's no reason why user-generated content would be sold.

edit-

Probably what developers want since according to them, "There is no pirating on the console."

Hahaha, they really think there isn't piracy on consoles? Oh God, that's a good one XD

 

[gabe12301]

I can't wait to see how Microsoft tries to sell mods on the 360 version of Skyrim (Bethesda said something like they were interested in bringing mods to consoles.....somehow).

*Gets popcorn ready for November*

I'm sorry what? I would like to know where you get your information, because that's not how everyone else read it.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

I can't wait to see how Microsoft tries to sell mods on the 360 version of Skyrim (Bethesda said something like they were interested in bringing mods to consoles.....somehow).

*Gets popcorn ready for November*

I'm sorry what? I would like to know where you get your information, because that's not how everyone else read it.

Wha'd I say wrong?

 

[Gaiseric]

Stuff like this makes me wish I had a computer worth a damn so I could use mods.

Assuming you have a PC and not a laptop, it's pretty easy to upgrade your PC to play games. To play Oblivion . . . $80 max. To play anything . . . $120 max. Won't have the highest resolution settings or anything, but it won't look too bad.

Nope I got got a laptop. That is something I'll keep in mind in the future though.

 

[That's Funny]

Can't stop watching it, so funny.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

O_O
The things that The Shivering Isles does to a person. He was warned, though. XD

 

[antipunt]

One of the most brilliant things, ever ever ever

 

[kouriichi]

I laughed, i cryed ((from laughing)), and then i laughed some more.

This explains how i put hundreds and hundreds of hours into oblivion.

 

[nekroskoma]

all hail the mad god

i fucking love modding

 

[RaikuFA]

where can i download a fish sword and a sheep transforming spell?

 

[pwnzerstick]

After I watched this video I got a phone call saying "seven days... seven days" I traced the call and rode my pegasus zebra over to the guy's house and turned him into a sheep.

 

[el_kabong]

Best thing I've seen all day. Hands down.

 

[Exosus]

I'm convinced this is the funniest machinima ever made. Regarding mods, I find game makers who refuse modding to be both hilarious and tragic - they're literally refusing to allow people to make free content for their games, and in doing so are taking away what is literally the ONE AND ONLY redeeming feature of the PC as a gaming platform. It's like a guy is sitting in jail about to go down the river for 20 years and the governor comes down personally with a pardon and he takes a swing at him.

 

[Blind0bserver]

*sniff* It's beautiful...

 

[viranimus]

Yeah I have to wonder if this is actually funny or if its just the music that makes it seem so. Cause watching it without music its just not really all that humorous. Plus I dont find it all that humorous with the music. I just find the music humorous.