OBSE for a newb

hypercat · Post by **hypercat** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:36 pm

I never downloaded a mod before and all the shorthand names of stuff you need before you can download are confusing. I downloaded OBSE, do I need to do anything to get it to work, all I did was click download and leave it.

After it is working, do I just click download on any mod e.g. the keychain mod and it will work or do something more?

This is the website I want to get mods off:
http://obse.silverlock.org/

Dogmantra · Post by **Dogmantra** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:47 pm

You need to do the following:
Get OBSE
Install OBSE
Download and extract all mods to Oblivion > Data Files
Run Oblivion Launcher
Click Data Files
Enable (make a little cross appear) all mods you want
Click Exit
Run Oblivion by double clicking the OBSE icon

hypercat · Post by **hypercat** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:57 pm

How do I put all files in Oblivion Data files? Ive downloaded it and extracted it now

PeterGriffin-certifiedCPR · Tue May 20, 2008 9:24 pm

You take the files that you've downloaded and extracted, and copy/move them to the Oblivion/data folder.

The path to that folder should look something like this i think:

C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data

After that you launch the oblivion launcher (Weird sentence..), go to data files, and if you've done everything right you should see an ESP file of the mod you downloaded. Tick the box next to it, and you're good to go.

hypercat · Post by **hypercat** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:52 pm

I have just copied the whole file that I downloaded into the folder: C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data and apart frmo that I didn't touch it at all

But when I open Oblivion launcher and click data files all I get is 'Oblivion.esm (Master File)' and nothing else. I have already restarted my computer but no change:

C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data

What am I missing?

Dogmantra · Post by **Dogmantra** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:11 pm

you don't do it like that. To install the script extender, just copy everything (not the folder) to the Oblivion Directory, and double click the program icon to install it. Then, copy the .esp (the knife icon) from whatever mod you want straight into the data folder, not in any other folder. Also, if you're just using OBSE, there isn't any "real" mod that needs to be ticked, just run it with the OBSE icon, as opposed to the launcher.

hypercat · Post by **hypercat** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:58 pm

Ok I think I got the OBSE mod working as when I click the icon the game opens and works alright. Do I have to use that icon every time instead?

I want to download this mod: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3409
how do I do it, I can't find a download button anywhere.

Also what do you mean by this?
Then, copy the .esp (the knife icon) from whatever mod you want straight into the data folder, not in any other folder.
What knife icon do you mean?

Dogmantra · Post by **Dogmantra** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:12 pm

1. yes, use that icon every time, if you right click it and click "create shortcut" you can drag that to your desktop.

2. Just click files, then the words "Keychain Mod"

3. there's not one for OBSE, but there is in other mods that you download, which you need to follow those instructions for, note the words "whatever mod you want", I should have been specific, OBSE doesn't count but for everything else, just copy the pen-knife icon (same as the construction set icon) to the data folder

Bruffmeister · Post by **Bruffmeister** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:23 pm

Ok I just got oblivion so im pretty new to the MOD thing. So im trying to install the OBSE im trying to do what you guys have written but I just cant seem to to it, I downloaded the OBSE file, extracted it then im just stuck I dont have a clue what to do so will any 1 help me?