User talk:Shadow Runner17575

Oblivion Mods
Yo. Note: All of the mods I have endorsed are R material for violence.

Required Software

 * Update your Oblivion program from the official site.
 * Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE), this is a program that enables further modding, and is required for most mods to work. Most mods use v17 but v19 is backward compatible.
 * Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM), this is a third party that is designed to make managing your mods easier then vanilla, but I don't find it useful at all. You only need it for a couple mods, and unless it speaks to you, only use it for the ones that need it, and ignore it otherwise.

GET THESE.

 * Better Cities, this mod requires OBMM, and can be a pain to install correctly. However, it is a total overhaul of the major cities, and is compatible with nearly all mods, and doesn't interfere with anything gameplay wise.
 * A leveling mod. The leveling system in vanilla is silly and stupid.  I use, but  works as well.
 * A UI mod. The most popular is  but I have never used it, and can't vouch for it either way.  I'm not 100% sure what UI I use, as I can't find it anywhere in my list.

Gameplay mods
These modify your game, or add things, and are optional.
 * Akatosh Mount, adds a rideable dragon. Game breaker, but it makes the game much more interesting.
 * H2H Advanced, revamps the Hand 2 Hand system, if you want to use H2H in game, I recommend getting it.  Get it with the animation replacer, it looks much nicer.
 * Birth Signs Expanded, Overhauls the birthsign system and makes it much more enjoyable.
 * Midas Spells, Oh dear god, this one. It's big.  It's powerful.  It adds huge variety to the game.  It's hard as hell to use in game effectively.  Get it.  Love it.
 * Hoarfrost Castle, a HUGE new quest chain that gives you a CASTLE at the end. Fun, lore friendly, and very nice all around.
 * Necromancer Shop, this adds a fun little shop by the imperial city that includes some fun things. However, the best reason to get this is that it adds Enchant skulls into the game as loot.  Definitely get it.

Visual and Audio mods
Also not required, but they make the game very pretty, but can be pretty intensive on the computer, so don't use these if your computer is 3+ years old.
 * Alluring Potions, a very beautiful mod that makes potions very nice looking and allows you to use them as decoration. Recommended.
 * Beautiful People, If you want to add custom races, you'll probably need this, and it's pretty good looking anyway with just the vanilla races, and it adds a bunch by its own.
 * Book Jackets, this mod adds unique book jackets to each of the vanilla books, this is something that should have been in the game anyway from the start.
 * Expanded Greetings, adds much needed realism, and you'll appreciate it as you run around the cities.
 * Map Marker Overhaul, makes the map look nicer.
 * Spell Icon Replacer, makes spell icons look nicer.
 * Natural Environment, makes EVERYTHING look nicer.   Can bug out, but there's a user made patch for that.
 * Alive Waters, makes everything underwater look nicer.

Other
These are armor and weapon mods that I like to use, they aren't required, and I would look around at individual pictures before you dl any of them.
 * TDA armoury, adds 3 very nice looking armor sets, and a handful of weapons, very nice looking.
 * Tyrael Armor, adds a single armor set to the game, looks very nice.
 * Shadow Lord, adds a single armor set to the game and a handful of weapons.
 * Wings, adds a large amount of wings to make your character a pretty, pretty, princess. Or devil, your choice.  The dl is not in english, but it includes an english esp.
 * Ayleid Meteor Weapons, adds a large amount of weapons to the game that can appear in loot and are scattered throughout the game. Adds a lot of realism to the game, and you should dl it.

What to avoid
Don't, just, don't.
 * BASH, it's a VERY complicated software, and still bugs out on you, NOT worth the trouble to get it working isn't worth it in anyway.
 * HGEC, adds useless eyecandy, and that's the entire point. It also includes nudity, so you can't use it on an computer that other people will watch you playing.

That's it.--Łô√ë îğá†ħŕášħ 12:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Cannot thank you enough for these. <3 Shadow Runner 16:29, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd also suggest getting the unoffical oblivion patch, fixes quite a lot of bugs --  Random Time  18:04, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * And if you have the official plug ins, don't forget the unofficial patch for every plug-in. Arnout aka The Emperors Angel 19:52, 23 March 2011 (UTC)