[OLD] Modding Oblivion THE EASY WAY - Part 1 | The Basics

[@zamboringaming2716]

Link to Part 2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXW4o3R7i7ySeLc EDIT (1/09/2021), READ THIS COMMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS: When I published this video, Wrye Bash and OBMM were the only reliable ways to install Oblivion mods. Now, in 2021, Mod Organizer 2 is a superior option to both of these. Though the instructions in the video still work, MO2 is a more robust and easy-to-use tool which I'd recommend. It's pretty easy to set up and install, there are a multitude of tutorials online, and it has the advantage of being able to both install regular and OMOD mods. However, Wrye Bash is still useful for its Bashed Patch feature, where you can build a patch which merges changes from multiple mods into one. If you want to make a Bashed Patch, be sure to launch Wrye through MO2's launcher function to allow the program to see your modlist. The bashed patch will be sent to MO2's overwrite section when its built, and you can make a new, empty mod and transfer the file to that mod instead. You'll still have to install the 4GB Patch and OBSE externally, and BOSS can be replaced with MO2's in-build sorting function, found just above your load order, which is different from your mod list. The mod list is the large box on the left, and your load order is the smaller box on the right, where all of your mods which contain .esp files will show up. You'll also have to go into the Modify Executables section (the drop-down box with the Oblivion title on it, and click edit) after installing OBSE, and tick the Force Load Libraries button. Then, click Configure Libraries and check the box next to Oblivion.exe. To install mods with MO2, click the button at the top which, when hovered over, says "install a new mod from an archive." Then, simply select the mod and install. When playing a game modded with MO2, make sure to launch the game through MO2, or make a desktop shortcut of Oblivion using MO2. If you don't launch the game through MO2, mods installed using the program won't load, meaning you'll just be playing vanilla with the external mods we download in this guide, such as ENB. I may make an updated guide later, maybe not. Oblivion is a game I'd rather spend time playing than troubleshooting now. However, don't be surprised if Skyrim or Morrowind content ends up on this channel some time in the future! The modding scenes there are a lot more active and exciting, so I may try my hand at a mod showcase series or a playthrough of some sort. Feel free to leave your suggestions in the replies.

[@dariellian1009]

i guess I'm quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to watch new movies online ?

[@dariellian1009]

@Luka Hudson Thanks, I signed up and it seems to work :D I appreciate it !

[@lukahudson9206]

@Dariel Lian You are welcome :D

[@Codsworth_]

i cant seem to get realistic levelling to work through mo2, when i launch game i get error message saying realisticleveling.ini is not configured properly, install using obmm. i have tried the fix of manually setting values within the ini file but nothing has worked

[@kennethwidel6351]

Hey, Zamborin Gaming. This is good and I downloaded and tried to install MO2. When I got to the specify game folder, I chose the one made for Oblivion by the Microsoft Store, and MO2 told me that MO2 does not support games from the Microsoft store. Could have saved me 15 minutes, and I encourage you to warn those whose games came from the Microsoft store that MO2 does not work with them!!!

[@CommissarJimbo]

"After your game will go from this - to THIS!" *fucking BURNS my eyes out with dark purple*

[@gawni1612]

Underrated comment

[@Meatlord69]

Yeah not really an improvement. Just weird shaders overloaded.

[@TytanTrollMiniatures]

Lol its not an improvement in the slightest.

[@hazarkaradas4050]

@@TytanTrollMiniatures No, there İS an improvement. if you look better, you would understand that castles and walls are much more realistic. I don't like the purple theme either though.

[@CopeAndSeeth]

@@hazarkaradas4050 cope

[@xaviersheafer7583]

my man using the wizard 101 sound track

[@freexbox7473]

I heard that shit too I had to double check the description. Wizard101 was one of the first games I ever played. Played for years as a kid. Nostalgia :)

[@reginaldmadlock]

Jeeez i loveed that game!! Made me like turn bases games

[@void-master9077]

I remember being young and that game making me believe magic was real, I’m 21 now, lmao still disappointed, but absolutely adored it.

[@xaviersheafer7583]

@@void-master9077 yeah I’m 23 and I still play it time to time when I’m feeling it

[@lucaspiano76]

Brings back memories of my level 80 ice wizard or whatever I got to hahah

[@doff4677]

Appreciate your service here sir. Concise and to the point without dragging you into the unending madness of modding rabbithole that kept me from playing this again. You made it understandable for simple peasants like me who just want to run the game smoothly and without stability issues while keeping it as vanilla as possible (even potato heads yes)

[@northstar6920]

I'ma be honest with ya chief... even as dumbed down and simplified as I'm sure this is, I still had smoke coming out of my ears by the end of it.

[@DaltonYates-p4j]

I am so confused about how to mod games

[@kingbaboon1145]

​@@DaltonYates-p4jstart by using Vortex from nexus mods, some mods can be easily applied if there is a download through Vortex option.

[@RaminousPolacious]

- An Oblivion tutorial -Begins with Morrowind's theme

[@lordchancellorhatton1910]

Ends with fallout new vegas theme lol

[@zamboringaming2716]

What can I say? They're both wonderful songs!

[@CoyoteCries]

and the wizard101 song xD

[@falloutelderscrollsfan692]

Thanks a lot man. Just got a new pc, and love these old games but they’re pretty hard to start out modding. If you upload a part 2 I’ll be all over it! Keep it up man, this was helpful as hell.

[@zamboringaming2716]

Glad to hear! Part 2 should be out in the next week or two if you still need the help.

[@ArcaionV]

Still, this is the best instruction video out there even in 2024 together with part 2. Few things are different as I used MO2 but it worked all well at the end. Appart from realistic leveling that one i had to install with OMOD. Thank you

[@austinstackhouse9759]

dude using that wizard city theme made me light up I love wizard 101

[@zamboringaming2716]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@YakuTaco]

I see some people are asking if this is still up to date and yes it is and some questions that come up now are that steam doesn't have that option anymore or it is longer showing but it it's just not shown the same is all, just go in oblivion in you're steam library then click on the settings cog icon (or right click the game like he did in the video) and then Properties > Installed Files > Browse local files or just Manage > Brose Local files easy peasy

[@calcifiedinnerbaldur]

Cheers,

[@zamboringaming2716]

After re-installing Oblivion, be sure to run the game at least once before continuing with the guide, as that generates files necessary for some mods to work correctly.

[@KyleFish64]

This guide is amazing! Very easy to follow, and thorough enough without all the extra hoopla that some guides include. Thanks a bunch!!!

[@nonimportant]

Dude, thank you. I looked for a couple other tutorials online but they had me download so much more stuff and I got very confused. I appreciate your video

[@Megan_Jones688]

This is still the best video for reference. I always come looking for this video if I have any problems. Thanks for making this easy

[@willcusick3938]

the wizard101 theme song was a great choice

[@galacticquasar9944]

Darnified. The first mod I've ever installed on Oblivion and the only one I accept as a UI overhaul. Good job!

[@Oldschoolrap91]

Thanks a lot, I found it extremely helpful and so perfect I found your videos right now, redisvoering Oblivion after more than 15 years. YOu are amazing.

[@Razzberri]

5:30 Ash! A wild *Dog* has appeared! Go Pikachu!

[@Frygonz]

Appreciate this bruv. Least convoluted modding guide I've ever watched to be quite honest.

[@Souls_p_]

Love the Wizard101 music you included, haha! I still play it to this day.

[@azhurewalker8867]

thank you, most straight forward video yet

[@somecube4208]

Excellent video. Helped me get my start to modding as I've had trouble modding oblivion in the past

[@Memnon45]

Bro thank you so much for this vid. I'm no stranger to modding but I was a tad bit confused when it comes to Oblivion. You earned a like a sub and I will be watching part 2 right meow!

[@nickcipher]

my man sound like an elf from tamriel breaking 4th wall to help us experience his world

[@joshuad6695]

Bless. All links still work and I got it running first try. Thank you!

[@BobbyGRL]

I just wanna say I was EXTREMELY thrown off when the Wizard 101 music started playing around 1:00 lmaoo

[@Riiyan]

Really appreciate your pace in your video, it really gives you enough time to get your things in order while modding along in real time with the video. Thank you, was a nice refresher and I got my game base setup again.

[@FrankEly28]

it maybe oblivion content but putting morrowind music really is the best choice lol

[@legionnaire2676]

this video is very comprehensive and easy to understand, you just gained a new sub my friend

[@megapanda1067]

I just decided to re-play this game again after 13-14 years, and i wanted to try it with mods, but i did'nt know how to, this help me a lot, tank you so much!.

[@drekvolker3430]

Thanks! I am a new Oblivion gamer but I decided to get the best experience and this really looks like the best way to start, keep like this

[@joshisasjoshdoes8760]

using wizard101 soundtrack as background music... a cultured man i see

[@calebgrinnell5461]

You are a stud bud! appreciate the guide!

[@CyberSystemOverload]

Excellent video thank you, really made me miss Oblivion and I cant wait to reinstall and get modding. Great commentary, nice mellow background music. Please have my like and sub! Keep up the great work!

[@BIGBoy-pp4db]

One of the most helpful videos for modding

[@mythicbxr3053]

Thanks so much lol this guide was super easy to follow, only trouble was when i went to download the wrye bash it was updated so it looked different but I just had to check extra folders and put oblivion

[@incramentamod4861]

Great Video Zamborin. This is the first video I send to people who ask me how to mod.

[@AlphaSierraHotel117]

Thanks for making these vids so newcomers can enjoy some of the classic Elder Scrolls games.

[@GeorgeCarson-uv3lq]

The new steam version doesnt give me the same install options. How do i select a folder outside of x86?

[@ConfusedKev123]

do you know how ?

[@salurena0]

Very well made video, but I'm waiting for part 2 to start modding. Thanks for making these and keep up the good quality videos!

[@zamboringaming2716]

Thank you for the kind words! Part 2 should be up in about a week!

[@salurena0]

@@zamboringaming2716 alright thanks a lot!

[@lukehale7419]

Super Helpful thanks so much was looking for a way to get it all set up and this really helps.

[@Hearstbane]

MY MAN this helped a ton. Thank you so much!

[@joacogodoyy]

Broo you know how to fix this, i have some npc whit no voices

[@chickpeajo818]

@@joacogodoyydo you have the character overhaul mod

[@ioioioioio6026]

"your game will go from looking like this, to this" bro you just made oblivion purple lmao

[@studiedturtle4139]

IKR

[@slugerknot]

I have the honor of being your 1,000th like. Great tutorial dude.

[@frankiemartinez1755]

thanks man, you dont know how much you have helped us losers who dont know crap about how to mod or manually do all this stuff, thanks and ill be following your content!

[@benkarner5692]

since switching to pc, i never ever thought of using mods. games are playable, 100% as the devs intended. i was wrong, and a long time i didnt want to get into modding, because for what reason like so everit didnt work. not even 10%. things gut mixed, mods working 50% or less, buggy as hell. morrowind was easier to mod in my opinion, just dragging those files to the morrowind data files folder, shit just works. BUT NOW i can enjoy Oblivion modded as well. still got memories of what it used to be on the good old 360 .... :D thanks for the video man

[@HerrGerbrandt]

Very straightforward and easy to follow along, thank you!

[@GodOfBacon]

Thank you for the guide it was really helpful.

[@matteste]

For me, I am fine with the way the game looks. I am more concerned with mods that both fix the game, cleans out some of it's rougher mechanical patches, and just gives it more content. Not just random content, but actually well though up stuff and the like.

[@ger0_one]

thx for the awesome tutorial great work dude !

[@Savitzen]

im not sure what im doing wrong, but i have a fresh install of oblivion, i followed all the steps including the stream community one. but EVERY time i try and launch OBSE it gives me the "application load error 5:00000065434" error, i've googled this and nothing seems to work. any help?

[@LeBlondeJames]

Despite my distaste for that "polished version" you're foreshadowing, THIS video made my experience modding much easier! Great setup, super easy. Fallout 3 is much harder IMO.

[@cdc_9873]

5:32 was that a damn dog? Shit scared me, I thought that was my dog there for a sec.

[@AgeofGuns]

Gotta love the Wizard101 Music you added.

[@uncooked_ham]

My favourite thing to do on the Nexus is pick a mod category, sort by most endorsed and open up the comments section to see 100% of the time, the first comments will be "Mod is broken", "doesn't work", "conflicts with...", "Mod is unfinished mess", "Needs cleaning", "Does this mod conflict with...?" Brilliant.

[@vladedin3024]

The Wizard101 music in the background at the beginning really caught me of guard but in a good way

[@frekholgamer4944]

u are a legend man , trust me

[@ibex1451]

Where's the pinned comment mentioned in the description :(

[@xAgent_Smithx]

Greatly appreciated video guide. Subscribed and liked thank yo sir

[@Dr.Kratos.]

It's a bit childish, I will admit that fully. But I just downloaded my first mod and I'm really happy about that. Thanks for the vid, man, alot

[@somebody-but-nobody]

This good stuff man keep going!!

[@royal3437]

DAMMMMN THAT WIZARD 101 music hitting

[@adityajoies]

0:32 I think Vanilla is looking better than the modded because of evenly balanced color.

[@zamboringaming2716]

Fair enough. I personally think the modded colours pop more and provide a more fantastical atmosphere, but to each their own.

[@user-em9su3dd9y]

Great stuff, very clear.

[@imperialwyvern]

Ty for the help Zamborin.

[@Dave-qb6ih]

Thanks dude! Great video.

[@DaveSimonH]

Thanks, I was having some issues with Vortex (Qarls texture pack wouldn't load properly & some other old mods I used to use) and so thought I'd give this guide a go. Had an issue with Boss (due to it finding previous game install rather than the new one) but I eventually got it working. I ended up just using Wyre Bash, not OMOD as I was using the 'NorthernUI (Vanilla)' instead of the one recommended in the video. For anyone else having issues with Boss, try moving the boss exe file into the Oblivion Data folder and run it again. I had kept my previous install with Vortex just incase I messed up, but Boss defaulted to that and it really screwed up the files (I couldn't even run the previous game install). It wouldn't even save my monitor res. I ended up restoring a backup of the Documents/My Games/... etc files, and after that ran Boss in the Data folder and got it working again. Had I not got it working, thankfully as I have Oblivion at GOG, I just would have restarted the process with the 'clean' install I have backed up. It's a shame Vortex has issues with certain mods, as compared to Wrye Bash I think its more novice friendly, especially with Vortex download links. But I suppose Vortex being a "jack of all trades", it has issues sometimes.

[@perkwunos2499]

Thanks. Helpful Guide.

[@breeandthatsit]

The Wizard 101 music had me double taking omg

[@knicksprop]

Cool video. I was trying to install Oblivion a few weeks ago and something wasn't working right. Going to give it another go with the tips from this video this week.

[@chojnik4772]

Thanks a lot! Great video

[@synmad3638]

Amazing video man, thank you su much

[@Photonkannon]

Super helpful. Thanks so much.

[@clarkj3396]

Deleted INI filed like suggested and it wont create a new one. Great work.

[@ДжонХоккинс-щ2в]

Thanks from Russia ) . Everything is very detailed and informative ).

[@stefan5573]

Djon Hokkins

[@DragonWitch86]

I can't get any of this to work. I uninstalled it but when I go to reinstall it, it won't let me save it to a different location.

[@bryanr1050]

Same

[@joelbizzell1386]

Having the same issue, and given that I am pretty illiterate when it comes to computers, I have no idea what these guys are saying when they breeze through these tutorials.

[@hermaeus_the_daedra]

Kinda late but did any of you figure it out?

[@ConfusedKev123]

anyone got it ?

[@fattyb9592]

respect for wizard101 music to the backround

[@jbro151]

Is there a way to check if you are using the 4GB patch? I'm having some frame rate issues and I can't remember if I installed/activated the 4GB patch at the start of the modding process.

[@marty772]

bro thanks, now i can have mods and make my game a lot better.

[@jamiegxo]

Thanks for your help!

[@hazaken3433]

Thank you the guide is amazing ! I read the pinned comment and I would like to know which version of MO2 youd recommend. The Oblivion one or the most recent one ?

[@shawn4997]

i am simply just not used to unmodded skyrim so when I saw vanilla oblivion I was like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MY EYESSS

[@shawn4997]

@@user-eo1fg8wf1d i mean i did my first 3 gameplays unmodded

[@shawn4997]

@@user-eo1fg8wf1d ohh yeah right i wanted to bat i wasnt used to the controls lmao

[@Nishan4You]

Thank you, kind sir!

[@chineseboxingstylekanye7147]

thanks man finally starting to understand how to mod now lol

[@user-tz5uq2bt1s]

Thanks so much! Following you step by step and everything worked. The only hiccup I ran into was when installing "Wyre Bash" it wasn't seeing my game. I discovered that was because I had never launched Oblivion. So I launched the game, and retried Wyre Bash with success! Will be following your next video step by step as well.

[@ww1bayonet285]

Everything went smooth till the last part, when i tried to click on the Darnified UI in OBMM an error appear saying that i need to enable CAS policy. I don't coding please help.

[@ww1bayonet285]

help me

[@cricify_]

Great tutorial! very fool-proof! much love!

[@z_korosive]

I don't have the option to install the game anywhere else on steam, it's just not giving me the option?

[@sunnyshey8615]

same here.

[@ConfusedKev123]

did you fix it ? i have the same problem

[@Faminetheblack]

I immediately ran into a problem of the game not being able to be moved to a new file location. Sweet, I'm already looking for people i can give money to, to do this for me.

[@cuagg1]

somehow i knew this guy was gonna start the video saying "so you want to know how to mod oblivion" lmao

[@j.mbarlow5952]

Is this video up to date? The Properties tab in steam doesn't have that checklist anymore, that I can find

[@SAYG3N]

i could not get any of this to work not his fault but I couldn't even find an "oblivion launcher" file

[@IdeeFixeGamer]

was there a pinned comment?

[@kalenburns4190]

cant find it either

[@gonzalogarcia8005]

I feel like i did all the stept but got no mopy folder

[@lokiredzhepov4859]

I know this might be a little late but i had the same problem and the main fault was that i didnt install wrye bash to programe files / steam / steamapps..... Oblivion. Always make sure the directory is right ! Sometimes the simplest things make your life a lot more harder xD

[@josephparker515]

Which version of OBSE did you download? I am not seeing the Data folder, just the src one.

[@theintroverse1905]

They updated it, if you check one of the top comments someone put a link for the latest one

[@frogradar]

I absolutely "loved" that part of the video "simply download the OBSE file" > goes to the link THERE IS LIKE 20 FILES!!!!!!

[@ZiberNull]

do you need any of these if you have vortex

[@OhEmilyRosa]

Thank you kind sir!

[@khalidkirk4962]

Hello! I'm kind of new to modding, and I just have a quick question. I have modded other games like Skyrim and Fallout 4 with Vortex, but I know that modding Morrowind and Oblivion can be a bit more complicated. My goal for each game is to retain the vanilla graphics and mechanics, but I just want to make sure that any bugs in the games are squished. So here's my question (for Oblivion in particular): Are the only mods that I really need to download for Oblivion the unofficial patch and the OBSE? And if so, should I install them manually, or with Wrye Bash? It's difficult to find any information on these things that isn't more than 3 or 4 years old. Any help is much appreciated!

[@noaharkadedelgado]

i only have 4gb of ram can i still use the patch

[@Pandemoniac070]

Idk what is up with steam, but I cant make a direct new file location other than x86 before install. Would making a backup file and adding everything there work instead?

[@Ubi-o]

same

[@ConfusedKev123]

did you fix it ?