GUIDE General Oblivion Support

[hishutup]

Use this Topic to post generic Oblivion questions when following any of the Oblivion guides.

 

Be sure to check the FAQs. I will be updating it as questions are asked.

 

 

I'll try to populate my Troubleshooting section on my FAQs page with common problems with Oblivion and Wrye Bash.

Edited October 10, 2014 by hishutup

[Scythiss]

So when reverting back to the Old OOO that weird googly eye problem goes away.  Seeing as the new OOO doesn't fix much I think I will just use the previous version to get rid of my googly eye problem.

[ShadowFyre]

Hey, I need some help. I'm on the "Conflicting Textures" part of the updated Mythic Dawn Guide, and I noticed something. Here's the exact quote from the guide:

 

 

Quarl's Texture Pack III for NMM

Unpack the archive to a project and delete the old archive Do not install the following file(s) and/or folder(s):

• meshes\dungeons\fortruins

Rename the following file(s) and/or folder(s):

• meshes\dungeons\caves\exterior\ centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif -> meshes\dungeons\caves\exterior\centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif Note: I found that copy/pasting the file works best                        

I'm assuming by "do not install" he means delete the folder, but the real problem I'm having is with the second part. They're exactly the same, I'm wondering if this is a typo or not, please tell me what i do rename it to if it is a typo. And thank you so ******* much for updating this guide!!! :D

[pmw57]

but the real problem I'm having is with the second part. They're exactly the same, I'm wondering if this is a typo or not, please tell me what i do rename it to if it is a typo. And thank you so ******* much for updating this guide!!! :D

You'll see that there's a space at the start of the centrance filename, which needs to be removed.

 

Windows doesn't just let you remove the space. Instead you need to give the filename a different name.

I've found that a good way is to do it this way:

 

Rename " centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif" to place a character where the space is, to "ccentrancemtnsnowlg02.nif"

And then you will be allowed to rename "ccentrancemtnsnowlg02.nif" to "centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif"

 

It is to that last filename to which it needs to be renamed.

Edited August 16, 2016 by pmw57

[hishutup]

 

Windows doesn't just let you remove the space. Instead you need to give the filename a different name.

I was also unable to rename the file but I could copy/paste it into the same dir but maybe cut/paste would work?

[pmw57]

I was also unable to rename the file but I could copy/paste it into the same dir but maybe cut/paste would work?

When renaming. Windows incorrectly considers that the filename with a space and the filename without the space are the same filename, and won't allow you to do that.

 

So instead, you can do it in a two-step process as is detailed in my previous post.

[ShadowFyre]

You'll see that there's a space at the start of the centrance filename, which needs to be removed.

 

Windows doesn't just let you remove the space. Instead you need to give the filename a different name.

I've found that a good way is to do it this way:

 

Rename " centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif" to place a character where the space is, to "ccentrancemtnsnowlg02.nif"

And then you will be allowed to rename "ccentrancemtnsnowlg02.nif" to "centrancemtnsnowlg02.nif"

 

It is to that last filename to which it needs to be renamed.

This worked for me, thank you :D I'm surprised I didn't notice the space ha.

[ShadowFyre]

Hey I just want to point out that there is patch for Oblivion Grass Overhaul that came out July 26, 2016. I'm wondering if I should install it or if it will mess up the modding I've done so far.

[Greg]

When renaming. Windows incorrectly considers that the filename with a space and the filename without the space are the same filename, and won't allow you to do that.

 

So instead, you can do it in a two-step process as is detailed in my previous post.

This is because Windows Explorer trims leading and trailing spaces from the name, so it effectively confuses itself into erroneously thinking this is the same file name. It would be understandable if it trims the text entered by the user, but it mistakenly trims the name it gets from the disk as well. Your technique to rename " test" to xtest and then rename xtest to test works well. You can also do it from the command line without the intermediate step:

 

ren " step" step

[ShadowFyre]

Oh, and I'm having the usual "I can see through my body when i pull out my weapons or fists" problem. Can anybody give me the quick fix for that?

[ShadowFyre]

So I've finished modding up to the point where the guide left off, and it's working beautifully. I'm just going to add Oblivion Character Overhaul v2 and hope it doesn't mess anything up.

[lewkas]

Hi there,

 

I'm having an odd issue - the game runs fine, but the font is an unreadable, bold, blotchy black. Personally have no idea what could be causing it, I've tried disabling/enabling the plugins systematically via Wrye Bash but nothing seems to correct it! Any suggestions?

 

Edit: I should be more specific I suppose: Menu UI is borked. Fields are in the odd font (like the Race select box in creation, weapon/item names etc). Subtitles seem unaffected.

Edited August 18, 2016 by lewkas

[hishutup]

If you used darnified UI, use the DarN fonts.

I have an ini tweak in the UI section.

[lewkas]

Was just editing to add that I've narrowed it down to Darnified, I'll give reapplying that INI fix a go and see what happens.

[lewkas]

Still not right - just to make sure, I'm editing my Oblivion.ini in .../Documents/My Games/Oblivion, correct?

[hishutup]

mhmm, are you using MO?