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WilHarris · 18th May 2006, 10:25

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/...op_mods/1.html

Mosey · 18th May 2006, 10:34

I agree, the Obscuro's Oblivion Mod is a good idea. The painful level system is one of the reasons i stopped playing Oblivion, however, i may re-roll with this mod

Good work. Good review.

hughwi · 18th May 2006, 11:44

Thank you, these kind of articles are brilliant, really informative, and im sure it will help many people to pick up their older collection of titles, dust them off and give them a really modding! Infact, im going to go and re-play Total War!

Garside · 18th May 2006, 12:19

I am a massive Rome Total War fan who has been playing Total Realism for a while now. It's an absolute belter of a conversion and despite some of the units looking a little bit dodgy and the action being a tad too slow it goes a massive way in improving an already brilliant game.

For those who want more mod knowledge you should check out www.moddb.com as they have a pretty comprehensive selection of every mod.

JonDixon · 18th May 2006, 13:00

Great article. I feel this could be turned into a series concentrating on the different types of mods you suggested.

The total conversions are few and far between. One I have just come across is Thief2x (http://www.thief2x.com/) which adds a whole new story to Thief 2 including new FMV.

Been searching round my house for the box, as I know I've got this someplace.

specofdust · 18th May 2006, 13:08

Good read. I kinda feel you've taken something, with Oblivion, that could have a 50 page article written on mods so far, and really shrunk it down. You've given people a taste of what exists, but it felt kind of like an introduction that needed at least another 5-10 page of mod guideyness.

It was very intresting to read about RTW's mods though. I reckon many don't think about the mods for a game like that, but they can bring a lot of enjoyment. Often rather hardcore though.

Tulatin · 18th May 2006, 14:48

Painful? Dude, Oblivion is PAINFULLY easy when you get it right from the beginning. Or, if you've having trouble at level 20? Go to the arcane university, and make yourself nice poofy enchanted gear - my charater topped out with like 135 strength - good for hauling just over 800 LBs of lootables.

specofdust · 18th May 2006, 14:56

Tulatin, I gathered that he actually meant that it was painfully easy

I'm pretty sure OOO makes the levelling harder, but I've got so many mods in there to fix things like the leveling system that I can't remember for sure.

Tulatin · 18th May 2006, 14:59

Yeah, and there are other tweaks to make the game way harder - things like no health regain from resting, your character needing rest (yeah, i noticed how i could go 70+ days with no sleep), no visual on the lockpicking etc... some of them seemed practical but others pushed the borders too close to realism. Then again, the game would be fun taking another run at it when it's harder.

automagsrock · 19th May 2006, 08:19

I like oscuros mod. It rules

Rich_13 · 21st May 2006, 21:34

this is a total shot in the darl and prob moving away from bit-tech-ness but simple mod tutorials like you get in some magazines would be very cool also...

18th May 2006, 10:25	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Top mods - Total War and Oblivion http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/...op_mods/1.html

18th May 2006, 10:34	#2
Mosey Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 194	I agree, the Obscuro's Oblivion Mod is a good idea. The painful level system is one of the reasons i stopped playing Oblivion, however, i may re-roll with this mod Good work. Good review. __________________ My old Rig [AMD 4800x2] [ASUS A8N-SLI SE] [512 Radeon X1900 XT] [1G Corsair XMS3200C2 Pro] [X-Fi Xtrememusic] [74gb Western Digital] [300gb Maxtor]

18th May 2006, 13:00	#5
JonDixon Decking is the new modding Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Night Garden Posts: 695	Great article. I feel this could be turned into a series concentrating on the different types of mods you suggested. The total conversions are few and far between. One I have just come across is Thief2x (http://www.thief2x.com/) which adds a whole new story to Thief 2 including new FMV. Been searching round my house for the box, as I know I've got this someplace. __________________ Jump in, we'll take you for a spin, and show you round the Wheelie World Rizeon S97V-GT - Awesome Gaming Laptop

18th May 2006, 13:08	#6
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,615	Good read. I kinda feel you've taken something, with Oblivion, that could have a 50 page article written on mods so far, and really shrunk it down. You've given people a taste of what exists, but it felt kind of like an introduction that needed at least another 5-10 page of mod guideyness. It was very intresting to read about RTW's mods though. I reckon many don't think about the mods for a game like that, but they can bring a lot of enjoyment. Often rather hardcore though. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

18th May 2006, 14:48	#7
Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,942	Painful? Dude, Oblivion is PAINFULLY easy when you get it right from the beginning. Or, if you've having trouble at level 20? Go to the arcane university, and make yourself nice poofy enchanted gear - my charater topped out with like 135 strength - good for hauling just over 800 LBs of lootables. __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

18th May 2006, 11:44	#3
hughwi Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton Uni / London Posts: 884	Thank you, these kind of articles are brilliant, really informative, and im sure it will help many people to pick up their older collection of titles, dust them off and give them a really modding! Infact, im going to go and re-play Total War!

18th May 2006, 12:19	#4
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	I am a massive Rome Total War fan who has been playing Total Realism for a while now. It's an absolute belter of a conversion and despite some of the units looking a little bit dodgy and the action being a tad too slow it goes a massive way in improving an already brilliant game. For those who want more mod knowledge you should check out www.moddb.com as they have a pretty comprehensive selection of every mod.

18th May 2006, 14:56	#8
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,615	Tulatin, I gathered that he actually meant that it was painfully easy I'm pretty sure OOO makes the levelling harder, but I've got so many mods in there to fix things like the leveling system that I can't remember for sure. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

18th May 2006, 14:59	#9
Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,942	Yeah, and there are other tweaks to make the game way harder - things like no health regain from resting, your character needing rest (yeah, i noticed how i could go 70+ days with no sleep), no visual on the lockpicking etc... some of them seemed practical but others pushed the borders too close to realism. Then again, the game would be fun taking another run at it when it's harder. __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

19th May 2006, 08:19	#10
automagsrock Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Falls, Montana, US Posts: 936	I like oscuros mod. It rules __________________ I am bored of my old sig, so here's my WoW character armory link instead PS3 network name: Myrmccheese

21st May 2006, 21:34	#11
Rich_13 Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London /Essex Uni Posts: 716	this is a total shot in the darl and prob moving away from bit-tech-ness but simple mod tutorials like you get in some magazines would be very cool also... __________________ [Gaming laptop:][Intel Cour Duo2 T7200 ] [Nvidia7900GS GO] [1920x1200 display] [2GB DDR][Creative 6.1's ] My blog