Oblivion Mod:Programs and Utilities
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The following is a list of commonly used utilities for managing Modified Oblivion.
"The Essentials"[edit]
These are the most commonly used programs and utilities, created specifically for managing and using mods with Oblivion.
- Better Oblivion Sorting Software (BOSS) --Automatic load ordering tool
- LAA Patch --Allows Oblivion to use more than 1.8GB of RAM. Warning! Recommended only for 64-bit users with more than 3GB of RAM
- Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) --Load Ordering, Mod Instllation, Archive Invalidation
- Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) --Offers extended scripting functionality for Oblivion mods
- Python File Format Interface (PyFFI) --Mesh optimization tool
- TES4Edit --A tool for editing, browsing and comparing plugins' records
- Wrye Bash --The most versatile mod management utility made for Oblivion
- TES4LODGen --Branch off of TES4Edit that let you generate LOD data according to your active mods.
- TES4LL-- Created by Gruftikus that let you generate distant landscape LOD and its corresponding normal map and color map according to your mod lists.
"The Insiders"[edit]
These are applications and utilities made specifically for Oblivion and used by many members of the Oblivion mod community.
- ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated! --Archive Invalidation: BSA-Redirection (for those who do not use OBMM or BAIN)
- The Elder Scrolls Contruction Set (TESCS) --Modify, edit and make plugins; cell rendering; view models and icons
- Face Exchange Lite --Modify your PC's face, hair, name etc. even for an existing save
- Insanity's Oblivion Launcher --Quickly access and launch many essential Oblivion utilities
- Interactive Map of Cyrodiil and Shivering Isles --View all default world map locations, Keep notes of your travels
- Land Magic --Still in the early stages, but resolves land tears created by mod conflicts, useful...
- Oblivion Animation Fixer --Fixes one of the known causes of slow animations, equivalent of Bash's repair abomb
- Oblivion Mod Remover --Uninstall manually installed mods
- Oblivion PyFFI Automator --This tool offers a resume/pause feature and keeps a record of all changes
- Oblivion Save Game Manager --For those users that do not want Wrye Bash but still want advanced save mgmt....
- Oblivion ScreenShot Manager --Tired of those bmps cluttering your Oblivion folder...
- Pluggy --Extension for OBSE
- TES4Files --Mod packaging, BSA creation, Mod uninstallation
- TES4Gecko --Plugin merging, Plugins comparison, Plugin splitting, Masters list editing
- TES4LODGen --LOD Generator: generates LODs based on the entire current load list
- TESsnip --Low-level plugin editor
- Oblivion Cell Grid Map --block, subblock and cell coordinates. Use TES4Edit to track down the cells.
- Online Oblivion Map --An online interactive (Google) map of Oblivion
"The Outsiders"[edit]
These are applications that are commonly used for various purposes related to PC games, from providing compatible codecs to free modelling tools.
- Blender --3D Modeling, animation
- Driver Cleaner --Really cleans up those old drivers
- Game Booster --Facilitates toggling certain, specified background processes
- GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) --Highly complex, free photo editor
- K-Lite Codec Pack --An Oblivion-friendly codec pack, has lots of variety, and can fix FFDShow...
- SetFileDate 2.0 --a file redater utility
- Notepad++ --A free, extremely usefule text editor, with syntax highlighting and the whole bit
- NifSkope --Modeling
- Python File Format Interface (PyFFI) --Binary level file editor (primary Ob use: optimize meshes)
- Paint.NET --A very good free image editor that can be used to edit DDS files.
- Screenshoter --A free screen shot application that supports BMP, JPEG and PNG formats
See Also[edit]
External Links[edit]
- Blender 3D: Noob to Pro - Wikibooks
- BlenderWiki
- GIMP DDS Plugin - Google Code
- GIMP Normal Map Plugin - Google Code
- Mental Elf's Website - home of TES4Files and a few other utilities and mods
- Online Oblivion Map - UESPWiki <-- a detailed, online map of Oblivion's worldspaces