Oblivion Mods Windows 11

[Savil]

I can't figure out what folder Oblivion mods are supposed to go in for WIN11. Any help? Please keep in mind that I'm very dumb and need my hand held. <3

[AC Denton]

You should always use a mod manager, it'll do it all for you. You are almost guaranteed to break your game doing it manually if you're not sure what you're doing.

Download OBMM and Wyre Bash for creating the "Bash Patch". You can also use Vortex, I do - yes it's perfectly fine but you'll still want to use Wyre Bash to create a Bash Patch for your mods.

There's lots of tutorial articles and videos online. It's not as confusing as it seems.

[CHASE6]

Originally posted by AC Denton:

You should always use a mod manager, it'll do it all for you. You are almost guaranteed to break your game doing it manually if you're not sure what you're doing.

Download OBMM and Wyre Bash for creating the "Bash Patch". You can also use Vortex, I do - yes it's perfectly fine but you'll still want to use Wyre Bash to create a Bash Patch for your mods.

There's lots of tutorial articles and videos online. It's not as confusing as it seems.

I think this advice is too advanced for a new user.

Most mods can be copied/pasted from their download archives into the Data folder, within the Oblivion root folder, wherever you have installed it. Some, like utilities, go into the root. Your config file will generate within My Documents. If you are using mods with plugins, then you want LOOT to properly sort them. Oblivion Mod Manager isn’t a hard requirement, but it will be helpful with enabling plugins and seeing what’s active, for most mods. However, some do need it, as they are only OMOD format.

[lonetrav]

I think noone should even think of installing mods without being being able to read readme files and to do what they tell you to do. For example, unzip files, use the Windows Explorer, understand and use configuration menus properly, etc.

The ability to fix mistakes made during the installation should probably be added to the list, too:
A simple issue I've seen frequently is that the Data Files folder is sometimes included in the zip files (and they have to be extracted to the game's root folder), sometimes it's not (and they have to go to Data Files). What do you do when you unzip a mod with Data Files not included in the zip structure into the root folder? I'd either delete the unzipped files or reinstall the game, but both may cause other problems for inexperienced players.

Bottom line (applies to a lot of other PC-related stuff, too): Don't use mods, unless you can install them properly and fix problems caused by mistakes you may make (or have someone do it for you).