Originally Posted By CrisGer (14 SEP 2011 12:25am)
na my system handles the load fine....since i added a high 9000 series card and extra RAM.

Originally Posted By CrisGer (11 SEP 2011 9:55pm)

those are features of the Crowded City mod and will make your life more interesting. If you get attacked run away or take cover..the guards will come and help out asap.

I have learned of a couple of amazing quest mods that I did not know about before...one of the most impressive is:

Dibella's Watch 1.0

http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/963-dibellas-watch/
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DIBELLA'S WATCH
Gods and Mortals

By Antiscamp, Version 1.0

It was said that the Goddess of Beauty and Love herself created the Island. She created it for all the enemy races and fighting factions of Tamriel; as a haven in peace and tranquility, where all petty grievances would be forgotten, and there would be no cries of war and no clash of arms. She painted Her island like a piece of art. She made it with lush forests, streaming rivers and fertile farmlands; She raised mountains in the north and in the west, made beautiful islands and painted endless plains. She made the land for a beautiful people who She drew from all the races of Tamriel.

The People of the Goddess worked the land and erected great buildings and monuments; they explored, they learned and they grew in numbers. Their achievements were many and their society grew strong, although the road ahead was sometimes rocky and rough. The Island of the Goddess became the Paradise in Tamriel that the Goddess had planned for. Indeed as close as could be with mortals and not gods running it.

But in the far west, the snake in paradise raised its head. The dark Deadtree Clan formed its black legions and stormed down from its prison in the mountains; to conquer, to pillage and destroy the peace She had installed. Angered and spurred by their devilish gods, they broke through, grew their numbers, raised their barbarian banners and set the march east to destroy civilization and beauty once and for all. Dibella's beautiful island was about to be torn by war and fire.

STARTING OUT

There is boat transport to Dibella's Watch from Cyrodiil. Go to Anvil and speak to the Orc at the docks, and he'll take you by sea transport to the island and you'll land at the docks at Port Zerrva. You can also talk to the female orc near the Floating Bloat at Imperial City Waterfront for transport to Port Constanze in Dibella's Watch. There are captains at the docks in those towns in Dibella's Watch who can transport you back to Cyrodiil too when you wish to leave Dibella's Watch.

To start the main storyline quest, travel to Shardville which is already marked on your map when you arrive in Dibella's Watch. you will either be approached by a Deadtree warrior who will start conversation with you, or you can search by the Governor's body to find a note that starts the main questline.

The continent is large and there is a lot to see and do; so you might want to start out with some exploring before you tackle the main quest, but it's your choice. The eastern parts of the continent are quite safe, with few enemies, but the further west you get, the more dangerous the land becomes. Dibella's Watch will require a well-established and experienced character to tackle the beasts of the west and the main storyline.

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it is made by a master mod maker, a member of the Mod Makers Guild that I am a member of, some of the best and brightest who craft things for OB...and it sounds like a lot of fun, i plan to play thru it soon.  

Originally Posted By Terry_Penrod (18 SEP 2011 5:59pm)
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I downloaded and installed the original Dibella's Watch quest mod for Oblivion and it has a serious bug that prevents me from accessing the ship in Anvil. I got the proper text message about starting the quest, but the key NPC on the dock is just a big, bright yellow blob with what appears to be a distorted exclamation mark. You can get the character's name and an action cursor, but clicking on him totally crashes the game.

So I downloaded and installed the most recent update / patch and followed the instructions carefully for disabling some of the old data files and arranging the loading sequence with Oblivion Mod Manager. But that did not fix the problem and unfortunately, this it looks like a complete deadend.

Too bad because it sounds like a good one...

Cheers, Terry

Originally Posted By TAS (15 SEP 2011 12:35am)
 
I recommend that Bartholm mod.  Lots to do, tough sections, a couple of locations, and you can join the foreign legion!!  Had lots of fun and a big, big challenge.

Originally Posted By placeholder (18 SEP 2011 6:18pm)

Originally Posted By Terry_Penrod (18 SEP 2011 5:59pm)
 
I downloaded and installed the original Dibella's Watch quest mod for Oblivion and it has a serious bug that prevents me from accessing the ship in Anvil. I got the proper text message about starting the quest, but the key NPC on the dock is just a big, bright yellow blob with what appears to be a distorted exclamation mark. You can get the character's name and an action cursor, but clicking on him totally crashes the game.

So I downloaded and installed the most recent update / patch and followed the instructions carefully for disabling some of the old data files and arranging the loading sequence with Oblivion Mod Manager. But that did not fix the problem and unfortunately, this it looks like a complete deadend.

Too bad because it sounds like a good one...

Cheers, Terry

Terry, what you are experiencing with that exclamation mark sounds typical of what you get when one mod isn't quite compatible with another, or when you need some or other additional interface for the character models in a mod.  

Originally Posted By TAS (13 SEP 2011 10:53pm)
That woman with zeppelins for breasts....a bit much, don't you think?  Especially for the poor horse.

Originally Posted By Terry_Penrod (18 SEP 2011 6:29pm)
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But I'm getting a little tired of Oblivion at this point and will probably switch to another game (see the list in my post right above this one).

Just undecided at the moment about genre and theme... any recommendations?

Cheers, Terry

Originally Posted By placeholder (18 SEP 2011 6:53pm)

Originally Posted By Terry_Penrod (18 SEP 2011 6:29pm)
 
But I'm getting a little tired of Oblivion at this point and will probably switch to another game (see the list in my post right above this one).

Just undecided at the moment about genre and theme... any recommendations?

Cheers, Terry

Phew, it's rather hard to choose out of your list of medieval fantasies, Terry.  I'd say that if you wanted dark and gritty, go for Witcher 2.  If you want value for money, as in a long game with quite a varied and relatively unique experience, go for Dragon Knight Saga  (=  Div2 + expansion).

If you want gameplay similar to Dragon Age/ the D & D games, then try Drakensang.

I still need to do 2W2 myself.

...but since you enjoy sci-fi and shooters, you might enjoy ME2.  In some respects it's rather dissimilar to the first game in gameplay (and rather closer to a shooter), but you like shooters, so that should be fine.  

Originally Posted By Fnord (18 SEP 2011 9:23pm)

Drakensang has become quite a hit among people who play a lot of CRPGs, due to its deep character customization. If you feel that the first one feels a bit unrefined (long travel times, difficulty spikes and slightly disjointed story), but like the core system, then I would recommend giving River of Time a shot, it fixes almost all of the issues that the original game had (though it is quite hard to find the game).