So I recently started modding oblivion for the first time, and Im finding it really frustrating. Ive been trying to install Qarls Texture Pack III with OBMM, I downloaded the full all in one OMOD file, placed it in the mods folder, loaded up OBMM installed it with no issues, the square turned blu.
Qarl's Texture Pack Oblivion
Well, I downloaded this, and created an OMOD, but it doesn't seem to be working. By that I mean I see NO difference at all when I'm in game. I'm curious to know if this is perhaps a conflict issue or something I've done completely wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated. Be sure the textures are going to the right folder. An omod can still put files in the wrong folder if the structure of the archive you OMOD-ise is incorect.
If you just went strate from 7z to OMOD then I'll bet you got 'C:Program FilesBethesda SoftworksOblivionData QTP3Redimizedtextures'RedimizedWhat, yet another QTP3 reduction pack? Well, this one is different from the others. Bomret has done an amazing job of preserving the unique, high-resolution, details of Qarl's textures.
(Note: since I helped out on this project, I may be somewhat biased in its favor, but probably not unreasonably so).The name 'Redimized' means Reduced and Optimized together - which explains the intent of this release pretty well. A lmost every QTP3 texture has been tweaked by hand (no scripts) using a very complicated and time-consuming process to achieve the best possible results. Special attention was given to the normal maps - regenerating them, editing them, and deciding whether they should be reduced or not. All of Qarl's unique features, such as tweaked mipmaps, etc., are preserved as much as possible.As a result, QTP3 Redimized runs much smoother than the original QTP3 with only a very minimal loss in visual quality.For best results, users who have a 256Mb video card should also have at least 2Gb of RAM. The game will still stutter in some places, but you can minimize this by using Streamline or a similar mod to reduce the burden on your system.
Users who have a 512Mb video card should have no performance problems using this mod. If you still encounter problems, then you probably have some other VRAM-intensive mods running, such as AEVWD. In cases like this, you may want to add Bob Markinson's QarlTP3 Reduced (see below) after installing this mod.You don't need the original QTP3 package to use QTP3 Redimized - it already includes all the textures and meshes (even the fixed meshes from the latest UOP-Compatibility Patch are already included).Screenshots: This is great I am using the following replacers:QTP3 Redimized: described above.Optimised Distant Land MAX 1.0/i-readme'Performance Improver-Oblivion uses a number of 3D meshes (.nif) for far Distant Terrain when outside. At any one time there may be around five or more of these meshes required to be rendered by the game engine at any one time. Each one may be 10 000 polygons and cause strain on low end cards. Particularly when user made body mods and an armors mods are used which range in polygon complexity from 10 000 -100 000 polygons.This replaces OblivionĀfs default Distant Terrain LOD meshes (.nif) with optimised meshes using a professional reduction tool.
Qarls Texture Pack Oblivion Mod
Idea is originally from 'Optimized LOD Landscape' by fuc847 and now expanded. That will be a pain to get each folder out. Basically you want the clutter and architecture folders. More specically these:DatatextureclutterDatatexturearchitectureinteriorsDatameshesarchitectureOr, if you're using a different high-res mod for the outside. Install all of Qarl's textures first, and then install your other mod overwriting Qarl's textures in the process. If that mod doesn't have inside textures then only those will be left.Edited by trag3dy, 26 June 2011 - 02:16 AM.