What would i need to mod?

[Zuin]

Hey hey hey guys/girls/zombies/deadra/elves..and others...

 

i wanted to know what it would take for me to mod my own things? nothing so hardcore where i would create a whole new world or anything lol

 

something along the lines of maybe, creating a race? or maybe some armor?

 

what would i need?

 

 

Thank you for reading, once again i apologise for any wrong grammar.

[Kpnut]

Well straight off even for the most basic things (NPCs for example) you'll need the Construction Set as that allows you to get the stuff you created in the game. Also you'll need nifskope (great for creating your own mashups) blender (something about meshes and textures, not too sure I've never actually used it) and gimp (this allows you to create or at least alter textures) that's if you want to create your own races and armours (As in truly your own armours, not just mashups) if you're like me and just want to do basic stuff and create CM partners, occasionally retexture something and attempt a mashup you'll just need the CS and nifskope.

[Zuin]

Ahh thank yee very muchly

 

 i had CS once...tried to make a chest with some stuff to help me out a bit..ended up with a chest to my knee. hmm ill try again..i shall tame CS weher it wants it or not!

 

[DogOnPorch]

Hey hey hey guys/girls/zombies/deadra/elves..and others...

 

i wanted to know what it would take for me to mod my own things? nothing so hardcore where i would create a whole new world or anything lol

 

something along the lines of maybe, creating a race? or maybe some armor?

 

what would i need?

 

 

Thank you for reading, once again i apologise for any wrong grammar.

 

Small steps first. You should become familiar with the ins and outs of the Oblivion construction set before diving into the deep end of the modding pool.

 

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

[DogOnPorch]

Ahh thank yee very muchly

 

 i had CS once...tried to make a chest with some stuff to help me out a bit..ended up with a chest to my knee. hmm ill try again..i shall tame CS weher it wants it or not!

 

You'll need it again...

http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/11367/?

 

Hot key 'F' drops items to floor/ground level btw.

[Zuin]

 

Ahh thank yee very muchly

 

 i had CS once...tried to make a chest with some stuff to help me out a bit..ended up with a chest to my knee. hmm ill try again..i shall tame CS weher it wants it or not!

 

You'll need it again...

http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/11367/?

 

Hot key 'F' drops items to floor/ground level btw.

 

ohhh thank yee..will save me walking around like some chest transformer.

[Teechan]

When you get more familiar with the CS, grab OBSE and this:

 

http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/36370/?

[Dusk_]

When you get more familiar with the CS, grab OBSE and this:

 

http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/36370/?

 

I'd say grab OBSE from the start.  Even if it might be slightly more overwhelming, it's always best to learn with the most current tools (unless you have specific reasons not to).

[Zuin]

Yeah i when  desided to grab mods OBSE was first thing i got, i was hoping to create some races since i make skins and stuff on a game called IMVU they arent the same by far, but yeah in some respects they r. anyone know how i can get some skin textures to edit?

[Poontank]

MEGA links to some texture packs to start off can be found in these poste here and there. The 2048 archive has quite a lot of files. Some are meh, some are great. Carefully selecting textures you like the most is key here. It's also great fun to browse these folders, a treasure trove of all sorts of skins.

 

A simple tutorial on custom race creation by the creator of the 'Tang Mo' race can be found here. Helpful information and easy to follow.

[Zuin]

MEGA links to some texture packs to start off can be found in these poste here and there. The 2048 archive has quite a lot of files. Some are meh, some are great. Carefully selecting textures you like the most is key here. It's also great fun to browse these folders, a treasure trove of all sorts of skins.

 

A simple tutorial on custom race creation by the creator of the 'Tang Mo' race can be found here. Helpful information and easy to follow.

heh Tang Mo was funy

[Zuin]

MEGA links to some texture packs to start off can be found in these poste here and there. The 2048 archive has quite a lot of files. Some are meh, some are great. Carefully selecting textures you like the most is key here. It's also great fun to browse these folders, a treasure trove of all sorts of skins.

 

A simple tutorial on custom race creation by the creator of the 'Tang Mo' race can be found here. Helpful information and easy to follow.

Do i simply edit these with programs like gimp or photoshop?

[Poontank]

"One does not simply..."

 

But in fact one does. As long as you have the respective DDS plugin(s) installed for the application of your choice. To be able to open texture files in the first place and then save them in DDS format again after editing. The download for the Photoshop plugin is here, the GIMP variant there.