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So that Kevin Cloud interview sure had a bit of sass to it. I'm really pretty eager to see what Rage is turning out to be like. I'm pretty sure...

Steve Gibson

April 17, 2008 6:00 PM

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Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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- [deleted] 1050027680
  
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- humbleone
  
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  April 17, 2008 6:02 PM
  
  There was a big thread about this the other day I think. I'll try and track it down
  - humbleone
    
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    April 17, 2008 6:07 PM
    
    Sapiens posted this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14148906
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      April 17, 2008 6:09 PM
      
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      - Nali4Freedom
        
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        April 17, 2008 6:20 PM
        
        it's http://www.tesnexus.com/ now
        
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        April 17, 2008 9:27 PM
        
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- deviantpaul
  
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  April 17, 2008 6:05 PM
  
  is that Isles expansion worth getting?
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    April 17, 2008 6:06 PM
    
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      April 17, 2008 7:08 PM
      
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  - re4ctor
    
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    April 17, 2008 7:04 PM
    
    shivering isles is awesome. its up there with the db and thieves guild for best quest line/characters.
  - chilln
    
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    April 17, 2008 7:26 PM
    
    The guy that runs the island is really funny, some of the best voice acting in any game. I wish I could remember what he was called. I forget shit like 3 days after I play it.
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      April 18, 2008 4:19 AM
      
      Sheogorath
  - sKetchflow
    
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    April 17, 2008 7:37 PM
    
    both the expansions are enjoyable
- rotten element
  
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  April 17, 2008 6:12 PM
  
  Not the best, but these are all the ones I'm using that fixes small annoyances and adds minor enhancements:
  
  -Shorter Grass
  -Crowded Roads, for random killing sprees.
  -Disable Magic Weapon Membrane Shaders
  -No Merchant Chatter (makes them shutup while in the buying window)
  -Illuminated Windows (outdoor windows light up at night, indoor windows cast light in day)
  -Dark Dungeons (makes torches useful, but looks ugly)
  -Spectacles Mod, adds glasses :|
- stgulik
  
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  April 17, 2008 6:20 PM
  
  i enjoyed Deadly Reflex alot. greatly improved combat imo.
- [deleted] 1452365323
  
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  April 17, 2008 6:57 PM
  
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  - DinK
    
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    April 17, 2008 7:28 PM
    
    Second one sounds interesting. Still have to play oblivion as a spellcaster
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      April 17, 2008 7:46 PM
      
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  - Mondo
    
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    April 17, 2008 10:01 PM
    
    Martigens monster mod + crowded roads makes running around the world alot better
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  - datoo
    
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    April 17, 2008 10:10 PM
    
    The only time I played Oblivion was for about 30 minutes at a friend's computer. I could not believe how awful the start of the game was. I heard it gets much better later on but it really seemed strange to me that they failed so hard in the very beginning.
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      April 17, 2008 10:22 PM
      
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- tomwiththeweather
  
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  April 17, 2008 7:11 PM
  
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2556
  
  /Self Pimpage
  - someWayne
    
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    April 17, 2008 7:47 PM
    
    haha nice work
  - Rotten Deadite
    
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    April 18, 2008 5:36 AM
    
    Oh hey, I like that "same basement in every house" feature. That's convenient. I'll check it out.
- Arcanum
  
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  April 17, 2008 7:21 PM
  
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4905
- Mondo
  
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  April 17, 2008 8:12 PM
  
  If anyone is looking for a non-hot chick sidekick(I have one infmy 3 person party)
  Ruined-Tale is the man.
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3027
- Ziz
  
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  April 17, 2008 8:17 PM
  
  is there any that adds Necromancy? other then that staff.
- Ziz
  
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  April 17, 2008 8:20 PM
  
  ya know. i want a mod that instead of just using the bedroll to sleep and get out of jail. You can just sit there and yeah after awhile they'll let ya out. Would be kinda boring probably but would still be cool.
- Sapiens
  
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  April 17, 2008 9:47 PM
  
  Oblivion Purist's Mod Guide
  
  The post of mine that humbleone linked is retarded and old, here's a quick and dirty list of links and brief descriptions. These mods enhance the game experience but don't change any of the game mechanics. There are tons of other graphic replacements and whatnot but the below list is what I use to keep as much of the original feel of the game as possible.
  
  - TweakOblivion
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2780
  
  Allows you to tweak various aspects of your Oblivion.ini, great for tuning performance or jacking up details for faster computers.
  
  - Unofficial Oblivion/DLC/Shiver Isles Patches
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5296
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9969
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10739
  
  Fixes a retarded number of bugs in the game. Load your other mods after these.
  
  - DarNified UI, Loading Screens Themed Replacer w/Shivering Isles Addon
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10763
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13012
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15852
  
  The best UI mod out there, bar none. Has support for trollf's loading screen replacer addons. Use Oblivion Mod Manager ( http://timeslip.chorrol.com/obmm_download.html )to install it.
  
  - Book Jackets, Book Placement
  http://ninthwavedesigns.typepad.com/guilded_lilies/2006/07/oblivion_book_m.html
  http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6262
  
  High resolution book covers and options to precisely place and lock down your books. Remember, when you use these mods together you only have to load bookplacing.esm from the Book Placement mod.
  - eeeealmo
    
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    April 17, 2008 9:48 PM
    
    good post. thanks
- contentious roy
  
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  April 17, 2008 10:04 PM
  
  why just OOO? combine all of the "overhaul" mods:
  http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/convergence
  
  Graphics overhaul:
  http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/obliviontextureoverhaul
  
  Other random helpful addons:
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10400
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11280
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3409 (with OBSE from this site http://obse.silverlock.org/ )
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9333
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  - baronzemo78
    
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    April 18, 2008 7:03 AM
    
    Yeah I was planning on going with FCOM.
- Mondo
  
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  April 17, 2008 10:11 PM
  
  haha, check out this quest mod trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCOnSyMvhM
  - contentious roy
    
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    April 17, 2008 10:16 PM
    
    is that professional voice acting? They must have spent all of the money on the voice acting.
    - Mondo
      
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      April 17, 2008 10:29 PM
      
      Nono, that guy Simyaz always manages to find good voice actors for his stuff
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      April 18, 2008 4:45 AM
      
      Are you kidding me? The first guy sounds like he's holding his nose to change the sound of his voice.
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      April 18, 2008 7:10 AM
      
      it's funny how the voice actors in game are changing their voice to sound old etc. Then you'll click on rumors and their voice is totally different.
- Malku
  
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  April 17, 2008 10:24 PM
  
  http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8273
  - Malku
    
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    April 17, 2008 10:25 PM
    
    Oh yah and http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2536
- dchavez999
  
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  April 18, 2008 3:50 AM
  
  This is an awesome site for Oblivion mods:
  http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/
- ShortStop
  
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  April 18, 2008 4:50 AM
  
  Nice, am about to reload, need to decide which mod(s) now :/
- Rotten Deadite
  
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  April 18, 2008 6:58 AM
  
  Thread Hijack
  
  Morrowind players will feel for the ending of this video.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwdAGPrqIRU