The installation of Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition is different compared to the Game of the Year Edition, because you don't need to ask the 'I don't want to use Shivering Isles, but do I need to install both discs of the Game of the Year Edition to be fully patched ()?' question and yes you need to do that but that's not the case for Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition. You can add this line for those who have the Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition. Once DirectX 9.0c is installed which starts right after Shivering Isles is finished and that's all you need to do except for installing the DLC you want. If you have the 5th Anniversary Edition, you likely don't need to do anything else. 99% of the time you won't need to worry about getting the order correct unless the readmes specify they need to be in a certain order to handle resource conflicts. This has options to override some components of RAEVWD.Īfter this, install other mods. Install RAEVWD if you're going to use it.ġ0.

Install Dynamic Map if you're going to use it, for the same reason. It has UI components so should go in early.Ĩ. Install Enhanced Economy if you're going to use it. Darn, Immersive Interface, BTMod, or your custom package for this if you have one.ħ. Install the Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch if you have Shivering Isles.Ħ. Install the Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches if you have any of the official DLCs installed.ģ. Once these are done, the following package install order should be followed in most cases:ġ. Make sure you install the right one, as there is one for standard Oblivion and one for Shivering Isles. If you don't, then install the latest official game patch to bring you up to version. Once Shivering Isles is installed you should already be fully patched. If you have a Game of the Year Edition, you likely don't need to do anything else. Install the official DLCs if you have them. For things like texture replacers and patches, this is especially critical since the wrong order will mean the wrong models and textures will be displayed in the game.įirst things first, you need to make sure the game itself is installed with any official DLCs you want.Ģ. What is often overlooked is the order in which mod packages were installed to begin with. Everyone knows about load order and how important it is.

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