BOSS Masterlist for Oblivion 1.0

On 12/4/2021 at 4:05 PM, mhahn123 said:

This is the only place to get it right now since I'm the only one who has worked at this for a number of years running. The online repository (Github) is not up to date at the moment. My old PC died quite a while back, and all this sat for a long time while I saved up money to replace it.

When I started up again, Github was being a PITA when I tried to update the online repository. It wouldn't take my submissions and I didn't feel like wasting the little free time I have fighting with it. So I post updates here, manually, for now. Eventually, when my work life is a little less hectic, I'll get that sorted out.

Okay.  Thanks for the reply, mhahn.

Hey mhahn123,

Now that you are in the process of updating the BOSS masterlist, I forgot to mention that about a year ago I noticed a small error in the masterlist concerning AFK_Weye.

The compatibility patch for AFK_Weye + Unique Landscapes that came with the mod package from AFK_Weye....(AFK_Weye Arrius_Creek Patch.esp) should go AFTER Unique Landscapes but BOSS put it BEFORE Unique Landscapes.... I don't know if this was fixed in the latest update.

Also the accompanying document with AFK_Weye indicated this load order:

But BOSS gave this load order:
 

Hopefully, this doesn't matter... the document did say BOSS may change the order, and to go with BOSS.

Hey Allister,

I'll have to look at specifics for that RTT combination. That was all set up way before my time methinks and it all seems to work. Just depends on what the plugins actually edit in many cases.

Regards the UL patch that is packaged with AFK Weye, I need to look at that when I have time. The patch name tells me it's an older one that isn't updated for v2.0+ UL plugins. As those all begin with ULE, ULM, or ULS. This is why it sits where it does. All of the v2.0 patches were placed lower down in a new category at the time updates were first happening. Vorians probably updated it for v2.0 UL plugins, and in some cases he slightly renamed patches to jibe with his UL patch naming convention. So it may exist in the patch compilation already. But idk for sure. Let me check into it.

Okay, thanks mhahn123.

Another fyi for whenever you get back to the BOSS list. I've always kept my hair mods, OCO2, etc above all the Better City stuff, since that's how BOSS puts things, but I noticed all the BC npcs have stock hair & faces. I (very hesitantly) tried putting all the BC esps above those mods, and it worked fine: many npcs now have the hair, eyes, etc that those mods give them (providing you have some tweaks checked in Wrye, like Races have all hairs and/or eyes.) It seems safe to put those kinds of mods below BC, since they typically don't affect landscape or AI or anything that would mess with BC. I think maybe the original BOSS guys were being overly cautious when they put BC so low. Basically it's a large overhaul, and those go *above* the hair, face & body mods, like where Uncut, Arthmoor's cities, OOO, MMM, HESU etc are placed. Maybe it's time to put BC above OCO2 then. Otherwise people who go with what BOSS says are gonna get strictly stock npcs in BC. Just a thought; I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any problems with doing it that way yet; only positive changes.

I'm sorry if it's not the place to ask, but I haven't found another one. I simply cannot get this program to work anymore.  I click on "run BOSS" and it seems to load for a while and then nothing. Not sure what else to do. I am using the latest version.

On 4/6/2022 at 7:32 AM, Pushkatu said:

I'm sorry if it's not the place to ask, but I haven't found another one. I simply cannot get this program to work anymore.  I click on "run BOSS" and it seems to load for a while and then nothing. Not sure what else to do. I am using the latest version.

I really don't know what could be wrong Push. Mine is working as it always has. What settings are you using on the GUI? If you have the "Update Masterlist" box checked that could be it. The Github online repository is way out of date and i have been unable to get it to take any updates. Manual updates to the masterlist from here is the only option at this time. Unchecking that box forces BOSS to use whatever masterlist it currently has.

@mhahn123

I was going through some files and found something that may be of interest. Back in 2013, I had generated a dump of all the commits where cleaning information had been removed when a mod was updated and replaced with a message saying it was obsolete. Having a message saying a file is updated is fine but I don't think removing the cleaning information was the right way to go about it as people may still use the older versions and, in those cases, they'll need to know that the files need cleaning. At the time, the master list was in limbo and I had contacted an active team member who was going to look at it but left the community shortly after. Would you be interested in taking a look when you get the chance? I can get you the commit logs if you are

Edit:

Sorry, it looks like it's the Skyrim one so this can probably be disregarded

No idea if anyone still frequents here, but I have a bit of a problem. I installed BOSS and the masterlist the way you instructed in the guide, however whenever I run it the log only shows that it recognizes 12 plugins (dlc stuff already in the game). I have 60+ other mods that BOSS isn't touching. Any idea on why this is happening?

On 5/29/2023 at 7:29 PM, Londun said:

No idea if anyone still frequents here, but I have a bit of a problem. I installed BOSS and the masterlist the way you instructed in the guide, however whenever I run it the log only shows that it recognizes 12 plugins (dlc stuff already in the game). I have 60+ other mods that BOSS isn't touching. Any idea on why this is happening?

I had the same problem at the start. Are you using a mod manager, like MO2? If so, you have to run BOSS via your mod manager, since it installs your mods in a separate folder structure away from the game's main directory (which is where BOSS finds the 12 plugins when you run it as is). That way BOSS will detect all your installed mods, as well as the 12 ones from the game directory.

Hope it helps!