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Hello, heres a quick tutorial on how to unpack the Oblivion BSA's.
Hello, heres a quick tutorial on how to unpack the Oblivion BSA's.
Edit: Now with pictures


First download Ghostwheels program "TES4BSA" http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/
First download Ghostwheels program "TES4BSA" http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/
 
[http://www.example.com link title]
Then make a folder in the C:\ drive. I will call mine "BSA".
Then make a folder in the C:\ drive. I will call mine "BSA".


Then extract the contents of the TES4BSA, the file you just downloaded, into the "BSA" folder which you have just created.
Then extract the contents of the TES4BSA, the file you just downloaded, into the "BSA" folder which you have just created.
Note: Extracting is another way of copy and pasting.


Also extract the Bsa files from your Oblivion data files, only extract "Oblivion - Meshes" "Oblivion - Textures - Compressed" and "Oblivion - Misc", to the new folder, "BSA".
Also extract the Bsa files from your Oblivion data files, only extract "Oblivion - Meshes" "Oblivion - Textures - Compressed" and "Oblivion - Misc", to the new folder, "BSA".
Your folder should look like this:
[http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut12fb.jpg Extracted]


Now when everything is extracted, do the following.
Now when everything is extracted, do the following.
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This will open the folder.
This will open the folder.
[http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut28st.jpg Cd BSA]
Now write
Now write


tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Meshes.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the meshes.
tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Meshes.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the meshes.
[http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7966/tut31ip.jpg Meshes]


tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Textures - compressed.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the textures.
tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Textures - compressed.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the textures.
[http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9494/tut46pe.jpg Textures]


tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Misc.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the misc.
tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Misc.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the misc.
[http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/849/tut56el.jpg Misc]


Nb. they are all stored in your "BSA" folder.
Nb. they are all stored in your "BSA" folder.
[http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9869/tut61bj.jpg Bsa folder]


When you have unpacked all your Bsa's. Extract the contents of the whole "BSA" folder, to the "Oblivion\Data" folder.
When you have unpacked all your Bsa's. Extract the contents of the whole "BSA" folder, to the "Oblivion\Data" folder.


And that should be it.
And that should be it.
ps. The new files will use 3.2 gb of your harddisk.


Happy modding.
Happy modding.