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This was originally posted on the official forums.  I have simple copied and pasted to bring it into this wiki.  --[[User:Brainspackle|Brainspackle]] 16:02, 9 April 2006 (EDT)
This was originally posted on the official forums.  I have simple copied and pasted to bring it into this wiki.  --[[User:Brainspackle|Brainspackle]] 16:02, 9 April 2006 (EDT)


Hello, heres a quick tutorial on how to unpack the Oblivion BSA's.
==A quick tutorial on how to unpack the Oblivion BSA's==


Edit: Now with pictures
*Download Ghostwheels program "TES4BSA" [http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/ here]<br>Then make a folder in the C:\ drive. I will call mine "BSA".


First download Ghostwheels program "TES4BSA"
*Then extract the contents of the TES4BSA, the file you just downloaded, into the "BSA" folder which you have just created.<br>''Note: In WindowsXP extracting can be done by copying and pasting the contents of the archive.''
[http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/ here]
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.
*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".


Note: Extracting is another way of copy and pasting.
Your folder should look like Fig. 1:


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".
[[Image:BSA_Tut_1.jpg|none|thumb| Figure 1: The BSA folder]]


Your folder should look like this:
*Now when everything is extracted, do the following.
*Open a Command Line window: In Windows Start menu, select Run.  Type "Cmd" (no quotes), and press enter.
*Then write "cd C:\" (no quotes), and press enter.
*Then type "cd BSA" (no quotes), and press enter.<br>This will make the BSA folder our current directory (Fig. 2).
[[Image:BSA_Tut_2.jpg|none|thumb| Figure 2: The BSA directory]]


[http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut12fb.jpg Extracted]
*Now write:<br>tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Meshes.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the meshes (Fig.3).
*And likewise for the other archives:
**tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Textures - compressed.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the textures (Fig. 4).
**tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Misc.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the misc.
[[Image:BSA_tut_3.jpg|left|thumb| Figure 3: Extracting Meshes.bsa]]
[[Image:BSA_Tut_4.jpg|left|thumb| Figure 4: Extracting Textures]]
[[Image:BSA_Tut_5.jpg|left|thumb| Figure 5: Extracting Misc.]]<br clear="all" />


Now when everything is extracted, do the following.
*All extracted files are now stored in your "BSA" folder.
 
[[Image:BSA_Tut_6.jpg|none|thumb| Figure 6: Extracted folders]]
Start-Run- type "Cmd" no quotes, and press enter.
 
Then write "cd C:\" no quotes, and press enter.
 
Then "cd BSA" no quotes, and press enter.
 
This will open the folder.
 
[http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut28st.jpg Cd BSA]
 
Now write
 
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.
 
[http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9494/tut46pe.jpg Textures]
 
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.
 
[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, move 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.
'''Warning:''' The new files will use 3.2 gb of your harddisk.


Happy modding.
Happy modding.


Doglike-spike
''(Original forum contribution by: Doglike-spike)''




Revision as of 14:40, 8 August 2006

This was originally posted on the official forums. I have simple copied and pasted to bring it into this wiki. --Brainspackle 16:02, 9 April 2006 (EDT)

A quick tutorial on how to unpack the Oblivion BSA's

  • Download Ghostwheels program "TES4BSA" here
    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.
    Note: In WindowsXP extracting can be done by copying and pasting the contents of the archive.
  • 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 Fig. 1:

Figure 1: The BSA folder
  • Now when everything is extracted, do the following.
  • Open a Command Line window: In Windows Start menu, select Run. Type "Cmd" (no quotes), and press enter.
  • Then write "cd C:\" (no quotes), and press enter.
  • Then type "cd BSA" (no quotes), and press enter.
    This will make the BSA folder our current directory (Fig. 2).
Figure 2: The BSA directory
  • Now write:
    tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Meshes.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the meshes (Fig.3).
  • And likewise for the other archives:
    • tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Textures - compressed.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the textures (Fig. 4).
    • tes4bsa unpack "Oblivion - Misc.bsa" and press enter, this will unpack the misc.
Figure 3: Extracting Meshes.bsa
Figure 4: Extracting Textures
Figure 5: Extracting Misc.


  • All extracted files are now stored in your "BSA" folder.
Figure 6: Extracted folders
  • When you have unpacked all your BSA's, move the contents of the whole "BSA" folder to the "Oblivion\Data" folder.

And that should be it.

Warning: The new files will use 3.2 gb of your harddisk.

Happy modding.

(Original forum contribution by: Doglike-spike)


To ease up working with the command line, use Microsoft's "Cmd Here Powertoy". It adds a "Open Command Window Here" option to the context menu. After installing this you can easily open a command folder in any folder just by right-clicking on the folder and choosing "Open Command Window Here".

http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe


See Also

BSA Files Creating your Own BSA files Command Prompt Basics

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