OA_Dark Transparent UI

Overview

This mod is a complete overhaul of Oblivion's UI, focused on giving it a more modern feel. The result is a dark, Morrowind-esque user interface retexture with all of the benefits of DarNified UI: smaller inventory icons, a larger and more customizable map, completely configurable UI placement, et al.

Also included are loading screen replacers and many compatibility patches. New loading screens come in two flavors. The first is just a dark grey retexture of the vanilla loading screens, with Shivering Isles compatibility. The second is a retexture of the screens from trollf's Loading Screens Themed Replacer, again with Shivering Isles compatibility. In the latter option, each loading screen has a unique, thematic caption; for instance, an image of a Khajiiti thief might be accompanied by a caption describing the Sneak skill. This is a markedly different system from vanilla Oblivion, which paired loading screens with random captions.

Installation

First, it is critical that if you are using the following mods, you install those BEFORE you install Dark Transparent UI:

• []Alchemy Advanced

  []Oblivion XP

  []KCAS (Kudo's Character Advancement System)

  []AF Level

  []Realistic Leveling

• []Drag this entire archive to the "Installers" tab of Wrye Bash.

  []Right click on the archive in Wrye Bash and select "Wizard".

  []Select the appropriate options.

[]Copy the contents of "00_Data" to your Oblivion "data" folder.

[]Choose the "01_optional_SneakEye_X" folder corresponding to your monitor's resolution, or choose the "01_optional_SneakEye_Bottom" folder if you want the sneaking indicator to appear on the bottom of your screen. Copy the contents of your selected folder to your Oblivion "data" folder.

[]Choose the "02_optional_X" folders corresponding to your previously installed mods and copy their contents to the Oblivion "data" folder. Overwrite any conflicting files.

[]If you want the functionality of Loading Screens Themed Replacer, copy the contents of "03_LoadingScreens Base" to your "data" folder. If you have Shivering Isles installed, do the same with "03_LoadingScreens SI".

[*]If you have copied the folders in step 4, choose an appropriate "04_EspBase" folder here. The ones with "+SI" indicate Shivering Isles compatibility, and the ones with "+Addon" indicate that they include an additional 300 loading screens (with unique captions). Again, copy the contents of your chosen folder to the Oblivion "