Zombie Massacre

Name: Zombie Massacre by PC Gamer
Version: 1.2
Date: 1/6/2007
Category: Quests and Adventures
Optional Mod: No Respawn or Essential NPCS
Author: PC Gamer
Created by: LHammonds
Source: TESNexus
File Mirror #1: Elricm
File Mirror #2: Planet Elder Scrolls
File Mirror #3: RapidShare
RELz Thread: Official Elder Scrolls Forum
Homepage: OBMM How-To Site

Description

This mod adds a dread zombie which is capable of destroying all life in Cyrodiil.

Location

Initially in the Market District of Imperial City. A quest is added that keeps track on the whereabouts of the zombie.

Details

This mod is a direct result of following PC Gamer's article titled "Create Your Own Zombie Massacre in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" from the February 2007 issue on pages 80-82.

The article was followed as closely as possible but there were some mistakes that I had to avoid such as hitting the "Recompile All" script button and several ID names being the same which must be unique.

Install

This archive is distributed in what I call OMOD-Ready format.
It allows you to manually extract and install like most other mods but it also allows you to use Oblivion Mod Manager and import this archive with all the settings pre-configured for an OMOD file.
Pick which method you are going to use for installation:

Manual Installation
- = or = -
OBMM Installation

Manual Install

1. Extract this archive to any folder and then copy the contents to Oblivion's Data folder. You can ignore or delete the "omod conversion data" folder.
2. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, and enable the .esp file.

OBMM Install

Create the OMOD (Do this section only once)
1. Copy archive to (install folder)\Oblivion\obmm\mods\
2. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
3. Click the Create button.
4. Click the Add Archive button, find and select the archive, then click Yes.
5. Click the Create omod button, then click OK when it finishes.

Install the mod using OBMM
1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen. (icon should turn blue)

Uninstall

Pick which method you are going to use for uninstall based on how you installed it:

Manual Uninstall
- = or = -
OBMM Uninstall

Manual Uninstall

1. Start Oblivion Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file.
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

Oblivion\Data\Zombie Massacre by PC Gamer.esp
Oblivion\Data\Zombie Massacre by PC Gamer Readme.txt

OBMM Uninstall

1. Start Oblivion Mod Manager.
2. Double-click the name of the mod in the right-hand side of the OBMM screen, click Yes. (icon should turn green)

Upgrade

N/A

Incompatibility

Incompatible with all life in Cyrodiil.

Known Issues or Bugs

If you don't use the "No Respawns or Essential NPCs" mod, the zombie may get stuck in areas that have several "Essential NPCs" such as the Arena area where the Champion resides.

Saved Games

I thought it went without saying but someone asked...I would recommend not saving over your existing games with this mod enabled.

History

1.2, 2007/01/07 - Updated OMOD-Ready archive with screenshot and added "Saved Games" and "Future" sections in the readme.
1.1, 2007/01/07 - Re-Uploaded OMOD-Ready version.
1.0, 2007/01/07 - Initial release.

Future

I don't plan to make modifications to this mod. I want it closely resemble what PC Gamer described.
If you would like to take this and make modifications, such as dead NPCs coming back as zombies, please go ahead.

Contact

You can find me on the official Elder Scrolls forums as 'Conan_Lon'
You can find me on TESNexus as 'LHammonds'

Credits

Thanks to Bethesda for creating Oblivion.
Thanks to TESNexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to PC Gamer for the awesome magazine and article this mod was based on.
Thanks to God for creating us all.

Tools Used

a href="http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15579">7-Zip
ESPluginCracker
Oblivion Mod Manager
Readme Generator
TES Construction Set

Licensing/Legal

You can do whatever you want with this mod but don't complain to me if it doesn't work or your PC blows up.