Oblivion Mod:File Extensions

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• DDS - texture file >>notes: can be modified with GIMP(w/plugin), Paint.NET, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
• _N.DDS - texture mapping (to meshes) file >>notes: texture files without associated normal maps will render as black textures in game
• NIF - mesh file >>notes: bad meshes can result in a bug similar to that of the NVIDIA black screen issue
• BIK - video file >>notes: this is the only type of video format that Oblivion supports, other types will cause instant crashes
• MP3 - sound (music) file >>notes: this is the only type of audio file Oblivion supports for playing music tracks
• ESP - plugin file >>notes: only 255 ESPs and ESMs may be active in the Data folder at one time
• ESM - master plugin file >>notes: 1) ESMs must load before ESPs 2) only 255 ESPs and ESMs may be active in the Data folder at one time
• ZIP - compressed archive
• 7z - compressed archive >>notes: WinZIP does not support this format, get 7-zip, jZip or WinRAR (full)
• RAR - compressed archive >>notes: WinZIP does not support this format, get 7-zip, jZip or WinRAR (full)
• EXE - executable