OBMM also offers status info, but the info that it offers is not as thorough and readily accessible as with Bain. In particular the override tab will tell you which other packages are overriding the files from the current package. is readily available through detail tabs. The degree of a package's synchronization with the oblivion\data directory is shown through the icon color (independent of whether the package is installed or not), any information regarding missing files, mismatched files, etc. Similarly when a package is uninstalled, an "annealing" process will automatically reinstall files from lower level packages that were previously obscured.īain provides a lot of readily available status information. When a package is installed, it will override files installed by lower order packages, but not files already installed by higher order packages. As with mods, later (higher order) packages trump earlier (lower order) packages.
Just choose "Open" from the package's context menu.īain assigns an install order to all packages (which players can easily change as desired). uncompressed archives) as valid packages.īain packages can readily be opened in regular packages viewers. Bain will also recognize directories of files (i.e. Just drop existing zip, 7z and rar archives into the Oblivion Mods\Bash Installers directory, and Bain will immediately display them as an available package.
Those who prefer to install mods manually or use OBMM and still use the other features of Wrye Bash can do so with no problems. This documentation is very thorough with a "Getting Started" guide, description of various features, etc. Bain is specifically designed to avoid some of the difficulties associated with using OBMM, however it has also left out some OBMM features (notably BSA editing/viewing).įor general documentation of Bain, see Wrye Bash: Installers Tab.
However, Wrye recently (January 2009) added a mod installer component to Bash that competes directly with OBMM's mod installation feature.īain (Bash Installers) is a mod package installer built into Wrye Bash.
Previously, Wrye Bash and OBMM (Oblivion Mod Manager) overlapped primarily in mod ordering functions, hence OBMM was recommended for mod installation, and Bash for the other eighty or so functions that it provides.