This mod from the COBL team allows for separate mods to share resources and configuration options. It also allows mods to communicate in a way. This can help to prevent very similar items, alchemy ingredients, etc. from two different mods you are runnin
Authors: the Common Oblivion team
Common Oblivion (Cobl) is: 1) a world enrichment mod that adds lots of little things that enriches your gameplay experience; 2) a shared library that acts as a resource for other mods; and 3) an integration tool that allows different mods to "talk" to each other.
Enrichment
* Alchemical Sorters (store and sort your alchemical items)
* Cobl Clock (configurable on screen clock)
* Lore Books (lore books from previous Elder Scroll games)
* Tamrielic Ingredients (ingredients from Morrowind and Daggerfall)
* Tarnsman's Beer! (Beer's to buy from stores)
* Foods from Salmo the Baker (a large selection of foods)
* The Luggage (a hold all container accessible from pubs, guild halls, homes)
* Etc. etc.
Shared Library
All the items listed above are available for use in mods. Many home mods are making use alchemical sorters, foods, water sources, mage altars, etc. that are defined in Cobl. Other mods make use of more advanced features, like Cobl's Death Handling, which allows the player's death to be safely intercepted and modified. Or more simply, Cobl provides a shared Options menu, which any mod can use to make their options easy to find and configure.
Not only does Cobl make modding easier, it also makes Cobl aware mods richer since mods able to draw form a much richer set of objects at no cost. E.g. if you go into a pub, you're more likely to find interesting beers and/or foods for sale. If you visit a house, you're more likely to find an odd collection of books, or perhaps some Adamantium ore from Mournhold.
And if you're tired of seeing multiple types of pearl dust, multiple types of mountain lion meat, etc., Cobl is on the path to fixing those problems as well.
Mod Communication
Cobl provides several interfaces that allow mods to communicate information.
* Foods added by one mod can be used to satisfy hunger requirements of a hunger mod.
* Water wells placed by a village mod can fill water containers of a thirst mod.
* And afterlife mod can suspend the activity and penalties of hunger/thirst/sleep mods.
* Etc. etc.
For more Information
* Cobl Readme
* Cobl Mods
* Cobl Modders Guide
* Cobl Relz/Wipz Topic
Change log
=== 1.35 [4/13/2008] [Haama]
* Toys for Modders - Static Alchemy Equipment scripts, Inventory Tracking, several functions, misc. additions, and a preliminary Recipe Updater Engine. See the Modders page for more information
=== 1.34 [4/11/2008]
* **Bugfix for v1.33!**
..* 1.33 erroneously included v 1.33 of Cobl Main.esp (the development mod, while retaining the old (v 1.32) version Cobl Main.esm. This most likely would cause problems for the newly updated Salmo the Baker.
=== 1.33 [4/9/2008]
* Salmo Household faction (fo use by Salmo-Cobl).
* Now includes [[Salmo the Baker, Cobl|Salmo the Baker]] (Cobl version).
=== 1.32 [4/6/2008]
* Applied Nvidia fog fix to all mods.
* StrFactions for use with OBSE %c messages.
* Added cobSigSi stage 10 script which will set the SEWorld jail stuff. Useful for mods that need to run in situations where SI may or may not be installed.
=== 1.31 [3/31/2008]
* Cobl Main
..* Pluggy version detection: fix a bug.
..* Luggage: new nif and texture courtesy of johnguydude.
=== 1.30 [3/30/2008]
* Cobl Main
--* Reformat books using html tags.
--* Fixed var type typo in cobWaterCampOS.
--* Fix a silver to gold transmutation bug with the grinder.
--* Cobl Eat menu will now auto-close inventory if OBSE 13 or higher is running.
--* Added pub plate activators.
--* Added version checking for OBSE pluggy.
--* Rebalanced ore and ingot costs.
* Cobl Glue
--* Remove an erroneously placed cobLugMain from Two Sisters Lodge.
--* Add luggage to Olav's Tap and Tack.
--* Add Grinder to Skingrad Mage's Guild basement.
--* Cleaned with Tes4Edit.
--* Reconcile with UOP.
* Cobl SI
--* Recompiled scripts to fix some errors.
--* Cleaned with Tes4Edit.
* OOO 1.32-Cobl
--* Cleaned up lock menu.
--* Remove old geomancy script.