News System Changed

I've recently written my own news submission system for TESSource that makes things easier to administer on my end. As a result all previous news has been stripped from the site but can still be found in the news forum.

As usual commenting on news happens through the forum posts created with each new news post....

Recent Additions At TESSource

Hi folks,

I thought I'd just inform everyone of a couple of new features that have recently been added to TESSource.


File Database Changes
Most of you will probably have noticed two new features in the file database and a slight modification. The first is "bug reports" which enables you to file a bug report for a particular mod. Bug reports are for the site; things like broken download links, incorrect description...

TESSource 5 Year Anniversary Competition

The Elder Scrolls Source has been serving the Elder Scrolls community in one way or another for 5 years; providing download resources for Morrowind and Oblivion mods, early sneak-peaks on the games before their release and a forum community full of your usual psychotics and megalomaniacs.

To celebrate the 5 year anniversary of The Elder Scrolls Source we've team up with the great people at

The Elder Scrolls Torrents

I would like to announce that there is a new Hosting site opening unlike any other mod hosting site out there.

The idea of the Torrent has been around for quite some time. It has been talked about for some time now about a tracker being set up for the soul purpose of sharing Modes that are far to large to be shared by normal means.

I have set up a tracker for that one purpose in mind to allow you, the modders, freedom of creating tough huge mods without the fear of wher...

Site Moved Harddrives

Hi folks,

I'm currently out of town at the moment. Simon (my best friend/host) has just informed me he has moved the site to a different hard drive. I have no way of verifying that the move has completely worked but the initial checks that we have performed give a green light, all clear.

If any of you come across any problems with the site; problems that have occured since from today, then please let me know.

Thanks....

File Caching System Change

Hi folks,

The caching system has been changed today to stop the annoying "back button not working" problem. As a result file links should now be changed to ensure better user interaction (as well as stopping the 404 error occuring when your page hasn't been cached!).

If you currently use the "http://www.tessource.net/files/cache/fileid.html" system to link to your file you can easily change it by taking the fileid (NOT the .html part) and changing the link to "http://ww...

Please give me your feedback

Hi folks,

I've put a new page up on the site regarding a voluntary subscription system that'll be put in place soon for TESSource. If you could head on over to our feedback page and leave your mark I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!...

Supporter system is live!

Hi all,

The new Supporter system is now running and live and people have already begun to help out! It is greatly appreciated and I respect the kindness and willingness of this community to support me in helping to provide the resources that I do.

For those of you who don't know there are now two types of accounts for members. The first is the normal "free" account that does everything it currently does. Nothing has been changed and you can still download (albeit slowly...

Login Issues

A lot of people are emailing me or PMing me at the moment saying they can't login with their username and password. 99% of the time this is because you are not using your username but your "Display Name". During March and April a setting was on in the forum software that enabled you to change your Display Name, the name other people saw you as. This did not, however, change your actual user name.

Please use your username, not your Display Name to login to the site.

I ho...

File Rating System Changed

Hi folks,

Thought I'd post this up in the main news since many people have asked for this functionality since the rating system was first introduced. Quoting the file database change log:

Re-Rating Of Files
You can now re-rate files that you have already rated. Your old vote will be removed from the database and your new vote cast (therefore stopping you from voting twice for the same mod)....

New Poll, Old Poll Results

I've put up a new poll on the site in regards to the newly announced mod from Bethesda which introduces a new faction/questions to Oblivion. To clarify the question, it asks how much you'd be willing to spend on the new faction/quests alone (i.e. not for the boxed package you'll be able to buy in the stores).

The last poll question asked "How many mods are you currently using in Oblivion?" with the following results:

None - 9% / 411 Votes
Less than 10 - 22% / 978 ...

New File Database Transfer Feature

I've installed a new beta system which still needs full testing but has worked on every test I've tried so far.

Authors/Uploaders can now choose from two seperate methods of getting their files on the server. The first is the normal upload method good for files up to 50MB in size. The second (new) method is the Transfer function which allows you to select a direct download location for your file and have the server upload the file for you. To futher clarify..

Case Sc...