I have the Steam version, have read the readme and followed its instructions. To clarify:
First, I backed up my Oblivion folder in Steam>Steamapps>common.
Then, I installed Nehrim to C:\SureAI\Nehrim (to avoid Program Files/admin issues; should it be somewhere else?).
Then, I copied the entire contents of C:\SureAI\Nehrim to Steam>Steamapps>Common>Oblivion. (EDIT: There was an issue here with renaming involving a file and a folder. I believe it was a sound file involving a cave and had the number 2 in it. I just skipped it.)
The launcher/icon provided by the Nehrim installation does not work. Neither does the "Oblivion" shortcut within the Nehrim folder. I did, however, get the game to work by going into Steam>...>Oblivion and launching it from there. Unfortunately, the two human-looking races (their name escapes me) have incredibly bizarre eyes. One eye is black and the other is white. Also, the "female" Half- one doesn't look very female, but that's really a matter of preference and (probably) not a technical issue.
Is there a way to resolve this/these problems? I'd like to be running the game/mod exactly as the team intended as to avoid any unknown issues.
Thanks in advance for any help or input.
Edit: Re-read the Readme. Apparently I'm launching the game like I'm supposed to with Steam. Everything checks out except the eyes--what's up with that? Is it intentional?