This page's content is really, really outdated. Check out the stuff there and update if possible.Oblivion is a good game, sure. But it can be so much better! Oblivion has one of the strongest modding communities for any game, and the /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki is here to help you benefit.You may or may not wish to play through Oblivion without any mods first, but it's probably a good idea. If you can't stand the original Oblivion, like many people, go ahead and jump right into modding it.A good companion resource can be found here. Contents Modifying Oblivion 101.
Vanilla means original, how the game would be if you had no mods. Mods can conflict. If you have two mods that modify the same things, then you have a problem. Because of this, the order in which mods are loaded is important. The mod that is loaded last has its modifications applied last, and therefore will be what you see during the game.
Don't install 50 mods at once. Play the game (at least load the engine) in between installing mods, so you know what caused the problem when something goes wrong.Basic Instructions For Installing A Mod. Read the instructions that come with the mod.
Really. Put the.esp,.esm, or.bsa files into C:Program FilesBethesda SoftworksOblivionData. Open up the Oblivion Mod Manager. Put a checkmark next to the mod in the pane on the right. If you have BOSS, run it.
Click BOSS.bat and it will order your mods correctly. If you ran BOSS, scan through the mod list it gave you. If there are any comments read them and obey. If you ran BOSS, if any conflicts were detected, go back into OBMM and disable the conflicting mods. Start the game.Slightly More Complicated Instructions For Installing A ModSometimes, you want to be able to uninstall a mod, or see if you'll have conflicts before installing it. This is where OBMM comes in handy. Extract the mod to a folder and make sure that the files are all in the right places.
Open up OBMM and click 'Create'. Enter in the title of the mod, and other information if you want.
Click 'Add Folder', and browse to the folder where the files that would go in the OblivionData folder are. Click 'Create OMOD'. The files will be added to an OMOD archive stored in your Oblivion folder. Double-click on the OMOD in the list to the right. A green box means the OMOD is present but not installed, a blue box means it is installed, and a red box means there are potential conflicts.Running Oblivion in High-Detail on Low-End Computers Step 1: The ProgramsBOSS:What does this do? Sorts your mods out into the correct loading order so your game doesn't get messed up.
Make sure you also download the updated master-list as well. Dump it into your Data folder in your Oblivion installation directory and don't touch it for now.OMM:This is the Oblivion Mod Manager, straightforward enough for most people. It also offers a feature to make your own OMOD files as well as install them.This is a straightforward installation as it comes in.exe form so you shouldn't make any mistakes with it.OBSE:Oblivion Script Extender, this is needed for some of the optimization mods. Once you've downloaded it shove it into your Oblivion directory. OMM will launch OBSE if it's installed, so as long as you have a shortcut to that, you're good.
But if for some reason you don't, then go ahead and replace the shortcut you have with the.exe in OBSE.Download the latest build here:Step 2: The ModsIf you've never installed Oblivion mods before they usually come in one of two ways. The majority of the time they are manual install, which basically just means pasting the extracted files directly into your data folder (located in your Oblivion directory). The minority of the time they appear as OMOD files; to install, you just double-click them, as long as you already have OBM installed. To enable OMOD files, make sure that the check-boxes within the right of Oblivion Mod Manager are blue and not green.Unofficial Oblivion Patch:This is the patch Bethesda should have made, it fixes a lot of CTD issues and overall improves gameplay throughout. If you also have Shivering Isles be sure to download the Unofficial patch for that as well:Shivering Isle:Low Poly Grass:This mod significantly improves frame-rate dramatically by cutting down on the polygons used on the grass models. It comes in 3 modes, Low Poly Grass, Low-low Poly Grass and Alt Low Poly Grass.
If you have Shivering Isle just download the SI Low Poly Grass version.Short Grass v3:Decreases the size of grass, once again improving fps. Doesn't conflict with the above mod.Optimised Distant Land MAX:This changes the distant land meshes to be less complex.
It comes in two versions: 50% optimized, or 75%.Quiet Feet MAX:Reduces the sound file used for walking/running/horse galloping sound effects. The default sounds can lag some older systems.Deparallaxer:This mod removes the parallax/displacement shader from about 500 different.nif files used in Oblivion. It replaces it with the standard diffuse shader that nearly everything else in the game uses. On my machine, I gain an average of 5 FPS when playing in areas that use parallax shading with this modification. Also, movement in parallax-disabled areas now seems smoother to me. However, the trade-off is that these surfaces now appear very flat, and lose a bit of their previous shininess. But, this is the nature of performance tweaking.Oblivion PolyGone Overhaul:Oblivion PolyGone Overhaul (OPO) is an ambitious project to reduce Bethesda overly generous use of polygons on in-game objects with little to no loss in quality.Oblivion Script Optimization:This mods goal is to give a better performance by optimizing the scripts found in the game.
Every frame hundreds sometimes thousands of scripts run in the background, this requires a lot of CPU processing power. Using this mod the CPU will be able to run them with less calculations, yet accomplishing the same goal.Purge Cell Buffers:A simple little mod that will purge the cell buffers, and what does purging the cell buffers mean? It means cleaning out all the cached data that is no longer being used. It comes in two versions, purging after loading screen and during cell changes. Recommenced to use loading screens option due to the cell change option can interrupt npcs talking.Operation Optimization:The aim of this mod it to improve performance (FPS) without quality loss by optimizing large meshes used through out the game.
What are mods?The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ModsOblivion is one of the most time consuming games ever made. Oblivion was released in March of 2006 for the PC and also the Xbox 360. While the Xbox 360 version has wonderful graphics and lets you upgrade with all of the downloadable content and the Shivering Isles expansion pack, those who have Oblivion on the PC have a great advantage. Mods.Mods are user created files that add content to a game – usually for the better – that changes aspects of the game in many different ways. The first batch of mods that came out for Oblivion were the basics: bigger boobs, cooler weapons, and nudity, although not necessarily in that order. Typically nude mods are the first ones to hit for most games, whether it’s an action game like Tomb Raider or a sim game like The Sims.
Nudity is in high demand on the Internet.Many people will buy a game such as Oblivion for the PC and not even realize that mods exist. This is a terrible loss as the amount of content or overall cool stuff mods bring to PC games is absolutely amazing.
The Elder Scrolls series has been heavily modded for years by newcomers and professionals alike so there is no limit to what you can find for these games.It’s always a good idea to play a game all the way through first before you apply the mods but Oblivion is an exception to this rule.You should definitely mod this game before you even start creating your character and delving into this massive world. Mod screenshots.
The Best ModsI will try to run down some of the very best of the best when it comes to Oblivion mods. There are thousands out there that span many different sites. The best site to check out is probably. There, you can check out various mods and they are rated by other users and free to download.Francesco’s leveled creatures and items modThis mod takes away the main issue people have with Oblivion. When you first buy Oblivion, everything will level up as you level up. That means if you are level 1, all the enemies are level 1. If you are level 10, all the enemies are level 10.
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This does provide some challenge as xBox 360 and PS3 players can testify to but it also has a lot of problems. If you don’t level up your hit points and strength every single time, by level 8-12, your enemies will severely hand you your behind.Francesco’s mod makes creatures in the game have more static levels. That means if you are level 1 and wander somewhere you probably shouldn’t be, you will die.
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Animals are tougher at first but become easier as you level up like most standard RPG games. This means that rat that annoys you at level one is easily dispatched by level 5. In the non-modded Oblivion the rats did stop levelling at a certain point anyway but Francesco’s makes it seem more natural.
Random bandits could be various levels and you can usually tell by what they are wearing. A bandit in fur armor is probably easier to kill than a bandit in a full set of steel armor.Beautiful PeopleWhen you first play Oblivion, it won’t take long to realize that the entire population has been beaten severely with the ugly stick. Beautiful people changes the way the NPC’s look as well as gives you a large amount of customization options for your character.
You don’t want to play for 50 hours looking at some hideous beast you made with the goofy standard options, now you can have a ton of hairstyles, eyes, and overall cool things. Combine this with a mod that adds nice clothes and armor, and you have turned ugly and boring into pretty and interesting.Natural EnvironmentsThis mod is very simple in nature. It adds minor things to the environment that are missing. Birds, insects, rainbows, and seasonal weather are some great examples. These really add to the immersion of the game. You may not notice much if you first play with this mod but when you take it away, you definitely will.
SummaryThe modding community for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is very friendly and helpful so if you think there is something missing, you can ask them on the official Elder Scrolls forums or at Planet Elder Scrolls. There are literally thousands of mods out there that range from the amazing to the absurd. Do yourself a favor and download some great mods today. I listed just a few of my current favorites but I’m probably using over 20 different and cool mods. This post is part of the series: Oblivion Mods.