How to Download Oblivion Mods for Steam the Easy Way
Introduction
Having played Oblivion for hours, outset with PS3, and so with Steam version, I decided to practice this mod guide every bit means to list my own personal mod loadout I play with usually, and as well provide a configurable user experience. These mods breathe new life into the game, while not straying off from the base game's expect and gameplay.
While I mainly made this guide as personal modlist I use, I would say what consists as vanilla + is mods that keeps the look of the game. This means radical retextures, custom outlandish sounds/music or fifty-fifty gameplay changing mods are reviewed earlier I apply them to this list. What I also aim to practice with this guide is to provide a somewhat stable mode to play the game.
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Find: This is not a guide to make your game as beautiful as possible or make the game equally hard as possible. This is to give out vanilla focus upon the game and not resort into flashiness the other modding guides are prone to do.
ane. Preparations
With all these said, permit's get upon to prepare our game to exist modded. Here are few things to do beforehand;
- Accept a clean install of The Elderberry Scrolls Iv: Oblivion on your system. (Caution! This mod guide was made in listen of non using any DLC salve for Knights of The Nine and Shivering Isles.)
- Ran it at least once (to generate .ini files and setting your video settings. Start the game, create character and quit). I recommend setting graphics to maximum and turning off autosaves.
- Backed up the game archive.
With these done, we tin starting time to install tools for ourselves.
Wrye Bash
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/22368/?
Wrye Bash is 1 of the oldest running mod managers. You lot can sort your mods and load order, go conflict notifications, edit INIs, and organize your saves. There are a few key features that separate this from the rest of the mod managers. First off, you can merge mods and brand bashed patches. A bashed patch is when y'all combine features with several different mods and make them non disharmonize or interfere with each other. It's a actually great tool for someone who likes multifariousness in there game. For Oblivion's case, Wrye Bash is required to make Anything piece of work together properly because mod conflicts happen all the time with Oblivion mods and Wrye Bash will make clean that mess upward for you.
To Install, download the installer and follow information technology's instructions. A Mopy folder should be upon your folder, where the Oblivion.exe is located at.
Oblivion Script Extender
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/37952
The Oblivion Script Extender, or OBSE for short, is a modder'south resource that expands the scripting capabilities of Oblivion. Most of the gameplay adding mods require it.
To Install, re-create all the contents into root folder, where Oblivion.exe is located at. Retail versions should click upon obse_loader.exe, while Steam users can safely launch Oblivion through Steam.
LOOT
https://loot.github.io/
Load sorter tool. While BOSS besides exists, it has not been updated in a few years, hence using this is recommended. Comes with easy to employ installer.
TES4Edit
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/11536/?
Tes4Edit is very useful tool to make clean your mods, check for conflicts, and utilise scripts. Now comes with additional executable solely for autocleaning dirty plugins.
To Install, just download the main file and drop information technology into the root folder, where Oblivion.exe is.
4GB Patch
http://ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php
Enables the usage of 4GB virtual retentivity for those that are locked in 2GB, like Oblivion.
To Install, but drib information technology to root folder.
TES4LODGen
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/15781
This tool allows us to create distant LOD for objects. Extract its contents to root folder.
Oblivion BSA Decompressor
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49652
Decompresses Oblivion BSAs to reduce stuttering and loading times. Requires unofficial shivering isles patch to exist first installed. Can be extracted anywhere.
Here's how to utilize these tools:
- TES4EDIT Autoclean should be used on Knights.esp to clean it. The progress is automatic in one case its selected and one time its done, the program is safety to close.
- Launch 4GB Patch, select Oblivion.exe and employ.
- LOOT should exist used everytime yous install a new mod with a plugin. Launch information technology, press sort and so apply sorted load lodge. It also helpfully notifies if the plugin is dirty or other data regarding the mod.
- TES4LODGen is automatic software that should be run if you brand any modifications to your load order/activating/disabling/sorting plugins. It generates LOD for modernistic added stuff.
- Oblivion BSA Decompressor, when launched, should navigate automatically to direction of Oblivion. It has its ain instructions, and I recommend installing it equally early as possible.
Incase you lot don't know how this thing works, I had made a video showing off how to use these tools. The video in question also uses mods used in this mod guide (although some are old and obsolete by now)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrM1_P-leSU
2. OBSE Plugins
OBSE plugins are mods, which doesn't use up .esps or annihilation similar that. They go into Data > OBSE > Plugins binder and are automatically loaded into the game if you accept OBSE besides. Here are the plugins that ensures not only a stable game, but some that are to be used with mods.
Oblivion Brandish Tweaks
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50348
Micro stutter tick prepare, loftier framerate fix, true FOV fix, alt-tab freeze fix in fullscreen and G-Sync/FreeSync working in borderless/windowed mode.
Oblivion Stutter Remover
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/23208
Optimized INI File: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51468
The stutter remover, original and nonetheless made workable up to this date.
Annotation! If you are using both of the above mods, use either one'due south Tick set up or FPS fix, non both!
Enchantment Cost Multiplier
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50462
Applies a multiplier to all enchantment costs, increasing (or decreasing) the corporeality of uses. Affects ALL weapons and staves without touching whatsoever of them. Doesn't change the gold value of the items, doesn't affect the strength of enchantments you can create - merely multiplies the corporeality of uses available.
EngineBugFixes
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/47085/?
Plugin containing fixes to the game engine.
SkyBSA
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49568
Plugin that handles BSAs similar Skyrim does.
ConScribe
http://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/26510/?
Useful Plugin for bug reporting, as it logs all console output to text files for reviewing.
MessageLogger
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45870
This plugin keeps log for errors and warning letters. Practiced fashion to place and find causes of CTDs.
OBL Modernistic Limit Ready
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50066
Fixes Oblivion plugin limit.
MenuQue
http://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/32200/?
Required mod for UI enhancement
Elys Universal Silent Vocalization
http://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/16622/?
Plays a silent vocalization and generic lipsyncing for any missing voice file.
AddActorValues
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/33248/?
Allows modders to create new actor values. Required for some mods.
Partial Magic Damage
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/37717/?
Resistance & Spell Effectiveness more than precise.
NVAC
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635/?
New Vegas Anti Crasher, works for Oblivion. 100% guaranteed.
Oblivion Enhanced Photographic camera
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/44337
A plugin that allows you to see your feet and have outset person look on various animations.
iii. Essential/UI Mods
At present we get into the meat of it, the mods. The ones which play the huge part upon the game, or rather, catches your centre.
Mods are easy to install by dragging downloaded annal into installer window in Wrye Bash and dropping it there. Start time prompt asks if you want to re-create or move file in that location, just select re-create to ensure you have the archive still where you downloaded it. You lot tin likewise elevate mods up and downwards on the list, showing which mod takes priority over other.
Also some mods come up with sorcerer installer, indicated by magic wand icon when you have dragged them into the installer tab. You can utilize manual wizard control to requite installation setup that lets you follow congenital in setup.
Notation! The mods tagged as transmission (M) should exist given their own binder where yous identify its contents. This is because Wrye Bash cannot identify where to install the files due to their structure.
Unofficial Patches
Normal: https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/5296 (Only tick Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp)
Shivering Isles: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/10739
DLCs: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/9969
These are the unofficial patches for the game.
SB Weapon Drop Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50223
Makes enemy weapons be on their bodies rather than go loose on the world, to avoid not only being glitched through earth, simply likewise salve bloat fallen weapons would cause.
Slaughter-house Crash Fix
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/47592
Fixes crash happening when Shambles is ragdolled and does "become up" animation.
LowPolyGrass
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/5434/?
Less polygons = More frames.
Fundament
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/41005
Collection of scripts, used by various mods. Comes also with .ini files to tinker with, like skill progression values, ingame settings ect.
UI Wizard Installer Packages for Wrye Bash
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/48596
DarNifiedUI Config Addon: https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/34792
An author decided to make Wrye Bash friendly installer for DarNified UI. Install DarN BAIN from files and follow instructions. If text is looking weird when launching the game, y'all should get to INI Edits tab and either tick DarNified UI Default Fonts Normal or Large.
LINK
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50144
MCM for Oblivion, it allows y'all to configure some mods that has support for it.
Extended UI
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50135
Adds more features into UI.
Colored World Maps (M)
Cyrodiil Map past Thacadian: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/2308?
Shivering Isles Map by nONatee: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/12797
Giving some color to sepia dull globe maps.
Coloured Enemy Health (M)
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/3774/? (Transmission.)
Colored enemy health. Green = Practiced, Red = Bad.
4. Gameplay Mods
Weapon Expansion Pack for Oblivion Nthusiasts
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/35560
This modernistic fixes some records that are not governed by unofficial patches, simply also expands weaponry for Orcish/Mithril materials, also every bit Shivering Isles Amber/Madness weapons.
Alternative Showtime Arrive by Send (OPTIONAL)
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/11495
Unofficial Patch: https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49897
Tutorial dungeon is bang-up, simply if you get bored of information technology, this mod is good means to start off the game fast and easy, with some customization for starter loadout.
Mods past Miguick
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/users/337763?tab=user+files
Miguick is a maestro when it comes to doing mods. A lot of his mods here are very friendly with the modernistic guide, but be sure to cheque and read out how to install and configure them. Out of all of his mods, I would recommend these:
- Bashing Reworked
- Migck'southward Miscellaneous fixes tweaks and additions
- Dialogue Tweaks Fixes and Restorations
- Existent Time Lockpicking
- Magic Effects OBSE Tweaks
- Morrowind Elemental Shields
- Magic Magnitude Multipliers
Improve Beverages
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/5393
Alcohol at present provides buffs to attributes and/or skills instead just giving small fatigue restoration.
Ameliorate Legendary Items - by Cioby
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49629
Overhauls all the artifacts/quest rewards with better stats, to exist much more useful.
Meliorate Recoil and Stagger
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/37187/?
Information technology'southward rather like shooting fish in a barrel to go staggered in combat, and then this modern makes the staggering more quicker, notwithstanding balanced.
Ultimate Leveling
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49134
Patch to make it work with Miguick's Lockpicking Modern: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51595
Overhaul to leveling, where you tin can configure which method to level up. XP Based, skill based, lets you lot distripute skill points and aspect points as you see fit or let them naturally level upwardly by usage.
Maskar'due south Oblivion Overhaul
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/42780/?
MOO Themed Loading Screens: https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/48858
Smaller MOO Backpacks: https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49858
Maskar'due south Oblivion Overhaul is the most configurable overhaul ever present on Oblivion. The huge attraction to this is how information technology makes encounters more unpredictable and makes level scaling and boodle placement much ameliorate. Laulajatar has also made up a modernistic to add loading screen text for various things modernistic offers. Also you might desire to check out smaller backpacks incase they have too much back space.
For further explanation and demonstration of the modern, bank check out my video almost information technology.
https://www.youtube.com/picket?five=76kkDiAG-HY
five. Graphic Mods
Bomret'southward Texture Pack for Shivering Isles v1 with meshes from USIP
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/46162
The only big graphic pack that I find highly-seasoned and staying truthful to original aesthetics.
A Perfect Normal
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/37375
Install fixed Umbra and LichHighres. One-time makes Umbra look neat and latter adds detail on liches.
Sefmonsta
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/users/4586046
Install his improved Astronach mods and Double Sided Cobwebs. Remove meshes file from Storm Astronach equally information technology conflicts with the ragdoll mod.
Visually Improved Staffs
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/38438
No more blurry staffs.
Ragdolls
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51844
Overhauls ragdolls to behave much more fun mode.
Light compatible Skeleton (K)
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49080
Skeleton mod that fixes nigh issues one could have when using the body and clothing mods.
HGEC BAIN repack
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45422
Female Body modernistic.
EVE HGEC Eyecandy Variants Expansion
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/24078
Habiliment mod to get with female torso modernistic.
Assorted Protective Female person Armors
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/44678
Some more than divers looking female person armors fabricated by Nuska.
Oblivion Character Overhaul ane
https://www.dropbox.com/south/ggzx0adl841z77m/Oblivion%20Character%20Overhaul%20test-43612-1-2.cypher?dl=0
Oblivion Grapheme Overhaul version 1. Nuska had removed this and herself out of modding, which was pity to run into great mod that was rather compatible with virtually everything to go in waste. The advantages of OCO1 is that it's more uniform with many mods that adds NPCs, and keeps vanilla aesthetics, but doesn't have detail of OCO2. Preferences, again.
Spike4072s Female Sheogoraths Regalia
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/10134
Replaces the dress version of Sheogorath's outfit with male person one for women.
AwesomeSauce Reflection Maps
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/12866
Infuses the reflection maps with a lilliputian chip of crawly sauce, i.e. tweaks them so that they look a tad nicer. Bit subtle at beginning, just it is pretty spiffy looking in action.
Initial Glow Redux
http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/46961/?
Removes the enchant glow that remains upon you when wearing items or weapons.
Glowing Wonders
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/43331/?
Adds glowing upon the stones and ayleid wells, along with a audio. This one sound was also bugged and was not fixed, not even by UOP.
Weather - All Natural
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/18305
The all-time kind of weather overhaul.
Enhanced Water v20 HDMI
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/23064
A water modification to go far look better, and also see clearly underwater.
Oblivion Stereo Audio Overhaul
http://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/5861/?
All the sound furnishings are at present enhanced.
Annotation! These mods beneath work only if you run TES4LODGen.
J3 Atlassed VWD two
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51732
VWD models compilation. Comes with BAIN installer.
VWD for Town Houses
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50073
VWD for boondocks houses.
VWD Ships
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/50111
for ships.
Optimized VWD
https://world wide web.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/49595
Bunch of other VWDs.
Mural LOD generator tes4ll-v5
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/40549
A tool for generating landscape meshes. Instead of generating them yourself, the author has posted vanilla base game and shivering isles meshes.
vi. Oblivion Reloaded / ENB
To get utilize out of the 4GB patch nosotros practical at the get-go, nosotros take 3 options to cull from. Oblivion Reloaded is a mod that comes with new rendering pipeline, improved shaders that yous tin customize and tweak during game and better retention allociation. ENB serial is a graphical modification that uses a modified d3d9.dll file, implementing new graphical options. There's also ENBoost, which doesn't have the graphical modifications, but simply performance enhancements.
At present you may have your ain preferences, but every ENB I accept seen goes way too off from the looks of base game'south aesthetics. Personally, the trouble I accept with looks of original game is that HDR causes glow, most importantly on NPCs, resulting stuff like this:
Now, I know some ENBs practice become rid of that, but as well change the tone of the visuals. Hence I would recommend sticking with Oblivion Reloaded.
NOTE! Oblivion Reloaded is not compatible with Enhanced Camera, FOV prepare on Display Tweaks and FPS management of that or Stutter Remover. Either remove them or disable their feature from text file.
As well Enhanced Water and Atmospheric condition are redundant with information technology.
Oblivion Reloaded E3 (UNOFFICIAL)
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51032
This version of OR focuses on shadows, bringing you very squeamish looking shadows. It is very performance heavy though, then I recommend lowering light points and disabling mail service process from shadows.
Cyrodiil ENB
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/46959
This ENB want to bring a new and natural feel to Cyrodill, as I think it must be. Bringing a fresh view to vanilla and non going too far. This Enb in my opinion remains and belongs to Cyrodill.
CTD and Retention patch ENBoost
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45266
x64 optimized patch for heavily modified game, it much more efficiently utilize memory. Specially for users with Hd textures.
Install one of these, reading installation procedure carefully, and and so launch the game. To verify that it has been installed, y'all should see on lesser of screen Oblivion Reloaded text, and alternatively on top left corner ENB info when you're in championship screen.
seven. The End Results
Bashed Patch
Not exactly a mod itself you can download, only when you lot rebuild a bashed patch, you lot take agglomeration of options in "Tweak" sections. These include weights for different items, how much strength gives encumbrance, photographic camera turning speed ect. It's worth to wait these things and so you don't need to hunt for a modern that would practise the same thing in Nexus.
Afterward having installed these mods, terminal affair to practice is to sort out load gild of the mods and deal with dirty mods. Here'due south simple steps how it works out:
- Run Boodle once. after sorting out the load order, it should show plugins which has notification about Undeleted References (UDR) and Identical to Chief (ITM). These are referred as "dingy edits"
- Keep it open up. Go and launch TES4EditQuickAutoClean.exe. First time launching it gives yous advertising for supporting the tool creator, simply you can safely close the window after a few moments. It and then should give yous the list of plugins. Tick one of the plugins that LOOT said is with dirty edits and then click ok. The process is automatic and should take only around x-20 seconds. Subsequently, you tin close the TES4Edit. Repeat the process for other plugins that are dirty, one past one instead everything at once.
Also, in case you are confused by which social club to install the mods, hither's screenshot of my own installer list:
Now, few various mods has come up out with inis yous tin can see settings through. I recommend you to become through them and change to your liking. Some of the mods has LINK back up, so you can instead apply the mod card from in game with those.
Static images of game just won't exercise justice, so have a video showing off what gameplay looks like with these mods.
Note! Video will be put out when it'due south done.
At present you are off to play and close shut the jaws of Oblivion. If this Guide was at all useful or needs improvements, or yous accept a question, please do enquire. I am trying my all-time to help out and expand this, if possible.
EXTRA: Music
Music is great for the atmosphere. Jeremy Soule has done amazing work with the ost, although it is kind of lacking, like with Morrowind & Skyrim. Nonetheless, you can residual it out by including your ain custom music. Yeah, you tin drop your .mp3 files into the music folder and the game volition play it out, A feature that seems to be lacking in Skyrim for some reason.
And then for my music recommendation, I would want to offer you lot the music of second Elderberry Scrolls game, Daggerfall. A composer, Dan Gooddale, had made amazing remakes of the original soundtrack, which enhances the experience and fits well into the game. Here is an example of the most popular tracks upon Daggerfall:
https://youtu.be/nbzonm7xJn8
https://dangoodale.wordpress.com/downloads/daggerfall-remixes/
The link higher up contains a download section for his tracks, and the installation of the music in game is simple. Elevate the track you want into Oblivion > Data > Music and to Battle, Dungeon, Explore or Public, where you lot see information technology fit. Battle is for the battle music, Dungeon is for the dungeons, explore plays on exterior world, public plays inside towns/cities. Special is for the title, fanfare and game over music.
Also recall that each tracks must contain 192 kbs bitrate and suggested to exist on mp3 format, otherwise The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion might non play them.
F.A.Q
Why did you create this guide? There are other modern guides every bit well which could exercise the aforementioned thing and adds a lot of cool stuff.
- When I started modding, there were 2 things in my mind, which I always wanted from the game; Stability and configurability. The former is adept to ensure feel doesn't get frustrating because of bug or crashes and the latter allows you to adjust the things for your taste. As well, I attempt to aim to savor basegame every bit much as possible, only seeking out to change things that are comes out as annoying to deal with. The configurability helps a lot as well, since there'southward ever pick to disable unwanted features.
I installed mods, booted up my game and the game crashes/crashes while launching/starting/playing!
- If it'southward unmodded game, try redoing your .ini files. Simply go to My Documents and delete Oblivion folder. Then launch the game and let it regenerate them automatically once again. If it isn't automatic, go to options and let the game observe your video bill of fare to generate .ini files.
- If information technology'south modded game, make sure you accept installed all the required files. This is the usual cause of crashes on startup/launch, side by side to having 2 or more mods that do the same thing.
- If it's due to excessive playing, Remember that Oblivion has non been configured to handle more than 2GB RAM. 4GB enabler and ENBoost are necessary to play with highly modded game.
The game is too difficult! Bandits impale me way too fast and mudcrabs deal a lot of damage!
- Maskar'due south Oblivion Overhaul by default increases impairment dealt past enemies and you lot past double, in improver of making bandits college leveled and mudcrabs rather resilient. You can disable the double damage, although the quick set for huge damage is that you should either come dorsum subsequently when you have better equipment, or lower the difficulty slider.
I would also like to thank you all for reading my guide, and anybody who has commented and asked for their bug, as I seek out to update and make this guide better and up to appointment as possible.
Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1125736723