Just Got oblivion have no idea on what mods to get

[shinros]

I just got oblivion because loads of my friends have been telling me how great the mods are I am looking around and I have no idea on what mod to get there are so many! I was wondering how people got their female characters and faces to look so good but there are so many mods i don't know which is which also does anyone know any good gameplay mods?

 

Thanks in advance to anyone who answers. :woot:

[LFact]

If you've never played it before, I do not suggest anything other than Unofficial Patches. Play it for a while, then decide what kind of mod you want to get.

[tinylampe]

I agree with LFact; you should first play the game as it is, and after a while, if you realize that certain aspects bother you, then try to find mods that focus on improving them.

 

Still your message revealed that you may have an interest in cosmetic mods and those that enhance gameplay. Let me give you some names that you can easily check here on TESNEXUS.

 

To improve the general appearence of your character you can try:

- Moonshadow Elves: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=30707

- Elves of Lineage (not sure if they are still popular, but I started with this race and it looks good to me): http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12424

- Desu-chan's Kawa-khajits (hit or miss actually, but they may be very appealing depending on your tastes): http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35579

 

Aside from races you can also try several mods that improve facial textures ("Natural Faces" comes to mind) and others that replace the default body of the characters by more athletic (BAB) or sexualized (HGEC) versions. (just type this letters and start comparing)

 

Finally, about your ohter point (better gameplay) here the range of options is also large and it mostly depends on what type of character you want to be. For example, if you like melee combat definetely try:

 

Deadly reflex: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8273

Unnecessary Violence: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=24936

 

If you are into magic then it's worth to take a look at:

Supreme Magicka: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12466

Less Annoying Magic Experience: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25267

Midas Magic: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9562

And perhaps "Fearsome Magicka": http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=30973

 

Hope that helps!

Tiny Lampe

[DarthBudda420]

Good overview of mods,,,,,

 

Arwen's Oblivion Journal

 

Some mods are dated,,, But Nice Review of mods,,,,

 

 

 

Some Good mods to start with once you decide to add them ,,,,

 

TheNiceOne's nice-to-have mods

 

 

Their is a lot of stuff out their!!

[DDoko]

If you dont like the vanilla leveling system you can try

Oblivion XP

 

and another awesome race is

Corean mod

 

also check out the "File of the month" section there are great mods in there

[NellSpeed]

You may also want to think about what character types you like best: if you play mostly a rogue and rely on stealth, you may want to look for different mods than if you prefer hack-and-slash warriors or wrath-of-the-gods mages.

[shinros]

Thanks i am going to get the oblivion xp for sure.

[majikmonkee]

If you've never played it before, I do not suggest anything other than Unofficial Patches. Play it for a while, then decide what kind of mod you want to get.

Amen to this. I suggest starting the game on its own and looking for improvements later. Some suggested mods might alter aspects of the game you may not have a problem with. I'm almost tempted to suggest Deadly Reflex right from the start though so you learn the combat system early.

[Smooth613]

As others have mentioned, don't mod the game until you have some play time under your belt. I'd say at least 30+ hours so you have a good feel for the game. Only use the Unofficial Patches from the start.

 

Otherwise you should, as Majikmonkee mentioned, consider Deadly Reflex v5 early. It's reasonably safe to recommend this mod early since you won't get full benefits and the major combat altering moves until you reach higher skill levels.

[documn]

I agree that you should try the game first and see what you don't like. For me, the first thing I hated was the UI, and therefore I recommend installing Darnified UI!