Essential Oblivion Mods/Overhauls?

[Trapiki]

I also use HGEC, the only problem is that I like to use bits from a number of mods to create the most fitting outfit for my character. I'll list a few that i use that you may find useful.

 

Tona Mods Store - I love the pants from the guy behind the bar, they go with a lot of stuff and they look so comfy. The other armor and accessories are excellent too.

Apachii Goddess Store - I love the Artemis Weapons and the wigs and shoes are just fabulous.

 

Adelina Armor - The Top and the necklace are just fabulous.

 

SPB Mercenary Armors - I love these for my assassin themed characters

 

AT2 01 - Shiki Armor set and AT2 02 - Shiki Armor Set - Both of these are quite animeish but have some fabulous dress armors, the 02 set has my favourite pieces that fit in a lot better.

 

It's also worth digging around on some Japanese sites, they have fabulous clothing and armor that is beautifully detailed. One in particular (if you want a lovely female Knight) is one of my favourites called Steel Maiden Armor, just affix the word Oblivion in front of that and google it, the result should show up on the first page. The page that shows up has some other lovely outfits as well.

 

 

Do you have any Race mods? Here's a couple to get you started if you don't.

 

Xenius Race Compilation

 

Moonshadow Elves

 

Raven Elves

 

Ancient Elven Sorceress

 

 

Here's a few more miscellaneous mods that I thought of.

 

Alluring Potion Bottles - It replaces the meshes from the potion ans poison bottles, they just make them so much nicer to look at when you have them displayed and gives them a lot more of a variety than either Pink or Green.

 

Crowded Roads - Adds more traveling NPC's to all of the roads to give it a bit more life.

 

If you like using Vanilla races then I'd recommend Ren's Beauty Pack for some extra hair options and Danis13 Beauty Faces to clean up the face textures a bit.

 

 

 

Sorry for the text wall. >_>

 

I hope some of these help though!

[Nealus]

I suggest you to try Waalx Animals&Creatures, it's a great and atmospheric global mod.

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Some other cool mods that I absolutely love:

Enchanced Economy - immersive economic overhaul and semi-random quests where you have to help the traders.

VAcuity's Spirits&Ephemerals - GREATLY diversifies wisps, adds very atmospheric and interesting creatures.

Oblivion Sound Sets - you now may download a sound set you neet to enchance game immersion.

All Natural - best envirorment mod for me.

Duke Patricks Combat Archery - can't roleplay an assassin without this mod. Makes archery harder and more tactical.

 

KEa Magic And Skill extender (sadly for you, latest versions of this mod exist only on a russian) - VERY unique mod that makes game MUCH harder and realistic. Absolutely can't play without it.

Armor and weapons now have a chance to be found modified (+ or - some percents durability, attack, etc)

Magic is GREATLY enchanced and has 4 schools: High, Blood, Necromancy, Magic of will.

Every kind of weapon has it own advantages and disadvantages.

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too much to write, really ;)

Edited December 24, 2010 by Nealus

[ilDuderoni]

I used this from their website to install everything correctly, and use my few additional skills to determine how to best work out additional unlisted mods on their website.

 

It took me somewhat around 30 hours to complete, but I'm almost done now.

Its not hairpulling difficult if you follow the guide by heart, but it takes a LONGGGG time if you do it all from scratch. Especially if you try to almost have EVERY single part put up as a OMOD. I have actually slept for five hours while one of the big ones was compressing. Didn't take this long, but I just fell asleep while waiting...

 

I haven't played a single game since I started. Lets hope its d-mn well worth it! I've heard good stuff.

[vvk78]

I recommend you to install the latest official Oblivion and Shivering Isles patches from Bethesda. In my experience, the new patches are much more stable compared to the original releases. After installing, you can then decide if you want to install the unofficial patches - most people do.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Oblivion#Tech_Support

 

For mods on a fresh Oblivion install, this list is a good starter (though I don't agree to it entirely):

http://agdom.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/100-mods-you-should-be-playing-for-oblivion/

 

UESP Wiki is also one of my favorite stops for mod info:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Recommended_Mods

 

Bethesda's Official forums are always full of mod talk.

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/

 

This is a nice LIST OF OBLIVION LISTS:

http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/155637-list-list-of-mod-lists/

 

Let us know if you need any further info, though I guess you are already a seasoned Oblivion gamer.

 

You should also try some of the following mods from TesNexus or PlanetElderScrolls.

Kudos to the authors of all these mods - we are indebted to them. There are other excellent recommended mods that I may have missed, so please feel free to bring it to my notice (PM me).

 

Disclaimer:

Please note I don't have Shivering Isles or any of the DLCs at present, so most of these mods don't need SI or the DLCs (just v1.2 for vanilla Oblivion). Also, I tend to play Ranger/Rogue/Thief/Assassin kind of characters, so my recommendations may be bent towards that kind of wardrobe/equipment.

 

SOME OF MY FAVORITE MODS (apart from those listed in the links above):

 

Gameplay/UI mods:

* DarNified UI (some people prefer: BTMod / Immersive Interface / Darkened DarnUI)

* Map Marker Overhaul, Elven Map Redux (nice textures and 3D icons)

* Enhanced HotKeys (upgrade to a better hotkey system)

* Menu Escape (close those slow popup in-game menus easily)

* Display Stats (show hidden stats about all weapons/armors/items)

* Misc Tracker (alerts about important statuses - very useful and recommended)

* Fast Equipping (change gear sets easily; intelligent system)

* Teleport Everywhere (right-click to fast travel, even from within a dungeon or home)

* A Takes All (press "A" key to take all items during barter)

* Script Icon Replacer

* HGEC, Exnem and Robert's body replacers (I used Exnem earlier; switched to HGEC)

* Deadly Reflex (DR), Adrenaline-Fueled Combat (AFC), Unnecessary Violence (UV), Skill Specialization

* Book Jackets, Tamriel Ingredients

* QuickStart (skip the start prison tutorial - recommended), Alternative Start by Ship

* Automagic Bags (lots of automated and static inventory bags)

* Bag of Holding (unlimited inventory size; or get the Wondrous Items mod, which has this BoH)

* Realistic Leveling, Skill Specialization (recommended)

* Decorator Assistant (very necessary for grabbing and placing items precisely)

* Chase Camera (no more nausea), Flying Camera (nice for taking screenshots), Bullet Camera (slow-mo during death-blow), Screenshooter's Illumination (artificial lighting like Welkynd Stones)

* TRN One of the Gang (disguise becomes realistic)

* Imperial Furniture (alternate furniture items and textures)

* Disenchant Items, Enchanting Freedom (remove enchantments from weapons and armor)

* Reznod Mannequins (see: All In One Basement, Museum mods)

* Player Say Stuff (taunt your enemies - fun!)

* Rowboats, Sailboats (pilotable boats/ships: see Dwemer Skyship mods)

* Barter Gold (see Black Market mod)

* Dwemer Technology (underground metro railway network: fun!)

* Tamriel Travellers (works for me), Crowded Roads (be careful about glitches)

* Clocks of Cyrodiil (not essential, but fun!)

* Complete Gardening (create your own garden; must-have for Alchemists)

* Fuse's Snail Racing (fun!)

* Illumination Within Revived

* Conduit Magic

* Reneer's Guard Overhaul (I don't use this or Deadly Reflex, but many people do)

* Maddogs Fantasy Mod (includes weapons, armors, ships from Halo and other games; not lore-friendly, but fun!)

 

Quest mods:

Take a look at TOQL (comprehensive list of big/small quests with brief descriptions).

Few good ones are...

* Heart of the Dead

* Ruined-Tail's Tale

* The Lost Spires

* Elder Council

* Tears of the Fiend: Redemption

* Gates to Aesgard, Gates to Aesgard 2

* A Brotherhood Renewed

* Verona House Bloodlines

* Kragenirs Death Quest

* The Golden Crest

* Blood & Mud: Dirt Deluxe Anglais

* Kvatch Aftermath

* The Romancing of Eyja; Romancing Ahnassi

* Servant of the Dawn, Hand of Dawn

* Myths and Legends: Weapons

* Sentient Weapon

* Ramy Monster mod (good boss monsters)

* Hentai House 2

 

Animation Replacers:

* Deadly Reflex (v5 is stable and safer, v6 breaks lots of mods, but has more fun combat!)

* Unnecessary Violence, Adrenaline Fueled Combat, Skill Specialization, Devil May Cry combat

* Seph's Animations (e.g., Hand to Hand Anim Replacer), Sinkpoint's Martial Arts

* Slof's Anims

* DMC (Devil May Cry) Stylish (good for polearm mods too)

* MAO (Mau's Animation Overhaul -- prevent NPCs from using your custom animations)

* Stylish Jump, Amazing Jump, True Acrobatics

* Actors In Charge, Customized JOJO

* Sensual Walks (recommended)

* SP 1st Person Legs

* Comparison of Pose Mods: http://wurstwatten.o...on-posing-mods/

 

Weapon Mods:

* The Soul of Illithiel: interesting mod to covertly adapt any weapon or shield into an uber-intelligent companion - highly-recommended for warriors on realism mods

* Prince of Persia (PoP) Stuff: includes Eagle Sword (beautiful design), Pants and Amulet of Time

* Dragon Claw Sword and Shield

* Oddbasket Glass Replacement

* Elven Weaponry

* Myths and Legends Weapons

* Jounks Polearms (goes well with DMC Stylish), Spartan Spears, Helborne's Spear Set

* Staff Overhaul

* Talon of the Silver Hawk Longsword

and tons more on TESNexus..

 

Armor and Jewellery Mods:

* Apachii Goddess Store, Apachii Hero Store

* Nicoroshi Creations

* Insanity's Improved Armory Compilation

* Assassin's Creed 2 Revisited

* Hashshashin's Armor

* Apachii Goddess Store

* Wondrous Items (includes Bag of Holding, Grand Ring Gates, Ring of Regeneration, etc.)

* Exnem Runeskulls

* PTArtifacts

* KD Circlets

* Adonnay's Ranger Coats, etc.

* Capes and Cloaks

* Sauron Armor Chest

* Blades Ceremonial Armor

* Armory of the Divine Guardian

* Ninja Armor

* Pegasus Set

* Dragon Knight Armor

* Adventures Gear (not gear, it is small portable campsite with tent, bedroll, cooking pot etc.)

 

Archery Mods:

* Duke Patrick's SCA Combat Archery

* Denock Arrow (cancel the drawn bow)

* Fast Arrow Collection (get back your nearby arrows)

* Binoculars (ultra zoom)

* NightEye Goggles (NightEye+DetectLife)

* Eagle Eye - Realistic Archery

* Archery Practise (needs SI)

* PT Archery Range (moving targets!)

* Silver Ranger (custom bow animations)

* Dynamic Crosshair

* Thieves Arsenal

 

Mount/Horse Mods:

* OMP: Oblivion Mount Project

* Akatosh Mount, Flying Pegasus

* Slof's Horse mods (Shadowmere, Unicorn, etc.)

* Zira's Clydesdale Horses, Zira Horse Ranch

* Horse Turn Speed Modular

* Dude Where's My Horse

* Command Mounts and Horses (single spell - works in other worldspaces too)

* kuertee Horse Commands, Call Steed Rebuilt, Horse Commands Revamped

* Horse Management (custom stables and supplies)

* Mounted Combat (requires Deadly Reflex)

* Mounted Steering, Mounted Trampling, Mounted Spellcasting

* Mounted Looting (very useful)

* Imperial Horse Armor

* Mammoth mount, Ice Leopard mount, Deer mount, Daedroth Mount

* Rideable Ogre, Rideable SlaughterFish, Enchanted Rideable Broomstick, Rideable Wolf, Rideable Boar, Rideable Creatures by Hawk

* MD Saddlebags

* Maverick Sinister (majestic BattleLion mount; requires Lich King's Armor mod)

* Cheydinhal Pet Shop, Insanity's Pet Shop

 

Race/Roleplay/Beautify Mods:

* Custom Race Fix (not needed if you have the Unofficial Oblivion Patch)

* Boethia's Shrine Custom Race Fix (not needed if you have installed UOP)

* COBL Races (gives many of the custom races, try it first)

* TNR All Races Final

* Ainmhi Race

* Cute Elves

* Chocolate Elves

* Tolkien Elves

* Corean Race, Corean Hair

* Ren's Beauty Pack, Ren's Hair, Ren VB Dragon Eyes

* Saram Race, Saram Hair

* Beautiful People, Natural Faces, Cosmetic Compilation

* Xenius Race Compilation

* Mystic Elf, Mystic Dark Elf Remake, Cute Elves

* Aos Si Race

* Deus Obscurus, Dea Obscura

* Playable Goblins (become a Goblin chieftain), Playable Minotaur

* Dremora Mortal, Xenomorph Playable Race

* Predator Mod, Alien race

* Vampire Mods: http://www.yacoby.net/es/ob/modlists/vampire/

* Werewolf Mods: Curse of the Hircine, Werewolf - Legends of the North, Werewolf The Awakening, etc.

* Druid mod

* Luchaires Dryad Race

* Wolven Anthros

* Nonyxia Cheetah Race

* Tabaxi Race, Wild Tabaxi Race

* Snow Leopard Race

* Kawa-Khajiit Race

* Moonshadow Elves

* Centaur Race mod (alpha)

 

Companion Mods:

* CM Partners (CMP) - best partner/companion mod

* TalkieToaster's Share and Recruit (TSR) - allows you to hire any NPC!

* Companionship Ring, Companion Mark and Recall, Grab Companion

* Companion Friendly Inns

* Advanced Companions: Sonia, Vilja, Rhianna, Ariana Trudeaux

* CM Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Frodo: LOTR Fellowship of the Ring!

* CM Jack Sparrow (best pirate armor), CM Chuck Norris (for chuckles), CM Leonidas (great Greek armor)

* CM Tabaxi companions Jade, Amber and Sheeva (Tabaxi is one of my favorite races)

* Companion Shard and Skar (lady companion with a dog)

* Companion Eva, Megan Fox, Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie, etc. (easy to find beautiful companions - search on TESNexus)

* Asharas CM Partners Beasts, Cheydinhal Pet Shop

* CM Partner Werewolves

* Personal Pack Gaurs, Goblin companions

* Firefly101's NPC mods (better NPC recruits for the tougher quests)

* Companion Tent (portable big tent, can accomodate companions)

* Good thread about companion-friendly housemods:

http://emmates.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=oblivion&action=display&thread=181

 

House/Abode Mods:

* oblivionsrealestate.com : best site that showcases beautiful/interesting Oblivion home mods

* I usually prefer abodes created by Korana, Emma, WhoGuru and Shezrie, as I like their style and detailed work.

* Some of the abodes I have are:

Elsweyr, Ardah desert, All In One Basement, Millstone Farm, Faregyl Village, Dwemer Skyship Flyship, Mages Sky House, Akaviri Stronghold, Solace Revisited, Legend in the Sky (Sky Castle), Garden Retreat, Abandoned Mountain Shack, Firebird, Crystal Isles, New Hobbit Hole, Roxey Cottage, Barbada Island, Halcyon Island, Paradise Atoll, Yule Retreat, Silent Stones Camp, Shadowcrest Vineyard, Griffon Fortress, Clamshell Cottage, Pine Lodge, Eagle's Reach, Riverside Cabin, Castle Domrose, Ranger House, Ship in a Tree, TARDIS, Suliin, Villages, Topal Vessel, Nemoria Cottage, The Rift, Wellspring Vale, Sbturm Penthouse, Archond's Dwelling, IC Tower Observatory, Personal Museum, Capsized Ship, Adventures Gear, Companion Tent, Secluded Spring, Shezrie's Towns, Suliin Village, Stirk, Bartholm, Leyawiin Reborn, Castle Dunkerlore, Sutch, Topal Bay Island

* You may need to use CS and TES4LODGEN to fix some of the overlapping regions for conflicting housemods and landscapes

 

Landscape/LOD Mods:

* Open Cities

* BananaSplit Better Cities

* Unique Landscapes

* West Roads

* NRBR: New Roads and Bridges Revised

* Kvatch Rebuilt, Kvatch Aftermath, Frostcrag Reborn

* Natural Environments, Enhanced Weather/Waters, Alive Waters

* Black Market, IC Waterfront Extension, IC Market District mod

* Imperial Waters, Let The People Drink

* QTP (Qarl's Texture Packs)

* RAEVWD (I use this), MTAEVWD (only if you have powerful graphics system)

 

Tools (MUST-HAVE to use many popular mods):

* ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated

* OBSE (Oblivion Script Extender), Pluggy (plugin for OBSE)

* OBMM (Oblivion Mod Manager, sometimes called OMM)

* Wrye Bash (powerful mod/savefile manager)

* OBGE (Oblivion Graphics Extender)

* OSR (Oblivion Stutter Remover), Streamline

* TES4LODGen (Landscape file fixer; run it after installing any big/medium mods)

* TEST4Edit, TES4qLOD GUI, TES4Gecko

* RefScope mod (very good for in-game debugging and NPC info - highly recommended)

* TweakOblivion

 

Tools (MUST-HAVE addon tools to creating/editing/fixing mods):

* CS (Oblivion Construction Set)

* BOSS (Better Oblivion Sorting Software - use it with care, back up your load order first using OBMM)

* Blender, NifSkope (for .nif meshes)

* Oblivion Itemizer (list of all in-game items with FormIDs and other details - visit TestingHall first)

* Cyrodiil Grid Maps (vanilla map , Unique Landscapes map) - good for offline map locations and as modder's resource/tool:

http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=oblivionmods.detail&id=1766

* Photoshop, GIMP

* etc. (I am so-so at modding, these are the few tools I use sometimes)

 

Overhauls (I don't use these mods, because of my slow broadband connectivity, but they're recommended for new Oblivion installs):

* UOP (Unofficial Oblivion Patch: get it for SI too, if you have SI) -> got this finally and installed successfully

* FCOM: Convergence (OOO+MMM+Oblivion WarCry+Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items)

* OOO (Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul)

* MMM (Martigen's Monster Mod)

* COBL (Common Oblivion) -- good tweaks, adds lots of items, needed for some mods to work

* Midas Magic Spells of Aurum (highly recommended for magic users; I like the Flying Carpet and Werewolf transformation spell)

* Creatures Diversity (smaller overhaul, add many unique monsters - I use this instead of the bigger critter overhauls)

* Waalx

* Ramy Monster mod (some of the toughest boss beasts you will ever encounter - recommended challenge quest for high-level players)

* MERP (probably the biggest overhaul - it is in beta WIP)

* Deserts of Elsewyr

* Nehrim : total conversion -> heard good stuff about it

 

Optimize Oblivion:

* Low-poly Grass, RAEVWD (search for OMOD installer)

* TES4LODGEN (always use after installing landscape/LOD affecting mods)

* Streamline, Oblivion Stutter Remover : I don't use them as I already have a powerful rig

* Operation Optimization (messed up my game for me, so I uninstalled)

* Nearly Perfect Framerate FPS Optimizer mod (very useful for on-the-fly graphics adjustments)

* Combat FPS Optimizer mod (didn't try it, but some people use it for improving FPS during intense combat)

 

* Optimization and tweak guides:

http://www.tweakguides.com/Oblivion_1.html

http://www.tomshardw...imization-guide

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/95646-13-oblivion-tweak-guide

 

* Some recommended mods if you have high-end graphics:

http://bryan-techrel...layability.html

 

You can PM me if you need the link to any of these mods.

Most of these mods and info can be found on TESNexus, PlanetElderScrolls or UESP Wikis.

 

Wish you all Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year 2011 !

Edited March 8, 2011 by vvk78

[ilDuderoni]

Thanks for the help, all of you. My installation is fixed up and ready now, I'm set up with FCOM, and though I've now and then seen a tiney bug, its nowhere near gamebreaking, and verrrry challenging!

No, its rediculous even. One on one fights are impossible without my Bullet Time mod!

 

I gave everyone who gave (any) suggestions a Kudos in appreciation for the help, but I think I can call this topic closed now. :thumbsup:

(Can I do that?)

 

Cheers all, Merry Christmas to those who are still enjoying it today and...if not, I'll still wish you all a Happy New Year! Don't overdo on the eggnog!

Edited December 26, 2010 by RJ the Shadow

[louvre]

in Mega upload is still the file of Elsweyr anequina, can someone get me the link please 8)

[Consoler]

Deadly Reflex and realistic fatigue with locational damage are three that I can't do without, even though I might be replacing DR and locational damage with Duke Patrick's Melee Combat if it turns out as great as his Combat archery. There's the 4th, by the way, Combat Archery. With those 4 mods, where you hit becomes just as important as what weapon you're using or how hard you hit. Example: In the arena, I blocked a blow, and landed a quick slash to an unprotected leg, which immobilized the opponent and allowed me to give him a coup de grace stab through the heart to end the match. These four mods basically force me to use more realistic strategies when fighting because all the damage, fatigue and potential instant deaths apply to me as well, so staying on my toes at all times is a must! Hits to the head not only take your life bar down A LOT, they also knock your fatigue down and cause vision blurring. Blows to the torso with heavy warhammers can cause a KO through fatigue reduction as the enemy gasps for his last few breaths.

 

I combine these mods with the Cyrodiil Upgrade Overhaul, which basically unlevels the game world and makes travel just a bit more realistic. You can be on the road and meet a cut little bunny, or you can run into a level 40 marauder Hero wearing a full suit of illegal Dwemer armor and swinging a claymore as tall as a 10 year old at your skull. You can run into a cave and find an inept crew of level 3 bandits, or stumble into a nest of hungry vampires and end up their lunch. The overall gameplay experience becomes a LOT more realistic.

 

I also use StarX's Vanilla Vampires Revamped, which turns vampires into the secretive group that the lore paints them as, and introduces vampire hunters, and their weapons, training and tactics.

 

Origin of the Mage's Guild,Fighter's Guild Contracts, The Necromancer, Kvatch Rising, CUO Cities and The Elder Council are my top choices for additions to the game world. They bring the game closer to the actual Elder Scrolls lore.

 

Toasty Says Share is indispensable. With this (and The Elder Council) I was able to roleplay an Imperial Captain who put together a squad of sergeants and foresters into an elite squad and started Operation Phoenix: A squad of dishonored and disenfranchised vets who hunt bandits and marauders to make the roads safer for all citizens using a combination of raids, information gathering and assassinations to whittle the bandit population a low as possible (they respawn, so wiping them out completely won't happen-they always return after a week or so).

 

Overall, these mods have made Oblivion a truly great experience, and I have more fun roleplaying in this game than almost any other.