Are mods necessary/worth it?

[Ozzy590379132509]

Oblivion is really the first game of its kind i've played so i had no idea of all the available mods available for it until i was 100 hours into the game. intrigued by all the possibilities i downloaded a few, but found it difficult to actually learn how to install and use them properly, so i read endless tutorials and many other things so i could have some basic knowledge of what i was doing. nonetheless i still managed to be overwhelmed by all this modding stuff and its complications and ended up just unistalling the game. i havent played it in a few weeks, but decided its too good of a game to give up on, so what it comes down to is this: are mods really necessary to enjoy the game? am i really losing out on alot if i dont use them? for example the mod that makes quest items level up along with you so you dont lose out by completing the quest too eraly on, or the ones that totally redesign the leveling system so you get a greater feeling of accomplishment as you advance in the game? seeing as im not really knowledgeable in this matter and dont really want to mess with mods, except maybe the official ones, should i just play the game as is, or is this game just not for me? thnx for any advice or insight.

[Gokou135]

Oblivion is really the first game of its kind i've played so i had no idea of all the available mods available for it until i was 100 hours into the game. intrigued by all the possibilities i downloaded a few, but found it difficult to actually learn how to install and use them properly, so i read endless tutorials and many other things so i could have some basic knowledge of what i was doing. nonetheless i still managed to be overwhelmed by all this modding stuff and its complications and ended up just unistalling the game. i havent played it in a few weeks, but decided its too good of a game to give up on, so what it comes down to is this: are mods really necessary to enjoy the game? am i really losing out on alot if i dont use them? for example the mod that makes quest items level up along with you so you dont lose out by completing the quest too eraly on, or the ones that totally redesign the leveling system so you get a greater feeling of accomplishment as you advance in the game? seeing as im not really knowledgeable in this matter and dont really want to mess with mods, except maybe the official ones, should i just play the game as is, or is this game just not for me? thnx for any advice or insight.

Well to answer some of your question. Mods are not nearly as difficult as you make them out to be, i was overwhelmed at first also, but what stopped that for me was the easy Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) it allows you to seamlessly activate or deactivate mods with a few clicks. As far as installing mods, if you can extract a zip then thats all there is. Extract into yout data folder, open OBMM click the esp play the game. Only way i would consider that hard is if i knew nothing about computers, in hich i would undertand. As far as enjoying oblivion, have you enjoyed it so far?, if so then you dont need mods to enjoy the game you apparently have already been enjoying with your 100+ hours of play. Mods are only "needed" whenever you have completely run the games lifespan out for yourself, its no longer fun for you, so you get mods. If you want my outlook on mods that completely overhaul the game, such as oscurus oblivion overhaul, i dont personally like those types of mods, they tend to screw up things in my game way to much than they are worth, and with an overhaul that big there is a good chance that it wont be compatible with alot of other mods, unless the other mod makers aim it that way. I generally enjoy obscurus work though as a side note, but mods are ok. but no you dont need them, only if your bored with the game, but then i apparently got bored with the game before i even beat the main storyline (which i have yet to do) with 200+ hours. Peace

[Malchik]

I agree with the above poster. Mods are best used when you know the game so well it is getting dull. Having said that some game tweaks can make the game more immersive but they are not must-haves.

 

I wouldn't bother with the official mods. You have to pay for them and they are not worth it.

 

However if Oblivion is the first game you have played I would suggest you try a couple of others too and discover what you most enjoy in rpgs. If it is questing then you can seek out quest mods; if it is game realism etc then different kinds of mod would suit you better.

[Sypron]

I do like realism mods, like ones that increase arrow velocity. And i don't like the huge ones that try to change everything like OOO. Theres a couple of mods by "Max Tael" called natural envoronments. Relly good mod that. It contains 4 esp's and only 2 of them change your fps.

[SickleYield]

I do like realism mods, like ones that increase arrow velocity. And i don't like the huge ones that try to change everything like OOO. Theres a couple of mods by "Max Tael" called natural envoronments. Relly good mod that. It contains 4 esp's and only 2 of them change your fps.

 

I actually started the game with OOO. I've never been sorry. I particularly am continually amused by the way characters occasionally chicken out and run away when you're beating them severely, especially bandits and necromancers (from whom you'd expect this behavior anyway). And I like being able to run into ubercritters out in the wilderness or accidentally score an Ayleid ruin where there are only rats and mudcrabs and the loot is sweeeet.

 

The natural environments are absolutely worth it whether or not the game is boring you. I got them almost at once because the water was driving me bughouse. ("Aaargh! I can't see!")

[Guest Tessera]

what it comes down to is this: are mods really necessary to enjoy the game?

 

Short answer:

 

No, of course not... the game is just fine as-is. I mean that.

 

Longer answer:

 

If you decide to experiment with mods, then how you mod the game is really a matter of what sorts of changes you're looking for. Everyone has a different perspective on this stuff.

 

In my case, I mainly seek out mods that augment the game's functionality and appearance. For example, I've installed a few mods that greatly improve the meshes and textures of the character models (Eshme's "Better Bodies" and Ren's full "Beauty Pack"). The default models were too bland and blocky-looking for me. I've also installed mods that greatly improve the game's landscapes (LOD mods) by doubling their resolution and so forth... as my video card can handle much more detail than the default scenery that shipped with the game. Furthermore, I've installed mods that allow me to customize my HUD and UI, because the default display looked way too "Nintendo-ish" for my taste and I also found it to be too large and obtrusive.

 

Of course, there's many other mods that totally re-combobulate just about every aspect of gameplay (such as "Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul," the mod mentioned in the posts above mine). I tend to be a bit cautious about such mods, as many of them end up turning Oblivion into an entirely different game at its core. One notable exception is the "No More Psychic Guards" mod, which I've installed becausa frankly, the idea that a guard could somehow "know" that I stole something - when I was all alone in the dark somewhere - is unrealistic enough to mess up the immersion factor for me.

 

So to wrap it up, it all depends on what you want from your game... and how much you think it needs to be changed from the default version. I've always been of the mindset that "less is better," so I try not to go overboard with too many mods. 8)

[Demon88]

i only get mods that add comtent to the game and the ones that add quests, none of the ones that give you god items or anything silly like that because it will make the game way too boring. but then again, if you are the type of person that wants to complete the game fast so it adds another game to your completed list, then these cheat mods are the way to go. the ones that i have on my oblivion are:

Saurons armour, weapons of the fallen heroes, damsels in distress, zeldamod, black jem armour,

 

i only get mods that add content to the game and the ones that add quests, none of the ones that give you god items or anything silly like that because it will make the game way too boring. but then again, if you are the type of person that wants to complete the game fast so it adds another game to your completed list, then these cheat mods are the way to go.

 

the ones that i have on my oblivion are:

Saurons armour, weapons of the fallen heroes, damsels in distress, zeldamod, black jem armour, god of war armour, ayelid metoric weaponary, quest for the elements, armoury lab, huge castle to live in, oblivion tournament, frostmourne (i use the 1 handed no enchant), quest award leveling, landscape LOD texturing, advent children tsurugi, severians katanas, black market, landscape LOD normal map fix and imperfect water. all of these are the ones that add content through quests, or just that the armour just looked good to me on the screenshots. also, if i see that the weapon/armour is too powerful for what my chatcter can purchase, then i just leave it in my house (now in the armoury lab) to save me from myself.

 

so it is not the case that mods are necessary or worth it, just the fact that you are the one that wants to change it in a way that you like to. i know someone that plays oblivion without any mods at all, just the way it was created.

 

sorry about spelling mistakes/grammar, typed this realy fast :P