realistic mods

[gunslinger6792]

im new to oblivion. i have however played new vegas a ton so i got some experine at this. anyway oblivion has way more mods than new vegas and im unsure of where to find good mods that will get rid of my characters potato face and a realistic weapons and armor mod thanks for any imput

[rinoaff33]

Try looking under "Immersion" in TESNexus for realism mods. In terms of that, I can't make any direct suggestions. In regards to realistic graphics, you'll find that many of the mods for Oblivion pander to eyecandy, including nude mods and...ahem..."armor" mods. I would, however, recommend Qarl's Texture Pack for high-quality textures, Robert's Male Body and HGEC Body (the latter CAN contain nudity but can set to not have any, not sure about the former) + associated stock armor changes to improve the vanilla gear, Oblivion Graphics Extender to add some nice post-processing that makes Oblivion look good as new even compared to brand new games, AllNatural (plus the files it suggests in its documentation) for good-looking weather and environment stuff, and, if you think you have a good enough rig, the Unique Landscapes pack adds a lot of new areas and adjusts existing ones to add even more eyecandy.

 

Edit: Oh, forgot about Oblivion's potato faces. Custom race mods can do wonders (most of them are female only/contain nudity, though). The Natural Faces mod improves face texture resolution, and there are various cosmetic/hair mods that do wonders to make characters look better.

 

Look under the Armor section for realistic gear (helps to sort descending by downloads or endorsements), it takes a bit to find big tough armor under all the skimpy armor, but it's there.

 

Oh, and you'll likely need Oblivion Mod Manager and Oblivion Script Extender. Good luck. :)

Edited June 21, 2011 by rinoaff33