Oblivion mod recommendations?

[nsomestuph]

As the title says. I'm mainly looking for mods that change up the difficulty, gameplay mechanics, good quest mods, and so on. Mods i don't really want are mods that make the game to easy and silly mods. Thank you :)

[Hickory]

Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul for a completely new, more difficult experience, including new items, NPCs, locations and quests. Very highly recommended.

 

I tend not to install pure quest mods, but Bladesong is an excellent example.

[Harvald]

Try this one,

 

its great.

[bben46]

I like Glenvar Castle, http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/8235 - you get a really well done and historically accurate castle - you can walk the walls, the gate opens and closes. A fabulous companion friendly player home with a fully custom voiced staff that all have their own schedules, New weapons, armor and clothing just for the mod, Secret passages and rooms. 2 major quests that are actually difficult and several mini quests (like finding the secret passages and rooms). New and different enemies with their own special weapons. There is no level requirement, but it is tough to complete the first quest just to get the castle at low level. - actually it's tough at any level so save a lot.

 

Then other good quest mods that are not either silly or easy. - and often include many extras

Lost Spires, http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/12997 - join the archeology guild and explore entirely new kinds of caves and ruins.

 

Verona House:Bloodlines, http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/14601 A quest - and house fit for the Champion, you must complete the main quest line before starting this one. But you can install it at the beginning to get the really nice new village with a large population of interesting NPCs that comes with it.

 

The Dungeons of Ivillon http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/13714 - New dungeon tiles making this one completely different from the normal dungeons in structure. A possible new companion, lanterns and torches that you have to light using a flame source (a torch or fireball works) Many new weapons (halberd, bearded ax, bastard sword - more) Again save often as this is not a safe place to explore.

[JCP768]

The quest mod list lists the main quest mods out there and gives some indepth details on them.

 

Particularly I'd recommend Integration, just read the description:

Integration: The Stranded Light is an uniquely different quest mod. It deeply integrates your race, attributes/skills, and achievements in both Cyrodiil and The Shivering Isles into your options of completing its quests. The quests often have many solutions, usually tied into these aspects of your character. It includes more than 80 quests with a strong emphasis on thinking, character interaction, choices, consequences, and lore. A new, joinable guild plays an important role in many of the quests, which often focus on thinking rather than combat, social skills instead of fighting. It also reaches beyond the typical mold of quest mods, seeking to enrich the existing game world as whole by breathing new life into previously ignored aspects of the game, such as the "news" printed in the The Black Horse Courier. The quests don't all follow a single storyline. It's more like a collection of short stories than an epic novel. In addition to the new guild, you will also find interesting quest rewards inspired by the Less Annoying Magic Experience (LAME) mod, a new form of transportation, and enchanting/spellmaking capabilities for those not in the Mages Guild, a multistage in-depth optional romance, the first Shivering Isles guild, and so much more!

 

 

Below is my usual copy/paste for these topics. it lists some useful links, some of my favorite mods, and asks some questions you can answer to get more recommendations customized to what you want.

 

 

 

Lists and resources for finding many popular mods, and some good mods:

(note the distinction between the two, don't just follow mindless peer pressure, try and make your own opinions and find what you'll like)

 

List of lists:

http://forums.bethso...owtopic=1010109

Top 100

http://www.tesnexus....top/alltime.php

Files of the months:

http://www.tesnexus....softhemonth.php

Hall of fame:

http://planeteldersc...blivionmods.HOF

Categories, Tag search, advanced search

 

General help in terms of installing, utilities, workshops, etc.:

 

TESCOSI

Oblivion mod wiki

TES Alliance (Check The Enclave forum, the Oblivion forum, or the Voice actor forum depending on your pursuits)

Bethsoft forums-Oblivion: (Hardware/software for non mod related issues, Mods for mod users, Construction set for making mods.)

 

 

List of topics exactly like yours generic pleadings for "Any mods?" that have already been answered:

http://forums.bethso...list-of-topics/

Read the AZERessential topics to get the basic "get wryebash, OBMM, OBSE, start slow" basic advice for starters recommendations

 

If you want any further help I suggest you tell us about yourself; what you like and what you're looking for... Here's some questions to get you started:

 

Have you played Oblivion already?

What sort of things interest you?

What type of Character do you usually play? (good/evil, theif/mage, roleplayer/random-no-story-hack-and-slasher?)

Are there specific types of mods you think would interest you? (Quests, graphic mods, gameplay mods, overhauls, etc.)

When did you leave?

What did you not like about Oblivion? What did Oblivion not have or need more of?

Male or female character?

 

 

For the occasional "What are your must haves?"

Mostly quest mods: http://kno.li/i

 

My favorite quests are:

Integration (my most favorite)

Malevolent, Runied tail, Tears of the fiend

Windfall

The Blackwood company

Dremora Companion

Servant of the Dawn

Imperial Legion Faction

 

 

Gameplay mods:

 

Hear No Evil

Vector

Crime Has Witnesses

Audacious Magery

Conduit magic

Custom spell Icons

Training cattle

Keychain

Refscope(good for troubleshooting)

Vows and Covenants

Pluke's roleplaying persuasion

LAME (Needed for Integration. no longer needed)

RBP (Needed for Integration. No longer needed )

 

I'm mostly a quest mod player and I recently posted a big rundown for most of them that I've played here and here.

 

(Some of these are probably outdated by now)

S'lider's Copy/paste

SkyRanger-1's

Pseron Wyrd's top 10 (Don't really want a lot top 10's or simple lists but I'm desperate for cop/pastes at the moment)

Tommy H's

 

[mhahn123]

If you go in for realism, one of my favorites is Basic Primary Needs by Maskar. It adds in the need for characters to eat, sleep, and drink. Can be found here. There are also links on the page to other mods such as Basic Personal Hygiene which adds the need to wash yourself once in a while. Great additions for a more realistic roleplaying experience and very few conflicts. There are plenty of other mods in this genre but most are dated and don;t play well together....Maskars versions do most of the same things in two easy downloads.

 

Another great addition is Enhanced Economy by TheNiceOne. This has many optional changes that you can choose such as customizing the vendor barter gold, haggling system, global economy, corpse looting, ownership of farm crops, prices of buyable homes (including some added by other mods) etc. All of which are geared toward making it more difficult to get rich quick.

Edited November 2, 2012 by mhahn123