The best mods in Oblivion Remastered
Enhance your adventures in Cyrodiil with the best Oblivion mods
Looking for the best mods in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Although the remastered version of Cyrodiil is quite epic on its own, it can always be better, handier, more colourful, and weirder. By downloading some Oblivion mods, you can enhance your experience in any way you want.
To install mods in Oblivion Remastered, simply go to the Nexus mod page and find one you like. The instructions are usually in the mod description. If you download the Vortex Mod Manager first, you only need to click the Vortex button instead of doing a manual download for supported mods. Beware that most Oblivion mods require the Oblivion Remastered Script Extender (OBSE64), so it's best to grab that first.
That leaves just one question: what are the best mods in Oblivion Remastered? From gorgeous reshading to fixing leveling frustrations, here's a list of the most outstanding mods we've seen so far.
Ascension Remastered
If you only want to install one Oblivion Remastered mod, make sure it's Ascension Remastered by PushTheWinButton. This mod adds countless small tweaks to overhaul Oblivion's progression, making it far more natural and removing that feeling of leveling from one 'stage' of the world into another.
What that means in more practical terms: you still encounter low-level enemies after reaching a high player level, high-level enemies will spawn in dangerous areas, rare gear is still rare, the chests in the deepest part of the dungeons contain the best loot, and things like using potions, stealing, and haggling are more favourable to players who have invested in those skills. If Oblivion's progression system felt unbalanced before, it won't feel so anymore.
Ayleid Reshade
Oblivion Remastered turns the original game's visuals gorgeous again - but at the cost of the vibrant, bright colours of old. Thanks to the Ayleid Reshade mod by Logriff, which turns up the saturation and brightens even the darkest dungeons, you can have the best of both worlds.
If you loved the deep blue sky and bright green forests in the original Cyrodiil, this Oblivion reshade mod is a must-have, but it may also positively affect your gameplay experience by illuminating unnecessarily dark areas, such as regular house interiors. Now, if you speak with the local guild members, you can actually see their faces!
Auto Upgrade Leveled Items
There's nothing as frustrating as obtaining a magnificent new equipment piece, feeling excited as it becomes your favourite item, only to discover that it's 'leveled'. In Oblivion Remastered, just like the original game, leveled items receive stats based on your current player level as you pick them up. These items won't level up with you. For example, if you obtain a dagger at level 4, it'll be cursed with level 4 stats forever, making it more than worthless by the time you're level 20.
Thank the Nine for the Auto Upgrade Leveled Items mod by TheOneTrueRy, which automatically replaces leveled items with the newer version as you level up. It works retroactively too, so don't worry if you've already collected a bunch of leveled items. Some of the best weapons in Oblivion Remastered, such as the Chillrend dagger, are included in this mod.
Universal Achievement Unblocker
So you've used a few cheats in Oblivion Remastered and now your save files show a broken goblet icon... Which means you can no longer unlock achievements. It's a bummer, especially if you didn't notice it until a few hours later, making it too much of a nuisance to go back to an earlier save.
Luckily, the Universal Achievement Unblocker mod by emoose fixes this issue. Although it won't work retroactively, you can install it to enable achievements for your current game again, no matter how many console commands you've used.
Carry Weight Modifier
Weapons, armor, flowers, silverware, random scraps, and buckets of troll fat - if you'd like to collect absolutely anything and everything in Oblivion Remastered, the Carry Weight Modifier mod by Erok is perfect for you.
Although you can boost your encumbrance with the Strength Attribute, it's nonetheless very easy to exceed the carrying capacity limit in Oblivion. As you can't sprint or fast travel while overencumbered, there's often no other option than to drop your precious loot... Unless you install the handy Carry Weight Modifier mod and grab a 1.000.000 Feather effect ring from a barrel next to the Office of Imperial Commerce. Problem solved!
A More Complete World Map
In their efforts to change no more than necessary, Virtuous kept the somewhat basic world map design from the original Oblivion. Granted, it does look sharper and we can zoom out now, but other than that, it still suffers from missing info, a lack of terrain guidance, and vague letters.
Undoubtedly, some players will feel a welcome rush of nostalgia looking at this map, but others will feel a headache. If you'd prefer a nice, crisp world map with colours indicating the terrain type, clearly defined roads, and readable points of interest, A More Complete World Map mod by Dralkkin is your friend.
Horse Whistle
We've gotten so used to calling on our in-game horse wherever we are and whenever we like, that it's hard to imagine an open-world adventure without this feature. But that's exactly what you'll get if you play Oblivion Remastered without the Horse Whistle mod by PushTheWinButton.
If you'd like to ride your horse into the wilds, abandon it, explore on foot for an hour, and still have your four-legged friend ready for duty when you're done, this mod is part of the essential package. You only need to ride a horse once to unlock the Horse Whistle power. Even if the horse is far away, this power will teleport it to your location.
Quest NPCs Run
Nothing wrong with having to follow an NPC every now and then... If they weren't so incredibly, tediously, downright impressively slow. Following Oblivion NPCs feels more like a waiting for a doctor's appointment and less like questing, so if they could just hurry up, that would be a major gameplay improvement.
Thanks to the Quest NPCs Run mod by Dispensation, NPCs are slacking no more. Now, whenever a quest NPC beckons you to follow them, they'll briskly jog towards the next objective. Without having to wait for the Odiil brothers, you can obtain the magnificent Chillrend sword even faster!
And that concludes our list of the best mods in Oblivion Remastered. Now that you've enhanced your game, make sure you don't miss out on the best questlines; time to join the Mages Guild, the Dark Brotherhood, and (as long as you know how to escape from jail) the sneaky Thieves Guild. The infamous Daedric Quests are very much worth the hassle too.