Top 10 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Mods
Gamers still prefer using mods when playing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, as evidenced by the thousands of plug-ins available. These range from simple texture fixes to new custom-made content. Unsure of which ones to use? We’ve got you covered! Here are the top 10 mods that we recommend players get.
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All 10 Must-Have ES Oblivion Mods
Actual stuttering fix – optimizations – performance boost
Despite being a remastered version, the recent ES IV Oblivion still has some bugs and performance issues that can easily be resolved. This mod is an easy fix for the majority of the issues that players face. In addition, you don’t need to do any in-game tweaking or file configurations since installing the mod will instantly integrate all the necessary changes to stabilize your gameplay.
Ascension Remastered – Vanilla-Plus Loot and Balance
Ascension mod makes the game feel more rewarding. This mod ensures that rare items feel rare and that any item can spawn anywhere, regardless of its level. It balances the game to ensure that high-level enemies only spawn in high-difficulty areas or boss zones. It also ensures that low-level mobs won’t stop appearing just because you hit a certain level, ensuring you can easily farm certain materials.
FuzzUI – Interface Tweaks
Link – FuzzUI – Interface Tweaks at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
While this is a minor mod, it gives players a huge QoL boost, considering how large the texts are in Oblivion. This mod makes the interface of all menus more compact, so you can see more and do more within a few scrolls.
Horse Whistle – Summon and Follow
Link – Horse Whistle – Summon and Follow at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
This mod adds a spell that lets you call your horse from a distance or command it to keep following you. Oblivion has a massive open-world map, so players are expected to spend most of their time roaming open areas and exploring dungeons and ruins. This huge QoL plug-in ensures you won’t have to backtrack to find your steed.
Two Hand Reach
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Despite being tagged as two-handed weapons, these items have the same reach as any other short weaponry. Only the stats and charge attacks differ, so this mod fixes the issue regarding range. Two Hand Reach ensures that your effective range is farther than daggers and regular swords to make it feel like you’re using a two-handed weapon.
Valuable Clutter
Link – Valuable Clutter at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
Players generally avoid misc items because they consider them useless junk. This mod will make every drop worthwhile by adding value to them. Miscellaneous items will now cost significantly more, so farming and selling them will lead to more gold. The only problem is that you’ll need extra inventory and weight capacity to carry all that loot.
Increased Bow Speed
Link – Increased Bow Speed at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
The projectile speed for the bow might feel too slow for many players, which is why this mod aims to fix that. It’s a simple plug-in that increases the travel speed of your arrow from 1.0 to 1.25.
Young Textures Revamped
Link – Young Textures Revamped at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
If your character looks too old for your liking, then consider using Young Textures Revamped. It enhances and smoothens the “young” option during character creation to show a less haggard-looking face.
Better HUD
Link – Better HUD at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
If you feel your screen is cluttered, this mod will fix all those issues. Better HUD cleans your screen by making UIs more compact and dense, so they’re still visible but not in the way. It also lets you customize your settings to remove some HUDs or enlarge and improve others.
Unleveled Item Rewards
Link – Unleveled Item Rewards at Oblivion Remastered Nexus – Mods and community
This mod is highly popular because it removes the leveling system on items. It means all items you get as drops or as rewards will be in their best possible form. These include unique things like Knights of the Nine and Mehrunes Razor.
