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For a game that is barely a couple of days old, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster is already full of mods, so lets se what are the Top 5 most popular ones.
One of the greatest shadowdrops in recent gaming history, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster was suddenly released on April 22, following an announcement video. Unsurprisingly, the fans went crazy, and now we have almost 200.000 concurrent players on Steam only. The devs really did a great job, preserving the original feel of the game while updating it with modern technology (and UE5). It came as no surprise that modders are already hard at work on Oblivion Remaster.
Top 5 Most Popular Mods for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster
Even though the game does not officially support mods, that didn’t stop the players from making them, and now we have over 250 Mods at the time of writing this article. As usual, they range from simple cosmetics to some major changes in how the game works. Oblivion Remaster is not the best when it comes to optimization, and it requires quite a powerful rig to run properly, so it is no surprise that mods that make the game run more smoothly are the most popular ones.
5 – Difficulty Slider Fixed
“This mod fixes the huge jumps in damage multipliers from difficulty settings to allow more granular configuration.” The difficulty (damage dealt and received) changes in the game are a bit too much at the moment (for example, on Master difficulty, you only deal about 20% of your actual damage while receiving 500% damage in turn), so this Mod, made by IxionXVII, tones it all down to more sensible numbers.
4 – Carry Weight Modifier
“Carry Weight Modifier, carry everything you’ll ever need! Requires lockpicks!” Ah, the infamous carry weight limit, the bane of all RPGs everywhere. While we do appreciate the realism, it is awfully annoying when you can’t loot all the good stuff at the end of the dungeon. And now, a modder named E3roKK uploaded this Mod that deals with this in a peculiar way. The fact that the carry weight limit is based on Strength cannot be changed, they made it so that Lockpicks now weigh -150, meaning each lockpick actually increases your weight limit. Pretty clever!
3 – Universal Achievement Unblocker
“Small plugin for Steam/GamePass to prevent console from blocking achievements, and unblock existing saves.” For some reason, playing on consoles blocks your achievements and can even mess up your saves. So, Emoose made this Mod that prevents achievements from being blocked after using a console. The fact that this “feature” exists in the game still baffles us, but the number of downloads of this mod (almost 30k) shows that a lot of players think the same.
2 – Unleveled Item Rewards
“Makes all leveled items in the game unleveled, because this very concept infuriates me. Like my god, why? WHY? What kind of insanity made anyone think this was a good idea?” Made by Trainwiz, this mod removes the infamous “leveling” of your quest rewards and similar items. For clarification, Oblivion uses a peculiar system where the reward item you get is scaled to your current level at the time of obtaining it. This made a lot of players wait and level up before claiming the rewards. As it is pretty silly, Trainwiz made this mod that ensures that all quest rewards and similar items are at their best quality/stats.
1 – Ultimate Engine Tweaks
“Definitive Unreal “Engine.ini” changes with the goal to remove most stutters, improve performance and stability, decrease input latency, improve picture clarity. All with no visual loss.” The most popular Mod of them all, and with good reason. This Mod, made by P40L0X, aims to optimize the game to make it run as smoothly a possible, while still retaining the amazing visuals. Knowing how demanding Oblivion Remaster is, this is a godsend. The author notes that it will not work with other “optimization” mods, so keep that in mind.
Honorable Mention – Ayleid Reshade
This one came to our attention, and while not the most popular one, we think it deserves a mention. “Ayleid reshade is a reshade preset made to experience glorious visuals by reclaiming the colors and light of the original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion while pushing the unreal engine 5 to show what it’s made of!”. This mod, made by Logriff, is perfect for those who played the original Oblivion and loved the vibrant colors of the surroundings.
As previously mentioned, Oblivion Remaster is only a couple of days old, and we are certain that the number of mods will practically double in a week’s time. But, this list compiled the most popular ones “at the beginning”. As for the future mods, the sky is the limit! We are excited to see what the modders will think of next.