Picking out the best Oblivion mods is a tedious job, especially since there are just so many choices out there. But we’ve gone through a good amount of them and have listed some of the finest below. The title is certainly one of the most loved in The Elder Scrolls franchise and since it’s open to the community, anyone can modify the contents of the game for delivering better gameplay experiences.
Developers out there have put in a lot of effort to augment the open world RPG by fixing numerous glitches which have been left intact by Bethesda, adding more hours of gameplay through new quests and missions, and enhancing the graphics as well as character models amongst others.
1. Unofficial Oblivion/Shivering Isles/Mods Patch:
Like we mentioned above, Oblivion isn’t free of issues. A game of such size is sure to face various glitches and bugs which aren’t likely to be major, but more of an annoyance to players. So we couldn’t thing of a better way to start this roster than to provide patches which fix whatever small bugs are present.
The Oblivion patch addresses over 2,500 bugs and if you’ve got the Shivering Isles extension installed, you might want to get the 300+ issues fixed. Also, there’s a fix for all problems related to the official mods released by Bethesda. Just so you know, each of these patches are unofficial and created by community developers.
As the name suggests, Weapon Expansion Pack adds a few more options to your in-game arsenal. The add-on throws in fresh amber, madness, mithril, orcish, rusty iron and fine iron weapons which are accessible across the worlds of Tamriel and the Shivering Isles.
According to the developer, the new items are integrated into the title and may appear in shops, ruins and with bandits amongst others. There’s also an ester egg weapon available which is considered tough to locate. We recommend hitting the source page to known more about this add-on and on how to locate the rare item.
Oblivion was launched back in 2006 making it pretty old. Back then, the game’s graphics and visuals were considered to be great, but not so much in today’s standards. With Natural Environments, you can enhance the environmental components of the title.
With the latest release of this add-on, you get natural weather that occurs in seasonal patterns, 40 types of climate conditions compared to the default 7 and extra wildlife including birds and insects. Textures of other content like the sky, moon, and stars, have been improved as well.
4. Midas Magic Spells of Aurum:
Have you ever felt the need of more spells in Oblivion? Well, Midas Magic Spells of Aurum will grant you that wish. This mod introduces over 300 new spells which range from beams, sprays and projectiles to transforming enemies into gold, casting a ring of fire for protection and summoning a magic carpet.
The add-on is designed in such a way that it won’t disturb the already available spell system. To make things more interesting, there’s a specific location where you can obtain the new abilities and some will require you to perform quests as well. It does, however, need the version 1.2 Patch to function.
5. Knights of the Nine Revelation:
How far would you go to create an expansion that delivers an immersive experience at no cost? Well, the creators of Knights of the Nine Revelation have created a custom quest which comprises of over 40 NPCs, more than 1,500 lines of dialogue and custom voice-overs with the help of actors. In this campaign, you’ll set out to save all of mankind from being enslaved.
There are over 100 new items available and you’ll be able to upgrade as well as customize the Crusader’s Relics. Revelations is the unofficial sequel to the Knights of the Nine expansion pack which was released by Bethesda. It’s mandatory that you have the latter installed if you wish to play this add-on.
If you really love embarking on new quests, but have already completed everything Bethesda has to offer in Elder’s Scroll IV, then you might want to take a look at The Heart of the Dead. With 3 years in the making, this add-on delivers over 15 hours of gameplay through an immersive storyline which has you exploring new dungeons as well as solving puzzles and riddles.
The creator has implemented various fresh NPCs, over 1,000 lines of dialogue, fresh weapons and armor and 15 characters. Shivering Isles must be installed to access this mod.
7. Windfall:
Next we have is Windfall which is yet another custom campaign on today’s compilation. Described as a large adventure, you’ll journey through various new quests where the minimum is 38 and the maximum is 52. The reason behind the variable amount of quests is that your actions and choices in-game will alter the storyline over the course of time.
This gives it high replay value. What makes this add-on very interesting is that no quest makers have been used except for the first mission, which means you’re going to have to seek out each mission on your own.
Honorable mentions:
8. Tears Of The Fiend:
9. Gates to Aesgaard:
10. Loading Screen Themed Replacer:
11. Mod Maker’s Manual V1.5:
Conclusion:
Just so you know, some of the best Oblivion mods we’ve listed out require other add-ons in order to function properly. So, before you get all excited and download them, take a minute to read the requirements and the FAQ to avoid problems.