Mod recommendations : IV

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:26 pm

I've played and completed Oblivion many times but have never used any mods.

I think vanilla Oblivion + official DLC is awesome by itself, but I keep hearing on forums about how some people think Oblivion is terrible without mods, and this has piqued my curiosity.

In the run up to Skyrim, I wan't to playthrough Oblivion again, but this time ultra modded.

Trouble is, when I go onto tesnexus, I'm just completely overwhelmed by the number of mods.

So I basically would like to know which are the mods that standout above the rest.

Thanks in advance.

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:11 pm

It depends on what you like. There are a lot of mods that cater to a lot of tastes. I like the mods that add or improve places like Better Cities or Unique Landscapes. A friend of mine gets a lot of different armor and weapons and dresses up their companions in various gear. You may prefer mods that add player homes or quests. If you want a sampler, check out the top 100 link at Nexus and give those a try. You can also browse the categories and sort the mods by endorsemants or number of downloads. If you're not sure of a mod, read the comments to get a better idea of it. If you find a mod author you like, you can click on the downloader's name to see what else they made.

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:32 pm

Topics like this are insanely common, there's probably more topics like this than there are mods made, and they just keep comming. If you want the most help possible it helps to give as much information, and uniqueness as possible.

Here's my generic written thing for these topics. if you want something specific give more details. I ask some questions in the below text as a small guide line:

Spoiler

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://www.gamesas.com/index.php?showtopic=1010109
Top 100
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/top/alltime.php
Files of the months:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/filesofthemonth.php
Hall of fame:
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=oblivionmods.HOF
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/categories.php, http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/tags/search.php, http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/advancedsearch.php

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

http://tesivpositive.animolious.com/
http://www.oblivionmodwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
http://tesalliance.org/forums/ (Check The Enclave forum, the Oblivion forum, or the Voice actor forum depending on your pursuits)
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/87-iv-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://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1072579-the-any-mods-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:
http://theelderscrolls.info/?go=dlfile&fileid=349 (my most favorite)
http://www.tesnexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=125368
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21989
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=17448
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6977
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6855
Ihttp://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19591

[b]Gameplay mods:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25462
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25835
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22894
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25844
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25844
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=26196
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18442
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3409
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21862(good for troubleshooting)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20736
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20807
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20371 (Needed for Integration)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=22124 (Needed for Integration)

I'm mostly a quest mod player and I recently posted a big rundown for most of them that I've playedhttp://thenexusforums.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=157600&view=findpost&p=1349075 and http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=924363&topic=51137901.

(Some of these are probably outdated by now)
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?act=findpost&pid=15598757
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1073167&view=findpost&p=15603156
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1073167&view=findpost&p=15602927 (Don't really want a lot top 10's or simple lists but I'm desperate for cop/pastes at the moment)
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?s=&showtopic=1075680&view=findpost&p=15650213

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:33 pm

Mod that don't unbalance or make major change to the game, except remove bug...
Unoficial patch
Display stats
Dynamic map
Map marker overhaul
enhanced weather
Quest log manager
Quest award leveller
a map mod from the link in my signature for shivering isle
natural environmenent
toggleable quantity prompt

Now, mod that do more... change
All +5 Attribute Modifiers <--no more efficient levelling, just play the game normally, and alway get +5 in all attribute
CallMountStableMaster <-- finally, make use of the stable in battlehorn castle
Frostcrag reborn <-- super cool mod, quest, dungon, and make frostcrag even better
Lost spire <--- best quest mod ever made for oblivion (the one with the best voice acting i ever saw, good quest, lot of dungon...)
Reznod mannequins <-- show your most precious item in your house... more space in display case after
kvatch rebuilt <-- i have it, but i didn't tried it, but i heard its very very good
Midas <-- lot lot lot lot of new spell, didn't tried it yet, but have it installed, heard a lot of good review. im trying to find everything needed to finally start in midas...