I just started playing again recently, finally committing to a pure mage character. While I've been enjoying myself thoroughly, with the latest and greatest gameplay, graphics, and engine improving mods, I've found that those spell effects haven't aged quite so well. I've also been really unsuccessful in finding good replacers for them.

I've looked around everywhere, and thought it wouldn't hurt to ask the community what some of the better spell effect replacers are. I'm sure at least a couple have been released in the two or so years I've been out of the loop.

Here are some I am using:

http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=6621
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=4739
http://www.gamesas.com/?showtopic=991190

Hey, those look fantastic. Thanks a lot!

Knef's explosions are definitely good ones to have, and I am fond of the shield effect from Spectacular Sorcery so I stripped that out to its own ESP.


http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=6196 and its NPC-sized addon (same download page) is another favorite of mine.

The four mods linked so far are definitely the way to go.

http://www.tesnexus.com/imageshare/images/57416-1271603267.jpg


Also, for magic sound effects: http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=1990

It's very very good.