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Optimising Oblivion v3.0: Into Modblivion

By Ashton Mills
16:52 Apr 20, 2006 | 2 Comments
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Optimising Oblivion v3.0: Into Modblivion

Interface mods
Make your game interface prettier, easier to use, and more functional. The most important mods have already been included in the Essential list.

[ thread : download ] - Magic Words - UPDATED
Yegads, voice recognition for Oblivion. Control your spells in game with your headset mic!

[ no thread : download ] - Scroll Renamer
Neat little plugin gives scrolls more fantastic names similar to Morrowind.

[ thread : download ] - Landmarks & map markers
Markers for Doomstones, Runestones & Wayshrhines on your map.

[ thread : download ] - Cats Eyes
Improved, automatic, night vision for Khajitt.

[ thread : download ] - Menu loop replacement - Scenery
Beautiful movie of Oblivion's scenery for the main menu.

[ thread : download ] - Menu loop replacement - Broken Warrior
Another nice background movie for the main menu.

[ thread : download ] - Rational Potion names and potion sorter
Renames potions in a more intelligent way, and automatically sorts them.

[ thread : download ] - Easy drop
Allows you to drop stacked items instantly.

[ thread : download ] - Cyrodiil Terrain Map
Mini-map generated from the actual terrain, Google Earth style.

[ thread : download ] - Skill bonuses
Re-writes race descriptions to list actual stat changes they provide.

[ thread : download ] - Font generator
Generates fonts comaptible with Oblivion from Windows fonts.

[ thread : download ] - Borderless Icons
Removes the black box around map marker icons. Much better!

[ thread : download ] - Hotkey Scroll
Nifty external program to allow your mouse wheel to scroll spells in-game.

[ thread : download ] - New colored world map
Much improved color version of the in-game map.

[ thread : download ] - New Nighteye
Don't like the blue wash of Nighteye? This is a more pleasing alternative.

[ thread : download ] - Chargen with numbers
Adds value numbers to all sliders for face generation.

[ thread : download ] - True unarmoured
Adds an entirely new 'unarmoured' skill for monks, wizards and kick-arse ninjas.

[ thread : download ] - Key chain to reduce inventory clutter
Perhaps the most essential accessory in the history of Tamriel.

[ thread : download ] - Custom Nighteye Shaders - NEW
A great collection of much improved Nighteye shaders, including a form of infra-red. Be sure to read the README for installation.

[ thread : download ] - New Detect Life Shader - NEW
Muchly enhanced version of Detect Life.

[ thread : download ] - Blind lockpicking - NEW
Find the security mini-game a walk in the park? Try this.

[ thread : download ] - Realistic Persuasion - NEW
Makes the persuasion mini-game more harder and realistic, imposes new limits on disposition, and makes bribery a last resort.

[ thread : download ]Dark UI - NEW
An alternative darker-themed interface using BTMod as a base. Darnified BTMod configs also available for Dark UI (see Darnified BTMod under 'Essential').

[ thread : download ]Immersive HUD - NEW
Extension of Darn's great work to create an even less intrusive interface.

Next, Visual enhancements.

 

 
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This article appeared in the Online issue of Atomic.

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2 Comments
tunksy
Jul 4, 2010 8:04 PM
umm all the links appear broken now lol
ArgentSouL
Aug 14, 2010 4:37 PM
tessource was the name in 2006 now it is http://www.tesnexus.com/ and has its own recomended mods.. Mods are a must have in Oblivion, they make it awesome..
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