Oblivion mod downloads as vortex

Updated August 29th, , by Mark Hospodar: Refreshing Oblivion's graphics to give it a more contemporary aesthetic can really pay off when done well. However, fans of the fourth entry in The Elder Scrolls series have another reason to be hyped. Recently, the team behind the greatly anticipated Skyblivion mod unveiled a stunning gameplay demonstration of their work. Skyblivion is undoubtedly an ambitious project, seeking to port the entire Oblivion experience to Skyrim's game engine.

The progress has been nothing short of impressive. Although the project still has no official release date, after nearly ten years of dedicated work, the end result is shaping up to be mighty promising. Fans can learn even more about the mod from the team's official website. Although it may be easy to overlook sometimes, a game's weather effects can have a significant impact on the overall presentation. The same is true for lighting as well. The lackluster nature of these effects goes a long way toward making Oblivion look as antiquated as it does.

Seven new weather types are added, greatly contributing to the diversity of Oblivion 's weather patterns. Sun glare, fog, and even the clouds themselves are also given a fresh coat of paint. It's all well and good for the natural environment to look better, but what about the player's primary weapons? When playing Oblivion , fans are going to spend an inordinate amount of time looking at their drawn weapons in the first-person view.

Fortunately, there's no need to stare at those ugly textures anymore. The Weapon Improvement Project adds an impressive amount of detail to the game's diverse variety of weapons. Meshes and textures are given a true HD makeover that makes it difficult to ever go back to the way weapons used to appear.

By now, Oblivion shows its age in a myriad of different aspects. One of the most glaring symbols of its age, as longtime fans no doubt already know, are the nearly identical dungeon designs. After only a couple of forays into these subterranean vaults, players will have seen pretty much everything. In addition to a fresh new look, Better Dungeons adds some much-needed uniqueness to the proceedings.

Players have new methods of traversing these dungeons, such as climbing ropes or squeezing through tight crevasses. The lighting is also given an overhaul, making the use of a torch more frequent. Don't reinstall Oblivion without this mod! When it comes to graphics, the devil is often in the details. Anyone who has given the road network in Oblivion serious attention knows that it leaves much to be desired.

Luckily, one of the most prolific mod authors for the Elder Scrolls series has fixed that problem. Created by Arthmoor, Roads of Cyrodiil adds several new thoroughfares and bridges to the game. The province of Cyrodiil now looks and feels more like an inhabited area of settlement. Not only does this mod look great visually, but it also enhances the overall gameplay experience in a very lore-friendly manner.

Aesthetically, Oblivion 's world map is similar to parchment. The idea is to make the player feel like they're unfolding and examining an actual, physical map. Although it's a subjective point of contention, the presentation can at times feel a bit bland.

If looking for a map mod that's easier on the eyes, then Dynamic Map is a good choice. No matter which option is chosen, Oblivion 's world map gets a nice upgrade either way. Stopping to smell the roses probably isn't something the player does very often in vanilla Oblivion. When you have made sure everything is working correctly, uninstall this mod again, and continue..

Mods 2: Base Textures. After download, unpack the file into the "Data" folder inside the Oblivion game-folder. There is a page that has collected most of them and sorted them in categories.

Unfortunately they all need to be installed manually by unpacking and choosing right files. To make things easy, I have repacked my personal choices into files that work with NMM. NOTE: These are completely optional. If you choose not to install a replacer, just skip this, and any DMRA outfit changes further down the list. Mods 4: New Races. The resources from this mod are needed, but activating the esp will only result in double races. Mods 5: Environment.

Mods 6: New Buildings, Lands and Adventures. Mods 9: Vilja. No comparison to other followers. Mods Better Cities. There is the picture I provided on the forum attached file , so you can see what I'm talking about, if the issue hadn't been already recported. This does not seem to cause problems for a game I continue, I have not tested yet for a new fresh game, nor for a long playtime after having discovered the error.

It think the AmazingFollowerTweaks. Quick squiz on the mod page saw a handful of others with the same issue. Vortex seems to be the common factor. Is there a setting on vortex to turn off mod checks ,?? If so where, if not , would we be able to get one, in an update? Name Jade Rivers. I went along.

But when I'm told constantly that my favorite mods don't belong that instead they belong to oblivion it really grinds my gears. And I can't fix it the modder is gone, done. They did their time and left us with a fine mod.

Also, much of what Gopher shows has changed. Setting up fnis and script extender was not as easy for me as it was for him. Steps that could be included in your instructions easily are left out leaving it up to beginers to vortex to mess up. These are easy fixes and problems that are not new. Please fix OR give us an option to ignore these kinds of messages for a specific mod I hate notifications Thanks! Skip to content. Star New issue. Jump to bottom. Labels invalid reference wontfix.

Copy link. Report this issue to the mod author and ask him to update his mod using the correct archive packing tool.

Disable the Bethesda Archive Check extension as seen below - again, any irregularities in the game are potentially due to the incompatible archive.