In addition to using the mods listed below, keeping mods up to date and installing compatibility patches when they are made available are also very, very helpful for making your setup more stable.
Vanilla FixesEdit
Unofficial PatchesEdit
- Unofficial Oblivion Patch (UOP) v3.5.7 by Quarn and Kivan and Arthmoor and PrinceShroob
- Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch (USIP) v1.6.0 by Quarn and Kivan and Arthmoor and PrinceShroob
- Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches (UODP) v25 by Quarn and Kivan and Arthmoor and PrinceShroob
Other ModulesEdit
- Animation Fixer by zBobGuy
- fixes stuck animations
- does not fix corrupted saves
- Clean up by Kuertee
- Helps prevent save game bloat
- Cleans up dead actors and old, invalid records in your save file
NVIDIA FixesEdit
- nVidia Black Screen Fix by Quarn
- More Black Screen Fixes
- sneak fix, toggle fix by Aphrodite
- Wrye Bash's nVidia fix
- bashed patch option
- right-click on plugin option (modifies original plugins)
- Note: The Unofficial Oblivion Patch also contains the original NVIDIA Black Screen Fix's changes, but the Bashed Patch catches more cells than the regular Black Screen Fix, including those added by mods. Aphrodite's mods are extra fixes beyond changing the cell fog setting.
OBSE PluginsEdit
Fixes and Patches for Commonly-Used ModsEdit
- Alive Waters: Alive Waters Grass Bugs Fix
- Natural Weather: RD Natural Weather Unofficial Test Fix
- Unique Landscapes + Various Mods: Unique Landscapes Patches
- Robert Female - Rough Leather Shoe Fix: Robert F - Rough Leather Shoes Fix
- The problem could sometimes cause crashes and the rendering of an odd brown extension from female NPCs.
FPS and Memory ManagementEdit
The modules below reduce staggering changes in frame rates by capping FPS, keeping it within a specified range, and apply more efficient memory managing techniques. The latter feature is a definite help as far as preventing crashes is concerned. Both of these modules are safe as long as you are cautious about making changes to their INI settings, especially OSR. Streamline is indefinitely in hiatus and beta status. It also has a few quirks, but it has been in beta status for at least a year and is highly recommended by many mod users. Do not let the "beta" status scare you away from the OBSE modules. Many of them are in that state for long periods of time, if not always. The contributions to your game made by the plugins below will far outweigh their imperfections.
Oblivion Stutter Remover (OSR)Edit
- Latest beta: v4b1
- It smooths stuttering and reduces sudden drops in FPS.
- While using OSR and Streamline, many opt to turn off Streamline's StreamSmooth feature, which also caps FPS and reduces stuttering. However, it is less advanced in that feature than OSR.
- If using OSR and Streamline's Stream Smooth feature, set the FPS range in SL within the range of OSR's FPS FPS range.
- requires OBSE v17 or later
- report crashes in the OSR thread on the BethSoft forums
StreamlineEdit
- Latest version: 3.1 beta (patched)
- BAIN-ready version available at TESNexus
- Safer alternative to autosaves, buffer purging, FPS smoothing and more...
- Do Not Forget!! Install the 3.1 patch on top of 3.1!
- requires OBSE v9 or later
- Be aware that the StreamSmooth changes your video settings in order to maintain the given FPS range. If the settings changes are a bother, this feature can be turned off in the sl.ini.
Optimization Replacers for Vanilla and SIEdit
GrassEdit
- LowPoly Grass by mmmpld
- RPG-BlackDragon's LowTriPolygrass by RPGBlackDragon
- The grass tweaks are not necessary, but reading them may help if you really need FPS.
- OMOD Conversion Data by krull mcroth
- Short Grass by Slig
- very nice, nicely trimmed-down grass
SoundEdit
- Quiet Feet MAX by bunsaki
- From mod's description: "highly recommended for users of integrated onboard audio that lack hardware audio support (Laptops/Motherboards)"
- Quiet Feet MAX OMOD and OMOD Conversion Data by krull mcroth (orig: bunsaki)
- From mod's description: "highly recommended for users of integrated onboard audio that lack hardware audio support (Laptops/Motherboards)"
World Meshes and TexturesEdit
- Optimized Distant Land MAX 1.1 by bunsaki
- These meshes have actually been reduced (not PyFFI-ed) but by manually editing the NIFs
- The 50% version's visual loss is minor.
- Qarl's Texture Pack III Reduced 1.3 by Bob Markinson
- This is the second-most reduced version of QTP3.
- The difference between the various versions of QTP3 is the texture size. The meshes are the same.
- Reduced Landscape LOD Textures by Blade9722 and Qarl
- These are a selection of texture size reductions for BTQ Landscape LODs and Qarl's normals.
- By no means are all of these intended for low-end systems.
PyFFI-Optimized Mods & Mod PatchesEdit
Optimized Meshes DownloadsEdit
- Optimized Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul (OOO) v1.33 meshes by Beyonder (here and TESNexus)
- PyFFI-ed OOO v1.34 Beta Patch 5 meshes by olafreinhardweyer (here and TESNexus)
- PYFFI Optimized QTP3 Meshes - Fixed by Exiztence
- These work for QTP3 regular, reduced and redimized because they all use the same meshes.
- It includes all QTP3 patches, including UOP+QTP3 patch meshes.
- Optimized KD Circlet's by drmbs76
Already PyFFI OptimizedEdit
- Animated Window Lighting System and Chimneys (AWLS) by XMarksTheSpot, Brumbek and Ismelda
- Armamentarium Complete - Complete Resources by Team Armamentarium
- Arthmoor's mods
- Better Cities (BC) by Bananasplit, Wolfslady, Reckless, SilentResident, Nernie, Vorians and Ismelda
- Faregyl Village by Arthmoor
- Mart's Monster Mod 3.7b3 headed by CorePC
- Open Cities (OC) by Texian godhugh and Arthmoor
- REALLY Almost Everything Visible When Distant (RAEVWD) by Various and Arthmoor
- Unique Landscapes mods
- Unofficial Oblivion Patch (UOP) by Quarn and Kivan
- Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch (USIP) by Quarn and Kivan
- Unofficial Official Mods Patches (UOMPs) by Quarn and Kivan
- Weather - All Natural by Chong Li, Wrinkly Ninja and Arthmoor
- many, many more mods...