Oblivion Mods to Make Oblivion Look Better

I will be updating this list for a while, from time to time, and some more pictures. For now, it just includes mods on changing the way Oblivion looks..

List in no particular order. Will make your game slower, but make it prettier.

IWR Optimised (Adds smoke to chimneys, and lights from windows at night!) http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6244

Natural Enviroments (Changes some settings and adds some new stuff in nature. Does not have a big performance hit at all.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2536


Ambient Dungeons (Some don't like it, I LOVE IT, and kindda low FPS penalty!) http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18385

Before
After

Sun Glare (Very minimal loss of FPS)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16533


Improved Fruits and Vegetables and Meats (Higher resolution for food.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10487

Before

After


Improved Signs (Higher resolution for signs)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9498


Diverse Grass (Higher resolution for grass)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9279

ENBseries Oblivion (This is a postprocessing technique to try to get more detail. Will slow down game severely!!!)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=26291






Detailed Terrain (Changes how different floor textures are transitioned. Low fps hit.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15245

Quarl's Texture Pack III (Puts up higher resolution pictures for the game. Will slow down game quite a bit!!!)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18498



Bomret's Texture Packs (Like Quarl's, but way less computer intensive, but lesser detail)
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=6165
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2701

TESLODGEN (Changes blurriness of textures far away. Used for lod for mod content.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15781

Improved Amulets and Rings (Higher resolution pack)
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=897
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=881


Intoxicant Improvement (Potions and drinks resolution pack)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5297

Border Regions OMOD (Noticeable FPS hit.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18497

Immersive Interiors (To make the "outside" of an inside cell more realistic.) http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=34199

All Natural [Combination of 3 mods: Real Lights (replaces all fake lighting in the game with real ones), Natural Interiors (puts sound effects of outside weather inside), and Custom Weather System (Just a weather mod). This set will cause some FPS drop.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18305

Improved Trees and Flora 1 & 2 (Increase texture size for flora)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11891
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8500

Depth of Field (Blurs some background like the human eye perceives things. Try it out, some people don't like it.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8771


MTAEVWD (LITERALLY THE MOST COMPUTER INTENSIVE AND LAGGY MODS IN ALL OF OBLIVION MOD HISTORY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND RUNNING THIS WITHOUT 2011'S TOP COMPUTERS.) http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2420

Bananasplit's Better Cities (Makes cities same cell as worldspace, plus alters cities to make them different. Hard to install.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16513

Open Cities Reborn (Makes cities same cell as worldspace. Might conflict with Banasplit's Better Cities, so pick one only.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33003

Open City Classic (Makes cities same cell as worldspace. Alternative to those that don't like the former. WILL conflict with Bananasplit's Better Cities for sure.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16360

Unique Landscapes (Changes many areas of Oblivion and adds higher quality areas of wilderness instead. Generally tries to make areas of distinction.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19370

MEAT (Upgrades weapon and armor textures.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14660
Before

After


Book Jackets (Various authors and such.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16247
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5570

Rusty Weapons/Armor (Retextures rusty armor/weapons so that actually LOOK rusty.)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7190


Better Grass Texture Without Tilling
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2415


Illumination Within Revived Optimised - Makes houses have smokes over their chimneys at night, make their windows shine bright from lights inside the house, etc. Small FPS hit.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6244



Infinite View + Qarl 3 + Lod Texture Packs






...And there you have it!

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For those looking at ways to increase FPS: (At cost of visuals...)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=15278

LowPoly Grass
Low Ploy Trees RPGBlackDragon
Quiet Feet MAX
PolyGone Overhaul LOD
Operation Optimization
De-Parallax Mod
Wisemans Reduced Textures Part 1
Wisemans Reduced Textures Part 2
Wisemans Reduced Textures Part 3
No persistant enchantment glow fix
Disable Weapon Membrane Shaders
Hrmns Oblivion Script Optimization
Purge Cell Buffers



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Must have Oblivion files:
BOSS - Sorts your long list of mods in its correct loading order
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20516
Oblivion Mod Manager - Must have, period.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2097
All Official Oblivion Download Content
Unofficial Oblivion Patch + Unofficial Shiver Isles Patch + Unofficial DLC Patch
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5296
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10739
Unofficial Oblivion Patch Supplimentals
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27710
SM Combat Hide - Prevents never ending battle phase. Will save you your sanity.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20303
DarNified UI - New UI that completely and utterly pwns the Vallina one.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10763
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Oblivion Mods that increase the land that can be explored:

Shiver Isles Root System (50 Cell dungeon!)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=30279

Elsweyr Anequina (Giant chunk of southern Oblivion land mass)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36303


Windfall
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=21989
(Sorry, don't have link to the map for now. Point is, it's a new continent.)

Shivering Isles
Well duh, it's the official Oblivion expansion pack. Get it or die.

The Forgotton Realms (Another 50 cell dungeon)
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35696

My list is done. Took me a long time.

For personal note:
The Elsweyr mod can now be found at :
http://www.darkcreations.org/forums/files/file/297-elsweyr-the-deserts-of-anequina/

I edited Ambient Dungeon mod so it shows all over Oblivion, not just in dungeons!