"Oblivion Remastered Lacks Official Mod Support, Despite Thriving Original Mod Community"

Bethesda has surprised fans with the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which is now available across multiple platforms. However, the excitement is tempered by the announcement that the remastered version will not feature official mod support, a decision that has left many in the gaming community puzzled and disappointed.

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Bethesda Confirms No Mod Support for Oblivion Remastered

During Bethesda's recent official reveal livestream, the developers unveiled The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, highlighting its enhanced visuals and gameplay improvements over the original. Despite these upgrades, a significant drawback is the absence of official mod support. This decision is particularly surprising given Bethesda's history of embracing the modding community with tools like the Creation Kit for games such as Fallout 4, Skyrim, and Starfield.

Bethesda's support page confirms that Oblivion Remastered will not receive official mod support, offering no explanation for this unexpected move. Nevertheless, the modding community remains undeterred. Using the original game's Creation Kit, modders are successfully adapting their creations for the remastered version. Discussions and tutorials are already circulating on Reddit, where enthusiasts share insights on modding the game now that it utilizes Unreal Engine 5.

Oblivion Remastered on VR

Despite the lack of official mod support, the community's creativity shines through with attempts to play Oblivion Remastered in VR. Just three hours after its release, fans started experimenting with UEVR, a tool that enables VR gameplay for non-VR games. YouTuber LunchAndVR showcased an early test of Oblivion Remastered in VR, running smoothly at 70 fps on a setup with medium graphics settings, DLSS, a GeForce RTX 4090, and an Intel Core i9-13900 with 64GB of RAM. This suggests that with further optimizations, Oblivion Remastered could offer a compelling VR experience.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S (including Xbox Game Pass), and PC. For the latest updates and more information on the game, be sure to check out our detailed article below!