Hello, adventurers! Are you in for a new article about your favorite Elder Scrolls game? Today we will talk about Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which is the fourth game in the Elder Scrolls series, and the plot is located in Cyrodiil, a province located in the Imperial capital of Tamriel.
Your adventure begins with the death of Emperor Uriel Septim VII who leaves you the legacy of the Amulet of the Kings. You have to find his unknown son who is the only potential heir to the throne. The Oblivion Gate was never closer, so read our tips carefully to increase your chances of solving this mystery and saving Tamriel.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition you can find on the official Steam site, the PC version came out back in 2006. The game developer is Bethesda Softworks, so you can manually download the game from their official page as well. Also, you can find PS3 and PS4 versions, and versions for Xbox One and Xbox 360. The PS4 version was released recently, in 2017, and can be played via the PlayStation Now cloud gaming service. However, most add-ons are not available for PlayStation versions.
Better Cities Mod For The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Better Cities mod is a free mod for Oblivion, it improves and enhances the cities from the original game. With this mode you will be able to add completely new and larger buildings in your cities, and you will also get new and improved quests with which you will have the opportunity to visit new buildings and meet new mysterious inhabitants of Cyrodiil.
This mod is a compilation of mods of several modders, which makes it a real refreshment for the game. These few integrated mods into one make it easy to configure for the game. Also, you can manually choose which cities you want to take the settings of this mod. But be careful if you are a beginner player, this mod can be overwhelming for beginners. Furthermore, you can toggle each city besides the Imperial City, and visit cities without loading screen. This is great, isn’t it?
What Do I Need To Know Before Installing The Better Cities Mode?
When you install the Better Cities mode, be prepared that with this mode Oblivion will use much more memory than expected, so if your computer does not have enough memory, consider changing the settings, especially the graphics settings so that the game can work with the installed mod.
Also, get used to the fact that some areas have lower FPS, this will happen regardless of whether you have the mod installed or not. With the Better Cities mod the FPS can drop from 40 to 10, so watch out for this.
We have already said that new quests come with this mod. However, this is a mod, so it can crash your game unexpectedly. To always be careful save your game from time to time so as not to lose progress in case you start a new quest and the game crashes.
How To Download The Better Cities Mod For Oblivion?
Go to this page: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/16513
First, you need to check the archives. You must have Better Cities Primary Resources, Better Cities and Better Cities Update. After that, drag them to the Wyre Bash Installers tab, in the order as written in the sentence above. They support the Wyre Bash Wizard feature by right-clicking on each of them separately, in order already listed and select Wizard option.
If you don’t know about the options that will be offered to you, just go with the default ones, you won’t go wrong. The Wizards will recognize All Natural and / or Immersive Interiors and / or RAEVWD and / or Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul if installed before and download new patches needed for their update.
You have to re-run or re-install these mods if they were installed before Better Cities mod so that it can work properly in the game. After these steps, you need to check the list of ESM / ESP files located in the Mods tab of Wyre Bash to see if the newly installed Better Cities ESP / ESM files are enabled. In addition, run BOSS to load order properly and rebuild Bashed Patch.
More tips for better gameplay with Better Cities mod
We already mentioned very low FPS after installing Better Cities mod. If low FPS appears in Bravil and Leyawiin it is probably due to the Grass Overhaul you have installed. With Grass Overhaul, some of the fern plants will be much more detailed which will affect FPS. Don’t despair, you probably won’t have to uninstall Grass Overhaul or even Better Cities. Here is the solution:
- Try to remove the Data/meshes/landscape/landscapefern01–06.nif files which are installed with Grass Overhaul. When you remove these files, detailed models of plants that reduce your FPS will be removed. This will affect all your cities, not just Bravil and Leyawiin.
Another issue that may appear in your Oblivion game are floating doors. Floating doors can appear after installing Better Cities mod and you can fix this problem by restarting the Oblivion and loading a savegame outside the city, then enter it again.
Famous Chorrol Chapel has been completely changed with Better Citites mode with additional lighting. It is this extra lighting that lowers your FPS and makes the gameplay screen very bright. In order to fix that, you have to find some patches that will improve game performance by removing unnecessary lighting inside the chapel.
As you can see, most issues are related to graphics settings and low FPS. This is not strange, players often install many mods that then negatively affect the gameplay. This often happens to games that require a lot of working memory, so it is advisable not to overdo it with mods and try to configure the settings to low to avoid crashing while playing the game.
Final Thoughts
This is the end of the guide on installing the Better Cities mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion game. In this article, we have covered all the steps required to install this mod and to improve the gameplay. Because that’s what Better Cities mod does to your original game. It improves it!
With this mod, you will be able to explore new buildings around your Imperial City, and also meet new citizens during new, interesting quests. For example, the Arboretum will become a new, beautiful garden with a large lake surrounded by rabbits and deer. There is also a new hotel with bedrooms, a bar and a private and public bath. Excellent add-on if you ask us. Also, other cities have been heavily modified to enhance the impression when you visit them. With this mod, you will be able to enter the city without a loading screen and you will be able to choose which cities you want to apply this mod to, and which cities you will leave originally built.
And finally, we must note that the mods are made by modders and that you download them at your own risk. Mods can affect your game negatively, so be careful to save your game from time to time so as not to lose progress. Download mods from verified sites and read reviews before, if there are available reviews, to know if it is worth installing this mod or not.
With all these tips, you are ready to embark on a new adventure, and Better Cities will give you an unforgettable experience. If you have some more tips about this mod or want to recommend some other mods, feel free to share your ideas with us. We believe that many players will be happy to learn some new tips and tricks to make their The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion game even better.
