Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Gamers Rejoice As Old Mods Still Work

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster has been a hit for Bethesda, managing to rack up over four million players since it launched last week. Gamers have been happy with all the improvements the remaster brings, and that Bethesda didn’t feel the need to squash a fan led effort. The one dark cloud was the possibility of losing mod support because of the use of Unreal Engine 5, although it seems as if this concern might have been overstated.

A user on the Oblivion subreddit shared a screenshot found on Discord, which details the experience of trying to get a familiar mod that works in the original game working within the remaster. The mod is called Weapons and Armor for Prisoners, which places the best versions of these items at the game’s opening stages. The Discord user posted that “it worked perfectly by adding it to the folder ...