A new mod for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered shakes up the game’s fantasy formula and turns it into an FPS. With the mod, players can freely run around Oblivion Remastered taking down enemies with a gun in place of a bow.
While Bethesda is known for releasing mod-friendly games with the framework needed to readily set them up in-game, Oblivion Remastered isn’t included on that list. Bethesda revealed that Oblivion Remastered wouldn’t be receiving mod support, but that hasn’t stopped players from figuring out how to get it done and releasing tons of mods anyway.
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New Oblivion Remastered Mod Makes Big Magic Change
A new mod for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered makes a very important change to magic in the game.
Now, a mod from user CosmicBoogaloo on NexusMods has introduced the ability to replace a player’s bow with a Glock pistol, converting the game into something more akin to a first-person shooter. The mod is aptly titled “Glock – Functional Gun in Oblivion Remastered,” and a brief gameplay video shows the player running around in Oblivion itself shooting everything that crosses their path. The gun can be added to the player’s inventory as a standalone weapon, or if preferred, players can replace all the default Iron Bows in the game with Glocks. For now, players will need to enable the Oblivion Remastered console to spawn in a Glock and its associated ammo, but the modder notes that they will be releasing an update with an NPC to sell these items in the future.
Oblivion Remastered Mods are Plentiful Despite Lack of Official Support
Although the game doesn’t officially support mods, there have been plenty that have dropped for the game since its April release. Some popular Oblivion Remastered mods include those that add new factions, one that adds a settlement placing system similar to Fallout 4, and even a mod that lets players leave notes for other Oblivion Remastered players, similarly to Dark Souls. And of course, plenty of mods that make minor tweaks to improve the experience of the game have also appeared.
While making Oblivion Remastered include mod support would have made the process easier for modders, plenty of games that lack official mod support have received extensive lists of mods nonetheless. Given that the original Oblivion and its follow-up Skyrim have remained popular and maintained active playerbases in part thanks to the endless modding capabilities, it’s not a huge surprise that Oblivion Remastered seems to be following in the original’s footsteps even without Bethesda’s help. It may only be a matter of time before players are able to shape the Oblivion Remastered experience into something completely unlike the original experience by nstalling multiple mods.