The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was considered a masterpiece in its time. Even today, many gamers are still willing to revisit it even after all these years. Nevertheless, there's no denying that as far as visually, Oblivion has seen better days. The graphics are just downright ugly by today's standards.

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As with most Bethesda games, however, mods have picked up the slack. Some of the finest mods on the Oblivion Nexus page deal with graphics. The fourth entry of The Elder Scrolls will always be a classic, so why not upgrade it with the best visuals possible? These mods will help get the ball rolling in that department.

10 Enhanced Vegetation

Stopping to smell the roses probably isn't something the player does very often in vanilla Oblivion. That's because the environment isn't a pretty sight to behold in all of its low-resolution glory. Perking up the scenery can go a long way toward improving the overall visuals.

A great all-in-one mod that enhances many of the foliage textures is Enhanced Vegetation. Plants, trees, and grass look less blurry and jagged with this mod. Not only are the details sharper, but the colors are also more vibrant and eye-catching. Wandering through Cyrodiil's wilderness never looked so good!

9 Really AEVWD

In terms of ugliness, one of the most recognizable details of Oblivion's aging graphics relates to draw-distance. The scenery that gets loaded in the distance often looks like a blurry smear compared to objects that are located closer to the player. It's a shortcoming that many games shared in the mid-2000s, but is now given a lot more attention with today's modern hardware.

Luckily, this glaring problem can be rectified with a handy mod called Really AEVWD. This mod significantly improves the game's draw-distance, thereby sharpening many of the details. With Really AEVWD, all of Oblivion's enhanced graphics can share some continuity. Things will no longer appear sharp up-close while looking low resolution from a distance.

8 Oblivion Realm HD

The vast majority of these mods are dedicated to making Cyrodiil look its absolute best. But what about the Deadlands, the realm of Oblivion belonging to Mehrunes Dagon? This land of death, for all its ugly brutality, deserves some love too, right?

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That's where Oblivion Realm HD comes into play. The myriad textures of the flora and fauna that compose the Deadlands's environment receive some much-needed treatment with this mod. Closing Oblivion Gates forms a large part of the game's experience, so giving those visuals a fresh coat of paint makes those visits a bit more tolerable.

7 Oblivion Character Overhaul

As an RPG, Oblivion contains a significant amount of interactions between NPCs and the player. Looking at Oblivion's NPCs is rough. Very rough. Their eyes are quite dead and their heads/facial features often resemble potatoes. It's perhaps the most noticeable example of the game's age.

Thankfully, an awesome mod exists to lend some much-needed beauty to the denizens of Cyrodiil. The limitations of the game's hardware will always restrict how far a mod can go, but it's undeniable that Oblivion Character Overhaul offers a marked improvement over the vanilla experience.

6 Alive Waters

Don't overlook Cyrodiil's water when making upgrades to Oblivion's physical environment. The level of detail depicted in a body of water is easy to judge. That detail is pretty lackluster when it comes to the fourth entry in The Elder Scrolls series. It's so unimpressive that it's natural to just simply ignore it altogether.

Alive Waters sets out to achieve exactly what its name suggests. Rather than dull and lifeless, Alive Waters injects some impressive vibrancy to Cyrodiil's water. New models of various fish and algae make swimming underwater a bit more interesting. It's a simple, yet very effective little mod.

5 Qarl's Texture Pack III

There are hundreds of small mods throughout the Internet that seek to retexture only one object or mesh. If a player really wants to improve the visuals of Oblivion without expending too much time, then texture packs are the easiest way to go about it.

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One of the heftiest and most comprehensive texture packs out there is Qarl's Texture Pack III. Thousands of meshes and textures are rebuilt and/or improved by this mod, offering a wide range of unrivaled visuals. The only downside is that this particular pack can put a strain on one's PC. Be sure to read the mod page to make sure your rig can handle it.

4 Better Cities

Nowadays, revisiting many of Oblivion's cities is a rather underwhelming experience. From a visual standpoint, they fail to match the level of grandness described in the lore. They are also sparsely populated in terms of NPCs, yet another hardware limitation of 2006.

Better Cities does an admirable job at making the lore match reality. The addition of new buildings and characters makes the world feel more "lived-in" than ever before. These new sights not only enrich the game from a graphical standpoint but a gameplay one as well.

3 All Natural

Lighting effects have a substantial impact on a game's visual presentation. Shadows, smoke, and reflections are little details that tend to have a big impact on how an environment is perceived by the player. Once again, vanilla Oblivion is hopelessly lacking in this arena.

One of the best solutions to this problem is the All Natural mod. Although All Natural is technically a weather mod, it also includes some really neat lighting effects that serve to upgrade the graphics. For example, natural light can now be observed through a window while inside a building, something the vanilla game couldn't even come close to replicating. Lit candles actually behave as such. Definitely a must-have for any load order.

2 Mesh Improvement Project

Throughout the player's travels, it's common to notice certain defects with the meshes. There's a jaggedness or unalignment to them that hurts the overall presentation. This can be a fairly common sight when viewing staircases, stone pillars, and certain environmental objects.

The Mesh Improvement Project fixes those small defects by smoothing out the jagged edges. Various objects and pieces of architecture will now look the way they're supposed to without the distracting cosmetic blemishes.

1 Oblivion Upscaled Textures

A player can never go wrong with too many texture packs. Even the most comprehensive collections don't always include every single asset in their list of improvements. A good combination of extensive texture packs is the best way to go to get the most coverage.

Oblivion Upscaled Textures, or OUT, pairs quite well with the rest of the mods on this list. There is a wide range of assets that are covered under the umbrella of this mod, from weapons and armor to everyday household objects. Also, the mod can be installed as one package, or in separate chunks if the player doesn't want everything.

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