Oblivion Mods

[kandrathe]

Got a new computer for myself recently and so I have *finally* gotten around to purchasing Oblivion and am really enjoying it so far (although I'm going to restart since now that I have a better feel for the game, I have a better idea of what kind of character I want), but was curious about what mods the LurkerLounge community felt were essential to their Oblivion experience. I've found PlanetElderScrolls Top Rated list and A's List of Recommended Mods, but I am finding the sheer number of mods in both locations quite overwhelming at the moment. Plus, A's List has a decent number of broken links as well.

In any case, some direction would be appreciated.

Here is what I have done.

Aesthetics and interface
BTmod v2.20 -- Total immersion mod that reduces the HUD and menus etc to very minimal
- Downloaded higher resolution skins for some common scenery (like road, bricks, leaves)
Alternate Torches -- Aesthetic Mod to make torches flicker and crackle
Natural Wildlife
Vanity Camera Smoother
Potion Sorter -- Sorts potions in the list by type

Game Play
Ariana Trudeaux -- Companion Mod who mostly stays in my house to make it not seem to empty
Additional Spells -- Adds in the ability to find spells (including the missing ones) in dungeon loot
Combat Behavior -- Better AI in fights, if the enemy gets low on health they will attempt to flee
Divine Watch -- House Mod with difficult high level quest to earn it
Bruma Mages Guild Repairable -- adds a series of quests to rebuild after the main quest line is done
Quest Reward Leveler -- Levels the quest reward to be useful at the level you are at
Perception Mod -- New spells to determine how tough an opponent is

Bug Fixes and control changes
FathisFix
MagesGuildQuestFixes
NoMoreAnnoyingMessages
MyArcheryMod -- my own custom mod to scale up slightly the damage of archery at lower levels since nothing at that level should survive 50 arrow hits
Safe Archmage Storage

Official Mods
DLCFrostcrag
DLCHorseArmor
DLCMehrunesRazor
DLCOrrery
DLCSpellTomes
DLCTheivesDen
DLCVileLair

Enjoy.