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Balanced NPC Level Cap
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Download (1.25 MB)April 29, 2025, 10:18 AMsbalansirovannyjj-maksimalnyjj-uroven_1745911094_405213.7z
Adds consistent level caps to 1,400+ NPCs from the base game and all DLCs. The comprehensive solution to Oblivion's NPC scaling problem. Balanced NPC Level Cap adds consistent and balanced level caps to all NPCs in Oblivion.
For those that aren't aware, most NPCs in Oblivion have no maximum level and will always match the player's level, with an occasional small plus/minus offset. This does not appear to have been changed in the Remaster. The intention of this feature was that all locations and enemy types would provide a constant challenge level to the player, However, in practice, it usually strips away much of the sense of variety and progression. To make things worse, non-optimum leveling choices can mean that enemies eventually begin to outpace the player in power level, and this makes the game less fun overall.
The fix? Simply add maximum levels for NPCs. NPC level caps have been determined using an algorithm applied to all NPCs in the game. The results were manually checked for consistency.
How to launch:
- Navigate to your Steam\SteamApps\common folder;
- Add the .esp file in the download to the \Oblivion Remastered\OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data folder;
- Open the plugins.txt file in the \Oblivion Remastered\OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\ folder;
- At the bottom of the file, add the line Balanced NPC Level Cap.esp.
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