Creatures Alive
⚪ Last updated 2008⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #6 of 50 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Creatures Alive v1. 3 By XFusion ==================== Description: Adds life-like behavior and young to most creatures in Oblivion. !NOTE!: Please allow at LEAST 72 hours for creatures to be fully controlled by Creatures Alive. !CONFLICTS!: Mods that edit creature leveledlists, edit creature stats, add scripts to creatures, or toy with creature factions. Recommended mod: - 24 Hour Respawn (so deer, bears, and boar don\'t eat up all the alchemy ingredients too quickly) ==================== Features: - Young creatures who will follow their \'mother\'. - Creatures will hunt and eat foods found in Tamriel that they would in real life. Ex: Rats searching containers for food, deer grazing on alchemy ingredients, wolves hunting prey. - Creatures will \'drink\' periodically during the day at nearby bodies of water. - Creatures will generally behave in a more realistic fashion. Ex: Mudcrabs, rats, deer and young creatures will flee on sight from danger. Boar will often be found near bodies of water to \'wallow\'. - Boars, deer, wolves, and rats have had their stats tweaked to allow more realistic prey/predator interaction. - Any creature can spawn at anytime, and more often. ===================== Features that had to be dropped: - Mating system (too many problems to overcome) ===================== Changes from v1. 2 to v1. 3: - Rebuilt from the ground up, no more Creature Intensity as a base - Creatures now behavior more realistically - Some creatures have had more find packages added - Weaker creatures now run away if too close - Tweaked AI package durations - Young creatures now follow their parents better - Small tweaks to creature stats - Creatures now \'drink\' - Too many minor fixes to list Changes from v1. 1 to v1. 2: - Removed Creature Intensity scripts to fix unwanted behavior - Tweaked creature stats (endurance, confidence, etc) for improved realism - Young creatures now follow their \'mothers\' around - Fixed wolves and mountain loins not attacking certain creatures - Added a better chance for young to be spawned with creature families - Redid how creature factions interacted Changes from v1. 0 to v1. 1: - Fixed a rather huge bug with wolves and mountain lions not hunting anything at all (!!!) - Reorganized AI packages for rats, wolves and mountain lions for better behavior. - Fixed the length of time in which creatures would run their FIND packages. This will help creatures find something to do much quicker. Changes from beta v0. 5 to v1. 0: - Fixed creatures sometimes attacking their own kind - Redid how creature factions interacted with each other - Removed the goblin and zombie explorers - Fixed many conflicts by combining my mod with Creature Intensity v1. 5 - Fixed the problem of Minotaurs not guarding the Unicorn - Removed a few behaviors and added some - Added behaviors to most of the addi
Creatures Alive v1.3 adds lifelike behavior and young to most creatures in Oblivion. It requires at least 72 hours in-game for full effect. A classic mod with 227 endorsements, last updated in 2008.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 227 endorsements and over 10k downloads.
- Adds a whole new layer of immersion with creature families and realistic behavior.
- Lightweight and doesn't require any extra dependencies.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2008 — may have compatibility issues with modern Oblivion setups.
- Requires 72 in-game hours to see full effects, so don't expect instant changes.
For Oblivion players who want a more living, breathing world with creatures acting like real animals. Great for roleplayers and immersion seekers. Skip if you're looking for combat overhauls or new creatures — this is purely behavioral.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to wait at least 72 in-game hours after installing before judging the mod — use the wait function to speed things up.
- If you're using a mod manager like OBMM or Wrye Bash, install it through that to keep your load order clean.
- Check the mod's compatibility with other creature mods you have, as it may conflict with those that alter creature AI.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- Unknown
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 10,631
- Endorsements
- 227
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 6/30/2006
- Updated
- 1/7/2008
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