Illumination Within Revived ZIP version
⚪ Last updated 2008⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #54 of 127 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod is ABANDONED and no support is offered.
Illumination Within Revived v0. 9. 2
Author: rux616
Based on the original work of Slap and ModMan, this mod lights up the external windows buildings throughout Cyrodil in the evening, based on various scripts that control the time and duration of illumination. Cathedrals, guild halls/inns, homes, and shops are all timed differently to give a staggered feel to the lighting process. All major cities are included.
This mod is a little bit different than it's predecessor, mainly in the fact that I have made it slightly more modular. This allows people to add or remove lights and/or shutters at will, without having to have multiple versions of the same plugin.
Skingrad window meshes were added to this release, and I am partially done with adding the lights to Skingrad as well. I also MAJORLY cleaned up the ESPs. There was a LOT of junk in there...
FUTURE PLANS
- Integration of Unique Temples.
- Having the ambient lighting turn on when the actual window mesh appears. They are currently independant of one another.
- Having the shutters appear when the actual window mesh appears. They are currently independant of one another.
- Add 'per room' lighting as is in Skingrad to all other cities.
- Fix Cropsford lights.
- Tweak sunrise/sunset illumination times.
- Completely redo all meshes.
- Consolidate textures.
- Remove curtained windows.
- Add different light levels.
- Develop scripts to light only a portion of a structure's windows vs. all of them at once.
VERSION HISTORY - Illumination Within Revived
Fixed: Fixed swapped Inn/Shop scripts. (Whoops!)
Fixed: Removed extra lantern from Cheydinhal. (Found by klump)
Fixed: Fixed mesh with inverted normals that prevented the window from being illuminated. (credit: Grumblepunk)
Tweak: Renamed ESPs to remove spaces.
Fixed: Missing floors when IWR was loaded.
Added: Skingrad window meshes.
Added: Skingrad window lights partially complete.
Tweak: Updated Cathedral window mesh.
Fixed: Unlit Cathedral window texture. (Credit: fmm40fr)
Fixed: Cleaned up ESPs/ESM.
Fixed: Removed interior lighting changes to prevent conflicts with other interior lighting mods.
VERSION HISTORY - Illumination Within
Added: Made Glow/NoGlow/Shutter/NoShutter ESPs.
Fixed: Cleaned up ESP
Fixed: Corrected texture paths in NIFs.
Fixed: SFX Volume for lanterns.
Fixed: Temple floor disappe
This Oblivion mod lights up external windows on buildings across Cyrodiil during evening hours, using scripts to control illumination timing. It's a revival of earlier work by Slap and ModMan, offering a simple atmospheric enhancement for players who want more lively cityscapes at night.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 850 endorsements and nearly 50k downloads
- Adds a subtle but immersive touch to cities at night
- Script-based timing means lights turn on and off realistically
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2008 — may have compatibility issues with newer Oblivion versions or mods
- Only affects external windows; interiors and other lighting remain unchanged
For Oblivion players who want a more lived-in feel to cities after dark without overhauling the whole lighting system. Skip if you're looking for major visual changes or if you run a heavily modded setup that might conflict with older scripts.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's an older mod, consider using a mod manager like OBMM or Wrye Bash to avoid overwriting other mods' files.
- Check if your other mods alter city exteriors or lighting; if so, load this one early to avoid conflicts.
- If you're playing on a modern system, you may need to use the Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) for full compatibility, though it's not explicitly required.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- rux616
- Version
- 0.9.2
- Downloads
- 49,677
- Endorsements
- 850
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 6/13/2006
- Updated
- 1/7/2008
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