Landscape LOD Textures by Xerus

Landscape LOD Textures by Xerus Version 1. 0 Modification for The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion What does this mod do? This mod replaces the vanilla landscape LOD textures in Cyrodiil and Shivering Isles with improved textures. Thus, the visual quality of the distant landscape will increase, without a significant performance impact. All LOD textures will be replaced, including normal maps and terrain noise. The color maps of the Cyrodiil border regions will not be replaced, what would merely be a waste of performance. What exactly will be replaced by what? 1 Terrain Noise: Vanilla 512 x 512 (170 KB) -> New 512 x 512 (170 KB) 13 Cyrodiil Color Maps: Vanilla 1024 x 1024 (682 KB) -> New 2048 x 2048 (2,66 MB) 36 Cyrodiil Normal Maps: Vanilla 1024 x 1024 (682 KB) -> New 512 x 512 uncompressed (1,00 MB) 4 Shivering Isles Color Maps: Vanilla 1024 x 1024 (682 KB) -> New 2048 x 2048 (2,66 MB) 4 Shivering Isles Normal Maps: Vanilla 1024 x 1024 (682 KB) -> New 512 x 512 uncompressed (1,00 MB) Who needs it anyway? It is, of course, your decision. Take what you like best. You can also combine parts of this mod with other mods. But if your computer is too weak and you are playing Oblivion with low settings, then I do not recommend to use this mod. What is required? TES IV Oblivion with the latest patch. Are there any compatibility problems? This mod is not compatible with other mods, that replace the same textures. How to install? Simply copy the folder \"Textures\" from the folder \"Cyrodiil\" to your \"Oblivion\\Data\" directory and confirm the overwriting of existing files. If you have Shivering Isles, also copy the folder \"Textures\" from the folder \"Shivering Isles\" to your \"Oblivion\\Data\" directory. Do not forget the archive invalidation. How to get rid of? Simply delete all installed files. Then copy the backup of the original file \"TerrainNoise.dds\" from the folder \"Terrain Noise Backup\" to your \"Oblivion\\Data\\Textures\\Effects\" directory. why I have done that? There are already several mods, that improve the landscape LOD textures, but I was not really happy with them. The 4096x4096 textures provide a good quality, but also cause a significant loss of performance, especially when using Qarl\'s Texture Pack 3 (Redimized). I had already earlier (before patch 1. 2) tried to improve these textures and have created the mod \"4096x4096 Improved Zacharot\'s LOD Textures\". Since the patch 1. 2 the terrain noise effect was added, so that a very high texture resolution is no longer so important for a good quality. Though I do not like the vanilla noise effect. Apart from this, there is to my knowledge no corresponding mod for Shivering Isles, so I have created my own comprehensive replacer. How I have done that? I have experimented with different textures and res