SPARTAN VIs Diverse City Guards
⚪ Last updated 2008⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #233 of 308 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPARTAN VI\'s - Diverse City Guards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Version: v1. 2 Date: 7/7/2007 Category: Weapons and Armor Author: SPARTAN VI Armors by: Cryo_ and Ghogiel Description =========== v1. 2 is the ESP ONLY! v1. 2 is a second attempt at improving compatibility. Should work for OOO, MMM, Frans, vanilla, etc. This mod makes the guards in every city more diverse in appearance. - Bruma Gaurds now wear cloaks and have scarfs over their mouths. They no longer wear complete chainmail cuirasses, either. You\'ll find that although the armor looks similar, they\'ve opted for leather for insulation. Where they sacrifice protection for warmth, they\'ve made up for in brutality. You\'ll find that they\'ve traded their long swords, which were notorious for getting frozen to their scabbards, for silver maces. - Anvil and Cheydinhall Guards wear a new steel sallet (helmet) to reflect the wealth of the cities they protect. - Chorrol Guards looks exactly the same. I didn\'t change their appearance because I wanted one city to keep the appearance of the \"vanilla\" guard. They\'re unique in that I haven\'t changed them at all. - Skingrad Guards are completely armored from head to toe. Not even an eye lash is left exposed. They wear a new knight\'s helmet. Complimented by the steel gauntlets, greaves, and boots they already have, this makes Skingrad one of the hardest places for a criminal to get around. - Bravil Guards find themselves lacking in modern apparel. The city doesn\'t make enough tax revenue to arm their guards with the best equipment. They make do with leather armor and a custom steel/leather helmet. Silver blades are also very expensive, they\'ll have to make-do with steel blades. - Leyawin guards take pride in their colors. They too benefit from the steel sallet, although a couple more septims were spent to cover the chainmail with colored padded cloth to match their beautiful city. Leyawin guards, like Anvil, are also much more dangerous than those you\'d find elsewhere. They have specially crafted steel gauntlets. - Kvatch guards would find to have unique armor as well if they had a town to protect. I made no changes to Kvatch\'s armor. - I\'ve changed a few things with the officers\' equipment as well. Most of the Guard Captains enjoy new armor/weapons. Dion, in Skingrad, has undergone the most radical change as he\'s opted for a specially crafted steel and padded leather cuirass and coif. At this moment, Dion and Danus Artellion of Skingrad are the only two officers to benefit from new, unique, armor. - There are even some cases of diversity amongst the city guards themselves! You\'ll find that the castle guards are even more well armored than the city\'s patrols. Venture to the dungeons in some towns and you\'ll find that the jailors enjoy less restrictive helmets. - I\'ve also added Ghogiel\'s Bonemold armor to this modification. It wasn\'t my init
SPARTAN VI's Diverse City Guards is a 2007 Oblivion mod that adds visual variety to city guards by introducing new armor sets. With 343 endorsements and 18,478 downloads, it remains a popular choice for players seeking to diversify the standard guard appearance. The mod is compatible with the original game and requires no additional dependencies.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 343 endorsements and 18k downloads – clearly a mod people trust
- Adds much-needed visual variety to guards, making cities feel more alive
- Armors crafted by known modders Cryo_ and Ghogiel, so quality is likely solid
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2008 – may not be fully compatible with newer Oblivion patches or mods
- Requires manual installation, which might be tricky for modding newcomers
For Oblivion players who want to break the monotony of identical city guards and add some visual flair to their game. If you're into lore-friendly armor mods or just want a fresh look, this is a solid pick. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls – this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to extract the files into your Oblivion Data folder, and enable the .esp in the launcher's Data Files menu.
- If you use a mod manager like OBMM or Wrye Bash, you can install it with a single click – just drag and drop the archive.
- This mod only changes guard armor, so it won't conflict with most other mods unless they also alter guard equipment.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- SPARTAN VI
- Version
- v1.2
- Downloads
- 18,478
- Endorsements
- 343
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 5/29/2007
- Updated
- 1/8/2008
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