Storms and Sound v3 lightning for all weathers
⚪ Last updated 2010⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #30 of 308 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Storms & Sound 3. 0 by Deathless Aphrodite and lilith NEW PATCHES AVAILABLE: Foghorne has created some great patches to add Storms & Sound functionality to the interiors added by many famous mods. You can find the patches in the downloadable files. Important: to use the patches you need to rename your esp to Storms & Sound.esp It doesn\'t matter which version you\'re using, rename the esp, make a clean save and activate the esp with the new name. Here\'s a list of the mods which get Storms & Sound functionality: AFK_Weye v2. 1 Amajor Imperial Furniture v1. 0 Bank of Cyrodiil v1. 11 Bartholm v7. 0 Better Cities v4-7-1 Blood & Mud Imperial Furniture Renovated 1. 0 Shezrie\'s Villages The Lost Spires v14 COMPATIBLE WITH OFFICIAL 1. 2 PATCH AND SHIVERING ISLES Important: There\'s the possibility of a conflict with Warcry. If you\'re using Warcry and experience missing lightning textures you should try loading this mod after Warcry in the load order. NEW VERSION: + Full inside sounds added to Shivering Isles too (thanks lilith!). + New options to enable/disable all visual and sound effects added by the mod. + New Obse version compatible with all past and future weather mods, including All Natural. + New non-Obse versions for compatibility with Arthur\'s natural weather and Enhanced weather. + Some small bug fixes and tweaks. WHAT THIS MOD DOES: The mod has a version for Vanilla weather, one for AWS, one for NW, one for Arthur\'s NW and one for Enhanced Weather. There\'s also an Obse version which works with any weather mod, and my advice is to use this one. There\'s no reason not to use Obse, really. Basically I merged the \"Weather Inside\" mod by vine and Morbus and the \"Better Storms & Weather\" mod by PsychEroc, adding many tweaks and features. The latter seems to have left the scene, so I couldn\'t ask for his permission. Besides merging the two mods I tried to optimise the scripts for performance and I added some features. So this mod: 1) Adds weather SOUND when you\'re in interiors, you\'ll hear rain, wind but the thing I added compared to Weather Inside is the fact that you hear PsychEroc\'s STORM and THUNDER sounds from interiors too! This adds quite a lot to immersion in my opinion. 2) Adds THUNDER and LIGHTNING. When it starts raining there\'s a 50% chance that thunder and lightning will kick in. So there won\'t be lightning only during thunderstorms as in previous mods of this type, I think that\'s better for variety. 3) Uses IMPROVED SCRIPTS with no placeatme calls: this means smaller save games and no activators clogging up the game world. 4) Introduces delayed thunder when lightning is distant 5) Has a CONFIGURATION MENU (see below): you can tweak parameters to your liking, make lightning hit farther or nearer depending on your taste, change the frequency of lightning and more. 6) Changes LIGHTNING COLOR and effect, SHOCK SPELLS look BETTER now in my opinion than
Storms and Sound v3 is a gameplay effects mod for Oblivion that enhances storm visuals and audio, now with full inside sounds for Shivering Isles and toggle options. It offers an OBSE version compatible with other weather mods, making it a versatile choice for players seeking more immersive weather.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 3,032 endorsements and 152k downloads
- OBSE version ensures compatibility with other weather mods
- Toggle options let you customize effects to your taste
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2010, so may have issues with newer setups
- Requires OBSE for the compatible version, which is an extra step
For Oblivion players who want more dramatic storms and immersive audio without overhauling the whole game. Great for modders who use other weather mods and need compatibility. Skip if you prefer vanilla weather or don't want to bother with OBSE.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use the OBSE version if you run other weather mods to avoid conflicts.
- Use the in-game options to tweak effects before starting a new playthrough.
- Check the mod's readme for any specific load order recommendations.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- Deathless Aphrodite lilith and Foghorne
- Version
- 3.0
- Downloads
- 152,658
- Endorsements
- 3,032
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 1/13/2007
- Updated
- 8/22/2010
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