Altered Spell Costs
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #112 of 624 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod is a very simple edit to the base spell cost scaling formula, multiple versions available -33%, -50%, -66%, -90% raw reduction and another one with a more personal scaling change.
As for the changed 'New Scaling' version:
From the UESP Wiki, the Vanilla base spell cost scaling is around the following depending on the skill of the cast spell's school.
Vanilla cost scaling:
- At 0 skill level : 140% of the base spell cost
- At ~33 skill level : ~100% of the base spell cost
- At 80 skill level : ~44% of the base spell cost
- At 100 skill level : 20% of the base spell cost
The 'New Scaling' version instead is:
- At 0 skill level : 140% of the base spell cost
- At ~33 skill level : ~97% of the base spell cost
- At 80 skill level : ~36% of the base spell cost
- At 100 skill level : 10% of the base spell cost
Slightly lowered overall and at max level costs are reduced by 50%, greatly rewarding maxing out the school without trivializing the journey too much.
Editing the .ini
fMagicCasterSkillCostBase = 0. 2000
fMagicCasterSkillCostMult = 1. 2000
fMagicCasterSkillCostBase = 0. 1700
fMagicCasterSkillCostMult = 1. 0200
Changing them independantly would completely change the skill scaling, alternatively setting both to 0 should be free casts for everyone (yay).
How to Install
Otherwise it's an esp so just drop it in OblivionRemastered/Content/Dev/ObvData/Data and add the filename to Plugins.txt
If it's the Game Settings Loader version, extract it at the root folder and hope the .ini is where it should be.
Altered Spell Costs is a gameplay mod for Skyrim that reduces spell costs by editing the Magicka Cost formula. It offers flat reduction variants (-33%, -50%, -66%, -90%) and a custom scaling option. With 345 endorsements and 18,846 downloads, it's a popular choice for mage players seeking more casting freedom.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 345 endorsements and nearly 19k downloads.
- Multiple variants let you pick the exact power level you want.
- Lightweight and straightforward—no extra files or dependencies.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects spell costs—no other gameplay changes.
- Custom scaling variant lacks detailed explanation of how it scales.
- Last updated May 2025—may not be compatible with future game patches.
For Skyrim mages who find vanilla spell costs too restrictive and want to cast more freely. Also for players who enjoy tweaking balance to their liking. Skip if you want a comprehensive magic overhaul—this only touches cost.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Choose the variant that best fits your playstyle—start with -50% if you're unsure.
- If using a mod manager, preview the file structure to ensure it overwrites the correct files.
- Test the custom scaling variant on a new save to see how it feels before committing.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- Lunikc
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 18,846
- Endorsements
- 345
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/26/2025
- Updated
- 5/4/2025
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