Enhanced Light Radius (View Distance)
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #7 of 233 Visual Presets mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Description:
Simple ini tweak to increase the draw distance of most light sources. Works on static torches, campfires, doomstones, ayleid wells etc.
Pairs really well with my other mod Lumiere - Lights of Cyrodiil which adds hundreds of light sources to the outdoor world.
Performance impact:
2x: 0-3 FPS depending on where you are. Imperial city gets a 3 FPS reduction while outside in the forest gets 0-1
3x: additional 1-3 FPS.
Impact will differ depending on hardware. Tested with 7800x3d / 4090
Compatibility:
Should be compatible with just about everything.
Check out Brighter Torches
Installation:
Download UE4SS, unzip EnhancedLightRadius and drop it in the "OblivionRemastered" folder into your game directory (where OblivionRemastered.exe is)
You can also edit your engine.ini manually here "%UserProfile%\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\Windows"
Uninstall:
Steam: Navigate to \Steam\steamapps\common\Oblivion Remastered\OblivionRemastered\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods and delete EnhancedLightRadius
Credits:
imgi.co comparison shots
My other mods
Lumiere - Lights of Cyrodiil
Shadows reworked
Accurate Reflections (experimental)
Enhanced Light Radius
HideUI
A simple visual tweak that extends the visible light radius from static light sources like torches, campfires, doomstones, and Ayleid wells. Ideal for players who want better visibility in dark areas without altering gameplay. Popular with over 1,100 endorsements and 60k downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,168 endorsements and 60k downloads—clearly fills a need.
- Pure visual improvement—no gameplay tweaks, so it won't break balance.
- Light radius boost makes exploring dungeons and ruins way less annoying.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects static light sources—dynamic lights like spells or carried torches are untouched.
- Last updated July 2026—might not work with future game patches if not updated.
For Oblivion players who are tired of squinting in dark dungeons and want a quick visual upgrade. Perfect if you want better visibility without changing gameplay mechanics. Skip if you're looking for more comprehensive lighting overhauls or dynamic light changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple preset, just drop the files into your Data folder and enable the mod in your launcher.
- If you use a mod manager like OBMM or Wrye Bash, install it through that for easy uninstallation.
- Test in a dungeon with torches to see the difference—if it's too bright, you might need a less aggressive preset.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- Tewix
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Downloads
- 60,512
- Endorsements
- 1,168
- Category
- Visual Presets
- Created
- 5/3/2025
- Updated
- 7/24/2026
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