Familiar Faces- Closer to Classic
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #25 of 188 NPCs mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The Oblivion Remaster is great.
I love it. I have been having so much fun with it, and as soon as the modding becomes more accessible, I am going to be on it like crazy.
One small, tiny, itty-bitty issue, though...
WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY BOY OWYN??????
I mean I know he's rude to you, but he's supposed to be a tough old seasoned warrior, not Redguard Beavis! I have no earthly clue WHY they decided to do him SO dirty in the remake, but I couldn't stand for it. So I made this mod to fix Owyn, and then I figured "hey why not go around and see who else looks terribly different?"
Hence, "Familiar Faces, Closer to Classic" is born
Installation Instructions:
1. Properly install Race Menu Utilities. It'd be quite stupid to do so without it. Like why would you?
2. Properly install NPC Appearance Manager. It will not work without this.
3. If you have OBSE, you have to launch the game once without it to get ue4ss to start up correctly, and then you can use them together
4. Once you have properly installed NPC Appearance Manager, go to \Oblivion Remastered\OblivionRemastered\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\NPCAppearanceManager\NPC
and unzip my file(s) in there.
5. Launch game as you will.
Got an NPC you'd like to see next? Comment them and I'll see what I can do!
Also if I get their eyes/skin tone wrong, I am colorblind so please don't bully me or I'll cry.
So far this mod covers:
1. Owyn
3. Vilena Donton
A compact cosmetic mod that tweaks several NPC appearances to better match their original designs. With 71 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads, it's a niche pick for players who want a more classic look without overhauling the entire game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Over 10,000 downloads shows there's real interest in this tweak
- Does exactly what it says—no bloat, just closer-to-classic faces
- Small and focused, so it's easy to test and remove if you don't like it
⚠️ Cons
- Only 71 endorsements—could be a sign it's not for everyone
- No details on which NPCs are changed, so you're going in blind
- Last updated in May 2025—might not be compatible with future game patches
For players who miss the original NPC designs and want a subtle fix without a full visual overhaul. Skip if you're after major changes or need detailed documentation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's images or comments to see which NPCs are affected before installing
- Since it's a simple replacer, you can manually install by dropping files into your Data folder
- If you use a mod manager, enable it and test in a new save to avoid conflicts
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- Squidfest
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 10,843
- Endorsements
- 71
- Category
- NPCs
- Created
- 5/9/2025
- Updated
- 5/17/2025
🔧 How to Install Oblivion Remastered Mods
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