Increased Encumbrance Scaling
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #54 of 624 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod increases the default encumbrance scaling per point of strength.
To work properly this mod consists of two parts to deal with the new hybrid engine:
- An esp containing the game setting (old method)
- A lua mod using UE4SS to override the Unreal side
The default ingame value is 5 per encumbrance, and the mod will by default change this to 30 in the main file
Other editions available are:
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[]6 per strength
[
]7 per strength[]10 per strength
[]15 per strength
[]20 per strength
[]50 per strength
The values can easily be adjusted in the script and using xEdit on the ESP if you want another combination
This hybrid approach is necessary because the UI reads its values from the ESP correctly, but you still get run speed penalty if you only use the ESP.
Using UE4SS we can adjust the settings object used in this side of the game to properly have the same limit in both places.
If using only the script you will get a lot of notifications above encumbrance limit when above the default, even if run speed is unaffected.
Installation instructions:
- Ensure you have UE4SS installed, this should be extracted to the location of the main game .exe as per its instructions (i.e. inside OblivionRemastered\Binaries\Win64)
- Extract the mod to the game root directory, so that the folder structure ends up in the correct place, the zip contains files for both UE4SS mod and the .esp
If something does not work, double check you extracted it correctly
- Enable the .esp plugin in plugins.txt by adding its name or using a mod manager
UE4SS fails to load the mod in time:
- Seems to be possible when using many UE4SS mods and this one being late in the order
- You can try to alleviate this by moving this mod up in the UE4SS load order, this is in mods.json in the UE4SS directory which typically has not been used, meaning it can be loaded in a not ideal timing if other mods use excessive waiting loops and similar
As an alternative to solve this one in UE4SS you can edit the altar.ini file and add the below
This file is located under %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\Windows
DefaultStrengthEncumbranceMult=10. 0
Note: Change the 10. 0 here to whatever value you want to be the limiter here and use the corresponding .esp as usual. This will make the runspeed work even if UE4SS does not load this mod as it essentially does the same.
Increases the default encumbrance scaling per point of strength in a game with a hybrid engine. Requires both an ESP and a Lua mod using UE4SS to function. A niche gameplay tweak with 269 endorsements and 43,833 downloads, last updated May 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid download-to-endorsement ratio (43,833 downloads, 269 endorsements) shows real demand.
- Addresses both old and new engine methods, so it's built for the current hybrid setup.
- Simple concept—no bloat, just tweaks encumbrance scaling.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires UE4SS, which adds an extra dependency and setup step.
- Last updated May 2025—could break with future game patches.
For players who find the default strength-to-encumbrance ratio too punishing and want a straightforward tweak. Skip if you're fine with vanilla carry weight or prefer overhaul mods that change multiple systems.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure UE4SS is installed and configured before adding this mod, or the Lua part won't load.
- Load the ESP in your mod manager and place the Lua file in the correct UE4SS mods folder—check UE4SS docs if unsure.
- Test in-game by adding strength points to see the new scaling; if it doesn't work, verify both parts are active.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- Celeantor aka Arkelius
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Downloads
- 43,833
- Endorsements
- 269
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/24/2025
- Updated
- 5/2/2025
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