Smart Souls - Enhanced Soul Trapping (Smart Soul Gems)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #146 of 624 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Smart Souls
Knocking some sense into those petty souls
version 2. 0
Requires Oblivion Remastered Script Extender and Address Library
Description
This OBSE64 plugin lets you customize how the soul trap and soul capture game mechanisms work. By default, the game will try to store captured souls in the smallest compatible soulgem in the inventory. This can be annoying if the smallest soulgem you have is a Grand Soulgem and the critter you killed was a rat - an utter waste.
Smart Souls lets you chose one of the following soul trap modes to fix this issue:
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[]Default - Default Oblivion behaviour. Souls will be captured in the smallest soulgem in the inventory that can contain them.
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]Exact - Souls will only be captured in the soulgems that match their size or Azura's Star.[]Upgrade - Souls will be captured in the smallest soulgem that can contain them as long as they are either empty or already contain a smaller soul.
It also lets you restrict Black Soulgems to just NPC souls, allows you to capture non-NPC souls in Black Soulgems and upgrade prefilled soulgems, i.e., those that you find in chests and whatnot. All of the above can be configured in the bundled INI file which contains detailed information on every available setting.
Note: There's only onekind of Black Soulgem in the game that can capture souls at all. It has the editorID `BlackSoulGem` and a formID of `00000192`. All other kinds of Black Soulgems found in the game are either prefilled with grand souls (meaning they can't be upgraded) or quest items.Compatibility
Compatible with Steam game versions supported by the address library.
Special thanks to :
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[]Ian Patterson - For the script extender and stalwart support of Bethesda modding.
[]shad0wshayd3 - For the plugin template and kick-starting the CommonLibOB64 project.
[]The CommonLibOB64 contributors - For supporting an open reverse-engineering ecosystem for Oblivion Remastered.
Change Log
2. 0 - Add support for the address library
1. 2 - Fix bug that prevented NPC souls from being detected correctly
1. 1 – Option to allow non-NPC soulsin Black soulgems, potential fix for plugin loading failures
1. 0 – Initial release
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[]Ian Patterson - For the script extender and stalwart support of Bethesda modding.
Smart Souls is an OBSE64 plugin for Oblivion that customizes the soul trap mechanic, offering players control over how souls are captured and used. With 325 endorsements and 11,864 downloads, it's a niche but popular tool for modders and players seeking deeper gameplay tweaks.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 325 endorsements and over 11k downloads
- Fills a niche for players who want to tweak core mechanics
- Active development as of June 2025
⚠️ Cons
- Requires OBSE64, adding an extra dependency
- Limited to Oblivion players using the 64-bit OBSE
For Oblivion modders and players who want finer control over soul trapping, especially those already using OBSE64. Skip if you prefer vanilla mechanics or don't want to mess with dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have OBSE64 installed and running before adding this plugin, as it won't work without it.
- Check the mod's forum or comments for user-configured settings, since the description doesn't list specific options.
- Use a mod manager like Wrye Bash to keep track of your OBSE plugins and avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- shadeMe
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 11,864
- Endorsements
- 325
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/8/2025
- Updated
- 6/23/2025
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