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About this mod
This mod lets you skip the start of the game. It adds a tombstone to the starting prison that lets you change your player race, birthsign, class, and then finally skip to the end of the tutorial with the player standing outside the sewers with the Amulet of Kings in hand and their objective to find Jauffre. Includes starting items.
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This mod provides a quick and easy way to skip the game's introductory dungeon, which we've all likely experienced many times. It's intended to be a simple alternative start mod, as I'm still learning the complexities of adding more advanced content to Oblivion Remastered. While I'm sure there are modders who could create something more sophisticated at this stage, I've done my best with the tools available.
This mod adds a "Citizen's Tombstone" to the prison cell where you start the game. You can ignore it and play normally, or interact with it to access a few options:Change your race (in case you'd like another chance to adjust it) Change your Birthsign Change your combat class Choose "Finish – Exit Sewers" which instantly places you outside the sewers with the Amulet of Kings and the quest to find Jauffre activated.
Starting Items
Once you're outside you'll be given a selection of items that were in the starting dungeon. This includes: Steel Shortsword Iron Mace Iron Bow Rusty Iron Cuirass Rusty Iron Greaves Rough Leather Cuirass Rough Leather Boots Leather Shield 5 Potions of Healing 5 Repair Hammers 10 Torches 50 Lockpicks 200 Iron Arrows 200 Gold
Starter Chest
On the dock outside the sewers, you'll find a new chest on the dock containing most of the items you would have collected during the introduction. This chest contains: Iron Dagger Iron Longsword Iron Shortsword Iron War Axe Iron Warhammer Goblin Shaman Staff Rusty Iron Helmet Rusty Iron Shield Rough Leather Helmet Rough Leather Shield Mythic Dawn Hood Mythic Dawn Robe Novice Mortar & Pestle 5 Weak Potions of Healing 5 Weak Potions of Sorcery 5 Weak Potions of Respite 1 Potion of Nighteye 1 Poison of Illness 5 Cheese Wedges 5 Stinkhorn Caps 5 Wisp Stalk Caps 15 Cheese Wheels 15 Cairn Bolete Caps 45 Rat Meats
The reason for the split is because if everything was given to the player at once they would usually start over encumbered. But I wanted to add at least the most important items to the player's inventory for those who prefer to use the mod without the starter chest, which is done with an optional file.
Automatic Installation (Recommended)
Under Files, click "Mod Manager Download" to download and install the mod automatically through Vortex.
Manual Installation Download the zip file. Extract `SSS.esp` to either:
In that folder, open `Plugins.txt` and add `SSS.esp` to the end, then save. You're good to go!
A Few Behind-the-Scenes Notes I had trouble adding completely new static objects or activators to Oblivion Remastered, even without modifying their models. Because of this, I ended up repurposing an unused existing activator — a tombstone — which is why you're interacting with a tombstone rather than a statue. Additionally, adding new text strings wasn't straightforward, as Oblivion Remastered points to language-specific text files for translations. To avoid complications, I reused existing text strings from the game, mainly borrowing from the original "exit sewers" message. A nice side effect of this is that the mod should work seamlessly in all languages without requiring any additional translation. The starter chest is populated through the tombstone's script. If you choose to ignore the tombstone and play through the intro normally, the chest will still be present outside the sewers — but it will be empty.
This mod adds a "Citizen's Tombstone" to the prison cell where you start the game. You can ignore it and play normally, or interact with it to access a few options:
Starting Items
Once you're outside you'll be given a selection of items that were in the starting dungeon. This includes:
Starter Chest
On the dock outside the sewers, you'll find a new chest on the dock containing most of the items you would have collected during the introduction. This chest contains:
The reason for the split is because if everything was given to the player at once they would usually start over encumbered. But I wanted to add at least the most important items to the player's inventory for those who prefer to use the mod without the starter chest, which is done with an optional file.
Automatic Installation (Recommended)
Under Files, click "Mod Manager Download" to download and install the mod automatically through Vortex.
Manual Installation
- Default Steam path: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Oblivion Remastered\OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data"
- Default Game Pass path: "C:\XboxGames\The Elder Scrolls IV- Oblivion Remastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data"
A Few Behind-the-Scenes Notes