A new mod for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered reimagines the game’s lighting, bringing it to life through well-placed lighting fixtures. Bethesda’s faithful recreation of Oblivion brings the classic 2006 title to modern gamers, complete with an upgraded look and plenty of quality-of-life updates.

If the over 15,000 downloads to this mod means anything, though, it seems that some fans just want to bring a little more light into the dark land of Cyrodiil. The Lumiere mod, created by Tewix on Nexus Mods, fills the lands with hundreds of sources of light that brighten up the game and make traveling across the lands under the cover of night easier and more pleasing to the eyes.

Oblivion Remastered Mod Adds Hundreds Of Lights To Cyrodiil

The Mod Comes With Two Lighting Styles

Lumiere aims to fix the lack of light sources in the great outdoors of Oblivion by “adding light sources where it fits.” The mod adds street lamps, signage lighting, lanterns outside of inns and buildings, and some general light sources across the roads and “a few other places” like the Imperial City Waterfront. These lights behave like real-world streetlamps, only turning on when it gets dark, then turning back off during daylight hours.

If that weren’t enough, the mod also comes with two lighting modes. Default Lumiere lights up the night skies with the light source settings that already exist in the game, making them look and behave like they were always in the game to begin with. Lumiere – Lighting Rebalanced is the modder’s own take on lighting, which softens the glow from the light sources and enhances the way it interacts with surrounding objects for “a more even and balanced experience.“

Oblivion Remastered Modders Pick Up Where Bethesda Leaves Off

The Community Has Created Thousands Of Useful Mods

Oblivion Remastered hasn’t even been out for a month yet, but the modding community has already created thousands of mods for the new game. Some of these mods make only tiny tweaks and changes, while others—like the lighting source upgrade—has a more widespread effect on the game and how it’s played.

Some of the most popular mods attempt to address the game’s stuttering issues, while others entirely overhaul how the quest reward system works in the game or rebind certain keys to make more functional sense. As The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered continues to reach many new and existing fans, it’s already clear that the thriving modding community will continue to update the game to be fresh and exciting for many years to come.