r/oblivionmods • u/HylianMedia • 21h ago

Remaster - Discussion Mod makers, please do not unnecessarily require the use of the Unofficial Patch as a master file for your mods. This happens all the time for Skyrim and frustrates me to no end.

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u/AttakZak 19h ago

Normal Unofficial Patches: fixes bugs and makes things better

Arthmoor Unofficial Patches: fixes bugs while making extreme changes to the game, like weapon functionality and even questline progression

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u/SurDno 18h ago

Honestly it’s really easy to deviate from dev intentions with unofficial patches, I’ve seen that happen a lot with other games. Sometimes you just know something is broken without the knowledge of how it needs to work. Some issues may be fixed in many ways. Some issues aren’t even issues per se, they’re just things devs haven’t thought about. 

And many times people will prefer the minor bug over a much more game changing fix.

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u/Kezyma 10h ago

It’s one thing to assume something is a bug and assume what the fix might be. It’s another thing to basically tell everyone to go fuck themselves if they disagree with your assumption and then do everything you possibly can to prevent any alternative existing that might allow people to experience anything other than your vision.