Oblivion Remastered PSA: Take Your Shoes Off If You Want To Be Sneaky

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Summary

  • Oblivion Remastered appears to have changed how Sneaking works, as reaching Journeyman in the attribute no longer allows you to wear whatever boots you like.
  • Your movement noise will increase the higher the weight of your boots, regardless of how good your Sneaking is, and this also applies to full body armor sets too.
  • The only way to truly sneak around quietly is to get your grippers out, or to cast Conjure Boots if you’re feeling a bit toe shy.

In essence, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered maintains its original charm while boasting a more polished appearance. It preserves the quirky dialogues among non-player characters (NPCs), the amusing glitches defying physics, and the endearing rough edges that characterized it before. However, Bethesda has made some adjustments to various aspects of the game. For instance, they’ve overhauled a significant portion of the combat system and the leveling system, which means some skills have undergone substantial modifications.

Over the weekend, it seems there’s been a significant change in the stealth attribute called Sneaking, as Reddit user Voruvi observed that moving quietly in Oblivion Remastered now produces more sound than before. They mentioned that in the original game, reaching Journeyman level in sneaking would eliminate the impact of boot weight on the noise produced while walking. However, it appears this is no longer applicable in the remastered version.

Oblivion Remastered PSA: Take Your Shoes Off If You Want To Be Sneaky

As a stealth enthusiast, I dived into the remastered game to see how the tweaks have impacted my favorite tactic – sneaking. To my surprise, the weight of my boots has a significant role in the noise level while sneaking. Even after reaching the 50-mark boost for stealth, heavy boots noticeably hinder my ability to move silently and catch NPCs off guard.

It seems that the bonus for wearing light and heavy armor at levels 75 and 100, which supposedly eliminates encumbrance, isn’t significant. Instead, the noise you make while playing will be determined by the weight of your footwear. You can minimize this by improving your Sneaking skill, but even then, you’ll still produce a fair amount of noises when moving around in Daedric boots. This rule applies to complete armor sets as well, since the overall weight of the armor affects the feet.

It’s fortunate that Voruvi offers methods for moving stealthily among people without being noticed, though it does require deploying the grippers attached to your feet. As these grippers don’t apply weight to your feet, you can walk on tiptoes with as much silence as a mouse, regardless of any additional armor you may be wearing.

As a skilled caster, you’ve got some nifty tricks up your sleeve! For instance, you can conjure boots that weigh nothing – yes, you read that right! Or, if stealth is more your style, remember that Almainyny mentioned how Invisibility muffles your footsteps too. With these spells at your disposal, you’re now the Barefoot Phantom of Cyrodiil, moving silently and without a worry in the world! Keep up the excellent spell-slinging!

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2025-05-06 04:04