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One of the biggest problems players inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredconstantly have to face is being limited by their inventory capacity. Dives into dungeons and exploration missions into the wilderness are severely hampered by constantly having to worry about how much weight they are carrying or if they need to drop something to make space for something else.
Luckily, there are multiple ways to increase your carry weight in the game, and the problem is entirely fixable. This guide covers all possible ways players can skirt the weight limitations inOblivion Remastered. Here’s the breakdown.
How to Increase Carry Weight in Oblivion Remastered
There are quite a few ways players can increase their inventory capacity, thereby increasing the number of items they can carry at any given time inOblivion Remastered.
Invest in Strength
Strength is the only attributethat governs your carry weight. Each point in Strength increases Encumbrance by 5 points. With enough investment in this stat, players will never have to worry about carrying loot again.
Potions and Spells (Fortify Strength/Feather)
TheFortify Strengthand Feather effects can temporarily increase your maximum Encumbrance, allowing you to make a run back to town to sell or store loot without having to slow walk all the way.
You can eitheruse a Potion of Fortify Strengthor a Potion of Feather or use the corresponding spells if you have the ability to cast them.
Console Command
In a pinch, you canuse Console Commandsto artificially give yourself extra carry weight. The Console Command for this is:
player.forceav encumbrance -X
Replace X with however much you want to increase your carry weight.
Console Command changes are not permanent, and if you save/reload, you will most likely have to reuse the command.
Mods
Oblivion Remasteredplayers on PC can use certain mods to increase their carrying capacity permanently. There are quite a few variations of these mods that achieve the same effect but in different ways. Some examples are:
To use these mods, simply read the Description tab on Nexus mods carefully and follow the instructions.