Avowed Modding: Enhance Your Adventure in Eora
Avowed is finally out, allowing players to explore the rich and immersive world of Eora from up close. However, as with many games developed by studios such as Bethesda, mods are where much of the fun and customization lies. While Avowed is a relatively new game, the modding community has already begun to flourish, offering a variety of mods that can improve gameplay, performance, and visual fidelity. This article compiles some of the best mods currently available for Avowed, ensuring you have a smoother, more enjoyable, and personalized experience as you delve into the game.
Optimized Tweaks AVD: Smooth Out the Stutters
One of the most significant issues players face in Avowed is performance-related, particularly stutters and lag. These can disrupt the flow of the game, making it less enjoyable and more frustrating. Enter Optimized Tweaks AVD by VynnGfx. This mod is designed to address these performance issues, making the game run smoother and with fewer bugs while preserving its stunning art and graphics. Optimized Tweaks AVD not only reduces stutters but also cuts down on load times, making it faster for you to boot up and start exploring Eora. It smooths over latency and lag, ensuring that your gameplay experience is as seamless as possible. If you’ve been experiencing these common issues, Optimized Tweaks AVD is an essential download until the developers issue official fixes.
Better Companions: Enhance Your Battle Buddies
The companion system in Avowed is one of its standout features, providing not only a sense of camaraderie but also valuable support in combat. However, some players might find their companions falling short, especially in tough encounters. The Better Companions mod by Caites significantly boosts the effectiveness of your companions in battle. This mod increases their weapon damage, reduces the cooldowns of their special abilities, and gives them more health points (HP). For many players, having companions with more HP is a game-changer, as they no longer go down in the middle of tight situations, forcing you to risk everything to revive them. Additionally, the mod can be customized to make your companions even more powerful, potentially carrying you through most of the game with 10 times the damage and five times more HP. This makes your party a formidable force, enhancing both the strategic and emotional aspects of the game.
Better Attributes: Max Out Your Stats
Another mod by Caites, Better Attributes, aims to make the Attribute system in Avowed much more rewarding. The default system can sometimes feel restrictive, with players feeling they don’t have enough stat points to distribute effectively. This mod reshapes how Attributes boost your character, tweaking the numbers for each and every available Attribute. For instance, Resolve now grants twice as much Stamina per level, and Intellect provides double the Essence. The mod also offers several Attribute points per level instead of just one, allowing you to level up more quickly and become a more powerful character. This customization enhances the depth of character development, making it more satisfying to build your ideal Envoy.
Better Carry Weight and Encumbrance: Unleash Your Looter
Looting is a constant activity in Avowed, but the encumbrance and carry weight systems can quickly become a nuisance. Carrying too many items can slow you down, and managing your inventory can be a headache. Caites’ final mod on this list, Better Carry Weight and Encumbrance, addresses these issues head-on. The mod doubles your carry capacity, increasing it to 240 from the default 120. Leveling Might will also increase your carry capacity by 24 per level instead of 12. For those who want a more relaxed experience, there’s an option to set your carry capacity to 12,000, which is effectively unlimited given the number of items you’ll find in the game. This mod greatly enhances the looting experience, allowing you to collect more gear and resources without constant interruptions to manage your inventory.
Goth Envoy Preset: Customize Your Character
Creating a good-looking character in games like Avowed can be a daunting task, requiring a deep understanding of the character creation options. Presets are a lifesaver in such cases, and the Goth Envoy preset by P1nkb0y is one of the best you can find. This preset offers some of the most striking and detailed character designs, making your female Envoy look fantastic. If you’re a fan of gothic aesthetics, this preset will not disappoint. While it’s tailored for female characters, the game’s Nexus Mods page has a variety of other presets available for different character types. The Goth Envoy preset is a perfect choice if you want a visually appealing and unique character without the hassle of manual customization.
No-Intro: Streamline Your Launch
While the introductory splash screens and videos in Avowed are a nice touch, they can become tedious after multiple playthroughs or sessions. The No-Intro mod by Dot Esports helps eliminate this annoyance by removing the splash screens and introductory videos, allowing you to boot up and play as soon as possible. When paired with Optimized Tweaks AVD, this mod can drastically reduce the time from launching the game to diving into the action, eliminating the frustration of long loading times and unskippable videos. This simple but effective mod is a must-have for anyone looking to streamline their Avowed experience.
Truly Realistic Colors: Elevate the Visuals
Avowed boasts beautiful visuals, especially its vibrant and colorful environment. However, the game’s temporal anti-aliasing can sometimes make the colors look washed out and blurry, detracting from the visual experience. The Truly Realistic Colors mod by RGBpGaming significantly enhances the colors in Avowed, adding depth and detail, especially noticeable on HDR-capable screens. Even if you don’t have an HDR display, this mod will make the colors more vivid and less bland, improving the overall look of the game. This mod is a testament to the modding community’s dedication to refining and enhancing the visual aspects of games, making Eora look even more breathtaking.
How to Download and Install Mods for Avowed
Downloading and installing mods for Avowed can be straightforward and safe, especially if you use Nexus Mods. The Vortex Mod Manager is a powerful tool that simplifies the process. All you need to do is download Vortex, navigate to your game’s path, and let the manager handle the rest. If you prefer a manual install, follow these steps: open your game’s directory, navigate to Alabama, then Content, and finally Paks. Create a “~mods” folder (with the tilde and without the apostrophes), and extract the downloaded mod’s .pak file into this folder. Always read the mod’s description page for any specific installation instructions that might differ from this standard method. With these mods, you can transform your Avowed experience, making it smoother, more engaging, and beautifully enhanced.
