Some mods may not deliver on their promises, according to a thorough test of some allegedly performance-improving mods like anti-stutter ones for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. There are hundreds of mods for many titles that claim to make improvements on the way the game runs. Sadly, it's possible that some of these mods are nothing more than placebo effects, only making you think that the game is running better than it was before you installed the add-on.

YouTube creators Digital Foundry tested several anti-stutter mods for Oblivion Remastered, which claim to reduce the game's stuttering issues. By comparing how the game runs before and after the mod was implemented, the team at Digital Foundry found no difference in how the game runs with the mod. The final verdict on most of the mods they tested is simple: in most cases, the mod "isn't really doing anything."

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