The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

After reading through some of the books in the game, it looks like only silver and swords with magic spells on them will work. I think they gave most ghosts low HP so even though you're using a weakass silver sword you can still kill them without too much of a hassle (though when they group up on you it can be bad). If that fails, get some cheap dagger that has an enchantment to do damage on it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Daedric weapons are also supposed to work on ghosts. Any weapon you summon is daedric, or if you're far enough in the main quest to enter Oblivion Gates, Dremora are a good source of them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Nice pics Dayvon. Glad to see that I am not missing out on anything besides mods on the 360 version.

Anyways, 130 hours in. Just love exploring and just doing whatever. Reading books, stealing, etc. Most of the books are quite good. Lots of great lore.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by StarmanDX

Daedric weapons are also supposed to work on ghosts. Any weapon you summon is daedric, or if you're far enough in the main quest to enter Oblivion Gates, Dremora are a good source of them.

That's great news to me. I somehow got myself a permanent Bound Sword, which is actually some claymore from Oblivion, that weighs nothing, is worth nothing, and has a 22 attack. Awesome.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Bethesda has announced a patch. I dunno when it's out, but info can be found here

I'm sad they fixed duplication. I was having tons of fun duplicating things. Filling a street with watermelons are quite fun. I don't know if the patch can be avoided. Probably not...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Eeh.. isn't that one been out for ages?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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New Ultra Low Quality graphic setting available under Launcher options with improved support for low end FX cards (5700 and lower). To use this setting, go to the Launcher, select Options and click Reset to Defaults to allow the auto detect to check your system.

Yeah, that's the patch that made it so I was able to play the game.

FELIPE NO

can you download the game somewere

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Um, yeah. You might want to check out the Other Requests forum. Just use the search function.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by BigHairyFeet

Capo: hold A at startup until and after the Bethesda Softworks logo appears and disappears. That will clear the cache, and it's the most likely explanation for your difficulties. It worked for me.

I actually found that on some site, too. Worked perfectly. Everything's running smooth as silk now.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Rancin Reaver

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New Ultra Low Quality graphic setting available under Launcher options with improved support for low end FX cards (5700 and lower). To use this setting, go to the Launcher, select Options and click Reset to Defaults to allow the auto detect to check your system.

Yeah, that's the patch that made it so I was able to play the game.

Hmm, strange. I have pretty much the same specs as you and I tried the exact same thing, however it didn't say it was setting the quality to Ultra Low, but rather just Low. Anyways, I tried to play and it was still way to lurchy to even try. Got any tips for me?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Set everything as low as possible in the Launcher, then go into the game and turn everything either as low as it goes or off. The only settings I have at the non-lowest setting are View Distances (items, people, and landscape). Those are set halfway up the slider.

Gameplay only really lags for me when I've been playing for a long time or I'm near water.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

What's the use of playing game in low detail, if Graphics are essential part of this game.

BTW,the recent patch improved performance but at the price of even more glitches and loading times, both on PC and 360.
The news is everywhere now and people are mad at Bethesda even more.

I was hoping to buy 360 for only this game but i will wait for Gears of war.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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What's the use of playing game in low detail, if Graphics are essential part of this game.

I've heard of this thing called fun gameplay.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Sure its very fun, but they are integral to the experience.

FELIPE NO

You people are just spoiled.

How ya doing, buddy?

No, it's just that Oblivion looks uglier than barebones Morrowind on the lowest details and that's pretty fucking sad. Watching my friend play, with tweaked settings to disable lighting and all that shit, it is maddening.

HDR and Bloom I can understand. Shadows too. But when you have to literally disable EVERYTHING then I just don't see the point in playing the game. Of course, if you still enjoy it, then power to you but I know I could never play a game where everything was at it's lowest and it STILL lagged. That's just a kick in the balls right there.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I guess the thing is I've never spent the money to build a really powerful computer to play any of the latest games, so I've always been satisfied to play games at mid-low settings. Heck, I remember back when I used to be happy when my computer could pull 15fps during a normal game of CounterStrike.

I've always felt the most important part of a game is the gameplay, and if that's done very well, then everything else doesn't really matter. Oblivion's gameplay is so much better than Morrowind's (I can swing my sword and actually hit stuff!) and there isn't an ungodly amount of text (that I have to read) like most other PC RPGs, so this game is just something that's completely different from what I'm used to playing and even though it might look like complete ass, the fun of running across massive fields, finding some new armor, and beating that really tought boss, are all still the same.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, to be honest; I wish I could think like that. I am just being honest by saying that I can't.

If a game dips to 15fps for me, in pretty much any circumstance, I either lower the settings or uninstall the game. The only time it's ever acceptable is during an FPS if the screen is literally filled with explosions and it quickly shoots back up. I know that sounds a little spoiled, but I do pay good money (that I earn) to keep my PC in decent shape and as such I expect good/tolerable performance out of my games.

Oblivion is a very taxing game anyway, though, and I can't play at full settings, most people can't. Which is why I said it's fine to lower settings. (in any game, really) Just, it isn't fine if something is at the bare minimum side of the spectrum and still lags like you have the settings cranked all the way up. That's usually when you know it's time to upgrade or time to take the game back. I'll admit it matters a lot less in a game like Oblivion than it does in twitch reflex games like FPS'ers though; and I'll also admit that different frame rates are tolerable to different people.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think it's also one of the reasons that I couldn't bring myself to buy Oblivion. Since they've decided to stop releasing demos for games nowadays, I've generally stopped bothering to buy the game since odds are it won't run well on my computer and I don't know of any stores that take back open box games (I remember Egghead Software used to long long ago, but I don't think EB Games or Gamestop do), so I've kinda been forced into pirating games to see if they'll even run in the first place (and by that point, unless there's some super compelling reason to buy the game, I never bother with it). =\

Guess I might not mind playing the game at low settings since I didn't shell out $50 for it.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Heh, I've played the game for about 20 hours with my intel accelerator with HEAVILY tweaked settings, and using a T&H emulator. It still looked great as long as I stay away from the water - but the speed sucked like hell. Averaged 15 FPS (though I get as high as 30 FPS sometimes if I'm alone - but as soon as multiple monsters/NPCs come in... >_<).

Ah well, I get what I paid for...

I was speaking idiomatically.

My PC is quite powerful but my video card sometimes holds it down. But I used the tweak settings that there are at some FAQ at gamefaqs and I have to say it improved my performance quite well.
Sure, I can't see grass (turned it off), or turn the anti-aliasing but the game still looks beautiful, and when I'm in a dungeon or a house the FPS almost doubles.
I plan on buying a new video card at the end of this year and this game is the main reason, but until then I'm playing like this and I don't regreat playing a single second.

How ya doing, buddy?

My PC played this game for a good 2 weeks before my GeForce 6200 couldnt take it no more. Crashed my comp and everything.. Saving up money and gonna get it on the Xbox 360. -.-

FELIPE NO

Been getting back into Oblivion after a hiatus of about 2-3months. Thought I'd share what I'm upto, as well as hopefully hearing what others are doing.

I spent alot of time working on the face of a Dark Elf Mage. You know, she has to look just right ...


So I've been trying gameplay a bit different with this character than with my first character, and it has been an amazingly better game experience. Basically what has made all the difference is I have chosen to not fast travel or "wait" command. I read of a couple people trying this out and they said it was awesome, so I figured I'd give that a go. It DOES make alot of difference. You actually feel like you are exploring, that there is challenge. Like you have a living, real character whereas before, it was all about accomplishing quests. It also makes the game more story like in that, you find a quest in Cheydinhal that needs you to go to Anvil. Instead of hitting the map and clicking, you have to plan accordingly to take a trip to Anvil. So much more realistic. It makes you plan your characters life instead of instant quest completing. I'm currently getting all the Recommendations, and it actually feels like a challenge because I actually have to get to these places.

I've also been enjoying some new mods... specifically the Natural Environments Mod. Makes weather much better. Getting some extra music tracks also helps keep the game fresher.

I've also tried to have a bit more fun with my character like doing some downtime things that a person would enjoy doing... like swimming. I found recently though, that something fun and kind of challenging to do is cliff diving. I'm from Minnesota where everyone seems to go cliffdiving up north, so it seems like a cool thing to do. It's also fun and challenging in that if you don't jump just right, it can kill you on the spot. You know, you gotta hit the deep water. Check it out.

QuickTime - CliffDiving w/ Aleyia

How ya doing, buddy?

You know what I probably would have ended up not fast traveling if they actually had items placed outside like they did in Morrowind. Like you would find items hidden in tree stumps and behind rocks.

Although granted, I do still explore the world like crazy. ya just never know =0

Jam it back in, in the dark.