Note, haven't put all the multithreaded tweaks on this install of Oblivion yet - so framerates are a bit lower. I've found with an unoptimised Oblivion that fps dip quite a bit when you are moving as the game is stalling on loading textures geometry - and pick up if you stand still. One of the tweaks is enabling the background file loader which runs that in a separate thread (or core even) helping fps. I will also have a go with running it off the SSD, but that can wait as it's Friday night and pub time!
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Note, haven't put all the multithreaded tweaks on this install of Oblivion yet - so framerates are a bit lower. I've found with an unoptimised Oblivion that fps dip quite a bit when you are moving as the game is stalling on loading textures geometry - and pick up if you stand still. One of the tweaks is enabling the background file loader which runs that in a separate thread (or core even) helping fps. I will also have a go with running it off the SSD, but that can wait as it's Friday night and pub time!
So is that your order of installation?
I believe its his load order. BOSS should sort that out for you if you follow his guide.
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So I've installed many (but not all) of the mods in the guide, and I get 30 fps. Does that sound right on my system? Which is weird because I could run heavily modded Fallout 3 at 60.
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Epic thread!
Thanks, I just bought Oblivion (again!) on Steam, I'll give this ago over the weekend.
Thanks, I just bought Oblivion (again!) on Steam, I'll give this ago over the weekend.
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You can change the cap to what you want.
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Thanks guys - changed the cap to 60fps and now its smooth.
I have two more questions:
1) I like how I have the brightness for outside, but in the prison sewers it was unbearably dark and I had to crank up the brightness. Any mods or fixes for this?
2) Any single mods that improve the NPCs faces?
I have two more questions:
1) I like how I have the brightness for outside, but in the prison sewers it was unbearably dark and I had to crank up the brightness. Any mods or fixes for this?
2) Any single mods that improve the NPCs faces?
2) Tamriel NPCs Revamped v106
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I still get pop-in of fairly close trees, grass and architecture even with AEVWD.
Anything I can do about that?
Anything I can do about that?
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Just a quick tip for anyone who didn't know - Oblivion has no anisotropic filtering, so force it to 16x using nHancer, or your control panel and it makes an enormous difference. Goodbye paths that go blurry 10 feet up the road.
Wonder if my GTX480 could handle the mods and 16x AF?
Also big thanks to the OP for this guide, really helpfull
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Ok this excellent post by the OP is too good to ignore any longer (I knew this would happen....sigh).
Ive decided to install Oblivion and mod the heck out of it! Thanks OP
Ahh yes nice way to spend a Saturday hee hee.
Ive decided to install Oblivion and mod the heck out of it! Thanks OP
Ahh yes nice way to spend a Saturday hee hee.
The next release of OBGE has this built in which will have much better performance than running via the control panel.
The ini tweaks & 4gb patch will help with this. It's getting added to the new version of the guide soon(tm). Shouldn't have architecture pop up tho.
It's my install order, chosen so that the right mods overwrite the right files. Boss handles load order. I'll tweak this a bit more TBH. Unofficial Patches should go before Texture packs.
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Uhmm whats happened to the main post?
I was nearly finished
Yeah, lol spent 4 hours following the post yesterday only today to find it all gone!