Oblivion questions

TechnoScream · 22 May 2008 at 12:00

Hi all,

I've just purchased the GOTY version of Oblivion as its about time I got around to trying this one out.

I felt the tutorial lead you through the first few things easily enough, its all quite familiar if you've played RPGs before. Now im outside though I'm left with some serious questions I'd be really grateful for your help with:

Is there a world map? seriously? all I have is the compass at the bottom of my screen which I havent found that useful unless im already near what im looking for. I constantly find myself wandering around forrests aimlessly!?
Where are the quests recorded? I get given quests by various npcs, but are the written anywhere so I can see what im meant to be doing?
Is it an option to smash crates/boxes if I have no lockpicks?

I'm sure there was more I cant think of right now, but the first two are definitely the main ones that are holding me back!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Frapple · 22 May 2008 at 12:04

Yes...press M...probably.

Yes...press Q or J? Not sure.

Nope, sorry.

Sleepery · 22 May 2008 at 12:11

Once you're on one of your equipment screens, you'll notice there are tabs down the bottom, that cycle through pretty much everything - one of them is a map iirc and the other a quest log.

You can get mods and stuff to make the interface and map look nicer, there's a huge thread in here about it somewhere if you search.

Kipper67 · 22 May 2008 at 12:12

"TAB" key is the default for bringing up your map/journal/inventory - at least I think it is.

Turtles · 22 May 2008 at 12:49

Kipper67 said:
"TAB" key is the default for bringing up your map/journal/inventory - at least I think it is.

Yeah, you can cycle through your quests and fast travel using the map.
You can only fast travel to places that you have already visited though.

FrenchTart · 22 May 2008 at 12:52

Press the key that opens the manual for you to read.

Meridian · 22 May 2008 at 12:55

For the PC the main keys are f1 to f4:

f1: stats
f2: inventory
f3: magic
f4: places and quests.

Each has tabs. From L-R on f4 they are (IIRC) big map (whole world), local map, all quests, open quests, finished quests.

M

TechnoScream · 22 May 2008 at 14:25

Thanks everyone (bar Aekeron), especially Meridian. I had read the manual, but missed the part on function keys if its in the GOTY edition manual. I'll definitely try this later.

Thanks again

MooSey-UK · 22 May 2008 at 22:05

I don't play much these days but this (and the links within) may help if you get the Oblivion bug.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17704862&highlight=moose+oblivion

MidnightRaven · 22 May 2008 at 22:28

TechnoScream said:
Is it an option to smash crates/boxes if I have no lockpicks?

There are mods that allow you to do that, I believe the primary one would be Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, otherwise known as OOO. I'd be careful about installing the mod if I were you though, it changes a lot of things with the game.

dunker · 22 May 2008 at 23:44

don't forget the open lock spells, open easy, hard lock etc takes awile to level up to those though, oh there's also another way but that's a nice suprise and i won't spoil it for you

Meridian · 23 May 2008 at 07:47

You can get a lock bash mod on its own from what used to be TES Source - can't remember what the site is called these days. But just search for "lock bash".

M

Meridian · 23 May 2008 at 14:27

TechnoScream said:
but missed the part on function keys if its in the GOTY edition manual.

I've been using them so long that I'd forgotten, but I think they are an undocumented feature - hence why they are missing from the manual.

M

MidnightRaven · 23 May 2008 at 14:34

Meridian said:
You can get a lock bash mod on its own from what used to be TES Source - can't remember what the site is called these days. But just search for "lock bash".

M

It's known as TES Nexus (The Elder Scrolls Nexus) now.