Oblivion

SkodaMart · 5 Aug 2009 at 23:46

I am running Oblivion with an E6600 @3.33GHz, 4Gb of RAM, Windows XP and a nVidia 285GTX. Why does it still pause/stutter when I move across country?
I am guessing that it is loading the new area, however how can I reduce this to a minimum level or be rid of it?
Thanks.

mithrandir · 5 Aug 2009 at 23:54

That can't be right. I've ran it on my rig with AA and several mods including QarlTP3 and stutter was pretty minimal.

e4600 @ 3.1ghz
4gb ram
9600gt OC'd

SkodaMart · 5 Aug 2009 at 23:59

I am thinking possibly a driver issue: old game - new card/drivers?
The ironic thing about it is the game seemed to run best on my Dell Dimension 9200 with a 7900 GS?? Or was that a rose tinted monitor?
Scratching my head?

pingwing · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:27

Rose tinted...

Do a driver update and a windows update

For the record it used to play on complete max with no delay on my old setup of an e8200, 4870/gtx280 and 8 gig of ram in vista. Havnt tested it out on the macbook pro yet though

Mahnsikir · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:31

Could try editing the ini and increasing the number of exterior cells that it buffers/loads at a time.

dmxdex2020 · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:33

Game just runs poor mate tried it on 3 different pcs and all same stuff. i gave up on it.

SkodaMart · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:34

Reducing the shadow detail has had a massive effect (improvement).
Surely I should be able to max out this game with my setup?
Or is it just very badly written?

HarryPainful · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:34

Maybe you need a defrag.

jamiehavok · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:37

i think running oblivion well is pure dumb luck my rig still stuttered with that game sometimes

just Scott · 6 Aug 2009 at 00:37

There's literally hundreds of ways to improve Oblivion performance. Try a few of these mods:

http://ballofflame.googlepages.com/theoblivionperformanceproject

LabR@t · 6 Aug 2009 at 07:12

pingwing said:
Rose tinted...

Do a driver update and a windows update

For the record it used to play on complete max with no delay on my old setup of an e8200, 4870/gtx280 and 8 gig of ram in vista. Havnt tested it out on the macbook pro yet though

off topic

whats the MBP like for light gaming?

SkodaMart · 6 Aug 2009 at 19:27

Ok, I think I have found the problem, if I disable Realtek HD audio in device manager the game runs without a pause maxed out. Suggestions?

Amnesia · 6 Aug 2009 at 20:43

buy a decent soundcard ?

SkodaMart · 6 Aug 2009 at 20:57

Amnesia said:
buy a decent soundcard ?

LOL! Ask a stupid question I suppose! Do most of you guys use soundcards? or on board sound?

Amnesia · 6 Aug 2009 at 21:03

x-fi gamer here...its not just for games but it makes lower bit rate mp3's sound better also

mithrandir · 6 Aug 2009 at 21:39

SkodaMart said:
LOL! Ask a stupid question I suppose! Do most of you guys use soundcards? or on board sound?

Sound card for me.

Mostly used Audigy 2 and also X-fi Gamer (less)

MooSey-UK · 8 Aug 2009 at 23:16

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

Some links might be dead and it's old now but you should find answers to your problems.

SkodaMart · 9 Aug 2009 at 00:05

MooSey-UK said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17704862&highlight=oblivion+moosey

Some links might be dead and it's old now but you should find answers to your problems.

Thanks for that, I realise my post is more than a few years late!

MooSey-UK · 9 Aug 2009 at 10:39

Hopefully most of the links still work. The Bethesda forums and TES Nexus (for mods) are still very active.
Feel free to add any new links for mods or fixes

alex24 · 9 Aug 2009 at 10:43

I have an issue in Fallout 3 whereby when walking the game appears to stutter and jerk very slightly, though the FPS is well up there and fine otherwise. It's just with movement, and I think it's an engine-specific issue, does this happen in oblivion too then?