Oblivion Remastered |OT| Kvatching up with an old hero
Fess
Member
Cool look! I only have the standard Gamepass version so I'm stuck with standard gear.Thats a great tip, thanks.
But Ive been using the gear from the vendors you get access to as part of the deluxe edition. They come with all parts - weapons and armor. They are the same stats as what I have access to in shops, though. So only for looks, from what I can see. I can remember how the shops work and if they upgrade their inventory as you level up. I just tried to reclaim weapons from the Cataclysm vendor and they are still the same as on level 1.
The Cataclysm set, light version (there is a Heavy version, too):
Im using a Shortsword since its ruled by Agility, which is one the main stats on the character.
The Order set, light version:
Cataclysm horse armor:
Im gonna check back with the vendors at level 10 and see if any of the gear has changed stats.
Besides the talked about quest item I got another quest reward in Chorrol, magic sword Chillrend. Nothing special damagewise but strikes with frost damage.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
There's a house you can purchase in each major town! The only thing is they're priced differently per place. As far as I know, the shack on the waterfront is cheapest. You can also get a beautiful pad in Anvil for 5k that is connected to a cool sidequest when/if you purchase.
I believe the most expensive home is 20k
I wanna say it's in Skingrad but not 100%
Orbital2060
Member
Fashionsouls innit ..
There is a digital upgrade to deluxe from the standard version on game pass, what I got. Game pass + deluxe upgrade.
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Orbital2060
Member
Thats amazing - Id completely forgotten anout it.There's a house you can purchase in each major town! The only thing is they're priced differently per place. As far as I know, the shack on the waterfront is cheapest. You can also get a beautiful pad in Anvil for 5k that is connected to a cool sidequest when/if you purchase.
I believe the most expensive home is 20k
Fess
Member
The pirate boat was free after I lured the guard to slay the pirates for me
Dusktildawn48
Member
PC bro, IDK why this helped me, but I gained lots of frames by doing this:
Fess
Member
Not bad!
But in general I don't want to invest on the MS store, seems like the whole thing can go poof any day.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
What the fuck lmao. I wonder if that's a thing on Windows 10 too.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Comments on it say it is. Literally my windows didn't realize Oblivion is a game lol
ValiantInstance
Member
This would explain why Auto HDR doesn't work.
Johnny Concrete
Member
See that mountain? You can't go there.yooo, so if you go to the edge of the map you can see the peak of Skyrim's tallest mountain, The Throat of the World, off in the distance.
This was not in the original game!
Dusktildawn48
Member
Yep, that too. My auto hdr is working after doing this.
avalonzero
Member
This shader preload is completely ridiculous.
amigastar
Member
"Fans still love the Bethesda formula. Oblivion Remaster shows that fans still want these kinda games. In newer games they abandoned their own formula"
Interesting video
avalonzero
but it is only one time when you first start the game
Interesting video
avalonzero
but it is only one time when you first start the game
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Scary_Larry
Member
What should I focus attributes on for Redguard build?
demented waffle
Gold Member
You'll want to turn that in at lv 25 for a 35% damage reflect shield in the Chorall castle
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March Climber
Gold Member
"Fans still love the Bethesda formula. Oblivion Remaster shows that fans still want these kinda games. In newer games they abandoned their own formula"
Interesting video
I have an issue with his video. He conveniently ignores Fallout 4 for most of the video, because that was when people were starting to get tired of the 'Bethesda Formula', which also reflected in the reviews for it. That was when Bethesda-fatigue had started to set in, regardless of sales figures. It's why not many people bring up Fallout 4 compared to 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind.
He also fails to acknowledge that the reason this remaster is able to get away with it is partially due to the fact that it is a remaster in the first place. It is the perfect excuse for Bethesda because no one is expecting brand new things from a remaster. That way they do not need to update the things that people started growing tired of, which again, started around Fallout 4, not Fallout 76 like he claims.
Even as I play Oblivion Remastered, I am aware that it is a product of it's time and I'm treating it as such. I can't say the same for something like Starfield because it is a recently released product that felt like a time capsule to 2015 gameplay, in an era where other open world games were starting to outpace it in all ways but one (item permanence).
I don't think that procedurally generated content is a bad thing in general. I simply think that there are developers that don't use the tools properly. Bethesda thinking 3-5 different variations of planet type and dungeon type would go over well in a mega-size universe-spanning game, was a giant mistake on their end.
demented waffle
Gold Member
Crimson body piece, blade turning hood, and the Chorall shield have made this thing turn way easy.
The hood was great, the dagger was meh and went into storage.
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amigastar
Member
Hmm, interesting. So you are saying newer titles failed because people were tired of the "Bethesda Formula" and not the fact they've changed the formula?
I've only played Skyrim and Oblivion so far, only Morrowind for a few hours so i'm not tired of it. I also wait for Skywind which should be also awesome.
That being said Rockstars formula is also outdated but people still wait for their games. Me included btw.
TVexperto
look up post 1,332 from
KyoZz
on the last page
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demented waffle
Gold Member
You try putting in the new files in dlss swapper? Also use nvidia inspector to use the latest preset.
Aesius
Member
I think I have a pretty solid mod list and can now enjoy the game, lol.
MostlyClearSkies.esp (makes the weather bright and sunny most of the time)
WeightLessArrows.esp (self-explanatory)
YouSuckAtEverything.esp (significantly decreases starting skills and attributes to make you weaker to start)
Slower Leveling - Major Skills - 66%.esp (self-explanatory, both major and minor skills level up ridiculously fast in this, slowing it down helps maintain immersion for longer IMO)
Slower Leveling - Minor Skills - 57% (Original Oblivion).esp
Ascension.esp (a great OG Oblivion vanilla-plus mod ported over that de-levels much of the world, improves loot/boss chests, and much more)
Ascension - Rarer Loot.esp (makes rare loot actually rare, no more finding high-level weapons and armor in random chests or barrels as you level up)
Balanced NPC Level Cap.esp (NPCs stop leveling up with you at a certain point)
Balanced Unleveled Rewards.esp (quest reward items are static but thoughtfully rebalanced based on difficulty of the quest)
Ascension - Balanced NPC Level Cap Patch.esp
Ascension - Balanced Unleveled Rewards Patch.esp
Difficulty Slider Fixed.esp (on Expert difficulty, damage taken is twice that of Adept and damage done is one-half with this mod. Unmodded it's 3.5x more damage taken and 0.286x damage done)
MostlyClearSkies.esp (makes the weather bright and sunny most of the time)
WeightLessArrows.esp (self-explanatory)
YouSuckAtEverything.esp (significantly decreases starting skills and attributes to make you weaker to start)
Slower Leveling - Major Skills - 66%.esp (self-explanatory, both major and minor skills level up ridiculously fast in this, slowing it down helps maintain immersion for longer IMO)
Slower Leveling - Minor Skills - 57% (Original Oblivion).esp
Ascension.esp (a great OG Oblivion vanilla-plus mod ported over that de-levels much of the world, improves loot/boss chests, and much more)
Ascension - Rarer Loot.esp (makes rare loot actually rare, no more finding high-level weapons and armor in random chests or barrels as you level up)
Balanced NPC Level Cap.esp (NPCs stop leveling up with you at a certain point)
Balanced Unleveled Rewards.esp (quest reward items are static but thoughtfully rebalanced based on difficulty of the quest)
Ascension - Balanced NPC Level Cap Patch.esp
Ascension - Balanced Unleveled Rewards Patch.esp
Difficulty Slider Fixed.esp (on Expert difficulty, damage taken is twice that of Adept and damage done is one-half with this mod. Unmodded it's 3.5x more damage taken and 0.286x damage done)
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ValiantInstance
Member
Which exe is it?
Dusktildawn48
Member
Which version? Steam or gamepass? For the gamepass version you gotta click add Microsoft store app (or something along those lines)
crazepharmacist
Member
I have a 240 hz g9 OLED monitor but I'm running the game at 30 fps because my gpu is only a 3090 and I have all the settings at max.
I didn't know refresh rate affects the gamma curve. Would the low frame rate I'm getting negate that?
I just followed the instructions and made the brightness so the logo is barely visible and I think it looks great. At default brightness it looked way too bright.
March Climber
Gold Member
No, I'm saying that Bethesda was already starting on a downward trajectory from Fallout 4. Fallout 76 didn't help and Starfield's issues worsened that trajectory much more. One of their issues is that people wait so long for their games only to be met with that same-old, same-old feeling of not much being added to their formula, along with hundreds of bugs and issues on day 1 (which was the larger thing where plenty of reviewers said 'enough is enough' back in 2015).
They can keep a formula as most game studios do, but they have to find ways to improve upon it, like most game studios should do. You can't improve upon a formula by tossing these improvements into mediocre or average video games. Everything has to be firing on all cylinders.
Starfield does some cool stuff and I really enjoyed the gunplay(which was a big improvement on their end as they were never known for stellar gameplay), but it does things that annoys the shit out of me, biggest problem by far being the loading times.
Yes, and that is an issue that Rockstar faces, but they improved upon it with the unique side content and exploration in Red Dead 2. Everyone is assuming this will carry over to the next GTA game. If it doesn't in some way, that's a regression.
My main issue with Rockstar has always been their controls and mission structure. They chalk it up to realistic animations, but other games can do realistic animations while also letting the player animation cancel. The other devs would simply add in an animation for the cancelling action itself. Rockstar acts like people can't suddenly juke left after sprinting. Their mission structure is still too old-feeling to where you have to follow an NPC in a very specific way or it's a mission failure. An outdated form of gameplay for two I.P. of theirs that want you to feel like you're in a living world. Another thing that other GTA-like games addressed and surpassed, but no lessons were learned by Rockstar.
It's little things like that I'm hoping they address in the next game. They probably won't though because they're too big to fail.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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keefged4
Member
Coming up to 30 hours in now, done the thieves guild, fighters guild and the arena. Currently doing the Mages guild. Gonna finish everything up before doing the main story, but I have to say the crashes are getting annoying now. They seem to be common just after closing oblivion gates. I've got in the habit of quick saving before taking the sigil stones each time, last 4 gates I've closed it's crashed after.
amigastar
Member
Damn it, the game has so many quests. And i was worried about the content in the game.
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Oblivion Remastered quest list - all main and side missions
To 100% the game, you'll need to work through the full Oblivion Remastered quest list, including all of the main and side missions.
www.pcgamesn.com
Orbital2060
Member
Oh wow, Shivering Isles look meaty
March Climber
Gold Member
Yeah from everything I've heard, Oblivion is a game that could easily be up to 200-300hr depending on how slow or fast you work if you're a completionist.Damn it, the game has so many quests. And i was worried about the content in the game.
Oblivion Remastered quest list - all main and side missions
To 100% the game, you'll need to work through the full Oblivion Remastered quest list, including all of the main and side missions.
Elden Ring's main game took me 180 hours, then I did about an extra 30 for the other endings using a bleed build.
One thing I liked about Skyrim's survival mode, and why I feel this game should have had that mode added, is because I would play a Survival Skyrim session with one or two quests at a time since you couldn't fast travel. It made every quest feel like a grand adventure full of their own twists and turns.
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CrustyBritches
Gold Member
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Of course everyone can do what they like, but it's not Oblivion without that massive facezoom for me! It's a need!Turn off "Dialogue Camera Transition". The focal length of it is effectively doing this for every NPC:
I finally decided to take some screenshots of non-zoomed dialogue and share them here, as I feel that it comes across better not only in terms of the NPCs themselves, but it also looks better artistically, in my opinion.
Lagspike_exe
Member
It's very replayable as well.
ValiantInstance
Member
Incredible amount of content, and it's actually pretty engaging too. I like that I have to work my way up in a guild and I'm not made the leader after 3 quests. I like that I have to read things or listen to people to follow a quest instead of staring at a waypoint.Damn it, the game has so many quests. And i was worried about the content in the game.
Oblivion Remastered quest list - all main and side missions
To 100% the game, you'll need to work through the full Oblivion Remastered quest list, including all of the main and side missions.
It's strange playing a Bethesda game and not being treated like a baby.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Absolutely. That's my favorite thing about this remaster -it's 100% Oblivion under the hood. I know this disappoints some people, but for someone like me I couldn't be any happier in that regard. Yes - there are some changes mechanically and so forth, but I can't give a full verdict on that until I play more (hopefully this week). But as I stated some pages ago, based on the limited exposure I love it. I don't know that it fully replaces the original for me, that's something that I will know in time, but I love that very small aspects are still in tact due to how it was constructed. For example, being in mid air while accessing a container or chest (similar to Morrowind, "tight yet loose" movement I'd describe it), the massive face zoom and from whatever angle or position you're in (on tables, etc), other small odds and ends I expect to happen while playing that could have been "fixed". At least with the facezoom, for example, they offered an option for those who are offended by that as opposed to just fully "modernizing" it without leaving the option.
I'm on the second to highest difficulty and while it was a bit challenging and fine at first, now I'm at brick walls with the fighter's guild quest - trying to defend that shop there are 3 bandits and I could probably handle 1, 2 max in such a small space right now.. Need to re-evaluate my equipment, consider some new spells.. something. lol Or just come back later and dive into something else quest/exploration wise.
DanEON
Member
You can test it. Just set to 60hz on the control panel and redo the brightness slider. You will see that you will need less negative value.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
I became the Hero by level 13, after some grinding and going balls deep inside of the Arena. That little part was fun and challenging, too.As soon as I get out of the prison I'm going to the arena, then killing Umbra and joining the Thieves Guild
2006 all over again
Scary_Larry
Member
I resisted arrest in The Path of Dawn quest and now they keep trying to kill me in the Imperial City Elven Gardens District. What gives here to stop this?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Great way to earn quick cash early on
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Barakov
Member
JFC. Outside of the random stutters I get here and there, this fixed most of my performance problems. I'm starting to understand why Windows 11 gets the hate it does.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Yeah pretty dumb, but I'm happy it's helping myself and others pretty significantly. I was getting around 40fps in the open world at native 4k everything maxed on a 5080. Now I'm sitting around 60. (Only using native because of dlss disappearing, too lazy to reimplement it)
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
I think I had like 15k when all was said and done. By that point I had not run into anything expensive.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Q U A L I T Y
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
So awesome. I love how it prompted the interaction only on death?
And that zoom angle!
