The Official PC Topic for TES IV: Oblivion [Mobile/Archive]

Roufuss

03-16-2006, 04:45 PM

Here it is, the official PC Topic, to not only talk about the game, but upcoming mods as well, using the TES Construction set. Since the 360 dosen't have the Construction Set, and as such our experience with the game will be drastically different from them in due time, I figure an official PC thread is in order.

So... I am pumped. I'm also pumped that the LE for the PC is only $60 (even though I'll find a way to get it cheaper!!).

Modders turned Morrowind from a great game into an amazing one, I cannot wait to see what they will do to Oblivion.

Robobandit

03-17-2006, 12:44 AM

First mod = fix flat character noses? :lol:

Can't wait for this game.. these teaser movies are evil..

AshesofWake

03-17-2006, 01:24 AM

when really nice video cards get much cheaper, im definitly picking this up for PC for the mods and stuff!

RedvsBlue

03-17-2006, 01:45 AM

Robobandit

03-17-2006, 10:50 AM

Just out of curiousity, what kind of mods were made for Morrowind?
Morrowind had all kinds of mods.. some added more extensive crafting to the game, others added random npc generation(and traveling npcs) to make the world seem less static.

Still other mods allowed for fillable bottles and containers, some gave the npcs daily schedules (something that they lacked originally.. they just kinda milled around regardless of the time of day), one mod called "better bodies" replaced the character models in the game with better looking ones, and several people made better bodies compatible clothing mods.

Still other mods re-textured the entire game with higher resolution textures and a whole bunch of other tweaks and improvements. Some mods even fixed spelling errors and typos left in conversation dialogues and in some of the world's books.

Here's a list of just some of the mods made for Morrowind..

http://www.mwmythicmods.com/telesphoros.htm

Roufuss

03-17-2006, 10:58 AM

Morrowind had all kinds of mods.. some added more extensive crafting to the game, others added random npc generation(and traveling npcs) to make the world seem less static.

Still other mods allowed for fillable bottles and containers, some gave the npcs daily schedules (something that they lacked originally.. they just kinda milled around regardless of the time of day), one mod called "better bodies" replaced the character models in the game with better looking ones, and several people made better bodies compatible clothing mods.

Still other mods re-textured the entire game with higher resolution textures and a whole bunch of other tweaks and improvements. Some mods even fixed spelling errors and typos left in conversation dialogues and in some of the world's books.

Here's a list of just some of the mods made for Morrowind..

http://www.mwmythicmods.com/telesphoros.htm

Don't forget the mod that added about 100 new monsters into the game, either.

RedvsBlue

03-17-2006, 10:59 AM

Roufuss

03-17-2006, 11:01 AM

So basically the mods are more just tweaks rather than total conversions? I dunno, I think I'd rather stick with the 360 version cause I know that will run well but I don't know how it will run on my PC.

The mods were tweaks, yes, but huge tweaks that drastically impacted how the game looked and played. Some of them may as well have been total conversions... one mod that I mentioned added 100 new monsters to the game, which pretty much changed the entire game.

I don't think anyone did a total conversion for Morrowind... nobody really needed to.

I went from the PC version, to playiing it on Xbox, and it felt so...limiting. I sold the Xbox copy the next day.

Snake2715

03-17-2006, 11:37 AM

Wow I never did beat Morrowind. I just lost interest after a while. How were the two expansion packs? Any good?

I did however Beat Arena (back when it was new) without cheating and some of those damn riddles were hard. I also layed the crap out of Daggerfall but I made it to the end and then there was some glitch that stopped me from opening the casket? I vagualey remember this as it was a few years and many games ago.

Roufuss

03-20-2006, 02:04 PM

Just to let everyone know, this game is DVD only... both the regular and collectors editions are on a DVD.

Swingman

03-20-2006, 02:14 PM

Everyone forgot to mention that there are going to be official mods for Oblivion that you can buy. Since they're being made by the company, I'd assume they could be major in what they add to the game, especially since they expect us to shell out money for them.

Hopefully one of the mods will be to make it so you can fight while on a horse. Although they'll have to do something to make it so it's not super easy using that strategy. More "pikemenish" warriors/creatures?

Roufuss

03-20-2006, 02:39 PM

Everyone forgot to mention that there are going to be official mods for Oblivion that you can buy. Since they're being made by the company, I'd assume they could be major in what they add to the game, especially since they expect us to shell out money for them.

I didn't even know about that... that is pretty awesome.

Damn, I cannot wait for this game.

Swingman

03-20-2006, 03:30 PM

Here's a part of an interview - http://www.waiting4oblivion.com/fan_interview3.html

The announcement of the availability of regularly produced downloadable available content which will be charged for generated much controversy. Can you describe the overall strategy / philosophy behind the new approach? Is it purely a lucrative endeavor?

We are taking a different approach than we did with Morrowind. We want to be able to have content on a more regular basis and be able to dedicate the necessary resources to doing them at a certain level. Charging a small amount for this extra content allowed us to do this. Doing them for free this time around wasn't really something we contemplated. We didn't like the way it worked before and wanted to change it and do it better. Much like the game, if people think a plugin is worth it, they'll get it. If not, they won't.

redgopher

03-21-2006, 02:33 AM

I had such a blast creating my own house with the construction kit for Morrowind... I finished the Fighters Guild and Blades in the main game and was close to finishing Bloodmoon but lost my save game. I want to get back into it but Tribunal and Bloodmoon require high level characters and that would be a long, long time before I could get into it again.

Ah well, Oblivion ho! I can't wait for tomorrow!

b0bx13

03-21-2006, 11:19 AM

I'm "obtaining" it right now (I have no idea how it'll run on my comp, so I don't want to risk $60 and have it not work). Can't wait to try it out :D

Swingman

03-21-2006, 12:20 PM

I'm going to wait til I can get more memory for my computer.

Chacrana

03-21-2006, 12:39 PM

So's anybody heard anything about how well this game is running on comps? I really hope I can run this on high with my 7800gtx and 2gb of RAM, but ya never know.

Roufuss

03-21-2006, 12:49 PM

So's anybody heard anything about how well this game is running on comps? I really hope I can run this on high with my 7800gtx and 2gb of RAM, but ya never know.

I will let you know as soon as my damn Best Buy gets it in stock. The 5 other stores in my district have it, but not mine.

Robobandit

03-21-2006, 12:51 PM

So's anybody heard anything about how well this game is running on comps? I really hope I can run this on high with my 7800gtx and 2gb of RAM, but ya never know.

The game will auto detect a 7800 GTX at "ultra high" settings..

I should be getting it within a couple of hours.. I'll post screenshots and impressions when I do.

for fun, I'll also try it with dual core enabled/disabled to measure the performance difference.

Chacrana

03-21-2006, 12:51 PM

Eh, well I'm picking it up in a few hours anyway... I've got 2 BB's and 2 CC's to check... does Wal Mart price match? I'd expect the most clueless employees there and I'd do that as a last resort even though going to Wal Mart makes me feel like a lower human being.

Chacrana

03-21-2006, 12:52 PM

The game will auto detect a 7800 GTX at "ultra high" settings..

I should be getting it within a couple of hours.. I'll post screenshots and impressions when I do.

for fun, I'll also try it with dual core enabled/disabled to measure the performance difference.

Really? That's pretty awesome then... if 7800GTX's automatically fall under ultra high (most games recognize it as high rather than ultra), then I'd assume that Oblivion's well optimized... which is important.

DuckM4n

03-21-2006, 02:46 PM

ITS OUT, i have 1 in my hands but i am in school so theres no chance of playing it until i get out which is 8 pm tonight :( have fun everyone!

Roufuss

03-21-2006, 02:48 PM

Just got one at Best Buy... they PM'ed the collector's edition no problem.

Add a $10 reward zone certificate on top of it, and I walked out with the Collector's Edition for $32.09 after tax.

Chacrana

03-21-2006, 04:30 PM

Good to hear it worked for ya. I'm trying that in about 10 minutes with the Fry's ad where it's $37.99... the ad's a bit blurry due to some printing issue, but that only makes it easier to run it by. Wish me luck.

Swingman

03-21-2006, 05:01 PM

If any plays Oblivion on a computer with 512 MB ram, then please let me know how well it runs. Hearing how great it runs on 2 GB ram doesn't do me any good lol.

Admiral Ackbar

03-21-2006, 06:02 PM

Fom Gamespy,

"Into Oblivion: What we have to go through to play this game! We didn't get the Xbox 360 version because they had the wrong address and our boxed PC copy came factory sealed ... but empty! However, we did get the strategy guides in fine shape. Maybe we will review those."

Chacrana

03-21-2006, 06:12 PM

God damnit, none of the stores I went to had the thing. Fuck.

Roufuss

03-21-2006, 06:34 PM

Game is awesome, and looks amazing... except my guy walks so painfully slow :lol:

jughead

03-21-2006, 08:10 PM

i have a athlon 64 3200 with 1 gig dual channel corsair xms memory and a bfg 6800gs agp. if anyone has a comparable system would you please tell me how it runs. thanks.

Swingman

03-21-2006, 08:15 PM

i have a athlon 64 3200 with 1 gig dual channel corsair xms memory and a bfg 6800gs agp. if anyone has a comparable system would you please tell me how it runs. thanks.

That's about equal to my system except I only have a eVGA 6800 and 512 MB memory. I'm hoping someone can let me know how well it would run on my system.

You might want to check out the forums on Gamespot. They have a thread with people posting how it is running on their systems. Looks like there's one close to yours and they're running it fine.

jughead

03-21-2006, 08:45 PM

thanks swingman!

ragnahrok

03-21-2006, 08:55 PM

Picked it up this morning (10:00 am) at CompUSA in Tustin, CA.
Wasn't on the shelves so I got a representative to search it on the computer for me, he said it wasn't there. So I start to walk out the door when the manager comes up and asks what game I was looking for, I tell him and these two workers at the cash register tell him that they have it. Stoked.

I'm running it with Max. settings with HDR - enabled.
Runs well on:
3.4 Ghz
3 Gb Ram
Geforce 4 7600 GT

Roufuss

03-21-2006, 09:17 PM

I am running it fine on an Athlon 3200, 1 GB of Ram, and a ATI x800.

Runs fine on High, with the draw distance set to Max on everything.

Drocket

03-21-2006, 10:11 PM

I'm running it on:
Athlon 1600+ (which is actually below minimum system requirements)
GeForce 6800
1G RAM

and it runs very well at 1024x768 with the graphics options set on the autodetect level of 'High'. The only performance problems I've seen so far is that it takes a while to open up my inventory/map/status windows. This is definitely a well-optimized game.

Roufuss

03-21-2006, 10:31 PM

The only real problem I have with it, and its a minor nitpick, is that it feels more like a console game this go around then a PC game.

Drocket

03-21-2006, 11:00 PM

I'd disagree: so far, to me, it feels far less 'consolish' (if that's a word) than Morrowind. The controls are still extremely simplified, but the scope of the game is clearly far more ambitious, much closer to the level of Daggerfall.

Its still far too early to tell if the game will stand up as well to extended playing as Morrowind did, but so far, its looking pretty good.

Photomotoz

03-22-2006, 01:00 AM

Just got one at Best Buy... they PM'ed the collector's edition no problem.

Add a $10 reward zone certificate on top of it, and I walked out with the Collector's Edition for $32.09 after tax.

What did use use for the PM? I would love to get the collectors edition for under $50!

keithp

03-22-2006, 01:07 AM

If anyone is running on anything comparable to a P4 2.8 Ghz with 1 gig RAM and a 6600GT please post how well it does--I'm debating getting this...thanks!..

Swingman

03-22-2006, 01:08 AM

I wish someone had the guts to try it with 512 mb Ram lol so I could know if it works

Metal Boss

03-22-2006, 01:13 AM

I wish someone had the guts to try it with 512 mb Ram lol so I could know if it works

just upgraded that before i got oblivion, I can tell you it still chops up a bit on my system which is

amd 3800+ dual core
pny 6800gs
1024 mbs kingston 3200 value ram

I'd say 15-30 outdoors avg, 30+ indoors almost at all times, my system takes a hit thats for sure, mostly lagging around loading areas and popup is also pretty prevelant.

Swingman

03-22-2006, 01:30 AM

that doesn't look good for me. that's pretty much my system but with 512 more RAM.

redgopher

03-22-2006, 04:54 AM

HDR on feels like my mouse is covered in molasses. Having it notched down to bloom, feels much better. Framerate is great indoors, outdoors can be a little sluggish in areas.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
GeForce 6800 GT 256MB AGP 8x
1GB PC3200 (DDR400) Dual Channel

Swingman

03-22-2006, 10:29 AM

I just purchased another 512 MB so my system should be...

Athlon 3200+
1 GB Memory
Geforce 6800

I'm thinking that should be doable at least on medium to low settings.

Snake2715

03-22-2006, 10:37 AM

I just purchased another 512 MB so my system should be...

Athlon 3200+
1 GB Memory
Geforce 6800

I'm thinking that should be doable at least on medium to low settings.

Wow relly thats what I am running....
ATI 9800 PRO
1 gig Dual Channel 400 Kenningston PC 4000
amd 2500 OC'd to 3200
...

Maybe I can play this..

Chrono72090

03-22-2006, 11:32 AM

Well, my specs are:

Athlon XP 2200+
Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB
1 Gig DDR ram.

And I can run it on medium, and I noticed no slowdown last night.

Renegade_Zero

03-22-2006, 11:34 AM

so, How bad will this game look on a 5700 FX Geforce card? the rest of my rig is fine, but I think I may need to upgrade my vid card soon....

Swingman

03-22-2006, 12:03 PM

It would be close. I think that meets min. requirements but anything under recommended requirements gets some lag apparently.

Roufuss

03-22-2006, 12:45 PM

I'd disagree: so far, to me, it feels far less 'consolish' (if that's a word) than Morrowind. The controls are still extremely simplified, but the scope of the game is clearly far more ambitious, much closer to the level of Daggerfall.

The inventory system is horrible... I can't hit I just to get to my character inventory, or J for my journal, I have to hit Tab and go through a convoulted menu system just to get what I need.

Morrowind really took advantage of the fact I have a keyboard, Oblivion does not, using barely half the keyboard, maybe 10 keys top.

This is probably my only main fault, is that the inventory system sucks.

Vegan

03-22-2006, 01:18 PM

Surely the game is flexible enough to let you bind a key for inventory. Morrowind was known for letting you alter the game any way you want, after all.

Roufuss

03-22-2006, 01:40 PM

Surely the game is flexible enough to let you bind a key for inventory. Morrowind was known for letting you alter the game any way you want, after all.

What I'm saying is that there is no bindable keys for seperate parts of your inventory. There is no J for Journal, there is no I for Inventory, there is no M for Map.

It all goes through Tab, and you have to work your way through this menu system. I understand why it would be that way on, say, an Xbox 360, but cmon, this is a keyboard, make sure of all the keys!

Other then the inventory system, which I'll probably get used to or hope someone mods it, the game is amazing.

BTW, speaking of maps, the map system they have in place is worthless, imo.

Metal Boss

03-22-2006, 02:19 PM

Personally, I think they should have taken out the fast travel system, i seem to rely on it too much. :lol:

Roufuss

03-22-2006, 02:23 PM

Personally, I think they should have taken out the fast travel system, i seem to rely on it too much. :lol:

There's already a mod out for that, it was one of the first two up.

The other one removes the compass.

Snake2715

03-22-2006, 02:28 PM

I may have to check walmart and see if they carry this game... I have credit there for the past year and this would be good use maybe.

Now just to finish Seige of Avalon Anthology first.

Metal Boss

03-22-2006, 02:44 PM

There's already a mod out for that, it was one of the first two up.

The other one removes the compass.

Right on, mods being released this soon how cool.

But, now i'm spoiled by it!

ragnahrok

03-22-2006, 03:29 PM

HDR lighting is sweeetttttt

Tried the diff. between Bloom + AA x 4 Versus HDR and there is a HUGE difference.

Runs very good on:

3.4 ghz Pentium 4
3 gb RAM
7600 GT

Swingman

03-22-2006, 04:07 PM

HDR lighting is sweeetttttt

Tried the diff. between Bloom + AA x 4 Versus HDR and there is a HUGE difference.

Runs very good on:

3.4 ghz Pentium 4
3 gb RAM
7600 GT

Well I'd hope it would run good on that system. Otherwise the rest of us wouldn't have a chance.

Swingman

03-22-2006, 04:09 PM

Right on, mods being released this soon how cool.

But, now i'm spoiled by it!

Are you just a complainer? lol

I'm flipping through the game images pretending I have the game.

Metal Boss

03-22-2006, 04:19 PM

Are you just a complainer? lol

I'm flipping through the game images pretending I have the game.

hehe, i've been playing it nonstop since I got it, I made a kung fu monk 8-)

Anyone know if there are anymore hand too hand combat moves besides the ones you start with?

Drocket

03-22-2006, 05:02 PM

Anyone know if there are anymore hand too hand combat moves besides the ones you start with?

Yeah, each skill has 5 training levels, and when you gain enough skill to get to the next level, you generally gain new moves or advantages. Looking in the manual , hand-to-hand seems to gain the most moves of any combat skill, as well as a chance to disarm, knock-down, or stun your opponent.

Chacrana

03-22-2006, 05:16 PM

Robobandit

03-22-2006, 05:33 PM

Finally the Bolingbrook Best Buy got it so I grabbed the CE over there... used a $5 reward zone certificate and ended up with the CE for $35. Can't complain.

Haven't even opened it though... hopefully Nvidia will release those new drivers today so we get a performance boost.
They did, 1680x1050 is more playable on my machine now(still drops into the high teens in dense foliage, especially when fighting.. but I can deal with the drops if I'm not watching a FPS counter because it looks so damned beautiful).. I've decided just to cut off FRAPS and deal with the game itself, rather than worrying about framerates. If it gets so choppy that I can't play the game, I'll do something about it, but I'm done with numbers.. I've spent more time tweaking my settings than playing the game.

That needs to change :)

Swingman

03-22-2006, 05:39 PM

They did, 1680x1050 is more playable on my machine now(still drops into the high teens in dense foliage, especially when fighting.. but I can deal with the drops if I'm not watching a FPS counter because it looks so damned beautiful).. I've decided just to cut off FRAPS and deal with the game itself, rather than worrying about framerates. If it gets so choppy that I can't play the game, I'll do something about it, but I'm done with numbers.. I've spent more time tweaking my settings than playing the game.

That needs to change :)

Are you talking about about the new Geforce driver on Nvidia's website? Driver Version 84.21

If not, where do I find the driver that help Oblivion's performance?

Chacrana

03-22-2006, 06:13 PM

ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/84.25/

Swingman

03-22-2006, 06:16 PM

ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/84.25/

Thanks for the link.

Chacrana

03-22-2006, 06:16 PM

They did, 1680x1050 is more playable on my machine now(still drops into the high teens in dense foliage, especially when fighting.. but I can deal with the drops if I'm not watching a FPS counter because it looks so damned beautiful).. I've decided just to cut off FRAPS and deal with the game itself, rather than worrying about framerates. If it gets so choppy that I can't play the game, I'll do something about it, but I'm done with numbers.. I've spent more time tweaking my settings than playing the game.

That needs to change :)

I'm going to run it at 1024X768, but if you were getting in the teens at worst with that kind of resolution, then this should be fine for me which is a relief (hugs factory OCed XFX 7800GTX)

Genocidal

03-22-2006, 06:36 PM

Just another system to benchmark off of, I'm running it fine aside from a little choppiness while loading a new area. Haven't checked FPS because I don't care as long as it looks good.

Running on the default "High" (1024x768) setting with a few minor tweaks upward and an older nVidia driver:

Pentium D 3.0GHz
1GB DDR2 PC5300 Ram
256MB nVidia GeForce 6800

ragnahrok

03-22-2006, 08:32 PM

what is the code to show fps?

Robobandit

03-23-2006, 12:22 AM

I'm going to run it at 1024X768, but if you were getting in the teens at worst with that kind of resolution, then this should be fine for me which is a relief (hugs factory OCed XFX 7800GTX)

actually, it did go down to single digits once hehe

so I've gone to 1280x720 with actors 3/4 of the way maxed, grass maxed and hdr on.

grass shadows and self shadows are off, as is vsync.

Can still get into the teens in some cases, but it feels much smoother than it does at higher resolution.

Chacrana

03-23-2006, 12:29 AM

MrSneis

03-23-2006, 02:29 AM

So.... Is it any good???

Chacrana

03-23-2006, 09:21 AM

Yes

MrSneis

03-23-2006, 11:24 AM

Sigh, we'll see how it goes.

System specs:

XP 3700+
Geforce 7800GT
2Gb ram

I hope my rig can run it ;)

Chacrana

03-24-2006, 12:11 AM

I tried setting the rez at 1280X968 or whatever it's called and wow... there's really not much of a difference in frames -- it still runs very, very smoothly on my 7800GTX, but holy shit, it makes a huge difference in terms of graphical quality... I was at 1024X768 but this makes Oblivion look insanely good. Now I'm really glad I opted for the PC version.

redgopher

03-24-2006, 12:27 AM

Sigh, we'll see how it goes.

System specs:

XP 3700+
Geforce 7800GT
2Gb ram

I hope my rig can run it ;)

Asshole. I can't believe my 6800 GT is becoming obsolete already.

Photomotoz

03-24-2006, 12:39 PM

Well after a fair amount of playing I can say that this is an amazing game. Everything about it just screams that it's alive! This is the most beautiful and realistic game I have ever played.

I am running it on these specs:
P4 Prescott 2.8@3.1 1MB L2 Cache
1 GB in Dual Channel
X800 GTO2 Modded to a X850 and overclocked a bit over X850 XT PE speeds
Also my FSB is OC'ed by about 14%

It runs on high quite well. And it looks great!

Admiral Ackbar

03-24-2006, 01:27 PM

I got a chance to try the game with the aforementioned 7800GTX and it runs really, really well with Vsynch off (and I haven't noticed any tearing with it off.) Oh, and this game is fucking awesome. I can't believe how fast time passes when you're playing it.

Thanks for the tip. Just picked the game up today. I'll have to update my drivers tonight and turn off V-synch.

Swingman

03-24-2006, 01:37 PM

What is the ATI version of the Geforce 6800 (closest in power)?

Admiral Ackbar

03-24-2006, 07:18 PM

Well, i updated, installed, and fired it up.

So far so good. One thing I don't like is that they do a poor job of explaining things to start. I got killed by rats three times in row before I could figure out how to strip corpses and equip items.

Is there a way to see your frame rate in game? A consol command or series of hot keys. My frame rate has been pretty good so far, but I've been slinking in the dungeon and only fought a few rats. I still need to make my character proper.

I decided to go with a Breaton because I always liked their magic resistance and the few extra sp. I'll probably go with light armor to use magic. I read that heavy armor has a negative effect on magic. It would be nice to be able to use heavy armor and magic. But I dont know how much of a hit it'll be.

Vegan

03-24-2006, 07:32 PM

Moxio

03-24-2006, 07:37 PM

This may be a stupid question but how do you dump unnecessary stuff from your Inv.?

Chacrana

03-24-2006, 08:04 PM

left shift and left click the item.

Admiral Ackbar

03-24-2006, 08:23 PM

Okay. I'm having this problem.

***

"FF" icons in the system tray

Some users have reported having numerous "FF" icons in their taskbar during or after playing Oblivion. These icons are from a seperate video/audio decoder you may have installed in the past called "FFDShow." This program is processing the sound files for Oblivion, which some users have reported slows down the game, and can leave the icons in their system tray. Simply moving the mouse over those icons will get rid of them after you stop playing Oblivion. Uninstalling FFDShow can fix this, but it is NOT necessary. You can follow the steps below to tell FFDShow not to handle sound for Oblivion.

Instructions for disabling the FFDShow for Oblivion without fully removing it:

1. Click Start
2. Click "All Programs" (or just Programs, depending on the version of Windows, whether they're using "classic," etc.)
3. Go to the ffdshow folder.
4. Click "Audio decoder configuration."
5. In the left hand pane, click "Info & debug." This is the second entry in the list.
6. In the right hand pane, near the bottom, find a check box labelled "Don't use ffdshow in:"
7. Check that box, and in the text box underneath (it lights up when you check the check box), add "oblivion.exe" (don't include the quotes). If there is already something in that box, put a semi-colon ( ; ) after what's already there, and oblivion.exe after that. Do NOT use spaces, since ffdshow will think that's part of the filename. A valid entry would be "explorer.exe;oblivion.exe" (without quotes).
8. Finally, click "Ok" and start Oblivion.

***

The thing is, when I get to step 6, there is no "Don't use ffdshow in:" check box.

Anyone know what i need to fix this? I tried upgrading ffdshow but that just made things worse. I lost the ability to edit the audio options. Then I reverted back. Is there a specific text file I can manually edit the fix into?

Logain8955

03-24-2006, 08:24 PM

RTFM. It's huge for a reason.

O.o My manual's only about 30 pages or so. I got the collector's edition, but I dont think that the CE one would be *smaller*.

Admiral Ackbar

03-24-2006, 09:16 PM

Ah, I think I fixed it my ffdshow problem.

And this is the year 2006. People shouldn't be required to read manuals.

Yeah, the manuals not huge. how els ethey fit it in the little box. But it's in some ways more descriptive than the in game menus. For example, itt has more detail in the manual than it does in the in game description for the races. And a lot of basic stuff is buried in very small type.

Moxio

03-24-2006, 09:52 PM

left shift and left click the item.

Cool thanks.

Well, instead of just running to the city after the Sewers I did some running. I'm in Wyre/Weyr/whatever.s

Logain8955

03-24-2006, 10:05 PM

WinnieThePujols

03-24-2006, 10:14 PM

Man, I have a relatively high end system (AMD 3200+, 2 gigs of RAM, GeForce 7800GT), but Oblivion is kicking my system's ass!

I absolutely love the game so far, though. The characters feel a lot more specialized this time around. Being a Thief feels a hell of a lot more like being a Thief than it did in Morrowind...

Ditto for a Mage. So happy they balanced the game out.

I haven't played it as much as I've expected, because I've been kinda busy. But man, I see myself locking some nice hours into it this weekend.

Very satisfied with what I've seen so far.

I'm gonna try and avoid this topic, because inevitably, shit is going to be spoiled. But damn this game rocks......!

markholladay

03-24-2006, 10:39 PM

I had such a problem with this game at first. I had a FX 5200 card, which on the box is sais that it supports all FX cards, but it would just not work. It sucked, I thought I wasted $50. I dont have a lot of money right now to upgrade the video card.

But a friend of mine let me borrow his radeon 9800, and I can finally play the game. What a relief.

Hope everyone has fun playing the game. Anybody have any favorite player types yet besides the one mentioned. I am talking about for example a mage, or theif etc...

Admiral Ackbar

03-25-2006, 10:52 AM

Hey Ackbar, how'd you fix your FFDShow problem? I'm having the exact same thing, go into config and no "dont use ffdshow in:" option. I noticed the bar said it was the video config, but I have no idea how to get to the audio config. The only option in my start menu was "Configuration".

Okay, here's what I did.

I had the Mastroka whatever codec pack installed which included an older version of FFDshow. So I opeened up "ffdshow audio" and followed the instructions given. Unfortunately, there was no button from step six.

So then I went to ffdshow proper and installed an update. That screwed my whole system up. I couldn't get the au8do configuration to come up at all. And the only thing that worked was the "Configuration" screen. And I still had the problems.

So then I uninstalled the update and tried it again. Still no luck.

Then I uninstalled the Mastroka codec pack completely to wipe the older versions of ffdshow off my drive. Then I installed the latest version of ffdshow and that fixed the problem.

In other news, I'm playing at one notch above the normal difficulty level. And I don't know if it's a lot tougher than normal or if I just suck. The first creature I came across while leaving the prison was a crab. A CRAB! And he kicked my ass twice. Before I decided to back up and flame ball his crusty claws.

I've come across my second open encounter and it's a wolf. I'm too slow to run away, so I have to get past him. I've tried twice now but I was just tired last night. Going to try again later today.

OIn other news, I'm also disappointed you can't change the mouse button configurations. At least, I haven't found out a way to do so yet. A much more optimal setup would be if you could use the mouse wheel to move between your hot keyed spells, items etc. Then click once to select. Alternatively, when not after a selection, have each click cast a spell. That way I could swing with the left, block with the right, and cast with my middle mouse button.

Edit: i figured out how to assign mouse keys in oblivion.

Three more things. I'd like to post some screens. Don't know what the print screen command is in obv.

I was reading on the oblvion forum that changin the FOV to 90 in the game will boost frame rate from 5-10 fps. Just bring up the console and type FOV 90.

I'm still trying to fidn the framerate command. I heard it was TRD but didn't find it.

I'd search around on the oblivion forum but their search isn't working. So I have to muck around manually.

Logain8955

03-25-2006, 06:10 PM

The command to bring up FPS is TDT

Thanks for the info Ackbar. I'll just uninstall FFDShow and install a new version. Thanks man :D

mentos888

03-25-2006, 06:25 PM

how much did u guys pay for this game? $50.00?

Admiral Ackbar

03-25-2006, 06:36 PM

how much did u guys pay for this game? $50.00?

I paid 40.

Roufuss

03-25-2006, 06:51 PM

I paid $30 for the collectors edition because I am smooth like that.

Chacrana

03-25-2006, 06:55 PM

I paid $35 for the collectors edition because I am not quite as smooth as Roufuss.

WinnieThePujols

03-25-2006, 06:56 PM

I paid $15 and two boxes of Cheez-It's. My cousin let me borrow the disk for an hour and I use a no-cd crack to play it.

Metal Boss

03-25-2006, 07:03 PM

you paid 15 to borrow a disk? dumbass...

Robobandit

03-25-2006, 07:46 PM

I paid $60, because I'm not smooth at all.. and I already had a pre-order at EB. As of now, this is the best $60 I've ever spent.

Swingman

03-25-2006, 08:00 PM

I paid $30 for the collectors edition because I am smooth like that.

Mind sharing how you pulled that off? Is it still possible to get it for that much?

Chacrana

03-25-2006, 08:02 PM

Admiral Ackbar

03-25-2006, 08:37 PM

Mind sharing how you pulled that off? Is it still possible to get it for that much?

It can be done. I got the CE of DDO for $36

Logain8955

03-25-2006, 08:43 PM

$40 for the CE. PMed the Fry's Ad to BB and got it easy.

And with the money I saved on that, I drove across the freeway to Fry's itself and got myself a DVD-ROM drive to be able to actually play it, which ran me $20. :D

Swingman

03-25-2006, 09:07 PM

IIRC, Roufuss used $10 worth of Reward Zone Certificates while I used $5 (hence the $35 I paid.) Fry's had the regular edition game for $37.99 and I believe that their most recent ad still has that price listed. All you do is go to Best Buy and price match for the Collector's Edition and you're set.

Can you pricematch something at best buy from a store that is more than an hour away?

When does the Fry's ad expire and how can I get my hands on an ad to take to Best Buy?

If someone could scan the ad for me so I can print it off, then I'd greatly appreciate it. Or link me to a scan.

Chacrana

03-25-2006, 09:27 PM

Can you pricematch something at best buy from a store that is more than an hour away?

When does the Fry's ad expire and how can I get my hands on an ad to take to Best Buy?

If someone could scan the ad for me so I can print it off, then I'd greatly appreciate it. Or link me to a scan.

1. Yes, you can pricematch something that's more than an hour away. I've used the Fry's ad countless times despite the place being far, far away from where I live and it's never been questioned.

2. The Friday Fry's ad expires on Tuesday of the next week, but it's not as though BB actually pays attention to that. Nobody's done more than glance at the item in question in the ad. For me, the Friday ad comes in the Chicago Tribune and I get a smaller ad on Wednesdays and Sundays in the Naperville Sun (the more local paper)... so that hopefully tells you where you'd be able to find it. Of course, you'd have difficulty if you don't have a Fry's in your state, but BB probably won't give you any problems with pricematching either way.

Swingman

03-25-2006, 10:00 PM

1. Yes, you can pricematch something that's more than an hour away. I've used the Fry's ad countless times despite the place being far, far away from where I live and it's never been questioned.

2. The Friday Fry's ad expires on Tuesday of the next week, but it's not as though BB actually pays attention to that. Nobody's done more than glance at the item in question in the ad. For me, the Friday ad comes in the Chicago Tribune and I get a smaller ad on Wednesdays and Sundays in the Naperville Sun (the more local paper)... so that hopefully tells you where you'd be able to find it. Of course, you'd have difficulty if you don't have a Fry's in your state, but BB probably won't give you any problems with pricematching either way.

There's a Fry's in my state but they don't put ads in any local papers around here to my knowledge. Would Best Buy accept a printoff from the computer of the ad image?

WinnieThePujols

03-25-2006, 10:22 PM

you paid 15 to borrow a disk? dumbass...

Yeah, you're right. Getting a $50 game for $15 is stupid.

I may be a Cheap Ass Gamer, but I'm not about to ask my cousin to borrow it the day it came out. That's just downright rude, and 100% mooching. Consider it "pitching in" to help pay for the game.

So yeah, if you want to get technical on me, I payed money to borrow a disk. Fortunately, you don't need it to play the game.

Admiral Ackbar

03-25-2006, 11:18 PM

Well, I just finsihed my first dungeon. pretty good. Ended up with some artifacts. They're worth a pretty penny. But with a haggling of 10 I doubt I'll get much.

I figured out why i was getting my ass kicked. I hd set the difficulty to 80%. 50% is normal. I thought the slider was notched like veasy/easy/norm/hard/vhard. But it's a % slider. So i reduced the difficulty to 60%. Norm is 50%. That helped a lot. Now it's challenging but not enough where I get my ass kicked.

Zmonkay

03-25-2006, 11:53 PM

I played through the intro, but that's about all my PC at home could handle. once I got out into the world, it was choppy as hell, so I had to run at pretty much the lowest settings. I really need new ram in that thing. Can't wait to get back to school though, where my beastly rig should be able to kick ass!

Vegan

03-26-2006, 12:08 AM

Yeah, you're right. Getting a $50 game for $15 is stupid.

I may be a Cheap Ass Gamer, but I'm not about to ask my cousin to borrow it the day it came out. That's just downright rude, and 100% mooching. Consider it "pitching in" to help pay for the game.

So yeah, if you want to get technical on me, I payed money to borrow a disk. Fortunately, you don't need it to play the game.

Yar.

Metal Boss

03-26-2006, 06:21 AM

Actually, unless you have an illegal crack, yeah you do need the disc. Way to support bethesda!

Admiral Ackbar

03-26-2006, 01:08 PM

Here are some screen shots from my PC. Mostly everything is at max. I should be at 4x AA and HDr activated. But sometimes it's hard to tell if it's actually on ot not. Everything is pretty much near max with all effects. Outdorrs I average about 30-32 fps and indoors I average 40ish plus. But I want to try some more tweaking later to bost my framerate. i read a tip yesterday in the oblivion forums but they're down for maintenance today so I haven't tried it yet.

Master of My Domain
http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_domain.jpg

City livin'!
http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_city.jpg

Abandoned fort. They don't make 'em like they used to.
http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_fort.jpg

Let's go see the sunset.
http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_sunset.jpg

You'd think they could come up with a better name than, "Imperial City."
http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_imp.jpg

Zmonkay

03-26-2006, 02:13 PM

Photomotoz

03-26-2006, 03:02 PM

Actually, unless you have an illegal crack, yeah you do need the disc. Way to support bethesda!

Illegal? Nope. They aren't illegal at all. Pirating discs is illegal. I personally use no-disc cracks all the time, it prevents wear and tear on my discs. And they are by now means illegal, there are no laws to break. The only reason they seem shady is beacause the people who pirate games use them as well.

Chacrana

03-26-2006, 03:48 PM

Illegal? Nope. They aren't illegal at all. Pirating discs is illegal. I personally use no-disc cracks all the time, it prevents wear and tear on my discs. And they are by now means illegal, there are no laws to break. The only reason they seem shady is beacause the people who pirate games use them as well.

Yeah, but you said you're using your cousin's copy of the game. It's not yours so in that case it would be piracy.

Chacrana

03-26-2006, 03:50 PM

Hey Admiral, what are the stats of your rig? Also, could you share with us the tip you read? I haven't installed it yet on my good pc, but would love to know anything I can do to get it to run as fast as possible. thanks!

The key is to not go overboard on the distance. Keeping the distances for stuff like grass and objects at the default really does help the frame rate. Turning V synch off is a must since that basically doubles your frame rate and I really haven't noticed any "tearing" without the option turned on. I also opted for bloom lighting rather than HDR an I turned the specular distance all the way up and put on 4X AA... so that's definitely better than HDR's lighting. I'm using a 7800GTX 256MB, so decide for yourself how those tips apply to you.

Zmonkay

03-26-2006, 04:38 PM

The key is to not go overboard on the distance. Keeping the distances for stuff like grass and objects at the default really does help the frame rate. Turning V synch off is a must since that basically doubles your frame rate and I really haven't noticed any "tearing" without the option turned on. I also opted for bloom lighting rather than HDR an I turned the specular distance all the way up and put on 4X AA... so that's definitely better than HDR's lighting. I'm using a 7800GTX 256MB, so decide for yourself how those tips apply to you.

Well I've got a 7800GT 256MB, so I should see results pretty similar then. thanks

Toireht

03-26-2006, 05:00 PM

Game is a blast...havent had so much fun exploring in a game for a long time. I'm a Imperial Level 11 custom class; Mercentile, Blade, Block, Sercurity, Sneak, Marksmenship, and Light Armor.

Settings:
1024x768 4xAA 8xAF
Bloom
Self Shadows, Grass shadows, and tree canopy are off
Specular Max
All distance settings are at 3/4 except trees which are at about 1/2

Heres a screen, Cropped it up to make it look nicer...
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5466/24ve1.th.jpg (http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24ve1.jpg)

WinnieThePujols

03-26-2006, 07:21 PM

Actually, unless you have an illegal crack, yeah you do need the disc. Way to support bethesda!

So you've never shared something with a friend?

Or borrowed a game for an extended period of time and beat the hell out of it?

This is personally the first time I've "jointly" bought someone with someone, but people go in together and games all the time and share it. For instance, a friend and his buddy both payed half for Half Life 2.

And to any pirate comments: to be honest, I probably would have pirated the game, but I got a letter from my ISP like literally a week before this came out about copyright infringement. I download a lot but I still buy more than my fair share of stuff. Oblivion was kind of the exception to the rule, because this is a game I would have legitimately paid full price for, but I was extremely strapped for cash because I'm in college and get paid $5.15 (I'm not kidding) an hour.

I realize that doesn't excuse piracy, etc, but... whatever. Giving my cousin $15 for a game is better than straight-up downloading off the internet.

Obviously, I could defend myself, but then I can realistically assume the people I am talking to are probably just being hypocritical. Have they never had someone copy a CD or game for them before? I would really doubt they had never done it.

So you guys turned distant viewing off, then? That's one thing I adore about this game, Reasonably enough, it is going to be an absolute system hog, though. So you just set the view distance down (thus eliminating the "view forever" feature)? I don't know if I could do that! It looks too pretty.

I'm playing with most settings on high and AA on 2x. I get some pretty bad stuttering when I'm outside, though. I'd say my frame rate is only like 15-20 when I'm outside or around really huge buildings in a town.

I am having just a fucking blast with this, though.

WinnieThePujols

03-26-2006, 07:23 PM

Game is a blast...havent had so much fun exploring in a game for a long time. I'm a Imperial Level 11 custom class; Mercentile, Blade, Block, Sercurity, Sneak, Marksmenship, and Light Armor.

I have three I play... I switch up every couple hours:
- A Khajitt thief
- A Breton warlock
- An Imperial good-guy warrior

All of them are pretty much dominant and heavily skewed towards that class... I mean, I made custom ones, but none of them are very balanced. Unlike Morrowind, I want to play as really specific characters this time around (that wasn't really possible in the last game since sneaking around and magic sucked)

lpj8

03-26-2006, 07:49 PM

Every so often a game comes along that makes me yearn for a gaming comp. I guess the time has come.

I'm considering:
AMD 64 3700+
1 gig RAM
Geforce 6800GS CO SE

Seems like this will run Oblivion. I've sorted through a couple posts, does anyone have anything similar to this setup that can give me an idea of how well it will run on this setup?

Toireht

03-26-2006, 08:37 PM

Seems like this will run Oblivion. I've sorted through a couple posts, does anyone have anything similar to this setup that can give me an idea of how well it will run on this setup?

My system is quite similar, except you have a little faster CPU which I believe will help you more then another GB of ram in this game. The frames in my game are: 20-35 outside, 30-50 in town, and dungeons 40+. I have some settings on which brings frames done quite a bit but I like the graphics more then frames. If it was a Shooter i would probaly go for more frames. Now 20 may sound low but with this one coolbit tweak everyone is talking about, it really didnt boost my frames but it made them smoother and the mouse smooth so 20fps feels like 30fps actually.

IMHO, I would go for a 7800 instead of the 6800...but if money is a problem the 6800 will be just fine.

Edit: Some reason signature not showing, go up 4 posts to see my system.

lpj8

03-26-2006, 09:04 PM

My system is quite similar, except you have a little faster CPU which I believe will help you more then another GB of ram in this game. The frames in my game are: 20-35 outside, 30-50 in town, and dungeons 40+. I have some settings on which brings frames done quite a bit but I like the graphics more then frames. If it was a Shooter i would probaly go for more frames. Now 20 may sound low but with this one coolbit tweak everyone is talking about, it really didnt boost my frames but it made them smoother and the mouse smooth so 20fps feels like 30fps actually.

IMHO, I would go for a 7800 instead of the 6800...but if money is a problem the 6800 will be just fine.

Edit: Some reason signature not showing, go up 4 posts to see my system.

Thanks for the info! I'd like to get a 7800 but the price difference between the 6800 and the 7800 is the killer. This will be the first system I've build from scratch, I figure it about time for an upgrade.

Moxio

03-26-2006, 09:43 PM

Well I'm almost level 4 at 14 hours. <_<

There's got a to be a better way to level up an Imperial/Thief sign/Knight build!

Admiral Ackbar

03-26-2006, 09:59 PM

Here's the website I was talking about.

http://ideveloper.pandora-studios.com/files/OblivionSettingsGuide.txt

And here's my setup.

http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_vid1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_vid2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_vid3.jpg

That's with a 3Ghz Pentium with a gig of ram and a 7800gtx.

Oh, and here's how my character turned out with the faical generator. I didn't like it at first but it's grown on me.

http://home.comcast.net/~admiral.ackbar/oblivion/obv_ackbar.jpg

Swingman

03-26-2006, 11:17 PM

Anyone else having problems with the intro video? Parts of the screen would stutter while the other part was going smoothly.

Photomotoz

03-27-2006, 02:37 AM

Anyone else having problems with the intro video? Parts of the screen would stutter while the other part was going smoothly.

Yup, I had that. I never had the problem come up again after that. Only the intro.

And is anyone else annoyed how the NPCs switch voices?

Liquid 2

03-27-2006, 03:22 AM

is the Fry's ad for oblivion good for the collector's edition?

Vegan

03-27-2006, 05:33 AM

Stuttering intro is apparently a common issue.

markholladay

03-27-2006, 11:32 AM

And is anyone else annoyed how the NPCs switch voices?

That is weird, you will have an old lady begger asking for money, then you give it to her and she sounds like she is 20

karsh

03-27-2006, 12:54 PM

Well, I kinda knew it was gonna happen, but Oblivion has kicked my computer's ass. Time to finally upgrade it, but it seems that in the three years I've had this computer, AGP has gone out of style now that PCI-e is the way too go. So looks like this is gonna become one expensive trip to upgrade the computer. Stupid 5900 Ultra sucking now.

Vegan

03-27-2006, 01:21 PM

Yeah I have a vanilla 6600 and I'm waiting. It would technically run but I want my experience to be better than that.

karsh

03-27-2006, 01:34 PM

I'm looking at now just getting a top of the line AGP card and hoping that lasts me for awhile. Either the Radeon X850XT PE or the Geforce 7800 GS CO Superclocked. Not sure yet.

Chacrana

03-27-2006, 01:48 PM

I'm looking at now just getting a top of the line AGP card and hoping that lasts me for awhile. Either the Radeon X850XT PE or the Geforce 7800 GS CO Superclocked. Not sure yet.

I honestly wouldn't bother with AGP anymore. I'd really recommend replacing the mobo and getting a PCI-express card. AGP cards simply aren't worth it anymore.

karsh

03-27-2006, 02:11 PM

I honestly wouldn't bother with AGP anymore. I'd really recommend replacing the mobo and getting a PCI-express card. AGP cards simply aren't worth it anymore.

The thing is, despite knowing this, it's just completely out of the price range I can afford to update the mobo and get a PCI-e card, since I would then need to get a new processor too. I've already seen people online who have the 7800 GS overclocked card from eVGA, and Oblivion plays on the highest settings very smoothly. That's all I'm asking for, and to let me get through the next year at most of games. And I don't even need to play at the highest settings, as long as it runs smoothly. I just can't even get Oblivion to run smoothly on this computer right now, where the only weak link I can see is the video card, as the rest is a 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor and a gig of DDR400 RAM.

Lice

03-27-2006, 02:24 PM

I just can't even get Oblivion to run smoothly on this computer right now, where the only weak link I can see is the video card, as the rest is a 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor and a gig of DDR400 RAM.

Hmm, Whats the FSB on the processor?

For the guys running it now, Is one gig cutting it or would you reccomend Two gigs?

Also a random question: I dont have a 360 but i have an HD tv. Whats the process of getting the video out to run on the HD Tv? I have done it on my old analog tv, but Im not sure if the HD would change everything which im sure it would. And would that even run well, Being the Tvs resolutions are higher.

I was thinking of getting that adapter so that a 360 controller would work with the computer.

karsh

03-27-2006, 02:29 PM

That might be part of it too. It's only 200 MHz in frequency and 800 MHz in speed.

Dr Mario Kart

03-27-2006, 04:26 PM

Just started this today. Named my character Flonne, even though I couldnt get her to look like it in any way. She's handy with a bow and restoration magic, and of course, she's sneaky. nin nin <3

WinnieThePujols

03-27-2006, 04:51 PM

It is so hard to resist "cheating."

I am SO tempted to just make a shitload of potions (which is effortless) to raise my alchemy ability to allow to me make valuable potions which will, in turn, allow me to sell them at high prices and get a lot of money in return... but I feel cheap doing that.

What are your views on this? I like my guy to get better as I use abilities (and I never train), but the fact that alchemy is almost effortless to level up kind of spoils it and ruins the fun...

Zmonkay

03-27-2006, 05:04 PM

Thanks for the screenies and link Admiral!

Vegan

03-27-2006, 05:25 PM

Metal Boss

03-27-2006, 05:28 PM

keithp

03-27-2006, 06:53 PM

Vegan, I've got a 6600GT card and it runs great on it! So you might be ok. I haven't tried FRAPS to see what I'm getting, but it's *very* playable and looks great.

Dr. Mario Kart--that's exactly the character I'm playing right now!! It's a ton of fun sneaking around one-shotting baddies with arrows!

Admiral Ackbar

03-27-2006, 07:20 PM

Roufuss

03-27-2006, 07:27 PM

I cheated on the vampire quest, when i got bit during the night, just summoned the cure vampire disease because that quest is so poorly designed, and tedious. Here's my dude, dudes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/asshat11/Oblivion2006-03-2713-04-46-56.jpg

I cheated on the arena quest... the three argonians kept knocking me down and beating the crap out of me, and it was annoying. I just used the Kill command on two of them, and wiped the floor with the last one.

Chacrana

03-27-2006, 07:35 PM

What's incredibly satisfying in the arena is when you've beaten your opponent and then you sheath your weapon and just procede the punch the shit out of their dead body and maybe drag it around a bit.

Metal Boss

03-27-2006, 08:51 PM

Chubby. :P

rightfully so, I modelled him after

http://www.beijingvideo.com/bjv/images/shogun11.jpg

Moxio

03-27-2006, 09:33 PM

I cheated on the vampire quest, when i got bit during the night, just summoned the cure vampire disease because that quest is so poorly designed, and tedious. Here's my dude, dudes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/asshat11/Oblivion2006-03-2713-04-46-56.jpg

I did also. The quest is so dumb and it takes many hours to complete - all while you can't travel during the DAY, which is absolutely horrid.

Admiral Ackbar

03-27-2006, 09:56 PM

I did also. The quest is so dumb and it takes many hours to complete - all while you can't travel during the DAY, which is absolutely horrid.

I'm stuck on a stupid quets where you have to find this missing painting in the Chorrol Castle. I know what's up. There's this one lady whpo took it.

1) She told me she hated the ainting (Motive)
2) She lied about her whereabouts that night. (She said she was Stargazing when it was rainign out.)
3) I found a painting where she was hanging out a lot.
4) And then painting gear hidden in her room. So she's obviously an artist. But I don't know why she's hiding it. or why she bears a grudge.

Anyway, now I'm stuck. And I don't want to move on until I solve this. I''ve searched every section of the castle, talked to everyone, I'm now down to searching for secret compartments.

Anywya, iof anyone has done this quest, a hint would be appreciated on what I do next.

WinnieThePujols

03-27-2006, 10:09 PM

If it really spoils your fun, I say resist the urge. But I wouldn't call it cheating if you can legitimately do it within the confines of the game system.

Eh, that's a good point.

But it definitely does spoil the fun... I don't know if I said this before, but there's really nothing as fun as saving up for hours and hours just to buy one half-way decent piece of equipment.

It almost parallels real life, and saving up for something you've wanted.

Moxio

03-27-2006, 11:19 PM

I'm stuck on a stupid quets where you have to find this missing painting in the Chorrol Castle. I know what's up. There's this one lady whpo took it.

1) She told me she hated the ainting (Motive)
2) She lied about her whereabouts that night. (She said she was Stargazing when it was rainign out.)
3) I found a painting where she was hanging out a lot.
4) And then painting gear hidden in her room. So she's obviously an artist. But I don't know why she's hiding it. or why she bears a grudge.

Anyway, now I'm stuck. And I don't want to move on until I solve this. I''ve searched every section of the castle, talked to everyone, I'm now down to searching for secret compartments.

Anywya, iof anyone has done this quest, a hint would be appreciated on what I do next.

I know it's cheating, but I've gotten stuck so many times I just warp to the quest target. I'd rather cheat than blow an artery.

If you're interested, the command is movetoqt

Swingman

03-28-2006, 12:12 AM

Hmm, Whats the FSB on the processor?

For the guys running it now, Is one gig cutting it or would you reccomend Two gigs?

Also a random question: I dont have a 360 but i have an HD tv. Whats the process of getting the video out to run on the HD Tv? I have done it on my old analog tv, but Im not sure if the HD would change everything which im sure it would. And would that even run well, Being the Tvs resolutions are higher.

I was thinking of getting that adapter so that a 360 controller would work with the computer.

I just upgraded my PC to one gig and I'm running it fine. I turned it down to 800x600 resolution but the game still looks nice. I don't have very many slowdowns. The only thing I hope to be able to up is the draw distance because you can see stuff getting drawn on only about 15 feet in front of my guy.

Photomotoz

03-28-2006, 02:15 AM

I did also. The quest is so dumb and it takes many hours to complete - all while you can't travel during the DAY, which is absolutely horrid.

I love that quest and I am gonna stay a vampire. All you gotta do is feed every couple of days and then light doesn't hurt you. I mean you get all these bonuses that increase as you get more hungry. At the lowest they still add enough to make the whole thing worth it. Just feed on beggar since they are every where.

Also, on the Thieves Guild quest where you have to find they Arrow thing. Did any of you also find the giant fish? That fish is SO HUGE! I thought it was a glitch that it was down so deep but nope, just a giant fish.

CorporalJackson

03-28-2006, 07:24 PM

when you guys say 'cheat' what is that are you useing the console to cheat the ` key or using magic to use the cure your stuff and kill the arena dudes

zewone

03-28-2006, 09:58 PM

I'm stuck on a stupid quets where you have to find this missing painting in the Chorrol Castle. I know what's up. There's this one lady whpo took it.

1) She told me she hated the ainting (Motive)
2) She lied about her whereabouts that night. (She said she was Stargazing when it was rainign out.)
3) I found a painting where she was hanging out a lot.
4) And then painting gear hidden in her room. So she's obviously an artist. But I don't know why she's hiding it. or why she bears a grudge.

Anyway, now I'm stuck. And I don't want to move on until I solve this. I''ve searched every section of the castle, talked to everyone, I'm now down to searching for secret compartments.

Anywya, iof anyone has done this quest, a hint would be appreciated on what I do next.

Check the Dining Hall floor. Took me forever to find the last clue. Fucking retarded.

Dr Mario Kart

03-28-2006, 10:09 PM

CorporalJackson

03-28-2006, 11:09 PM

also My game lags like crazy in battles and whne ride my pony My pc specs are
1 gig of ram p4 3.0 ghz and a x300 SE 128mb video card my setting are on the lowest

Robobandit

03-28-2006, 11:40 PM

also My game lags like crazy in battles and whne ride my pony My pc specs are
1 gig of ram p4 3.0 ghz and a x300 SE 128mb video card my setting are on the lowest

that x300 SE (shitty edition) is definitely holding you back. Your 3.0ghz and 1gb of ram are fine, but that card is god awful.

Photomotoz

03-28-2006, 11:50 PM

Would anyone happen to have handy a list of houses to buy in each city along with their prices?

I want to get whichever one is closest to 4K.

http://www.tvacres.com/images/zoidberg.jpg

Buy the manor in Anvil! It's 5k and it is haunted. After you unhaunt it's a very nice looking house. And very big, it also come furnished so you do not have to go and buy stuff.

CorporalJackson

03-29-2006, 12:03 AM

that x300 SE (shitty edition) is definitely holding you back. Your 3.0ghz and 1gb of ram are fine, but that card is god awful.
Any reccomeded cards that are under 150?

Chacrana

03-29-2006, 12:06 AM

Under 150? No. If you're going to get a new card, get a 6800 at the absolute very least... I don't think those are under 150... at least they weren't last time I checked.

bebop

03-29-2006, 08:22 PM

You can get a eVGA Geforce 6800 Video Card for 100$ after 30$ rebate at newegg.com. I just ordered one a couple of days ago.

Here's a link.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130263

Lice

03-29-2006, 08:51 PM

Admiral Ackbar

03-29-2006, 09:21 PM

Check the Dining Hall floor. Took me forever to find the last clue. Fucking retarded.

Thanks!

karsh

03-29-2006, 09:41 PM

Note that card is PCI express.... If your running AGP now then its a no go.

Here are some AGp cards that are decent at your price range... I have no experience with some of those companys so educate yourself about them before you buy

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+4017+1067909573&srchInDesc=agp&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48

I was actually considering getting that Asus card. I've been told by some people on the Oblivion message board that it's actually a really good card and that with some quick and easy overclocking, it runs Oblivion really well. Add that in with the fact it's only $169, and I'm almost sold.

Lice

03-29-2006, 09:51 PM

Woah check that card out at 512 mb of ram on it for a nice price... Im going to research this card a bit... ill report my findings...

Lice

03-29-2006, 10:27 PM

ASUS Geforce 6800 N6800

Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU Geforce 6800
Core clock 350MHz
PixelPipelines 12
Memory Clock 540MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2
3D API DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 1.5

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/licemasta/CAG/Cardspeeds.jpg

Ok so check out the comparisons. You can see they put in some really slow Memory in it. 540 mhz. I wonder why they went that slow. That mixed with the 12 pipelines doesnt make me so hot and botherd over this card as much. The 512 is nice, but the differnce is going to be negligible. My guess is this card will clock around if not a tad lower that a regular 6800. The 512 gets you all excited like, the cheap price makes you question it, and the specs make you say aha!
But none the less this card could most definately be over clocked. Unlock the other 4 pipelines which are on it but not open. Over clock the memory to the normal speeds and you should have a nice little card with a good price. I would maybe think of putting on a fan thats better for removing heart off the cards if your going to OC it all.

You know if I had to buy a new card and was on a budget i would definately consider this path...

Kayden

03-29-2006, 10:48 PM

Robobandit

03-29-2006, 11:36 PM

At least the normal monsters stop scaling at a certain point. Only 5 or so creatures/people in the game will continue to scale to the player's level. (I'm sure the final boss is one of them hehe)

Admiral Ackbar

03-29-2006, 11:45 PM

I can't stop playing this game. I hated MorrowWind because all you did was walk for an hour to the quest and kill 1 enemy on the way and then do the quest and spend an hour walking back.

The fast move system and horses make things a lot more fun. You get to the action right away. However, I'm like level 14 and the dynamic NPC leveling is starting to kick my ass. If I get caught by 3 or more mobs I get raped. Stupid me though, I took heavy armor as a major skill and I'm running around wearing the Black Hand robes... stupid +11 bonuses.

I don't really get alchemy. I know you're supposed to mix crap to make potions, but where do you get recipies? What are the amblic, mortar and retorts for? Do they all do the same thing?

Soul collecting is kinda hazy for me too. Do gems fill up in one shot or is it cumulative? Like I've got a Grand Gem that says its current level is common, if I capture more will it raise the level or is it a one shot deal?

Yeah, that's a problem.

Look, I think Oblivion is a greta game. But it does have some problems that the reviews seem to overlook. There are the bugs with the AI. The dynamic mobs can be screwy. There's no recepie book for Alchemy. Poor explanations for some things. Not everything shows up on the maps like shrine.

I think the game is greta but it does have some issues.

Going back to the soul gems, I have yet to find a mage that actually sells the soul collecting spell. So I haven't tested it out in practice. But from my understanding, you cats the spell. Then you have the soul gems in your backpack. the spell lasts for say, 30 seconds. If you kill your enemy in that time, your gems fills with the soul of that enemy. More powerful enemies need more powerful soul gems. Then you can use the gems to recharge weapons.

That's my understanding, but I haven't actually done it yet.

Photomotoz

03-29-2006, 11:47 PM

I don't really get alchemy. I know you're supposed to mix crap to make potions, but where do you get recipies? What are the amblic, mortar and retorts for? Do they all do the same thing?

Soul collecting is kinda hazy for me too. Do gems fill up in one shot or is it cumulative? Like I've got a Grand Gem that says its current level is common, if I capture more will it raise the level or is it a one shot deal?
Click on a alchemy creating object(Mortar and Pestle, Amblic, Retorts, ????forgot????). Then it will be a screen with 4 slots. Pick an item and you will see several of the 4 attributes it has(you can see more as you increase in level). Then add another item, when they attributes match you can make a potion. No recipes required. It is explained better in the manual.

Soul gems can get charged only once. To add more souls you need to get an empty gem.

whoknows

03-30-2006, 12:11 AM

I know the "how will it run on my pc" has been asked a lot, and I didnt bother to check if there was a similar system posted....anyways, I have:

512 mb Ram
ATI Radeon 9600xt
AMD running at 2.1ghz

So...would it be playable for me?

Chacrana

03-30-2006, 12:21 AM

Nope. I seriously doubt there's anyway it'd be playable let alone enjoyable.

Admiral Ackbar

03-30-2006, 12:22 AM

Click on a alchemy creating object(Mortar and Pestle, Amblic, Retorts, ????forgot????). Then it will be a screen with 4 slots. Pick an item and you will see several of the 4 attributes it has(you can see more as you increase in level). Then add another item, when they attributes match you can make a potion. No recipes required. It is explained better in the manual.

Soul gems can get charged only once. To add more souls you need to get an empty gem.

Yeah, but how are you to remember what does what? For exaple, I know bonemeal mixes with mort flesh to create a damage poison. That's from memory. But unless you have them in your inventory, you don't know.

They should have some journal entry that says something like X+Y=Z and the base ability or attribute of each type of herb you discover.

if you had that listing, it would be much easier to actually go out and get what you wanted while discarding what you're not interested in.

whoknows

03-30-2006, 12:27 AM

Nope. I seriously doubt there's anyway it'd be playable let alone enjoyable.
What would I need to upgrade? Just more ram or the video card as well?
I can pretty much play any game right now fine (I can even play FEAR on high...) but anyways...what would I need to upgrade?

markholladay

03-30-2006, 12:37 AM

What would I need to upgrade? Just more ram or the video card as well?
I can pretty much play any game right now fine (I can even play FEAR on high...) but anyways...what would I need to upgrade?

I dont know if this helps,

But I have a Radeon 9800
and a gig of Ram and the game runs great. Is the 9600 a big differance from the 9800

Chacrana

03-30-2006, 01:23 AM

The 9600 is about a generation away from the 9800 IIRC... I wouldn't chance it.

whoknows -- I'd get more RAM and I'd get a 6800GS or something. That should be sufficient for running the game well on medium settings (so it'll look about as good... maybe not quite as good as the 360 version.)

Kayden

03-30-2006, 01:30 AM

The soul capture spell is sold by an NPC (I don't know the town, but I'm pretty sure its the Guild of Mysticism- look it up in the Mages Guild Charter) and you can also get a staff with the soul capture spell on it by joining the Mages Guild. You can also use soul gems for enchanting.

Going back to the soul gems, I have yet to find a mage that actually sells the soul collecting spell. So I haven't tested it out in practice. But from my understanding, you cats the spell. Then you have the soul gems in your backpack. the spell lasts for say, 30 seconds. If you kill your enemy in that time, your gems fills with the soul of that enemy. More powerful enemies need more powerful soul gems. Then you can use the gems to recharge weapons.

That's my understanding, but I haven't actually done it yet.
The 9600 is the midrange of last gen and the 9800 is upperrange of last gen, there is a difference between the two but they still get smoked by the current midrange cards.

I dont know if this helps,

But I have a Radeon 9800
and a gig of Ram and the game runs great. Is the 9600 a big differance from the 9800

So theres no difference between the contraptions?

For soul gems- How do you know how good a soul is? I haven't been able to capture a human soul (says no gem big enough) but I just got some black soul gems that I'm betting may work. Is there anyway to keep from getting a crappy soul in a good gem? I have a Grand gem that contains a 'petty' soul =(. Additionally- I have a Daedric soulgem that I got from the daedroth you summon from the main quest... is that special beyond being able to use it for the story line?

Click on a alchemy creating object(Mortar and Pestle, Amblic, Retorts, ????forgot????). Then it will be a screen with 4 slots. Pick an item and you will see several of the 4 attributes it has(you can see more as you increase in level). Then add another item, when they attributes match you can make a potion. No recipes required. It is explained better in the manual.

Soul gems can get charged only once. To add more souls you need to get an empty gem.

Photomotoz

03-30-2006, 02:38 AM

They should have some journal entry that says something like X+Y=Z and the base ability or attribute of each type of herb you discover.

if you had that listing, it would be much easier to actually go out and get what you wanted while discarding what you're not interested in.

Yes, a system where when you make a potion it is added to a list. Then you can click on the list to make that potion anytime as long as you have the proper items. Although I doubt that we will see this implemented by the patches I think that we can rely on the mod community to fix things like this. I would post around some modding forums somewhere and ask for this, it would be a great mod.

Logain8955

03-30-2006, 02:54 AM

Vegan

03-30-2006, 04:47 AM

I'm kind of surprised to hear how many PC gamers still only have 512 MB of RAM in their computers. I can barely get a satisfying Windows experience out of a 512 computer, much less play a game on one.

I'm not ragging on anyone, I understand that RAM is still ridiculously expensive.

Kayden

03-30-2006, 11:02 AM

Actually, ram is the cheapest its ever been per MB. Back in the day I paid like $200 for 16MB. Before then you could pay that much for 2MB! Last December I paid $200 for 2000MB.

I'm kind of surprised to hear how many PC gamers still only have 512 MB of RAM in their computers. I can barely get a satisfying Windows experience out of a 512 computer, much less play a game on one.

I'm not ragging on anyone, I understand that RAM is still ridiculously expensive.

Vegan

03-30-2006, 01:05 PM

I knew someone would play the "per megabyte" card. It's still expensive.

Admiral Ackbar

03-30-2006, 01:07 PM

Admiral Ackbar

03-30-2006, 01:14 PM

For soul gems- How do you know how good a soul is? I haven't been able to capture a human soul (says no gem big enough) but I just got some black soul gems that I'm betting may work. Is there anyway to keep from getting a crappy soul in a good gem? I have a Grand gem that contains a 'petty' soul =(. Additionally- I have a Daedric soulgem that I got from the daedroth you summon from the main quest... is that special beyond being able to use it for the story line?

Maybe you can fill a gem. For example, maybe you can collect a bunch of petty souls to fill a grand gem. I'm assuming no if you can only fill one gem with one sould as mentioned by a previous poster. But that sucks if you're wasting expensive and grand soul gems on goblins and other weak monetsers. Even if you have petty soul gems available in your pack.

I would think that it would fill your smallest gems first. Maybe you just didn't have any more room, activated the spell, and it just filled the gem.

Genocidal

03-30-2006, 01:20 PM

Also, can someoen explain to me the diffrence between "Charge" and uses?" Aren't they basically the same thing?

Soul gems can be used to recharge your magical equipment, and depending on the level of the soul, it will recharge a different amount. The Uses shows how many times you can use it, obviously -- but for higher powered enchantments, you'll get a lower amount of uses out of the same amount of charge in an item.

Photomotoz

03-30-2006, 01:56 PM

Right. He's in the town west of Chorrol between there and Anvil. Starts with an 'S' and has that paranoid guy. I literally found him last night after I made my post.

My problem now is that I've been to four towns. Yet I haven't found a single novice Mysticism or Conjuration spell. I've found novice alteration spells. But without any novice Myst or Conj spells I can't even practice to improve my skill to apprentice and use more spells. I have to train. Which I find very, very, very annoying sicne I'd rather not spend money training something so easily practiced. I can't believe they don't have any, but I can't find them.

Also, can someoen explain to me the diffrence between "Charge" and uses?" Aren't they basically the same thing?

Each towns mager guild sells different spells, basically every guild has a different spell type. Some times they slightly cross with some spells but the major in one type.

Charge is jsut charge. Say an item has a 1000 charge. It may have abilites that are either on hit or on use. They also have different costs so an ability that costs 100 will have 10 uses.

Admiral Ackbar

03-30-2006, 03:13 PM

Each towns mager guild sells different spells, basically every guild has a different spell type. Some times they slightly cross with some spells but the major in one type.

Charge is jsut charge. Say an item has a 1000 charge. It may have abilites that are either on hit or on use. They also have different costs so an ability that costs 100 will have 10 uses.

I've been to the conjurere, mysticism, alteration, and destruction towns. I haven't found a minor spell in either of those two types I posted about earlier.

I may have more lcuk in the capital. but I've been laying low. It might not be a good idea to hang out in the same city where I witnessed the emperor get killed by a cult.

Kayden

03-30-2006, 07:01 PM

Maybe you can fill a gem. For example, maybe you can collect a bunch of petty souls to fill a grand gem. I'm assuming no if you can only fill one gem with one sould as mentioned by a previous poster. But that sucks if you're wasting expensive and grand soul gems on goblins and other weak monetsers. Even if you have petty soul gems available in your pack.

I would think that it would fill your smallest gems first. Maybe you just didn't have any more room, activated the spell, and it just filled the gem.

I have a bout 50lbs of soul gems. I steal them every chance I get. :lol:

I had several dozen gems before I even got the soul trap spell.

I think the petty greats where gems I found like that. :-\

Anyone else hate trying to pick a lock? It says click when the tumbler is at the top and I do and the pick still breaks. :bomb: Some times I can just click right though a very hard in one shot and other times I have to reload 14 times just to get an average.

Oh yea, Don't level until you use your training!
You can train 5 skills per level. They arent cumulative so use them up! Use them on minor skills you don't use a lot, but do use. I use lock picking magic but dont use any other alteration magic, so I use a lot of my training on alteration.

Admiral Ackbar

03-30-2006, 08:47 PM

Btw, Is Glathair the paranoid half elf really onto something or is he just crazy.

It would be cool if he was actually onto something. But I haven't found anything and thats after following everyone. I did break into his house and stole his notes. Not to mention, the 800 gold he had hiddne in his waste basket! And I stole an item from the suille broths that enttles me to stuff for my house. When my ccursor went over it, the note was valed at 1600 gold. But in my inventory it just says zero.

The trick to lock picking is the speed of the tumbler. If the tunbler is fast, you gotta click right when it hits the top. if the tumbler is slow, you have to wait a split second. And tumblers in a lock have varying speeds.

I've actually gotten quite good at it.

CorporalJackson

03-30-2006, 09:29 PM

How do I "Fix up" the maor in anvail?

Kayden

03-30-2006, 09:48 PM

Hes actually crazy. You can play along with his delusions and he asks you to kill them. At that point you can tell a guard or actually kill them for more money. Course... he only wants them dead because you say they're spying on him. If you say they aren't following him he behalves.

Btw, Is Glathair the paranoid half elf really onto something or is he just crazy.

It would be cool if he was actually onto something. But I haven't found anything and thats after following everyone. I did break into his house and stole his notes. Not to mention, the 800 gold he had hiddne in his waste basket! And I stole an item from the suille broths that enttles me to stuff for my house. When my ccursor went over it, the note was valed at 1600 gold. But in my inventory it just says zero.

The trick to lock picking is the speed of the tumbler. If the tunbler is fast, you gotta click right when it hits the top. if the tumbler is slow, you have to wait a split second. And tumblers in a lock have varying speeds.

I've actually gotten quite good at it.

Photomotoz

03-30-2006, 11:08 PM

How do I "Fix up" the maor in anvail?

Sleep in the beds.

CorporalJackson

03-31-2006, 12:40 AM

Ghost attacked me lol and i have no silver swords

Photomotoz

03-31-2006, 01:13 AM

Ghost attacked me lol and i have no silver swords

I fought them off with my Daedric Longsword. Took me forever though. After you go through the quest to "fix" the manor it ends up looking really nice. One of if not the best looking house in the game.

Kayden

03-31-2006, 11:59 AM

Grrrrrr.... I snuck into a castle to steal a ring from a countess. I got past the gaurd no problem, but now hes just standing infront of the only damn exit and wont move. I'm tresspassing so I can't just hit wait. :wall:

:lol: In the Li... the far south L castle... there was an orc wearing a full set of ebony armor (cept the gloves) even a sword and sheild. I snuck up behind her to do a sneak attack and nailed her for 6x damage (my sword does 26 a hit normaly @_@-daedric longsword with fire enchantment) and she said 'hey, that hurt' and just stood there with about half her life. So I hit her again. "Ow, you hit me twice!" but the bitch was still alive! So I hit her a third time and as she was dying, she said "hit me one more time and I'll kill you." :lol: Additionally, I did this directly infront of the castle gaurd! No bounty or anything. I think they're racist and hate Orcs.
Oh, theres a quest I know a lot of you will like. Theres a daedroth shrine where you have to kill two village chiefs and make it look like they killed eachother and the two families maul each other. The coolest part is the reward; you get a staff that clones your target and makes the fight their double.

Dr Mario Kart

03-31-2006, 12:06 PM

wait, you need silver weapons for ghosts? I've been stuck on several quests because I cant seem to significantly damage ghosts. I'll shoot a crap load of arrows or something, but I knew there had to be a better way.

How about Elven or Glass weapons?

Genocidal

03-31-2006, 12:14 PM

Silver will work, as will Daedric or any magically bound weapons (which are Daedric anyways from the look of it). Elven and Glass from what I remember don't.

Over easy

03-31-2006, 02:43 PM

I got the game last week even though I wasn't sure whether it will run on a x300, but nevertherless, it ran at the lowest settings. ::lol::

Anyway, as for the ghosts, I just cast flare until I killed it. But it sounds like I should start looking for silver weapons. Anyone know where I can find one?

Genocidal

03-31-2006, 02:52 PM

You have to be a certain level, I think it's around 6 or so before enemies will start carrying them. If you're lucky, a shop might also get some in stock when you're at or above this level.

karsh

03-31-2006, 04:40 PM

Out of curiosity, for anyone who actually knows video cards, what do you think of these two cards as a band-aid for now to let me at least be able to play Oblvion around medium settings?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103004

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814121216

Any help? I don't wanna spend too much as I plan on eventually just getting a new computer (not for another year or two though), so I just need an AGP card that isn't expensive but can get me running Oblivion.

Photomotoz

03-31-2006, 04:47 PM

Kayden

04-01-2006, 01:03 AM

My daedric longsword chops them up fairly quickly when the fire enchantment is charged, but when its not they take a lot more hits. I haven't actually used a silver weapon yet. The ebony sword you get from one of the daedra shrines with life steal chews them up. Arrows go right through ghosts I believe, that could be why they don't seem to hurt. :lol: Magical bows and arrows sting them well. Cept for cold, the stupid ghosts resist cold.

Far to the south practically due east of Leywin (?) theres the Shrine of Nocturnal, go there to get a quest where the reward is a skeleton key. Its a lockpick that doesn't break. I'm not sure, but I think it also raises your lockpicking skill.

The shrine of Hircine is South East of the Imperial City. The quest for that is killing a unicorn. The reward is crap, but that makes it good for the story line required daedric artifact. Also of note- the unicorn shows the horseshoe when you mouse over it. I was under attack from 2 minotaurs and a wisp at the time, so I couldn't try to get on him... but maybe...

When there are quests that send you into a fort, always look around for a second entrance. There have been two so far where I fought through an entire dungeon to get to someone only to find out that at the end of the dungeon theres a door that brings me out to the world right next to where I went in. The first one was for the Dark Brotherhood when you go to see the guy in the fort. The second was for a daedra shrine mission- I had to find an orb that a mage stole and fight through about 10 rooms of fire and ice atronotchs. :wall: I get to the end and find the mage sleeping. I grabbed the orb and there was a door that took me out 10 feet from the entrance I used- it was just under a bush. :roll: Use your close up map to double check for secondary routes.

wait, you need silver weapons for ghosts? I've been stuck on several quests because I cant seem to significantly damage ghosts. I'll shoot a crap load of arrows or something, but I knew there had to be a better way.

How about Elven or Glass weapons?

Over easy

04-01-2006, 03:42 AM

So about that unicorn...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmxPOeau-94

I got this while lurking the gamefaqs boards. Never pull a weapon out in front of him, or you end up like all those in the video.

Admiral Ackbar

04-01-2006, 12:21 PM

Damn, that is funny.

I wont be able to level though because I won't be able to attack anything and train my skills. I'll just let the unicorn get em.

Kayden

04-01-2006, 12:27 PM

Wow... thats scary. I wonder how I managed to kill it O_o

karsh

04-01-2006, 01:55 PM

CaseyRyback

04-01-2006, 02:09 PM

Looks like I bought the last X1600 Pro OEM in stock at Newegg, as now they're out of stock after I bought mine. I really hope this lets me play Oblivion, as I'm craving it. Like I said, I was just looking for a Band-aid to help me get through a year to a year and a half, and hopefully this'll be it.

what kind of FSB do you have on your PC? I have a slightly slower processor than you (p4 2.4), but a lot of games get bottlenecked due to it (part of the reason I want to sell my card and build or buy a new system next year, depending on how much vista costs).

When you get everything up and running, if you could tell me how well the game runs it would be awesome.

Thanks

karsh

04-01-2006, 02:28 PM

what kind of FSB do you have on your PC? I have a slightly slower processor than you (p4 2.4), but a lot of games get bottlenecked due to it (part of the reason I want to sell my card and build or buy a new system next year, depending on how much vista costs).

When you get everything up and running, if you could tell me how well the game runs it would be awesome.

Thanks

No prob. I'll let you know when I get it all set up. Right now, I have:

Front Side Bus Information :
FSB Frequency : 200.5 MHz
Bus Speed : 801.8 MHz (QDR)

And I'm getting about 10-15 FPS average. And that's with everything turned down. I do get spikes up in FPS, which is always nice, but it's very random. And I definitely also have textures just disappear when the spike happens, so I think that's cause of the video card.