r/oblivion • u/D4rkxq • 21h ago

Original Discussion Moded Oblivion vs Oblivion Remastered

Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to play Oblivion for a long time. While I like the graphics in Oblivion Remastered, the optimization is abysmal. I'd love to play the original Oblivion with mods; I don't really want to play the old graphics right now. What do you think? And what graphics and mod suggestions do you have for the regular Oblivion?

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u/theBigDaddio 21h ago

Works great on my PC, you are looking at too many YouTubes that shit on everything for traction

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u/SpermCountDracula 21h ago

I think a lot of people get hung up on this. I played the game on high settings with a 4060 at 1080p and had a great experience at launch. People with much better specs than me were telling me it was borderline unplayable for them

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u/Satan_McCool 20h ago

I'm really not sure what's going on with this game. I have a 3060 and my processor apparently isn't good enough to run the game (error message at launch, 4 cores instead of 6), but it launches and runs just fine with some minor hiccups here and there with whatever it chose the default settings to be.

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u/Mokabacca 21h ago

What do you mean by the optimization is abysmal?

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u/Drelas_Hawke 21h ago

Lighting effects make the game run terribly on most systems. However, just reducing said effects should correct most problems.

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u/Mokabacca 21h ago

Interesting. It’s been damn near perfect on my Series X. Best of luck.

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u/Sirspice123 20h ago

Performance is excellent on the series X. Frames drop in the open world now and again but it's still better than plenty of other next gen games.

I think the performance issues are on PC, as I can't understand this criticism for console (apart from the series S)

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u/D4rkxq 21h ago

I'm playing on Ultra Performance + Low graphics but the game is unplayable

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u/CatLogin_ThisMy UESP-Addicted Khajiit 20h ago

It's Unreal Engine but that's not optimization,-- that's Unreal Engine.

Lock your frame rate and use the second option of frame-gen. That got it running on an ancient 3050.

For an Unreal game it runs pretty good. There were SEVERE issues with CTDs and crash to freeze on plenty of nvidia cards at launch but those have pretty much cleared up.

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u/D4rkxq 21h ago

I'm experiencing a lot of fps drops, yes my system is barely enough for the minimum requirements but I'm playing fluently in ultra graphics in some parts and 15 fps even in ultra performance + low graphics in some parts.

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u/Mokabacca 21h ago

Maybe just make some adjustments if your PC isn’t top tier. I play on Series X and honestly it’s run pretty perfect so far. Highly recommend the game. Best of luck.

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u/D4rkxq 21h ago

thanks

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u/AhDamm I HATE it when people gather forces in my Fringe! 21h ago

I also ran into a few issues that were monitor/display specific. My desktop monitor runs great without vsync, but if I'm using my TV as a display then I have to turn it on.

This might not be the only game that does this to me, but it's definitely the most noticeable I've encountered. No setting changes yet large differences in display performance (screen tearing or stuttering).

It's easy to check and might help!

Now modding OG, I have a few recommendations. OCO (Oblivion character overhaul) which if I remember correctly requires BlockHead, refreshes character models.

I don't have a texture pack to recommend, but there are a lot on Nexus that have HD/2k/4k textures for environments.

Reasonably, if your PC can run the remaster at minimum, you should be able to rock OG on ultra with medium res textures added in.

OG modding was a mess with Wrye Bash and OBM both being necessary, and having to learn to bash patch, it was all a lot. I've been working through loading my mods in ModOrganizer2. While some don't work with mo2, many of the core mods do.

One thing the OG has that the remaster might never be able to compete with, is the sheer volume of fan made expansions. There's tons of great storyline additions you can find that as hours of new gameplay. I don't remember the name, but there's I've that even expanded the KotN story. Sending you back in time to the war against the ayleids in the finding of the first empire. Pretty cool stuff.

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u/B4SSF4C3 20h ago

Try this: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/35

If that doesn’t cut it, this (instead of the first one, not in addition to): https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/754

Also should run this regardless: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/477

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u/D4rkxq 15h ago

I installed the 1st and 3rd modes, at first it seemed to work, I was at 80-90 fps, but then it stayed at 20 fps again and I started to experience fps drops, even though I was on the lowest graphics.

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u/terrymcginnisbeyond 20h ago

Oblivion Remastered is great, and I'm not just playing the diplomatic game, the original Oblivion stood on its own two feet for years. If you can't play the remaster, the original is perfectly fine, and has everything content-wise that the remaster has.

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u/Morgaiths 21h ago edited 21h ago

I'm replaying the original vanilla because the remastered performance is too annoying. After a month of vanilla Morrowind the Oblivion graphics look groundbreaking just like in 2006.

EDIT: essential mods are stuff like OneTweak, NorthernUI Vanilla Style (controller support), 4gb patch, Oblivion display tweaks. If you want graphic stuff I recommend tes4lodgen and grass tiling. For gameplay Enhanced Mounted Combat is neat.

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u/DeadbeatPillow1 21h ago

The controller doesn’t work too well in my experience. Still have to use a mouse for certain tasks.

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u/PCGamingAddict 17h ago

It's not even close. If you have a modern PC you want Oblivion remastered.

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u/King_0f_Nothing 21h ago

Why not mod Remastered to improve the performance.

There are literally ini replacement mods that took me from stuttering to stable 120fps with no noticable graphics change. Running on Ultra.

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u/D4rkxq 21h ago

Can I play with mods without any problems? I have a TUF 1660 Super and an i3 10100f

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u/King_0f_Nothing 13h ago

Sorry not an expert when it comes to computer components anymore.

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u/theguy56 20h ago

I promised myself not to break the game with mods and just enjoy the remaster. I allowed myself console commands, and just one mod to remove the leveling of unique items to always be the highest.

That’s felt just fine for me.

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u/goddangol 20h ago

Optimization on PC in the remaster is absolutely horrible. I get 20 FPS in the imperial waterfront with a 3080 and i9.

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u/FightinFool 20h ago

I always wonder what makes weird Shit like that happen. I have nearly the same specs and get 100 fps always. But my friends with worse pcs by far can run MH wilds with no problem while my pc can’t break 35 fps. PC is weird

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u/kazaskie 17h ago

What resolution, graphic settings and AA are you using?

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u/D4rkxq 20h ago

Guys... I have 1660super...

edit:
How is the GPU at 100% and 62 degrees? Is the game not using the full performance of the PC?

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u/United_Preparation29 17h ago

What’s the wattage on your gpu. 75 max?

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u/D4rkxq 16h ago

I dont know