Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion

[Bob_the_lost]

My sole major criticism is that i can't seem to talk to people, i keep trying to pick thier pockets instead

My sound card hasn't caused any trouble yet (Audigy 2) but creative do make some of the buggiest soundcards in existence.

 

[Fong]

Doh won't work on my machine.

GeForce Ti4800 1gig DDR Ram and only a 1.8 AMD XP+

Loads up ok, but then when I try and create a character, I just get a a couple of colourful eyes and a few shadows, but I can't see anything, and hwen I load into the game with this character I can't see, everything but a few things is completely white.

Also says it can't detect my video hardware. So sets minimum and still don't work

Big poo!

 

[Crispy]

Fong - try updating your video card drivers.

BTL - Try talking to people from the front and make sure you're not Sneaking (if the crosshair is en eye, you're sneaking)

I just did the first main quest thing (deliver the amulet) and had a couple of scraps along the way during my lunch break. Satisfying

 

[LDR]

My sole major criticism is that i can't seem to talk to people, i keep trying to pick thier pockets instead

I had that problem. It was because I had crouch/sneak on toggle.

 

[Fong]

Fong - try updating your video card drivers.

BTL - Try talking to people from the front and make sure you're not Sneaking (if the crosshair is en eye, you're sneaking)

I just did the first main quest thing (deliver the amulet) and had a couple of scraps along the way during my lunch break. Satisfying

Aye trying an update now, there are new drivers out so maybe that will fix it.

It is odd cause in options, it does recognise my card.

 

[Fong]

Still doesn't recognise teh Video Hardware, despite recognising the Video Card

 

[Crispy]

Are you getting your drivers from www.nvidia.com or are you letting windows update do it? Get the nvidia ones as they'll be much more up to date.

 

[Jambooboo]

Seems as good an excuse to get hold of a 360 and put my HD LCD to good use as any.

 

[Fong]

Are you getting your drivers from www.nvidia.com or are you letting windows update do it? Get the nvidia ones as they'll be much more up to date.

Yeah i got the latest nvidia ones, for some reason still says it doesn't recognise my video hardware, despite recognising the video card.

 

[Fong]

Went to their site and they don't support the GeForce4 series, because it doesn't have Shader 2.0 capabilities

But there is a 'workaround' so I am about to go throw myself at that.

If you use a GeForce3/4 card, all you will see is what I see, white with a few bits of colour thrown in.

Here is the original thread.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=288783

Here is the fix.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=296193

Takes a bit of fiddling but it does work.

 

[Cid]

The game isn't out yet. All this "it's amazing" stuff is just coming from their marketing department ffs! Yes, I hope it is a good game but how on earth do you know that it will actually live up to all this hype?

You deserve to spend the rest of your life trapped in a cage at the top of one of the sub towers in an oblivion gate, until some slightly sadistic hero comes and releases you so that you plummet staright onto the corpse-masher below!

With Bethesda you just have to have faith in the fact that they're a bunch of geeks who take immense amounts of pleasure from completely shitting all over any competition every so often. In some ways, of course, Oblivion isn't quite as original as Morrowind - it's still largely the same format, even if the mechanics are massively improved... But then no-one wanted something completely new (Oblivion... with space cruisers... and dragons... and maybe Ewoks). What we end up with is the (near) perfection of the Morrowind format... It has some very minor flaws (as crispy said, the indoor/outdoor thing and er... um... it would be nice to have breakable crates like in HL2 ) but overall it represents the vast technological leap the we were all hoping for.

In graphics terms it is absolutely stunning, but it isn't just the graphics that give its visual impact. It's abundantly clear that a lot of research and careful development has gone into the styles and designs of the buildings... Admittedly the indoor/outdoor thing is a setback here - it could do with a better bridge between the two - dynamic lighting through (breakable ) stained glass windows (I may have missed something because I have to run the settings very low at the moment though ) - that kinda thing. Viewed seperately of course the design is unbelievable - completely immersive, walking round Skingrad or Chorrol or any of the other towns is almost weird... it's like those times when you were a kid and went through the 'knights in armour' phase, only this time it's almost real.

I'm running it on an old graphics card, so I haven't played it to its full potential yet... Thinking of investing £750 or so in a new graphics card, motherboard and CPU though (512mb Gainward GeForce 7900, Asus A8N SLI, AMD 64 4000, something like that). Just need the cash now...

 

[The Groke]

Just got it for my 360.....


running in high-Def on my 32" LCD.....

w00t!

And other such geek adjectives.

Have not even bothered with the first quest yet - just been wondering around going "ooh" a lot

 

[sorearm]

It is indeed a thing of beauty... I love it so much, the rendering is gorgeous (only just got out of the sewer into the open world yesterday - WOW!), character develoopment is good, the facial animation pisses over HL2.

runs groovy on my system:
Athlon64 3000
Sapphire radeon X800 512 meg (newest omega drivers)
1gig 3200 ram
200 gig SATA seagate HD
onboard sound (atm!)
19' viewsonic TFT (2ms response time he he)

I like the way magik regenerates, how you can cast spells same time as wielding weapons, the tutorial system is very intuitive, controls are good too (8 slots for hotkeys)

did anyone else spend about 1/2 hour just pissing around with the face of their character like me? I went for a custom skills (mixture of heavy armour, blade, sneak, mercantile and a smattering of destruction magic), can't remember which race (not the imperial/breton/nord - the other humanoid one). Gave the character some nice cornrow hair, then faffed around with giving it gauntlike cheeks and nose and chin, some lovely zombie-like dark shadows around the eyes .... ha ha

... oh well, there goes counterstrike for the next few months eh?

this game is

 

[sorearm]

I'm running it on an old graphics card, so I haven't played it to its full potential yet... Thinking of investing £750 or so in a new graphics card, motherboard and CPU though (512mb Gainward GeForce 7900, Asus A8N SLI, AMD 64 4000, something like that). Just need the cash now...

you'll def need something like that to get the most from oblivion Cid!

 

[rubbershoes]

... oh well, there goes counterstrike for the next few months eh?

 

[Stigmata]

The one thing that looks a bit disappointing in the screenshots is that it seems to be a very generic fantasy setting this time round- thatched cottages, medieval cities etc. I really liked the bizarre Dunmer setting and culture of the last game. Fungus towers, giant insect shells and ash storms.

 

[revol68]

What pisses me off about most RPGs is the completely saddo settings and worlds they set them in! I don't want a fucking world of kings, wizards and fucking numpty goblins, it's just fucking geek shit.

Thats why I loved Final Fantasy VII it's post techno grunge look aesthetic was so much better than meeting some fucking elves.

And is no one else concerned with the rampant racialisation in the fantasy genres?

Grow up you fucking geeks and stop wanking over elves

 

[Crispy]

*Wanks over Dwarves*

 

[agricola]

The one thing that looks a bit disappointing in the screenshots is that it seems to be a very generic fantasy setting this time round- thatched cottages, medieval cities etc. I really liked the bizarre Dunmer setting and culture of the last game. Fungus towers, giant insect shells and ash storms.

Hell > Morrowind

 

[agricola]

bah

 

[Stigmata]

Hell > Morrowind

Bollocks. One of the bestest games ever, alongside Planescape:Torment and Deus Ex.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Hell > Morrowind

Hell = Diablo II

 

[Strawman]

Absolutley Brilliant Game.

bunch of my workm8s are playing it too and its great how their playing experiences are totally different to mine - one is proud of the fact that hes now the leader of the thieves and assasins guild and regales us with tales of who hes robbed and murdered . Sounds fun but my char is a goody so far

 

[AnMarie]

... oh well, there goes counterstrike for the next few months eh?

*sob*

first counterstrike and now......... elder scrolls

 

[Cid]

you'll def need something like that to get the most from oblivion Cid!

Yeah I know, played it with good res before and it's just sad seeing it on my machine (i mean it still looks great, but not great enough and the graphics somtimes lag in big fights).

Thing is, do I go for the ridiculously nice 7900 technology at £360 (which it will inevitably drop right down from in the next 6 months) or the established 7800 GT SLI technology at £235 and spend the money saved on a better CPU (probably AMD 64 4400 dual core, 1mb cache/core). Or do I sell my lung and go for everything? Decisions, decisions...

 

[Bob_the_lost]

To play it at high settings you need a 7800GT or better ie.

7800GT
1800XT
7800GTX
7900GT
1900XT
7900GTX
1900XTX

Or a SLI/crossfire system. I've got a 7800GT and it's running at near the highest level of eyecandy, the 7900GT will be able to do that and give a good few more frames per second.

Right now there's a fantastic price on X1900XTs @ overclockers £300 for what is an imense card. But be warned, they aren't quiet and they do generate a lot of heat.

The 7900GT is going for a mere £235. Or if money is tighter the 7800GT is still a good design, as is the X1800XT.

Of course i'd just get an Xbox360. It'll be almost as good and a lot better suited imo.

 

[poului]

rd56fdr57yu

The game has, of course, been released in the midst of my finals.


Nevertheless, my finals consist entirely of coursework, and I essentially only have one essay left to write, and that's my degree finished - so I deliberately haven't bought Oblivion yet, will get this essay done, and to then celebrate my freedom, instead of going out and socialising, I'll start playing this game.


Awesome.





P.S. It's not as if anyone will have finished Oblivion by the time I get round to it.

 

[Crispy]

P.S. It's not as if anyone will have finished Oblivion by the time I get round to it.

Christ no. I fully expect to be playing the same character a year from now.

 

[Cid]

Right now there's a fantastic price on X1900XTs @ overclockers £300 for what is an imense card. But be warned, they aren't quiet and they do generate a lot of heat.

The 7900GT is going for a mere £235. Or if money is tighter the 7800GT is still a good design, as is the X1800XT.

Of course i'd just get an Xbox360. It'll be almost as good and a lot better suited imo.

Weird that, overclockers are cheapish for ATI cards, but quite expensive for Nvidia. Unfortunately don't have the money yet, otherwise I'd get the X1900 now.

Back to oblivion though

My characted is a Dunmer sneaky marksman/bladey type with destruction and restoration spells... I named the class sneakz0r. I got my first house yesterday - it was haunted and I had to purge it of evil spirits, but it's nice now and I've started decorating it with the spoils of war. My house in Morrowind was covered in Daedric, Dwemer etc artifacts. God, it was like geek heaven in there. I think I'll get to some ridiculousy high level and take over the imperial city before I go all out on the artifact decorations though

 

[LDR]

Having spent most of yesterday tweaking almost every tweak I could think of including playing around in the BIOS, I finally got the damn thing working while still looking pretty.

However, it still crashes after about an hour or so play and always when I try to deliver the amulet.

I was planning on buying a new PC in the coming months anyway but my current spec does meet the requirements.