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General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Oblivion Nexus - a large modding community
- UESP wiki
- Tweak Guide
Availability
Source |
DRM |
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Keys |
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Retail |
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Amazon.com |
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The Elder Scrolls Anthology; includes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim plus their expansions. |
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GamersGate |
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Humble Store |
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Steam |
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Game of the Year and Game of the Year Deluxe editions only. Both include Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine. Game of the Year Deluxe includes all DLC. |
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Version differences
- The GameStop PC Downloads/Impulse version is not compatible with some mods.[1] This version is no longer sold.
- The Game of the Year Edition Deluxe includes all DLC but is only playable in English.
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes both a retail version and a single Steam key that unlocks Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim along with all expansions and DLC.[2][3]
DLC and expansion packs
- DLC is no longer sold separately; the Game of the Year Edition Deluxe and retail Anthology include all content.
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Notes |
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Shivering Isles |
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Knights of the Nine |
Retail version includes all DLC except Shivering Isles |
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Fighter's Stronghold |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Horse Armor Pack |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Mehrunes' Razor |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Orrery |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Spell Tomes |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Thieves Den |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Vile Lair |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Wizard's Tower |
Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The current official patch is patch 1.2.0416. This can be downloaded from the Bethesda download page. To check what version you have, run Oblivion and check the bottom left-hand side of the screen.
- The Steam versions of the game already have 1.2.0416 installed
- The Unofficial Oblivion Patch is a fan-made patch that corrects thousands of errors in the game, as well as providing slight tweaks to improve the game play experience:
- Everyone should download the Unofficial Oblivion Patch. If you have the Shivering Isles DLC, also download the Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch. If you have any of the other DLCs, also download the Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches mod.
- Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
- Particularly when using large numbers of mods or heavily scripted mods
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
This table works with the assumption that the default 75° is optimal for screens with the 5:4 aspect ratio.
Aspect Ratio |
FOV Value
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4:3 |
79.9000
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16:9 |
105.3000
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15:9 |
99.0000
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16:10 |
95.2000
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Intermittent Black Screens During play
- This is related to Nvidia Graphics cards 8800 or later.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper audio functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
- The Game of the Year Edition Deluxe is only playable in English.
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UI |
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Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Polish retail only; not available digitally. |
Russian |
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Russian retail only; not available digitally. |
Spanish |
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Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
The game crashes upon exiting to desktop
The settings reset every time the game is restarted
Actors/NPCs appear as yellow triangles
Incorrect Mod Installation
Error in load order
Missing BSA redirection
Missing meshes
Frozen Animations (Abomb)
Other information
Mods
Bethesda Game Studios is known for its extensive mod support, and Oblivion is no different. Oblivion mods can be found at Oblivion Nexus or Planet Elder Scrolls.
Recommended mods
- DarNified UI Tweaks the user interface to fit PC, rather than the enlarged Xbox optimized user interface. HUD is smaller, fonts are smaller, and more items can be fitted per "page" in the inventory.
- Midas Magic Spells Of Aurum Adds over 300 new spells including summoning meteors, shooting laser beams, and even turning bodies into gold. Also adds new and exciting quests to other realms, with completely new creatures to fight, people to talk to, and new weapons to find.
Utilities
Wrye Bash and Oblivion Mod Manager
Wrye bash and Oblivion Mod Manager are two utilities used for managing mods, Wrye Bash supports mods packed as .7z, while Oblivion Mod Manager offers a more easy to use format called .omod. Both utilities are used to install and uninstall mods, and ensure that mods are installed correctly.
Better Oblivion Sorting Software (BOSS)
Better Oblivion Sorting Software is a utility that sorts mods load order automatically, to ensure no mods conflict with each other when the game is played. Every time after you install a mod it is recommended that you run BOSS. After the software is done working, an .html file will open in your standard browser that will show important information about some .ESP's.
Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE)
Oblivion Script Extender is a utility that extends the script capabilities of vanilla Oblivion, allowing modders to better take advantage of the engine. Most mods require this utility, and installation instructions are included in a README, when you download it.
Nexus Mod Manager (NMM)
Nexus Mod Manager can manage mod downloads from Oblivion Nexus and automatically install them.
TES4Edit
TES4Edit can clean .ESP files from "dirty edits" which are essentially errors made by original mod authors that can cause incompatibilities and prevent other .ESP's features from working.
Fast Exit
Fast Exit prevents the game from crashing upon quitting and saves the .INI file before exiting the game so settings do not reset to their initial values upon exiting and restarting the game.
Console Commands
- A complete list of console commands can be found here.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 2 GHz Intel Pentium |
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATi Radeon 9500 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 128 MB of VRAM
| ATi Radeon X800 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22330/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References