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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion cover
Developers
Bethesda Game Studios
Publishers
2K Games
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows March 20, 2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on Wikipedia
The Elder Scrolls: Arena 1994
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire 1997
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard 1998
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011
The Elder Scrolls Online 2014
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition 2016
The Elder Scrolls: Legends 2017
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR 2018
The Elder Scrolls: Blades TBA
The Elder Scrolls VI TBA

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums
Oblivion Nexus - a large modding community
UESP wiki
Tweak Guide

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
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Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
The Elder Scrolls Anthology; includes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim plus their expansions.
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
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.
Name Notes
Shivering Isles
Windows
Knights of the Nine Retail version includes all DLC except Shivering Isles
Windows
Fighter's Stronghold Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Horse Armor Pack Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Mehrunes' Razor Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Orrery Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Spell Tomes Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Thieves Den Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Vile Lair Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows
Wizard's Tower Sold digitally in Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
Windows

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
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.

Large Address Aware

Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
Particularly useful when using a large number or heavily scripted mods.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

This table works with the assumption that the default 75° is optimal for screens with the 5:4 aspect ratio.

Aspect Ratio FOV Value
4:3 79.9000
16:9 105.3000
15:9 99.0000
16:10 95.2000

Intermittent Black Screens During play

This is related to Nvidia Graphics cards 8800 or later.
Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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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.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Polish retail only; not available digitally.
Russian
Russian retail only; not available digitally.
Spanish

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

Instructions

The settings reset every time the game is restarted

Instructions

Actors/NPCs appear as yellow triangles

Instructions

Incorrect Mod Installation

Instructions

Error in load order

Instructions

Missing BSA redirection

Instructions

Missing meshes

Instructions

Frozen Animations (Abomb)

Instructions

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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon XP 2000+
2 GHz Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATi Radeon 9500
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700
128 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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