Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Discussion, Questions, Help and Advice Thread

[evil joe]

God damn it! I have the game but a can't fucking play it because I don't have the right video card or RAM. Someone please find me a specific video card or RAM drive that I can get for a reasonable price that works good on this game and I will give you buttsechs every day for the rest of my life.:boink:
Anyone? I would really like to join in your interesting conversation about Oblivion but I can't because the game doesn't run on my damn computer and the only time I can play is at my friends house. Please help me out.

[Chocotaco]

Anyone? I would really like to join in your interesting conversation about Oblivion but I can't because the game doesn't run on my damn computer and the only time I can play is at my friends house. Please help me out.

Recommended:


3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor

1 GB System RAM

ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

Minimum System Requirements:


Windows XP

512MB System RAM

2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor

128MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;

8x DVD-ROM drive

4.6 GB free hard disk space

DirectX 9.0c (included)

DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card

Keyboard, Mouse

Supported Video Card Chipsets:

ATI X1800 series

ATI X1300 series

ATI X850 series

ATI x800 series

ATI x700 series

ATI x600 series

ATI Radeon 9800 series

ATI Radeon 9700 series

ATI Radeon 9600 series

ATI Radeon 9500 series

ATI Radeon 9000 series

NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series

NVIDIA GeForce FX series

[evilmittens]

Have not played as much as I wanted too lately. I did find a vampire coven though, and tore those guys up hard. I have found a sword with silence on it really makes me tough to beat against casters (sneak up behind them and wham). I am going to go after Umbras sword next as I am tired of having a shock sword.

[refoops]

Damn, Umbra is kicking my ass. I read somewhere that you can get her to follow you back to the Imperial city and the guards will take care of her, but I haven't been able to accomplish that yet. I use my staff of paralysis to freeze her for a few seconds so I can get away from her, but she's pretty fast.

Theres a secret spot\pillar in wich you stand, and she can't hit you. So you just fire away with arrows or spells.

Check the gamespot guide for more info.

[No0n3]

How the hell can I kill a will-o-wisp? They drain my life faster than I can damage them.
I'm a melee based character, with very little spells. I'm nord though, so that grants me that handy 40 pt frost shock. Any clues? And special weaknesses they perhaps have?

[evilmittens]

How the hell can I kill a will-o-wisp? They drain my life faster than I can damage them.
I'm a melee based character, with very little spells. I'm nord though, so that grants me that handy 40 pt frost shock. Any clues? And special weaknesses they perhaps have?
Not sure about their weaknesses but I have good success in using a lot of power attacks. Also, I nice drain health scroll would help you out (abosrb health)

[God Owns You!]

Damn I am poor in the game. Does anyone know where I can make some money. Beside the Arena.

[Lord Ignus]

Damn I am poor in the game. Does anyone know where I can make some money. Beside the Arena.

How many times are people gonna ask? :/
Just play the game for a while, you'll get money.

The golden rule is not to pay for anything anyway, unless you can't avoid it.

[No0n3]

Damn I am poor in the game. Does anyone know where I can make some money. Beside the Arena.

Explore caves, kill stuff, pick up stuff till you're full, go to town and sell it, go back to the cave, clear it out (normally there's an end-boss kinda), get some nice loot, and either sell it or keep it.
or type
` player.additem 0000000f 50000
if you're so impatient.

[Tumor]

I had like $2,500 dollars. then I found Dorian's house in Talos plazza's south eastern quadrant in the imperial city. I killed him...went to jail...came back and his body was still there. He had 28 gold and every time i took it...it never went away i just kept taking and taking it.so i have over $100,000 now.
you'll need lockpicks for the front door though I think.

edit: this was on a 360 though not PC

[Lord Ignus]

I had like $2,500 dollars. then I found Dorian's house in Talos plazza's south eastern quadrant in the imperial city. I killed him...went to jail...came back and his body was still there. He had 28 gold and every time i took it...it never went away i just kept taking and taking it.so i have over $100,000 now.
you'll need lockpicks for the front door though I think.

edit: this was on a 360 though not PC

But why? If you're gonna use exploits to make the game as easy as possible, it's not worth playing :/

[Idmir]

So I just got a skeleton key from some shrine. its a lock pick that increases your security by 40 and is never broken.

[evilmittens]

So I just got a skeleton key from some shrine. its a lock pick that increases your security by 40 and is never broken.
NICE

I spent last night trying to kill the Draconis family really queitly. Hard to do when there is an IMPERAL GUARD in the room the whole time for the guy at the bar.:squint:

[aoplayo]

For the people who have this for the 360, how do you like it?

Man reading all this makes me want the game so bad.

[Lord Ignus]

NICE

I spent last night trying to kill the Draconis family really queitly. Hard to do when there is an IMPERAL GUARD in the room the whole time for the guy at the bar.:squint:

Heh. One of them (a daughter) IS an imperial guard, if I remember correctly.

Question: I'm now playing a combat-based character. Do shields have any effect against magical attacks? I'm getting my ass kicked by fireball-throwing scamps.

[Tumor]

I felt bad after I killed the skooma addict guy from the hotel. I dunno why but I kinda liked him * sniffle*

[gameboysuks]

what lvl is every one just wondering cause right now im a lvl 42 and i want to know if n e is this high

Race-khajiit(the cat)
Class-assasin
birthsign-the shadow(terrible birthsign, pointless)

Major Skills
Blade-95 expert
alchemy-100 master
acrobats-105 master
light armor-100 master
marksmanship- 74 journey men :(
Security- 90 expert
Sneak-105 master

Minor Skills

dont want to type them all but im
a journeymen or higher in all

Equipment

Swords- Northwind, dagger of inferno(some of the best weapons in the game)
Bow- Bow of Winter(strongest bow ive found)
Armor-all glass enchanted and some jewlery, cost about 50,000 gold 4 everything

Ive beaten the game and every guild so now im just lvling up my character


(i have the 360 gamertag-GreasyWeasel154 add me if u want)

[evilmittens]

Heh. One of them (a daughter) IS an imperial guard, if I remember correctly.

Question: I'm now playing a combat-based character. Do shields have any effect against magical attacks? I'm getting my ass kicked by fireball-throwing scamps.
I am not sure, I never had much problem with the scamps, I keep my block up until I can get close then I smack them over their little heads. I think a part of their attacks are blocked with a sheild though. I use a sheild almost all the time, but can see where a Fire resist enchant or something might make a 2h viable.

[Lord Ignus]

Yeah they'll be easy to deal with later, but for now my character is only level 4, and is getting stomped.

[camjoe87]

For the people who have this for the 360, how do you like it?

Man reading all this makes me want the game so bad.
I love it. The only problem I have is when i'm playing during the day and I go into a dungeon. I have to turn the brightness of the game way up. Other than that .. it's a blast.

[Lord Ignus]

Found something interesting in TESCS earlier...
From all my TESCS searches, I've concluded that this is the only decent armor item you can get from being level 1 (without cheating of course).

Just west of Anvil there is a small island. Just off the west coast of that island, there is a large rock on the sea bed. Next to that rock is a (dead) skeleton with an enchanted glass helmet that gives you Water Breathing, Nighteye and low-range Detect Life (20 feet).
Even if it's no use to you, it's worth 2400 gold.

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

Damn thats alot of money. I'm going to do it later thanks Lord Ignus.

[refoops]

Eh, Besides the main quest, the games getting a little repedative. I just don't see any real motivation like morrowind anymore.

[Lord Ignus]

Eh, Besides the main quest, the games getting a little repedative. I just don't see any real motivation like morrowind anymore.

Indeed. With my last character I just got bored because I was doing the same stuff and doing it easily. So I started again.

I've decided I much prefer Morrowind to Oblivion. I think the "Fast Travel" feature has spoiled the feel of the game a little (although it's arguably necessary in Oblivion, due to the sheer size of Cyrodiil).
I always loved travelling through the wilderness in Morrowind, and it always seemed like a relief when you reached your destination. You really got a feel for each of the different cities.


Another thing that's been bugging me about Oblivion is the audio dialogue. With the minor characters it's very inconsistent. I've spoken to beggars that speak like frail old hags in one sentence, and then sound like a young noble when asked about something else. Little things like that really break my suspension of disbelief.

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

I use the fast travel only when I wanna to get some where quick. But if I wanna explore and see what I can find i just walk around in the wild.

[BrianPeppersFTW]

NICE

I spent last night trying to kill the Draconis family really queitly. Hard to do when there is an IMPERAL GUARD in the room the whole time for the guy at the bar.:squint:


You're silly. All you have to do is talk to the guy at the bar, tell him you killed his mom, and he'll attack you first, therefore making HIM the outlaw. The guard actually killed him FOR me :P. For the daughter that's actually a guard, i tried the same thing, and she called the guards lol, so i just murked her and payed off my fines to the thieves guild.

[unearth]

Man I haven't played in like a week. I need to play when I get off work this evening.

[spootinsteve]

Do you guys think I can run this on these specs:

Intel Celeron 2.44 gHz

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 128 mb PCI

768 mb RAM?
ooohhh sorry man, you should check out the pics of my game when i had the ati radeon 9200 in my machine... you wont be pleased :(

piccie:http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2342/screenshot20nd.png

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

Damn i'm rich as hell know thanks to that cheat my cousin found on the internet.

[-Verifist-]

Those with old video cards despair no more!

Behold! Oldblivion (http://www.oldblivion.com/)!

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

Those with old video cards despair no more!

Behold! Oldblivion (http://www.oldblivion.com/)!
Hmmm....i don't get it. OldBlivion sounds corny as hell.

[-Verifist-]

What is oldblivion?
Oldblivion is a piece of software which allows graphics cards which are pre DirectX9 to run Elder Scrolls: Oblivion from Bethesda. This means that Oblivion can run on cards such as Geforce 3, Geforce 4, Radeon 9200 and so on. Oldblivion is still in an early development phase but it's fairly stable, however there still are a few bugs and kinks to work out.

If you actually opened up the link, that would be the first thing you would see.

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

I did open the link. And all i saw was dumb shit that really doesn't matter to me.

[-Verifist-]

Then STFU and move on.
I posted it for those people that need it.

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

Then STFU and move on.
I posted it for those people that need it.
Ok...it doesn't seem like anyone else is talking aboutt it.

[spootinsteve]

thats cause people have other things to do...

and it doesnt matter to me either, i upgraded :D thing runs smooth as...

im also getting like 40 fps in doom3 at 1024x728 with it set on ultra high... but that game is shit...

is there a way to see your fps in oblivion?

[Lord Ignus]

is there a way to see your fps in oblivion?

bring up the console (press the key underneath Esc) and enter "TDT" without the quotes.

[spootinsteve]

you mean the Tilde key? seriously man, get with the times... If i can post over 1000 times on this forum,then i knows mah keyboard :p

by the way, thanks heaps :)

[Lord Ignus]

Heh, indeed, sorry. I just didn't want to find myself explaining once again what the "tilde key" is.

For Dark Brotherhood fans: I threw this desktop wallpaper (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wpbrotherhood7wv.jpg) together earlier.

Edit: Alternate spelling (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wpbrotherhoodus1tt.jpg) for you American folk :D

[Flesh Warlord]

I am still playing Oblivion, but I'm disapointed in the small amount of monsters. My character is lv 40 now, and if I take it to lv 99 I will just be fighting stronger versions of the same monsters... Correct? Where is the fun in that.

[refoops]

Heh, indeed, sorry. I just didn't want to find myself explaining once again what the "tilde key" is.

For Dark Brotherhood fans: I threw this desktop wallpaper (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wpbrotherhood7wv.jpg) together earlier.

Edit: Alternate spelling (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wpbrotherhoodus1tt.jpg) for you American folk :D

Hurray, New background.

[butterninja]

yeah ive been playing the game for about 1 and a half weeks now cuz i was bored and couldnt be fucked for shit doing my HW so i stole the CD's out of m bro's room and installed it on my PC. man at first the game is boring as hell but u get like addicted to it (like WoW) and so right now i am a lvl 55 archer with nearl everything trained into master, i have finished the games main quest(the dragon emperor thingie quest) i got the full dragon armor from that and fuck im still dying like crazy but god i love the 6x sneak damage. i also got abit bored of dying so i decided to start again as a warrior or knight i think it was called and i couldnt be bothered re lvling so i just did cheats for it lol i am a lvl 1 warrior i think its called with skill 1000 in destruction lol its so fun this game

[Xx Sephiroth xX]

I beat the game and the biggest thing I have fought is a fucking Montaur I think thats how you spell it. But anyway does anyone know where I can find some big ass monsters to fight?

[Lord Ignus]

The higest level "creature" in the game is Mehrunes Dagon (white text, possible spoiler) at level 100, who is also by far the largest.
Other than that, I think Minotaur Lords are the biggest. Dunno where you can fight them though, except at the Arena.
Picture of a Minotaur Lord (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=minotaurlord4jj.jpg), stood next to an NPC for size comparison.

[Flesh Warlord]

The higest level "creature" in the game is Mehrunes Dagon (white text, possible spoiler) at level 100, who is also by far the largest.
Other than that, I think Minotaur Lords are the biggest. Dunno where you can fight them though, except at the Arena.
Picture of a Minotaur Lord (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=minotaurlord4jj.jpg), stood next to an NPC for size comparison.

I kill Minotaur Lords constantly but I have never seen or heard of this creature you speak of. Don't know if its worth leveling to 99 for though...

And butterninja, cheating in oblivion just wrecks the game. My friend was totally obsessed with oblivion until he cheated, now he thinks its boring.

[likethis]

I agree with a lot of you that the leveling sucks. I beat the Dark Brotherhood at level 4 and just beat the Fighters guild at my current level of 7. Since the bosses are leveled to me and I have sweet weapons I can cruise through the quests without any difficulty. In one of the DB quests I think it was, I killed a Battlemage leveled 20 above my own (I opted not to use the mead and just to kill him straight up) I feel like I have beaten a lot of the game and my level does not equal my progress in the game. Any one else feel like this?



On a side note what is the most you have fenced? I have fenced around 10,000 all to Ongar.

[Lord Ignus]

I have never seen or heard of this creature you speak of.
He's mentioned throughout the game :p

Maybe this (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dagonminotaur7cm.jpg) will jog your memory?
Note: That's not a perspective trick, the minotaur lord is standing between his legs.

[butterninja]

I kill Minotaur Lords constantly but I have never seen or heard of this creature you speak of. Don't know if its worth leveling to 99 for though...

And butterninja, cheating in oblivion just wrecks the game. My friend was totally obsessed with oblivion until he cheated, now he thinks its boring.

u misunderstood me i said until i finished what i could find of my other character i started a new one

[toggle]

I agree with some of you here aswell, Im only a level 3 nord at the moment but there is no real difficulty to the game.
I have the full Umbra set (from killing Umbra... duH) and she was pretty easy.. took a few attempts but i killed her eventually.

Im already Grand Champion of the Arena, I mean.. Wtf?! Im level 3!

I do notice though, if you want a harder game, go to your options and turn the game dificulty slider to the far right.

[likethis]

How hard does it get? I'm going to go try a quest at three fourths to the right.

[spootinsteve]

yeah let us know how hard it gets...

i must admite, i waited a bit to do some of the stuff i figured would be hard, like the arena, or umbra... umbra was damn near impossible for me, til i made her follow me to the docks and she got stuck on the pirate ship... fireball after fireball took care of that bitch!

anyway, possible a REALLY stupid question... but... how do you start the main quest? i think it might be time :p

[Idmir]

yeah let us know how hard it gets...

i must admite, i waited a bit to do some of the stuff i figured would be hard, like the arena, or umbra... umbra was damn near impossible for me, til i made her follow me to the docks and she got stuck on the pirate ship... fireball after fireball took care of that bitch!

anyway, possible a REALLY stupid question... but... how do you start the main quest? i think it might be time :p
Go into your quests and look for the main quest on there. Select it and make it your active quest and it should tell you where to go.

[spootinsteve]

hmmm already looked, might have to look closer then just a really quick scroll through...

[Lord Ignus]

hmmm already looked, might have to look closer then just a really quick scroll through...
It's probably the bottom of the list. "Finding the Heir" or something.

[XxMad-CowxX]

Ok...Im trading In Black and White 2 for Oblivion on the PC...I was wondering if it was a good trade...And for oblivion on the PC, do you use the mouse more or the keyboard more...Cause I would rather use the mouse...

[Lord Ignus]

Excellent trade.

And it's a balance between keyboard and mouse. You're pretty much always using both at the same time like a first-person shooter. Mouse for looking, keyboard for movement.

[spootinsteve]

true that about the mouse/keyboard...

and the trade is very wise, i found black and white 2 to be fairly shite... then i played this game, and shite was too good a word to describe it...

[likethis]

Has any one leveled up from watching people yet? The guide book says that some places if you watch people then your level can go up in what they are doing.

[Lord Ignus]

Not sure if you can level up, but you can gain skills.
So far I've found 2.
Outside Cloud Ruler Temple there are 2 Blades sparring with swords and shields. You get +2 to block and blade from watching them.
Outside the Arena there are 2 men fighting without weapons. Watching them gets you +5 in hand-to-hand.

[likethis]

Has any one found the glass lockpick? I heard it never breaks.

[Lord Ignus]

You mean the Skeleton Key? I think it's a Daedric Artifact, but I don't remember which shrine you get it from.

[camjoe87]

Not sure if you can level up, but you can gain skills.
So far I've found 2.
Outside Cloud Ruler Temple there are 2 Blades sparring with swords and shields. You get +2 to block and blade from watching them.
Outside the Arena there are 2 men fighting without weapons. Watching them gets you +5 in hand-to-hand.So all you have to do is sit and wtch them, no need to click on an action icon or something? How long do you have to sit and watch?

[Lord Ignus]

Just stand facing them (not sure how close you have to be, but a few feet away seems to work) for about 2 minutes. It can seem like a long time whilst you're doing it, but it's pretty quick - just face them and go make a cup of coffee or something, it'll be done by the time you get back. When it's done, a message box pops up.

I've found that it doesn't work for the people you see in guild training rooms (shooting arrows at targets for example). I tried leaving it for above 10 minutes with various people, but got nothing.

Edit (screenshots):

Watching the Blades (http://img479.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bladetrain17iv.jpg)
Message box (http://img479.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bladetrain29tb.jpg)

[refoops]

Then in that case, I'm guessing it should also work on the trainers in the bloodworks.

[spootinsteve]

yay! started the main quest :p

anyway, i have a question... is there anything to be found in the water, like the sea or one of the large rivers? maybe a cave or a sunken ship?

i figured with a race that can breathe underwater, and spells and items that do the same, i would think there would be...

anyone know or found anything?

[No0n3]

You mean the Skeleton Key? I think it's a Daedric Artifact, but I don't remember which shrine you get it from.

I got it from the Noctural Shrine. What's actually special about it? It doesn't break?

[BrianPeppersFTW]

I got it from the Noctural Shrine. What's actually special about it? It doesn't break?

Skeleton Key = +40 to security, Will never break

Found NW of Leyawin

[Lord Ignus]

Then in that case, I'm guessing it should also work on the trainers in the bloodworks.

Nope. I said it doesn't work on people training on dummies/targets.

[likethis]

Outside the arena there are two people fighting hand to hand that increase skills too.

[aoplayo]

Ok I need some help.

In the thieves guild quest INDEPENDENT THEIVERY you are supposed to see armand once you fence over 50 gold and 100 gold and he will give you something. I see him but i never have the choice to get something. I have his liking of me all the way up.


Also where can i buy lockpicks?



OH AND HERE IS A BIG ONE

how do i get rid of feeble bone ( its feeble something) disease?

[Idmir]

Ok I need some help.

In the thieves guild quest INDEPENDENT THEIVERY you are supposed to see armand once you fence over 50 gold and 100 gold and he will give you something. I see him but i never have the choice to get something. I have his liking of me all the way up.


Also where can i buy lockpicks?



OH AND HERE IS A BIG ONE

how do i get rid of feeble bone ( its feeble something) disease?

I think he gives you jobs.

He sells them to you.

Go to a church?

[likethis]

Armand only sells the picks to you when you are trying to enter the guild. Go to Ongar in Bravil to buy lockpicks. He will be in his house in the day and Olav's Tap and Tack at night.

Ask armand about thieves guild special jobs when you have fenced enough.

[Lord Ignus]

how do i get rid of feeble bone ( its feeble something) disease?
To cure any disease just drink a "Cure Disease" potion, or get a blessing from a Temple altar.

[spootinsteve]

hey guys, i found a page full of little hints, tips, and secrets... none of them are cheat codes, so they pass my test... theyr just little tricks to help out...

anyways : http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/elderscrolls4oblivioncheatscodes.html

Sample: i thought it was prety funny actually :p

Easy items
Enter any store, but do not break in. Find a location where it is dark enough so that when you crouch down, the eye becomes transparent. Then, find items laying around the store (weapons and armor shop) and punch them into the dark corner. Crouch down and pick it up undetected. This is usefull for advancing in the Theives Guild.

oh yeah, also... if you have shadowmere, hes considered an important character and can not die, he only goes unconcious, and cause hes an animal, you can loot his body... or put stuff on... thats right, hes storage :p just knock him unconcious to get the stuff off him... dont know if there is a limit or not yet...

HAHAHA another funny one :p
Take a large item and set it on a chair. Then, sit in the chair and you will launch the item across the room. Try this with watermelons

i concur, the cheats are at the bottom...



EDIT------------

you guys suck at posting :p

http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/fms/TopRated.php?content=oblivionmods

Thats a list of mods, most of them improve gameplay... just little things like, giving the shop keepers more money to barter... im sick of selling really expensive items for a grand... and also an attack and re-hide thing, where they cant sense you through walls and such...

theres also a boobies one for ya :p and lots of new items if you want them...

[Scarface55]

On The Gray Fox Quest Line im doing the quest "Arrow Of Extrication"..i cannot find how to enter this guys lair. i went through his room opened the secret door, went through the locked gate str8 ahead of me,took the left ramp down and my guild said keep heading south till you get to the deep spot when the floor drops and the giant slaughterfish is and "the exit you want is near the top of the east wall-initially hidden by overhanging rocks"?? WTF does that mean when the have a dash i cant find this exit for nothing in the world so if anyone has found it please let me know!!

tnx

[Lord Ignus]

Doesn't it show on your compass/map? :err:

[Zantutsuken]

On The Gray Fox Quest Line im doing the quest "Arrow Of Extrication"..i cannot find how to enter this guys lair. i went through his room opened the secret door, went through the locked gate str8 ahead of me,took the left ramp down and my guild said keep heading south till you get to the deep spot when the floor drops and the giant slaughterfish is and "the exit you want is near the top of the east wall-initially hidden by overhanging rocks"?? WTF does that mean when the have a dash i cant find this exit for nothing in the world so if anyone has found it please let me know!!

tnx

When you come to the pool with slaughterfish, dive into it. There is a tunnel inside the pool, under some rocks, that should lead you on the right path to Fathis' lair.

[Dozula]

use the map when you dive it should show you a area that you havent been

[Scarface55]

Tnx everyone

[XxMad-CowxX]

Ummm...I got Oblivion on PC today...I downloaded it, but then when I clicked play, a little window would show up i the upper right corner of the screen, the window was just black, and then it would show an error window...Whats up with it?

[Lord Ignus]

I downloaded it
...Whats up with it?
You're a goddamn jew, that's what's up with it.
Go buy it.

[XxMad-CowxX]

You're a goddamn jew, that's what's up with it.
Go buy it.
Ok, dude....I bought it...From Bestbuy....I meant to say "install"....Ummm...I got Oblivion on PC today...I installed it, but then when I clicked play, a little window would show up i the upper right corner of the screen, the window was just black, and then it would show an error window...Whats up with it?

[Lord Ignus]

Oops :dunce: sorry.

You tried the usual? Latest video drivers, latest version of DirectX etc?

[XxMad-CowxX]

Oops :dunce: sorry.

You tried the usual? Latest video drivers, latest version of DirectX etc?
What do you mean? Sorry...Im not a computer person...
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Ummm...Anyway, heres a pic of what shows when I click "Play" after I open Oblivion:

http://x402.putfile.com/4/11221251568.jpg

[Lord Ignus]

Ah ok. First of all, are you sure your computer is good enough to handle the game?

[evil joe]

Go here: http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest and pull down the thingy and click on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to see if your computer meets the minimum requirements.

Also, Oblivion sucks ass. Runescape is five times better than this piece of shit.
[/sargasm]

[spootinsteve]

that was the best sargasm ive ever had... i have to clean the keytar now...

[PsiRedEye22]

Played it for too long, got bored, gave the CDs to my friend and deleted my ISOs. That is SO a one-timer.

Bethesda, we need more incentive to play your wonderful games! I had more fun in Morrowind!

[The Gray Fox]

Go here: http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest and pull down the thingy and click on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to see if your computer meets the minimum requirements.

Also, Oblivion sucks ass. Runescape is five times better than this piece of shit.
[/sargasm]
I Love You Sexy Evil Joe!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway about Oblivion I turned into a vampire and I have almost all the things for the cure. All I need is bloodgrass and I have it...but every time I talk to her it doesn't show the sentence to give her the bloodgrass and I saved when I walked in her house can someone help me please!

[unearth]

Type 'give bloodgrass'. It works. Promise.

[The Gray Fox]

I typed it in google and I was reading another forum page and they were talking about the same thing I'm talking about. It seems that when you try and give her the bloodgrass she won't execpt it. Now I have the Xbox 360 version of the game is there something wrong with the 360 version?

[XxMad-CowxX]

Go here: http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest and pull down the thingy and click on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to see if your computer meets the minimum requirements.

Also, Oblivion sucks ass. Runescape is five times better than this piece of shit.
[/sargasm]
Well...I have found out it dose not work on my labtop....:(

But...It does work on my Computer....:)

[Lord Ignus]

After some snooping around in the scripts for that quests, I've come up with this workaround for the PC version. Unfortunately it won't work for the 360 version because there's no console.

In console type:
set MS40.bloodgrassvar 2

That should make it as if you've given her the bloodgrass.

[The Gray Fox]

I wanted to know where are all the good weapons and armor at? I was reading a book about all these good weapons and armor but it seems almost impossible to find these things. I know when your in the fighters guild you see some pretty good items but I want something rare and hard to find. I also wanted to know where you can find some strong monsters to fight in the game and after you are finished with the thieves guild and he tells you that you are the new leader how do you tell them what to do. Because in the fighters guild you tell the one guy about what you want them to do for that month. One more thing what is the purpose of the gray fox's mask, I mean when you put it on the guards are going to look at you and say your the gray fox and then you have to run from them. I'd like the mask more if the guards didn't come. Damn I wrote to much. Sorry about that. :uhoh:

[evil joe]

I Love You Sexy Evil Joe!!!!!!!!!!!
Sigged.

I love your sexy avatar sexy The Gray Fox!

[Lord Ignus]

what is the purpose of the gray fox's mask

1) Don't wear it in populated areas, silly.
2) Put it on, kill someone in plain view of the guards, then take it off and yield to them (hold block and "activate" the guard). They won't think you've done anything wrong, because you're no longer the Gray Fox. Now tell me you don't like it ;)

[likethis]

I beat the fighters guild and the dark brotherhood, and I just read about the thieves guild. So what do you get if you beat the mages guild?

[evil joe]

1) Don't wear it in populated areas, silly.
2) Put it on, kill someone in plain view of the guards, then take it off and yield to them (hold block and "activate" the guard). They won't think you've done anything wrong, because you're no longer the Gray Fox. Now tell me you don't like it ;)
Oh, so there is no one Gray Fox. He is many different people. Ah ha. That's why the guards can never catch him.

[Lord Ignus]

Not quite.
There's only ever one Gray Fox at any given time, but the magic of it makes the wearer completely unrecognisable. For instance, if you wore the Cowl and told someone exactly who you really are, they just wouldn't remember.
So as soon as you put it on, you cease being John Smith (or whatever your name might be) and become the Gray Fox. And when you take it off, you're John Smith again. "I didn't do it, it was the Gray Fox! Do you see the Gray Fox here? No, I didn't think so. I'll just be on my way officer" :D

[evil joe]

THANK YOU GOD!

My fucking video card finally came. I will get it installed later though, then I will start playing Oblivion even though it will be laggy as fuck salad.

[Lord Ignus]

I'm currently working on adding a display hall to the house you can buy in Skingrad. The display cases just aren't enough, in my opinion.

A door will be added to the basement of the house, leading to a large hall with a high ceiling, like a castle great-hall. (The added door/stairs are the only thing I've done so far)
There will be pedestals on which you can display each piece of armor from all of the sets, and appropriate places (probably large display cases) for the corresponding weapons.
I've only just started work on it, so I'll take any suggestions into consideration. Bear in mind that I can't create new models, I can only work with objects/architecture already contained in the game. When I'm done (probably in a few days) I'll upload the appropriate files so you can enjoy the extra content.

Perhaps I'll also add a quest to get a unique weapon/piece of armor/amulet etc.
The idea I'm thinking about at the moment involves an NPC who is a collector of weapons and armor, who will give you special items once you complete certain sets for him.

[unearth]

Glad you mentioned the house in Skingrad. I was trying to buy it earlier, and the orc you have to talk to kept jumping around on my map. First it said she was in the castle, so as soon as I got to the castle gate it said she was in the city...so I go to the city gate and she jumps to the castle again. What the hell?

[Lord Ignus]

You probably just caught the NPC in a busy part of its daily routine... Just wait in the castle for an hour at a time.

[unearth]

I did that. No dice.

[Lord Ignus]

Console command to get the house in Skingrad without talking to Shum gro-Yarug:

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST 25,000 GOLD BEFORE DOING THIS, OTHERWISE YOU'RE A FILTHY CHEAT

This command will automatically take the gold from you, give you the house key, set you as the owner of the house and put the correct entry in your journal (thereby allowing you to buy upgrades from Gunder):

SetStage HouseSkingrad 10

:)

If anyone else is having trouble with quests (due to bugs, not just because you can't be bothered) I'll be happy to put up the console workarounds.

[unearth]

Meh...I'd rather not do it with a cheat but if that's the only way then I guess I'm stuck.

[Lord Ignus]

It's really not a cheat at all. It has the exact same effect as telling Shum gro-Yarug that you're ready to buy the house (so long as you have at least 25,000 gold).
You won't get it for free, and you won't skip any sort of quest.

"SetStage HouseSkingrad 10" is the very same function the game executes when you tell Shum gro-Yarug that you want to buy the house.

Edit: If it would make you feel any better, I'll send you a tiny mod that will let you buy the house from somebody else :p

I don't know if this will help, but I found this bit of dialogue in TESCS whilst making a quest:
{regarding Shum gro-Yarug}"You mean other than at the Castle? Hmmm. He's around town at midday. Try the Colovian Trader and the West Weald Inn."

[Axel]

What time do the shops closed?

[Toretto]

In TES III: Morrowind they never closed, but I don't know if they do in Oblivion.
I am getting Oblivion this week or next week for the Xbox 360, but I don't have a 360:squint: Is this game worth spending my money on a Xbox 360:confused:

[Axel]

^ Then don't get the 360 version get the PC version it's better i got the 360 version and theres a bug in it.

[refoops]

My friend just finished the game at level 9... I asked him about the Dagon Minatoar

(http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dagonminotaur7cm.jpg This humungous bloke)

and he said you don't get to fight him. :(, I'm a little disapointed. I want to know, is there ANYWHERE you can actually fight him? Or are there any other mega collosal dudes? I was just looking forward to fighting him.

[Lord Ignus]

What time do the shops closed?

They open at 8am and close at 8pm.
2am is a good time to break in, the owners are usually in bed.


is there ANYWHERE you can actually fight him? Or are there any other mega collosal dudes?

Nah there are no more things that size, but you can resize things in the editor, I'll try that later - a 30 foot long rat :D

As for fighting Mehrunes Dagon, I don't know, I'll try putting him in a random place in the editor, see what happens.

[XxMad-CowxX]

Ok...I have some things i want to know..

1. How do I put MAGIC on my clothes, rings, weapons and every thing else?
Do i have to have a power or sumthing?

2. Is there a way to delete quests?

3. How do you charge your staff back up?

Sorry...Im a noob to the game...:)

[PsiRedEye22]

Sadly, this game has a new found exploit: "Tank magic". Making a touch spell do X damage with 100% weakness to fire/frost/shock + 100% weakness to magic. Damage increses exponentially, and this proves the magic is overpowered theory. Ultimately caused the death of my enjoyment of the game. GG Oblivion.

[spootinsteve]

Ok...I have some things i want to know..

1. How do I put MAGIC on my clothes, rings, weapons and every thing else?
Do i have to have a power or sumthing?

2. Is there a way to delete quests?

3. How do you charge your staff back up?

Sorry...Im a noob to the game...:)

1. You need to get access to the arcanum university by getting the recommendations from each mage guild, then you have to go into one of the rooms, i forget what its called, but they have what look like book holders. Go up to one of those and 'use' it, then, depending on what spells you have learnt, you can enchant your items.

OR You can collect the Sigil stones from closing the Oblivion gates, they do the same thing too. Be aware that they get better as your level does, you get the best at about level 20, they're called transcendant i believe.

2. No, but it doesnt matter. There is no real time limit on the quests, so you can do them whenever you want. Just stack them up as you go, then when you get bored, do one of them. I still havn't done the fishing for scales one yet.

3. You need Soul Gems, and they need to have souls in them. They greater the soul in the gem, the more points you get back. OR you can find people at the mages guilds who will do it for a fee, but they can sometimes be very expensive.

A pointer for that one is go and kill Umbra, cause her sword has soul trap, then carry around soul gems, then you can recharge that sword and others whenever necessary...

[navid]

what are ur guys highest defense rating? i have a 87,and im level 16

[XxMad-CowxX]

How do I get souls into soul Gems, do I kill it then put it in or something?

[Idmir]

How do I get souls into soul Gems, do I kill it then put it in or something?
Cast soul trap on something and then kill it while its still on.

[spootinsteve]

yeah it does it automatically, sorry i didnt say that, i just figured you would be smart enuf to figure it out :p

i havnt been playing in a little while, ive been job hunting and producing, and if i didnt have to head off to the doctors in a tic i might play... fuck it, im gunna do it anyway... im tired of producing right now...

[Mr Z.]

For those of you having a hard time playing this game because of performance issues, try tweaking your .ini file for oblivion (http://www.tweakguides.com/Oblivion_1.html). I run it on a laptop with everything on high and get around 30-40 fps outdoors (like forests and fields), 40-50 fps in the cities, and 45-55 fps indoors.

Dell Inspiron 9300
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 6800 Graphics Card
1GB DDR2 RAM
2Ghz Processor

The tweaking helped like mad..

Anyway, to my question. I'm stuck right before the last thieve's guild quest, where I have to fence at least 1000 worth of stolen goods prior to starting the quest. Everytime I speak to my fence, Father Ules, he tells me "Our business is done." and I can't sell anymore goods to him, preventing me from doing that last quest. Anyone know what's up?

[Lord Ignus]

Fathis Ules, he tells me "Our business is done." and I can't sell anymore goods to him, preventing me from doing that last quest. Anyone know what's up?

You can still use any of the other Guild fences.
Never heard of that problem though, I'll have a look in the Construction Set.

Edit: Ok, it's something to do with a quest called "Sins of the Father" which involves getting the "Honorblade of Chorrol" for Fathis Ules.
Once you complete that, Ules will only ever say "Our business is done" or "You've made your choice, now leave", depending how you finished the quest.

I don't know whether this is intentional, or a scripting error.
If you don't want to use the other fences, I can make a plugin file that will let you keep talking to him after he says "Our business is done".

Edit 2: I've done the plugin file, it's only 1kb, a tiny alteration. If you PM me your email address I'll send it to you.

[XxMad-CowxX]

Cool! I was looking for this thread...Then i saw they made a Video Game thread...Cool!

Anyway, I still cant figure out how to put things into the soul gems. And that one quest, where your supposed to kill all the orgers around the house, for the twins...I cant find the ogers! please help...

[waterbottl]

Sadly, this game has a new found exploit: "Tank magic". Making a touch spell do X damage with 100% weakness to fire/frost/shock + 100% weakness to magic. Damage increses exponentially, and this proves the magic is overpowered theory. Ultimately caused the death of my enjoyment of the game. GG Oblivion.

If you didn't want it to ruin your experience you could try, you know, not doing it.

[NYG 5]

this game is fucking gay until you get around level 7 and get deeper into some quests.glad i didnt trade it in.


sucks that you cant murder someone without the fucking cops barging in until u get really high levels.

[Teh Gir]

this game is fucking gay until you get around level 7 and get deeper into some quests.glad i didnt trade it in.


sucks that you cant murder someone without the fucking cops barging in until u get really high levels.



go die.

:preachon:

[LuckyCharms]

this game is fucking gay until you get around level 7 and get deeper into some quests.glad i didnt trade it in.


sucks that you cant murder someone without the fucking cops barging in until u get really high levels.
do what i do and put on god mode and kill them all.

:rollseyes

[spootinsteve]

or learn to sneak, or ge ta mod that makes the cops more realistic... so they dont have telepathy... ive made the game so much better with mods :D

also, i wondered where this thread went... horay for the new forum :D

how much ass would this game kick if it were online...

[unearth]

An official Video Games section?? Let's make this the first 5 star thread in Video Games!! Vote 5!!

This means you.

[Xolso]

Crashes and shit for me, but I have pretty good comp specs

Nvidia 7900 gt
Windows XP Service pack 2
AMD Anthlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
2046 mem

Still fun as hell

[spootinsteve]

its never crashed for me, and my comp specs are shit... 768 megs o' ram, 2GHz processor, Geforce FX 5900 Ultra

[Lord Ignus]

Had me worried, I thought the thread had been deleted, but it's just moved :ahhh:

[Toretto]

I just got my Xbox 360 and Oblivion on tuesday, and I must say that it's fucking amazing. First time I started it, I was in awe when I saw the graphics. And when I left the dungeon, it looked so good that I just walked around for half an hour.

But since I'm new to the game I have a few noob questions:
1) how do you pick a lock on the 360?
2) WTF happened with the persuasion, in other words what should I do because I end up making everyone angry.

Playing Oblivion also learned me that I can't place my Xbox 360 vertically, because It'll get problems reading the disk and they are both (Xbox 360 and disc) brand new.:banghead: Why say that you can put him vertically when that obviously doesn't work:err:

[spootinsteve]

man it was moved like a week ago... where the bloody hell have you been?

[XxMad-CowxX]

What do I have to do to become a FULL vampire?

[refoops]

Hot DAMN, A gaming forum.

I <3 QR

[camjoe87]

But since I'm new to the game I have a few noob questions:
1) how do you pick a lock on the 360?
2) WTF happened with the persuasion, in other words what should I do because I end up making everyone angry.


1) Push up for each section of the lock. Push A when it is locked into the top. It takes a lot of timing.

2) Look at their faces. If the face is smiling, that means you will be rewarded more persuasion points if you press A on that section. Each section has a different facial expression.

[waterbottl]

What do I have to do to become a FULL vampire?

Sleep.

243523

[Mad Rad]

Dont feed for 4 days.

[XxMad-CowxX]

Ok, I was trying to download a Mod. It was some companion mod or sumthin. When I downloaded it, the file was "Internet Explorer" not an "esp". Whats the problem?

[Lord Ignus]

Got a link for where you got it? I'll take a look.

[XxMad-CowxX]

Got a link for where you got it? I'll take a look.
Its ok...I asked someone on the Oblivion forums. He told me to download WinRAR, it rocks.:D

[Deakmm]

how much Aid do i really need to get for bruma?
do you need to get aid from every town or can i just start the final battle?
PM ME!

[BMB1985]

I've never played the game but i hear it's flippin' awesome

[jimbono1]

how much Aid do i really need to get for bruma?
do you need to get aid from every town or can i just start the final battle?
PM ME!

u dont need n e aid for bruma all you need 2 to is do the blood of the daedric,blood of the devines and the other one after tht to open the great gate

[asdfkjhg]

i hated this game.

possibly because i was looking forward to it so much though. morrowind was the only game i could really get in to so i was pretty pumped for it.

first of all i hate that fucking compass. even when i would try to ignore it sometimes i would accidentally glance at it and realize i was going in the wrong direction.. so i might as well just follow the arrow at that point. :rolleyes:

and second i hated that i have no self control and beat the game before i did anything else. the way they leveled everything was pretty shitty

[silverspade14]

Reading this thread makes me want to get oblivion again. My loser brother gave away my copy to his friend and I havent seen it since.

[Zuken]

good game. lots of gameplay

[SheBear]

i hated this game.

possibly because i was looking forward to it so much though. morrowind was the only game i could really get in to so i was pretty pumped for it.

first of all i hate that fucking compass. even when i would try to ignore it sometimes i would accidentally glance at it and realize i was going in the wrong direction.. so i might as well just follow the arrow at that point. :rolleyes:

and second i hated that i have no self control and beat the game before i did anything else. the way they leveled everything was pretty shitty

don't blame your lack of willpower on the game. But yeah there are a bunch of problems with it, luckily (if you have the pc version) there are tons of mods than can take care of everything. The compass, the level scaling, etc.

[BIG_Shot...]

Someone, ANYONE, please help me!
I have no idea what I'm meant to say to NPC's when I'm buying furniture for my house! HELP ME!!! Please!?! I'm Begging You!!! {sob} It's not fair...{Sob}
I don't Know how to get furniture and it is really pissing me off!

[Rick Derris]

When you go to buy furniture, you'll usually be told who to buy it from. The person won't say anything interesting, but you'll find the furniture deeds in their inventory among everything else.

[BIG_Shot...]

Green Bananas? I have to agree that the way NPC's and creatures are leveled is a little annoying, especially as a spellcaster because I level really fast! So I end up with good powers but shitty spells and I'm up against an agro killer Minotaur that used to be a rat! I think the creatures should all start at once no matter how high a level they are, then you can hunt a minotaur if you want or just wander around killing wolves.

[BIG_Shot...]

Thanks very much ZX-6RR!
Do the deeds show up in the paper's section then?

[Daucus Karota]

lol yeah I remember this FPS game

[Kenyan]

lol yeah I remember this FPS game

**in black womens voice** O NO U DIDN'!!!


great game, cant wait for fallout 3 from these guys

[BIG_Shot...]

Thanks so so much ZX-6RR! You've saved my sanity!!!

[BIG_Shot...]

Reading this thread makes me want to get oblivion again. My loser brother gave away my copy to his friend and I havent seen it since.

Silverspade, If you still have it loaded on your computer, get a crack fix! Then you can play CD free, for free!

[refoops]

Silverspade, If you still have it loaded on your computer, get a crack fix! Then you can play CD free, for free!

Don't double post dude, (two posts in a row) instead edit the original post.

[aooga12]

how do you qualify with the prophet to get the knights of the nine armor back? i beat the first oblivion, and every guild i'm the master except theives..

[j.elohim]

how do you qualify with the prophet to get the knights of the nine armor back? i beat the first oblivion, and every guild i'm the master except theives..

You have to be modest. Choose the answer that isn't about your achievements or he just dismisses you because you clearly don't need help becoming great.



If that wasn't enough info check - http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Oblivion

[aooga12]

aaw dude thanks! now i can finally get past that, beat it, and move on to the isles!

[Daucus Karota]

great game, cant wait for fallout 3 from these guys

yeah




hope they don't fuck it up!