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Did you use Windows' defrag utility or a 3rd party defrag tool? I use auslogics disk defrag, it's much faster and I never had filesystem corruption problems. You could try to run this command in Windows' command prompt (or Run in the start menu) to check and fix the filesystem: chkdsk C: /F (obliviously if your disk drive is not "C" change its letter in the command specified above)

There is already a thread about Steam's disadvantages, look at this post in particular

Hi MagniWallflower, welcome to the nexus!

Since everyone is throwing out requests/suggestions I might as well throw out mine... I'd like to see AI fixes for a couple of things that were reported by Atomic magazine. Quote: "Having a guy we've just beat to a pulp with your fists beg you for mercy and then stand up and bizarrely say "Good to see you!" in a cheery tone was a little mood breaking. We also mildly miffed at being arrested for accidentally catching a townsman with one of our spells... in the middle of a fight with a bloody enormous dragon. Having guards race over to fine us rather than stopping and staring at the dragon corpse blocking the entrance to town made us wonder if it was time for them to check their priorities." Perhaps the first one could be fixed easily by changing the disposition value of NPCs or by adding some kind of "liked" variable to them.

I'm not sure it's the best you can buy in that price range. I suggest you wait a little while for more comments here (especially from bben46) before choosing a card.

Try hwcompare. Oblivion is quite old and doesn't require a very powerful gpu (recommended cards are listed here), however since you're buying a new card I'd recommend something that will let you play newer games too. A 9600GT (either 512MB or 1GB) is more than enough for Oblivion. The old HD 4650 would let you play Oblivion on "very high" setting and had a pixel rate of 4800 Mpixel/sec, while the GeForce 9600 GT reaches 10400 Mpixel/sec. For slightly more than 100 € I bought a Radeon 6850 1GB and with it I should be able to play Skyrim on high/very high settings, but if you're sure you won't be buying Skyrim or other new 3D games, you can spend much less and buy any 512MB card. Go ahead, compare them and choose any card you like ;-)

Thanks for the link! Nord bonuses are exactly what I needed for my nord character :dance:

Skyrim graphics looks good enough to me, I'd rather have gameplay mods.

You should consider adding your blog to StormTemplar's list at http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/452140-lets-get-some-blogs-running/

I for one hope there are no quests like when in Oblivion you have to infiltrate the Blackwood Company and...

Good idea. I don't have the passion for fishing in real life, but it's a fun subgame in many japanese action RPGs a la Zelda. I think mods in the "daily life" category contribute the most to immersion.

There is a mod with Teutonic and Templar Knight armors here: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37487 and Templar flags here: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=40929 Perhaps you can use them as a base.

If I had to choose only one, I'd say the new AI. The new graphics and the new setting are amazing, and I like a good fight every now and then, but I value things like realistic world & social interaction above most any other feature.

Heh I know, waiting is hard when you spend your time watching previews and reading the ES wikis. By comparison all other games I used to play - even Oblivion, my favorite up to a couple of weeks ago - now look shallow and boring...

Hi Emanuel, and welcome! Greetings from Italy :thumbsup: