patch 1.2.0416 possible issue - tried unoffical patch wit no luck &#33

[AndrzejS]

Hi everybody! Greetings to all Oblivion fans and users of this forum!!!

 

This is my first post so my apologies if this question isn't under proper general topic.

 

Recently I rediscovered Oblivion and at the very begining encountered a problem. I'm using Oblivion's Colectors Edition, and separate Knights of the Nine and SI expansion. After a clean instalation of all of those expansions, having game at version 1.2.0416 with Shivering Isles Patch, having also created a character, I'm being constanly crashed to desktop when Emperor and Blades disapear in the corridor after Captain's Renault death in 'the Sanctus' (tutorial-whatever-level). It happens just before the screen with tutorial info should apper and rats' attack shold follow.... :(

I tried unofficial patches but with no luck. I gave myslef and the game last chance. I reinstalled everything without patching to SI v1.2.0416. The game had version 1.2.021 and guess what - NO PROBLEMO!!!

I know it looks like case closed but many mods and new OBSE versions require v1.2.0416 so playing the game in older version sometimes sucks :( I've save games with my old character and they're working with v1.2.0416 (checked that !!!) so 'I can't play issue' is not the case. I'm more interesed in resolving the problem becasue I want to have fully operational product!!!

 

So if anybody had that problem, please :D let me know.

Thanks in advance, I appreciate Your intrest.

 

 

PS My rig specs are: P4 3Ghz, 3 Gb RAM, ATI radeon HD 3850 AGP 512 Mb, Creative X-Fi, Windows XP Pro. All drivers ware new and fresh.

[dezdimona]

is the collectors edition the same as GotY? if so no official patch is needed. also do you have any mods installed? If so which ones

[AndrzejS]

Hi there, dezdimona! Thanks for willing to help! I tried to log-in earlier this day but I got the timeout-something-message.

 

Hey, but let's get to business, shall we :) No, unfortunately this isn't the Game of the Year Edition it's vanilla (I guess this is how You call the basic version) but with some gadgets like 2nd DVD with bonus materials, a printed map of Cyrodill and a special Septims' coin added to the box... useles but cool though :)

So, at first I installed basic oblivion, and later Knights of the Nine and SI expansions followed. Both of them also are on DVD's. Nothing wrong happens when You run the game as-is in version 1.2.021 from SI DVD. When You get patched with this one http://static.bethsoft.com/isles/ShiveringIsles_v1.2.0416English.exe or aslo with this one http://static.bethsoft.com/Oblivion/Oblivi...lish.exe You get the error I was writing about.

 

I tried few different aproaches with patches, both official and unofficial with mods or without them and the problem remains the same - no matter what I put to Oblivion\Data folder when it's v1.2.0416 I'm being crashed to desktop when The Blades escort The Emperor through the door after Captain's Renault death in the tutorial level.

 

Of course, You can check my OBMM list if You like it's attached below.

 

THX :thumbsup:

[AndrzejS]

Hi! I'm back with solution... I guess :)

 

Just bought GOTY edition, installed it, added OBMM and OBSE v17.2, adjusted options and remaped keybindings.... and guess what - the same situation - A CRASH!!! :(

But I didn't give up on fight and kept on experimenting. I tried different video options, installed new drivers to my ATI and X-Fi - with no luck.... Being seriously angry :wallbash: , I gave Oblivion one last shot. Started everything from scratch, deleted SaveGame catalog with all *.ini files, didn't change any options (including key bindings) and created a new character.

 

OBLIVION DIDN'T CRASH!!! WOW - A MIRACLE

 

Now, I'm not an IT or whatever specialst but it seems my frigging diamondback razer mouse was the culprit! As all razer users know You can bind almost every key from keyboard to one of razer's buttons, You can even have a macro. It's very handy, of course. Unfortunately each time I binded "cast a spell" and "use/holster a weapon" to my mouse the game crashed- without those bindings the problem is gone (tripple checked that)

 

So, unless something new happens :whistling: , I think case's closed.

 

Thanks to dezdimona for showing a little of interest. :thanks:

[nosisab]

Hi! I'm back with solution... I guess :)

 

Just bought GOTY edition, installed it, added OBMM and OBSE v17.2, adjusted options and remaped keybindings.... and guess what - the same situation - A CRASH!!! :(

But I didn't give up on fight and kept on experimenting. I tried different video options, installed new drivers to my ATI and X-Fi - with no luck.... Being seriously angry :wallbash: , I gave Oblivion one last shot. Started everything from scratch, deleted SaveGame catalog with all *.ini files, didn't change any options (including key bindings) and created a new character.

 

OBLIVION DIDN'T CRASH!!! WOW - A MIRACLE

 

Now, I'm not an IT or whatever specialst but it seems my frigging diamondback razer mouse was the culprit! As all razer users know You can bind almost every key from keyboard to one of razer's buttons, You can even have a macro. It's very handy, of course. Unfortunately each time I binded "cast a spell" and "use/holster a weapon" to my mouse the game crashed- without those bindings the problem is gone (tripple checked that)

 

So, unless something new happens :whistling: , I think case's closed.

 

Thanks to dezdimona for showing a little of interest. :thanks:

 

hmmm, good to know about that binding issue. I have an A4tech X7 XL-7d0BK Oscar and do bind the W and S keys to the mouse, until now without issues... but..

 

I'll try to bind the casting to it to and report if the issue happens (although I don't think to do the tutorial again)

[dezdimona]

well I'm glad you figured it out.also the GOTY only needs the SI patch as the oblivion one is in that patch also!

[AndrzejS]

Hi! I'm back.

 

Thx guys for the intrest. I checked what might triggerd this issue with razer diamondback. I binded 'num +" and 'num -" keys to my mouse. When You use those bindings in Oblivion options>controls will show You "key 222" or somthing like that, not '+' or '-'. So when the tutorial screen pops out, it's supposed to tell You which keys are responsible to draw a weapon... and probably it can't show on the screen "key 222 or somthing" :blink:, it gets stupid and crashes. So when You have keys like 'w' or 's' it'll go smoothly -that's my theory :biggrin:

 

I've been playing Oblivion for sometime now with no crashes in tutorial and later on !

 

Cheers 2 all of You.

 

Kudos given, everybody's happy = case closed :thanks: