Oblivion save-game screenshot issue? Maybe more?

[Squishy1218]

Hello, all. I recently installed Oblivion on my PC. Going by the recommended [Not minimum] specs, the ONLY one I do not meet is the video card, as I am running on ATI Radeon 3450 HD [Laugh it up], but I have significantly more RAM than required.

 

I am running on Windows XP. I do not think my mods could be to blame, but when the problem STARTED I was using OBSE with the Vampire Race disabler, Fix Fathis, the Unofficial Patch, and All official mods.

 

I have uninstalled a few times now, but after a small amount of game play [2-3 hours, except I was in 20+Hours in the game when it first began] my save game screen shot gets about half of it taken off [seriously it is a dark blue patch instead of the meshes that were captured for the picture] and eventually the pictures, after being saved over, become varieties of harsh colour, sometimes like old TV static, others it is just a bunch of red.

 

The game loads fine for the most part, but recently I have been having the game freeze up when I open my inventory when I open via OBMOD [i assume it is OBSE causing that, as it doesn't do that if I open it via the regular launcher]

 

This distresses me a bit, as I am finding that occasionally my game crashes now, and I can't seem to figure out what is causing the weird screen shot issue.

 

In summary:

 

1. My screen shots are messed up. Sometimes badly. They still load, but I am wondering if that is leading to:

2. If I open Oblivion with OMOD or OBSE the game will crash, and not let me ctrl-alt-del out, or alt-tab out; but the music will continue.

 

 

For reference, here is my current batch of mods. Remember, this started before most were added.

 

Oblivion.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

Living Economy - Items.esp

Living Economy.esp

sr_retroactive_health.esp

cyrodiil transportation network 1.3 wz.esp

StealthOverhaul.esp

Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp

LRM_Generic.esp

Level_Rates_Modified_x2.esp

Level_Rates_Modified_x3.esp

Level_Rates_Modified_x4.esp

DEJ Harvest - Flora - STOP.esp

aaaBorsBedrolls.esp

DEJ Harvest - Flora.esp

Duke Patricks - Fresh Kills Now Alert The NPCs.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

Level_Rates_Modified_x5.esp

DEJ Harvest - Flora - CPU.esp

RenGuardOverhaul.esp

DLCFrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCSpellTomes.esp

DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Natural_Weather_HDR_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

OOO-ThiefGuild_Difficult.esp

OOO-Potions.esp

OOO-BirthSigns.esp

OOO-Magic_Effects+Spells.esp

OOO-Magic_Effects+Enchantments.esp

OOO-Dangerous_Traps.esp

OOO-Armor_Perks_WearRate_Repair.esp

OOO-Magic_Game_Settings.esp

OOO-Combat_Skills_Perks_Marksmanship.esp

OOO-Deadly_Combat.esp

OOO-DLT_Immersion.esp

OOO-Level_Slow.esp

Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Creature Skins.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Foxes.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Roads.esp

MOU - Trolls.esp

MOU - Guards.esp

MOU - Ogres.esp

MOU - Amazons.esp

MOU - Necromancers.esp

MOU - Imps.esp

MOU - Hungers.esp

MOU - Adventurers.esp

MOU - Hungers SI.esp

MOU - Leveled Lists.esp

MOU - Items.esp

 

 

Needless to say I am running HDR, as can be seen by the Natural Weather I am using.

 

 

Thanks, and I am very sorry if I posted this the wrong way.

 

EDIT: New problem. After awhile the saves that have odd screen shots begin to crash [iT does not freeze, the Oblivion window just disappears, and is not found in the task bar]

 

EDIT 2: I found a way for the game to not crash: I have one save game that was before this most recent install, that has not had the image changed to a weird panorama of colour. If I load that at the start screen, then load another save, it will not crash for a good amount of time. I am becoming suspicious of the way the game is saving my files. [Note: Autosave and quicksave are now disabled]

[Squishy1218]

Er, I think the problem is stemming from obse it's self. I just reinstalled, and it was running fine until I had a crash somewhere in Bravil [Crashes happen]

 

Then I opened up the game in obse using the Mod manager, saved, and found that the screenshot error was occurring again.

edit: Well, since I can't get an answer anywhere, is it something I should worry about at all? Will it likely affect anything?

[Pronam]

Does using fraps make a difference?

[Squishy1218]

Does using fraps make a difference?

 

 

I just grabbed FRAPS to check it out.

 

The screen shot I took of the load game screen is unrecognizable, as it is the static that my original question pertains to. The others turned out recognizable, but VERY blurry, like an occasional save game screen shot I get [Where I can tell what I am looking at, if I squint]

 

 

Also, after my 6th uninstall I now have a weird sound in my background- it starts during the prison scenes whenever I enter a new area, but after leaving the tutorial begins randomly throughout the wilderness and such; just not when my inventory is open. To describe it, it sounds like a distant gun shot, or something heavy falling a short distance.

[Squishy1218]

Any one else want a go?

 

Currently the game seems stable enough to play. My only issues are the save-game screen shot being very buggy, and an odd booming noise outside of conversation and menus.