blue screen flash/flicker

[hero4682]

hi,

i just recently installed a mod, and noticed that at certain anlges (between the 3rd person character and the camera) the screen will flash blue.

and if i play with the camera, i can leave it a spot were it stays blue.

everything goes blue except the UI (my health and stuff), it looks like the background of the game space from the CS.

 

ive since then removed the mod that i installed last, but the problem is still there!

 

i have pics but dont know how to put them out there, a video too.

 

if anyone has noticed this, can you help me out please

[Jenrai]

Its possible the mod or something else gave your in-game graphics settings a bit of a nudge in the wrong direction. Try rebuilding your .ini (I hope you made a note of any of your customisations in there) or alternatively just reset all your graphics options to minimum.

Then slowly start rebuilding your settings to how you want the game to look, testing between each change. Use your graphic card's own controller system (eg The Nvidia Control Panel or ATI's Catalyst) for changes where possible - this should be for pretty much everything except in game texture sizes and shadows, plants and water detail.

 

Its also quite possible that your GPU is on its way to silicon heaven. If you play other (high-demand) games do you notice any glitches or slow downs with them?

 

This could also be a symptom of your monitor running on the extreme fringes of its capabilities, but seeing as neither Oblivion nor any other game should have the ability to make that happen we'll pretend I didn't say that for now.

 

Hope you get it sorted.

Jenrai

[hero4682]

thanks for the suggestions, i didnt even think about trying that, hope it works!

 

when you mentioned the " graphic card's own controller system (eg The Nvidia Control Panel )", you blew my mind.. i have it but i've never used it! i'll look at it this time

 

again, thanks for the help

[Jenrai]

First off you're welcome matey. :) Good luck with your issues.

The card's own controller should always be used, to make sure everything is speaking the same language, so to speak. The real explanation for that is somewhat more technical, but hey, I'm not gonna spend all day typing that up and expect others to understand it when I don't.

Its surprising how many people don't use it, usually because they use different settings for different games, or simply because they just don't know how to. It always quite straightforward, and most newer control systems have the ability to create profiles for all your games. Whilst not using it won't cause your computer to erupt in balls of flame, it will make your gpu have to work a little harder whilst you're running games, and that can negatively impact the performance and lifespan of your card.

 

Hope you get it sorted.

Jenrai