What did I just do to Oblivion?

[DarkSpyda04]

SOLVED

 

Houstin, we have a problem.

 

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Edited August 6, 2014 by DarkSpyda04

[Operative85]

Houston, we do definitely have a problem. Any mods installed?

[DarkSpyda04]

The problem occured after I had some problems with Simyaz's "Malevolent" and I tried experimenting with "solutions" to fix the problem. I was actually so fed up with Oblivion crashing so much and all the problems the game was giving me that I completely uninstalled/reinstalled the game and all relevant files. Now that the game's reinstalled, it looks normal again.

 

When I was playing Simyaz's Malevolent, I had just acquired the Armor of Malevolence and was leaving the underground tunnels and entering to one of Cyrodil's wilderness cells. When I opened the underground tunnels exit door, the game got to the loading screen and crashed after about half a second. Every time I tried to load saved games back in the Lich's antechamber, the game crashed as well. I desperately tried to find a "solution". Figuring maybe it was a memory error, I toned down all of the game's video settings via the pause menu and the game still crashed at these points. I reset the video settings and then the game looked like it does in the pictures I linked above.

 

But again, I reinstalled Oblivion so the game no longer looks weird.

[Operative85]

Regarding the problem, it might be an error in the mod OR a conflict (most likely since it won't let you transition to an external cell properly).

 

But at least it's solved now. Great job and enjoy!

[DarkSpyda04]

Yes, I reinstalled Oblivion, installed disc 2 (SI and KOTN), installed OBSE, OBGE, Blockhead, installed Malevolent and this exit door no longer crashed the game. I don't think Blockhead and OBGE were even necessary for Malevolent but I added them for good measure and any other mods I install such as nuska's Oblivion Character Overhaul.

 

Interestingly Malevolent requires the player to be "Champion of Cyrodil" before you start the quest but I took a shortcut:

 

Firstly I used Robert Evrae's "Alternate Start" to get myself into the Imperial City as fast as possible and then I fast traveled to the IC Temple District. Here if you use the console command "TCL", you can phase through the temple and gain access to a secret door leading to the end battle between Martin and Mehrunes Dagon. Once inside the ending temple, you have to exit and get the message that Dagon has arrived. Then you re-enter the temple and wait enough hours until Martin appears. Then you just beat the game in a few minutes and become Champion of Cyrodil. I'd like to think the developers put that door there so that they have quick access to the final temple.

[Operative85]

Yes, I reinstalled Oblivion, installed disc 2 (SI and KOTN), installed OBSE, OBGE, Blockhead, installed Malevolent and this exit door no longer crashed the game. I don't think Blockhead and OBGE were even necessary for Malevolent but I added them for good measure and any other mods I install such as nuska's Oblivion Character Overhaul.

 

Interestingly Malevolent requires the player to be "Champion of Cyrodil" before you start the quest but I took a shortcut:

 

Firstly I used Robert Evrae's "Alternate Start" to get myself into the Imperial City as fast as possible and then I fast traveled to the IC Temple District. Here if you use the console command "TCL", you can phase through the temple and gain access to a secret door leading to the end battle between Martin and Mehrunes Dagon. Once inside the ending temple, you have to exit and get the message that Dagon has arrived. Then you re-enter the temple and wait enough hours until Martin appears. Then you just beat the game in a few minutes and become Champion of Cyrodil. I'd like to think the developers put that door there so that they have quick access to the final temple.

 

Wow. I never even knew of the door's existence! If possible, please post that to Malevolent's mod page, so that anyone who is encountering the same problem have it both solved and working.