Lots of crashes

[DavidBudreck]

My PC is now powerful enough to run Oblivion sideways. Oblivion is 4 years old; it cannot take advantage of new innovations like SLI that let the graphics card take over the burden of some of the game physics. I tried that. Hardware helps to a point, but only to the point where the game itself becomes the bottleneck.

 

Qarl is Beautiful, but is only beautiful if you can see it!

 

Starting over is the best option.

 

Install things one at a time; test them; make sure they are working properly, then move on to the next.

[Skoran]

I got 2 graphic cards in crossfire, but Oblivion doesn't really use that?

And their is no way I can use qarl's texture pack?

[DavidBudreck]

That depends on what you mean by "use." It does not let the second card handle any of the physics, no.

 

Oblivion was made before any of that existed, and it does not know to let the GPU help.

 

Hardware DOES help to a point, but not the dramatic increase you would gain from a modern game.

[Skoran]

Ok, I reinstalled the game and everything seems to work ok.

Only bug I have now: in some locations (and I believe mostly around the city isle) my local map ain't work correctly. When I open it, its usually black but when I use my mouse to scroll, I find the location I am at. Another problem: I don't always see myself on the map and my local map doesn't move along with me (so when I open it, its not centered on my position), which is pretty annoying.

I also noticed allot of npc's get stuck behind buildings, walls, ... Maybe their is something wrong with the coordinates my game thinks im at?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2j4wunm.jpg

 

I think it has something to do with dark darnified, but I am not sure. I also used tweakoblivion, is it possible I screwed something up there :P?

 

Also: my game is pretty laggy in the waterfront, is this normal cause its such a large area?

 

Here is my load order:

 

Oblivion.esm

Jog_X_Mod.esm

All Natural Base.esm

Mart's Monster Mod.esm

Better Cities Resources.esm

TantrivayliaChimer.esm

HorseCombatMaster.esm

HrmnsOblivionScriptOptimizationv1.0.esp

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp

Better Cities .esp

Atmospheric Loading Screens - Random Quotes.esp

All Natural - Real Lights.esp

All Natural.esp

All Natural - SI.esp

Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp

Enhanced Water v2.0 HD - SI Addon.esp

MIS Low Wind.esp

MIS New Sounds Optional Part.esp

Quiet Feet Complete.esp

Storms & Sound.esp

Rainbows.esp

WindowLightingSystem.esp

Book Jackets Oblivion.esp

bnmDLTIC-1-6.esp

ChaseCameraMod.esp

personality_idles3b.esp

Harvest[Containers].esp

DLCHorseArmor.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCSpellTomes.esp

DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp

1SB_TerryMalick_BallGownVariants.esp

AW_Wings.esp

CSR - Fine Iron.esp

CSR - Golden Saint.esp

EY_AoD.esp

R18PN - Amy Armor Set.esp

R18PN - Lingeries.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

Mart's Monster Mod.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp

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

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

Mart's Monster Mod - Less Bone Loot.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Less Reavers.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Moderate Increased.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - More Passive Wildlife.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp

Diverse Imperial Armor v1.1.esp

Hentai Mania.esp

Tantrivaylia.esp

thievery.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCFrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Knights.esp

xuldarkforest.esp

xulStendarrValley.esp

xulTheHeath.esp

XulEntiusGorge.esp

xulFallenleafEverglade.esp

xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp

xulChorrolHinterland.esp

xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp

xulBravilBarrowfields.esp

xulLushWoodlands.esp

xulAncientYews.esp

xulAncientRedwoods.esp

xulCloudtopMountains.esp

xulArriusCreek.esp

xulPatch_AY_AC.esp

xulRollingHills_EV.esp

xulPantherRiver.esp

xulRiverEthe.esp

xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp

xulImperialIsle.esp

xulBlackwoodForest.esp

xulCheydinhalFalls.esp

xulAspenWood.esp

xulSkingradOutskirts.esp

Castle_Seaview.esp

CastleSeaview+LostCoast Patch.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

Enhanced Vegetation [125%].esp

talkwithyourhands2.esp

Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp

Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp

RealisticForceMedium.esp

Advanced Mark & Recall.esp

FasterArrows250.esp

300ft_crime_detection-7319.esp

Enhanced Grabbing.esp

DeadlyReflex 5 - Combat Moves.esp

Duke Patricks - Near Miss Magic And Arrows Alert The Target.esp

Oblivion XP.esp

Dark Dungeons - SI.esp

Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp

Moonshadow Elves - NoSc.esp

Better Cities Full.esp

BCBravilFULL-Barrowfields patch.esp

BCChorrol-ChorrolHinterland fix.esp

BCCheydinhalFULL-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

BCSkingrad-SkingradOutskirts patch.esp

Better Cities - VWD of the IC.esp

Better Imperial City.esp

Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

Alluring Potion Bottles v3.esp

DarkRoseSet.esp

1SB_RavenousEleganceOutfit.esp

[DavidBudreck]

No, this is a "Feature," Definitely NOT a bug.

 

This is referred to generically as "Fog of War" (even when there is no "war").

 

 

This is to simulate that you don't know what something looks like if you haven't seen it. As you explore, the areas of the map you have visited will become visible.

 

Almost all RPG Games do something like this; it is not specific to Oblivion.

[Skoran]

Erm I know this, Im playing Oblivion since it got released.

But even if I have been there, my local map won't center on me on the city isle, I also don't see the yellow arrow to represents me.

 

For example: on the screen I posted I am standing right outside the gate, but you don't see a yellow arrow.