Command Bar help

[Meader]

I've been looking around for about 2 hours now and I've found nothing helpful so I was hoping someone on here could help me. There's a ton of people who can't get their console to show up on Oblivion with the "~" thing. I'm one of these people but all of the things other people have suggested doesn't apply to me such as having Windows Vista (I have Windows 7 if that helps), using a foreign keyboard which I definitly dont have, and people say I should do just the "~" or "shift+~" and look for a small box or something in the corner but nothing works. The really weird thing is that I can make it show up in COD4 but not in Oblivion. If anyone knows how to fix this I'd really appreciate the help.

 

Thanks,

Meader.

[Meader]

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[Ferryt]

I doubt you've tried "all" the things that can be done because there's one which should be foolproof. Since I run Oblivion on a Dell Studio laptop (yeah, I know ... get a real computer :P ) and since disabling the IR input device didn't work, and I do know what I'm doing under the hood, I resorted to a mod called "Ring of Console". It was glitchy, annoying, and totally frustrating at times, especially since it requires you to equip a ring, which could easily cause you to unequip a ring if that other one is on the same finger, and ...

 

But to make a long story short, I discovered a handy utility called "Change Console Key". It's not an Oblivion mod, but an OBSE plugin, so you'll have to have OBSE installed. Once you've installed Change Console Key your worries should be over. What it does is remap the console key to F12 which should eliminate any hardware issues you may be having, and that could well be the root of your problem.

[Hickory]

Please see Bben's Disable IR to allow Console article.

[Qwaxalot]

Console issue (Tilde key, printscreen etc.)

 

The console key is used to access in-game debugging commands. As such, it can be a powerful tool for analyzing game issues and also to cheat.

 

The key is the top left key, directly under the "Esc" key and to the left of the "1" key (the "~" key on most keyboards).

 

For the console feature to work, the line "ballowconsole=1" must be present in the interface section of your Oblivion.ini file (typically located in "...\Documents\mygames\oblivion\").

 

With conventional "PS-2", 101/102 Key keyboard and drivers, this key is mapped correctly.

 

Unfortunately on many, USB interfaced, multi-media keyboards and international keyboards this key may not be in the same location. This is a function of window's plug 'n play feature. Vista also has 'special' keyboard drivers for multi-media keyboards that remap the tilde key and Print Screen keys, in which case Oblivion's console access and screencapture functions are defeated.

 

To fix this issue:

 

1. Switch to a conventional "PS-2", 101/102 Key keyboard and drivers. It all depends on what features are most important to you.

2. Use the "Ring Of Console" Mod (requires OBSE): http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13133

3. Use the Change Console Key Mod (requires OBSE): http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20446

 

 

 

In addition if you have a newer system with the Microsoft eHome devices, or an infrared remote for media versions of windows, Oblivion will not be able to read the scan code for the tilde key. This problem appears to be caused by the MIRC (Microsoft Infrared Remote Control).

 

To fix this issue:

 

1. If the MIRC is connected via USB, disconnecting it should work.

 

2. If the Infrared device is built in to your computer (ie. laptops), you can disable the device with windows device manager (you will need to reenable it if you wish to use it when not gaming).

 

3. You can uninstall the device. Windows will reinstall it at the next bootup (not a very good long term solution because the device reinstallation will eventually bork).

 

4. If you don't care about the Infrared device at all, uninstall it with device manager, reboot, hold down the F8 key, and then turn off the device itself in your BIOS (if you don't turn the device off, Windows will reinstall the driver at it's next boot up)

 

NOTE: The location of the device driver (in the Device Manager menu tree) will either be in the section "Universal Serial Bus controllers" or " Human Interface Devices". If under "Human Interface Devices" and you have the Microsoft eHome Infrared transceiver, the device to disable is "SMSC CIR Receiver"

 

 

SIDE ISSUE: Cannot see the console (It seems to be shifted to the left). Caused by using "square" resolutions as opposed to widescreen.

Solution: In the .ini file set "iConsoleTextXPos=30" to something like "iConsoleTextXPos=230"

 

 

This article is a condensation of information from many sources, all in the public domain, my only contribution is to consolidate things in such a way as to, hopefully, make a useful guide for a user experiencing difficulties.

 

 

For Reference:

 

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Console_Command_Tutorial

 

http://www.katsbits.com/htm/google_faq.php?subaction=showfull&id=1233184501&archive=&start_from=&ucat=12&

 

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Console

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927824/en

 

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=968703&hl=console

 

Bethesda Softworks Technical Support: "If you have a new system with the Microsoft eHome devices, these will conflict with the program being able to read the scan code for the tilde key from the keyboard. Those Microsoft eHome devices or drivers need to be disabled in order to allow the game to "see" the tilde key being pressed. The MIRC (Microsoft Infrared Remote Control) seems to disable the tilde (~) key in both Oblivion and Morrowind. Simply disconnecting the MIRC from the USB port will fix this issue."

[Meader]

Thanks a bunch guys.

Kudos for all.