OMGHesGinger Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 For the past few days I've been trying to use an ENB with Oblivion (the Steam version) and I'm having no luck. I have OBSE installed correctly and it works, I've uninstalled all of my mods and clean installed Oblivion (deleting the .ini file and my saves). When I put d3d9.dll into my Oblivion folder from v181 and launch Oblivion from Steam nothing happens, it doesn't work. It says it's running and my mouse cursor says something is loading but then Steam stops saying Oblivion is running and nothing happens. The Oblivion launcher doesn't even show up. When I install ENB v75a it launches, but the info at the top left that should show up on the main menu doesn't show. I think the problems may be down to the fact that the Steam version of OBSE needs the Steam Overlay turned on to work properly, but ENBs work best with it off, but I'm unsure. For the love of god I need help, and I would sure appreciate it if I get some. My specs for the people that will inevitably ask: Intel Core i5 6500 3.2 GHzAMD Radeon RX 480 8GB8 GB DDR4 RAMWindows 10 - unfortunately Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surilindur Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) The Steam version of Oblivion does not require Steam Overlay for OBSE to work from what I have noticed. I have the overlay globally disabled myself and OBSE works fine. Maybe you could try disabling the overlay? I have not tested v181 with effects myself, but the v259 or somesuch with only ENBoost works (v181 does not have any memory things, it is either memory stuff with 259 or visuals with 181 at the moment). Other than that, you could try checking that you do not have any excessive heap sizes set in MoreHeap or Oblivion Stutter Remover if you use those two, apparently setting the heap sizes too large causes Oblivion to silently exit when launching it. Edited June 3, 2017 by Contrathetix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGHesGinger Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Thanks for the reply, I've disabled the overlay completely and I don't have either of the mods you mentioned installed at the moment. Alas, the problem persists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surilindur Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) Could it have anything to do with the new Windows 10 game recording stuff, the GameBar or Game DVR stuff? I have that disabled myself, through the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc). There is also a toggle option or two in the Settings somewhere (the new horrible-looking settings application). And the game works fine without that d3d9.dll file? Edited June 3, 2017 by Contrathetix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGHesGinger Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yeah the game works perfectly without the d3d9.dll. I've disabled the Game Bar and DVR settings but it still refuses to launch out of sheer stubbornness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surilindur Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Have you tried unblocking the archive before extracting it? Does that make any difference? As in, right-click the archive, properties, tick "unblock", and click "apply". Also, is the game installed inside a Program Files directory? Could that cause any issues? But if the older ENB series thing works, then it cannot be that, can it? Odd. I downloaded the version 181 myself now to test, from the ENBdev site, unblocked it, extracted it and copied the d3d9.dll from the wrapper version folder to the game folder. Then I downloaded A Tweaked ENB (ATE181_1_beta), also unblocked it, extracted it, and copied the files (not folders) in the extracted folder to the game folder. I also had to copy the AMD depth-of-field fix after that. But the ENB worked just fine. I also have the Steam version of Oblivion, an i5 Skylake processor, Windows 10 and an AMD graphics card. I have the game installed on drive F in a custom Steam library folder like all my other games. Edit: If the d3d9.dll from ENB prevents the Oblivion Launcher from appearing then that one sounds odd. I missed that in your initial post. :blush: It would make more sense if the game crashed or did not appear, but the launcher... Edited June 4, 2017 by Contrathetix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGHesGinger Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thanks, I'll definitely try that and see if it works. I also tried running the Oblivion.exe that bypasses the launcher a while ago, when I do that it then says Oblivion.exe is not working. It appears that it is a crash but when I try the launcher, nothing happens at all. No error message, nothing. There is also now a DRM free version of Oblivion on GOG.com that was recently released so if the Steam version doesn't work I'll eventualy get round to buying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCoconut Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Sorry for necro, but did anyone ever find a solution for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 No its still the same. Time to Delete sick of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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