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[shawng31c]

I had a bunch of mods loaded on my comp then it crashed. I loaded the same mods when I reinstalled the game and now I have a problem.Ive tried only using the Oblivion.esm and temp. deleting all the meshes and textures and the problem persist. Ive also used default settings and Ive check the Oblivion.ini file to make sure all the land and display setting were accurate. Ive played with the shaders and distant LODs also. I could post a list of mods I'm using if that would help. Maybe someone would see one of the mods and remember seeing the same problem on another forum. The pic of the problem I posted is large because maybe its just me but I think it looks like a map of some sort. If you don't know the exact answer for the problem any help would be appreciated such as what effects the way the ground looks in the game that way I can pinpoint the areas I should be looking at rather than de-install the game and every mod and reload them. I'm saving that as a last resort.

 

 

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[nosisab]

I had a bunch of mods loaded on my comp then it crashed. I loaded the same mods when I reinstalled the game and now I have a problem.Ive tried only using the Oblivion.esm and temp. deleting all the meshes and textures and the problem persist. Ive also used default settings and Ive check the Oblivion.ini file to make sure all the land and display setting were accurate. Ive played with the shaders and distant LODs also. I could post a list of mods I'm using if that would help. Maybe someone would see one of the mods and remember seeing the same problem on another forum. The pic of the problem I posted is large because maybe its just me but I think it looks like a map of some sort. If you don't know the exact answer for the problem any help would be appreciated such as what effects the way the ground looks in the game that way I can pinpoint the areas I should be looking at rather than de-install the game and every mod and reload them. I'm saving that as a last resort.

Need clarifications here: when you says you loaded the mods you actually reinstalled then?

Note that when you reinstall over existing oblivion and data file you may introduce archive invalidation issues. with Shivering Isles and other official mods you for sure will overwrite all modified files the same name in the /data structure. This is true even for the oblivion patches, I think.

The first step you can try is performing that archive invalidation in OBMM (easier and preferred way)

If the problem persists, so the better is reinstalling the mods that changes vanilla files... like the landscape ones and so. Is highly advised you reinstall the overhauls too. If having troubles with bodies, cloths/armors, items in general... reinstall these too but I think few would be overlapped by the game reinstallation and will be repaired in the archive invalidation.

 

good luck.

[bben46]

Purple ground

 

I believe this is caused by a group of files called shaders. These files can be different for different graphics cards. If they somehow get the wrong shaders installed one of the results is the terrain in the foreground is purple. The shader package is based on your particular graphics card and is installed when you first install Oblivion. Any changes should only be made by people who are experienced with Graphics shaders. If you want more information on shaders, google it.

 

I have seen 3 possible fixes for this problem. The easiest is to go into your in game menu, (esc) select video and make sure your texture size is set to large.

 

The second involved the textures from unique landscapes. reinstalling them fixed it.

 

The third involves loading patches in the wrong order and the only way to fix that one is to reinstall in the right order. Note that the oblivion uninstaller leaves behind your saves, mods (data) and oblivion.ini. These will still be there after you have reinstalled. So if You have a problem with a mod causing the problem or a bad save or a bad Oblivion.ini file The problem nay still be there.

 

My recommended uninstall and reinstall leaves you with a clean install. And your original mods and saves in a separate folder that you can put back into the new game. Or you can start over and install your mods again.

 

Please leave some feedback to let me know what works. Thanks

 

 

My recommendation for reinstalling

 

Reinstalling Oblivion

 

My instructions assume you are using Windows XP and have installed Oblivion into the default location. If you are using Vista or Linux, the file locations may be different.

 

For a full reinstall, first you should try to preserve your mods and save games. The easiest way is to rename the data folder where your mods are stored C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data to something else such as \olddata. Then rename the folder that has your saved games C:\documents and settings\your user name\my documents\My Games\oblivion to something like \My games\Old Oblivion - this saves your saved games and the oblivion.ini file.

 

Then, using the original CD, NOT the Launcher on your Hard drive. Select uninstall.

 

After it completes the uninstall, reboot your computer - this is important as it allows Windows to remove some references to the original Oblivion.

 

Now, again using the original CD, reinstall Oblivion.

 

Before adding any mods, patches or Shivering Isles, start the game and make a save. This initializes some stuff that needs to be initialized.

 

Now, If you DO NOT use Shivering Isles, patch the game using ONLY the latest Oblivion patch. All of the stuff from the earlier patches is included.

 

Be sure you use the proper language patch. If you use the wrong one it may work, but with a strange mixture of languages. Germanglish? Or it may crash.

 

NOTE: there are two English Patches UK & US and they are different. (Some people actually think we speak the same language) Use the one that matches your original disk.

 

If you use Shivering Isles, DO NOT install the Oblivion patch. Install Shivering Isles, then ONLY the latest Shivering Isles patch. All of the updates for Oblivion are included.

 

Now, again start the game and make a save. Test to be sure everything is working right (No purple objects or yellow blocks)

 

Now, before adding any mods, back up both your \data folder and the save game folder. Copy them, don't move or rename them, to a different folder - such as \Bethesda\Clean Oblivion\data and \Bethesda\clean Oblivion\saves.

 

Now rename the \data folder to \newdata and the \oldata back to \data. this restores all of your mods. You should now have 2 data folders \data, and \newdata. Then rename the new My Games\Oblivion to something like \New Oblivion. and the \Old oblivion to \oblivion - this restores all of your saved games and your original Oblivion.ini file.

 

If you can make heads or tails out of that mess of renaming then you should be a programmer.

 

If you have the same problem, it is most likely caused by a mod. and you have a clean install to fall back on. You can rename the files back to what they were and be back to your clean install without having to reinstall again.

 

Sounds like lots of work, but you will have a clean install and a back up clean install when you are finished

[shawng31c]

The fix was easier than I thought. I guess my graphics card = sucks! I unchecked distant landscapes in the options and now its gone :wallbash: . Why are the easiest answers always the right ones! Thanks for all the advice Ben! Keep saving the world one Oblivion mod user at a time!!!!