thomasv333 Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 I figured this one out, I had "Specular Pass" turned off in my "TweekOblivion" INI settings. As soon as I turned "Specular Pass" back on every thing was fine. Thanks to all those who responded, I hope this info helps those out there that are having this problem also. As a side note: This problem only occurred in interior cells, while sneaking, with other actors present. (It was especially bad in the IC guard towers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompacFeedbackSystem Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well I just noticed this problem, usually seems to be only in interior spaces. First I tried the nVidia Black Screen Fix which did not help. Then I checked the Specular Pass in my ini. Unfortunately it was already on... I am still trying to figure out what it is. Sneaking does not seem to have an effect on it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasv333 Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well I just noticed this problem, usually seems to be only in interior spaces. First I tried the nVidia Black Screen Fix which did not help. Then I checked the Specular Pass in my ini. Unfortunately it was already on... I am still trying to figure out what it is. Sneaking does not seem to have an effect on it for me. Get Tweakedoblivion and use the "profiles" tab (I think thats what it's called) and start messing around with different gfx setttings with HDR on/off, Bloom on/off, etc.... Thats all I did. :thumbsup: Make sure you backup your oblivion.ini first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFirebrand Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 CompacFeedbackSystem, does this issue happen in newly added areas by mods, or in the original game areas? If it's just in the new areas it's likely not covered by the fix. Some mods may recreate the conditions that cause the bug. If it's in the original game areas, send the fix to the bottom of your load order provided the other fixes haven't worked, this might overwrite any changes made in other mods that have undone the good work of the fix. PM me if I can help, I'm not a regular visitor to the forums. - Winged Warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompacFeedbackSystem Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 It does happen in original areas... I actually just reinstalled oblivion. Still have this bug... can't be anything in the ini since I have reset it multiple times with no luck. nVidia Black Screen Fix is last in the load order... but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasv333 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 It does happen in original areas... I actually just reinstalled oblivion. Still have this bug... can't be anything in the ini since I have reset it multiple times with no luck. nVidia Black Screen Fix is last in the load order... but no luck. What OS are you using? From what I've herd XP works best, Oblivion doesn't like vista to much. Since you have reinstalled Oblivion this sounds like a more global issue that has to do more with your systems ability to handle to graphics requirements of the game. I have a fairly monster PC that should tear through oblivion but I still have loads of issues. Make sure your windows graphics setting is set to "best quality" not "best performance" (this caused huge graphics problems for me). I'd also use "tweakedoblivion" and try adjusting things that have to do with lighting, reflections, and shader effects. Just keep experimenting and hopefully you'll find a solution to the problem, for me it was the specular pass setting. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompacFeedbackSystem Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I am using XP... This machine has Vista, but I don't use it... heh :closedeyes: My machine has a quad core processor(Intel QX6700), 2 GB RAM, and 2 BFG Tech 8800 GTX cards in SLI config. I have gfx settings on "best quality" ... I am thinking something might be related to the nvidia driver version... I never had this problem before and the only thing that has changed since the last time I played Oblivion is an nvidia driver update and a directx update. I am thinking the video drivers might have done something. I guess I will have to figure it out. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrmaad Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I am using XP... This machine has Vista, but I don't use it... heh :closedeyes: My machine has a quad core processor(Intel QX6700), 2 GB RAM, and 2 BFG Tech 8800 GTX cards in SLI config. I have gfx settings on "best quality" ... I am thinking something might be related to the nvidia driver version... I never had this problem before and the only thing that has changed since the last time I played Oblivion is an nvidia driver update and a directx update. I am thinking the video drivers might have done something. I guess I will have to figure it out. Thanks for the help! I'm actually using Vista and a second rate Nvidea 7350 - I'll get around to changing it but it works ok for now. I rolled back the latest released Nvidea driver that just came out in the last week or two, and went back to the one released around May, much better and no more problems. The black screen fix didn't do anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 that IS the nvidia bug... i cann tell i have one... you have 2 options... either you live with it, or you realize that the patch is almost useless... unless you use a combination of various patches that do not totally work either... :S sorry man.. it's just that i learned to live with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michlo Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Vista (32 bit or 64 bit) has no problems running Oblivion so you heard wrong. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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