My Video Settings dont "Stick" or Save

[SunWolf]

everytime I load, not just at start up but any and every time I load, the settings change. I will make changes before I load in the opening screen and then I load and the settings change again. Its really frustrating having to constantly change the settings. Is there a way to change them in the Oblivion.ini file? Thanks a bunch!

[Ethre]

The ingame graphics settings are listed in the RenderInfo.txt

 

That file should look something like this:

Renderer Device Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

nvd3dum.dll

RenderPath : BSSM_SV_2_A

PSversion : 300

VSversion : 300

VStarget : vs_2_0

PStarget : ps_2_a

PS2xtarget : ps_2_a

maxPS20inst : 512

3.0 Shaders : yes

Image space effects : yes

Nonpowerof2textures : yes

FP16ARGB blending : yes

FP16ARGB filtering : yes

High dynamic range : no

Bloom lighting : no

Refraction : yes

2.0 hair : yes

SLI mode : no

Water shader : yes

Water reflections : yes

Water displacement : yes

Water high res : no

Multisample Type : 0

Shader Package : 4

 

(With my specs replaced by yours of course). Adjusting these settings should control the some of the options accessible via the video options menu ingame.

 

In your Oblivion.ini file, there is a video section:

[Display]

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart1=3619102270

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart2=298796871

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart3=572878389

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart4=902480385

fDecalLifetime=10.0000

bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=0

bReportBadTangentSpace=0

bStaticMenuBackground=1

bForcePow2Textures=0

bForce1XShaders=0

bHighQuality20Lighting=0

bAllow20HairShader=1

bAllowScreenShot=1

iMultiSample=0

bDoTallGrassEffect=1

bForceMultiPass=1

bDoTexturePass=1

bDoSpecularPass=1

bDoDiffusePass=1

bDoAmbientPass=1

bDoCanopyShadowPass=1

bDrawShadows=0

bUseRefractionShader=1

bUse Shaders=1

iNPatchNOrder=0

iNPatchPOrder=0

iNPatches=0

iLocation Y=0

iLocation X=0

bFull Screen=1

iSize W=1440

iSize H=900

iAdapter=0

iScreenShotIndex=16

SScreenShotBaseName=ScreenShot

iAutoViewMinDistance=2000

iAutoViewHiFrameRate=40

iAutoViewLowFrameRate=20

bAutoViewDistance=0

fDefaultFOV=75.0000

fNearDistance=10.0000

fFarDistance=10000.0000

iDebugTextLeftRightOffset=10

iDebugTextTopBottomOffset=10

bShowMenuTextureUse=1

iDebugText=2

bLocalMapShader=1

bDoImageSpaceEffects=1

fShadowLOD2=400.0000

fShadowLOD1=200.0000

fLightLOD2=1500.0000

fLightLOD1=1000.0000

fSpecularLOD2=550.0000

fSpecularLOD1=250.0000

fEnvMapLOD2=800.0000

fEnvMapLOD1=500.0000

fEyeEnvMapLOD2=190.0000

fEyeEnvMapLOD1=130.0000

iPresentInterval=1

iShadowFilter=1

iActorShadowCountExt=1

iActorShadowCountInt=2

bActorSelfShadowing=0

bShadowsOnGrass=0

bDynamicWindowReflections=0

iTexMipMapSkip=1

fGrassStartFadeDistance=0.0

fGrassEndDistance=0.0

bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=0

bFullBrightLighting=0

iMaxLandscapeTextures=0

bLODPopActors=0

bLODPopItems=0

bLODPopObjects=0

fSpecualrStartMax=1000.0000

fSpecularStartMin=0.0000

iActorShadowIntMax=10

iActorShadowIntMin=0

iActorShadowExtMax=10

iActorShadowExtMin=0

fGammaMax=0.6000

fGammaMin=1.4000

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10

bLandscapeBlend=1

fShadowFadeTime=1.0000

fGamma=0.8800

bAllowPartialPrecision=1

iShadowMapResolution=1024

bAllow30Shaders=0

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

bDoStaticAndArchShadows=0

bDoActorShadows=0

bIgnoreResolutionCheck=0

fNoLODFarDistancePct=1.0000

fNoLODFarDistanceMax=10240.0000

fNoLODFarDistanceMin=1700.0000

 

This allows more detailed control of some settings. I don't know very much about it, but you will be able to set your screen resolution ("isize W" and "isize H").

[Deleted269910User]

Or you could change the settings in the game, then when you're done, open up console window(tilde key) and type "saveini" without the quotes. If it doesn't work, something is most likely resetting your oblivion.ini.

[Halororor]

Are your saves or obl.ini set to read only. A mistake I very often make myself. :sweat: