Full Controller Support and Xbox 360 UI Mod for Oblivion PC

[Gamelander]

Hello Forum,

 

I have been, for days, searching for an optimal and TRUE fix to the lack controller support on the PC version of Oblivion. I have found nothing that actually fixes the issue, and makes the game play equivalent to it's Xbox 360 counterpart. I found the sloppy "workaround" that changes a few variables in the Oblivion.ini file, and it's not at all a good fix; and emulating the keyboard and mouse on the controller is also not a sollution. I've seen all the mentioned fixes all over the web, and although they are better than nothing, they aren't what many Elder Scrolls fans and people (and there are MANY of us) looking for a solution were hoping for.

 

SO, I've come here in hopes that perhaps some group of people in the modding community pick this up if they can; and perhaps Oblivion fans can finally pick up a controller and feel at ease.

 

What this project (if ever picked up by modders) hopes to accomplish:

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• Have FULLY functioning Xbox 360 controller support that plays and feels like the Xbox 360 port.
  
• For it to support more than just the Xbox 360 controller later on if possible.
  
• To be able to have the Xbox 360 Oblivion User Interface (UI) in-game for ease of use and a better overall feel.
  

 

I hope (I REALLY DO) that this reaches out to the modding community, to whom we owe a great deal of thanks, and they pick this up and finally give everyone a well deserved mod that fixes this problem.

 

Thank you.

[Xenavire]

Hello Forum,

 

I have been, for days, searching for an optimal and TRUE fix to the lack controller support on the PC version of Oblivion. I have found nothing that actually fixes the issue, and makes the game play equivalent to it's Xbox 360 counterpart. I found the sloppy "workaround" that changes a few variables in the Oblivion.ini file, and it's not at all a good fix; and emulating the keyboard and mouse on the controller is also not a sollution. I've seen all the mentioned fixes all over the web, and although they are better than nothing, they aren't what many Elder Scrolls fans and people (and there are MANY of us) looking for a solution were hoping for.

 

SO, I've come here in hopes that perhaps some group of people in the modding community pick this up if they can; and perhaps Oblivion fans can finally pick up a controller and feel at ease.

 

What this project (if ever picked up by modders) hopes to accomplish:

• 
   
  
• Have FULLY functioning Xbox 360 controller support that plays and feels like the Xbox 360 port.
  
• For it to support more than just the Xbox 360 controller later on if possible.
  
• To be able to have the Xbox 360 Oblivion User Interface (UI) in-game for ease of use and a better overall feel.
  

 

I hope (I REALLY DO) that this reaches out to the modding community, to whom we owe a great deal of thanks, and they pick this up and finally give everyone a well deserved mod that fixes this problem.

 

Thank you.

 

I dont want to poke the "angry bear"so to speak, but I am not sure this is even possible. The PC version of Oblivion was made for PC, and as stupid as it sounds, thats just how it is. They did port it to consoles, so at some level it is possible, but it depends a lot on how it was done in the first place. It is entirely possible that the framework for the PC version cannot be converted to controller use. But that said, I could have sworn you could map buttons to a gamepad... But I can't say for sure.

 

I do have to ask though, is there something about playing with a keyboard and mouse you don't like? Or is it more a convenience thing? (For example, a friend of mine only has a laptop, and he used an Xbox controller to play Skyrim, as it was a great deal easier.)

[Gamelander]

 

I dont want to poke the "angry bear"so to speak, but I am not sure this is even possible. The PC version of Oblivion was made for PC, and as stupid as it sounds, thats just how it is. They did port it to consoles, so at some level it is possible, but it depends a lot on how it was done in the first place. It is entirely possible that the framework for the PC version cannot be converted to controller use. But that said, I could have sworn you could map buttons to a gamepad... But I can't say for sure.

 

I do have to ask though, is there something about playing with a keyboard and mouse you don't like? Or is it more a convenience thing? (For example, a friend of mine only has a laptop, and he used an Xbox controller to play Skyrim, as it was a great deal easier.)

 

Hahaha, don't worry about it, I actually know about ALL the "workarounds" so to speak, as I have mentioned in my previous post. Since this is a place to request mods, I was really hoping that it would get picked up; this is a long shot and I know it, but I know that MANY people (including myself) REALLY want this. I have no issues with keyboard and mouse, but I do prefer playing with a controller generally; it's also very much a convenience for this particular game at this point for me (I played Morrowind through and through, and loved it with no official controller support).

So, this is something that I would LOVE to see, and modders are very capable, and if this is picked up by anyone with time and knowledge, I'm very certain it can be done. I say this because I've seen close emulations, but no true support, so maybe with enough time, it can happen. If anything, it can never be a bad thing, especially for people who wanna enjoy a fully beautiful and modded Oblivion, and would love to see it on a big screen in the comfort of their couch for example. My situation, in case it matters to anyone, is that I just moved into a new place and I have basically NO furniture, and no real money to spend on such things for the time; I do have a plastic desk and chair when I need to use the computer, study or do some work, but it's not ideal at all to sit here for hours trying to play. I also have forearm and wrist discomfort from sitting here, like I do now, and I'm having difficulty writing this. I do have a TV that I can connect my computer to, and a floor mattress to sit on and play, and this is where the controller comes in, because this plan is still not gonna really work without real controller support.

 

Anyway, I hope I didn't babble, I just wanted to be clear and give a better idea as to why I desperately want this.

 

Thank you.

[Nephenee13]

Considering that its been six years and this doesn't exist, its highly unlikely that its spontaneously going to happen because you asked for it.

[Xenavire]

Ouch. I have lived like that a few times, I understand its not fun. I hope someone will pick it up, but the sad fact is Nephenee13 is probably right.

 

Then again, some of the modders here are freaking awesome people with major skills in modding, so it might happen. It might help if you approach people who already work on these kinds of conversion mods?

[Gamelander]

Considering that its been six years and this doesn't exist, its highly unlikely that its spontaneously going to happen because you asked for it.

 

As much as I appreciate replies, if you took the time to read my first post you would have probably figured that all this (everything mentioned by you) goes without saying. Now, if you read my reply to Xenavire, you would also known that this is something that I am VERY aware that might not happen, and that I came here in hopes that perhaps it might, "Since this is a place to request mods, I was really hoping that it would get picked up; this is a long shot and I know it, but I know that MANY people (including myself) REALLY want this."

 

Now then, since it's also obvious that this mod is wanted by many, but may not have been so publicly requested, I thought it would be worth a shot. I hope people keep posting productive and supportive comments and replies that may actually help; if not, so be it then, at least I tried.

 

FINALLY, this leaves me with your comment, which is many things, none of them hold a nice description.

 

Thank you.

[Nephenee13]

As much as I appreciate replies, if you took the time to read my first post you would have probably figured that all this (everything mentioned by you) goes without saying. Now, if you read my reply to Xenavire, you would also known that this is something that I am VERY aware that might not happen, and that I came here in hopes that perhaps it might, "Since this is a place to request mods, I was really hoping that it would get picked up; this is a long shot and I know it, but I know that MANY people (including myself) REALLY want this."

 

Let me rephrase that.

 

Its very likely a hard-coded limitation of the game engine, since as far as I know, mods cannot touch the part of the game where things such as controller interfaces are handled. Fixing this would most likely require hacking the EXE, which is highly, highly unlikely to happen. Now its possible some sort of crazy OBSE-like thing is possible, but it would take someone very well versed in programming, and in how the Oblivion EXE is constructed.

 

Seeing as how it is, as I said, 6 years later and the only thing we have are Xpadder workarounds, if you want this to happen, you will probably need to be a bit more pro-active than just plopping down a thread in a barely used board.

 

And I'm sorry you think that only comments that are 100% supportive of your position are valid.

[Xenavire]

Nephenee13 does have a point there (not taking sides) which is much like my own point, you probably will only have some luck if you find people with the know-how and ask them. I mean a few ideas I have had and posted as request got a couple of polite comments and nothing more.

 

I wouldnt have any advice where to start though, I have no idea how many modders active here have the know-how.

[Gamelander]

As much as I appreciate replies, if you took the time to read my first post you would have probably figured that all this (everything mentioned by you) goes without saying. Now, if you read my reply to Xenavire, you would also known that this is something that I am VERY aware that might not happen, and that I came here in hopes that perhaps it might, "Since this is a place to request mods, I was really hoping that it would get picked up; this is a long shot and I know it, but I know that MANY people (including myself) REALLY want this."

 

Let me rephrase that.

 

Its very likely a hard-coded limitation of the game engine, since as far as I know, mods cannot touch the part of the game where things such as controller interfaces are handled. Fixing this would most likely require hacking the EXE, which is highly, highly unlikely to happen. Now its possible some sort of crazy OBSE-like thing is possible, but it would take someone very well versed in programming, and in how the Oblivion EXE is constructed.

 

Seeing as how it is, as I said, 6 years later and the only thing we have are Xpadder workarounds, if you want this to happen, you will probably need to be a bit more pro-active than just plopping down a thread in a barely used board.

 

And I'm sorry you think that only comments that are 100% supportive of your position are valid.

 

OK, first of all, that was actually a helpful reply, no joke. Secondly, I never said that only helpful comments are valid, but trolling ("Considering that its been six years and this doesn't exist, its highly unlikely that its spontaneously going to happen because you asked for it") is never a nice thing to do; excuse me for being an adult and nice about it.

 

I posted here, because this is the most RELEVANT place I could find to post it, and it's not like I know all this stuff, in this depth, as if it were all common sense (I'm not a modder, not a programmer of any sorts).

 

NOW THEN, I think we're both clear; and I appreciate the response by the way, I really do. This helped me understand things better about this issue, unfortunately, this is still one of the few places I can try and bring this up, so, like I mentioned before, who knows.

 

Thank you.