Re-installation of textures

[Cole_Regnum]

-.-' This probz aint cool to ask this but I know of another who has had this problem aside from myself.

 

OK. Certain mods that I have installed have clashed together and........annihilated the textures for the ground in the whole game....the other person had a different mod so we dont need to name names ^_^....'''as you can no doubt see in the picture I attached....the first time I had realized this had happened I literally made the DX face...

 

I'm not a modder and I don't have the patience to learn how to do this....

 

And please don't tell me to "Re-install" because I have tried that....and removing Bethesda completely from the system registry and re-formatting my hard drive. None of these thing worked.

 

SO I was wondering if anyone had the ability to make something to re-install just the textures for the ground....now that is ALL the outdoor ground textures including in oblivion and its really irritating having fluorescent purple floors in oblivion.

[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.

 

let me know if you need my recommended reinstall procedure, it has worked for others with the same problem.

 

 

 

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

[Cole_Regnum]

I'd love your guide thanks.....but.....did you READ my post or what......coz I literally started this computer again.....you know? Re-Formatting my HDD...and I went in straight away to vanilla and it was still there and I just facepalmed...and I REEEEEEEEEALLY want the mod that caused this anyway.

[dezdimona]

I'd love your guide thanks.....but.....did you READ my post or what......coz I literally started this computer again.....you know? Re-Formatting my HDD...and I went in straight away to vanilla and it was still there and I just facepalmed...and I REEEEEEEEEALLY want the mod that caused this anyway.

being rude gets you no where,also make saves in a seperate file before installing any mod,then if you have a problem you have a clean back-up!

[Cole_Regnum]

I had no intention of being Rude.....I apologize if anyone took it that way.

 

On a thought here.....do you think that Quals would fix the issue?

[bben46]

Did you read my reinstall procedure? As I stated, it is somewhat different from the normal procedure and includes things that they don't, along with instructions on creating a back up so you don't have to reinstall again. The procedure was not included in the post, I just offered to post it it if you need it.

 

I have seen you problem many times. The usual reason is installing the Bethesda patches in the wrong order, or using a patch from a different language version. You should not have to reformat your hard drive to remove Oblivion. Here is my procedure if you want to try it. Please read through it before trying it. If you are using a downloaded version, this might not help, but may give you some ideas on how to fix it. Don't make any changes to your oblivion.ini or add anything before the procedure says to.

 

IMPORTANT: The Wrye Bash site has been down for the last few days, so if you use it, be sure to save it before you start erasing anything.

 

 

When you uninstall Oblivion it doesn't really uninstall everything. Then when you start adding mods before you have started the game, some things may not get initialized properly. Here is my recommended procedure for uninstalling and reinstalling.

 

It does not remove your mods, save games or Oblivion.ini or the entries that the original installation of Oblivion placed in your Windows registry. It also does not remove helper programs such as OBSE, OBMM, Wrye Bash, The construction set or any other programs you have installed in the \Oblivion folder or the save game folder. I recommend that you go ahead and delete them, then re download and install the latest version of them again later. After you have verified that the game works.

 

I would appreciate any feedback on this as it is something I expect to post often and I hate to give bogus or useless information.

 

Uninstalling 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, however, the procedure will be thae same.

 

For a full reinstall, first you can try to preserve your mods and save games. I recommend that you save them in a new folder with a new name. Create the new folder in C:\Program files\Bethesda Softeworks. Name it Old Files. So it will be C:\Program Files\Bethesda softworks\Old files.

 

Then copy the data folder where your mods are to the new folder - do not erase them, copy them. And in the new folder, rename the \data folder to \olddata. Then copy and rename the folder that has your saved games and Oblivion.ini, 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.

 

This would be the time to erase all of the helper programs you have in the \Oblivion folder. Such as OBMM, OBSE and some others. The simplest way is to delete the folder completely. The new install will re create the folder for you along with a fresh oblivion.ini and when you start the game and make a save, a new save folder and new \data folder.

 

This would also be a good time to do a file clean up.

 

To remove the registry entries that were left behind. There are several good programs for removing left behind entries. The one I use is ccleaner. Be sure to reboot before using it, and again after. It is free and available here: http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html

 

Now that everything is cleaned up, do a full defrag on your hard drive to leave a large uncluttered area to reinstall to. This prevents your game from installing in a fragmented way, with parts scattered all over the drive. It also will speed up the install a little.

 

 

 

Now to Reinstall.

 

Again using the original CD, install Oblivion.

 

NOTE: If you are using Vista, DO NOT install to the default directory. Instead make a new directory I recommend C:\Games. Install Oblivion there to avoid the hassle with Vista UAC blocking mods.

 

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

 

If you are using the Game of the Year version of Oblivion you should not need any patches, skip the patching part.

 

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, Install it now. DO NOT install the Oblivion patch. Install Shivering Isles, then ONLY the latest Shivering Isles patch. All of the updates for Oblivion are included. There is only one Shivering Isles patch for both US & UK English (Maybe sometimes we do speak the same language.)

 

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

 

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. Note that this is a different folder than the one used for your old data and saves.

 

Note, Your Oblivion.ini file is in the same folder, but separate from, the save game folder.

 

Now, if you want to try to run with your old mods, first rename the original folders. 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 in your \oblivion folder

 

To restore your original saves and ini file, 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.

 

DO NOT erase the files you renamed. These are your backup files in case the original mods do not work or give you the same problem.

 

If you have the same problem, it is most likely caused by a mod. However, you now 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.

 

Post your comments here: http://s1.zetaboards.com/TheStormRavenLibrary/forum/236320/

[Cole_Regnum]

It does sound like alot of work...But seriously....I'm willing to do anything!!

 

I cannot stand it anymore lol. Because its not just that one shade of purple!! Oh no. I could probably get used to that over time. But alas, it changes with the regions!!! XD. And in oblivion itself its.....literally fluorescent! Its just...wrong. The contrast between bright fluro purple and red hot glowing magma!

 

OK. I'm going to have to try this tomorrow afternoon because it is now almost 4am and I need to be up for work in....oh...soon lol.

 

Thanks for the help and I'll let you know how it goes ^_^

[paintballmaster254]

By the way are you running XP or Vista, because I had the same problem with vista, only I think I was due to a crack I was useing (wierd that the modds only worked with that crack). After I reinstalled in a different location and properly patched it I haven't had the ploblem. I feel your pain though, best of luck fixing it.

[Cole_Regnum]

Im using Vista....

[Cole_Regnum]

Oh my god bben46 you are god!

 

*bows down*

 

But I dont understand o_O....Im dead serious I re-formatted my HDD and installed nothing but oblivion....

 

Ah whatever. THANK YOU!!!!