hello, whenever I try to play the game I can see the menus and the stats bar etc. but the gameplay is all white but i can still kind of see shadows. I know this sounds really confusing but i would really appreciate help
Sandman it sounds like your video card isnt supported. Read my POST the second one on the first page. It has all the fixes needed to get the game working on older unsupported cards. Supported Video Card Chipsets: ATI X1900 series ATI X1800 series ATI X1600 series ATI X1300 series ATI X850 series ATI x800 series ATI x700 series ATI x600 series ATI Radeon 9800 series ATI Radeon 9700 series ATI Radeon 9600 series ATI Radeon 9500 series NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series If your card IS NOT in this list you MUST run the fixes and shaders.
Hey there, I have tried installing all the shaders and even the Oldblivion mod.. But, I keep getting this one frozen part. I kinda don't know here it is.. but I THINK I am about to leave the initial dungeon... but as soon as the troll shaman/caster this starts to cast a spell, my game locks up. I have tried many things.. if anyone can help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated. I am using a 9200 series.. I know its not supported and I have oldblivion up and running on it, as well as the water shaders and stuff.. - Thank you!
@ Hikoutaru, When leaving the dungeon the game will crash due to the water effects. Going by your description that your still IN the sewers, You may be having a problem with the lighting effects when the NPC is casting a spell causing the game to crash out. Ensure you are editing the proper INI file when making changes to your INI. The ini located in My Documents\My Games\Oblivion is what you are looking for. The file located in your Oblivion game directory which is called Oblivion_defaults.ini is NOT what you want to edit. Check these setting in your .ini file bForce1XShaders=1 bHighQuality20Lighting=0 bAllow20HairShader=0 bAllowScreenShot=1 iMultiSample=0 bDoTallGrassEffect=0 bForceMultiPass=0 bDoTexturePass=1 bDoSpecularPass=1 bDoDiffusePass=0 bDoAmbientPass=0 bDoCanopyShadowPass=0 bDrawShadows=0 bUseRefractionShader=0 bUse Shaders=1 You can also try these console options. WHILE PLAYING IN GAME Press '~' to open the console and enter ONE of these commands. 1) SLP 1 (sets the current lighting passes to one) 2) TLB Changes the light in the textures,
The SLP 1 crashes my computer and TLB makes it Lite bright As for the .ini everything was right... except for the bhighquality20lighting=0 I couldn't find this anywhere in the .ini. Overall, I am still having the same problem. As soon as the goblin witch casts a spell the whole computer just locks up still. Thank you for the help though
You are running Oldblivion to run the game itself, and not the Oblivion.exe right. If not that is the problem right there. If you are running Oldblivion open the oldblivion.cfg file and change the render passes from 7 to 3 or 4. I cant understand why SLP would crash the game, Unless you were NOT running oblivion, OR you didnt update the Shaderpackage001. Keep me posted you should be able to getr this fixed.
Yes I am running Oldblivion itself I had not installed the shader fixes.. but I did and still I tried both TLB and SLP 1 (different times obviously) and SLP 1 still crashes my computer. The render passes was already at 3.. so I tried 4. It did not work.. then I tried up at 7.. that did not work then I tried 1 and 2.. That didn't work..
FX users should run oldblivion ver .11t. Radeon and other non fx nvidia cards should be using ver .12t If your running the right versdion, Let ASP know your problem on his site, (he is the creator of Oblivion), You will need to upload a copy of your .ini file as well as your saved game at otr close to the freezing point. http://www.oldblivion.com/wiki/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1 (You can upload to megaupload for free). As an added bonus I will add my .ini at the bottom, If you are running a radeon card you can try my tweak setup and see if it helps. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=80LA97CD
I do not have a supported video card but i dont want to spend $100+ to buy one (I am cheap). how can i do it for free,have it be reliable,and how do I do it?
Second post in the first page of the thread, (My first post.) You will need to download and replace some existing files, (Have Oblivion installed first), And you need to download Oldblivion and thats what you will use to run the game on an unsupported card. All is explained on the first page. Follow the insturctions and let me know if you have trouble.
Hi all, wonderful little site you have here I need some help, as I have the same problem. I have tried everything on this thread (and everything on the oldblivion.com forums) and no luck so far. My problem is the same as a few posts up, it crashes when the NPC is trying to cast the spell. I have a Radeon 9200SE, 128 MB - P4 2.4 MHz, 512 MB RAM. I have also taken an screenshot of the debugger and posted it on oldblivion.com, if someone thinks it could be of help I can put it here as well. @ Jizmak: I have tried your .ini file as well, no luck Tks!
Are eveyones ATI drivers updated? Is the control center running? There was a tweaked ati driver setup, for oblivion istelf. I will try to find where I saw that, All I can see is that it might be a driver issue, I have a 9200se and havent seen that crash yet. Good luck
i used the patches but i am tired of the lag does anyone know where i can get one of the video cards that works for oblvion for under $120
I just got my 1080p monitor with MY PC going DVI to the TV. Lookd sweet. I still have yet to buy a video card, but now I think I need one for sure. I tried playing FEAR and it was choppy as all hell. Will a new video card make it run decent? or do I have to upgrade my Mem too? I am hoping by just upgrading the card I will get by... Here are my specs. What card can I get for 100 or less that will do the job? Video Card Minimum: 128MB Direct3D compatible video card (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700+ / ATI Radeon 9500+) You Have: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 (GeForce4 Ti 4200) FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this minimum requirement. Upgrade to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options. Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 128.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 1.1 Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 1.3 I also have 512 or ram and a 2.5 gig P4
When I install oblivion its fine, then I click on play now and it never starts up. It says it coud not read something. But I checked the system requirements and it should work. What do you recommend?
Try the video fix file I have posted here. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/327012/1908347
Alright im lost here, i cant even start up the game... Whenever i press PLAY, some box comes up saying "Failed to initialize renderer", and i have no clue what this means....
The shader fix's changes the gfx to dx8 compatiable. The .exe fix is a Video specific fix. It does NOT change the renderer or shaders. Only the .exe file replacement, The others Oldblivion textures...ect WILL change the renderer.
