The Elder Scrolls IV OBLIVION

Oblivion Cities/ Towns FPS Optimiser

VERSION 1.0

by NMC

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1.Description
2.Installation
3.Information
4.CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!!!

5. Future mods!!!


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1. DESCRIPTION: NMC_Oblivion_Towns/Cities_FPS_Optimiser.
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Oblivion being a cutting edge game can take its toll even on the most powerful PC's. For a long time I had felt that a helping hand was required in getting the best framerates in towns particularly, to enhance immersion in this fantastic RPG. Although Other FPS optimisers were available, none specifically addressed the low frame-rates one can experience particularly in the towns and cities of Cyrodiil.

I personally have used several mods to enhance the framerates in Oblivion, however most impact was felt in the wilderness/ outside. I still struggled with sluggish frame-rates in the towns and cities. Also, some cities fared worse than others FPS-wise, eg. for me, Bravil has always struggled whereas Bruma has always been a lot smoother.

It was with this in mind that I designed this mod; a fully modular approach to changing visual settings for each town/ city individually...

I can now have smooth frame -rates in both Bruma AND Bravil and any other town/ city that had previously overtaxed my ailing 6800GT, 3.4ghz P4 and 1.5Gb Ram... While leaving settings high in less taxing towns/ cities.

The distant graphic settings may have lowered slightly in certain areas, but after chugging staccato-like through some cities, I couldnt enjoy the graphics fully anyway... But now everything feels balanced....I no longer dread trips to Bravil (Or any other town for that matter!) and the game runs SMOOTH AT LAST!.

This mod dramatically increases FPS in towns by simply lowering graphical values 'on-the-fly' when entering a town, and returns them to higher values when leaving.

Thus, this mod is a trade-off of reduced graphical quality, namely reduced view distance of walls, signs, statues etc. (BUT NOT A LOT REDUCED), in favour of a MUCH smoother FPS....


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1. REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
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OK, a lot of files and folders....
BUT YOU ONLY NEED 1 FROM EACH FOLDER!!

There are 4 files per folder:

...DEFAULTOblivion Default ('High') Settings

...HI, Best quality settings (MODERATE FPS GAIN)

...MED, Medium quality settings (MORE FPS GAIN)

...LOW, Lesser quality settings (EVEN MORE FPS GAIN)

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So what now?

Well, decide which cities are causing the most problems FPS-wise and select ONE
suitable plugin ONLY ( either: Default, High, Medium, or Low) for that city.

IMPORTANT

Even if you are happy with, say Bruma, at default settings, YOU STILL NEED TO PUT
my NMC_Bruma_DEFAULT.esp in your Data folder for this mod to work.

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So an example configuration to put in your OBLIVION/ DATA folder may be:


NMC_Anvil_HI.esp
NMC_Bravil_LO.esp
NMC_Bruma_DEFAULT.esp
NMC_Cheydinhal_MED.esp
NMC_Chorrol_HI.esp
NMC_ImpCity_DEFAULT.esp
NMC_Kvatch_HI.esp
NMC_Leyawiin_MED.esp
NMC_Skingrad_Hi.esp


AND IMPORTANTLY, FROM THE 'OUTSIDE' FOLDER...

Either:

NMC_WILD_DEFAULT.espOblivion Default 'High' Settings (For Outside Cities/ Towns)


Or:

NMC_WILD_TWEAKED.espOblivion *Tweaked* Settings (For Outside Cities/ Towns)
(Nb. The *Tweaked* version changes:
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Grass Density
Specular Distance
Far Land view
Far Trees view
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these have been tweaked to retain good quality visuals,
but to enhance FPS).

So in all, you may have:
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NMC_Anvil_HI.esp
NMC_Bravil_MED.esp
NMC_Bruma_DEFAULT.esp
NMC_Cheydinhal_MED.esp
NMC_Chorrol_HI.esp
NMC_ImpCity_DEFAULT.esp
NMC_Kvatch_HI.esp
NMC_Leyawiin_MED.esp
NMC_Skingrad_Hi.esp
NMC_WILD_DEFAULT.esp
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( a total of 10 esp. files, to be placed inyour 'Data folder,
one for each town and one for the outside of towns)
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Then,

1.Activate these esp. files either using Oblivion Mod Manager, or in the Oblivion Launcher
(Click on: 'Data Files' and place a cross next to each esp.).


2. You will need 'Oblivion Script Extender v0008' (or higher). Found at: http://obse.silverlock.org/. Follow the installation instructions and once installed, create a shortcut of 'obse_loader.exe' (which should be in your
'Program Files/ Besthesda Softworks/ Oblivion' folder) and place this shortcut where you usually launch the game from
(eg. your desktop). Double clicking this launches the game and should replace the normal Oblivion shortcut.

3. Double click the shortcut and play!!


4. If you find the settings too high/low for any particular town, try another esp. until
you find the right balance
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3. Information- IMPORTANT!!
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BACK UP YOUR 'Oblivion.ini' File FIRST....
When you de-activate this mod, it will not automatically return all settings back to Oblivion defaults....
IF YOU WANT TO UNINSTALL, THEN AFTERWARDS REPLACE THE INI. WITH YOUR ORIGINAL.

THIS MOD IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH OTHER FPS OPTIMISER MODS

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4. CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!!!!
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THIS MOD WAS INSPIRED AND ASSISTED BY 'COMBAT FPS OPTIMISER' by 'dieterweb'. Many thanks to dieterweb for a great mod. Without it this mod wouldn't exist!

Also many thanks to 'Far327', 'Thor' and 'Elpiggo' for useful comments, feedback and suggestions in earlier smaller versions of this mod which helped me in making this mod.
"Thanks folks- hope this one solves all your FPS problems!!"

And thanks to the Oblivion mod community for making a great game even better.

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4. Future Mods (If this one is well-received)
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A fully modular version specifically designed for The Imperial City, allowing the user to select different settings for each district, thus facilitating consistent framerates throughout the city.

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