There comes a time when memory outpaces reality—when the games we loved stand in the shadow of what they meant to us.
Legacy of Oblivion is born from that very place.This isn't just a preset.
It’s a visual re-forging of Oblivion Remastered—an attempt to rebuild the light, the color, and the atmosphere not as it was... but as we remembered it being.
Through the careful balance of modern HDR simulation, adaptive tonemapping, cinematic contrast, and real-world lighting behavior, Cyrodiil is reborn — alive with depth, texture, and myth.

• HDR-Driven Light and Shadow
  Light bleeds naturally across hillsides, fades into misty woods, and reflects off ancient stones. Whether beneath the White Gold Tower at dawn or lost in the swamps of Blackwood, the world feels touchable, breathing, alive.
• True Color Grading
  Greens are lush without cartoonish pop. Blues deepen with cold forest mist. Sunsets bleed gold and crimson without crushing contrast. Every environment whispers its own mood.
• Sharpened Without Noise
  CAS and adaptive sharpening breathe definition into armor, faces, and ruins—without the ugly shimmer that plagues lesser presets.
• Soft Bloom and Ambient Depth
  Lights glow without glare. Bloom captures the soul of flame and sun, not the overblown haze of imitation.
• Performance Without Sacrifice
  Built for 2K/4K users, tested on mid-to-high rigs. No bloated shader stacks. Every effect earns its place.
  

• uFakeHDR.fx, AdvancedAutoHDR.fx- authentic HDR tone depth
• ColorGrading.fx, ChromaticitySimplified.fx- filmic color fidelity
• CAS.fx, LocalContrast.fx- precise, natural sharpening
• BloomingHDR.fx, ArcaneBloom.fx- bloom the way a camera would capture it
• COMPLETE_RT.fx, DepthSharpenStaticDof.fx- atmospheric layering for outdoor and interior spaces
  

• Immersion roleplayers seeking emotional realism
• Screenarchers looking for true cinematic captures
• Lore-keepers who refuse to abandon the spirit of TES
• Modders and worldbuilders forging their own new Tamriel
  

• Install the latest ReShade from https://reshade.me
• Target your Oblivion.exe (or your modded launcher EXE)
• Choose DirectX 9 as the rendering API
• Install all standard shaders when prompted
• Drop the Legacy of Oblivion - ReShade Preset.ini
into your Oblivion game directory (same place as your EXE)
• Launch the game, press Home, and select "Legacy of Oblivion - ReShade Preset" from the list 
• Tip: Adjust ReShade UI hotkeys to suit your playstyle and keep your screenarchery HUD-free!