Official TES:Oblivion Remaster incoming (soon?)

Dowly · 04-22-25, 02:22 AM

Announcement/reveal/release(?) stream today:

Internet leaks (so you can trust them) say it's going to release today. They said the same thing about yesterday, but everyone makes mistakes.
*Huffs hopium*

Leaked screenshots from Virtuous Studios' website:
https://imgur.com/gallery/oblivion-r...stored-KscfaBJ

Skybird · 04-22-25, 05:52 AM

I need to check that out, Oblivion was a revealtion and my entry open world gaming. I felt completely stunned and overwhelmed.

Skyrim also can be unbelievably visually ugraded via mods (no own experience of mine, I just saw the video: breathtaking).

Dowly · 04-22-25, 08:33 AM

Skyrim's modding scene is wild these days with both the Vortex and the Wabbajack ways of being able to install mod collections with thousands of mods in them with one click (and lots of waiting for the mods to download).

Butttt, I've always prefered Oblivion's world. It's just too dated nowadays even with mods.

The rumour has it that the remaster will still use the bethesda engine (either gamebryo or Creation) for gameplay and UE5 for graphics, which would be great since it retains the game's moddability.

Sucks for the Skyblivion team who were intending to release their project this year, though.

Dowly · 04-22-25, 10:07 AM

Didn't even have to wait until the end of stream, just released it immediately! ~120gigs.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2...on_Remastered/

Platapus · 04-23-25, 03:44 AM

Oblivion had much better writing than Skyrim did. The stories had more depth.

If they can take the writing of Oblivion and pair it was a better interface like Skyrim, it would be

Skybird · 04-23-25, 10:36 AM

Downloading, inlcuding Knights of the Eight.
I only hope my aging system can run it. Its above minimum specs and below maximum specs.

Can be run in VR via VR mod. Reviews at YT say its awesome in VR. But I think I do not even try it, not with my old system.

Dowly · 04-23-25, 11:01 AM

It's on the heavier side to run, just one of those UE5 things I'm afraid.

Only played for a bit today, but I'm really, really liking it so far. It feels familiar just modernized. A very good remaster in general.

Modding the remaster will be interesting to follow, since the rumour held true and it is indeed running Bethesda's old Oblivion engine as a base with UE5 on top. I give it six months before the TES community has cracked open UE5 modding in a way never seen.

Skybird · 04-23-25, 04:37 PM

I fear I suffer from a hardware malfunction with my gfx board. After launching things up, gfx cloller start going crazy, things getwarm, then hot, and after a minute or so, even if just surfing the menu, the game crashes. Found out that this happens with other certain newer titles as well now. Its not the game most likely, but my hardware finally has started to break down or at least being overloaded. ~7 3/4 years of age.

And now tough decisions must be made. Go I with the much hated W11 and a - hilariously expensive - new rig, or, as I previously planned, abandon Windows gaming alltogether? I dont dare to just replace the gfx card (1080) and try my luck, these things simply are too expensive too just gamble. A newer one may again run into heat problems due to the old rest of the system (of which I dont know how much longer it will live).

I have had growing issues with 7 Days in Fallujah and AC Evolution, FS and a few other new titles, too. Older games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim and AC and Raceroom and such still run stable. It must be the newer graphics functions that push the rig over the limit.

Grrrrr. However, I have had no PC for longer than 7 years so far, mostly changing after even already 5. All of them had their gfx boards replaced twice.

Old Linux notebook has also just been replaced, the old one died, having been bought at around the same time like this PC. Its for non-gaming, "serious" functions where privacy and security matters, its fast in non gaming and office-style stuff, but cannot run games of video and graphics editing, has no gfx performance worth to be mentioned.

Spending coins or not spending coins, thats the question. With the Quest 3 being in daily use and loving it, that question is a most serious one. And I hate that W11.

Dowly · 04-24-25, 05:11 AM

That sucks. Yeah, 1080 is getting to be ancient at this point especially for UE5 which makes heavy use of DLSS/FSR to actually have playable FPS.

Even my RTX4070 Super is not able to get good stable FPS without using DLSS. Though, the rest of my PC is getting a bit old and I'm way too lazy to upgrade since I would have to change the MoBo as well.

You shouldn't run into any problems with breaking anything if you just upgrade your GPU, given your PC supports a newer one. My 4070 has had no heat issues even without underclocking, maxing at at around 70-75C. You might be able to find a cheaper RTX 4000 series now that the 5000 series is out and at least you then have a GPU ready for when you decide to get a new rig. As for Win11, if you can still download the recovery Win10 thingamabob from Microsoft, you could just put that on a USB stick and use a completely-absolutely-legal windows activator to get a 100% working windows 10. That's what me my friend has always done, never owned a legit copy of Windows.

Skybird · 04-24-25, 09:21 AM

@Dowly
da sagst du was!

Serious -l started to consider upgrading the gfX board alone, with a 4060TI card. I "chatted" with ChatGPT and gave it my precise system data: CPU, mainboard, PSU, and so forth. It says that a 4060TI should fit well (plugs, power, spacing), and should also be harmonic with my CPU. Well, that info may be artificial, but whether it is intelligent remains to be shown... I will see.

i7 8700K 6x3.7 GHz, Mainboard Asus ROG Strix Z370-F, 32 GB RAM 3000, gfx-Karte Asus Strix GTX-1080TI OC, SSD Samsung 960 Evo 250 GB, HD WD Black 2TB, PSU BeQuiet! Dark Power P11 750W, CPU fan Noctua NHD15 .

I am just not sure if my problems are realyl due to the gfx board alone, or something beyond that, in which case I would have spend the money - ~400€ - in vein.

Anyhow, I just did a SMART test of the system/Windows 10 SSD, it never was loaded with more than 50% of of the volume, has a status of "good" (94%), and 9200 running hours since autumn 2017, which indicates all that it is fine and healthy and stable and most likely has many more years of life ahead of it. The mainboard is a very solid one and said to be of good and lasting quality. So is the PSU unit. Its amazing how far SSDs have come.

I think I take the risk and try it with buying the GFX card. After all, I am lucky enough that I can afford it. And I am absolutely not in the mood to buy a new Windows 11 system. Absolutely not.

Dowly · 04-24-25, 11:46 AM

If at all possible, try to get your hands on a 4070 instead of a 4060. The latter are usually the "budget" cards in each generation Nvidia releases. And whatever you do, don't buy a 8GB card instead go for a 12GB. Eight gigs is starting to be inadequate these days.

The good thing about gaming these days is that CPU and GPU dont walk hand in hand as much anymore. Games have become more GPU intensive due to offloading much of the graphics calculations on it, so even an older CPU is enough to run newer games today.

And if all else fails, you still have Skyblivion to look forward to which is aiming to release this year.

Skybird · 04-24-25, 03:40 PM

Well, a 4070 is more money, the rig is over 7.5 years old, and the power supply is 750W only, there is also a risk that the powerplugs need creative solutions. Finally, air cooling, I don'T know how much space for manouvering I have there, in the first year, temps were critically high quite often, now are usually in the low to mid-70s.

I am more about stability and compatability, not about buying the latest graphics orgies that kill systems much more powerful than mine.

And when I find that it was not the gfx board, and I have a different, unidentifed hardware issue - then it makes itself felt whether I spend 200 Euros more or less.

The good thing is I am not in a hurry. I made a W10 installation medium, finally, and switched the system from local account to Windows account, so that the digital license, that cannot be obtained from the depths of the hardware, is finally linked to that account and can be used to activate a possible W10 re-installation. Hopefully.

As long as Microsoft does not switch all that off in despair, their W11 business still does not go great. I hope it implodes and leaves a big crater.

W10 reaches end of life this autumn, and then gets no more unpaid updates and security updates. I dont care, am already now avoiding updates as good as I can (its no longer possible to avoid W10 updates completely, for many years I could, but no more). I will then rely on ESET Security, Malwarebytes (old life-long license)and the fact that no shopping, personal data, banking stuff or anything sensitive is being run on the Windows rig anymore since years, is all on a second Linux system.

04-22-25, 02:22 AM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Official TES:Oblivion Remaster incoming (soon?) Announcement/reveal/release(?) stream today: Internet leaks (so you can trust them) say it's going to release today. They said the same thing about yesterday, but everyone makes mistakes. Huffs hopium Leaked screenshots from Virtuous Studios' website: https://imgur.com/gallery/oblivion-r...stored-KscfaBJ

04-22-25, 05:52 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,597 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I need to check that out, Oblivion was a revealtion and my entry open world gaming. I felt completely stunned and overwhelmed. Skyrim also can be unbelievably visually ugraded via mods (no own experience of mine, I just saw the video: breathtaking). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-23-25, 03:44 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Oblivion had much better writing than Skyrim did. The stories had more depth. If they can take the writing of Oblivion and pair it was a better interface like Skyrim, it would be __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-23-25, 10:36 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,597 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Downloading, inlcuding Knights of the Eight. I only hope my aging system can run it. Its above minimum specs and below maximum specs. Can be run in VR via VR mod. Reviews at YT say its awesome in VR. But I think I do not even try it, not with my old system. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-23-25, 11:01 AM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	It's on the heavier side to run, just one of those UE5 things I'm afraid. Only played for a bit today, but I'm really, really liking it so far. It feels familiar just modernized. A very good remaster in general. Modding the remaster will be interesting to follow, since the rumour held true and it is indeed running Bethesda's old Oblivion engine as a base with UE5 on top. I give it six months before the TES community has cracked open UE5 modding in a way never seen. Last edited by Dowly; 04-23-25 at 11:13 AM.

04-22-25, 08:33 AM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Skyrim's modding scene is wild these days with both the Vortex and the Wabbajack ways of being able to install mod collections with thousands of mods in them with one click (and lots of waiting for the mods to download). Butttt, I've always prefered Oblivion's world. It's just too dated nowadays even with mods. The rumour has it that the remaster will still use the bethesda engine (either gamebryo or Creation) for gameplay and UE5 for graphics, which would be great since it retains the game's moddability. Sucks for the Skyblivion team who were intending to release their project this year, though.

04-22-25, 10:07 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Didn't even have to wait until the end of stream, just released it immediately! ~120gigs. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2...on_Remastered/

04-23-25, 04:37 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,597 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I fear I suffer from a hardware malfunction with my gfx board. After launching things up, gfx cloller start going crazy, things getwarm, then hot, and after a minute or so, even if just surfing the menu, the game crashes. Found out that this happens with other certain newer titles as well now. Its not the game most likely, but my hardware finally has started to break down or at least being overloaded. ~7 3/4 years of age. And now tough decisions must be made. Go I with the much hated W11 and a - hilariously expensive - new rig, or, as I previously planned, abandon Windows gaming alltogether? I dont dare to just replace the gfx card (1080) and try my luck, these things simply are too expensive too just gamble. A newer one may again run into heat problems due to the old rest of the system (of which I dont know how much longer it will live). I have had growing issues with 7 Days in Fallujah and AC Evolution, FS and a few other new titles, too. Older games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim and AC and Raceroom and such still run stable. It must be the newer graphics functions that push the rig over the limit. Grrrrr. However, I have had no PC for longer than 7 years so far, mostly changing after even already 5. All of them had their gfx boards replaced twice. Old Linux notebook has also just been replaced, the old one died, having been bought at around the same time like this PC. Its for non-gaming, "serious" functions where privacy and security matters, its fast in non gaming and office-style stuff, but cannot run games of video and graphics editing, has no gfx performance worth to be mentioned. Spending coins or not spending coins, thats the question. With the Quest 3 being in daily use and loving it, that question is a most serious one. And I hate that W11. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-24-25, 05:11 AM	#9
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	That sucks. Yeah, 1080 is getting to be ancient at this point especially for UE5 which makes heavy use of DLSS/FSR to actually have playable FPS. Even my RTX4070 Super is not able to get good stable FPS without using DLSS. Though, the rest of my PC is getting a bit old and I'm way too lazy to upgrade since I would have to change the MoBo as well. You shouldn't run into any problems with breaking anything if you just upgrade your GPU, given your PC supports a newer one. My 4070 has had no heat issues even without underclocking, maxing at at around 70-75C. You might be able to find a cheaper RTX 4000 series now that the 5000 series is out and at least you then have a GPU ready for when you decide to get a new rig. As for Win11, if you can still download the recovery Win10 thingamabob from Microsoft, you could just put that on a USB stick and use a completely-absolutely-legal windows activator to get a 100% working windows 10. That's what me my friend has always done, never owned a legit copy of Windows.

04-24-25, 09:21 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,597 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	@Dowly da sagst du was! Serious -l started to consider upgrading the gfX board alone, with a 4060TI card. I "chatted" with ChatGPT and gave it my precise system data: CPU, mainboard, PSU, and so forth. It says that a 4060TI should fit well (plugs, power, spacing), and should also be harmonic with my CPU. Well, that info may be artificial, but whether it is intelligent remains to be shown... I will see. i7 8700K 6x3.7 GHz, Mainboard Asus ROG Strix Z370-F, 32 GB RAM 3000, gfx-Karte Asus Strix GTX-1080TI OC, SSD Samsung 960 Evo 250 GB, HD WD Black 2TB, PSU BeQuiet! Dark Power P11 750W, CPU fan Noctua NHD15 . I am just not sure if my problems are realyl due to the gfx board alone, or something beyond that, in which case I would have spend the money - ~400€ - in vein. Anyhow, I just did a SMART test of the system/Windows 10 SSD, it never was loaded with more than 50% of of the volume, has a status of "good" (94%), and 9200 running hours since autumn 2017, which indicates all that it is fine and healthy and stable and most likely has many more years of life ahead of it. The mainboard is a very solid one and said to be of good and lasting quality. So is the PSU unit. Its amazing how far SSDs have come. I think I take the risk and try it with buying the GFX card. After all, I am lucky enough that I can afford it. And I am absolutely not in the mood to buy a new Windows 11 system. Absolutely not. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-24-25, 11:46 AM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	If at all possible, try to get your hands on a 4070 instead of a 4060. The latter are usually the "budget" cards in each generation Nvidia releases. And whatever you do, don't buy a 8GB card instead go for a 12GB. Eight gigs is starting to be inadequate these days. The good thing about gaming these days is that CPU and GPU dont walk hand in hand as much anymore. Games have become more GPU intensive due to offloading much of the graphics calculations on it, so even an older CPU is enough to run newer games today. And if all else fails, you still have Skyblivion to look forward to which is aiming to release this year.

04-24-25, 03:40 PM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,597 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Well, a 4070 is more money, the rig is over 7.5 years old, and the power supply is 750W only, there is also a risk that the powerplugs need creative solutions. Finally, air cooling, I don'T know how much space for manouvering I have there, in the first year, temps were *critically* high quite often, now are usually in the low to mid-70s. I am more about stability and compatability, not about buying the latest graphics orgies that kill systems much more powerful than mine. And when I find that it was not the gfx board, and I have a different, unidentifed hardware issue - then it makes itself felt whether I spend 200 Euros more or less. The good thing is I am not in a hurry. I made a W10 installation medium, finally, and switched the system from local account to Windows account, so that the digital license, that cannot be obtained from the depths of the hardware, is finally linked to that account and can be used to activate a possible W10 re-installation. Hopefully. As long as Microsoft does not switch all that off in despair, their W11 business still does not go great. I hope it implodes and leaves a big crater. W10 reaches end of life this autumn, and then gets no more unpaid updates and security updates. I dont care, am already now avoiding updates as good as I can (its no longer possible to avoid W10 updates completely, for many years I could, but no more). I will then rely on ESET Security, Malwarebytes (old life-long license)and the fact that no shopping, personal data, banking stuff or anything sensitive is being run on the Windows rig anymore since years, is all on a second Linux system. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.