FPS in Oblivion/Oblivion Tweaking (w/ Optimized Oblivion File from Ketxxx! Pg. 20)

[Solaris17]

psh u expect 2 little ket it can still hold its on for shame for not bealeiving ill get it for u maybe tomarrow but i gotta wake up 4 school night.

 

[15th Warlock]

Ok, here are the tweaks needed for ppl with Dual Core/HT Procs, remember, these are only for ppl with those kind of systems, and will cause instability on non-HT/single core systems:


bUseThreadedBlood=1
bUseThreadedMorpher=1
bUseThreadedTempEffects=1
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
iNumHavokThreads=5
iThreads=9
iOpenMPLevel=10

Look for these strings in your .ini file and use the values I quote here. As always, remember to make a backup of your original .ini file before making any changes

I never said I did memory tweaks to "greatly enhance performance"

Where in my whole post do I quote you as mentioning that?

 

[15th Warlock]

Here are some tweaks for ppl with more than 1GB of RAM, these may help reduce stuttering while playing in these systems, ppl with 1 GB of RAM should stick to Ketxx original tweaked .ini file:

uInterior Cell Buffer=
uExterior Cell Buffer=

Systems with 2GBs of RAM should have these set at 16 and 102 respectively, ppl with 1GB of RAM should have these set at 6 and 72 respectively, ppl with more than 2GBs of RAM may try even higher settings than the ones I quote.

iPreloadSizeLimit=

Ppl with 2 GBs of RAM should have this value set at 104857600, and the max recommended value should be 262144000, once again, the recommended setting for ppl with 1GB of RAM is 52428800.

bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=

This setting must be changed if you apply any of the previous memory tweaks I mentioned for them to work correctly, you must change its value to 0 if you use any of the tweaks above, otherwise, Oblivion wont take advantage of any of those tweaks.


bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=

This will unload all unnecessary data from memory when you use fast travel, set it to 1 to reduce stuttering after fast traveling

Thanks to Koroush Ghazi for providing these tweaks in his great Oblivion Tweak Guide

Remember to backup your .ini file before changing any settings

 

[Agent_D]

what about the settings in the .ini file in the My Games folder in My Documents that oblivion creates, i opened it and it had some multi core things in there too.

 

[15th Warlock]

what about the settings in the .ini file in the My Games folder in My Documents that oblivion creates, i opened it and it had some multi core things in there too.

Yes, the strings are there, you only have to change the values

 

[Agent_D]

oh, and the high quality pic is the top one, if you look closely the wood is slightly more detailed.

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Yeah, it's darker (more detailed). What resolutions and settings do all of you guys play at? (I'm asking everyone)

 

[15th Warlock]

Yeah, it's darker (more detailed). What resolutions and settings do all of you guys play at? (I'm asking everyone)

Currently I play at 1024x768, 8X AF, no FSAA, HDR, all details maxed except for shadows on grass.

I'm waiting for the Polygone team to give more polish to their mode, and when it is stable enough will try to play at 1280x1024

 

[15th Warlock]

psh u expect 2 little ket it can still hold its on for shame for not bealeiving ill get it for u maybe tomarrow but i gotta wake up 4 school night.

Try these tweaks:


iShadowMapResolution=

Should be 1024, try to lower to 256 or even 128


fSpecualrStartMax=

Lower it from its original value to get some extra FPS in outdoor areas


bAllowPartialPrecision=

Enable it by setting it to 1, will provide some more FPS, but at the expense of a neglegible loss in IQ.


uGridDistantTreeRange=
uGridDistantCount=

You may experiment decreasing these values, may help in forest areas, find a setting with the right balance of IQ and performance for your system in particular.



iMinGrassSize=

As I mentioned before, setting this to 120 0r even 150 will greatly increase the FPS in outdoor areas, at the expense of having less grass on scren, look for the low poly grass mod I posted in the first pages of this thread for even more performance gains with no loss of IQ.


iTreeClonesAllowed=

Increase its value to a higher number to get more FPS and less stuttering in outdoor areas.



iCanopyShadowScale=

Use 128 or 64 for more FPS but at the cose of reduced IQ in forest areas.

Hope this helps

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Yeah, those help quite a bit, but most importantly, turn V-Sync off! It's what made me lose 50 FPS inside!

 

[15th Warlock]

Yeah, those help quite a bit, but most importantly, turn V-Sync off! It's what made me lose 50 FPS inside!

Yes, it's amazing how this setting alone can help so much, what's your monitor's refresh rate?

 

[Tatty_Two]

1280x1024 max everything Bloom no HDR.......its an NVidia thing!

 

[Agent_D]

to get screenshots to work i had to use the enable screenshots switch in the ini file located in the save game folder (my documents, my games)

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Yes, it's amazing how this setting alone can help so much, what's your monitor's refresh rate?

It's default is at 60Hz, but I changed it to 75Hz (max)...is higher Hz better? Will it increase performance?

 

[15th Warlock]

It's default is at 60Hz, but I changed it to 75Hz (max)...is higher Hz better? Will it increase performance?

Should look better, less screen tearing when turning around in games, performance wise, it should only affect if you use v-sync, if you don't, then it wont matter that much.

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Ok...I noticed that in games, it looks much smoother. Usually, there's like a few lines going through the screen, like the pictures look unmatched, if you know what I mean.

 

[15th Warlock]

Ok...I noticed that in games, it looks much smoother. Usually, there's like a few lines going through the screen, like the pictures look unmatched, if you know what I mean.

Yes, that's the tearing I was referring to, happens when your vidcard renders frames so fast your monitor's refresh rate can't keep up and one frame shows in one part of the monitor while the next frame is being drawn in another part, well, that kinda explains it in layman terms

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Oh ok. I get it.

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Wow, I don't like to play this game during school days now, because it's so immersing, and I get carried away. Next thing I know, I have to sleep!

 

[Agent_D]

haha yes, i'll go to play for an hour, and end up playing 4 or more.

so far i've found the game runs best with the original .ini file that's installed with the game, with only memory changes and multi core strings turned on. it gives me the most FPS out of any of the .ini's i've tried so far, and the smoothest overall gameplay.

grass off, trees, actors, item, object fade all set to 65% i believe is where i have them. no shadows, full view distance, view distant landscapes and buildings, bloom lighting, specular distance max, 1024x768.

 

[Agent_D]

bah forgot in my last post, i'll show you guys how to plant levitating tree's when i get home

oh forgot also, don't know if anyone found the glitch inside the pale pass place, can post a screenshot of that too lol.

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Well, I play at 1280x1024, 2x AA, and 4x AF. All of the sliders are either on 80% or 100% (the shadow related stuff is 80%). Mostly everything else is on.

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Btw, did you guys do the main quest first, or side quests? Are there "recommended" quests where you get really good weapons/gear?

 

[15th Warlock]

Btw, did you guys do the main quest first, or side quests? Are there "recommended" quests where you get really good weapons/gear?

Well, I dedicated myself to the sidequests, I'm less than half way through the main quest, dunno why I chose that path, but it probably was because I wanted to raise my levels before involving myself in the main quest, this is because the higher your level is when you get a certain item, the higher the level of that item will be as well; in fact, I didn't enter Kvatch until I was about lvl 20 or something like that, can't remember that well right now...

About recommended quests for finding great gear, well, I wouldn't like to spoil your game so I'll only name some quests that will earn you great items:

The Umbra Sword quest (Clavicus Vile): Start it at Clavicus Vile's shrine, southwest of Imperial City, right in front of the Vindasel Ayleid ruin.

The Azura Star quest (great when used with Umbra!): Start it in Azura's shrine, located north-northeast of the Lake Arrius Caverns you visit in the Dagon Shrine quest part of the main story.

The Escutheon of Chorrol quest: You'll get this item after a series of quests that start with the quest called Separated at birth, it involves someone living in Chorrol and the quest to find his twin brother, really can't tell you more for fear of spoiling your game, but you'll be rewarded with a great item if you finish these quests.

Can't remember more quests right now, but I'll come back with more once I remember them, in the mean time I guaranty these three quests will keep you very busy

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

I guess soo...I'm just racking up the cash right now, fighting my way to the top.

Btw, do you know what the ranks are for the arena?

And I'm kinda getting mad since I'm still level one. I really need to work on my main attributes, since I use my secondary ones the most.