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

[15th Warlock]

thanks, there's hope for me yet!
my 1950pro and dual core pD at 3.6 disappoints me... my framerates are horrible!
tell me, what optimizations do you use?

Well, I sure can help you with that, There are lots of optimizations made by many TPU members on this very thread, try reading it from the beginning of the thread to get some nice tweaking ideas.

Here are some tweaks I posted here before:

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

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

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 cost of reduced IQ in forest areas.

Hope this helps

But above all, remember reading this whole thread, I'm sure you'll find lots of helpful tips by many TPU members, and you can make Oblivion run like a dream (well... almost )

DaMulta: A new card is a great present for father's day, I wish once I have kids they give their old man something that nice, a quad processor wouldn't be such a bad present either

 

[Random Murderer]

DaMulta: A new card is a great present for father's day, I wish once I have kids they give their old man something that nice, a quad processor wouldn't be such a bad present either

i think he means card as in hallmark, lol

 

[15th Warlock]

i think he means card as in hallmark, lol

Darn! Well, that's a nice present too, that's what I gave to my dad back in the day as well

Sorry about the confusion Du'h

 

[DaMulta]

i think he means card as in hallmark, lol

Yep

 

[Ripper3]

I bougth my dad the Naked Gun DVD collection still hasn't arrived though (thanks alot Play.com and Royal Mail, you RUINED CHRISTMAS!... Urm... father's day)

Going to try those dual-core and 2GB RAM tweaks, hadn't seen them before, this thread is huge, and even with 50 posts per page, it takes ages to read, even when just skimming

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Wow, thanks Warlock! I had to reinstall Oblivion (a while ago), and you summarized most of the tweaks on the last page. Thanks!

 

[archmage]

hi all,
frame rate issues? ok so don.t laugh at me! running pent 4 dual 2.6mhz agp nvidia 6800 xt with 1 mb ddr2.
frame rate is average 40 though i have got to 70 in dungeons but heres the but. . . i love magic, and when i get in a mage fight and theres lots of spells flying around my frame rate drops to . . 5 -(ok i said dont laugh). turned off all lighting effects and frame rate in magic battle is a pretty constant 12!!!!! ok so i've got to upgrade- but what? i LOVE the game but just wish it both played good and looked superb at the same time- or is that being greedy?
. . . . . . . . hungry for battle !

 

[BTK]

i max oblivion 1280x1204 hdr

a64 4000+ @ 3 GHz

7900gs @ 610/1,740

25-30 fps outside

40-60 cities

60-150 inside

i like hdr>aa

aa gets a few more fps than hdr

 

[wikk3d]

i max oblivion 1280x1204 hdr

a64 4000+ @ 3 GHz

7900gs @ 610/1,740

25-30 fps outside

40-60 cities

60-150 inside

i like hdr>aa

aa gets a few more fps than hdr

Nice!

 

[Necrofire]

I just started playing this game after a VERY long break. I thought I would contribute a screenshot...

BTW, I get about the same as BTK @ 1680 x 1050 with grass on and everything up except AA. I keep grass off and shadows to a minimum, because 25fps is unplayable to me.