Hi,
I bought Oblivion quite some time ago and decided to stop playing this wonderful game. Not because I did not like it but to wait fpr adaequate hardware to REALLY get immersed into this great game. And, well, with a Dell 30", a Core Duo @ 3 Ghz and - most important - a 88000 GTX this is just how the game is supposed to run :-)
I did not post here to boast with my hardware but for a completely different reason . I maxxed the games`s graphics to really impressive extremes. I shall post a few screenshots later on. If somebody REALLY wants to tune up oblivion have a look here, it is absolutely amazing what people seem to be doing in their spare time! And for free! All you need is a good internet connection as you will be downloading 100`s of MB`s)
http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/totoworld
I followed the instructions given for my videocard (768 MB RAM) step for step and now enjoy a completely overhauled Oblivion. In fact, the graphic looks so good I catch myself just sitting around and enjoying my surroundings. This looks almost real! This is IT!
Recommended mods:
Oscuro`s Oblivion Overhaul (v. 1.31, I started a new game and don`t regret it)
Natural environments (by Max Tael)
TamrielVWD 0.5 by Rain_NZ (very impressive, almost all buildings can be seen from ANY distance!)
Oblivion Polygon Overhaul (as mentioned in TOTO page)
Oblivion Low Polygon Grass (for slower PCs)
gogo
AMAZING.
Anyway some people think that because i say "Oblivion is unplayable without addons" They think that Im saying the game sucks as default.
All i mean is that given the option to mod your interface and stuff like the graphics, theres no point in playing it unmodded as it will be 2000x better with mods that DO NOT CHANGE THE GAMEPLAY.
Same thing goes for WoW, I dont know anyone that does not use addons, I my self use anywhere from 20-50 addons in WoW at any time, And i use atleast 10 differnt mods for Oblivion when i play.