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Sir Skullcrasher · Mar 29, 2006, 12:39 AM // 00:39

I'm wanted to buy this game but my system recently give up on me. Therefore, i need a whole new setup before i can buy it. From all the player's experiences, i said this game is better than Morrowind.

capblueberry · Mar 29, 2006, 12:47 AM // 00:47

I just bought a black horse and i love it, im still tryin to get some mithril, elven, and/or glass armor and weapons

anyone no where i can get any of these, im currently lvl 6

Mister Overhill · Mar 29, 2006, 01:17 AM // 01:17

Even with my new 6800GS the frame rates on high quality settings are nothing to brag on. I had to drop off to 800/600 to get a rate that I was "happy" with (about 25, avg). This game is bringing a lot of systems to their knees, but that shouldn't come as any surprise, given all the reviews of it over the last couple of years.

Old Dood · Mar 29, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Mister Overhill...I do not own that game. I should borrow it from a friend to see if it will bring my rig to it's knees.

Mister Overhill · Mar 29, 2006, 01:35 AM // 01:35

Just for the heck of it, I launched F.E.A.R. at 1024/768 with all the bells and whistles going, since the game was still on my hard drive (finished it awhile back). Frame rate consistently 100-115 with FRAPS, and this game is supposed to choke a lot of cards.

Old Dood · Mar 29, 2006, 01:39 AM // 01:39

Mister Overhill...how does Battlefield 2 look? That is suppose to be a demanding one too.

Mister Overhill · Mar 29, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07

Haven't tried that one, but heard that it is pretty tough. BTW, tried F.E.A.R. again, loading different saved games, and got rates as low as 45-60, so I spoke too soon on the very high rates all around. My bad.

Old Dood · Mar 29, 2006, 02:12 AM // 02:12

Ok..I havent played either of those Fear or Oblivion on my set up. I am not much of a shooter type gamer. But I do like the graphics they come out with. BTW: I am running a Dell 5100 3.4Ghz 650 chipset HT, with 4Gb Ram and a X800XL PCIe card. I know I cannot run BF2 at the highest settings to run it well. I have to knock it down just a touch for that one. It still looks awesome...but like I said...I have to turn it down a touch to get the full speed out of it.

capblueberry · Mar 29, 2006, 02:23 AM // 02:23

geez old dood, if u just get a decent game card, gefore 7800 i recommend, u will have a gaming machine! i wish i had those specs on my PC

Old Dood · Mar 29, 2006, 02:26 AM // 02:26

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Originally Posted by capblueberry

geez old dood, if u just get a decent game card, gefore 7800 i recommend, u will have a gaming machine! i wish i had those specs on my PC

It is a Dell Dimension 5100...they only have a 305w PSU. It "acts" like a 350w though. I would have to beef up the PSU to add a super vid card. And actually the X800XL is a real nice card! Equal to a 6800GT

Egg Shen · Mar 29, 2006, 05:04 AM // 05:04

Just out of curiosity, what are the dangers of running a card that needs a 350W Power Supply on a 300W?

Old Dood · Mar 29, 2006, 11:46 AM // 11:46

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Originally Posted by Egg Shen

Just out of curiosity, what are the dangers of running a card that needs a 350W Power Supply on a 300W?

Really it depends on the PSU. For example my Dell with a 305w PSU is rated lower then it can actually handle. I learned this on the Dell Forums. So I can get away with a 350w card. I alos did the same thins with my Dim 4600. It has a 250w PSU and I been running a 9800pro in it for over two years and that card demands a 300w PSU.

Rob Van Der Sloot · Mar 29, 2006, 12:09 PM // 12:09

One of the few bad things I have to say about this game, is that the abundance of realism makes other small details that are not in place all the more apparent. For example, in Guildwars you are not at all bothered by the fact that the environment can not be manipulated in any way. But in Oblivion, with all the physics it can be rather annoying to find out that you can't cut a rope for example, and that your horse lacks a jump animation. You'd think with the rediculous details they put into the game they would have found the time to add those details aswell. Of course these small flaws have no impact on gameplay what so ever, but you stop taking such things for granted when a game goes for so much realism.

LordMahal · Mar 29, 2006, 12:39 PM // 12:39

And no attacking while mounted! WTF over? I mean, what the hell is this? I have a horse, a sword, but I cant attack? So much for realism. The cutting rope thing is nothing new. Same in morrowind.

So if you all can download the construction set for Oblivion, why not do it, and for those of you wanting glass this or deadric that, just create it. (Im assuming the construction set works like the one from Morrowind)

Lasher Dragon · Mar 29, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

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Originally Posted by capblueberry

I just bought a black horse and i love it, im still tryin to get some mithril, elven, and/or glass armor and weapons

anyone no where i can get any of these, im currently lvl 6

Once you reach a certain level, you will start seeing the nice stuff. I'm level 17 I think, and random bandits now attack me decked out with glass weapons and mithril armor. It's awesome, everytime a bandit tries to jump me I get all kinds of loot!

LordDeArnise · Mar 29, 2006, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Maybe you're playing on a lower difficulty, capblueberry, because when I first started, my Redgard Warrior was only lvl 2 and going to the first Oblivion gate. Maybe bump the difficulty up a bit so that the mobs are harder to kill, and thus, helps you work up your major skills. Or if that doesn't work, crawl through some of the caves and such and clear it of enemies. That's the real beauty of The Elder Scrolls Series...do whatever you want and not be bound by your primary quests only.

scarredangel · Mar 29, 2006, 04:22 PM // 16:22

well, i recently discovered Oblivion (this week lol) i'm only level 2 Battlemage but i'm already loving it. i didnt know about it being so graphics heavy, as my graphics card cost me £40 a few months ago and runs the game fine at 800x600 & most other things turned on/up full.

My Setup

Athlon 64 3000+
2GB DDR400Ram
GeCube X550 PCI-e graphics card (ati)
160Gig, 7500rpm ide hd.
Windows XP home ed.
built in sound card.

a small tip tho, is to disable any programs you can, eg antivirus, messenger, firewall etc, which can noticeably speed up the framerate of a game

capblueberry · Mar 29, 2006, 05:11 PM // 17:11

can someone give me some help in finding some bandit camps/caves? I'm having a lil trouble finding any

just give me the town its near, the direction i need to go from town, and about how many inches (on screen) it is from town...thanks

I'm a pure mage so fighting things isn't the best way for me to lvl up...i just have to constantly cast stuff, and ill lvl

yea i went through the whole arena cuz my friend found an eleven longsword off the last guy (he was lvl 11 or so)...well im so low lvl (lvl 4 wen i beat him) the same guy had a steel longsword, i was mad

Xenrath · Mar 29, 2006, 09:58 PM // 21:58

Anyone know if the game world is bigger in Oblivion than Morrowind?

Also, about that random mob spawn issue (walk past the same spots and see all the monsters from the game there eventually?)

Lasher Dragon · Mar 29, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

Yes, supposedly the world is bigger than Morrowind. I don't recall the exact figures though.

Not sure about the random mob thing - it seems to me so far that mobs are somewhat area-specific - like ghosts in dungeons, the higher Daedra in Oblivion, bandits and wild animals about anywhere.