If you’re among the many fans of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on PC, you might have encountered several performance issues. According to the experts at Digital Foundry, the remastered version of the game suffers from "dire" performance problems. Video producer Alex Battaglia described it as "perhaps one of the worst-running games I've ever tested for Digital Foundry."
Battaglia elaborated, saying, “Even if you're running the most powerful hardware around, the stuttering is egregious, dragging down the experience to the point where I really don't understand how this was considered good enough for release.” He further noted that the game is bizarrely resource-intensive, stating, “And beyond the hitching, we are looking at one of the most bizarrely resource-intensive games I've ever tested - so even if you're OK with lurching stutter, you'll be turning down the settings just to keep the average frame-rate looking acceptable.”
Given these issues, it's no surprise that the most-downloaded mod for *Oblivion Remastered* on Nexus Mods is P40L0’s ‘Ultimate Engine Tweaks (Anti-Stutters - Lower Latency - No Film Grain - No Chromatic Aberration - Lossless),’ which has been downloaded an impressive 386,604 times in under a week.The mod's description reads, “Definitive Unreal ‘Engine.ini’ changes with the goal to remove most stutters, improve performance and stability, decrease input latency, improve picture clarity. All with no visual loss.” P40L0 further explained, “After months of UE5 testing, I would like to share my definitive custom ‘Engine.ini’ changes for the game. My goal was to just include as many optimizations as possible (both for CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD) in order to remove most stuttering, improve performance, reduce input latency and improve picture clarity (e.g. by removing Film Grain & Chromatic Aberration, optimize DLSS/FSR upscaling and more) all without any visual loss nor introducing glitches or crashes.”
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The reaction to P40L0’s mod from the community has been overwhelmingly positive. Users like chubbyd07 exclaimed, “Stutter be gone! Simply amazing, thanks!” Yeeto51 added, “This .ini is a miracle. From 15-20 fps outside the prison to 65-70 stable. Running on 3600XT and a 2060 with 20GB of RAM (yes).” BabaSmith was equally impressed, saying, “Uhm, what the hell! I went from 60fps on High Preset around Waynon Priory to 90-110fps on the same location. Wizardry!!”
Despite these performance hiccups, *Oblivion Remastered* remains incredibly popular, boasting an impressive concurrent peak player count on Steam and over 4 million players across all platforms. On Steam, it enjoys a 'very positive' user review rating. However, a recent hotfix released on April 25 has caused issues for Microsoft Store players, particularly affecting UI settings for graphics, such as upscaling and anti-aliasing. At the time of writing, those playing via Game Pass for PC cannot adjust these settings due to the UI problem. Bethesda has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix.
For more on *Oblivion Remastered*, we've covered a player's journey beyond Cyrodiil to explore Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, the speculated setting for *The Elder Scrolls VI*. Additionally, our comprehensive guide includes an expansive Interactive Map, complete Walkthroughs for the Main Questline and every Guild Quest, tips on How to Build the Perfect Character, Things to Do First, every PC Cheat Code, and much more.
