If you’re among the countless fans of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on PC, you might have encountered more than a few issues that can hinder your gaming experience. According to the technical experts at Digital Foundry, Oblivion Remastered suffers from severe performance problems on PC. Video producer Alex Battaglia went as far as to call it “perhaps one of the worst-running games I've ever tested for Digital Foundry.”
Battaglia elaborated, stating, “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 unusually resource-intensive, suggesting that players might need to lower their settings just to maintain an acceptable average frame rate, even if they can tolerate the stuttering.
Given these issues, it's no wonder that the most popular 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 garnered an astonishing 386,604 downloads in less than a week.Here’s how P40L0 describes the mod: “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, optimizing DLSS/FSR upscaling and more) all without any visual loss nor introducing glitches or crashes.”
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The feedback from users who have installed the mod has been overwhelmingly positive. “Stutter be gone! Simply amazing, thanks!” exclaimed chubbyd07. “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),” added yeeto51. “Uhm, what the hell! I went from 60fps on High Preset around Waynon Priory to 90-110fps on the same location. Wizardry!!” said BabaSmith.
Despite these performance issues, Oblivion Remastered remains a highly popular title, boasting an impressive concurrent peak player count on Steam and over 4 million players across all platforms. On Steam, the game has earned a ‘very positive’ user review rating.
However, a recent hotfix released on April 25 has impacted Microsoft Store players’ ability to adjust UI settings for graphics, particularly related to upscaling and anti-aliasing. Currently, players using the Microsoft Store version (including those through Game Pass for PC) cannot modify these settings due to a glitch in the settings UI. Bethesda has acknowledged the issue and is working on a solution.
For more on Oblivion Remastered, check out our report on a player who managed to break out of Cyrodiil to explore Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, the rumored setting of The Elder Scrolls VI. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive guide covering everything in Oblivion Remastered, from 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.
