If you're a fan of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on PC, you're likely aware of the game's significant performance issues. According to the tech experts at Digital Foundry, Oblivion Remastered is plagued with "dire" performance problems. Video producer Alex Battaglia has gone as far as to call it "perhaps one of the worst-running games I've ever tested for Digital Foundry."
Battaglia elaborated, "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 also noted that beyond the hitching, the game is unusually resource-intensive, stating, "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 performance woes, 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 garnered an impressive 386,604 downloads in less than 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 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 feedback from users who have installed the mod has been overwhelmingly positive. 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, stating, "Uhm, what the hell! I went from 60fps on High Preset around Waynon Priory to 90-110fps on the same location. Wizardry!!"
Despite the PC version's issues, *Oblivion Remastered* remains incredibly popular, boasting an impressive peak concurrent player count on Steam and over 4 million players across all platforms. On Steam, the game enjoys a 'very positive' user review rating.
However, a recent hotfix released on April 25 has impacted Microsoft Store players, particularly affecting UI settings for graphics such as upscaling and anti-aliasing. At the time of writing, players using the Microsoft Store version (including those on Game Pass for PC) cannot adjust these settings due to an issue with the settings UI. Bethesda has acknowledged the problem and is actively working on a solution.
For more on *Oblivion Remastered*, check out our report on a player who managed to escape Cyrodiil to explore Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, rumored to be the setting of *The Elder Scrolls VI*. We also offer a comprehensive guide to everything in *Oblivion Remastered*, including 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.
