If you’re among the countless fans of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on PC, you've likely encountered some of the game's persistent issues. According to the experts at Digital Foundry, Oblivion Remastered is plagued by severe performance problems. Video producer Alex Battaglia has labeled it as "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 added, "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 performance issues, it's unsurprising 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 amassed an impressive 386,604 downloads in less than a week.Here’s the mod description:
“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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Feedback from those who have downloaded 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, saying, "Uhm, what the hell! I went from 60fps on High Preset around Waynon Priory to 90-110fps on the same location. Wizardry!!"
Despite its performance issues, *Oblivion Remastered* continues to enjoy immense popularity, boasting an impressive peak concurrent player count on Steam and over 4 million players across all platforms. On Steam, the game maintains a 'very positive' user review rating.
However, a recent hotfix deployed on April 25 has disrupted Microsoft Store players' UI settings for graphics, particularly affecting upscaling and anti-aliasing options. At the time of writing, those playing via Game Pass for PC are unable to adjust these settings due to the issue with the settings UI. Bethesda has acknowledged the problem and is working on a solution.
For more on *Oblivion Remastered*, we have a report on a player who managed to venture beyond Cyrodiil to explore Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, rumored to be the setting of *The Elder Scrolls VI*. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive guide to the game, 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.
