Console version or PC version

[Suetan124]

I'm expecting everyone here to say PC version, but honestly with all the trouble that I'm having with the PC version of Oblivion right now, I might just rip my hair out and go back to the PS3 version of Oblivion. I never had the PS3 version crash on me, let alone right at the startup of the program. I never had to go through all this trouble just to get the damned program to run. The game may not have looked as good because you can't mod it, but at least the game runs.

I did have Oblivion running perfectly with a graphics overhaul two days ago. I get home from work last night and try to play it, and the game won't run at all. I've been fighting with just getting the Vanilla install to even load the damed title screen ever since.

[AC Denton]

Welcome to PC gaming.

Also, you didn't even ask a question.

[Suetan124]

The question is in the title. I'm really trying to get honest opinions for this game on which version is better. Mods are nice, but which is preferred for simplicity of getting the game to run and be as stable as possible.

[BarbarianHeart]

You can have a perfectly stable game with mods installed too. Takes a bit of research though.

[Suetan124]

That's just it though, I did have the game running stable with Bevlexi's graphic and stability overhaul. It was running great, then all of a sudden last night I can't even get the game to start

[SlackerBoe]

PC. I’ve never messed up my game to the point it couldn’t be fixed by simply removing conflicting mods.

[Great Duck]

As one who has never dipped his toes into the full-hog overhauls, the "easiest" response is to find the things you particularly want and start there.

[arottweiler]

Originally posted by the_ed_85:

I'm expecting everyone here to say PC version, but honestly with all the trouble that I'm having with the PC version of Oblivion right now, I might just rip my hair out and go back to the PS3 version of Oblivion. I never had the PS3 version crash on me, let alone right at the startup of the program. I never had to go through all this trouble just to get the damned program to run. The game may not have looked as good because you can't mod it, but at least the game runs.

I did have Oblivion running perfectly with a graphics overhaul two days ago. I get home from work last night and try to play it, and the game won't run at all. I've been fighting with just getting the Vanilla install to even load the damed title screen ever since.

What are you selecting to launch the game and what mods have you installed? Is the game Steam or disk and what are your PC specs? The game can run on very low spec systems so it's probably nothing to do with your setup but it's still useful to know the OS, RAM and CPU.

Stick with the PC version which can take a while to set up with a good foundation but when you do it's a very stable game that you can expand on in eye watering, jaw dropping, trouser filling ways. I have the retail disk version so have no clue how the Steam version works or if it's patched but my advice is to set up the game so it has the official and unofficial patches installed and you will also need OBSE for a lot of mods to work properly and something to run the mods which for me is OBMM. Completely uninstall the game, create a folder called My Games on the C drive and within that create a folder called Oblivion. When mods start making the game crash there are logs but I've never worked out how to make sense of them. Instead I will uncheck the mod in OBMM and launch the game without it. If the game stops crashing I can just leave the mod unchecked in OBMM so it's never used again or I can try troubleshooting by first re-installing the mod manually. How much effort I put in to trying to get it working depends on how much I want to use the features of the mod.

I've installed lots of mods and there are at least 20 in my OBMM list that are unchecked because I could never get them working. I keep them there to remind me I've tried and failed with them and also to try again in the future. I've always avoided big overhaul mods because they change so much of the games inner workings and so much can go wrong. When they are large file sizes like 1Gb+ it can take a long time re-installing them if you are having issues getting them working so I ask myself is it really worth it for what I get out of it.

Another tip is to make sure you are using the latest version of 7zip to unzip mods because it's the best too and I was using the old version for years until I realised there was an update.

[NikiUh]

Yes, the post above me said everything important about modding Oblivion. Modding can be very difficult and exhausting, but it is how it is.

[Seibitsu]

The pc versions can work perfectly if you know how to configure things. I also have the PS3 version and it worked like a charm for me over the years, but is the only game I have for the console that suddenly when to low fps sometimes.

[NikiUh]

Oblivion was poorly optimized for PC and for consoles, imo. But the PS3 Version was better in terms of graphics and performance.

[Squidbob Spongepants]

PC. Highly customisable, back up before modding, make sure when you install mods you check for conflicts or bugs, use WyreBash, OBSE, OBMM and NMM. If you know what you're doing you'll be fine. I run it on my PC so I can use mods and ENB's. If you've got the rig and the patience, it pays off a hell of a lot more to run on PC.

(though you may be tempted to use the develepor console to make life easier)

Hope this helps,

- Erebus

[The Major Gear]

Originally posted by the_ed_85:

I'm expecting everyone here to say PC version, but honestly with all the trouble that I'm having with the PC version of Oblivion right now, I might just rip my hair out and go back to the PS3 version of Oblivion. I never had the PS3 version crash on me, let alone right at the startup of the program. I never had to go through all this trouble just to get the damned program to run. The game may not have looked as good because you can't mod it, but at least the game runs.

I did have Oblivion running perfectly with a graphics overhaul two days ago. I get home from work last night and try to play it, and the game won't run at all. I've been fighting with just getting the Vanilla install to even load the damed title screen ever since.

It's best to keep things simple the first time through a game in TES series. Many people recommend playing through a "vanilla" install of the game before you touch mods


With that in mind , I'd get the console version and play through it. Consoles are generally more reliable since the hardware and software is a known entity.

After your first play through, or maybe even part of the way through, if you really liked the game give the PC version a go. You have to be willing to face the learning curve , doing a lot of reading on forums, and lot of trial and error to game + mods running smoothly.

That is how I got hooked on Skyrim. I played it on a couple of consoles and then spent many hours getting it to work on PC. It was worth it because I already knew that I really enjoyed the game before I spent time tweaking it. If I had started on PC, I may have given up and never got to experience all of the DLC mods that enhance appearance, behavior, and skills / abilities, etc .

[Johnny Casey]

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