"Oblivion Remastered's Top Mod Boosts PC Performance"

If you're among the legions of fans eagerly diving into *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on PC, you may have encountered some significant performance hiccups. According to the tech gurus at Digital Foundry, the remastered version is plagued by "dire" performance issues. Video producer Alex Battaglia didn't mince words, describing it as "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 further noted that beyond the stuttering, the game is oddly resource-intensive, forcing players to lower settings just to maintain a decent frame rate.

Given these issues, it's no shock that the top-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).' This mod has been downloaded an astonishing 386,604 times in less than a week. Here’s what the mod promises:

"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 shared, "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 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)." And BabaSmith marveled, "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 woes, *Oblivion Remastered* continues to attract a massive audience, boasting an impressive concurrent peak 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 caused issues for Microsoft Store players, particularly affecting UI settings for graphics related to upscaling and anti-aliasing. At the time of this article’s publication, players using the Microsoft Store version (including those on Game Pass for PC) cannot adjust these settings due to a problem with the settings UI. Bethesda has acknowledged the issue and is actively working on a fix.

For those eager to delve deeper into *Oblivion Remastered*, we've covered a range of topics, including a report on a player who managed to explore beyond Cyrodiil into Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, the speculated setting for *The Elder Scrolls VI*. Additionally, our comprehensive guide covers everything from an expansive Interactive Map to 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.