More than a month after the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Virtous is finally putting out some updates to tackle some of the game’s problems. Many of the issues are actually part of the original 2006 game, while some are new. Either way, people have been facing some major problems playing the game. The good news is there are two updates coming, so here’s the lowdown.
Update 1 should already be available on Steam Beta and will hit all platforms on June 11. It’s focusing on “quests, major bugs and blockers, and quality of life fixes.”
If you want access to the update on Steam right now, head over to your game library, right click on Oblivion Remastered and choose the “properties” option. In there, you’ll see an option titled “beta”. Click on that, pick “beta” from the dropdown and voila! Just wait for it to download.
Update 2 is aiming for the “coming weeks” and will focus more on performance, which is especially good news for PS5 players struggling with iffy framerates, crashes and the like.
Here’s the full list of fixes and changes being made in the first update:
GENERAL
Enabled ToggleHudVisibility and ShowHud console commands
UI
Fix for missing text when installing the Deluxe Upgrade
Fix ‘Skip’ button not showing correctly during intro
Fix for Redguard Origin stats being reversed
Fix for not automatically showing Local Map when inside interior spaces
Fix for being unable to name Enchanted items when using a controller
Fix punctuation issues in Chinese translation
Localized string fixes
Fix for interacting with Daedric Shrines not displaying subtitles
CRASHES
Fix crash when loading after fast travel to Vilverin
Fix crash when exploring Crayfish Cave
Fix crash when fighting Stunted Scamps
Fix crash when paying the fine after stealing in Castle Bravil
Fix for crash when loading Quicksaves
Fix crash when loading after fast travel to Mortal Camp
Fix for crash when loading a save in Quill-Weave’s house
Fix crash when rapidly switching between Quality and Performance modes
Fix crash when storing items in a chest in Frostcrag Spire
Fix crash when creating multiple potions at once using stolen ingredients
Fix various CPU crashes
GAMEPLAY
Fix player animation issues when mounting horses
Fix High Chancellor Ocato arms not animating
Fix Shambles’ animations getting stuck when attacking
Fix for Staff of Sheogorath not freezing enemies
Fix for Cap’n Dugal not spawning
Fix for Light spells not showing VFX
Fix for offset Map Markers when running on a secondary monitor
Fix for Local Map being blank when opening
Fix Peryite Shrine’s voiceover being cut off
Fix for First Person camera being set above the player’s head
Fix for Chameleon VFX being stuck on player
Fix for player’s skin textures not matching when infected with a disease
SYSTEM
Fix player settings being reset when updating Settings
Fix XCloud mirroring settings from PC to XBOX
Fix for infinite loading issues
Fix for freezing when pressing Alt+Tab
Fix autosaving creating a new group of saves
Fix for old save files being renamed when the character is renamed at the Sewer exit
Fix for small Display Resolution sizes not showing correctly in Windowed Mode
QUESTS
The Battle for Kvatch – Fix Savlian becoming stuck after Castle Courtyard fight
A Knife in the Dark – Fix for Vincente Valtieri losing his hair
Finding the Thieves Guild – Fix for NPCs not appearing
The Sunken One – Fix for a Diary page being hidden under a bowl
The Elven Maiden – Fix for crash when Hieronymus Lex attempts to take Llathasa’s Bust out of the cupboard in Myvryna Arano’s house
