Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.2 Detailed, Adds New Difficulty Options, Improves Performance, More

A secondary significant update for Oblivion Remastered has been announced, and it aims to resolve some of the game’s most noticeable problems.

Patch 1.2 is currently available in beta on Steam, but it is expected to arrive on PS5 shortly.

The highlight of this update is the introduction of new difficulty levels. Since its launch back in April, gamers have criticized the remaster’s available options, with many indicating they are either too simple or too tedious.

It appears you’ll now have the capability to modify ‘Player Combat Damage’ and ‘Enemy Combat Damage’ statistics to meet your preferences, while a ‘Journeyman’ difficulty level seeks to connect Adept and Expert.

For some, however, the primary attraction of this update will be the anticipated enhancements to the game’s somewhat poor performance. Numerous optimizations have been implemented, and recurring frame rate drops in specific areas have reportedly been remedied.

You can read the complete details through the patch notes we’ve compiled below.

Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 Patch Notes

SETTING ADJUSTMENTS

• We’ve introduced additional difficulty levels to permit players to further fine-tune their “Player Combat Damage” & “Enemy Combat Damage”. Players can now select from “Novice”, “Apprentice”, “Adept”, “Journeyman”, “Expert”, and “Master” options in the Gameplay menu. We trust that the “Journeyman” setting, in particular, will serve as a more effective link between “Adept” and “Expert” for players.

USER INTERFACE

• Resolved map markers disappearing
• Corrected missing punctuation in Simplified Chinese text
• Adjusted “Toggle All” button on Map screen to function as a ‘Hold’
• Various fixes to localized text
• Addressed controller issues in Spell making menu
• Fixed menus being cropped incorrectly in 1280×1024
• Corrected the inaccurate player stance in the inventory menu following fast travel
• Resolved rebinding keys for Lock Picking
• Addressed keybinds not updating in AZERTY
• Resolved soft lock with controller in Enchanting menu
• Fixed statistics not updating when equipping enchanted items
• Rectified a character skin glitch when exiting the inventory menu

CRASHES

• Addressed crashes that could occur while battling Jyggalag
• Fixed crashing when defeating a paralyzed NPC with an arrow
• Fixed crashing when paralyzing an already-paralyzed NPC
• Resolved crashes in the Spellmaking menu when quickly removing & adding effects
• Addressed various GPU crashes
• Fixed crashes that could occur during auto saves

SOUND

• Fixed underwater sound effects persisting after leaving water
• Addressed missing ambient sound effects in Shivering Isles

MISSIONS

• Resolved NPCs floating after being knocked down during Priory of the Nine mission
• Rectified crashing when entering Flooded Mine during Final Justice mission
• Fixed pathing for Shaleez in Flooded Mine during Final Justice mission
• Corrected crashing when opening Gate to The Fringe during Retaking the Fringe mission
• Fixed mages appearing without clothing in Fort Ontus during The Necromancer’s Amulet mission
• Addressed NPC pathing issues in Gardens of Flesh and Bone during ‘Through the Fringe of Madness’ mission
• Fixed missing visual effects during the closure of the Great Gate
• Rectified Ilav Dralgoner’s missing facial animation during ‘Saving Time Itself’ mission
• Corrected Sir Thredet’s dialogue during ‘Umaril the Unfeathered’ mission
• Resolved NPC pathing issues during ‘Baiting the Trap’ mission
• Fixed Obelisk Crystals spawning disconnected during ‘Baiting the Trap’ mission
• Resolved crash at end of ‘Through a Nightmare, Darkly’ mission
• Fixed wall collapsing in Malada during ‘Nothing You Can Possess’ mission
• Corrected misaligned food at the Castle Leyawiin County Hall dinner party during ‘Sanguine’ mission
• Fixed an issue with visibility of ghosts during ‘Ghosts of Vitharn’
• Resolved cutscene not playing during ‘Light the Dragonfires’
• Corrected missing textures in Cropsford Campsite after completing ‘Goblin Trouble’

PERFORMANCE

• Fixed frame rate drop in Deepscorn Hollow
• Rectified frame rate drops in Black Rock Caverns
• Addressed frame rate drop between Skingrad and Skingrad Castle
• Fixed frame rate drop south of Bravil Castle courtyard
• Reduced the occurrence of hitches in the open world.
• General enhancements to frame time in many areas.
• Optimize updates of character attachments.
• Optimize rendering of water volumes in the open world.
• Optimize light/shadow updates in various lairs.
• Optimize waterfall particle effects and rendering.
• Optimize the weather system.
• Optimize character animation mechanism.

GAMEPLAY

• Corrected player character height scaling
• Fixed armor items concealing Argonian and Khajiit tails
• Addressed sluggish camera movement when initiating NPC dialogue
• Fixed soft lock when a player with a high bounty enters jail
• Rectified Orrery animations
• Fixed physics issue with floating necklaces
• Fixed vampire resting animations
• Corrected NPC beards not conforming to facial animations.
• Resolved ghost NPCs being completely invisible
• Fixed missing animation when speaking to Shamada in Leyawiin
• Corrected occasional prolonged load times when fast traveling
• Addressed missing facial animation for Snak gra-Bura
• Fixed falling unconscious in water preventing the player from rising
• Resolved NPCs losing collision when swimming
• Corrected NPCs halting combat when the player is blocking
• Fixed female Dremora teeth clipping
• Resolved soft lock
• after selecting player class
• Corrected Amber weapons intersecting in first person perspective
• Resolved vines intersecting with columns
• Adjusted helmets intersecting with player character’s head
• Restored missing textures on Daedric statues
• Rectified duplicated pages between Oghma Infinium and Mysterium Xarxes

SYSTEM

• Eliminated flickering shadows while utilizing XeSS Upscaling
• Corrected title accurately restarting post Deluxe Upgrade purchase on PC
• Ensured settings accurately migrated between PC and XBOX
• Resolved water vanishing after fast travel
• Fixed cursor lag when enabling high frame rate V-Sync
• Addressed shaders not preloading due to cloud save synchronization
• Fixed extended blackout during loading screens
• Resolved weather VFX blinking while outdoors
• Corrected motion blur artifacts in the Oblivion Plane
• Rectified NPCs failing to comply with the Wait action from the player

We will revise this article once the patch is active on PS5. In the meantime, share in the comments below if you plan to return to Cyrodiil shortly.