03-30-2006, 07:33 PM
Oblivion is, unfortunately, very poorly coded. For example, the game uses shaders 3.0, but doesn't test for shader capability -- the only program I've ever seen utilizing shaders not to test for them. This means that when you enter the game with your shader 1.4 or 2.0 card, you'll be greeted by a textureless world because the shaders don't work. There are hacks to fix this, as well as the strange bug that makes you crash when you leave the video options menu, but these are fan made.
There's no excuse. This is just shoddy work. The engine supports a lot of stuff, but when basic checks aren't implemented, when simple menus don't function, and when fans have to start fixing the damned game themselves, there's something rotten in the air. I might take another look if they release one hell of a patch.
There's no excuse. This is just shoddy work. The engine supports a lot of stuff, but when basic checks aren't implemented, when simple menus don't function, and when fans have to start fixing the damned game themselves, there's something rotten in the air. I might take another look if they release one hell of a patch.