Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered poised for not just one, but two updates

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered team is gearing up for the first patch since its release earlier this year. Actually, it is working on two patches at the moment, with those who are part of the Steam Beta getting first dibs.

The first of these two patches will focus on “quests, major bugs and blockers, and quality of life fixes,” the developer said. Those on the Beta path will be able to experience these changes from today, 5th June. The rest of us will then follow next week, on 11th June.

A second patch will be released at a later date, though we don’t know when just now, and this chap will be focused on Oblivion Remastered’s performance.

As for Update 1.1, to give it its proper name, fixes include the Local Map not showing automatically when inside interior spaces and Daedric Shrines not displaying subtitles when players interact with them.

On the gameplay side of things, players should notice improvements to certain animations, while crashes are also being addressed.

You can check out the full patch notes for Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered below:

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
• Localised 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

Like I have said, the above update will be in the game’s Steam Beta. The Oblivion team has laid out how to be a part of the Beta, which you can see below:

1. Open your Steam Library and navigate to The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
2. Right click on “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” and select “Properties”
3. In the new properties pop-up window, select “Betas”
4. In the beta drop down to opt into, select “[beta]”
5. Wait for app to download new build and launch

In the meantime, if you are playing and need a little assistance, be sure to check out Eurogamer’s Oblivion Remastered guide here.