1. General



Special thanks to InLeatherArmor for reviewing the FAQ
Special thanks to NotTheKing for technical info on ATI card
1.1 Basic Info
1.1.1 What is the Release Date?

The game will be available in stores in North America and Europe the week of March 20th. Check with your local retail store to find out when they will receive their copies.


1.1.2 Will there be a Collector Edition?

Yes. It will contain The Pocket Guide to the Empire, a Septim coin, and a making of TES IV: Oblivion DVD.

A "Making of Oblivion" trailer has been released and can be found at these locations:


1.1.3 Is any form of multiplayer support availlable?

No.


1.1.4 Is it a direct sequel to Morrowind?

No, the story is in the same universe but stands on its own.


1.1.5 What's the story, in a few words?

Find the heir, and shut down the gates of Oblivion!

More details can be found in the Gameplay section


1.1.6 What is Oblivion?

Oblivion is the many otherworldy realms of the Daedric Princes, demonic chaotic creatures that have toyed with the mortal plane of Mundus since the world was created by Lorkhan.

They are not demons in the christian term. They live in other planes of existence, are immortals and need to amuse themselves, much like the Pagan or Greek Gods.

All of the Daedra Gods and seceral realms will be represented in the world, but only one Daedra God will be a major role in the story (Mehrunes Dagon). With all the Daedra represented, we will be getting a lot more onfo on their culture and motivations.


1.1.7 Will any past characters make a return?

Caius Cosades is known to be coming back in this game.

There is much speculation about Helseth (the king of TES III: Morrowind) and Jaguar Tharn (The villain of TES I: Arena)


1.1.4 What is the rating?

Rated Teen by the ESRB for: Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol and Violoence.


1.2 Requirements
1.2.1 What platforms are supported?

XBox 360 and PC


1.2.2 What are the requirements?

Minimum System Requirements:
  • Windows XP
  • 512MB System RAM
  • 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
  • 128MB Direct3D compatible video card
  • and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
  • 8x DVD-ROM drive
  • 4.6 GB free hard disk space
  • DirectX 9.0c (included)
  • DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
  • Keyboard, Mouse


Recommended:
  • 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
  • 1 GB System RAM
  • ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card


Supported Video Card Chipsets:
  • ATI X1900 series
  • ATI X1800 series
  • ATI X1600 series
  • ATI X1300 series
  • ATI X850 series
  • ATI X800 series
  • ATI X700 series
  • ATI X600 series
  • ATI Radeon 9800 series
  • ATI Radeon 9700 series
  • ATI Radeon 9600 series
  • ATI Radeon 9500 series
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX series


1.2.3 What does the XBox 360 look like?

  • 512 MB RAM
  • 3x 3.3 GHz PPC,
  • GPU roughly betwwen the GeForce 6800 and GeForce 7800


1.2.4 What processors support shaders 2.0?

For nVidia:
  • GeForce FX 5200 and above


For ATI:
  • Radeon Xpress 200 and above
  • Radeon 9550 and above

Hint: Check the card spec sheet


1.3 Where can I get some information,videos, screenshots?
1.3.1 Bethesda Elder Scrolls Main Site



1.3.2 Other Excellent Sites

Sites with video content

Sites without video content


1.4 Where can I get some information on history and lore of the Tamriel Empire (Elder Scrolls Game World)?

1.5 What technologies are used by TES IV: Oblivion?
  • HDR Lightning
  • Havok Physics
  • Parallax
  • Facegen
  • Speedtree
  • Autonomous regions
  • Overall level of details strategy (LOD)

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