Guide:Oblivion INI

A comprehensive and advanced guide for editing the "Oblivion.ini" file for n00bs and gurus alike

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This guide is a work in progress and is thus incomplete. While all INI settings are listed, some of the setting descriptions may be incomplete or even incorrect!

Guide scope[edit | edit source]

This guide is intended to be the comprehensive reference to all settings found within the Oblivion.ini file for the Oblivion game. All of the user-configurable settings contained within Oblivion.ini will be listed and defined (hopefully). Settings are presented by section in alphabetical order. Jump to a relevant section using the links below and navigate back to this "hub" using the link that appears at the top of each section page.
→ Default Oblivion INI (runtime 1.2.0.416)

Settings[edit | edit source]

Any additional settings not listed here are most likely invalid.

INI parameters by section[edit | edit source]

In-game settings[edit | edit source]

The in-game settings menu may be accessed by pressing the Escape (Esc) key and clicking Options.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

Gameplay

The Gameplay submenu changes settings related to difficulty, interface, and autosaves.

Difficulty sets the game difficulty. It changes fDifficulty under [Gameplay].
General Subtitles toggles subtitles for all dialogue. It changes bGeneralSubtitles under [Gameplay].
Dialogue Subtitles toggles subtitles for important dialogue. It changes bDialogueSubtitles under [Gameplay].
Crosshair toggles the crosshair. It changes bCrossHair under [Gameplay].
Save on Rest toggles autosaves upon sleeping. It changes bSaveOnRest under [Gameplay].
Save on Wait toggles autosaves upon waiting. It changes bSaveOnWait under [Gameplay].
Save on Travel toggles autosaves upon traveling to different locations. It changes bSaveOnTravel under [Gameplay].

Video[edit | edit source]

Video

The Video submenu changes settings related to visual quality.

Resolution sets the game resolution. It changes iSize H and iSize W under [Display].
Brightness sets the gamma brightness. It changes fGamma under [Display].
Texture Size sets the texture quality. It changes iTexMipMapSkip under [Display].
Tree Fade sets the tree fade distance. It changes fLODMultTrees under [LOD].
Actor Fade sets the actor fade distance. It changes fLODFadeOutMultActors under [LOD].
Item Fade sets the item fade distance. It changes fLODFadeOutMultItems under [LOD].
Object Fade sets the object fade distance. It changes fLODFadeOutMultObjects under [LOD].
Grass Distance sets the grass fade distance. It changes fGrassStartFadeDistance and fGrassEndDistance under [Grass].
View Distance sets the view fade distance. It changes fNoLODFarDistancePct under [Display].
Distant Land toggles LOD on distant land. It changes bDisplayLODLand under [LOD].
Distant Buildings toggles LOD on distant buildings. It changes bDisplayLODBuildings under [LOD].
Distant Trees toggles LOD on distant trees. It changes bDisplayLODTrees under [LOD].
Int. Shadows sets the maximum amount of interior shadows. It changes iActorShadowCountInt under [Display].
Ext. Shadows sets the maximum amount of exterior shadows. It changes iActorShadowCountExt under [Display].
Self Shadows toggles actor self-shadowing. It changes bActorSelfShadowing under [Display].
Shadows on Grass toggles the ability for shadows to be cast upon grass. It changes bShadowsOnGrass under [Display].
Tree Canopy Shadows toggles shadows from trees. It changes bDoCanopyShadowPass under [Display].
Shadow Filtering sets the level of filtering applied to shadows. It changes iShadowFilter under [Display].
Specular Dist. sets the specularity distance. It changes fSpecularLOD1 and fSpecularLOD2 under [Display].
HDR Lighting toggles HDR. It changes bDoHighDynamicRange under [BlurShaderHDR].
Bloom Lighting toggles Bloom. It changes bUseBlurShader under [BlurShader].
Water Detail sets the water detail. It changes bUseWaterHiRes under [Water].
Water Reflections toggles water reflections. It changes bUseWaterReflections under [Water].
Water Ripples toggles water displacements. It changes bUseWaterDisplacements under [Water].
Window Reflections toggles window reflections. It changes bDynamicWindowReflections under [Display].
Blood Decals sets the level of blood decals. It changes bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry and fDecalLifetime under [Display].
Anti-aliasing sets the level of anti-aliasing. It changes iMultiSample under [Display].

Audio[edit | edit source]

Audio

The Audio submenu changes the volume of different kinds of sounds.

Master sets the master volume level. It changes fDefaultMasterVolume under [Audio].
Voice sets the voice volume level. It changes an fDefaultVoiceVolume under [Audio].
Effects sets the effects volume level. It changes an fDefaultEffectsVolume under [Audio].
Footsteps sets the footsteps volume level. It changes an fDefaultFootVolume under [Audio].
Music sets the music volume level. It changes an fDefaultMusicVolume under [Audio].

Controls[edit | edit source]

The Controls submenu changes settings related to keyboard and mouse controls.

Mouse Sensitivity sets the mouse sensitivity. It changes fMouseSensitivity under [Controls].
Invert Y determines if the mouse is inverted over the y-axis (up and down movement). It changes bInvertYValues under [Controls].