"Ultimate Engine Tweaks: The Top Mod for Oblivion Remastered Boosts PC Performance"

If you're a fan of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on PC, you may have encountered some significant performance issues. According to the experts at Digital Foundry, the game suffers from "dire" performance problems. Video producer Alex Battaglia described it as "perhaps one of the worst-running games I've ever tested for Digital Foundry."

"Even if you're running the most powerful hardware around, the stuttering is egregious, dragging down the experience to the point where I really don't understand how this was considered good enough for release," Battaglia remarked. He further noted that the game is unusually resource-intensive, stating, "And beyond the hitching, we are looking at one of the most bizarrely resource-intensive games I've ever tested - so even if you're OK with lurching stutter, you'll be turning down the settings just to keep the average frame-rate looking acceptable."

Given these issues, it's no surprise that the most popular mod for Oblivion Remastered on Nexus Mods is P40L0’s 'Ultimate Engine Tweaks (Anti-Stutters - Lower Latency - No Film Grain - No Chromatic Aberration - Lossless),' which has garnered an impressive 386,604 downloads in less than a week.

Here’s the mod description:

"Definitive Unreal ‘Engine.ini’ changes with the goal to remove most stutters, improve performance and stability, decrease input latency, improve picture clarity. All with no visual loss."

P40L0 explained, "After months of UE5 testing, I would like to share my definitive custom ‘Engine.ini’ changes for the game. My goal was to just include as many optimizations as possible (both for CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD) in order to remove most stuttering, improve performance, reduce input latency and improve picture clarity (e.g. by removing Film Grain & Chromatic Aberration, optimize DLSS/FSR upscaling and more) all without any visual loss nor introducing glitches or crashes."

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The feedback from users who have downloaded the mod has been overwhelmingly positive. "Stutter be gone! Simply amazing, thanks!" exclaimed chubbyd07. "This .ini is a miracle. From 15-20 fps outside the prison to 65-70 stable. Running on 3600XT and a 2060 with 20GB of RAM (yes)," reported yeeto51. "Uhm, what the hell! I went from 60fps on High Preset around Waynon Priory to 90-110fps on the same location. Wizardry!!" praised BabaSmith.

Despite the PC version's issues, *Oblivion Remastered* continues to be extremely popular, boasting an impressive peak concurrent player count on Steam and over 4 million players across all platforms. On Steam, the game holds a 'very positive' user review rating.

However, a hotfix released on April 25 has impacted Microsoft Store players, specifically affecting the UI settings for graphics related to upscaling and anti-aliasing. At the time of writing, players using the Microsoft Store version (including those via Game Pass for PC) cannot adjust these settings due to the issue with the settings UI. Bethesda has acknowledged the problem and is working on a fix.

For more on *Oblivion Remastered*, check out our report on a player who managed to explore beyond Cyrodiil into Valenwood, Skyrim, and even Hammerfell, the rumored setting for *The Elder Scrolls VI*. We also offer a comprehensive guide covering everything in the game, including an expansive Interactive Map, complete Walkthroughs for the Main Questline and all Guild Quests, tips on How to Build the Perfect Character, Things to Do First, every PC Cheat Code, and much more.