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Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Movement keys change camera view instead

Problem
  keys change the camera view instead of normal function.  See also Additional Information.

Cause -  
If you use Growlf's 3rd-person skeleton, you also need his 1st-person skeleton.

Solution: Copy Growlf's 1st-person skeleton into the "Data\Meshes\Characters\_1stPerson" folder.

Cause - 1st-person skeleton
If you use 3rd-person animations in 1st-person view, or one of the 1st-person combat mods like " ", you need a special 1st-person skeleton, along with a special "helper" file (usually just called " ". Both of those files are included with those mods and both are required. Missing one of them causes this kind of problem.

Solution: Don't use 3rd-person animations in the 1st-person view folder.

Solution: If you do use 3rd-person animations in the 1st-person view folder: install both the provided 1st-person skeleton, along with the special "helper" file.

Cause -   OBSE plugin
Moving the camera with   during character creation is not a bug, but a feature of the   OBSE plugin.

Solution: Disable the feature in  's ini file.

Additional Information
This is instead of moving the character. Even worse, when switching to 1st-person view, it seems that your height changes and you can even look into walls or into the floor itself.
Also, the camera moves while writing "W", "A", "S", or "D", such as in the name when creating a new character.
No issue when in the third person camera view.
The issue manifests even with only   and no other mods.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Music tracks open Windows Media Player

Problem
Music tracks open Windows Media Player

Cause - Internal music tags
It was playing a track with a cover (either bound with the file or hidden inside the folder).

Solution: Remove the tags and covers with an ID3 Tag Editing tool like MP3Tag or  MP3 Tag Tools.

Additional Information
Some added music tracks cause the game to minimize (not crash) and windows media player open without reason.  Of course, Oblivion doesn't like being minimized and trying to resume it brings always a CTD.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/NPC's 'I have no greeting'

Problem
After teleporting out of the Shivering Isles, NPC's can't say anything except "I have no greeting".

Cause - Cause1 Heading
Using the console COC command to travel directly to a location outside the Shivering Isles.

Solution: Re-enter & exit the Shivering Isles using the  Door to Cyrodiil to correct the NPCs' dialogues.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/NPC bodies turn green when they die

Problem
NPC's bodies are turning green when they die.

Cause - MMM
This anomaly occurs when the MMM BSA is not loading.

Solution: See the "Real" Examples subsection of Loading BSAs.


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PCS Library/BSA content does not load
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/NPCs cannot hurt the player character

Problem
NPCs cannot hurt the player.

Cause - Ghost Mode
This anomaly is an effect of enabling Ghost for the player.

Solution: Disable Ghots for the player via the console command:   Contributed by: Arkngt
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/NPCs freeze up, keep running into the PC but do not attack

Problem
NPCs are freezing up and, instead of attacking, just keep running into the PC or other NPCs without doing anything.

Cause - AI Overload
This problem will occur if system's CPU is overloaded or the game's AI limit has been reached.

Solution: If the problem is that the CPU is overtaxed, remove mod that increase spawns, or add mods that decrease spawns. It might be necessary to complete cut out some mods or switch to a less-intensive overhaul or get rid of NPC-adding mods (i.e., the "Crowded XXX" mods).

Solution: Users of Wrye Bash can try lowering the max number of actors (whose AI packages will be processing) allowed in various circumstances (i.e., in combat) via the Bashed Patch (under  ).

Solution: Buy a faster processor.

Solution: If the limitation falls on Oblivion's game settings and not your processor, you can get around the AI limit with some tweaks to raise the max number of actors allowed in various circumstances (i.e., in combat) in the Bashed Patch (under  ). Users who do not use Wrye Bash, can instead install Mass AI.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/No music

Problem
No music (only)

Cause - Codec conflict
Installed DirectShow filters (codecs) conflict with Oblivion.

Solution: A fresh Windows installation does not have this issue, but the only known solution is to manually correct DirectShow registries to initial state or to install/uninstall K-Lite codec pack which can do the same. Also try a program such as InstalledCodec to mass-disable and enable codecs until you find the one that causes the problem. Another solution is to use Nightmare2013's Codec reset utility, which is available on his/her website Nightmare2013's Codec reset utility v4.1.

Additional Information
Music can't be heard even though all other voices/effects are fine.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/OBMM does not run

Problem
OBMM does not run.

Cause - UAC Protection
Windows 7 and Windows Vista users have User Account Control (UAC) on by default, which prevents applications without administrator privileges from installing and modifying files.

Solution: This issue affects many utilities for Oblivion, so the cleanest, safest method to avoid this and further related issues is to uninstall Oblivion and reinstall Oblivion to a folder outside of UAC protection (i.e.,  ). The same applies to Steam, if Oblivion is installed through it.

Solution: You can try to give OBMM the necessary rights by right-clicking on   in the Oblivion folder and using the   option.

Solution: It is possible to only disabled UAC protection on the folder in which Oblivion is installed. Since Oblivion and other mods modify  , you may wish to disable protection on that folder as well.

Selectively Disable UAC ...

Solution: Another clean method (albeit a bit less safe) is to turn off User Account Control all together.

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PCS Library/Cannot find new plugin after saving in TESCS
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/OBSE or a mod that depends on it does not function properly

Problem
OBSE and/or mods that depend on it are not working properly or at all.

Cause - Update Oblivion
OBSE requires Oblivion 1.2.0416.

Solution: Install the latest official patch.

Cause - Steam
If OBSE is not installed properly for Steam or Steam is configured improperly, OBSE will not work at all.

Solution: See OBSE Installation to check that your OBSE install is correct. Also make sure Steam Communities setting is enabled in Steam's config.

Cause - Old Version of OBSE
An OBSE-dependent will not work properly if it depends on a version of OBSE later than the version you have installed.

Solution: Update OBSE to the version specified in the mod's doc or a later version.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Object appears black or textureless in game

Problem
An object (that appeared fine in a model viewer) appears black, textureless when loaded in the game.

Cause - Missing Normal Map
This can be caused by a missing 'normal map'( ) file.

Solution: Add a 'normal map' file if it is missing. 

Cause - Hard coded path
It could be the case that the path to the 'normal map'( ) file is hard coded, where it should be a path relative to the textures folder. If the path is hard coded, when Oblivion is installed on a drive where the letter differs from that at the beginning of the hard coded path, the game will be unable to find the file.

Cause - Mesh Path Not Found
It could be the case that the file exists but the filepath on the mesh is wrong: It may contain a typo or be a full path instead of a relative path.

Solution: If the path is a full path (hard coded), then change it to a path relative to the textures folder. The problem with full paths is that when Oblivion is installed on a drive where the letter differs from that at the beginning of the path, the game will be unable to find the file.

Solution: Check the file name for typos.

Cause - No Mipmaps
This problem can also be a result of a texture not having associated mipmaps ( ), which allows it to be viewed at lower resolutions with minimized degradation in quality.

Solution: Change   to 'Large' in Video setting (via the   menu).

Solution: Notify the modder and ask them to re-save the file with mipmaps, or open the file in an image/photo editor (i.e., GIMP or Paint.NET) and re-save the file with the generate mipmaps option checked.


Related Problems
PCS Library/Blurry Textures
PCS Library/Randomly-colored
PCS Library/All distant (lod) objects turn black
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion Console Inaccessible

Problem
The console is inaccessible because it is activated via tilde ( ).

Cause - Keyboard Does Not Have Tilde
Some keyboards do not have  .

Solution: Install a mod that allows the user to change the console activation key or access the console through some other means.
Change Console Key
Ring of Console

:Note: These mods require OBSE.

Cause - Different Key Mapping
This issue may also arise when the tilde key is mapped to something else. This can be due to keyboard layout or some other program or device blocking or remapping the key.

Solution: If using Windows Media Center, detach the remote sensor (which allows the use of a remote control to interact with various features of the PC).

Solution: If using Windows Vista or Windows 7, see this Microsoft Support article: 

Cause - Disabled in the Oblivion.ini
It may be the case that Oblivion's console is disabled in  .

Solution: Set   to 1 in the INI.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion crashes with an error message immediately after trying to launch

Problem
Oblivion crashes immediately after you try to run it and shows an error message.
Cause - Incompatible Codecs
One possible cause is incompatible codecs installed by media-related software.

Solution: Uninstall any of the following:
Power DVD 5
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion does not start

Problem
Oblivion does not start at all.

Cause - Aero Themes
This problem may occur if Aero themes are enabled.

Solution: Disable Aero themes via Windows' display settings.


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PCS Library/Oblivion crashes with an error message immediately after trying to launch
PCS Library/Error:Oblivion has stopped working
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion freezes at the main menu

Problem
Oblivion loads to the main menu and freezes there.

Cause - UAC Protection
Windows 7 and Windows Vista users have User Account Control (UAC) on by default, which prevents applications without administrator privileges from installing and modifying files. Of course, Oblivion has to modify a few files, such as its main configuration file, in order to work fully.

Solution: This issue affects many utilities for Oblivion, so the cleanest, safest method to avoid this and further related issues is to uninstall Oblivion (and all Steam games) and install Oblivion (and any Steam games) to a folder outside of UAC protection (i.e.  ). The same applies to Steam, if Oblivion is installed through it.

Solution: It is possible to only disable UAC protection on the folder in which Oblivion is installed. Since Oblivion and other mods modify  , you may need to disable protection on that folder as well.

Selectively Disable UAC ...

Solution: Another clean method (albeit a bit less safe) is to turn off User Account Control all together.

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PCS Library/Black screen CTD before Oblivion fully launches
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion freezes when sleeping before a levelup

Problem
Oblivion freezes when the player sleeps before a levelup.

Cause - Bad INI Configuration
A protrusion may appear if the NPC or something it is wearing depends on a bone missing from the  .

Solution: See the BethSoft Unofficial Technical FAQ:The Game Freezes for a Few Minutes When You Sleep to Level Up. If   is already empty, try adding back the default string.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion is crashing when trying to save by any method

Problem
Oblivion crashes when you try to save via the console, a save key or any other method.

Cause - Bad Spawn
This sort of consistent CTD when trying to save can be cause by a corrupt spawn.

Solution: Just wait out the cell respawn time (+1 hour). The default is three days; therefore, if you have not changed Oblivion's cell respawn time, you need to wait 73 hours to reset all spawns.

Solution: A quicker albeit a little less safe option, would be to use the console command  . It kills all actors in a reasonable radius. This might be a good way to quickly check if a bad spawn in the area is indeed the cause for this problem, however.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Oblivion official patch fails to install

Problem
Oblivion's Official Patch fails to install.

Cause - Oblivion Is Already Patched
GOTY users, if you installed disc 2, the game is already patched to the latest version. The same is true for users who have already installed the latest official patch for Oblivion and later installed SI. The SI patch makes the same changes. It only differs because installing the SI expansion changes some of the original files that would throw off the non-SI official patch.

Cause - Localization Mismatch
The official patch needs to be of the same language as the original game.

Solution: Download the patch matching your version of Oblivion. You can check the language by right-clicking on   (in   ), choosing   and looking at the 'Language' field of the   tab.

Cause - Previously Installed Beta Patch
If you previously installed a beta version of an Oblivion patch on your current install, the official patch update may fail.

Solution: Missing solution... Maybe Uninstalling Oblivion|reinstall Oblivion...

Cause - Previously Installed Beta Patch
If you previously installed a beta version of an Oblivion patch on your current install, the official patch update may fail.

Solution: Download the patch matching your version of Oblivion. You can check the language by right-clicking on   (in   ), choosing   and looking at the 'Language' field of the   tab.

Additional Information
To check Oblivion's version, right right-click on   (in   ) and view it's properties. The version number is also displayed in the bottom-left corner of Oblivion's main menu.

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Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Obscured or submerged part of character invisible below water and behind cobwebs

Problem
When the PC is partially submerged, the part of the body below water appears invisible or disappears. The same occurs when the PC is obscured by cobwebs.

Cause - OBGE v2 Bug
This is or a known bug with an earlier version of the   version 2 (a part of the Oblivion Graphics Extender Project).

Solution: Upgrade OBGE. Only the core is necessary to acquire the main OBGE DLL.  
:Note: The name of the core DLL is still  .
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Odd, brownish protrusion extending from NPCs

Problem
A brownish extension protrudes out of NPCs and/or items.

Cause - Missing or Wrong Bones in Skeleton
A protrusion may appear if the NPC or something it is wearing depends on a bone missing from the  .

Solution: Install a "maximum compatibility" skeleton:
Universal Skeleton.NIF
To give any skeleton, including the Universal Skeletons body lift: Realistic Ragdolls Skeleton Converter.
Coronerra's Maximum Compatibility Skeletons at TESNexus
Maximum Compatibility Skeleton + Bodylift

Solution: Try the 'Beast Skeleton' tweak in the Bashed Patch.

Cause - Poorly-Formed Mesh
A poorly-formed mesh can also cause this anomaly.

Solution: If you can use a troubleshooting aide mod to try to hone in on a potentially problematic mesh. Then you can report it to the author or look for a fix.

Cause - Mesh Collision
Sometimes custom clothing and armor intended for the vanilla bodies can clip enough with body replacer bodies enough to cause random extensions. Ex: Corepc included a Traveler's Belt upload on the TT download page that is slightly wider, so as to not clip with body replacers such as Robert's males. This may happen with other mesh collisions as well.

Solution: Try to determine which items are conflicting and try to find a replacer for the mod for your body replacer or get rid of the mod. Using a troubleshooting aide would be helpful for such a task.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Odd popping or crackling noises

Problem
Hearing odd popping or crackling noises during gameplay

Cause - No HAA
This problem can be cause by a lack of hardware acceleration (HAA) support.

Solution: Turn down hardware acceleration for sound in the Sound tab of the Dxdiag menus.

Solution: Turn off hardware acceleration in the Oblivion.ini by setting   to 0.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/PC randomly gets stuck moving in place or strafing in one direction

Problem
Character randomly gets stuck moving in place or strafing in one direction.

Cause - Joystick Setting
A possible cause is a joystick (controller) being connected or something else enable the joystick setting in Oblivion's INI file.

Solution: If a gamepad or joystick is connected to the machine, disconnect it.

Solution: Make sure   is set to   in the Oblivion.ini.

Cause - Unknown
This may happen randomly as a result of other things (i.e., mod conflicts).

Solution: A temporary fix is to simply restart the game.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Pink Night sky

Problem
Night sky appears 'pink'.

Cause - Missing texture
Missing sky texture.

Solution: If using Wrye Bash (WB), check install order in BAIN tab and "Anneal All".  

Solution: If not using WB, un-install and re-install related texture packages, taking into account changes with the install order: last mod wins any conflicts for ALL files in that mod.  (Anyone doing texture replacement is advised to install with WB BAIN tab and use "Anneal All" option because it resolves conflicts at the individual file and record level rather than exclusively with one mod.)
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Random graphic artifacts appear in game

Problem
The screen bursts into pixels, silver artifacts show up in random places on the screen...

Cause - Overheating
This is an anomaly many users experience when their graphics card overheats. It could also be that something else in the system is overheating and as a side effect causing other chips such as the GPU to overheat.

Solution: If you don't want to invest money or give up high-fidelity graphics, let your system rest for a while before playing again.

Solution: Reduce the graphics processing weight by reducing the resolution, or, if you are using a number of graphic-enhancing mods, remove some or all of them.

Solution: Invest in a GPU cooling fan or simply a better, newer GPU, which can also have a better cooling solution in addition to more processing power.

Cause - Bad GPU Drivers
Bad or incompatible video card drivers can cause all sorts of issues.

Solution: Try updating or rolling back your card's drivers.
NVIDIA Drivers
ATI Drivers

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PCS Library/Odd, brownish protrusion extending from NPCs
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Randomly-colored, badly-pixelated textures in game

Problem
A texture appears randomly colored and badly pixelated in the game.

Cause - Missing Mipmaps
This can be a result of a texture lacking associated mipmaps, which allows it to be viewed at lower resolution with minimized degradation in quality.

Solution: Change   to 'Large' in Video setting (via the   menu).

Solution: Notify the modder and ask him or her to re-save the file with mipmaps, or open the file in an image/photo editor (i.e., GIMP or Paint.NET) and re-save the file with the generate mipmaps option checked.

Related Problems
PCS Library/Blurry Textures
PCS Library/Object appears black or textureless in game
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Really bright at night

Problem
The night landscape is really bright.

Cause
This is an effect of setting Ultra Low video settings, which turned on Lite Brite. This setting can also be toggle via the Oblivion.ini.

Solution: To turn it off in game open the console and type "tlb" (toggle lite brite).

Solution: Open the Oblivion.ini file and set 'bFullBrightLighting' (use CTRL+F to search) to 0.

Solution: Run the launcher > choose   > change video quality preset.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Save game is corrupt

Problem
Save game is corrupt

Cause - Using Quicksave files
Using Quicksave files to continue the game from one session to another.  The Quicksave format does not preserve everything that a full save does, which can result in unpredictable Quest and script states in the new session.

Note that as long as the session and the cell remains unchanged (i.e. while "haggling"), Quicksaves seem to have no problems.  Use with caution.  Your experience may vary.

Solution: In the My Documents\My Games\Oblivion\Saves folder, rename the   to   and overwrite the original   file. This will set you back in time a bit (up to your last quicksave) but you will keep your game. Don't forget to make named (i.e. "new") saves often.
Do not overwrite previous save files.
'''Do not use the game's builtin "auto save" feature.

Cause - Unknown
This can happen at random times, usually after a CTD.  See the "Additional Information" section.

Solution: Save game files should only be loaded after exiting the game through the menu to the desktop, to ensure the current state of the game is completely saved and flushed from memory.  Otherwise, some variables used by quests and scripts can be in uncertain states leading to issues later on.
Do not use "timed/automatic saves" as these can create the same uncertain game state conditions.
Create a new save file for each save point.
Do not overwrite/reuse previous save files.

Solution:''' Use an earlier save game file. 
You should do this from Windows Explorer rather than attempt the in-game menu: Delete your most recently-saved game; then re-start Oblivion and try again.

Additional Information
See Crash to Desktop (CTD).  Some specific times to avoid a save for Oblivion (as detailed in the thread Duke Patrick's Safe Save) are:
in Dangerous Water
in Combat
while Falling
in a Knocked-Back state
near traps (20 feet or less)
Player health is dropping from effects such as poison
In the process of loading a door or other cell change
Getting a new Quest or a Quest update
in the middle of script execution (this is not normally detectable by the player)
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Setup.exe is missing or Windows shows an error when it is run

Problem
  is not working or is absent.

Cause - Oblivion Quirk
This is just a built-in bug with the Oblivion's installation. See See BethSoft Unofficial Technical FAQ: Uninstallation Issues.
Tes4Mod:PCS Library/ShowRaceMenu crashes Oblivion

Problem
Using the   command crashes Oblivion.

Cause
If a custom cosmetic mod or resources that a save file depends are removed, especially if the PC uses them, the game may crash trying to load said resources.

Solution: If the resources in question are custom hairs, try Wrye Bash's hair fix.
# Go to the 'Saves' tab in Wrye Bash.
# Right-click on the relevant save file(s).
# Choose 'Repair Hair'.

Solution: If you are not using Wrye Bash, there is an alternative solution: ShowRaceMenu Fix @TESNexus


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Tes4Mod:PCS Library/Skeleton/Mesh mod CTD loading save game or new character

Problem
Skeleton/Mesh mod causes CTD loading a save game or new character

Cause - archiveinvalidation method
Using the outdated and discredited 'archiveinvalidation.txt' method.  If using Steam, the BSA Archives coming from Steam are dated far too recently for any file replacements ever to work.  If the external file is older than the BSA, it will not be used, no matter what ArchiveInvalidation.txt or other means of Archive Invalidation say to do.

But even without Steam and the BSA file dates at the proper time around 2006 or something, things can still go horribly wrong when relying on ArchiveInvalidation.txt for Archive Invalidation.

Solution: Use "BSA Redirection" and get rid of the 'archiveinvalidation.txt' file.  Both OBMM and Wrye Bash can implemente this, but use only one or the other.

Additional Information
After installing skeleton/mesh nif file replacement the game CTDs when I load a save game or create a new character, without an error message.  Even if I try to reverse the changes, disable or uninstall the mods, even re-install, the crash persists.