Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion interview - bit-tech.net Forums

The_Pope · 9th Nov 2005, 09:00

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/...s_4_int/1.html

Tim S · 9th Nov 2005, 09:13

wow, that game looks the mutts nuts

Petor · 9th Nov 2005, 09:16

those screen shots... AWESOME

K-man · 9th Nov 2005, 10:09

I need new hardware!

Herbicide · 9th Nov 2005, 10:35

I know what you mean!

- H.

The_Pope · 9th Nov 2005, 10:46

If you think the screenshots look hot, you should check out the videos on www.elderscrolls.com

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and I don't even like RPGs!!!

Muunsyr · 9th Nov 2005, 10:52

Hurrah! Multi-threaded gameing. My 4400+ was not in vain. Now I just need a graphics card to match.

I would almost skip Christmas to get to Oblivion's release, go Bethesda.

Skill3d · 9th Nov 2005, 11:16

god i need money, lots of it for my new hardware o_0

FredsFriend · 9th Nov 2005, 11:23

Things like this just make me realise how poor i am, or at least how poor i will be when the induced need to update my system takes hold

The_Pope · 9th Nov 2005, 12:03

It seems news of our deeds travels *very* fast across the lands...

http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=187244

Mister_Tad · 9th Nov 2005, 12:16

words cannot express how much I need this game, and how glad I am that theyre working in multiple threads

Was mentioning to someone just last week how dual-core support would be fantastic in this game due to the masses of AI calculations. coincidentally, my opteron 165 shipped out this morning, perfect

for the record, I stopped counting at 300 hours on morrowind

The_Pope · 9th Nov 2005, 12:24

That's two hours per day EVERY DAY for FIVE MONTHS. Or maybe even 1 hour a day, every day for almost a year!

Hate to see Confessions of a WoW Addict!

kye · 9th Nov 2005, 12:34

You should do an article like this about The Witcher.

http://www.thewitcher.com/witcher.asp

An RPG but inspired by fallout, and thus a little...adult

Considering the lack of decent RPG's, this one sounds like a baldurs gate, not some "blend" trying to create something new with rpg. Just hardcore rpg

hopefully.

Mister_Tad · 9th Nov 2005, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Pope

That's two hours per day EVERY DAY for FIVE MONTHS. Or maybe even 1 hour a day, every day for almost a year!

Hate to see Confessions of a WoW Addict!

Tbh, it was probably more than 300 hours.
~12 hours a day for a couple weeks and then a few hours every few days for several months

stephen2002 · 9th Nov 2005, 12:51

It looks so very pretty, yet the animations are just as bad as the previous games. They just go into and out of a generic walk cycle and get dragged around on the ground, no attempt at all to keep the feet proper when making a turn, walking on a slope, or up and down stairs. Either way I'll probably get this when it comes out simply because it looks so good

dom_ · 9th Nov 2005, 13:07

]The-Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion-Trailer-[Insane-Quality] check that out

The_Pope · 9th Nov 2005, 13:36

by the way, it isn't mentioned specifically in the interview, so I can't confirm it for sure, but did anyone notice all the lurvely HDR?

Nottheking · 9th Nov 2005, 13:49

Just as an ad-on note to the article, multi-core CPUs were commercially non-existant at the time of E3 2005. This means that the videos you can find at the official site are done with a single-core processor. To think; it's heavily thread-optimized, AND will still run great on a single-core CPU. That means with a dual-core CPU... Best make sure to wear your bib!

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Pope

It seems news of our deeds travels *very* fast across the lands...

http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=187244

What, you might doubt the speed of the Elder Scrolls community?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Pope

by the way, it isn't mentioned specifically in the interview, so I can't confirm it for sure, but did anyone notice all the lurvely HDR?

It be the purdy HDR all right. That was covered quite some time ago in another interview, over at the site called Evil Avatar. I'm still surprised that a number of people consider it to look unrealistic, until I remember that most of them probably haven't bothered to go outside during the day for the past few years.

Reaper_Unreal · 9th Nov 2005, 14:02

Wow, the game looks gorgeous. Seems like there's going to be LOTS of HDR, which is nice... but I'm thinking I'm going to get very distracted very easily. I'm already easily distracted by shiny objects, but a world full of HDR? Sweeeeeeet. It's going to be interesting to see how this compares to Project Offset in terms of graphics. Either way, can't wait, and good for them for not releasing too early.

Da Dego · 9th Nov 2005, 14:06

That was why I didn't ask about the HDR...already covered. Gavin was more than forthcoming with all of my questions, however...a true shout-out to the guys (and leading gal who helped me) over at Bethesda is in order.

I personally was amazed at the multithread abilities of it...when they started writing this game, MT processors weren't even around. But they knew they'd have it for the 360, so they were able to bring it into the PC version. Exciting stuff, makes me glad I'm saving my pennies for the new X2 setup I want.

Mr_Tad, FYI...I stopped counting at 175 in Morrowind...and that was only the wandering around. God knows how long I actually took on the game. And I still go back to it. ES3 was one of the best games ever, I'm just out of my mind with glee for this one to come out. I'm glad to see others are as excited about this as I am...I can't wait to bring a review to you all!!!

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Reaper_Unreal Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 380	Wow, the game looks gorgeous. Seems like there's going to be LOTS of HDR, which is nice... but I'm thinking I'm going to get very distracted very easily. I'm already easily distracted by shiny objects, but a world full of HDR? Sweeeeeeet. It's going to be interesting to see how this compares to Project Offset in terms of graphics. Either way, can't wait, and good for them for not releasing too early. __________________ If you made a Venn diagram, there would be two non-overlapping circles, one of which was labeled, “Times when I am truly happy” and the other of which was labeled, “Times when I am logged in as root, holding a cable, and have the case open.”

9th Nov 2005, 09:16	#3
Petor Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ballarat, Australia Posts: 21	those screen shots... AWESOME

9th Nov 2005, 10:09	#4
K-man What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dresden Posts: 3	I need new hardware!

9th Nov 2005, 10:46	#6
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	If you think the screenshots look hot, you should check out the videos on www.elderscrolls.com O M F G and I don't even like RPGs!!!

9th Nov 2005, 10:52	#7
Muunsyr Minimodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vic. Australia Posts: 36	Hurrah! Multi-threaded gameing. My 4400+ was not in vain. Now I just need a graphics card to match. I would almost skip Christmas to get to Oblivion's release, go Bethesda.

9th Nov 2005, 11:16	#8
Skill3d Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 149	god i need money, lots of it for my new hardware o_0

9th Nov 2005, 12:03	#10
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	It seems news of our deeds travels very fast across the lands... http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=187244

9th Nov 2005, 12:16	#11
Mister_Tad Serious about coffee Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham Posts: 7,556	words cannot express how much I need this game, and how glad I am that theyre working in multiple threads Was mentioning to someone just last week how dual-core support would be fantastic in this game due to the masses of AI calculations. coincidentally, my opteron 165 shipped out this morning, perfect for the record, I stopped counting at 300 hours on morrowind

9th Nov 2005, 12:24	#12
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	That's two hours per day EVERY DAY for FIVE MONTHS. Or maybe even 1 hour a day, every day for almost a year! Hate to see Confessions of a WoW Addict!

9th Nov 2005, 12:34	#13
kye Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 267	You should do an article like this about The Witcher. http://www.thewitcher.com/witcher.asp An RPG but inspired by fallout, and thus a little...adult Considering the lack of decent RPG's, this one sounds like a baldurs gate, not some "blend" trying to create something new with rpg. Just hardcore rpg hopefully.

9th Nov 2005, 12:51	#15
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	It looks so very pretty, yet the animations are just as bad as the previous games. They just go into and out of a generic walk cycle and get dragged around on the ground, no attempt at all to keep the feet proper when making a turn, walking on a slope, or up and down stairs. Either way I'll probably get this when it comes out simply because it looks so good

9th Nov 2005, 13:07	#16
dom_ ---> Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: uk, south east Posts: 3,936	]The-Elder-Scrolls-IV:-Oblivion-Trailer-[Insane-Quality] check that out

9th Nov 2005, 13:36	#17
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	by the way, it isn't mentioned specifically in the interview, so I can't confirm it for sure, but did anyone notice all the lurvely HDR?

9th Nov 2005, 14:06	#20
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	That was why I didn't ask about the HDR...already covered. Gavin was more than forthcoming with all of my questions, however...a true shout-out to the guys (and leading gal who helped me) over at Bethesda is in order. I personally was amazed at the multithread abilities of it...when they started writing this game, MT processors weren't even around. But they knew they'd have it for the 360, so they were able to bring it into the PC version. Exciting stuff, makes me glad I'm saving my pennies for the new X2 setup I want. Mr_Tad, FYI...I stopped counting at 175 in Morrowind...and that was only the wandering around. God knows how long I actually took on the game. And I still go back to it. ES3 was one of the best games ever, I'm just out of my mind with glee for this one to come out. I'm glad to see others are as excited about this as I am...I can't wait to bring a review to you all!!! __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo