Morrowind

Oblivion

Shadowrun Returns

Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2

The Witcher

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Witcher 2

X: Rebirth

World of Tanks

Legend of Grimrock

Dark Souls

Fallen Enchantress

Far Cry 3

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Dungeon Defenders

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2

Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

Left 4 Dead 2

Minecraft

Knights of the Old Republic II

Warcraft 3

Mass Effect 3

Sins of a Solar Empire

State of Decay

Saints Row 4

Savage XR

Faster Than Light

Knights of the Old Republic

Mass Effect

Starbound

Deus Ex

Torchlight II

Grand Theft Auto IV

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Mafia 2

Zoo Tycoon 2

Thief 2: The Metal Age

Mass Effect 2

Halo: Combat Evolved

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Kerbal Space Program

Game Dev Tycoon

Battlefield 2

DmC: Devil May Cry

Madden NFL 08

Batman: Arkham Origins

Black and White 2

X3: Terran Conflict

Just Cause 2

Disciples 3: Reincarnation

Towns

The Sims 3

RPG Maker VX Ace

Remember Me

Crysis

Team Fortress 2

Jade Empire

Euro Truck Simulator 2

3089

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Drox Operative

Risen

Crysis Warhead

Crusader Kings 2

Half-Life 2

Borderlands

Myst Online: Uru Live

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows

Doom 3

Arx Fatalis

Batman: Arkham City

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Command & Conquer: Generals

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

The Elder Scrolls Online

Rimworld

Men of War

Borderlands 2

Fallout 2

South Park: The Stick of Truth

ArmA 3

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Resident Evil 4

Rodina

War Thunder

Star Wars: Empire at War

Sacred

Tabletop Simulator

TUG: The Untitled Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Space Engineers

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This collection provides a "vanilla plus" foundation for gamers to re-experience the joy of Oblivion once again.  The mods were selected from [PushTheWinButton's](https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/users/13822205) outstanding work in his [Through The Valleys](https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/51105?tab=description) mod guide.  This collection is intended to preserve the original aesthetic and play of Bethesda's award-winning game.  You will be able to download this collection and immediately begin playing.  Or, alternatively, you can use it as a foundation for further modding.

The collection upgrades a portion of the visuals while maintaining many of the original textures to ensure modest PC requirements that will make it playable on a wide range of systems.  Players looking for a total overhaul of the games' graphics should check out my Oblivion Rebirth+ collection.

Join me on [Discord](https://discord.gg/ChEmKPPrMd) for early releases, questions and support.

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### PREREQUISITES

-  Requires the latest version of Oblivion Game of the Year **Deluxe** edition installed on Windows 10 or 11.  This is the version with all DLC.  The regular GOTY version is incompatible.
- I ***strongly recommend*** installing the game on a solid state drive (SDD) to significantly improve performance and reduce stuttering. 
-  Run the game once to establish your INI files.   Select Options, then choose the "**Ultra High**" preset.  Finally, adjust the Resolution for your monitor.

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### FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION

1. Ensure you have allowed Vortex to install the Oblivion Script Extender (xOBSE) before starting.
2.  Go to the Profiles section in Vortex and select "Add Oblivion Profile" then add a name.

- Check the option "This profile has its own game settings."
- Save the profile, then select Enable.  This step is crucial to avoid future problems.

3.  Select "Plugins" within Vortex and ensure all 10 DLC are enabled.

4.  At the Next site, click Add To Vortex for the collection.  Select the profile you created in Step 1 to install into when prompted.   ***Do Not*** attempt to utilize the option to create a new profile when prompted.

5.  Run the 4GB RAM Patcher Tool in your dashboard.  When the app opens, select the "Oblivion.exe" file from the displayed window, then Open.  Click Ok again to close the window it opens.

6.  Run the game through your Oblivion Script Extender icon in the dashboard. 

NOTE: If you encounter any issues after installation please see the Troubleshooting section.

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### UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS REVISION

1.   At the Next site, click Add To Vortex for the collection.  Select the profile you created previously for Through The Valleys when prompted.

2.  After the collection is installed, select Purge Mods, then Deploy Mods, in the Mods section of Vortex to remove error messages caused by earlier revisions.

3.  Exit and Restart Vortex and select to install OBSE when prompted.

4.  Run the game through your Oblivion Script Extender icon in the dashboard. 

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### POST INSTALLATION

For users with video cards & monitors that would run significantly over 60 FPS you must use your video card control panel to set a Maximum Frame Rate.  Otherwise, you will experience issues where the game runs at very high speeds.

For NVIDIA, go to the Control Panel, select Manage 3D Settings, Program Settings, choose Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Oblivion.exe), and Add Selected Program.  Then go to Max Frame Rate, change to On and set for 60, then click Apply.  You may wish to experiment with values up to 100 FPS.

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### TROUBLESHOOTING

***Errors Encountered After Installation***  - Receiving messages during installation is normal, but not after the installation has completed.  Ensure you do not have any mods outside of the collection installed, then perform the following steps to reinstall the installation:

    - Remove the collection from within the Vortex Collections section.  When prompted, select to delete the mods but keep the archive to prevent having to re-download the collection.
    - Go to the Next site and click Add to Vortex.  Once reinstallation has completed, check your Plugins section to ensure they are all enabled.
***Unable to Run 4GB Ram Patcher Tool***   - The dashboard icon assumes Oblivion is installed on your C:\ by default.  If you have installed Oblivion on a different drive partition edit the tool and change the path appropriately.

***Game crashes at the Bethesda Logo*** - Oblivion may have incorrectly setup your oblivion.ini file.  Go to \documents\my games\oblivion and delete the oblivion.ini file.  Run the game normally, set your graphics per the Prerequisites section, and confirm you can reach the main menu.  If successful, exit and go to the Mods section of Vortex.  Double click the "Through the Valleys" mod to open the settings panel and scroll down to the Ini Tweaks section.  Unselect then Select each INI setting.  Click Deploy when finished.

If this does not correct the issue, you may be experiencing issues with the Knights Unofficial Patch mod.  Perform the following steps:

    1. Disable "knights unofficial patch.esp" in your Vortex Plugins section.

    1. Disable "KUP Compatibility Patch" and "Balanced NPC Level Cap - DLC Patches" in your Vortex Mods section, deploy mods, then restart the game.

***Couldn't Open Executable! error*** - When you run the 4Gb Patcher you receive an error.  Vortex may have incorrectly installed the collection.  Go to your Collections section and remove Oblivion Rebirth.  Keep the mods and archive when prompted.  Then go to the Next site and choose Add to Vortex.  You will be prompted with messages similiar to when you installed the collection.  Re-run the patcher tool when complete.

***Steam Application Error 5*** - An error from Steam generally caused by having your Oblivion game installed on a different drive partition from Steam.  I recommend reinstalling Steam onto the same drive partition as Oblivion, and *not* within the c:\program files (x86) directory.  Alternatively, for a quick fix, copy the steam.exe file to the root of your Oblivion game folder.

***Dungeons are Too Dark*** - Disable the mod "Let There Be Darkness" in your Vortex Mods section and deploy changes.

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Join me on [Discord](https://discord.gg/ChEmKPPrMd) for questions and support.

### CREDITS

-  PushTheWinButton for the Through The Valley mod build guide.
-  Community members DarkDvr, Uv3nemsis, Tombss, and Ergon4321 for help playtesting.
-  All the great mod authors who made this collection possible.

Through The Valleys

A collection focused on providing players with a Vanilla Plus experience using some of the best mods for Oblivion.

vegasstephen

Revision 10 is a maintenance update that addresses several issues the community has brought to my attention.  

First, OBSE was removed from the collection due to the fact the collection was broke each time the OBSE team updated their mod.  Players are now expected to install OBSE prior to installing the collection.

Second, I have created an alternate compatibility patch for the small number of players that are unable to run Oblivion with the Knights Unofficial Patch installed.  Instructions have been added to the collection page on how to use it.

Third, Ascension was modified to restore the use of stamina to default vanilla settings.  Running will no longer consume stamina.

And, finally, the following mods were changed:

UPDATED:
Improved NPC faces for ocov2, Simple Horse Utilities, 
Unused ocov2 eyes and dlc characters incorporated


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