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Elder Scrolls seriesOblivion: Crash at Sewer Exit(7 posts)(7 posts)
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Posted April 29, 2018
I have Googled this but every answer pertains to Mods causing this crash, and I don't have any installed.

I have screwed around with compatibility and graphics and nothing.

I am running Win10 but that hasn't been a problem so far.
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Posted April 30, 2018
Without further information, I see a couple of potential explanations (not mentioning any number of causes due to incompatibilities between your PC and Oblivion):
- You are using one of the "exit" savegames obtained from the internet. These savegames let you begin at the sewer exit rather than in the prison cell where the tutorial starts. You never know from which installation these savegames were created. Solution: Try another savegame of this kind, or go through the tutorial yourself.
- A random crash. In this case trying again (if necessary two or three times) should get you out of the sewer.
- A faulty installation. Could be resolved by a COMPLETE de-installation, followed by re-installing Oblivion and trying again.

There are also potential explanations having to do with savegame corruptions. In this case it may help to start the game using the autosave.ess or .bak files contained in your saves folder.

Perhaps it would help to tell us how you got to the sewer exit: Going through the tutorial, or opening an "exit" savegame downloaded from the internet? And is this the first time you're playing Oblivin on this PC, or have you played it before? And finally, are you sure you're not using any mods or unofficial patches?
Posted April 30, 2018
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Greywolf1: Without further information, I see a couple of potential explanations (not mentioning any number of causes due to incompatibilities between your PC and Oblivion):
- You are using one of the "exit" savegames obtained from the internet. These savegames let you begin at the sewer exit rather than in the prison cell where the tutorial starts. You never know from which installation these savegames were created. Solution: Try another savegame of this kind, or go through the tutorial yourself.
- A random crash. In this case trying again (if necessary two or three times) should get you out of the sewer.
- A faulty installation. Could be resolved by a COMPLETE de-installation, followed by re-installing Oblivion and trying again.

There are also potential explanations having to do with savegame corruptions. In this case it may help to start the game using the autosave.ess or .bak files contained in your saves folder.

Perhaps it would help to tell us how you got to the sewer exit: Going through the tutorial, or opening an "exit" savegame downloaded from the internet? And is this the first time you're playing Oblivin on this PC, or have you played it before? And finally, are you sure you're not using any mods or unofficial patches?
I went through the sewer, bit by bit, though I kind of charged through some parts, not killing EVERYTHING.

As for mods, I installed EXACTLY what I downloaded from GOG, nothing more.
Posted April 30, 2018
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tinyE: I went through the sewer, bit by bit, though I kind of charged through some parts, not killing EVERYTHING.
As for mods, I installed EXACTLY what I downloaded from GOG, nothing more.
Well, then I can't offer you an explanation, sorry. It's unlikely that there is a general issue with Oblivion. Like I said, there are faulty installations (mostly registry-related, often caused by incomplete prior de-installations), and there are "random crashes" (one-time crashes, for no apparent reason).
Either start again, saving your progress a couple of times along the way (make sure you save before you exit the sewer by all means - such an "exit" savegame is very useful when you start a new Oblivion game, but don't want to go through the tutorial again). Or load a savegame, if you have one. Try the autoexec.ess, or rename the autoexec.bak to autoexec.ess, and try again. Chances are not bad that you manage to get out of the sewer this time (alternatively, if the problem is reproduceable whenever you try, this is valuable information).
By the way, what exactly do you mean by "crash"? CTD, PC hangs, error message, ...?
Posted April 30, 2018
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tinyE: I went through the sewer, bit by bit, though I kind of charged through some parts, not killing EVERYTHING.
As for mods, I installed EXACTLY what I downloaded from GOG, nothing more.
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Greywolf1: Well, then I can't offer you an explanation, sorry. It's unlikely that there is a general issue with Oblivion. Like I said, there are faulty installations (mostly registry-related, often caused by incomplete prior de-installations), and there are "random crashes" (one-time crashes, for no apparent reason).
Either start again, saving your progress a couple of times along the way (make sure you save before you exit the sewer by all means - such an "exit" savegame is very useful when you start a new Oblivion game, but don't want to go through the tutorial again). Or load a savegame, if you have one. Try the autoexec.ess, or rename the autoexec.bak to autoexec.ess, and try again. Chances are not bad that you manage to get out of the sewer this time (alternatively, if the problem is reproduceable whenever you try, this is valuable information).
By the way, what exactly do you mean by "crash"? CTD, PC hangs, error message, ...?
It goes to the loading screen and freezes. And I did save, twice, right before exiting the sewers, and tried both saves over and over and over and over.....

I'l do a fresh download and install later, I really don't feel like going through all that again. :P What would be nice is if Skyrim would get here.
Posted May 01, 2018
Another thing you can try is to use the other installation method, i.e. Gog Galaxy or the direct installer download. I've seen reports where one causes strange issues while the other method works fine.
Posted May 01, 2018
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tinyE: I'l do a fresh download and install later, I really don't feel like going through all that again.
Sounds like a good idea. Good luck!
Just make sure to backup the savegame folder, and then uninstall Oblivion completely (no Oblivion folder, no Saves folder in My Games, no registry entries for Oblivion).
If re-installing doesn't help, consider reporting the problem to GOG support. I've encountered many problems with Oblivion over the years, but a freezing PC was not among them.
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