So, an update. I have my Oblivion install up and running with what I consider essentials. I also decided to do a more relaxed playthrough with Haela Long-Strider to test things out. As a bonus I decided to roll with some mods I rarely use or wanted to try for the first time, that I don't see fitting in any of the characters I want to play for the near future.
Game looks super pretty. I actually ended up making a video doing a before/after from a vanilla installation. Was mostly an experiment to see if I enjoyed making videos, maybe I'll do more in the future idk. As if I need another social media void to scream into about breaking video games.
Performance was actually pretty solid with all the graphics mods... buuuut I couldn't stop there, obviously. I threw in a bunch of heavy mods like Better Cities, which I haven't used in years, and FOMO Imperial Isles, which I'd never used at all. Lots of very pretty scenery, but my fps gets pretty rough in places, especially in areas like Weye and the Waterfront. And I get the expected out-of-memory crashes occasionally. Not a huge deal, as I said this is a more laid-back testing run anyway, so unlike a normal playthrough of mine I'm not really RPing or avoiding fast travel.(Yeah, I know, neeerrrrrrd)
But in typical fashion, by the time I've gotten everything set up and can just play the game, I'm feeling the urge to play something else. Oh well, at least I've got the modlist ready and waiting when I come back. Maybe I'll mod Stardew Valley next!
My brain is absolutely, irredeemably broken.
