Subj : Re: Oblivion remastered...
To   : Malvinas
From : Shurato
Date : Wed May 07 2025 17:32:00


 Ma> Sh> thought this would be it.  I had to wait about 10 minutes for the
 Ma> Sh> shaders to load, which I thought was ridiculous.  Normally that alone
 Ma> is
 Ma> Sh> enough for me to get a refund.  I still don't know if that's a
 Ma> one-time
 Ma> Sh> thing, or every time you play a game.  I've never played a game more
 Ma> Sh> than once that had to load shaders.  I have an 11900K and a
 Ma> 4080Super.

 Ma> Shaders are calculated once per installation. It generates a local
 Ma> database with the shaders, and re uses that with every run. Some games re
 Ma> calculate shaders upon hardware change or driver update. Still, 10 minutes
 Ma> seems a sever impact in load time to wait for the game to become playable.
 Ma> Most games generate a "base" amount of shaders and progressively calculate
 Ma> more as you move through the world... Anyway, that would be deviating
 Ma> the conversation towards shaders calculations and Bethesdas
 Ma> proficiency with game engine design.

Ended up getting a refund after all.  Played for about 2 hours, but got sick
of having to constantly refer to the walk-through.  I need a game that holds
my hands so I can actually figure out where to go next...  I want to use a
walkthrough minimally and preferably not at all.  I had a similar problem
with Cyberpunk 2077, but with that I played about 4 hours before I got
totally stuck and could no longer get a refund.  Still a waste of money.

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