Oblivion, turn music off, Adds so much more atmosphere Options

[ThePerson98]

I was getting screenshots of oblivion at the max my system can support, (Running 3 FPS on highest). And I turn music off to try and save CPU power. And wow, the game feels so much more real without music. Go into a forest, any forest, make sure its daytime, and turn the music off. Its awesome. Make sure you have a decent tree distance, and tree canopy shadows make it a lot better looking too.

It makes the game feel real in its own way, even if you do have a cruddy computer. It even looks good on no distant LOD. (For about an hour, then the constant fog gets annoying)

[mirocu]

This is a somewhat regular topic over at Bethsoft
I have tried to turn the music off and yeah, in a way it does get more immersive. But I love Jeremy´s work and I cannot, I cannot play without it! I´m so used to it and it´s not the same if I turn it off.

I do try to lower the music volume though in favor of other sounds, like the sound of trees and waterfalls. But I just keep pushing the physical control up to hear the music better!