Bethesda has revealed the contents of Update 1.2 for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, which is available on Steam Beta today, July 9. Among the changes brought by the new patch, Oblivion Remastered players can expect some bugs to be fixed, and more importantly, the game’s performance to finally improve.
Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped earlier this year after rumors about its existence had continuously surfaced for months. Deemed as a remaster by developers Bethesda and Virtuos, the game is more akin to a remake, greatly improving graphics, overhauling the leveling system, and making some other major changes. The quality of the remaster ensured that Oblivion Remastered gained positive reviews and allowed the title to obtain an average critic score of 81 on OpenCritic.
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PostsUpdate 1.2 for Oblivion Remastered improves the open-world RPG in various ways, fixing problems with the UI, squashing dozens of bugs in quests and gameplay, and improving overall stability. Oblivion Remastered was criticized for its performance on consoles soon after its release, so these performance improvements are some of the main highlights of the update. According to the official patch notes, they include fixing the frame rate drop rates in some dungeons, reducing the frequency of hitches in the open world, optimizing the rendering of water, the weather system, character animations, and more. Another interesting change introduced by Update 1.2 is that gamers can tweak the difficulty settings further than before, fine-tuning elements such as “Player Combat Damage” and “Enemy Combat Damage.” Gamers who want to opt in for the update can do so by opening their Steam library, right-clicking on Oblivion Remastered, selecting “Properties,” “Betas,” and then Beta in the drop-down menu.
CloseOblivion Remastered is one of the best-selling games of 2025, so it’s good to see Bethesda still supporting it. Bethesda and Virtuos have not been incredibly quick with updates, which concerned some fans, but it seems that console players will have some of the worst performance issues fixed as soon as the update rolls out officially.
Unfortunately, Bethesda has no mod support planned for Oblivion Remastered in future updates. While this could change, it seems unlikely that console players will be able to use mods, as they are currently available only unofficially via platforms such as Nexus Mods, and can only be installed on PC. Hopefully, Bethesda will continue rolling out updates for Oblivion Remastered, though, as it’s still possible that such a huge open-world experience may still have some glitches after the new patch.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 Patch Notes (July 9, 2025)
SETTINGS CHANGES
We’ve added additional difficulty settings to allow players to further tune their “Player Combat Damage” & “Enemy Combat Damage”. Players can now select from “Novice”, “Apprentice”, “Adept”, “Journeyman”, “Expert”, and “Master” options in the Gameplay menu. We hope the “Journeyman” setting, specifically, will act as a better bridge between “Adept” and “Expert” for players.UI
Fixed map markers disappearing Fixed missing punctuation in Simplified Chinese text Fixed “Toggle All” button on Map screen to work as a 'Hold' Various fixes to localized text Fixed controller issues in Spell making menu Fixed menus being cropped incorrectly in 1280x1024 Fixed the incorrect player stance in the inventory menu after fast travel Fixed rebinding keys for Lock Picking Fixed keybinds not updating in AZERTY Fixed soft lock with controller in Enchanting menu Fixed stats not updating when equipping enchanted items Fixed a character skin glitch when closing the inventory menuCRASHES
Fixed crashes that could occur while fighting Jyggalag Fixed crashing when killing a paralyzed NPC with an arrow Fixed crashing when paralyzing an already-paralyzed NPC Fixed crashing in Spellmaking menu when rapidly removing & implementing effects Fixed various GPU crashes Fixed crashes that could occur during auto savesAUDIO
Fixed underwater SFX persisting after leaving exiting water Fixed missing ambient SFX in Shivering IslesQUESTS
Fixed NPCs floating after being knocked down during Priory of the Nine quest Fixed crashing when entering Flooded Mine during Final Justice quest Fixed pathing for Shaleez in Flooded Mine during Final Justice quest Fixed crashing when opening Gate to The Fringe during Retaking the Fringe quest Fixed mages loading without clothes in Fort Ontus during The Necromancer's Amulet quest Fixed NPC pathing issues in Gardens of Flesh and Bone during ‘Through the Fringe of Madness’ quest Fixed missing VFX during the closing of the Great Gate Fixed Ilav Dralgoner's missing facial animation during ‘Saving Time Itself’ quest Fixed Sir Thredet's speech during ‘Umaril the Unfeathered’ quest Fixed NPC pathing issues during ‘Baiting the Trap’ quest Fixed Obelisk Crystals spawning disconnected during ‘Baiting the Trap’ quest Fixed crash at end of ‘Through a Nightmare, Darkly’ quest Fixed wall crumbling in Malada during ‘Nothing You Can Possess' quest Fixed misaligned food at the Castle Leyawiin County Hall dinner party during ‘Sanguine’ quest Fixed an issue with visibility of ghosts during ‘Ghosts of Vitharn’ Fixed cutscene not playing during ‘Light the Dragonfires’ Fixed missing textures in Cropsford Campsite after finishing ‘Goblin Trouble’PERFORMANCE
Fixed frame rate drop in Deepscorn Hollow Fixed frame rate drops in Black Rock Caverns Fixed frame rate drop between Skingrad and Skingrad Castle Fixed frame rate drop south of Bravil Castle courtyard Reduced the frequency of hitches in the open world. General improvements to frame time in many locations. Optimize updating of character attachments. Optimize rendering of water volumes in the open world. Optimize light/shadow updates in several lairs. Optimize waterfall particle FX and rendering. Optimize the weather system. Optimize character animation system.GAMEPLAY
Fixed player character height scaling Fixed armor items hiding Argonian and Khajiit tails Fixed slow camera movement when initiating NPC dialogue Fixed soft lock when a player with a high bounty goes to jail Fixed Orrery animations Fixed physics bug with floating necklaces Fixed vampire sleeping animations Fixed NPC beards not following facial animation. Fixed ghost NPCs being completely invisible Fixed missing animation when talking to Shamada in Leyawiin Fixed occasional very long load times when fast traveling Fixed missing facial animation for Snak gra-Bura Fixed falling unconscious in water preventing player from getting up Fixed NPCs losing collision when swimming Fixed NPCs stopping combat when player is blocking Fixed female Dremora teeth clipping Fixed soft lock after choosing player class Fixed Amber weapons clipping in first person view Fixed vines clipping into columns Fixed helmets clipping into player character's head Fixed missing textures on Daedric statues Fixed duplicated pages between Oghma Infinium and Mysterium XarxesSYSTEM
Fixed flickering shadows when using XeSS Upscaling Fixed title properly restarting after purchasing the Deluxe Upgrade on PC Fixed settings properly migrating between PC and XBOX Fixed water disappearing after fast travel Fixed cursor slowdown when enabling high frame rate V-Sync Fixed shaders not preloading due to cloud save replication Fixed long blackout during loading screens Fixed weather VFX flashing while outside Fixed motion blur artifacts while in the Oblivion Plane Fixed NPCs not obeying the Wait action from the playerThis update will be in the Steam Beta. If you would like to opt in to the The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Beta update, please follow these instructions:
1. Open your Steam Library and navigate to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
2. Right click on "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered" and select "Properties"
3. In the new properties pop-up window, select "Betas"
4. In the beta drop down to opt into, select "[beta]"5. Wait for app to download new build and launch.
