The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the Fighter's Stronghold Free for PC and XBOX

Vikingod · Oct 11, 2007, 01:32 AM

Source: Elder Scrolls
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Beginning Monday, October 15th you can download the PC Version here or visit Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version.

Defeat the attacking marauders and become lord of Battlehorn Castle. Located in the Colovian Highlands west of Chorrol, this expansive castle will allow you to live the life of a noble warrior, with private quarters, grand dining hall, wine cellar, barracks, training room and more. And what castle would be complete without a few hidden passages and dark secrets?

Features:
A fully detailed castle for you to explore
Knights of the True Horn patrol the castle and do your bidding
Secret treasure vault
Upgrade the furnishings in every area of the castle
Hire a vintner to create special wines to enhance your fighting abilities
Hire a combat trainer to spar with
Hire a taxidermist to craft lifelike trophies for your great hall
Purchase an ancient Dwemer Forge that buffs your Armorer skill

Necrosis · Oct 11, 2007, 01:59 AM

Jeez I wonder what Dyre will be doing this day?

Al_Vampyre · Oct 11, 2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Jeez I wonder what Dyre will be doing this day?

Lol...just beat me to that one!

Vikingod · Oct 11, 2007, 08:17 PM

It is funny that whenever this game is brought up, everyone thinks of him.

Lelisevis · Oct 11, 2007, 08:22 PM

Oh dear, the final ever official expansion is finally upon us. End of an era.

Dyre Straits · Oct 11, 2007, 08:35 PM

Well, I think of me, too, whenever I see anything about Oblivion.

riles9262 · Oct 12, 2007, 01:00 PM

"My name is Dyre Straits, and I have an addiction"

Dyre Straits · Oct 15, 2007, 12:06 PM

It's been October 15th for over 7 hours where I live. Where's the download????

Necrosis · Oct 15, 2007, 04:05 PM

Sorry man everyone but you is allowed to download this today.

Dyre Straits · Oct 15, 2007, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Sorry man everyone but you is allowed to download this today.

Meanie!

(But, I do have my sources.

)

Necrosis · Oct 15, 2007, 11:10 PM

Have you beaten it yet?

Dyre Straits · Oct 15, 2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Have you beaten it yet?

Actually, I only got it installed about an hour ago. I have beaten all the marauders and equipped the castle with everything from the guy in Imperial City Merchants Inn.

That all didn't take too long at all. I had nearly 300,000 coins already from my previous adventures.

So...now, it's on with the exploring and to see what else there is to be done.....

(Maybe I'll come up for air now and again.

)

Necrosis · Oct 15, 2007, 11:26 PM

Did you find the portal to Morrowind?

topbob · Oct 16, 2007, 12:26 AM

Sweet, now I have to fit this into my ever growing list of game content to finish.
As for this being the end of Oblivion content, sad to see it go, but they gotta focus all their resources on Elder Scrolls V sooner or later

Dyre Straits · Oct 16, 2007, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Did you find the portal to Morrowind?

No, not yet. But, I thought I might have found it when I took care of Lord Kain and his lady lich.

BTW, who all is playing the game on Vista? I just installed Vista yesterday (Home Premium OEM) and I am having a few issues.

Occasionally, a saved game won't start with an error: 'not enough space for the thread'

And, more often than not, exiting the game will produce a 'program not responding' popup. (This was also happening in XP for awhile, too.)

Dyre Straits · Oct 16, 2007, 03:09 AM

UPDATE and some issues:

I've been playing the game now using my previously very experienced character from Oblivion, Knights of the Nine, and Shivering Isles. So, my saved game is close to 700 hours old.

However, I ran the fix that was posted during previous games re: the dissppearing items that were dropped. I've also patched the game fullly.

I'm now playing on a newly installed Vista Home Premium 32-bit just installed yesterday clean and fresh on a newly formatted HDD.

My system:

Vista 32-bit
ASUS P5N-E Sli (BIOS 703) All chipset and motherboard drivers updated
Intel E6700
A-DATA 2 GB Dual Channel RAM @ 800 MHz, 4-4-4-12-1T
ATI X1950 Pro 256 MB PCIe
Onboard RealTec Audio HD
PSU: Ultra X3 1000W

_______________________

The problems:

1. Exiting the game brings up an error: "Game not responding" and have to bring up the Task Manager to stop it.

2. Game crashing at times during combat. This has so far been repeatable and consistent with a bandit outside the castle when you go up the road to the right just a few yards. Exit from the gate, take the roadway just slightly up the hill to the right.

3. After crashing the game, trying to start from the previous saved game produces a "this depends on content no longer available" message. If I opt to go ahead, I'm spawned in a hotel not even near the castle area. However, I've [so far] found a workaround for this: Bring up the initial screen and make sure all the DATA files are selected again and then proceed to "Continue" from the last saved game. This has worked several times in a row now.

Otherwise, the addon is really precious and lots of fun. The problems are not!

Th3_VVr41th · Oct 17, 2007, 12:45 AM

After DL'in this addon, I'm back playing the game again. (I stopped for a while since I would get into playing, and not keep track of time, damn addictive, it was easier to quit smoking

)

I too have the "game is not responding" error on exit after installing this, but it's not a big deal, and doesn't happen every time, only after I have been playing for a while.

I did have a "glitch" with a savegame once, but since I back them up, I just reloaded them, and I haven't see that problem since.

P.S. this addon is nice, it even prompted me to make a new sig, plenty of places to capture a good pose.

Dyre Straits · Oct 17, 2007, 10:04 AM

UPDATE:

Since the consistent error I was getting at the CTDs pointed to a .dll that is installed by Roxio Creator 9, I uninstalled Roxio, cleaned up the Registry and played for about 45 minutes...smashing and dashing all kinds of enemies...without the first CTD. YAY!

But, BOO! on Roxio!!

However, I still got the Program Not Responding when I exited the game. I had that with XP as well and it seemed to come and go.

Necrosis · Oct 17, 2007, 10:09 AM

Roxio 10 works quite a bit better w/ Vista.

Dyre Straits · Oct 17, 2007, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Roxio 10 works quite a bit better w/ Vista.

I'll keep that in mind.

Are you playing Oblivion at all, though? It's the only game, so far, to behave so badly on this new Vista installation.

Necrosis · Oct 17, 2007, 10:15 AM

Haven't played it recently but last time it was smooth as butter. The only game that has been flaky is the beta demo for UT3.

Dyre Straits · Oct 17, 2007, 11:52 AM

The experience is a whole new ball of wax without the constant crashing during combat! Man, it hasn't crashed once since unloading the Roxio 9 program.

Also, if you have a Flesh Astronach from Shivering Isles in your Summons list, give the poor guy a good workout down in a Necromancer ruin.

Man...he tore the place apart!!! LOL!

(And, yes, you can use most of the spells from Shivering Isles.)

Oct 11, 2007, 01:32 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the Fighter's Stronghold Free for PC and XBOX Source: Elder Scrolls ______________ Beginning Monday, October 15th you can download the PC Version here or visit Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version. Defeat the attacking marauders and become lord of Battlehorn Castle. Located in the Colovian Highlands west of Chorrol, this expansive castle will allow you to live the life of a noble warrior, with private quarters, grand dining hall, wine cellar, barracks, training room and more. And what castle would be complete without a few hidden passages and dark secrets? Features: A fully detailed castle for you to explore Knights of the True Horn patrol the castle and do your bidding Secret treasure vault Upgrade the furnishings in every area of the castle Hire a vintner to create special wines to enhance your fighting abilities Hire a combat trainer to spar with Hire a taxidermist to craft lifelike trophies for your great hall Purchase an ancient Dwemer Forge that buffs your Armorer skill

Oct 12, 2007, 01:00 PM	#7
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	"My name is Dyre Straits, and I have an addiction" __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Oct 16, 2007, 12:26 AM	#14
topbob HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SFBA, CA, USA Posts: 463 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Sweet, now I have to fit this into my ever growing list of game content to finish. As for this being the end of Oblivion content, sad to see it go, but they gotta focus all their resources on Elder Scrolls V sooner or later __________________ 12090 in 3DMarks06 on current system, 5001 on old system, 4164 on older, 1587 on oldest

Oct 17, 2007, 12:45 AM	#17
Th3_VVr41th DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC, N.Y. Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	After DL'in this addon, I'm back playing the game again. (I stopped for a while since I would get into playing, and not keep track of time, damn addictive, it was easier to quit smoking ) I too have the "game is not responding" error on exit after installing this, but it's not a big deal, and doesn't happen every time, only after I have been playing for a while. I did have a "glitch" with a savegame once, but since I back them up, I just reloaded them, and I haven't see that problem since. P.S. this addon is nice, it even prompted me to make a new sig, plenty of places to capture a good pose. __________________ Everything and everyone, eventually fade into Oblivion.

Oct 11, 2007, 01:59 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Jeez I wonder what Dyre will be doing this day?

Oct 11, 2007, 08:17 PM	Thread Starter #4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	It is funny that whenever this game is brought up, everyone thinks of him.

Oct 11, 2007, 08:22 PM	#5
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Oh dear, the final ever official expansion is finally upon us. End of an era.

Oct 15, 2007, 04:05 PM	#9
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Sorry man everyone but you is allowed to download this today.

Oct 15, 2007, 11:10 PM	#11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Have you beaten it yet?

Oct 15, 2007, 11:26 PM	#13
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Did you find the portal to Morrowind?

Oct 17, 2007, 10:09 AM	#19
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Roxio 10 works quite a bit better w/ Vista.

Oct 17, 2007, 10:15 AM	#21
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Haven't played it recently but last time it was smooth as butter. The only game that has been flaky is the beta demo for UT3.