[Logan Greenwood]

I'm having an issue with swimming. I try to go swimming from time to time, mainly for roleplaying (gotta wash up every now and then ) but noticed when Vilja is with me and she swims, her entire body disappears and only her head is left. Any ideas?

[Vincent Joe]

I'm having an issue with swimming. I try to go swimming from time to time, mainly for roleplaying (gotta wash up every now and then ) but noticed when Vilja is with me and she swims, her entire body disappears and only her head is left. Any ideas?

Could it be the overlapping transparencies issue? If you're looking through transparent water, then items with their own transparency can disappear completely.

[Jodie Bardgett]

I'm having an issue with swimming. I try to go swimming from time to time, mainly for roleplaying (gotta wash up every now and then ) but noticed when Vilja is with me and she swims, her entire body disappears and only her head is left. Any ideas?

I think I heard of this before. I think it was after an update and selecting her swimsuit again (in her options menu, after clicking on the book after asking her about her skills) solved the issue.

[RUby DIaz]

I have downloaded Redrose manor and told Vilja to live there, however now she is talking about inviting her parents, that sounds
omnius, does these people exist? I really like to watch her work in the backyard though, what can I say I like to watch women
doing manual labour.

[Christine Pane]

It's not even a script, it's a simple common AI-package. Could it be a corrupt save causing this maybe?

Solved, it turned out that cleaning 1em_Vilja.esp from its 11 ITM records caused the game to crash. The same applies to both 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 patches. I take it those are NOT safe to clean then?

edit: scratch that, the problem just turned to be the other way around. Now the game crashes when I tell her to relax, hence removing her armor to wear her robe. It doesn't happen with no other esps enabled so it's definitely due to some mod interaction. I'm going to disable all other esps and painstakingly reactivate them one at a time and see how it goes.

edit2: no way, the game crashes anyway in a short while with only 1em_Vilja.esp enabled, so whatever is causing this issue has been inherited in this save.

edit3: resurrecting vilja thus resetting her inventory fixes the problem temporarily. Saving the resurrected vilja game, closing oblivion and reloading that save causes the game to crash anyway whenever I tell her to relax. I might try to deactivate everything but vilja, enable one esp at a time and wait till the problem arise but it would take me ages.

Has anyone even the slightest idea on what might be causing this?

Active Mod Files:

Spoiler

00 Oblivion.esm
01 All Natural Base.esm [Version 1.3]
02 Open Cities Resources.esm [Version 4.0.3]
03 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm [Version 1.34]
** TNR ALL RACES FINAL.esp
** TNR - ShiveringIsles no helms.esp
04 Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.3.5]
05 DLCShiveringIsles.esp
06 Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp [Version 1.4.2]
++ LoadingScreens.esp
07 Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
08 All Natural.esp [Version 1.3]
09 All Natural - SI.esp [Version 1.3]
0A Immersive Interiors.esp [Version 0.8.1]
0B OBGE - Liquid Water.esp
0C Idle Dialogue.esp [Version 1.2]
++ Symphony of Violence.esp
0D All Natural - Real Lights.esp [Version 1.3]
0E WindowLightingSystem.esp
0F FOV Modifier.esp
10 Enhanced Economy.esp [Version 5.4]
11 Oblivion Graphics Extender Support.esp [Version 0.42]
12 Dynamic Map.esp [Version 2.0]
13 Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.9]
14 Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp [Version 3.5]
15 DLCHorseArmor.esp
16 DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]
17 DLCOrrery.esp
18 DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4]
19 DLCVileLair.esp
1A DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]
1B DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
1C DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
1D DLCSpellTomes.esp
++ DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
1E DLCThievesDen.esp
1F DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.9]
20 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp [Version 1.34]
** LoadingScreens-OOO.esp
21 AleswellHomeQuest.esp
22 Amen'thalas.esp [Version 1.21]
23 Amen'thalas - AN Patch.esp [Version 1.21]
24 EM_RedRoseManor.esp [Version 1.1]
25 Gold Road Cottage - Classy.esp
26 The Imperial Water.esp
27 Star's Rest.esp
28 Star's Rest - AN Patch.esp
29 VOILA.esp
2A VOILA - Soldiers of Empire.esp
2B Visually Enhanced Arena.esp
2C DLCBattlehornCastle.esp
2D DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
2E DLCFrostcrag.esp
2F DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
30 Knights.esp
31 Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.1]
32 OCC-KOTN-Patch.esp [Version 3.0]
33 The Lost Spires.esp
34 OCR + Lost Spires Patch.esp [Version 3.0]
35 ElsweyrAnequina.esp
36 road+bridges.esp [Version 4.6.1]
37 Better daedric shrines Namira.esp
38 Better daedric shrines sanguine.esp
39 Better daedric shrines Sheogorath.esp
3A better daedric shrines Meridia.esp
3B Better daedric shrines Clavicus.esp
3C Better daedric shrines Vaermina.esp
3D better daedric shrines Nocturnal.esp
3E Better daedric shrines malacath.esp
3F Better daedric shrines molag bal.esp
40 Better daedric shrine Pyriate.esp
41 Better daedric shrine Hircine.esp
42 Better daedric shrine Azura.esp
43 Faregyl.esp [Version 2.0.3]
44 Feldscar.esp [Version 1.0.9]
45 Molapi.esp [Version 1.0.1]
46 Vergayun.esp [Version 1.0.7]
47 xuldarkforest.esp [Version 1.0.5]
48 LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp
49 xulStendarrValley.esp [Version 1.2.2]
4A xulTheHeath.esp
4B XulEntiusGorge.esp
4C xulFallenleafEverglade.esp [Version 1.3.1]
4D LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp
4E xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp [Version 1.2.1]
4F xulChorrolHinterland.esp [Version 1.2.2]
50 xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp [Version 1.6.4]
51 xulBravilBarrowfields.esp [Version 1.3.3]
52 xulLushWoodlands.esp [Version 1.3.1]
53 xulAncientYews.esp [Version 1.4.3]
54 xulAncientRedwoods.esp [Version 1.6]
55 xulCloudtopMountains.esp [Version 1.0.3]
56 xulArriusCreek.esp [Version 1.1.3]
57 xulPatch_AY_AC.esp [Version 1.1]
58 Amen'thalas - ULAY_AC Patch.esp [Version 1.21]
59 xulRollingHills_EV.esp [Version 1.3.3]
5A xulPantherRiver.esp
5B xulRiverEthe.esp [Version 1.0.2]
5C xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp [Version 1.1]
5D xulImperialIsle.esp [Version 1.6.7]
5E xulBlackwoodForest.esp [Version 1.1.0]
5F xulCheydinhalFalls.esp [Version 1.0.1]
60 xulAspenWood.esp [Version 1.0.2]
61 xulSkingradOutskirts.esp [Version 1.0.1]
62 xulSnowdale.esp [Version 1.0.2]
63 Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
64 OOO-Snowdale Patch.esp
65 xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp [Version 1.12]
66 OOOCliffsofAnvilPatch.esp [Version 1.1]
67 xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp [Version 1.0]
68 NRB4+UL-II Patch.esp [Version 5.0.1]
69 ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Forts.esp
6A ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Forts - OOO FCOM patch by Xtudo.esp
6B ImpeREALForts+LostSpires Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
6C bartholm.esp
6D Frostcrag Village.esp [Version 1.0.3]
6E Open Cities New Sheoth.esp [Version 2.0]
6F Open Cities Bartholm.esp [Version 2.0]
70 Open Cities Reborn.esp [Version 1.0.1]
71 ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Castles - All The Castles - OCR.esp [Version 1.1.5]
72 OCR + OOO Patch.esp [Version 3.0.1]
73 OCR+ULCH Patch.esp [Version 1.0]
74 OCR+ULBWForest Patch.esp [Version 1.0.2]
75 OCR+Cheydinhal Falls Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
76 OCR+ULSkingradOutskirts Patch.esp [Version 2.0]
77 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp [Version 3.0.0]
78 Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ sixy Dark Seducer & Golden Saint Armour.esp
79 Enhanced Vegetation [125%].esp
7A Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.2.0]
7B Wayshrines Improved.esp
7C Alternative Beginnings.esp [Version 1.2.1]
7D RefScope.esp [Version 2.1.2]
7E RenGuardOverhaul.esp
7F 1em_Vilja.esp [Version 3.02]
** 1em_Vilja OOO FCOM Fix.esp
80 ViljainAleswell.esp [Version 1.1]
81 ViljainRedRoseManor.esp
** NRB4 OCReborn Road Record.esp
** All Natural - Indoor Weather Filter For Mods.esp [Version 1.3]
82 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
83 ToggleCrosshair.esp

edit4: ok, here's what I did:

- activated oblivion.esm + 1em_Vilja.esp ONLY
- loaded the last save with vilja in it
- coc'ed to the testing hall
- resurrected vilja
- did a save in a new slot, hence doing a clean save with 1em_Vilja.esp only
- closed the game
- launched the game, loaded the clean save
- resurrected vilja once again
- did a save in a new slot, hence doing another clean save, if possible cleaner than the previous save as this one was with a fresh new vilja in it
- closed the game
- launched the game, loaded the last clean save
- told her a few times to travel together with/without armor

After a few tries the game crashed.

The same applies to a fresh new game with only oblivion.esm + 1em_Vilja.esp enabled [and arthmoor's alternative beginnings to get quickly at the bloated float inn].

You guys might be able to reproduce the problem by recruiting vilja and quickly tell her a few times to follow you with and without armor, so she can wear/unwear her cuirass a few times in a row. It is my understanding that there's definitely something wrong either with the mod itself or with the AI package used by the mod. Either way, I'm stuck. Any help?

[Marcia Renton]

Downloading as fast as I can!

I played Vilya in her version 2 incarnation, and she was a fun, endearing companion. I didn't think you could improve on it - but I was obviously wrong
This looks amazing!

[Chloe Lou]

I don't know if it's just Murphy's law in action, but since I took Vilja into the Shivering Isles, it seems like every other thing she says is "here in Cyrodiil". Looks like a few of her remarks need a GetPlayerInSEWorld test added.

[Charlie Sarson]

I don't know if it's just Murphy's law in action, but since I took Vilja into the Shivering Isles, it seems like every other thing she says is "here in Cyrodiil". Looks like a few of her remarks need a GetPlayerInSEWorld test added.

Vilja is not dependant on Shivering Isles, this in order to ensure that everyone can use her, also those that haven't got SI installed. The only way to add SI-relevant dialog without adding an extra dependancy would be to make a SI-add-on for her, just like I have made add-ons for two of my house-mods (Red Rose Manor and Aleswell Cottage). I have actually been thinking of doing this, but I feel I have so far not played SI enough to make a good add-on.

[John N]

Downloading as fast as I can!

I played Vilya in her version 2 incarnation, and she was a fun, endearing companion. I didn't think you could improve on it - but I was obviously wrong
This looks amazing!

Oh, I think ver 3 actually included a whole lot of new improvements, especially the "Vilja-leads-the-way" feature seems to be much appreciated as it makes her appear more "real" and "independant". Hope you will enjoy the newest version .

[Bambi]

I have downloaded Redrose manor and told Vilja to live there, however now she is talking about inviting her parents, that sounds
omnius, does these people exist? I really like to watch her work in the backyard though, what can I say I like to watch women
doing manual labour.

Heh, you don't have to worry about Vilja's folks showing up - they won't

They don't exist, well, at least not at this point.

[Mandi Norton]

I think I heard of this before. I think it was after an update and selecting her swimsuit again (in her options menu, after clicking on the book after asking her about her skills) solved the issue.

I think what we ran into when testing was that in ver 2 the swimsuit was in the folder system and in ver 3 it was in the bsa :/.

I would also be interested to hear if re-selecting her swimsuit has helped you, lonewolf.

[Kaylee Campbell]

Solved, it turned out that cleaning 1em_Vilja.esp from its 11 ITM records caused the game to crash. The same applies to both 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 patches. I take it those are NOT safe to clean then?

edit: scratch that, the problem just turned to be the other way around. Now the game crashes when I tell her to relax, hence removing her armor to wear her robe. It doesn't happen with no other esps enabled so it's definitely due to some mod interaction. I'm going to disable all other esps and painstakingly reactivate them one at a time and see how it goes.

edit2: no way, the game crashes anyway in a short while with only 1em_Vilja.esp enabled, so whatever is causing this issue has been inherited in this save.

edit3: resurrecting vilja thus resetting her inventory fixes the problem temporarily. Saving the resurrected vilja game, closing oblivion and reloading that save causes the game to crash anyway whenever I tell her to relax. I might try to deactivate everything but vilja, enable one esp at a time and wait till the problem arise but it would take me ages.

Has anyone even the slightest idea on what might be causing this?

Active Mod Files:

Spoiler

00 Oblivion.esm
01 All Natural Base.esm [Version 1.3]
02 Open Cities Resources.esm [Version 4.0.3]
03 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm [Version 1.34]
** TNR ALL RACES FINAL.esp
** TNR - ShiveringIsles no helms.esp
04 Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.3.5]
05 DLCShiveringIsles.esp
06 Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp [Version 1.4.2]
++ LoadingScreens.esp
07 Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
08 All Natural.esp [Version 1.3]
09 All Natural - SI.esp [Version 1.3]
0A Immersive Interiors.esp [Version 0.8.1]
0B OBGE - Liquid Water.esp
0C Idle Dialogue.esp [Version 1.2]
++ Symphony of Violence.esp
0D All Natural - Real Lights.esp [Version 1.3]
0E WindowLightingSystem.esp
0F FOV Modifier.esp
10 Enhanced Economy.esp [Version 5.4]
11 Oblivion Graphics Extender Support.esp [Version 0.42]
12 Dynamic Map.esp [Version 2.0]
13 Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.9]
14 Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp [Version 3.5]
15 DLCHorseArmor.esp
16 DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]
17 DLCOrrery.esp
18 DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4]
19 DLCVileLair.esp
1A DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.6]
1B DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
1C DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
1D DLCSpellTomes.esp
++ DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
1E DLCThievesDen.esp
1F DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.9]
20 Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp [Version 1.34]
** LoadingScreens-OOO.esp
21 AleswellHomeQuest.esp
22 Amen'thalas.esp [Version 1.21]
23 Amen'thalas - AN Patch.esp [Version 1.21]
24 EM_RedRoseManor.esp [Version 1.1]
25 Gold Road Cottage - Classy.esp
26 The Imperial Water.esp
27 Star's Rest.esp
28 Star's Rest - AN Patch.esp
29 VOILA.esp
2A VOILA - Soldiers of Empire.esp
2B Visually Enhanced Arena.esp
2C DLCBattlehornCastle.esp
2D DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
2E DLCFrostcrag.esp
2F DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]
30 Knights.esp
31 Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.1]
32 OCC-KOTN-Patch.esp [Version 3.0]
33 The Lost Spires.esp
34 OCR + Lost Spires Patch.esp [Version 3.0]
35 ElsweyrAnequina.esp
36 road+bridges.esp [Version 4.6.1]
37 Better daedric shrines Namira.esp
38 Better daedric shrines sanguine.esp
39 Better daedric shrines Sheogorath.esp
3A better daedric shrines Meridia.esp
3B Better daedric shrines Clavicus.esp
3C Better daedric shrines Vaermina.esp
3D better daedric shrines Nocturnal.esp
3E Better daedric shrines malacath.esp
3F Better daedric shrines molag bal.esp
40 Better daedric shrine Pyriate.esp
41 Better daedric shrine Hircine.esp
42 Better daedric shrine Azura.esp
43 Faregyl.esp [Version 2.0.3]
44 Feldscar.esp [Version 1.0.9]
45 Molapi.esp [Version 1.0.1]
46 Vergayun.esp [Version 1.0.7]
47 xuldarkforest.esp [Version 1.0.5]
48 LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp
49 xulStendarrValley.esp [Version 1.2.2]
4A xulTheHeath.esp
4B XulEntiusGorge.esp
4C xulFallenleafEverglade.esp [Version 1.3.1]
4D LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp
4E xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp [Version 1.2.1]
4F xulChorrolHinterland.esp [Version 1.2.2]
50 xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp [Version 1.6.4]
51 xulBravilBarrowfields.esp [Version 1.3.3]
52 xulLushWoodlands.esp [Version 1.3.1]
53 xulAncientYews.esp [Version 1.4.3]
54 xulAncientRedwoods.esp [Version 1.6]
55 xulCloudtopMountains.esp [Version 1.0.3]
56 xulArriusCreek.esp [Version 1.1.3]
57 xulPatch_AY_AC.esp [Version 1.1]
58 Amen'thalas - ULAY_AC Patch.esp [Version 1.21]
59 xulRollingHills_EV.esp [Version 1.3.3]
5A xulPantherRiver.esp
5B xulRiverEthe.esp [Version 1.0.2]
5C xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp [Version 1.1]
5D xulImperialIsle.esp [Version 1.6.7]
5E xulBlackwoodForest.esp [Version 1.1.0]
5F xulCheydinhalFalls.esp [Version 1.0.1]
60 xulAspenWood.esp [Version 1.0.2]
61 xulSkingradOutskirts.esp [Version 1.0.1]
62 xulSnowdale.esp [Version 1.0.2]
63 Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
64 OOO-Snowdale Patch.esp
65 xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp [Version 1.12]
66 OOOCliffsofAnvilPatch.esp [Version 1.1]
67 xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp [Version 1.0]
68 NRB4+UL-II Patch.esp [Version 5.0.1]
69 ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Forts.esp
6A ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Forts - OOO FCOM patch by Xtudo.esp
6B ImpeREALForts+LostSpires Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
6C bartholm.esp
6D Frostcrag Village.esp [Version 1.0.3]
6E Open Cities New Sheoth.esp [Version 2.0]
6F Open Cities Bartholm.esp [Version 2.0]
70 Open Cities Reborn.esp [Version 1.0.1]
71 ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Castles - All The Castles - OCR.esp [Version 1.1.5]
72 OCR + OOO Patch.esp [Version 3.0.1]
73 OCR+ULCH Patch.esp [Version 1.0]
74 OCR+ULBWForest Patch.esp [Version 1.0.2]
75 OCR+Cheydinhal Falls Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]
76 OCR+ULSkingradOutskirts Patch.esp [Version 2.0]
77 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp [Version 3.0.0]
78 Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp [Version 3.0.0]
++ sixy Dark Seducer & Golden Saint Armour.esp
79 Enhanced Vegetation [125%].esp
7A Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.2.0]
7B Wayshrines Improved.esp
7C Alternative Beginnings.esp [Version 1.2.1]
7D RefScope.esp [Version 2.1.2]
7E RenGuardOverhaul.esp
7F 1em_Vilja.esp [Version 3.02]
** 1em_Vilja OOO FCOM Fix.esp
80 ViljainAleswell.esp [Version 1.1]
81 ViljainRedRoseManor.esp
** NRB4 OCReborn Road Record.esp
** All Natural - Indoor Weather Filter For Mods.esp [Version 1.3]
82 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
83 ToggleCrosshair.esp

edit4: ok, here's what I did:

- activated oblivion.esm + 1em_Vilja.esp ONLY
- loaded the last save with vilja in it
- coc'ed to the testing hall
- resurrected vilja
- did a save in a new slot, hence doing a clean save with 1em_Vilja.esp only
- closed the game
- launched the game, loaded the clean save
- resurrected vilja once again
- did a save in a new slot, hence doing another clean save, if possible cleaner than the previous save as this one was with a fresh new vilja in it
- closed the game
- launched the game, loaded the last clean save
- told her a few times to travel together with/without armor

After a few tries the game crashed.

The same applies to a fresh new game with only oblivion.esm + 1em_Vilja.esp enabled [and arthmoor's alternative beginnings to get quickly at the bloated float inn].

You guys might be able to reproduce the problem by recruiting vilja and quickly tell her a few times to follow you with and without armor, so she can wear/unwear her cuirass a few times in a row. It is my understanding that there's definitely something wrong either with the mod itself or with the AI package used by the mod. Either way, I'm stuck. Any help?

I honestly don't know what to reply to you. I understand that you are having a serious problem, but I cannot reproduce it and I never heard these kind of reports before, not in 18 months and 137 000 downloads on Nexus only. I mean, of course there can be corrupted saves causing issues, and of course there can be mod conflicts. But you say that it happens with a fresh game without other mods, and that I don't understand... It's not realistic that no-one else has discovered such a serious issue with an ai-package or with the mod itself, so it must be something else which is "unique" for your game. Are you using a custom version of her, are you using a custom race for your character? Have you tried to uncheck the Vilja-mod and see if that helps? (Just in case it's actually not a problem with her)

[lolli]

I'm not using neither a custom race or a custom vilja version. This is driving me crazy. I'm going to do a fresh new oblivion install with vilja only and see what happens.

Ok, here's what I did so far:

- renamed both C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\oblivion> and C:\Users\dAb\Documents\My Games\Oblivion to something else
- deleted the local oblivion content from the steam library [it actually did nothing else that cleaning a registry key and a steam library entry, as no oblivion folders were found]
- reinstalled a fresh new oblivion copy from steam by restoring my oblivion steam backup
- manually installed both the Vilja mod and Arthmoor's alternative beginnings, plus obse v0020, which is needed by AB
- ran oblivion, started a new game, met Vilja and told her to equip/unequip her armor about a hundred times in a row, did a few dungeon, repaired her armor, again told her to wear/unwear her armor - NO CRASH!
- again renamed both C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\oblivion> and C:\Users\dAb\Documents\My Games\Oblivion to something else
- renamed the original oblivion folders back to their original names
- uninstalled ALL mod packages but Vilja in BAIN, unchecked every esp but 1em_Vilja.esp
- ran Oblivion - crashed as expected in a short while after the launcher, as it was relying on the DarnUI fonts - renamed oblivion.ini to something else - ran Oblivion with a fresh new oblivion.ini
- closed Oblivion, reenabled BSA redirection in BAIN to update the new oblivion.ini, just in case
- ran oblivion and loaded a save from my original setup
- told Vilja to equip/unequip her armor about a hundred times in a row, again did a few dungeon, again repaired her armor, again told her to wear/unwear her armor - NO CRASH!

This looks promising. I'm going to reinstall one mod package at a time and see what happens. Have I ever told you that I'm stubborn as hell?

edit: had no luck with this. After carefully installing one package at a time, loading the game and telling Vilja to wear/unwear her armor a bunch of times, the game never crashed. Previous saves never crashed either. I've been reinstalling every package I had before without changing anything at all other than having now a fresh new oblivion.ini, further modified by the wrye bash tweaks I need for DarnUI. I'm going to compare this one with the oblivion.ini I had before with winmerge and see if there's anything obviously different.

[Ownie Zuliana]

Oh, I think ver 3 actually included a whole lot of new improvements, especially the "Vilja-leads-the-way" feature seems to be much appreciated as it makes her appear more "real" and "independant". Hope you will enjoy the newest version .

Oh no do not say that I have given you ideas now. Fruktansv?rt!

[Invasion's]

Heh, you don't have to worry about Vilja's folks showing up - they won't

They don't exist, well, at least not at this point.

Yeah, maybe you'll just get Herrietta :rofl:

[Marilú]

I'm not using neither a custom race or a custom vilja version. This is driving me crazy. I'm going to do a fresh new oblivion install with vilja only and see what happens.

Ok, here's what I did so far:

- renamed both C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\oblivion> and C:\Users\dAb\Documents\My Games\Oblivion to something else
- deleted the local oblivion content from the steam library [it actually did nothing else that cleaning a registry key and a steam library entry, as no oblivion folders were found]
- reinstalled a fresh new oblivion copy from steam by restoring my oblivion steam backup
- manually installed both the Vilja mod and Arthmoor's alternative beginnings, plus obse v0020, which is needed by AB
- ran oblivion, started a new game, met Vilja and told her to equip/unequip her armor about a hundred times in a row, did a few dungeon, repaired her armor, again told her to wear/unwear her armor - NO CRASH!
- again renamed both C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\oblivion> and C:\Users\dAb\Documents\My Games\Oblivion to something else
- renamed the original oblivion folders back to their original names
- uninstalled ALL mod packages but Vilja in BAIN, unchecked every esp but 1em_Vilja.esp
- ran Oblivion - crashed as expected in a short while after the launcher, as it was relying on the DarnUI fonts - renamed oblivion.ini to something else - ran Oblivion with a fresh new oblivion.ini
- closed Oblivion, reenabled BSA redirection in BAIN to update the new oblivion.ini, just in case
- ran oblivion and loaded a save from my original setup
- told Vilja to equip/unequip her armor about a hundred times in a row, again did a few dungeon, again repaired her armor, again told her to wear/unwear her armor - NO CRASH!

This looks promising. I'm going to reinstall one mod package at a time and see what happens. Have I ever told you that I'm stubborn as hell?

edit: had no luck with this. After carefully installing one package at a time, loading the game and telling Vilja to wear/unwear her armor a bunch of times, the game never crashed. Previous saves never crashed either. I've been reinstalling every package I had before without changing anything at all other than having now a fresh new oblivion.ini, further modified by the wrye bash tweaks I need for DarnUI. I'm going to compare this one with the oblivion.ini I had before with winmerge and see if there's anything obviously different.

And the winner is.. bFixFaceNormals

Don't even THINK to enable that tweak with Vilja. Seriously, don't do it. I used to have it enabled to fix the horrible npc self shadowing [bActorSelfShadowing]. Over time it will eventually screw her up so badly she will crash your game while wearing/unwearing her armor. Don't ask me why, I don't have the slightest idea on how the two might be related, I'm just glad I have no troubles anymore. I am able to easily reproduce the problem by toggling the face normals fix on and off and loading an early Vilja save, so I have absolutely no doubt it is bFixFaceNormals fault. All of my Vilja saves are now working with no problem at all.

[BaNK.RoLL]

And the winner is.. bFixFaceNormals

Don't even THINK to enable that tweak with Vilja. Seriously, don't do it. I used to have it enabled to fix the horrible npc self shadowing [bActorSelfShadowing]. Over time it will eventually screw her up so badly she will crash your game while wearing/unwearing her armor. Don't ask me why, I don't have the slightest idea on how the two might be related, I'm just glad I have no troubles anymore. I am able to easily reproduce the problem by toggling the face normals fix on and off and loading an early Vilja save, so I have absolutely no doubt it is bFixFaceNormals fault. All of my Vilja saves are now working with no problem at all.

That's interesting information. Thank you for telling us, now I will have a clue when/if someone else reports the same kind of problems as you. I'm not sure how widely this tweak is used, probably not so often as I haven't come across this problem before. for now, I make a note of it in the thread for Vilja in my forum, where I can check it up if I read about the same problem again.

I hope you will now have a problem-free life in Cyrodiil together with Vilja . I'm so glad you sorted it out!

[Louise Lowe]

@dAb, I have googled on this and found another report of game crashing with this active and a tweak guide suggesting this change alongside bActorSelfShadowing=1 (which can be also changed ingame) and iShadowFilter=10 (being 10 a high value and the suggestion being to try different numbers here). Did you changed also those variables in your ini?

[Jeff Turner]

I have actually changed both bFixFaceNormals and bActorSelfShadowing to 1, but I didn't touch iShadowFilter in any way. Note, however, that bFixFaceNormals alone is enough to crash the game after a while. Apparently the armor meshes got corrupted overtime [this involves the cuirass ALONE], as resurrecting Vilja temporarily fixes the problem, which arise again after a short wile. Repairing her armor was clearly misleading me in finding what was the real issue, neither it was a script problem. Here's my [working] oblivion.ini:

Spoiler

[General]
SStartingCell=

SStartingCellY=
SStartingCellX=
SStartingWorld=

STestFile10=
STestFile9=
STestFile8=
STestFile7=
STestFile6=
STestFile5=
STestFile4=
STestFile3=
STestFile2=
STestFile1=

bEnableProfile=0
bDrawSpellContact=0
bRunMiddleLowLevelProcess=1
iHoursToSleep=3
bActorLookWithHavok=0
SMainMenuMusicTrack=special\tes4title.mp3
bUseEyeEnvMapping=1
bFixFaceNormals=0
bUseFaceGenHeads=1
bFaceMipMaps=1
bFaceGenTexturing=1
bDefaultCOCPlacement=0
uGridDistantTreeRange=15
uGridDistantCount=25
uGridsToLoad=5
fGlobalTimeMultiplier=1.0000
bNewAnimation=1
fAnimationDefaultBlend=0.1000
fAnimationMult=1.0000
bFixAIPackagesOnLoad=0
bForceReloadOnEssentialCharacterDeath=1
bKeepPluginWhenMerging=0
bCreate Maps Enable=0
SLocalSavePath=Saves\
SLocalMasterPath=Data\
bDisableDuplicateReferenceCheck=1
bTintMipMaps=0
uInterior Cell Buffer=3
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
iIntroSequencePriority=3
bPreloadIntroSequence=1
fStaticScreenWaitTime=3.0000
SCreditsMenuMovie=
SMainMenuMovie=
SMainMenuMovieIntro=
SIntroSequence=

iFPSClamp=0
bRunVTuneTest=0
STestFile1=
bActivateAllQuestScripts=0
fQuestScriptDelayTime=5.0000
SMainMenuMusic=Special\TES4Title.mp3
bUseThreadedBlood=0
bUseThreadedMorpher=0
bExternalLODDataFiles=1
bBorderRegionsEnabled=0
bDisableHeadTracking=0
bTrackAllDeaths=0
SCharGenQuest=0002466E
uiFaceGenMaxEGTDataSize=67108864
uiFaceGenMaxEGMDataSize=67108864
SBetaCommentFileName=
bCheckCellOffsetsOnInit=0
bCreateShaderPackage=0
uGridDistantTreeRangeCity=4
uGridDistantCountCity=4
bWarnOnMissingFileEntry=0
iSaveGameBackupCount=1
bDisplayMissingContentDialogue=1
SSaveGameSafeCellID=2AEEA
bAllowScriptedAutosave=1
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0
bCheckIDsOnInit=0
iNumBitsForFullySeen=248
iPreloadSizeLimit=26214400
SOblivionIntro=OblivionIntro.bik
bUseHardDriveCache=0
bEnableBoundingVolumeOcclusion=0
bDisplayBoundingVolumes=0
bUseThreadedTempEffects=0
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=0
bUseMyGamesDirectory=1


[Display]
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart1=3619102434
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart2=298787929
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart3=3247206592
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart4=902152894
fDecalLifetime=10.0000
bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=0
bReportBadTangentSpace=0
bStaticMenuBackground=1
bForcePow2Textures=0
bForce1XShaders=0
bHighQuality20Lighting=0
bAllow20HairShader=1
bAllowScreenShot=0
iMultiSample=0
bDoTallGrassEffect=1
bForceMultiPass=1
bDoTexturePass=1
bDoSpecularPass=1
bDoDiffusePass=1
bDoAmbientPass=1
bDoCanopyShadowPass=1
bDrawShadows=0
bUseRefractionShader=1
bUse Shaders=1
iNPatchNOrder=0
iNPatchPOrder=0
iNPatches=0
iLocation Y=0
iLocation X=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize W=1920
iSize H=1080
iAdapter=0
iScreenShotIndex=0
SScreenShotBaseName=ScreenShot
iAutoViewMinDistance=2000
iAutoViewHiFrameRate=40
iAutoViewLowFrameRate=20
bAutoViewDistance=0
fDefaultFOV=75.0000
fNearDistance=10.0000
fFarDistance=10000.0000
iDebugTextLeftRightOffset=10
iDebugTextTopBottomOffset=10
bShowMenuTextureUse=1
iDebugText=2
bLocalMapShader=1
bDoImageSpaceEffects=1
fShadowLOD2=400.0000
fShadowLOD1=200.0000
fLightLOD2=4500.0000
fLightLOD1=4000.0000
fSpecularLOD2=1300.0000
fSpecularLOD1=1000.0000
fEnvMapLOD2=800.0000
fEnvMapLOD1=500.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD2=190.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD1=130.0000
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=2
iActorShadowCountExt=10
iActorShadowCountInt=10
bActorSelfShadowing=0
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bDynamicWindowReflections=1
iTexMipMapSkip=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=16000.0
fGrassEndDistance=14000.0
bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1
bFullBrightLighting=0
iMaxLandscapeTextures=0
bLODPopActors=0
bLODPopItems=0
bLODPopObjects=0
fSpecualrStartMax=1000.0000
fSpecularStartMin=0.0000
iActorShadowIntMax=10
iActorShadowIntMin=0
iActorShadowExtMax=10
iActorShadowExtMin=0
fGammaMax=0.6000
fGammaMin=1.4000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10
bLandscapeBlend=1
fShadowFadeTime=1.0000
fGamma=1.0000
bAllowPartialPrecision=1
iShadowMapResolution=1024

bAllow30Shaders=0
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
bDoStaticAndArchShadows=0
bDoActorShadows=0
bIgnoreResolutionCheck=0
fNoLODFarDistancePct=1.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMax=10240.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMin=1700.0000



[Controls]
fVersion=1.8000
Forward=0011FFFF
Back=001FFFFF
Slide Left=001EFFFF
Slide Right=0020FFFF
Use=00FF00FF
Activate=0012FFFF
Block=003801FF
Cast=002E02FF
Ready Item=0013FFFF
Crouch/Sneak=001DFFFF
Run=002AFFFF
Always Run=003AFFFF
Auto Move=0010FFFF
Jump=0039FFFF
Toggle POV=002FFFFF
Menu Mode=000FFFFF
Rest=0014FFFF
Quick Menu=003BFFFF
Quick1=0002FFFF
Quick2=0003FFFF
Quick3=0004FFFF
Quick4=0005FFFF
Quick5=0006FFFF
Quick6=0007FFFF
Quick7=0008FFFF
Quick8=0009FFFF
QuickSave=003FFFFF
QuickLoad=0043FFFF
Grab=002CFFFF
bInvertYValues=0
fXenonLookXYMult=0.0005
fMouseSensitivity=0.0036
;X = 1, Y = 2, Z = 3, XRot = 4, YRot = 5, ZRot = 6
iJoystickMoveFrontBack=2
iJoystickMoveLeftRight=1
fJoystickMoveFBMult=1.0000
fJoystickMoveLRMult=1.0000
iJoystickLookUpDown=6
iJoystickLookLeftRight=3
fJoystickLookUDMult=0.0020
fJoystickLookLRMult=0.0020
fXenonMenuMousixYMult=0.0003
bBackground Mouse=0
bBackground Keyboard=0
bUse Joystick=0

fXenonLookMult=0.0030
fXenonMenuStickSpeedMaxMod=5.0000
iXenonMenuStickSpeedThreshold=20000
iXenonMenuStickThreshold=1000
;Language values: 0-English, 1-German, 2-French, 3-Spanish, 4-Italian
iLanguage=0
SlideLeft=001EFFFF
SlideRight=0020FFFF
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorMinSpeed=1.0000
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorMaxSpeed=15.0000
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorGamma=0.1700
fXenonMenuStickSpeedPlayerRotMod=3000.0000
fXenonMenuDpadRepeatSpeed=300.0000
fXenonMenuStickSpeed=300.0000
iXenonMenuStickDeadZone=15000


[Water]
fAlpha=0.5000
uSurfaceTextureSize=128
SSurfaceTexture=water
SNearWaterOutdoorID=NearWaterOutdoorLoop
SNearWaterIndoorID=NearWaterIndoorLoop
fNearWaterOutdoorTolerance=1024.0000
fNearWaterIndoorTolerance=512.0000
fNearWaterUnderwaterVolume=0.9000
fNearWaterUnderwaterFreq=0.3000
uNearWaterPoints=8
uNearWaterRadius=1000
uSurfaceFrameCount=32
uSurfaceFPS=12
bUseWaterReflectionsMisc=1
bUseWaterReflectionsStatics=1
bUseWaterReflectionsTrees=1
bUseWaterReflectionsActors=1
bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterHiRes=1
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterShader=1
uDepthRange=125
bUseWaterDepth=1
bUseWaterLOD=1
fTileTextureDivisor=4.7500
fSurfaceTileSize=2048.0000
uNumDepthGrids=3

[Audio]
bDSoundHWAcceleration=1
fMinSoundVel=10.0000
fMetalLargeMassMin=25.0000
fMetalMediumMassMin=8.0000
fStoneLargeMassMin=30.0000
fStoneMediumMassMin=5.0000
fWoodLargeMassMin=15.0000
fWoodMediumMassMin=7.0000
fDialogAttenuationMax=35.0000
fDialogAttenuationMin=7.7500
bUseSoundDebugInfo=1
fUnderwaterFrequencyDelta=0.0000
bUseSoftwareAudio3D=0
fDefaultEffectsVolume=0.8000
fDefaultMusicVolume=0.0000
fDefaultFootVolume=0.8000
fDefaultVoiceVolume=0.6000
fDefaultMasterVolume=1.0000
bMusicEnabled=0

bSoundEnabled=1
fLargeWeaponWeightMin=25.0000
fMediumWeaponWeightMin=8.0000
fSkinLargeMassMin=30.0000
fSkinMediumMassMin=5.0000
fChainLargeMassMin=30.0000
fChainMediumMassMin=5.0000
fDBVoiceAttenuationIn2D=0.0000
iCollisionSoundTimeDelta=50
fGlassLargeMassMin=25.0000
fGlassMediumMassMin=8.0000
fClothLargeMassMin=25.0000
fClothMediumMassMin=8.0000
fEarthLargeMassMin=30.0000
fEarthMediumMassMin=5.0000
bUseSpeedForWeaponSwish=1
fLargeWeaponSpeedMax=0.9500
fMediumWeaponSpeedMax=1.1000
fPlayerFootVolume=0.9000
fDSoundRolloffFactor=4.0000
fMaxFootstepDistance=1100.0000
fHeadroomdB=2.0000
iMaxImpactSoundCount=32

fMainMenuMusicVolume=0.6000


[ShockBolt]
bDebug=0
fGlowColorB=1.0000
fGlowColorG=0.6000
fGlowColorR=0.0000
fCoreColorB=1.0000
fCoreColorG=1.0000
fCoreColorR=1.0000
fCastVOffset=-10.0000
iNumBolts=7
fBoltGrowWidth=1.0000
fBoltSmallWidth=3.0000
fTortuosityVariance=8.0000
fSegmentVariance=35.0000
fBoltsRadius=24.0000

[Pathfinding]
bDrawPathsDefault=0
bPathMovementOnly=0
bDrawSmoothFailures=0
bDebugSmoothing=0
bSmoothPaths=1
bSnapToAngle=0
bDebugAvoidance=0
bDisableAvoidance=0
bBackgroundPathing=0
bUseBackgroundPathing=1

[MAIN]
bEnableBorderRegion=1
fLowPerfCombatantVoiceDistance=1000.0000
iDetectionHighNumPicks=40
fQuestScriptDelayTime=5.0000
iLastHDRSetting=-1


[Combat]
bEnableBowZoom=1
bDebugCombatAvoidance=0
fMinBloodDamage=1.0000
fHitVectorDelay=0.4000
iShowHitVector=0
fLowPerfNPCTargetLOSTimer=1.0000
fHiPerfNPCTargetLOSTimer=0.5000
iMaxHiPerfNPCTargetCount=4
fLowPerfPCTargetLOSTimer=0.5000
fHiPerfPCTargetLOSTimer=0.2500
iMaxHiPerfPCTargetCount=4
iMaxHiPerfCombatCount=4


[HAVOK]
bDisablePlayerCollision=0
fJumpAnimDelay=0.7500
bTreeTops=0
iSimType=1
bPreventHavokAddAll=0
bPreventHavokAddClutter=0
fMaxTime=0.0167
bHavokDebug=0
fRF=1000.0000
fOD=0.9000
fSE=0.3000
fSD=0.9800
iResetCounter=5
fMoveLimitMass=95.0000
iUpdateType=0
bHavokPick=0
fCameraCasterSize=1.0000
iHavokSkipFrameCountTEST=0
fHorseRunGravity=3.0000
fQuadrupedPitchMult=1.0000
iNumHavokThreads=1
fChaseDeltaMult=0.0500
iEntityBatchRemoveRate=100
iMaxPicks=40
bAddBipedWhenKeyframed=0


[Interface]
fDlgLookMult=0.3000
fDlgLookAdj=0.0000
fDlgLookDegStop=0.2000
fDlgLookDegStart=2.0000
fDlgFocus=3.1000

fKeyRepeatInterval=50.0000
fKeyRepeatTime=500.0000
fActivatePickSphereRadius=16.0000
fMenuModeAnimBlend=0.0000
iSafeZoneX=20
iSafeZoneY=20
iSafeZoneXWide=20
iSafeZoneYWide=20
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseBlue=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseGreen=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseRed=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientBlue=0.2500
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientGreen=0.2500
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientRed=0.2500
bAllowConsole=1
bActivatePickUseGamebryoPick=0
iMaxViewCasterPicksGamebryo=10
iMaxViewCasterPicksHavok=10
iMaxViewCasterPicksFuzzy=5
bUseFuzzyPicking=1
fMenuBGBlurRadius=2.0000

[LoadingBar]
iMoveBarWaitingMilliseconds=10
iMoveBarChaseMilliseconds=100
iMoveBarMaxMilliseconds=2500
fLoadingSlideDelay=15.0000
fPercentageOfBar3=0.1500
fPercentageOfBar2=0.4400
fPercentageOfBar1=0.3500
fPercentageOfBar0=0.0600
bShowSectionTimes=0

[Menu]
fCreditsScrollSpeed=40.0000
iConsoleTextYPos=890
iConsoleTextXPos=30
iConsoleVisibleLines=15
iConsoleHistorySize=50
rDebugTextColor=255,251,233
iConsoleFont=3
iDebugTextFont=3



[GamePlay]
bDisableDynamicCrosshair=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
bCrossHair=1
iDifficultyLevel=50
bGeneralSubtitles=0
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bInstantLevelUp=0
bHealthBarShowing=0
fHealthBarFadeOutSpeed=1.0000
fHealthBarSpeed=80.0000
fHealthBarHeight=4.0000
fHealthBarWidth=40.0000
fHealthBarEmittanceFadeTime=0.5000
fHealthBarEmittanceTime=1.5000
STrackLevelUpPath=\\vault\TES4\LevelData\
fDifficulty=0.0000
bTrackLevelUps=1
bAllowHavokGrabTheLiving=0
bEssentialTakeNoDamage=1
iDetectionPicks=21
bSaveOnInteriorExteriorSwitch=1


[Fonts]
SFontFile_1=Data\Fonts\DarN_Dundalk_28.fnt
SFontFile_2=Data\Fonts\DarN_Kingthings_Petrock_14.fnt
SFontFile_3=Data\Fonts\DarN_Kingthings_Petrock_16.fnt
SFontFile_4=Data\Fonts\DarN_Oblivion_28.fnt
SFontFile_5=Data\Fonts\Handwritten.fnt


[SpeedTree]
iTreeClonesAllowed=1
fCanopyShadowGrassMult=1.0000
iCanopyShadowScale=512
fTreeForceMaxBudAngle=-1.0000
fTreeForceMinBudAngle=-1.0000
fTreeForceLeafDimming=-1.0000
fTreeForceBranchDimming=-1.0000
fTreeForceCS=-1.0000
fTreeForceLLA=-1.0000
fTreeLODExponent=1.0000
bEnableTrees=1
bForceFullLOD=0
fLODTreeMipMapLODBias=-0.7500
fLocalTreeMipMapLODBias=-0.2500


[Debug]
bDebugFaceGenCriticalSection=0
bDebugFaceGenMultithreading=0
bDebugSaveBuffer=0


[BackgroundLoad]
bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=0
bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=0
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
bBackgroundCellLoads=1
bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1
iAnimationClonePerLoop=5
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=0
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
iPostProcessMillisecondsEditor=50
iPostProcessMillisecondsLoadingQueuedPriority=20
iPostProcessMilliseconds=5
bUseBackgroundFileLoader=0


[LOD]
fLodDistance=500.0000
bUseFaceGenLOD=0
iLODTextureTiling=2
iLODTextureSizePow2=8
fLODNormalTextureBlend=0.5000
bDisplayLODLand=1
bDisplayLODBuildings=1
bDisplayLODTrees=1
bLODPopTrees=0
bLODPopActors=0
bLODPopItems=0
bLODPopObjects=0
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODMultLandscape=1.0000
fLODMultTrees=2.0000
fLODMultActors=10.0000
fLODMultItems=10.0000
fLODMultObjects=10.0000
iFadeNodeMinNearDistance=400
fLODFadeOutPercent=0.9000
fLODBoundRadiusMult=3.0000
fTalkingDistance=2000.0000

fTreeLODMax=2.0000
fTreeLODMin=0.0200
fTreeLODDefault=1.2000
fObjectLODMax=15.0000
fObjectLODMin=1.0000
fObjectLODDefault=5.0000
fItemLODMax=15.0000
fItemLODMin=1.0000
fItemLODDefault=2.0000
fActorLODMax=15.0000
fActorLODMin=2.0000
fActorLODDefault=5.0000
bLODUseCombinedLandNormalMaps=1
bForceHideLODLand=0
fLODQuadMinLoadDistance=65536.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultComplex=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultComplex=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultComplex=1.0000
fLODLandVerticalBias=0.0000

[Weather]
fSunGlareSize=350.0000
fSunBaseSize=250.0000
bPrecipitation=1
fAlphaReduce=1.0000
SBumpFadeColor=255,255,255,255
SLerpCloseColor=255,255,255,255
SEnvReduceColor=255,255,255,255

[Voice]
SFileTypeLTF=ltf
SFileTypeLip=lip
SFileTypeSource=wav
SFileTypeGame=mp3


[Grass]
iMinGrassSize=80
fGrassEndDistance=8000.0000
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
bGrassPointLighting=0
bDrawShaderGrass=1
iGrassDensityEvalSize=2
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=2
fWaveOffsetRange=1.7500
fGrassWindMagnitudeMax=125.0000
fGrassWindMagnitudeMin=5.0000
fTexturePctThreshold=0.3000

[Landscape]
bCurrentCellOnly=0
bPreventSafetyCheck=0
fLandTextureTilingMult=2.0000
fLandFriction=2.5000
iLandBorder2B=0
iLandBorder2G=0
iLandBorder2R=0
iLandBorder1B=0
iLandBorder1G=255
iLandBorder1R=255


[bLightAttenuation]
fQuadraticRadiusMult=1.0000
fLinearRadiusMult=1.0000
bOutQuadInLin=0
fConstantValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/0.0000
fQuadraticValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/16.0000
fLinearValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/3.0000
uQuadraticMethod=2
uLinearMethod=1
fFlickerMovement=8.0000
bUseQuadratic=1
bUseLinear=0
bUseConstant=0


[BlurShaderHDRInterior]
fTargetLUM=1.0000
fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000
fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000
fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.5000
fBrightScale=2.2500
fBrightClamp=0.2250
fBlurRadius=7.0000
iNumBlurpasses=1
bDoHighDynamicRange=0


[BlurShaderHDR]
fTargetLUM=1.2000
fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000
fGrassDimmer=1.3000
fTreeDimmer=1.2000
fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000
fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.7000
fSunlightDimmer=1.3000
fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000
fSISpecularMult=1.0000
fSkyBrightness=0.5000
fSunBrightness=0.0000
fBrightScale=1.5000
fBrightClamp=0.3500
fBlurRadius=4.0000
iNumBlurpasses=2
iBlendType=2
bDoHighDynamicRange=1


[BlurShader]
fSunlightDimmer=1.0000
fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000
fSISpecularMult=1.0000
fSkyBrightness=0.5000
fSunBrightness=0.0000
fAlphaAddExterior=0.2000
fAlphaAddInterior=0.5000
iBlurTexSize=256
fBlurRadius=0.0300
iNumBlurpasses=1
iBlendType=2
bUseBlurShader=0


[GethitShader]
fBlurAmmount=0.5000
fBlockedTexOffset=0.0010
fHitTexOffset=0.0050
[MESSAGES]
bBlockMessageBoxes=0
bSkipProgramFlows=1
bAllowYesToAll=1
bDisableWarning=1
iFileLogging=0
bSkipInitializationFlows=1
[DistantLOD]
bUseLODLandData=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/0
fFadeDistance=12288.0000
iDistantLODGroupWidth=8
[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

SMasterMismatchWarning=One of the files that "%s" is dependent on has changed since the last save.
This may result in errors. Saving again will clear this message
but not necessarily fix any errors.

[Archive]
SMasterMiscArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Misc.bsa
SMasterVoicesArchiveFileName2=Oblivion - Voices2.bsa
SMasterVoicesArchiveFileName1=Oblivion - Voices1.bsa
SMasterSoundsArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Sounds.bsa
SMasterTexturesArchiveFileName1=Oblivion - Textures - Compressed.bsa
SMasterMeshesArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Meshes.bsa
SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt
iRetainFilenameOffsetTable=1
iRetainFilenameStringTable=1
iRetainDirectoryStringTable=1
bCheckRuntimeCollisions=0
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
bUseArchives=1
SArchiveList=ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa, Oblivion - Meshes.bsa, Oblivion - Textures - Compressed.bsa, Oblivion - Sounds.bsa, Oblivion - Voices1.bsa, Oblivion - Voices2.bsa, Oblivion - Misc.bsa
[CameraPath]
iTake=0
SDirectoryName=TestCameraPath
iFPS=60
SNif=Test\CameraPath.nif
[Absorb]
fAbsorbGlowColorB=1.0000
fAbsorbGlowColorG=0.6000
fAbsorbGlowColorR=0.0000
fAbsorbCoreColorB=1.0000
fAbsorbCoreColorG=1.0000
fAbsorbCoreColorR=1.0000
iAbsorbNumBolts=1
fAbsorbBoltGrowWidth=0.0000
fAbsorbBoltSmallWidth=7.0000
fAbsorbTortuosityVariance=2.0000
fAbsorbSegmentVariance=7.0000
fAbsorbBoltsRadius=5.0000
[OPENMP]
iThreads=3
iOpenMPLevel=10
[TestAllCells]
bFileShowTextures=1
bFileShowIcons=1
bFileSkipIconChecks=0
bFileTestLoad=0
bFileNeededMessage=1
bFileGoneMessage=1
bFileSkipModelChecks=0
bFileCheckModelCollision=0
[CopyProtectionStrings]
SCopyProtectionMessage2=Insert the Oblivion Disc.
SCopyProtectionTitle2=Oblivion Disc Not Found
SCopyProtectionMessage=Unable to find a CD-ROM/DVD drive on this computer.
SCopyProtectionTitle=CD-ROM Drive Not Found

If you wish to take a look, click http://www.2shared.com/file/R0OSWW2l/CrashingVilja.html to download a clean save with Vilja only where the problem is evident. Set your bFixFaceNormals to 1, load that save, tell her to wear and unwear her armor [you might have to do that a few times] and the game will crash.

[Krystal Wilson]

I have actually changed both bFixFaceNormals and bActorSelfShadowing to 1, but I didn't touch iShadowFilter in any way. Note, however, that bFixFaceNormals alone is enough to crash the game after a while. Apparently the armor meshes got corrupted overtime [this involves the cuirass ALONE], as resurrecting Vilja temporarily fixes the problem, which arise again after a short wile. Repairing her armor was clearly misleading me in finding what was the real issue, neither it was a script problem. Here's my [working] oblivion.ini:

Spoiler

[General]
SStartingCell=

SStartingCellY=
SStartingCellX=
SStartingWorld=

STestFile10=
STestFile9=
STestFile8=
STestFile7=
STestFile6=
STestFile5=
STestFile4=
STestFile3=
STestFile2=
STestFile1=

bEnableProfile=0
bDrawSpellContact=0
bRunMiddleLowLevelProcess=1
iHoursToSleep=3
bActorLookWithHavok=0
SMainMenuMusicTrack=special\tes4title.mp3
bUseEyeEnvMapping=1
bFixFaceNormals=0
bUseFaceGenHeads=1
bFaceMipMaps=1
bFaceGenTexturing=1
bDefaultCOCPlacement=0
uGridDistantTreeRange=15
uGridDistantCount=25
uGridsToLoad=5
fGlobalTimeMultiplier=1.0000
bNewAnimation=1
fAnimationDefaultBlend=0.1000
fAnimationMult=1.0000
bFixAIPackagesOnLoad=0
bForceReloadOnEssentialCharacterDeath=1
bKeepPluginWhenMerging=0
bCreate Maps Enable=0
SLocalSavePath=Saves\
SLocalMasterPath=Data\
bDisableDuplicateReferenceCheck=1
bTintMipMaps=0
uInterior Cell Buffer=3
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
iIntroSequencePriority=3
bPreloadIntroSequence=1
fStaticScreenWaitTime=3.0000
SCreditsMenuMovie=
SMainMenuMovie=
SMainMenuMovieIntro=
SIntroSequence=

iFPSClamp=0
bRunVTuneTest=0
STestFile1=
bActivateAllQuestScripts=0
fQuestScriptDelayTime=5.0000
SMainMenuMusic=Special\TES4Title.mp3
bUseThreadedBlood=0
bUseThreadedMorpher=0
bExternalLODDataFiles=1
bBorderRegionsEnabled=0
bDisableHeadTracking=0
bTrackAllDeaths=0
SCharGenQuest=0002466E
uiFaceGenMaxEGTDataSize=67108864
uiFaceGenMaxEGMDataSize=67108864
SBetaCommentFileName=
bCheckCellOffsetsOnInit=0
bCreateShaderPackage=0
uGridDistantTreeRangeCity=4
uGridDistantCountCity=4
bWarnOnMissingFileEntry=0
iSaveGameBackupCount=1
bDisplayMissingContentDialogue=1
SSaveGameSafeCellID=2AEEA
bAllowScriptedAutosave=1
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0
bCheckIDsOnInit=0
iNumBitsForFullySeen=248
iPreloadSizeLimit=26214400
SOblivionIntro=OblivionIntro.bik
bUseHardDriveCache=0
bEnableBoundingVolumeOcclusion=0
bDisplayBoundingVolumes=0
bUseThreadedTempEffects=0
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=0
bUseMyGamesDirectory=1


[Display]
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart1=3619102434
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart2=298787929
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart3=3247206592
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart4=902152894
fDecalLifetime=10.0000
bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=0
bReportBadTangentSpace=0
bStaticMenuBackground=1
bForcePow2Textures=0
bForce1XShaders=0
bHighQuality20Lighting=0
bAllow20HairShader=1
bAllowScreenShot=0
iMultiSample=0
bDoTallGrassEffect=1
bForceMultiPass=1
bDoTexturePass=1
bDoSpecularPass=1
bDoDiffusePass=1
bDoAmbientPass=1
bDoCanopyShadowPass=1
bDrawShadows=0
bUseRefractionShader=1
bUse Shaders=1
iNPatchNOrder=0
iNPatchPOrder=0
iNPatches=0
iLocation Y=0
iLocation X=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize W=1920
iSize H=1080
iAdapter=0
iScreenShotIndex=0
SScreenShotBaseName=ScreenShot
iAutoViewMinDistance=2000
iAutoViewHiFrameRate=40
iAutoViewLowFrameRate=20
bAutoViewDistance=0
fDefaultFOV=75.0000
fNearDistance=10.0000
fFarDistance=10000.0000
iDebugTextLeftRightOffset=10
iDebugTextTopBottomOffset=10
bShowMenuTextureUse=1
iDebugText=2
bLocalMapShader=1
bDoImageSpaceEffects=1
fShadowLOD2=400.0000
fShadowLOD1=200.0000
fLightLOD2=4500.0000
fLightLOD1=4000.0000
fSpecularLOD2=1300.0000
fSpecularLOD1=1000.0000
fEnvMapLOD2=800.0000
fEnvMapLOD1=500.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD2=190.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD1=130.0000
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=2
iActorShadowCountExt=10
iActorShadowCountInt=10
bActorSelfShadowing=0
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bDynamicWindowReflections=1
iTexMipMapSkip=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=16000.0
fGrassEndDistance=14000.0
bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1
bFullBrightLighting=0
iMaxLandscapeTextures=0
bLODPopActors=0
bLODPopItems=0
bLODPopObjects=0
fSpecualrStartMax=1000.0000
fSpecularStartMin=0.0000
iActorShadowIntMax=10
iActorShadowIntMin=0
iActorShadowExtMax=10
iActorShadowExtMin=0
fGammaMax=0.6000
fGammaMin=1.4000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10
bLandscapeBlend=1
fShadowFadeTime=1.0000
fGamma=1.0000
bAllowPartialPrecision=1
iShadowMapResolution=1024

bAllow30Shaders=0
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
bDoStaticAndArchShadows=0
bDoActorShadows=0
bIgnoreResolutionCheck=0
fNoLODFarDistancePct=1.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMax=10240.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMin=1700.0000



[Controls]
fVersion=1.8000
Forward=0011FFFF
Back=001FFFFF
Slide Left=001EFFFF
Slide Right=0020FFFF
Use=00FF00FF
Activate=0012FFFF
Block=003801FF
Cast=002E02FF
Ready Item=0013FFFF
Crouch/Sneak=001DFFFF
Run=002AFFFF
Always Run=003AFFFF
Auto Move=0010FFFF
Jump=0039FFFF
Toggle POV=002FFFFF
Menu Mode=000FFFFF
Rest=0014FFFF
Quick Menu=003BFFFF
Quick1=0002FFFF
Quick2=0003FFFF
Quick3=0004FFFF
Quick4=0005FFFF
Quick5=0006FFFF
Quick6=0007FFFF
Quick7=0008FFFF
Quick8=0009FFFF
QuickSave=003FFFFF
QuickLoad=0043FFFF
Grab=002CFFFF
bInvertYValues=0
fXenonLookXYMult=0.0005
fMouseSensitivity=0.0036
;X = 1, Y = 2, Z = 3, XRot = 4, YRot = 5, ZRot = 6
iJoystickMoveFrontBack=2
iJoystickMoveLeftRight=1
fJoystickMoveFBMult=1.0000
fJoystickMoveLRMult=1.0000
iJoystickLookUpDown=6
iJoystickLookLeftRight=3
fJoystickLookUDMult=0.0020
fJoystickLookLRMult=0.0020
fXenonMenuMousixYMult=0.0003
bBackground Mouse=0
bBackground Keyboard=0
bUse Joystick=0

fXenonLookMult=0.0030
fXenonMenuStickSpeedMaxMod=5.0000
iXenonMenuStickSpeedThreshold=20000
iXenonMenuStickThreshold=1000
;Language values: 0-English, 1-German, 2-French, 3-Spanish, 4-Italian
iLanguage=0
SlideLeft=001EFFFF
SlideRight=0020FFFF
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorMinSpeed=1.0000
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorMaxSpeed=15.0000
fXenonMenuStickMapCursorGamma=0.1700
fXenonMenuStickSpeedPlayerRotMod=3000.0000
fXenonMenuDpadRepeatSpeed=300.0000
fXenonMenuStickSpeed=300.0000
iXenonMenuStickDeadZone=15000


[Water]
fAlpha=0.5000
uSurfaceTextureSize=128
SSurfaceTexture=water
SNearWaterOutdoorID=NearWaterOutdoorLoop
SNearWaterIndoorID=NearWaterIndoorLoop
fNearWaterOutdoorTolerance=1024.0000
fNearWaterIndoorTolerance=512.0000
fNearWaterUnderwaterVolume=0.9000
fNearWaterUnderwaterFreq=0.3000
uNearWaterPoints=8
uNearWaterRadius=1000
uSurfaceFrameCount=32
uSurfaceFPS=12
bUseWaterReflectionsMisc=1
bUseWaterReflectionsStatics=1
bUseWaterReflectionsTrees=1
bUseWaterReflectionsActors=1
bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterHiRes=1
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterShader=1
uDepthRange=125
bUseWaterDepth=1
bUseWaterLOD=1
fTileTextureDivisor=4.7500
fSurfaceTileSize=2048.0000
uNumDepthGrids=3

[Audio]
bDSoundHWAcceleration=1
fMinSoundVel=10.0000
fMetalLargeMassMin=25.0000
fMetalMediumMassMin=8.0000
fStoneLargeMassMin=30.0000
fStoneMediumMassMin=5.0000
fWoodLargeMassMin=15.0000
fWoodMediumMassMin=7.0000
fDialogAttenuationMax=35.0000
fDialogAttenuationMin=7.7500
bUseSoundDebugInfo=1
fUnderwaterFrequencyDelta=0.0000
bUseSoftwareAudio3D=0
fDefaultEffectsVolume=0.8000
fDefaultMusicVolume=0.0000
fDefaultFootVolume=0.8000
fDefaultVoiceVolume=0.6000
fDefaultMasterVolume=1.0000
bMusicEnabled=0

bSoundEnabled=1
fLargeWeaponWeightMin=25.0000
fMediumWeaponWeightMin=8.0000
fSkinLargeMassMin=30.0000
fSkinMediumMassMin=5.0000
fChainLargeMassMin=30.0000
fChainMediumMassMin=5.0000
fDBVoiceAttenuationIn2D=0.0000
iCollisionSoundTimeDelta=50
fGlassLargeMassMin=25.0000
fGlassMediumMassMin=8.0000
fClothLargeMassMin=25.0000
fClothMediumMassMin=8.0000
fEarthLargeMassMin=30.0000
fEarthMediumMassMin=5.0000
bUseSpeedForWeaponSwish=1
fLargeWeaponSpeedMax=0.9500
fMediumWeaponSpeedMax=1.1000
fPlayerFootVolume=0.9000
fDSoundRolloffFactor=4.0000
fMaxFootstepDistance=1100.0000
fHeadroomdB=2.0000
iMaxImpactSoundCount=32

fMainMenuMusicVolume=0.6000


[ShockBolt]
bDebug=0
fGlowColorB=1.0000
fGlowColorG=0.6000
fGlowColorR=0.0000
fCoreColorB=1.0000
fCoreColorG=1.0000
fCoreColorR=1.0000
fCastVOffset=-10.0000
iNumBolts=7
fBoltGrowWidth=1.0000
fBoltSmallWidth=3.0000
fTortuosityVariance=8.0000
fSegmentVariance=35.0000
fBoltsRadius=24.0000

[Pathfinding]
bDrawPathsDefault=0
bPathMovementOnly=0
bDrawSmoothFailures=0
bDebugSmoothing=0
bSmoothPaths=1
bSnapToAngle=0
bDebugAvoidance=0
bDisableAvoidance=0
bBackgroundPathing=0
bUseBackgroundPathing=1

[MAIN]
bEnableBorderRegion=1
fLowPerfCombatantVoiceDistance=1000.0000
iDetectionHighNumPicks=40
fQuestScriptDelayTime=5.0000
iLastHDRSetting=-1


[Combat]
bEnableBowZoom=1
bDebugCombatAvoidance=0
fMinBloodDamage=1.0000
fHitVectorDelay=0.4000
iShowHitVector=0
fLowPerfNPCTargetLOSTimer=1.0000
fHiPerfNPCTargetLOSTimer=0.5000
iMaxHiPerfNPCTargetCount=4
fLowPerfPCTargetLOSTimer=0.5000
fHiPerfPCTargetLOSTimer=0.2500
iMaxHiPerfPCTargetCount=4
iMaxHiPerfCombatCount=4


[HAVOK]
bDisablePlayerCollision=0
fJumpAnimDelay=0.7500
bTreeTops=0
iSimType=1
bPreventHavokAddAll=0
bPreventHavokAddClutter=0
fMaxTime=0.0167
bHavokDebug=0
fRF=1000.0000
fOD=0.9000
fSE=0.3000
fSD=0.9800
iResetCounter=5
fMoveLimitMass=95.0000
iUpdateType=0
bHavokPick=0
fCameraCasterSize=1.0000
iHavokSkipFrameCountTEST=0
fHorseRunGravity=3.0000
fQuadrupedPitchMult=1.0000
iNumHavokThreads=1
fChaseDeltaMult=0.0500
iEntityBatchRemoveRate=100
iMaxPicks=40
bAddBipedWhenKeyframed=0


[Interface]
fDlgLookMult=0.3000
fDlgLookAdj=0.0000
fDlgLookDegStop=0.2000
fDlgLookDegStart=2.0000
fDlgFocus=3.1000

fKeyRepeatInterval=50.0000
fKeyRepeatTime=500.0000
fActivatePickSphereRadius=16.0000
fMenuModeAnimBlend=0.0000
iSafeZoneX=20
iSafeZoneY=20
iSafeZoneXWide=20
iSafeZoneYWide=20
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseBlue=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseGreen=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightDiffuseRed=0.8000
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientBlue=0.2500
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientGreen=0.2500
fMenuPlayerLightAmbientRed=0.2500
bAllowConsole=1
bActivatePickUseGamebryoPick=0
iMaxViewCasterPicksGamebryo=10
iMaxViewCasterPicksHavok=10
iMaxViewCasterPicksFuzzy=5
bUseFuzzyPicking=1
fMenuBGBlurRadius=2.0000

[LoadingBar]
iMoveBarWaitingMilliseconds=10
iMoveBarChaseMilliseconds=100
iMoveBarMaxMilliseconds=2500
fLoadingSlideDelay=15.0000
fPercentageOfBar3=0.1500
fPercentageOfBar2=0.4400
fPercentageOfBar1=0.3500
fPercentageOfBar0=0.0600
bShowSectionTimes=0

[Menu]
fCreditsScrollSpeed=40.0000
iConsoleTextYPos=890
iConsoleTextXPos=30
iConsoleVisibleLines=15
iConsoleHistorySize=50
rDebugTextColor=255,251,233
iConsoleFont=3
iDebugTextFont=3



[GamePlay]
bDisableDynamicCrosshair=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
bCrossHair=1
iDifficultyLevel=50
bGeneralSubtitles=0
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bInstantLevelUp=0
bHealthBarShowing=0
fHealthBarFadeOutSpeed=1.0000
fHealthBarSpeed=80.0000
fHealthBarHeight=4.0000
fHealthBarWidth=40.0000
fHealthBarEmittanceFadeTime=0.5000
fHealthBarEmittanceTime=1.5000
STrackLevelUpPath=\\vault\TES4\LevelData\
fDifficulty=0.0000
bTrackLevelUps=1
bAllowHavokGrabTheLiving=0
bEssentialTakeNoDamage=1
iDetectionPicks=21
bSaveOnInteriorExteriorSwitch=1


[Fonts]
SFontFile_1=Data\Fonts\DarN_Dundalk_28.fnt
SFontFile_2=Data\Fonts\DarN_Kingthings_Petrock_14.fnt
SFontFile_3=Data\Fonts\DarN_Kingthings_Petrock_16.fnt
SFontFile_4=Data\Fonts\DarN_Oblivion_28.fnt
SFontFile_5=Data\Fonts\Handwritten.fnt


[SpeedTree]
iTreeClonesAllowed=1
fCanopyShadowGrassMult=1.0000
iCanopyShadowScale=512
fTreeForceMaxBudAngle=-1.0000
fTreeForceMinBudAngle=-1.0000
fTreeForceLeafDimming=-1.0000
fTreeForceBranchDimming=-1.0000
fTreeForceCS=-1.0000
fTreeForceLLA=-1.0000
fTreeLODExponent=1.0000
bEnableTrees=1
bForceFullLOD=0
fLODTreeMipMapLODBias=-0.7500
fLocalTreeMipMapLODBias=-0.2500


[Debug]
bDebugFaceGenCriticalSection=0
bDebugFaceGenMultithreading=0
bDebugSaveBuffer=0


[BackgroundLoad]
bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=0
bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=0
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
bBackgroundCellLoads=1
bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1
iAnimationClonePerLoop=5
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=0
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
iPostProcessMillisecondsEditor=50
iPostProcessMillisecondsLoadingQueuedPriority=20
iPostProcessMilliseconds=5
bUseBackgroundFileLoader=0


[LOD]
fLodDistance=500.0000
bUseFaceGenLOD=0
iLODTextureTiling=2
iLODTextureSizePow2=8
fLODNormalTextureBlend=0.5000
bDisplayLODLand=1
bDisplayLODBuildings=1
bDisplayLODTrees=1
bLODPopTrees=0
bLODPopActors=0
bLODPopItems=0
bLODPopObjects=0
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODMultLandscape=1.0000
fLODMultTrees=2.0000
fLODMultActors=10.0000
fLODMultItems=10.0000
fLODMultObjects=10.0000
iFadeNodeMinNearDistance=400
fLODFadeOutPercent=0.9000
fLODBoundRadiusMult=3.0000
fTalkingDistance=2000.0000

fTreeLODMax=2.0000
fTreeLODMin=0.0200
fTreeLODDefault=1.2000
fObjectLODMax=15.0000
fObjectLODMin=1.0000
fObjectLODDefault=5.0000
fItemLODMax=15.0000
fItemLODMin=1.0000
fItemLODDefault=2.0000
fActorLODMax=15.0000
fActorLODMin=2.0000
fActorLODDefault=5.0000
bLODUseCombinedLandNormalMaps=1
bForceHideLODLand=0
fLODQuadMinLoadDistance=65536.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultInterior=1.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultCity=1.0000
fLODFadeOutActorMultComplex=1.0000
fLODFadeOutItemMultComplex=1.0000
fLODFadeOutObjectMultComplex=1.0000
fLODLandVerticalBias=0.0000

[Weather]
fSunGlareSize=350.0000
fSunBaseSize=250.0000
bPrecipitation=1
fAlphaReduce=1.0000
SBumpFadeColor=255,255,255,255
SLerpCloseColor=255,255,255,255
SEnvReduceColor=255,255,255,255

[Voice]
SFileTypeLTF=ltf
SFileTypeLip=lip
SFileTypeSource=wav
SFileTypeGame=mp3


[Grass]
iMinGrassSize=80
fGrassEndDistance=8000.0000
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
bGrassPointLighting=0
bDrawShaderGrass=1
iGrassDensityEvalSize=2
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=2
fWaveOffsetRange=1.7500
fGrassWindMagnitudeMax=125.0000
fGrassWindMagnitudeMin=5.0000
fTexturePctThreshold=0.3000

[Landscape]
bCurrentCellOnly=0
bPreventSafetyCheck=0
fLandTextureTilingMult=2.0000
fLandFriction=2.5000
iLandBorder2B=0
iLandBorder2G=0
iLandBorder2R=0
iLandBorder1B=0
iLandBorder1G=255
iLandBorder1R=255


[bLightAttenuation]
fQuadraticRadiusMult=1.0000
fLinearRadiusMult=1.0000
bOutQuadInLin=0
fConstantValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/0.0000
fQuadraticValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/16.0000
fLinearValue=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/3.0000
uQuadraticMethod=2
uLinearMethod=1
fFlickerMovement=8.0000
bUseQuadratic=1
bUseLinear=0
bUseConstant=0


[BlurShaderHDRInterior]
fTargetLUM=1.0000
fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000
fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000
fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.5000
fBrightScale=2.2500
fBrightClamp=0.2250
fBlurRadius=7.0000
iNumBlurpasses=1
bDoHighDynamicRange=0


[BlurShaderHDR]
fTargetLUM=1.2000
fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000
fGrassDimmer=1.3000
fTreeDimmer=1.2000
fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000
fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.7000
fSunlightDimmer=1.3000
fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000
fSISpecularMult=1.0000
fSkyBrightness=0.5000
fSunBrightness=0.0000
fBrightScale=1.5000
fBrightClamp=0.3500
fBlurRadius=4.0000
iNumBlurpasses=2
iBlendType=2
bDoHighDynamicRange=1


[BlurShader]
fSunlightDimmer=1.0000
fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000
fSISpecularMult=1.0000
fSkyBrightness=0.5000
fSunBrightness=0.0000
fAlphaAddExterior=0.2000
fAlphaAddInterior=0.5000
iBlurTexSize=256
fBlurRadius=0.0300
iNumBlurpasses=1
iBlendType=2
bUseBlurShader=0


[GethitShader]
fBlurAmmount=0.5000
fBlockedTexOffset=0.0010
fHitTexOffset=0.0050
[MESSAGES]
bBlockMessageBoxes=0
bSkipProgramFlows=1
bAllowYesToAll=1
bDisableWarning=1
iFileLogging=0
bSkipInitializationFlows=1
[DistantLOD]
bUseLODLandData=http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1204219-relz-companion-vilja-ver-3-thread-no-10/0
fFadeDistance=12288.0000
iDistantLODGroupWidth=8
[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

SMasterMismatchWarning=One of the files that "%s" is dependent on has changed since the last save.
This may result in errors. Saving again will clear this message
but not necessarily fix any errors.

[Archive]
SMasterMiscArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Misc.bsa
SMasterVoicesArchiveFileName2=Oblivion - Voices2.bsa
SMasterVoicesArchiveFileName1=Oblivion - Voices1.bsa
SMasterSoundsArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Sounds.bsa
SMasterTexturesArchiveFileName1=Oblivion - Textures - Compressed.bsa
SMasterMeshesArchiveFileName=Oblivion - Meshes.bsa
SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt
iRetainFilenameOffsetTable=1
iRetainFilenameStringTable=1
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If you wish to take a look, click http://www.2shared.com/file/R0OSWW2l/CrashingVilja.html to download a clean save with Vilja only where the problem is evident. Set your bFixFaceNormals to 1, load that save, tell her to wear and unwear her armor [you might have to do that a few times] and the game will crash.

I wasn't suggesting that you could have touched too many variables, my though here was that maybe tweaking with the three of them the result could be more stable. Not very plausible but who knows. Anyway, as any potentially game corrupting change, testing different settings is really difficult and you can never be sure of reaching a stable one.

I had tried your save with bFixFaceNormals to 1 and self shadowing both active and inactive without any crash or weOCPS warning after a lot of asking her to change from and to armored. The worst thing about save corruption is that you can't rely on it even for ruining your game when you want it . I suppose the crashes would start after various saves and hours playing the game, the game not crashing immediately or after a few tries in my end has surely much to do with I using different resources than yours for vanilla armors.

[remi lasisi]

Quite strange it didn't crash for you. Actually I might have different armor resources than yours but they're limited to Insanity's texturing overhaul, which as far as I can tell doesn't involve the meshes in any way. Whatever, I guess I should get used to the weirdness of this game.

Back on topic. I need someone to shed some light on how the Vilja skill advancing works, I check on her skills every one and then and never notice any little improvement after a fight. Then, all of a sudden, her skills advance all at once in what seems to be a prearranged way. Is it intentional?

[Logan Greenwood]

Quite strange it didn't crash for you. Actually I might have different armor resources than yours but they're limited to Insanity's texturing overhaul, which as far as I can tell doesn't involve the meshes in any way. Whatever, I guess I should get used to the weirdness of this game.

Back on topic. I need someone to shed some light on how the Vilja skill advancing works, I check on her skills every one and then and never notice any little improvement after a fight. Then, all of a sudden, her skills advance all at once in what seems to be a prearranged way. Is it intentional?

Her skills increased when she level up, which happens when you level up. What may be confusing you is that when she is supposed to use ranged attacks her melee skills are downgraded to 20 and when she uses melee the oposite happens (this is to ensure that she uses the weapon she must use).

[Shaylee Shaw]

Got it. Request for a feature: I always have her in defense mode by telling her to attack only who attack us. That way she fights back only when someone attacks her and never when someone attacks only me. Not that I need a bodyguard but in the former case she just stands still until she's hit, which seems quite odd to me.

[Jennie Skeletons]

Got it. Request for a feature: I always have her in defense mode by telling her to attack only who attack us. That way she fights back only when someone attacks her and never when someone attacks only me. Not that I need a bodyguard but in the former case she just stands still until she's hit, which seems quite odd to me.

Ummm....I'm not sure you asked for anything...heh. In any case I rather like her current 'attack only when attacked' mode as is. Are you maybe asking for a separate (additional) combat mode where she ignores combat unless an enemy directly accosts her?

-Decrepit-

[Campbell]

Got it. Request for a feature: I always have her in defense mode by telling her to attack only who attack us. That way she fights back only when someone attacks her and never when someone attacks only me. Not that I need a bodyguard but in the former case she just stands still until she's hit, which seems quite odd to me.

CDCooley once explained this quite thoroughly but I cant put my finger on it so pardon the following rough explanation ...

When you bring out a weapon Vilja becomes more alert to threats around you, keep your weapon out and Vilja will calm down becoming less likely to attack potential threats (I forget exactly why but there is good reason for this behaviour).

Put your weapon away, and just before you get attacked draw it, Vilja should now leap into action and aid you