How to turn on HDR in Oblivion Remastered? It’s not easy, but players try nonetheless

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Oblivion Remastered isn’t the most impressive tech marvel of the year, as it shares issues with other Unreal Engine 5 games such as crashes and subpar performance. What’s more, a feature like HDR is missing, and to activate it, you need unconventional methods.

How to enable HDR in Oblivion Remastered?

As I mentioned before, HDR isn’t included in the settings for Oblivion Remastered. Regrettably, workarounds might necessitate some effort and could potentially introduce further complications. Nevertheless, if you’re quite keen, you can explore one of the three methods suggested by enthusiasts or third-party software.

Edit GameUserSettings.ini file

To activate High Dynamic Range (HDR) directly within your game files, you’ll need to locate and modify the GameUserSettings.ini file first. This file is usually situated in the following directory:

  1. C:\Users\XYZ\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\WinGDK

Afterward, feel free to open this file using Notepad or any other text editor. Once it’s opened, locate the line mentioned below and make the necessary edits. Don’t forget to save your modifications afterward.

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Now, go ahead and open the provided file with Notepad (or any other text editor). Find the specified line and modify it as required. Make sure to save the changes after you’re done.

  1. bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False (change False to True)

Edit Engine.ini

To proceed with this task, please open the ‘Engine.ini’ file using a text editor like Notepad. You can find this file in the specified location below:

The exact path for the file is given here:

[Your Path Here]

  1. C:\Users\XYZ\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\WinGDK

At the end of this folder, you should put these commands.

Use in game console

Additionally, you could activate High Dynamic Range (HDR) on your gaming console. But, keep in mind that this method necessitates typing specific commands each time you launch the game, which can be quite inconvenient.

  1. Type Altar.GraphicsOptions.HDR 1 to enable HDR
  2. Next type Altar.GraphicsOptions.HDRWhitePoint XXX in the place of XXX you must enter peak white point of your monitor.
  3. Additionally, you can also enter two commands: r.HDR.UI.Luminance = 100 and r.HDR.Display.MidLuminance = 20 to brighten or darken the game (depending on the numbers you write).

Regrettably, there are some potential issues with this approach – certain aspects of the game might become unstable and unlocking achievements could be temporarily halted. Therefore, proceed with caution as you take on this task.

Using RTX HDR or AutoHDR

You can also employ external software such as Nvidia RTX HDR or AutoHDR. However, this feature functions effectively only when the game is set to “borderless windowed mode”. It’s worth noting that if you opt for the first choice, there’s an issue: the game may not run smoothly without DLSS. Using both of these technologies together could lead to significant input delay.

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2025-04-24 20:32