:Hello everybody. I'm not very good at english but i'll do my best and try to explain what my problem is.

I am having trouble with my Oblivion: Elder scrolls IV game (PC), I push the [?§] button but the cheat console won't come up. I play at a HP Pavilion Entertainment PC and with Windows vista. Everything else in the game works, it's only the cheatconsole that won't. I've searched for the answer to this problem in different forums and stuff and found some solutions but none of them has worked for me.

Some said that if I have a "remote sensor" on my computer for "Windows Media Center" i have to unplugg it, but I don't have one so that obviously didn't work. And I found something about going in to the game file and change the "bAllowConsole = 0" to "bAllowConsole=1" but when I found it, it was already on =1.

I really need help so please help me!!!

Emma,
emma.meltzer@gmail.com

Are you sure your pressing the right button? For me it's the (~) tilde key.

Have you tried http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927824/en?

or

There is http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13133 by Skycaptain, but also requires http://obse.silverlock.org/


Also, you may want to remove your email from your post. Not a good idea with a forum of over 165,000 registered members... A box of chocolates you don't want to open. So to speak.


Also... Welcome to the forums!


[edit] Ignore the "attack page" warning for the first link. Darkone has the http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/240888-nexus-trojanvirus-alert/

Console issue (Tilde key, printscreen etc.)

The console key is used to access in-game debugging commands. As such, it can be a powerful tool for anolyzing game issues and also to cheat.

The key is the top left key, directly under the "Esc" key and to the left of the "1" key (the "~" key on most keyboards).

For the console feature to work, the line "ballowconsole=1" must be present in the interface section of your Oblivion.ini file (typically located in "...\Documents\mygames\oblivion\").

With conventional "PS-2", 101/102 Key keyboard and drivers, this key is mapped correctly.

Unfortunately on many, USB interfaced, multi-media keyboards and international keyboards this key may not be in the same location. This is a function of window's plug 'n play feature. Vista also has 'special' keyboard drivers for multi-media keyboards that remap the tilde key and Print Screen keys, in which case Oblivion's console access and screencapture functions are defeated.

To fix this issue:

1. Switch to a conventional "PS-2", 101/102 Key keyboard and drivers. It all depends on what features are most important to you.
2. Use the "Ring Of Console" Mod (requires OBSE): http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13133
3. Use the Change Console Key Mod (requires OBSE): http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20446



In addition if you have a newer system with the Microsoft eHome devices, or an infrared remote for media versions of windows, Oblivion will not be able to read the scan code for the tilde key. This problem appears to be caused by the MIRC (Microsoft Infrared Remote Control).

To fix this issue:

1. If the MIRC is connected via USB, disconnecting it should work.

2. If the Infrared device is built in to your computer (ie. laptops), you can disable the device with windows device manager (you will need to reenable it if you wish to use it when not gaming).

3. You can uninstall the device. Windows will reinstall it at the next bootup (not a very good long term solution because the device reinstallation will eventually bork).

4. If you don't care about the Infrared device at all, uninstall it with device manager, reboot, hold down the F8 key, and then turn off the device itself in your BIOS (if you don't turn the device off, Windows will reinstall the driver at it's next boot up)

NOTE: The location of the device driver (in the Device Manager menu tree) will either be in the section "Universal Serial Bus controllers" or " Human Interface Devices". If under "Human Interface Devices" and you have the Microsoft eHome Infrared transceiver, the device to disable is "SMSC CIR Receiver"


SIDE ISSUE: Cannot see the console (It seems to be shifted to the left). Caused by using "square" resolutions as opposed to widescreen.
Solution: In the .ini file set "iConsoleTextXPos=30" to something like "iConsoleTextXPos=230"


This article is a condensation of information from many sources, all in the public domain, my only contribution is to consolidate things in such a way as to, hopefully, make a useful guide for a user experiencing difficulties.


For Reference:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Console_Command_Tutorial

http://www.katsbits.com/htm/google_faq.php?subaction=showfull&id=1233184501&archive=&start_from=&ucat=12&

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927824/en

http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=968703&hl=console

Bethesda Softworks Technical Support: "If you have a new system with the Microsoft eHome devices, these will conflict with the program being able to read the scan code for the tilde key from the keyboard. Those Microsoft eHome devices or drivers need to be disabled in order to allow the game to "see" the tilde key being pressed. The MIRC (Microsoft Infrared Remote Control) seems to disable the tilde (~) key in both Oblivion and Morrowind. Simply disconnecting the MIRC from the USB port will fix this issue."