I've recently done a fresh install of Oblivion/SI with FCOM, and I'm having a problem. No matter what I do, my video settings reset in-game about 5-10 seconds after entering the game world (not my resolution, but everything else - Specular Dist, Grass Dist, etc.). They're fine in the main menu and in the tutorial dungeon, but as soon as I enter Tamriel my settings go bonkers. I can even open up the menu, reset the settings to high quality, and close it again, only to find that they've reset back to defaults 2 seconds later. I have no idea what could be causing this. This has happened to me before in the past, but usually I just delete the 'My Documents/My Games/Oblivion' folder, and then reset my options and they stick. This is also not the first time I've installed FCOM - far from it. I've gotten it to work perfectly many times, but for some reason no matter what I do I can't fix these settings. I've even uninstalled it and done a second fresh install with FCOM, and the problem persists. The odd thing is that the video settings actually stick before I load FCOM. After FCOM is installed, they go berserk. I should also mention that they seem to choose random values when they reset - sometimes everything is maxed out except Grass Dist. & Specular Dist., but usually when I correct these two, all the other sliders go back to defaults or even lower. I've tried using the 'saveini' command, and that did nothing. I've gone into my NVIDIA settings and looked around, and saw nothing unusual. I honestly just don't know what the hell to do at this point. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks ahead for your time.

Here is my load order:

Active Mod Files:00  Oblivion.esm01  Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm02  Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm03  Cobl Main.esm  [Version 1.72]04  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm  [Version 1.34]05  Mart's Monster Mod.esm  [Version 3.7b3p3]06  TamrielTravellers.esm  [Version 1.39c]07  FCOM_Convergence.esm  [Version 0.9.9MB3]08  Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp  [Version 3.2.0]09  UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp  [Version 1.0.0]0A  DLCShiveringIsles.esp0B  Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp  [Version 1.4.0]0C  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp0D  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp0E  Francesco's Optional Chance of More Enemies.esp0F  Francesco's Optional Leveled Quests-SI only.esp10  Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp++  Francesco's Dark Seducer Weapons Patch.esp++  FCOM_Francescos.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_FrancescosItemsAddOn.esp  [Version 0.9.9]11  FCOM_FrancescosNamedBosses.esp  [Version 0.9.9]12  Fran Armor Add-on.esp13  Fran_Lv30Item_Maltz.esp++  Item interchange - Extraction.esp  [Version 0.76]14  DLCHorseArmor.esp15  DLCOrrery.esp16  DLCVileLair.esp17  DLCMehrunesRazor.esp18  DLCSpellTomes.esp19  Slof's Horses Base.esp1A  Slof's Extra Horses.esp1B  DLCThievesDen.esp1C  ExnemRuneskulls.esp++  FCOM_ExnemRuneskulls.esp  [Version 0.9.9]1D  Cobl Glue.esp  [Version 1.72]1E  Cobl Si.esp  [Version 1.63]1F  OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.72]++  FCOM_Cobl.esp  [Version 0.9.9]20  Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp21  FCOM_BobsArmory.esp  [Version 0.9.9]22  Loth's Blunt Weapons for Npcs.esp++  FCOM_LothsBluntWeapons.esp  [Version 0.9.9]23  Oblivion WarCry EV.esp24  FCOM_WarCry.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB3]25  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp  [Version 1.34]26  FCOM_Convergence.esp  [Version 0.9.9Mb3]++  FCOM_EntropicOrderRebalance.esp  [Version 0.9.9beta2]27  FCOM_RealSwords.esp  [Version 0.9.9]28  FCOM_DurabilityAndDamage.esp  [Version 0.9.9]29  Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]2A  Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]2B  Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]2C  TamrielTravellers4OOO.esp  [Version 1.39c]2D  TamrielTravellersItemsNPC.esp  [Version 1.39c]2E  TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp  [Version 1.39c]2F  ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp  [Version 1.39c]**  TamrielTravellersHorseTextures.esp++  FCOM_DiverseGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_BobsGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_HungersUnitySI.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_Archery.esp  [Version 0.9.9]30  TIE In.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - ExnemRuneskulls.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - Cobl.esp  [Version 1.2b]31  TIE In - FCOM Convergence.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - RealSwords.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - MMM Craft.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - DiverseGuardUnity.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - BobsGuardUnity.esp  [Version 1.2b]32  OOO-WaterFish.esp  [Version 1.34]++  MMM-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.69]33  DLCBattlehornCastle.esp34  DLCfrostcrag.esp35  FrostcragRebornCobl.esp36  Knights.esp++  TIE In - Knights.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  FCOM_Knights.esp  [Version 0.9.9Mb3]++  FCOM_UnofficialFranArmorAddon.esp  [Version 0.9.9]37  Harvest [Flora].esp  [Version 3.0.0]++  Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp  [Version 3.0.0]++  Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp  [Version 3.0.0]38  Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp  [Version 3.0.0]++  TIE In - SlofsHorses.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - DLCOrrery.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - DLCThievesDen.esp  [Version 1.2b]++  TIE In - DLCFrostcrag.esp  [Version 1.2b]39  Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp++  Item interchange - Placement for FCOM.esp  [Version 0.76]++  Item interchange - Placement for Frostcrag Reborn.esp  [Version 0.76]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  Cobl Filter Late MERGE ONLY.esp  [Version 1.53]3A  Bashed Patch, 0.esp3B  Streamline 3.1.esp

If you don't know what Streamline does, then why did you install it?

Try reading what it is that Streamline does.

What your describing is the major purpose of that mod. It's trying to maintain your FPS by sacrificing graphics settings.

You can turn it off if you want. Just look at the docs that come with it.

Turn off Streamsmooth. That is the main feature replaced by OSR. You may need to turn of Streamsight as well. My mind is a little fuzzy on that note.

Oh, wow. I feel absolutely retarded, lol. I thought Streamline did invisible tweaks to make it run faster, not just change my video settings.

Streamline does much more than that. That is only one of its features. Some people have to turn off more than one of its features, many OSR users turn of Streamsmooth. Others have visual problems that leads them to turn off Streamsight. If you are not using the autosaves, then the only feature that is still left over is Streampurge. I have made a number of recommendations for the INI on this page: http://sites.google.com/site/oblivionpoinfo/ini/streamline.

Edit: Streamline focuses more on editing distant details, so you can probably leave it on. If you still do not like how it looks, turn it off, but it is an FPS optimizer.

Poor ol' FCOM.
It takes a beating even when the culprit clearly has nothing to do with the mod. :whistling: