The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - MODS & TWEAKS

Exsurgo · 10 Jun 2012 at 14:45

Running out of Vram with the 2K textures and dlc textures pack

Omaeka · 10 Jun 2012 at 14:50

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6

This is absolutely 100% must have for anyone trying to mod Skyrim!

Fanatic · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:01

Exsurgo said:
Running out of Vram with the 2K textures and dlc textures pack

Have you tried using the Texture Optimizer?

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12801

I used resize if > 2048. Can't see any difference in the texture quality, and you can see as the optimizer goes through, how much smaller the files are.

Exsurgo · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:16

Cheers going to have a try with that now.

Fanatic · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:32

Can also try setting Compatibility mode: Disable desktop composition on the Skyrim shortcut. Turns off Aero desktop while you play.

Exsurgo · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:48

The game seems to run better. Still using 1280MB of Vram though, which can cause some stuttering in Whiterun and the game generally falls over with ultra low fps after 30min of gameplay though, damn memory leaks

. FPS does not drop below 60 now which is good.

KatanaDV20 · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:56

SS-89 said:
So I thought I would post this in here for anyone else looking to replicate a similar look:

Screenshots:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22066758&postcount=15342
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22074211&postcount=15364

The basic ENB, FXAA injector and Lighting mods are: Unreal Cinema ENB, Realistic Lighting and Immersive Environment (I'm running other various texture mods but just focusing on these right now)

I compiled the relevant files into a rar for easy download.
https://rapidshare.com/files/2904708237/Custom_enb___injector.rar

Place those files into your skyrim directory (delete any previous ENB/FXAA settings) and you're good to go (You will need to adjust the brightness, mine is 3 clicks down from the highest).

This is working great for me thanks a lot for making that .rar!!

Just one question - loadtimes are now about 5 minutes :eek:

Is this normal with ENB?

arknor · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:04

Fanatic said:
Have you tried using the Texture Optimizer?

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12801

I used resize if > 2048. Can't see any difference in the texture quality, and you can see as the optimizer goes through, how much smaller the files are.

are you suposed to unpack the bas files first? as it just ignores them for me even when i tick compress bsa

HankScorpio · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:17

KatanaDV20 said:
This is working great for me thanks a lot for making that .rar!!

Just one question - loadtimes are now about 5 minutes

Is this normal with ENB?

I use max ENB settings and 2k texture pack and every other graphical advancement and loading times increase, but only by about 40%, so about 10 seconds for me. On HDD as well

Fanatic · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:24

arknor said:
are you suposed to unpack the bas files first? as it just ignores them for me even when i tick compress bsa

I didn't, I have the loose files version of Skyrim 2K HD.

Pighardia · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:09

Does nobody use NMM anymore?

I still use it for all the mods I use

Lycosa · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:27

Pighardia said:
Does nobody use NMM anymore?

I still use it for all the mods I use

I use it for almost everything, seems silly not to use it.

SS-89 · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:45

KatanaDV20 said:
This is working great for me thanks a lot for making that .rar!!

Just one question - loadtimes are now about 5 minutes

Is this normal with ENB?

Glad somebody found it useful

Nope definitely not normal, I'm using a variety of different texture/grass/landscape/gameplay mods through NMM and my load times are never more than 5-10 seconds.

KatanaDV20 · 10 Jun 2012 at 21:11

SS-89 said:
Glad somebody found it useful Nope definitely not normal, I'm using a variety of different texture/grass/landscape/gameplay mods through NMM and my load times are never more than 5-10 seconds.

Oh no whats goin on with my game then. It used to be a 10sec load for me as well but when I put the ENB stuff in there the load time is 5mins. I will have to find out whats going on because if you get slotted in the game the reload is also 5mins!!

I definitely found it REALLY useful, really helped me that I didnt have to hunt around for everything, unzip and ready to go. Thanks again

Pighardia said:
Does nobody use NMM anymore?
I still use it for all the mods I use

Ive never used it and Ive got loads of addons. But its not because I hate it or something - it just never crossed my mind. And by the time I realized many people were using it - it was too late for me since I already have tons of addons installed. But all of them work great and the game looks great so its not a big deal for me. I have downloaded it though to check it out!

HankScorpio · 10 Jun 2012 at 23:20

I use around 95% NMM and 5% Steam workshop for thigns I can't find on the nexus.

StriderX · 11 Jun 2012 at 01:02

Um, Just wondering about Vsync in this game...

Its obviously a catch 22 without some sort of frame limiter, the question being if i turn it off, what do i do from there?

I have been away from this game for quite awhile, so do not know of any new things going on, besides the arrival of the unofficial patch and Dawngaurd.

I would like to play it without mods (USKP excluded), preferably for now.

Fanatic · 11 Jun 2012 at 01:42

StriderX said:
Um, Just wondering about Vsync in this game...

Its obviously a catch 22 without some sort of frame limiter, the question being if i turn it off, what do i do from there?

I have been away from this game for quite awhile, so do not know of any new things going on, besides the arrival of the unofficial patch and Dawngaurd.

I would like to play it without mods (USKP excluded), preferably for now.

Madness, you want at least SkyUI and Categorised Favourites Menu too

.

Jimbo Mahoney · 11 Jun 2012 at 10:08

SS-89 said:
So I thought I would post this in here for anyone else looking to replicate a similar look:

Screenshots:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22066758&postcount=15342
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22074211&postcount=15364
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22082168&postcount=15372

The basic ENB, FXAA injector and Lighting mods are: Unreal Cinema ENB, Realistic Lighting and Immersive Environment (I'm running other various texture mods but just focusing on these right now)

I compiled the relevant files into a rar for easy download.
https://rapidshare.com/files/2904708237/Custom_enb___injector.rar

Place those files into your skyrim directory (delete any previous ENB/FXAA settings) and you're good to go (You will need to adjust the brightness, mine is 3 clicks down from the highest).

Revamped exterior fog is also needed (placed at the bottom of your load order):
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=9930

Please ensure Realistic Lighting Patcher is 1 place above Realistic Lighting in your load order.

I also adjusted the ENB file to alter the pitch black nights to a more realistic setting.

To do this Download: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=17400

Place it in your skyrim root folder where the enb files are located.

Run it and under the following parameters (On the environment tab) alter these values:

Ambient Lighting:

Intensity At Night - 10
Shadow Strength At Night - 10

Bloom:

Amount At night - 10

If you also experience rays coming off the moon at night, go to the Sky tab and under the sun parameter untick sun rays.

To disable letterboxing, in the enb customiser tool go to 'Other' tab and untick letterbox height.

The nights are not pitch black anymore but I'd say a torch is still required (My preference). For reference I'm also using torch & street light mods as below but it's up to you if you require them:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=4764#content (V4a default brightness, 2x radius)

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=17605

I hope somebody finds this useful.

Thanks a million for this! Looks stunning!

EDIT - Actually, I did some more research and experimenting and found that "Realistic Lighting" didn't play well with ENB (too washed out), so I disabled it. I also found I got better performance from this release / presets:

http://enbseries.enbdev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=410&start=30#p3939

(40 fps vs. 35 fps)

With this sort of frame rate though, I'm tempted with an upgrade! (See sig for somewhat outdated rig!)

SS-89 · 11 Jun 2012 at 23:53

Jimbo Mahoney said:
Thanks a million for this! Looks stunning!

EDIT - Actually, I did some more research and experimenting and found that "Realistic Lighting" didn't play well with ENB (too washed out), so I disabled it. I also found I got better performance from this release / presets:

http://enbseries.enbdev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=410&start=30#p3939

(40 fps vs. 35 fps)

With this sort of frame rate though, I'm tempted with an upgrade! (See sig for somewhat outdated rig!)

It shouldn't be washed out at all as can be seen in my screenshots. Did you put realistic lighting patcher above realistic lighting in your load order as per my instructions?

KatanaDV20 · 12 Jun 2012 at 00:34

@ SS-89 - I got my EXTERIOR preset looking just the way I want it, and Skyrim is looking awesome

But....when I walk into an interior location like a house, inn etc. I cant see anything

Its like night in there. Even when I use a torch I cant see anything! Can you advise me please! Which slider should I tweak to fix this? Thankss!!