The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - MODS & TWEAKS

TonyTurbo78 said:
and your quest for the best looking game on pc has started lol. So much fun adding mods, I'm around 150+ now and then game is just different league...not just graphically, but gameplay, immersion, everything.

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What mods get that graphical level? :eek:
 
did antivirus scan
did Malwarebytes scan as well
and Hitman Pro scan also

checked chrome extensions nothing there
checked installed programs for obvious malware nope nothing
didnt find anything...very weird.

Can get back on nexusmods without the fake java pop up now. It was embedded in certain local ads. Was affecting other websites not just nexusmods
 
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installed a bunch of mods

first things first. When i installed everything then started up skyrim took some screens then shut it down then went into NMM it said both skyrim.ini and skyrimprefs.ini were read only (as instructed by ENB Purevision) so for me to use NMM i have to enable write for them.... so why the hell does Purevision say to make them read only???

I have no idea whether Purevision is installed...no idea at all. I just download mods via NMM and install them. NMM says im good to go? Though i tried to follow the instructions in the description..thought i did. I then also check them using LOOT and didnt get any conflicts, though a few warnings. So why does my skyrim still look like **** ? Albeit with higher res as i installed the high res dlc.

Thought it looked very dark as well...and its the middle of the day jeez....

Graphical mods i have installed 1920x1080 ULTRA detail (fps rock solid at 60)

Unofficial Skyrim Patch
Unofficial High Res patch
Purevision ENB v1.3 (i think)
Enhanced Lights and FX
Skyrim Flora Overhaul
Natural Grass Texture Floor
Skyrim HD - 2k textures Dungeons LITE
Skyrim HD - 2k textures Landscapes LITE
Skyrim HD - 2k textures Towns LITE
Skyrim HD - 2k textures Riften LITE
Skyrim HD - 2k textures Misc LITE
Pure Weather

NOTE - i forgot to install SFO. Will take pics with it installed as well. These are pics without SFO but everything else above.





 
here are a list of current mods guys

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Also, follow these guides step by step guys, it will give you a good start. Obviously not all my mods are on his guide, but if you follow what he does to the tee, then add all the others from my list after, you will be golden. It does take a while, modding does ;)

tutorial vid
 
ahh looks like i didnt do step 4.

1. Download ENBSeries v0.261 (enbseries_skyrim_v0261.zip) from my ENBSeries archive or enbdev.com and extract it somewhere.
2. Copy d3d9.dll AND enbhost.exe from the wrapper folder to Steam/steamapps/common/Skyrim.
3. Download PureVision installer via your mod manager and activate it there. Choose your preferred PureVision version and the optionals and install.
4. NMM and Wrye Bash users go to Steam/SteamApps/common/Skyrim/Data/PureVision_ENB_files.
4. Mod Organizer users go to Mod Organizer/mods/PureVision ENB (version).
5. Copy all files and folders from there to your Steam/steamapps/common/Skyrim.
6. Go to Steam/steamapps/common/Skyrim and set the following values in enblocal.ini:
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so i do step 4, 5, 6. So all the enb files are in the Skyrim folder (and also in skyrim/data/PureVision_ENB_files folder i guess)

Then copy pasted all the values into the enblocal.ini exactly

started skyrim - crash to desktop. Hrmm
 
are you using Boss, Wyre Bash, and Tes5edit Surfer? if not then I suggest you watch the video above that I posted which will give you a better understanding. You have to do a lot of extra work getting all the mods working flawlessly.
 
yeah ill check the tutorial video you posted thanks :)

Yeah im using Tes5edit and LOOT and NMM

found it a bit weird in the enblocal.ini there is speedhack option?

EDIT: found an error using Tes5edit. A conflict probably between two "compatible" mods i'll bet...Pure Weather and ELFX Enhancer Cant do any more work on it now otherwise im gonna smash my monitor in :mad::D
 
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think i fixed it :) i had dragonborn.esp selected when i dont have dragonborn doh! Skyrim loads up fine woah much better graphics though my pc fps takes a battering...goes down to 40 minimum. Average is 40 - 55. (before it would be rock solid 60 and never change) pics soon :)

edit check temps (cpu fine at 40 under load back at stock) hrmm not too happy that my GPU goes up to 90 degrees! new gpu as well! :eek:
 
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Surfer said:
think i fixed it :) i had dragonborn.esp selected when i dont have dragonborn doh! Skyrim loads up fine woah much better graphics though my pc fps takes a battering...goes down to 40 minimum. Average is 40 - 55. (before it would be rock solid 60 and never change) pics soon :)

edit check temps (cpu fine at 40 under load back at stock) hrmm not too happy that my GPU goes up to 90 degrees! new gpu as well! :eek:
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Keep at it... one thing when you're using an ENB you should find you can get away with setting the "shadow" setting in the game lower than you normally would and it'll still look good

I also found that Depth-of-field in the ENBs was a major performance hog, and get a lot better frame-rates with it disabled (but everything else left on)... Suits me fine as I don't find aggressive DOF effects very nice to play with
 
Starting over with a minimal modded install and need help deciding Lighting and maybe weather mods. I'm not too fussed about weather - generally satisfied with vanilla weather, but some of these things cover a bit of both.

In the past I have used CoT + ELFX, but now I don't really care for how bleak CoT makes the game look and would prefer not to use it.

From what I can see there is the choice of the following:
Enhanced Lighting for ENB (ELE)
Relighting Skyrim
Enhanced Lights and FX
RCRN AE

I'm not keen on RLO and would rather use ELFX again if it comes down to that - I think ELFX is far better.

Relighting Skyrim looks interesting although it's still kind of a work in progress. I like how it keeps to the vanilla lighting feel compared to ELFX which for me seemed overdone with the dark/light contrast.

RCRN is another interesting one, although a PITA to install and configure and not sure if it's worth it.

ELE looks to be by far the best, although still very early work in progress so unfortunately need to use something else for now.

Would rather not use ENB in any case - really trying to keep things simple this time as I want to play the game not admire a tech demo. :p

At the moment I'm leaning towards Relighting Skyrim because it is simple and keeps to the vanilla feel, but not sure if it is the best choice.



Edit: Regarding weather, I've stumbled across Pure Weather which looks pretty good and simple.

Edit2: After messing around a bit I've decided to go with Pure Weathers + Pure Waters + ELFX combo. Not going to use ELFX Enhancer.
 
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I have ELFX installed and its good i think. Skyrim looks lovely (gonna try recording a video as screenshots dont do it justice my ss always look a fair bit worse than i see them in game, using steam screenshots). Although i might have to do something about night time because its waaaayyy too dark... I was up at Windhelm at night and it was snowing and i literally could not see **** except a ton of snow... maybe there was a problem with my mod installs because it was even too dark to see the sky.

In saying that i really like the darkness in dungeons now. A torch is a must! And the lighting effect is really nice.
 
if you press shift+enter you can bring up the ENB menu. With that, go to the environment lighting tab. direct lighting, ambient lighting and play with the settings for night, day, internal and external to suit.
 
Tony lol I still need them crossfire enb settings mate...Its even worse now since im running 3440x1440, I get about 20fps on a single card lol.
 
Matson said:
Tony lol I still need them crossfire enb settings mate...Its even worse now since im running 3440x1440, I get about 20fps on a single card lol.
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jesus yeah completely forgot...had loads going on in my life, mainly a really ill father..just so many things going on in my wee little head. Soz man
 
No1newts said:
Yeah the night lighting on the mod is insane, post 730pm game time you cannot see a foot infront of you.
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Well yeah but that's sort of what it would be like at night in the middle of nowhere... There are ways to combat it (torches, wearable lanterns mod, night-eye if you're the right class)... Or just sleep through the nights at an Inn (especially if you're using a Realistic Needs type mod that requires you to rest)...
 
Surfer said:
anyone else getting redirected to a false java update page when they are on the Purevision ENB mod page on nexusmods?

I could paste the link it takes me to but id get banned i think :D This is basically a new pc so havent had time to get all giggidy with naughty pages so its weird its doing that redirect to...a dodgy java page.
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It that still going on? Its a compromised ad network. Nexus mods owner is supposed be getting it sorted and did disable ads for a while. Install some kind of ad blocker
 
uncle_rufus said:
Well yeah but that's sort of what it would be like at night in the middle of nowhere... There are ways to combat it (torches, wearable lanterns mod, night-eye if you're the right class)... Or just sleep through the nights at an Inn (especially if you're using a Realistic Needs type mod that requires you to rest)...
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I'm not complaining helps immersion and I'm aiming for a good RP experience so just lay up for the night, irritating when you are in the middle of locations though as torches barely help so just end up stumbling along :p
 
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