The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - MODS & TWEAKS

Sorted my 2k texture occasional stutter with enboost and frame clamp. Also tested difference with and without enboost. My system ram dropped from around 2GB to now 650mb! VRAM has increased of course and is now up to around 3GB at times. Glad I've got 4GB cards ;)

Either way all running great.

Sounds good bud. I use the ifpsclamp=60 tweak plus the skyrim stutter fix (anti lag CFg and a dll) to get a really smooth performance on my gsync monitor (skyrim can be weird with gsync and not smooth at all without these tweaks for me).

How on earth do you use so little system ram? I thought the whole point of enboost (which I also use along with all enb stuff) was to allow more access and use of system ram on 64 bit systems? My total system ram usage averages around 6gb when I'm playing. My VRAM usage averages about 2.5gb.
 
Thanks, yeah grabbed the frame clamp tip form the OP. So thanks to OP for that :) Whats this other stutter fix you're using? (not that I need any more really, but would be good to know)

Yeah what Enboost does (at least to my understanding) is simply migrate the games system ram usage and drop the burden onto your VRAM. Hence why my VRAM usage is now so high. Its to allow more headroom for normal system ram allocation to the game. Therefore in theory less likely to hit the games system ram limit of 3.1 GB.

Thats my understanding of it anyway.

Had great time last night running SFO and 2k HD and CaBal textures. Looks lovely. Was stable for the 5hour sesh I played too. :)

EDIT: just to add my ram usage is of the game specifically itself via Skyrim Performance monitor, i.e it does not include whatever your OS uses etc
 
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If you're already using the ifpsclamp fix, then I'm also using this http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2581/?

I wrote a big piece somewhere on these forums about my stutter fixes for skyrim with SLI and gsync. I think how skyrim runs when it comes to stutter is quite individual and down to a lot of factors. My solution is very specific to my enb and my set up.
For example I experimented with a new enb a few days ago, and it basically broke my stutter fixes. No idea how or why, as I pretty much know this game and all it's tweaking inside and out now.
 
If you're already using the ifpsclamp fix, then I'm also using this http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2581/?

I wrote a big piece somewhere on these forums about my stutter fixes for skyrim with SLI and gsync. I think how skyrim runs when it comes to stutter is quite individual and down to a lot of factors. My solution is very specific to my enb and my set up.
For example I experimented with a new enb a few days ago, and it basically broke my stutter fixes. No idea how or why, as I pretty much know this game and all it's tweaking inside and out now.

Interesting. The only other stutter I've always had across many builds is one just as you enter Solitude in certain lighting conditions and on the steps of Whiterun to Dragonsreach very occasionally again down to certain lighting conditions. Both of these are minor stuttering but noticeable. However dropping shadows from Ultra to high or medium 100% fixes it. When that stutter happened I noticed the fps were around 40fps to 50fps so I came to the conclusion that Skyrim simply does not like to run below 60fps. Either that or shadows is just not perfectly optimised. I've experienced that on many different cards. Simple fix though in the end.
 
Meh! My 970 GTX is going back tomorrow due to the Vram/ROP scandal, however it's being replaced with a KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 SOC Gamer 4096MB. I'm both excited and annoyed at the same time, will also be good to see how Skyrim runs now.. Not that it was a problem before except at one point when the vram went beyond 3.5GB
 
Meh! My 970 GTX is going back tomorrow due to the Vram/ROP scandal, however it's being replaced with a KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 SOC Gamer 4096MB. I'm both excited and annoyed at the same time, will also be good to see how Skyrim runs now.. Not that it was a problem before except at one point when the vram went beyond 3.5GB
Wait now, they mislead you so you end up giving them a boat load more money for a handful of extra frames? I'm confused :confused:
 
Wait now, they mislead you so you end up giving them a boat load more money for a handful of extra frames? I'm confused :confused:

I did the same thing myself.

I felt I had been sold a card that didn't perform as I had expected. I gratefully took advantage of some superb customer service from OCUK, and put my full refund toward a card that does meet my expectations. I have gained more than a handful of frames, and it certainly didn't cost a "boat load of money".... unless you consider £150 a boat load!

What in particular do you find confusing about any of that?
 
Ok, not sure if those of you that using SLi/CrossFire is in need of this fix or not but it been slightly altered now: OneTweak and then download the (beta) version.
You can actually use this tweak without having the BorderlessWindow function. All you have to do is install it, in my case I'm using Mod Organizer so just tic the box and start the game breifly to make sure the INI folder will be populated, then close the game.

Go into the OneTweak Information box and then INI-Files, change these two settings from true to false:
BorderlessWindow=false
Active=false
and then you good to go. You can now benefit from the usage of the Double Cursor Fix, Dynamic Process Priority, ShowRaceMenu precache killer and NoIntro.

Reason I mention this is that you couldn't change the BorderlessWindow function earlier (or it was me that wasn't able to see where to do it) but after his update in January I noticed it is now possible so hence thought I mention it if anyone running Sli/CrossFire would want to use it. =)
 
I did the same thing myself.

I felt I had been sold a card that didn't perform as I had expected. I gratefully took advantage of some superb customer service from OCUK, and put my full refund toward a card that does meet my expectations. I have gained more than a handful of frames, and it certainly didn't cost a "boat load of money".... unless you consider £150 a boat load!

What in particular do you find confusing about any of that?

Could not have said it any better my self :)
 
Does anyone know of any Daedric & Dragonbone armour re-textures that are any good? CaBaL covers the others, but would be good to have some higher res of the missing two sets.

Cheers.
 
Repost of mine from a couple of weeks ago.

I wanted to end the game in style but the default Daedric armor is lacking in detail up close so wanted something else and ended up crafting loads :)

Some here are mods and some originals.

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I thought I had decided on the Drakul armor.

Then I found better Daedric texture mod which is really awesome up close. So i went full circle and ended back chosing the Daedric although this much better version. :) Could have saved myself a weekend if I had found this first lol

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A couple of mashups.

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different Royal Daedric Head options.

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Avatar of Baltazar & Drakul female companion.
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The Royal Daedric Glow version in the dark :)
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The texturing and detail of the Royal Daedric really is incredible in game. Get the mod here
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Images over 1,280 pixels wide should be placed in spoiler tags as I've done for you.

Cheers

Surveyor
 
Great post Devious, thanks!

Funny enough before reading this today, I stumbled across the Royal Daedric on nexus and gave the def glow option a try just before calling it a night last night and was stunned. Dont know why I didn't get notification of your post, would have saved me some time. Oh well got there in the end. Brilliant and the final piece of re-textures I needed.

Love the Baltazar armour in your pics btw!


@Reaper which armour mods are you running with? I'm intrigued :)

Btw only a small side thing, but I use this font mod which may be of some mild interest:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40440/?
One of those tiny mods that I wouldn't be without.
 
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Have been checking out some quick mod reviews from Gobher in his Skylight: Skyrim Mods YouTube series, find some that might be of interest for some of you and that I found interesting myself so thought I share them with you here. Then again, you might already seen and used these mods before. :D

This is a mod for you that like to tinker with your settings and such: IMAGINATOR - Visual Control Device for Skyrim
Short description in-case you don't want to jump over to Nexus and check it out:
IMAGINATOR is a stand-alone, in-game, image modification tool.

It allows you to separately control visual elements like Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Sky Brightness, Sunlight Output, Bloom and Tint all from within an easy-to-navigate MCM. Never before have you had such power! Seriously.


Also works when using ENB's so might be of interest if you not already have it or find the normal way ok (not used a ENB yet so have no way of knowing)
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Not done anything magic yet myself but this is a mod I found interesting and most likely will be using when/if I do a Mage character: Spell Crafting for Skyrim
Unfortunately it not been updated since 2013 but hopefully it wont have any conflicts, because it sure looked like fun, the ability to combine up tp 5 different spells. =)
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Then 2 small mods, that just add a bit of immersion to the game. One of them do shows where the Hold Borders are located though and some of you might already be using it, or have used it, they are compatible with each other but the Designs of the Nords flags will make the ones in Hold Border Banners a bit nicer, that's all. =) Well, the Design will also make other Banners/Flags look more impressive, all around Skyrim. =)

Hold Border Banners

Designs of the Nords
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This one will definitely be going in my load order as I am not to fond of the "take a chance and end up with a trillion different pots" when doing Alchemy.. LOL

Alchemist Compendium - If I understand it right, covers all recipes in Skyrim. :D
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This is a mod I'm already using and find it very useful, you know instantly by looking at a Plant/Ingredient what it can be used for (as long as you discovered it that is) or how a pcs of armour will increase or decrease your Damage/Armour rating as to what you wearing at the moment, also shows your Carry Weight.. basically a easier way to find out if you can grab stuff without becoming overloaded. =)

moreHUD
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Not sure about you all but I often end up accidentally picking up something I don't want and this mod sure will save time going through the inventory to drop it. :o

QuickDrop
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For those of you that like more realistic playing and using Frostfall or similar mods I thought this might be interesting:

iNeed - Food Water and Sleep

It looked like a very simple but yet useful tool to keep track of your basic needs... Then again, I not tired any of these Survival Mods yet so guess it is open to discussion so to speak. =)

And to follow up on Survival Mods, this one can be beneficial in such a playthrough as well, since the two fires that goes with it do warm you up if playing such a game. But, for me anyway right now, it looks like such a better way to travel and not having to go to a certain City all the time to fiddle about in your bought house. ;)

Gypsy Eyes Caravan

And this one also going into my load order, I just have to try it out later when I am back from Solstheim. :D
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And if you find yourself lonely on your walkabouts in Skyrim and looking for a Companion, and maybe want someone that not to polish around the edges, maybe this one is for you ? :p

Arissa - The Wandering Rogue

She has almost 500 lines of dialogue and one line you will sort of recognize, bit of a spoiler maybe but I found it funny the way they made it:

You ask to trade some things with her and she replies:

I'm sworn to carry your burdens... Oh. Wait. I'm not.

:p :D
 
Still need to run a few more tweaks as I'm running at around 30fps but here are a few screenshots. The pictures really do not do it justice, stupid compression.
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Have been checking out some quick mod reviews from Gobher in his Skylight: Skyrim Mods YouTube series, find some that might be of interest for some of you and that I found interesting myself so thought I share them with you here. Then again, you might already seen and used these mods before. :D

This is a mod for you that like to tinker with your settings and such: IMAGINATOR - Visual Control Device for Skyrim
Short description in-case you don't want to jump over to Nexus and check it out:
IMAGINATOR is a stand-alone, in-game, image modification tool.

It allows you to separately control visual elements like Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Sky Brightness, Sunlight Output, Bloom and Tint all from within an easy-to-navigate MCM. Never before have you had such power! Seriously.


Also works when using ENB's so might be of interest if you not already have it or find the normal way ok (not used a ENB yet so have no way of knowing)
_________

Not done anything magic yet myself but this is a mod I found interesting and most likely will be using when/if I do a Mage character: Spell Crafting for Skyrim
Unfortunately it not been updated since 2013 but hopefully it wont have any conflicts, because it sure looked like fun, the ability to combine up tp 5 different spells. =)
_________

Then 2 small mods, that just add a bit of immersion to the game. One of them do shows where the Hold Borders are located though and some of you might already be using it, or have used it, they are compatible with each other but the Designs of the Nords flags will make the ones in Hold Border Banners a bit nicer, that's all. =) Well, the Design will also make other Banners/Flags look more impressive, all around Skyrim. =)

Hold Border Banners

Designs of the Nords
_________

This one will definitely be going in my load order as I am not to fond of the "take a chance and end up with a trillion different pots" when doing Alchemy.. LOL

Alchemist Compendium - If I understand it right, covers all recipes in Skyrim. :D
_________

This is a mod I'm already using and find it very useful, you know instantly by looking at a Plant/Ingredient what it can be used for (as long as you discovered it that is) or how a pcs of armour will increase or decrease your Damage/Armour rating as to what you wearing at the moment, also shows your Carry Weight.. basically a easier way to find out if you can grab stuff without becoming overloaded. =)

moreHUD
_________

Not sure about you all but I often end up accidentally picking up something I don't want and this mod sure will save time going through the inventory to drop it. :o

QuickDrop
_________

For those of you that like more realistic playing and using Frostfall or similar mods I thought this might be interesting:

iNeed - Food Water and Sleep

It looked like a very simple but yet useful tool to keep track of your basic needs... Then again, I not tired any of these Survival Mods yet so guess it is open to discussion so to speak. =)

And to follow up on Survival Mods, this one can be beneficial in such a playthrough as well, since the two fires that goes with it do warm you up if playing such a game. But, for me anyway right now, it looks like such a better way to travel and not having to go to a certain City all the time to fiddle about in your bought house. ;)

Gypsy Eyes Caravan

And this one also going into my load order, I just have to try it out later when I am back from Solstheim. :D
_________

And if you find yourself lonely on your walkabouts in Skyrim and looking for a Companion, and maybe want someone that not to polish around the edges, maybe this one is for you ? :p

Arissa - The Wandering Rogue

She has almost 500 lines of dialogue and one line you will sort of recognize, bit of a spoiler maybe but I found it funny the way they made it:

You ask to trade some things with her and she replies:

I'm sworn to carry your burdens... Oh. Wait. I'm not.

:p :D

Nice post fella :)

You've also reminded me about Imaginator which I used ages ago, and then got rid of. I use a heavily modified enb, but there are certain aspects I'm never 100% happy with that I can't resolve in the enbseries etc files. I think Imaginator may be a quick and easy tweak for some of them perhaps, going to give it a whirl...
 
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