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This is a good mod to use with ENB and dark nights:
[URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2068"]Eternal Torch[/URL] |
This may be a dumb question, but I'm pretty new to modding so I'll ask it anyways: Why would I want to use (and should I use) the FPS limiter? It says smoother gameplay, but why does a limited frame rate give smoother play? I'm normally getting around 60 FPS, although sometimes it goes up to 70 or down to 50 depending on the situation.
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[QUOTE=Jtrizzy;33972983]I'm all over the hype train for this game...I just got a new receiver yesterday, the uncompressed sound adds so much immersion, I explored for about 3 hours without doing a single mission lol. Now I just need a simple and easy way to add mods.
BTW, how do you recharge the energy in a staff? I picked up a powerful one early on, but it only has about one blast.[/QUOTE] RB on the pad. It will show you as you highlight the item in the menu as long as it's an enchanted item that is able to be re-charged. |
[QUOTE=Dmax3901;33972796]HQ towns and villages looks worth checking out but the Town Guards? Looks like Majora's Mask or something.[/QUOTE]
I don't think they look bad personally. I like how the chain mail looks in certain lighting too. [IMG]http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n535/benn1ce/TESV2012-01-0321-13-20-85.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n535/benn1ce/TESV2012-01-0321-12-06-04.jpg[/IMG] |
my first attempt at using ENB. lol
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/j4jOmrKoDqgWR.bmp[/IMG] |
You played with fire!
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[QUOTE=LiquidMetal14;33973999]You played with fire![/QUOTE]
It burns! D: [IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbmhkBRMojg7Z5.bmp[/IMG] Simply stunning. :'} Some other file must be messing with the settings. I'm using this w/out any modifications. :P [url]http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5253#content[/url] |
I downloaded No More Blocky Faces and it might have borked my game.
Loading my saves gets me crashing back to the desktop, and Verifying Game Cache from Steam just forced me to download the whole game again! Oh boy. |
[QUOTE=Tom Penny;33973611]I don't think they look bad personally. I like how the chain mail looks in certain lighting too.
[IMG]http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n535/benn1ce/TESV2012-01-0321-13-20-85.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n535/benn1ce/TESV2012-01-0321-12-06-04.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Whoa ok, I was clearly looking at the wrong screenshots. |
[QUOTE=JVIDICAN;33974195]It burns! D:
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbmhkBRMojg7Z5.bmp[/IMG] Simply stunning. :'} Some other file must be messing with the settings. I'm using this w/out any modifications. :P [url]http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5253#content[/url][/QUOTE] In skyrimprefs.ini, have you set bFloatPointRenderTarget=1? |
[QUOTE=JVIDICAN;33973940]my first attempt at using ENB. lol
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/j4jOmrKoDqgWR.bmp[/IMG][/QUOTE] That's not that much worse than some of the "good" ENB settings floating around. A lot of screenshots look "real" in that they look like they are overexposed photos taken with a cheap camera set at +5 EV. </hyperbole> |
i tried using boris' ENB enchancement via nexus mod - it seems to not be working at all...
do i have to install something outside of nexus mod manager to get it to work? |
[QUOTE=JVIDICAN;33974195]It burns! D:
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/jbmhkBRMojg7Z5.bmp[/IMG] Simply stunning. :'} Some other file must be messing with the settings. I'm using this w/out any modifications. :P [url]http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5253#content[/url][/QUOTE] Ahahaha what sort of shit config is th... oh. I wish I knew why so many people are having that brightness problem. It seems to be all over the place for different people. What it should look like, even in snow in daytime: [img]http://www.abload.de/img/tesv2012-01-0322-04-50q26i.jpg[/img] |
[QUOTE=NBtoaster;33974476]In skyrimprefs.ini, have you set bFloatPointRenderTarget=1?[/QUOTE]
I did not. lol. That made it allot more tolerable. It still looks way too bright though. [QUOTE=Confidence Man;33975636]Ahahaha what sort of shit config is th... oh. I wish I knew why so many people are having that brightness problem. It seems to be all over the place for different people. What it should look like, even in snow in daytime: [img]http://www.abload.de/img/tesv2012-01-0322-04-50q26i.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Even this seems [B]way[/B] too bright to me. I love how it looks on the character model but the environments, not so much. |
[QUOTE=XAL;33975052]i tried using boris' ENB enchancement via nexus mod - it seems to not be working at all...
do i have to install something outside of nexus mod manager to get it to work?[/QUOTE] When I use ENB mods. I use the normal FXAA injector program. Then I download the ENB files in a different folder. I then copy and past the files into my Skyrim folder were the TESV thing is. Then you can try different ENB's by just pasting over them. Usually you can toggle them using shift F12 or Pause / Break button. I can toggle 4 different looks between shift F12 and Pause / Break button. [QUOTE=Confidence Man;33975636] I wish I knew why so many people are having that brightness problem. It seems to be all over the place for different people. What it should look like, even in snow in daytime: [/QUOTE] Can you show a screen in normal field like were one of the Giants are. I used you config and it looked good in towns but in fields with bushes etc the saturation and bloom was crazy. Grass was bright yellowish red. |
[QUOTE=XAL;33975052]i tried using boris' ENB enchancement via nexus mod - it seems to not be working at all...
do i have to install something outside of nexus mod manager to get it to work?[/QUOTE] I am similarly confused and feel silly for it. |
i Installed the ENB mod but the game crashes on startup. Any fix for this?
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[QUOTE=Tom Penny;33975754]
Can you show a screen in normal field like were one of the Giants are. I used you config and it looked good in towns but in fields with bushes etc the saturation and bloom was crazy. Grass was bright yellowish red.[/QUOTE] The orange tone of the area around Whiterun is normal (for ENB anyway), maybe it has something to do with the tonemapping process he uses. It shouldn't be bloomy though, there's only a slight amount applied. |
[QUOTE=Confidence Man;33976937]The orange tone of the area around Whiterun is normal (for ENB anyway), maybe it has something to do with the tonemapping process he uses. It shouldn't be bloomy though, there's only a slight amount applied.[/QUOTE]
Unzipped your mod and it is incredibly bright... like to the point of unplayable. Is it possible that a different mod is conflicting with this? |
This is what it is looking like:
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198017526889/screenshot/613847258637948740/?tab=public[/url] |
Shouldn't look like that at all. That area should be more like this:
[img]http://www.abload.de/img/tesv2012-01-0215-11-416kig.jpg[/img] |
[QUOTE=Confidence Man;33978656]Shouldn't look like that at all. That area should be more like this:
[img]http://www.abload.de/img/tesv2012-01-0215-11-416kig.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I know it. I uninstalled the game and am reinstalling it to get a fresh start. Edit: I had changed all sorts of stuff who knows what was going on lol |
[QUOTE=Confidence Man;33978656]Shouldn't look like that at all. That area should be more like this:
[img]http://www.abload.de/img/tesv2012-01-0215-11-416kig.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] what other mods are you running? What do your skyrim.ini file and skyrimprefs.ini files look like? |
No other mods, just texture replacements.
Skyrim.ini [code][General] sLanguage=ENGLISH uExterior Cell Buffer=64 uGridsToLoad=7 [Display] fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0 fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0 fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 bAllowScreenshot=1 iPresentInterval=0 fSunShadowUpdateTime=1.000 fSunUpdateThreshold=0.250 fDefaultWorldFOV=85 fDefault1stPersonFOV=85.0000 [Controls] fMouseHeadingYScale=0.7200 fMouseHeadingXScale=0.0200 [Camera] fOverShoulderCombatAddY=-15.0000 fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=-3.0000 fOverShoulderCombatPosX=50.0000 [Audio] fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0 fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0 fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0 fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0 [Grass] bAllowCreateGrass=1 bAllowLoadGrass=0 [GeneralWarnings] SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information. [Archive] sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa [Combat] fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0 fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0 [Papyrus] fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0 bEnableLogging=0 bEnableTrace=0 bLoadDebugInformation=0 [Water] bReflectLODObjects=1 bReflectLODLand=1 bReflectSky=1 bReflectLODTrees=1 [MapMenu] fMapWorldMaxHeight=150000.0000 fMapWorldMinHeight=3000.0000 bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1 fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0 fMapWorldZoomSpeed=0.3700 fMapWorldMaxPitch=400.0000 fMapWorldYawRange=400.0000 fMapWorldInitialPitch=90.0000 fMapWorldInitialHeight=100000.0000[/code] SkyrimPrefs: [code][General] fBrightLightColorB=1.0000 fBrightLightColorG=1.0000 fBrightLightColorR=1.0000 iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1 bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0 [Imagespace] bDoDepthOfField=1 iRadialBlurLevel=0 [Display] iBlurDeferredShadowMask=5 fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000 fShadowDistance=3000.0000 iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 iShadowSplitCount=2 iMaxAnisotropy=0 fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000 fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000 fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=8000.0000 fGamma=1.0000 fDecalLOD2=2500.0000 fDecalLOD1=2000.0000 fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000 fShadowLODStartFade=2000.0000 fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000 iTexMipMapMinimum=0 iTexMipMapSkip=0 iWaterMultiSamples=0 iMultiSample=4 iShadowMode=3 bTreesReceiveShadows=1 bDrawLandShadows=1 bFull Screen=1 iSize H=1050 iSize W=1680 fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000 fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000 iScreenShotIndex=5 bShadowMaskZPrepass=0 bMainZPrepass=0 iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25 iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100 bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 sD3DDevice="Skyrim Enhanced Shaders HDR" bFXAAEnabled=0 iShadowMapResolution=2048 fShadowBiasScale=0.2500 iShadowMaskQuarter=4 iAdapter=0 iPresentInterval=0 iShadowFilter=4 bTransparencyMultisampling=0 bDrawShadows=1 [Grass] b30GrassVS=1 fGrassStartFadeDistance=10000.0000 fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=10000.0000 fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=7000.0000 [MAIN] bGamepadEnable=0 bCrosshairEnabled=1 fHUDOpacity=1.0000 bSaveOnPause=0 bSaveOnTravel=0 bSaveOnWait=0 bSaveOnRest=1 fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000 [GamePlay] bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1 bShowQuestMarkers=1 iDifficulty=2 [Interface] bDialogueSubtitles=1 bGeneralSubtitles=1 bShowCompass=1 [Controls] fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000 fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0200 bAlwaysRunByDefault=1 bInvertYValues=1 bGamePadRumble=0 bMouseAcceleration=0 [Particles] iMaxDesired=500 [SaveGame] fAutosaveEveryXMins=60.0000 [AudioMenu] fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000 fVal7=1.0000 uID7=0 fVal6=1.0000 uID6=0 fVal5=1.0000 uID5=0 fVal4=1.0000 uID4=0 fVal3=0.8000 uID3=94881 fVal2=0.7500 uID2=466532 fVal1=1.0000 uID1=554685 fVal0=0.8000 uID0=1007612 [Clouds] fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000 fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000 fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000 fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000 [TerrainManager] fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000 fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000 fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000 fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000 fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000 bShowLODInEditor=0 [NavMesh] fObstacleAlpha=0.5000 fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000 fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500 fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000 fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500 fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000 fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000 fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500 fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000 fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000 fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000 fEdgeThickness=10.0000 fPointSize=2.5000 [Trees] bRenderSkinnedTrees=1 uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20 [Decals] uMaxDecals=1000 bDecals=1 bSkinnedDecals=1 uMaxSkinDecals=100 uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60 [LOD] fLODFadeOutMultObjects=20.0000 fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000 [Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1 bShowAllResolutions=1 uLastAspectRatio=4 [BlurShaderHDR] bDoHighDynamicRange=1 [BlurShader] bUseBlurShader=0 [Water] iWaterReflectHeight=512 iWaterReflectWidth=512 bUseWaterDisplacements=1 bUseWaterRefractions=1 bUseWaterReflections=1 bUseWaterDepth=1 [/code] |
Damn saw this thread and thought the CK was out already.
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[QUOTE=Confidence Man;33979255]No other mods, just texture replacements.
Skyrim.ini [/QUOTE] interesting. Are you using an older computer? Any reason you havent enhanced the shadow resolution or anisotrophy? Skyrim Enhanced shaders eh? Thats not a mod? |
[QUOTE=Kabuki Waq;33976735]i Installed the ENB mod but the game crashes on startup. Any fix for this?[/QUOTE]
No overlays (msi Afterburner, evga precision, d3doverrider, etc...). |
I got the super brightness in ENB, too:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EgXawl.jpg[/IMG] I used Confidence Man's settings. Only thing I did was set SSAO to false because it was too much for my computer apparently. |
[b]For most ENB configs to work correctly[/b] (no awful brightness), you need to set bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 in SkyrimPrefs.ini (in Documents/My Games/Skyrim). The line is already there, just change 0 to 1.
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I did that, but it crashed my computer on the load screen for some reason. I'll try it again though.
EDIT: I changed it. Didn't crash this time, but it's still looking overly bright. |
just curious about the Skyboost mod ...
are there any adverse effects? like would Skyrim be more prone to crash if you run this? i've already read some people say that it can introduce some micro stutter when used ...whether that's true or not, i don't know. |
[QUOTE=PigSpeakers;33981126]I did that, but it crashed my computer on the load screen for some reason. I'll try it again though.
EDIT: I changed it. Didn't crash this time, but it's still looking overly bright.[/QUOTE] Hmm. It works fine for me. [QUOTE=Zimbardo;33981344]just curious about the Skyboost mod ... are there any adverse effects? like would Skyrim be more prone to crash if you run this? i've already read some people say that it can introduce some micro stutter when used ...whether that's true or not, i don't know.[/QUOTE] Performance should be better all round. If it causes problems (I haven't experienced any over a week) you just remove the two files. |
edit: double post oops
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Well after a while of tweaking and using confidence man's enb and other visual enhancements on his .ini's this is what I came up with. Hitting the hay but let me know if you want details on the setup. I keep it above 30fps at all times so I am happy with it. Some shadows end up flickering though... anyone have any ideas?
[IMG]http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/dtsoutha/skyrim.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/dtsoutha/skyrim2.jpg[/IMG] Special thanks to confidence man in giving me the enb and his .ini's to screw with. Thanks a ton dude. |
[QUOTE=Karak;33965363]And last suggestion and sorry Liquid the next series will be in one list.
[URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3829"][B]Deadly Dragons[/B][/URL] [/QUOTE] The original idea of making dragons king of the hill again and adding some unique dragon loot is really nice, but the execution is sooooo poor that it just become ridiculous :( It's like they took the most out of place armors and dragon retex, and put it all together ... The Tytanis crafting mod was exactly the same thing. Talking about crafting the best thing I could come up with is a combination of : [URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1020"][B]Lost Art of the Blacksmith[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1042"][B]Jewelcraft[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1690"][B]Legendary Smithing Upgrades[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4719"][B]Weapons and Armor fixes[/B][/URL] With all this you get a complete overhaul of the vanilla crafting, by allowing you to : - be able to create every playable, and non-playable item/armor in an un-enchanted version - upgrade to legendary any item, even artifacts - fixes pretty much all perk requirements weirdness like Savior's hide requiring Ebony Perk for upgrades. There are a few items that may appear twice, and some categories can become quite cluttered, but it's as close as you can get to a complete overhaul until the CS is released. |
Any hope of me using ENB with a 5770?
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[QUOTE=XAL;33975052]i tried using boris' ENB enchancement via nexus mod - it seems to not be working at all...
do i have to install something outside of nexus mod manager to get it to work?[/QUOTE] It seems like it gets installed in the wrong location. In data instead of the parent skrim folder. |
Great thread mate! :D
Also, I'm trying to use the .ini generator, but it has basically no description of what the options do (some have tooltips but not all). For example, I have 8 GB RAM. Does this mean that I should choose "8 GB RAM" on all the options where it's possible? Will that optimize my game for 8 GB RAM or will it make the game use all my memory and crash? Is there a good .ini guide complete with descriptions of every option and what you should set them to? |
Nice thread, added a link to the OT. You know, in case anyone finds it. :lol
I need a new PC. Some of these look really good. Well, except" It's so bright it burns my eyes"-mod. |
[QUOTE=TheExecutive;33981769]Well after a while of tweaking and using confidence man's enb and other visual enhancements on his .ini's this is what I came up with. Hitting the hay but let me know if you want details on the setup. I keep it above 30fps at all times so I am happy with it. Some shadows end up flickering though... anyone have any ideas?
[IMG]http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/dtsoutha/skyrim.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae33/dtsoutha/skyrim2.jpg[/IMG] Special thanks to confidence man in giving me the enb and his .ini's to screw with. Thanks a ton dude.[/QUOTE] I like it. How does it look during the day? |
For anyone, like me, that hates the lockpick system in Skyrim I recommend [URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=219"]Lockpick Pro[/URL]. I adds a colour coded bar above the lock so you know where to move to to unlock everytime. It is cheating though.
This thread has convinced me to try Skyboost - had been worried about script issues beforehand |
what's the difference between TESVAL and Skyboost?
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[QUOTE=wilflare;33983332]what's the difference between TESVAL and Skyboost?[/QUOTE]
Skyboost lets you boot the game through the original .exe, along with offering even greater improved performance. |
[QUOTE=wilflare;33983332]what's the difference between TESVAL and Skyboost?[/QUOTE]
TESVAL is older and there is basically no reason to use it over SkyBoost. |
[QUOTE=Ledsen;33983534]TESVAL is older and there is basically no reason to use it over SkyBoost.[/QUOTE]
thanks guys! :D now i know which to use ^^ |
[QUOTE=deadnoob;33973242]This may be a dumb question, but I'm pretty new to modding so I'll ask it anyways: Why would I want to use (and should I use) the FPS limiter? It says smoother gameplay, but why does a limited frame rate give smoother play? I'm normally getting around 60 FPS, although sometimes it goes up to 70 or down to 50 depending on the situation.[/QUOTE]
I see nobody answered you yet, but Skyrim can have large fluctuations in the frame rate (haven't played the game myself, but I believe that's the case). Fluctuations in a framerate are more apparent than a stable framerate. Also, people like to have or a solid 60 or a solid 30, because there will be screentearing otherwise. Although I'm not knowledgeable on that front in any way, and don't know how triple buffering will influence in that way. It's not a dumb question at all. I hope you understand, and I hope I understand myself. |
[QUOTE=Marsipolami;33967170]Here are some well made mods that aren't as well known as... well, other mods.
[B][url=http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2215]Female Underwear Retex[/url][/B] Simple retex that changes the female underwear into a more "natural" color. [/QUOTE] To counter that, here is a not so realistic [B][URL="http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=45"]Obligatory Chainmail Bikini[/URL][/B] mod ;) |
[QUOTE=TheExecutive;33979637]interesting. Are you using an older computer? Any reason you havent enhanced the shadow resolution or anisotrophy?
Skyrim Enhanced shaders eh? Thats not a mod?[/QUOTE] I force AF through enbseries.ini with the ForceAnisotropicFiltering setting. The creator recommends doing this instead of doing it on a driver level if his SSAO is being used. Skyrim Enhanced Shaders was an older ENB based mod I was using, I just never changed that line back. I didn't even think of that bFloatPointRenderTarget setting as being the culprit for the lighting. Good to know! |
Comparison fun:
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Af3fPPTvk[/url] [url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBetDQE1EhQ[/url] Or: [url]http://youtubedoubler.com/2Reo[/url] |
[QUOTE=L0st Id3ntity;33984643]Comparison fun:
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Af3fPPTvk[/url] [url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBetDQE1EhQ[/url] Or: [url]http://youtubedoubler.com/2Reo[/url][/QUOTE] To me vanilla looks tons better, mainly because a) everything is not glowing like it's radioactive, which is one of the worst things about "modern" graphics. In real life, people and plants don't glow. also b) the blacks are not horribly crushed. In the ENB video it looks like the trees are in blackest night, but the rest of the world is in sunshine. The only thing that vanilla could really use is some SSAO. |
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