Mummelmann said:
farlaff said:
Mummelmann said:
ENB doesn't conflict with much of anything, it's mostly a reshader applied to change colors, lighting, and various ambient and post-processing effects, the results are staggering though. Some ENB's can take a toll on your system though, it typically adds more load on your GPU, but they won't wreck it on their own (my GPU is six years old and runs them fine). I use mine with night mods that change the nights and caves to make them darker, as well as pretty up the sky (I can't quite recall their names though, been a couple of years since I installed them last). Note that almost all Reshade/ENB require AA to be turned off, the effects are usually built into the Reshade and these will often conflict with the vanilla engine rendering the same effects. The vast majority of mesh and texture mods will have no issues with Reshades since they're separate parts of the rendering process. ENB and reshader can produce some incredible visual upgrades at a fairly low cost. Look at this image for instance (note that there are probably some texture mods applied as well though, but look at the ambiance and lighting in that image):
Here is the main page for ENB at Nexusmods, ranked by endorsements. I use the very first one, I see it has recently been updated.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/categories/97/?BH=0
You'll need the ENB itself before you get a Reshade, the ENB can be found here:
http://enbdev.com/
A description of how to install ENB and Reshade filters, don't worry, it's not as difficult as it might seem to begin with:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=520954661
Here's a bunch of immersion and content mods that I've used and enjoyed, in no particular order:
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2360?tab=description
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3058?tab=description
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/644?tab=description
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7900?tab=posts (old but should still work, and it's a great one!)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9775?tab=description (addon to the previous one)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/695?tab=description (also on the older side, but should still work as intended)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/131?tab=description (adds new dungeons basement levels in many places)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3479?tab=description (Immersive Armor is essential in my opinion, old but works!)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4703?tab=description
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2357?tab=description (blood textures, they go really well with the increased chaos of Wildcat and similar mods)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2347?tab=description (massive texture pack, fixes a horde of textures without and issues)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3704?tab=posts (old but works, also texture based)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1863?tab=description (Sneak Tools is essential if you want to play a stealth character or thief)
My favorite player homes:
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2829 (this is a reworked Breezehome, it looks amazing and has more storage plus room for more special items as well)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4119?tab=description (Elysium Estate is easily among the best player homes made for Skyrim SE, but some find it unbalanced since it's basically free (you find the key outside the house)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2265 (Frostvale Estate is really well made, lore-friendly and a tad more balanced since it requires that you actually purchase it, it can be bought by activating the plaque outside the house)
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Fantastic post, as always. Thanks! Took me some time to see it because of the horrible spam just above this. Man, what kind of thing is that? I installed many of your suggested tools and followed some other tutorials for a clean start. Then I tried ENB. I made it work, but the realvision version I installed had horrible performance, so I'll just have to start it all over again. So, some other questions: do you know if those extra home mods will work on the LE version? I just have Se on the Switch. Also, do you know a way to use the face changing and texture mods without the need for an ENB? Cheers :) |
Some ENB reshades run horribly, I tried one that slowed the game down to a crawl a couple of years back.
The home mods should work, I believe, they're relatively simple. Texture mods and character models etc. don't conflict with reshades, the ENB settings changes will simply alter the way those textures and models are lit and filtered within the engine.
I think there's an ENB called "Rudy" that runs really well, and there's one called "The Truth" that I know performs really well since I tried it myself on a far weaker system at work (I think fps dropped only by single digits). This was on the SE edition in both cases though, not sure if they made them for the vanilla edition. As far as modding goes, the SE edition has some huge advantages over the standard edition, it's really worth getting if one wants to really experience what mods can offer! |
Yeah, I'm on the verge of triple dipping because of that :). I mean, the jump from 32 to 64 bit on the SE surely must make a great difference.
On your topic, this guide mentions exactly Rudy, and it is really detailed so the recommendation can stay here for anyone interested in the game even today:
https://www.sinitargaming.com/skyrim_graphics.html
Finally, I've managed to get some good results with the texture mods that I did find on the Workshop. I've managed them all with LOOT and up until now it seems to be working well. Take a look at this picture taken at night at the entrance of Whiterun (low res picture taken by the system - it looks way better with the game running):
https://imgur.com/a/U0eq3Pq
There are probably many other things I can do to make it run better, but as it is my first try I'm pleased so far, even though these many added elements from the city enhancement series take a bit of a toll in performance. That dissipates quickly though, maybe the game just takes a bit extra work to load it. I'll take more pictures later on.
Cheers!
