I'm playing Gothic 3 (which came out in 2006) with a graphics mod right now and it actually looks better than Skyrim!

Lestat, can you post those in full res? They look very good.

Odd, I've got them on my PC at the full size (1366x768), but on Photobucket they resized them to 1023x576. I'll resize them back to normal and repost.

Also, i'm going to take a few more, since those are from the ENB series 1.7 mod. The new 1.8 version has a much higher intensity dynamic HDR for days and darker nights&dungeons.

I've almost reached the 100h mark and have yet to visit the graybeards. The game is starting to freak me out though (and somewhat piss me of) because lately things is getting screwed up pretty badly. I'm getting huge bounties on my head in holds I have yet to visit and I have no idea what I have done to get them. Quests are getting buggier: I had to use the console to be able to finish Anriel's broken quests, the murder quest in Windhelm was just crazy as I never got to investigate the crime scene because the quest updated once I discovered the murderer's house (apparently I'm so awsome that I just have to look at a house to know that it's suspicious and should get investigated), and now I can't continue the Companion quest line because I had already visited the cave I'm supposed to go to on a previous mission so I will have to use the console to revive the bandits and get the quest items. If I want to take on the quest the way you are supposed to I have to wait 30 fucking in game days and then use the console to be able to proceed.
There are also some issues with the marker in dialogue and inventory. Sometimes when I'm selling or storing stuff the marker suddenly jumps up so I accidently sells/stores another item. In dialogue the marker and the highlighted text isn't in line so I have had some problems when talking to people because I think I selected one option but apparently selected a different one...
The bugs pisses me of so much now that I have to regularly switch to Minecraft or Xenoblade to calm down and stop myself from hating the game, which I really don't. Xenoblade has a lot of bugs too but thankfully they are the insect kinda bug.

Bethesda should just change name to Bughesda...or better, hire a testing team that isn't made up of incompetent idiots. A game should not have game breaking bugs, period.

Still a great game though, and I think I'll start looking into some mods. I have some problems with the interface (the only major non-bug issue I have with the game) so hopefully there are mods that change that. If I find a mod that helps with my overly crowded and a pain to navigate favourite list I will jizz my pants.

forest-spirit said: I've almost reached the 100h mark and have yet to visit the graybeards. The game is starting to freak me out though (and somewhat piss me of) because lately things is getting screwed up pretty badly. I'm getting huge bounties on my head in holds I have yet to visit and I have no idea what I have done to get them. Quests are getting buggier: I had to use the console to be able to finish Anriel's broken quests, the murder quest in Windhelm was just crazy as I never got to investigate the crime scene because the quest updated once I discovered the murderer's house (apparently I'm so awsome that I just have to look at a house to know that it's suspicious and should get investigated), and now I can't continue the Companion quest line because I had already visited the cave I'm supposed to go to on a previous mission so I will have to use the console to revive the bandits and get the quest items. If I want to take on the quest the way you are supposed to I have to wait 30 fucking in game days and then use the console to be able to proceed. There are also some issues with the marker in dialogue and inventory. Sometimes when I'm selling or storing stuff the marker suddenly jumps up so I accidently sells/stores another item. In dialogue the marker and the highlighted text isn't in line so I have had some problems when talking to people because I think I selected one option but apparently selected a different one... The bugs pisses me of so much now that I have to regularly switch to Minecraft or Xenoblade to calm down and stop myself from hating the game, which I really don't. Xenoblade has a lot of bugs too but thankfully they are the insect kinda bug. Bethesda should just change name to Bughesda...or better, hire a testing team that isn't made up of incompetent idiots. A game should not have game breaking bugs, period. Still a great game though, and I think I'll start looking into some mods. I have some problems with the interface (the only major non-bug issue I have with the game) so hopefully there are mods that change that. If I find a mod that helps with my overly crowded and a pain to navigate favourite list I will jizz my pants.

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=667

The only interface mod so far, but it's pretty good although a bit buggy still. Also, this one http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1302838-wipz-skyui/ is something to look up to as well.

Thanks! I'll look into them!

You're welcome . The mod scene on Skyrim is coming along nicely, though it's bound to get a hefty boost when the Creation Kit tools are released on Jan. I bet that in a couple of months there will be a complete re-vamp of Skyrim available.

Pictures and comparisons galore (slow connections warning!). For full size (1366x768 or 1280x720), right click on the images and open on a new tab.

Whiterun with ENB Series 1.7 and FXAA Post Processor (custom preset with high quality sharpening):


Whiterun with ENB Series 1.8 with High Dynamic HDR, SSAO On and FXAA Post Processor (same custom preset):


Vanilla Whiterun:


Solitude with ENB 1.8 and FXAA: 


Vanilla Solitude:


High Hrothgar, ENB 1.8 & FXAA (I've got Realistic Snowflakes and Realistic Smokes and Ember mods on both pictures):


Vanilla High Hrothgar:


Showcasing the Better Map in which you can zoom, tilt and actually see roads and locations closer (the grainy effect is because this mod is still in works to be compatible with ENB and FXAA):


Realistic Water effects and textures (improved textures for rivers, oceans, ponds, lakes, foam, rain drops, etc.):


Riverwood, ENB 1.8 and FXAA: 


Vanilla Riverwood:


Examples of the 2048x2048px HD enhanced landscape and terrain textures (these were taken close to Riften):




My character picture with ENB 1.8 and FXAA: 


With ENB 1.8 and no FXAA (For SSAO and HDR effect comparison):


Vanilla character (No SSAO and HDR effects on armour):


Markrath entry, ENB 1.8 and FXAA:


Vanilla Markrath:


Other Markrath pictures with ENB and FXAA:




Draughr on loading screen with ENB 1.8 and FXAA:


Vanilla Draughr:


Night Sky shots (all of them with the Enhanced Night Sky mod), first with ENB 1.8 and FXAA:


With ENB 1.7 and FXAA:


Filter-less Night Sky:


Proper sized pics of the previous ones posted. All of them were taken with the ENB 1.7 patch:

WOW! I need those mods!

Here's a list of those that I use:

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=711 (Realistic Water Texture)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2146 (Serious HD Retexture Landscape)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=85 (Enhanced Night Skyrim)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=822 (ENB Series Enhanced Shaders)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1598 (Enhanced Distant Terrain)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=131 (FXAA Post Processor Injector)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=131 (Realistic Smoke and Embers)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=30 (No More Blocky Faces)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=26 (Detailed Faces v2 - This works wonders in conjunction with the previous mod)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=498 (High Quality Eyes)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=256 (Detailed Bodies)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=667 (QD Inventory)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=603 (Realistic Rain Ripples)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=436 (High-Res Road Signs)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=296 (High-Res Snowflakes, with various installation options)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=362 (Better Gold Coins)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=62 (Improved Dragon Texture)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2947 (Deadly Spell Impacts)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=596 (Enhanced Horse Skins)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=937 (Realistic Paper Quality for Books and Notes)
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=272 (Improved Map)

And, of course, the mod that brings them all together (A.K.A - Being able to play Skyrim with mods without CTD's): http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1013 (Skyrim 4GB LAA Fix)