guide Skyrim SE for Beginners - V 3.2.6 (Outdated)

[Jessica_Degurechaff]

2 hours ago, Aylis said:

Finally got better textures for the mountains. As usual i had to rework them (some files were missing, others caused glitches). But, and thats the tricky part, the permissions are quite restrictive. Maybe i can create a batch to modify them without breaking the rules...

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This over the top glassy look is way to familiar...

 

...but fixable.

 

But i have to do my most favourite part of Skyrim modding again. Rerunning DynDOLOD to make sure my changes do work... ?

The all mighty Parallax Mod is coming to this guide at last?

[Aylis]

8 minutes ago, Jessica_Degurechaff said:

The all mighty Parallax Mod is coming to this guide at last?

At least partially (see post #5053).

[Jessica_Degurechaff]

24 minutes ago, Aylis said:

At least partially (see post #5053).

I knowed it.  

Do you know when you may drop the next update? I plan to be free that day.   
(no pressure, just a heads up so i can plan in advice, i dont like to leave the installation half done, just that)

[Aylis]

36 minutes ago, Jessica_Degurechaff said:

Do you know when you may drop the next update? I plan to be free that day.

Soon™.

 

It simply depends of how many reruns of DynDOLOD i need and then if there are problems in the swamp and the coast.

 

Then there's the problem with 'High Poly NPC Overhaul V1' vs. 'High Poly NPC Overhaul V2'. I got an idea how to approach it but i got to see first how it looks in the list (aka trying not to overcomplicate it).

 

If all goes well tomorrow, but i expect problems so lets say sunday.

[rodrigo2]

@Aylis  I like all the non-vanilla armors you added.  At the same time, I would like to retain the vanilla armors as an option for the PC and NPCs.  Is there any way to do that without radically altering the list?

[ascendentkunglao]

Anyone notice weird clipping on the eyebrows just noticed during a character edit I just did and or the mouth area during Blowjob animations?!  I have an Orc female character.  @Aylis @wollboi ya'll always come through! lol thanks ahead of time.

[Jessica_Degurechaff]

@Aylis
this part           its missleading, the "Patch" word its a link for Highpoly project, the "NSM-SMIM" its a link for for another mod (so a part links to something and another to something else)

may want to change it if its to mean the two mods

[Alaratt]

19 minutes ago, ascendentkunglao said:

Anyone notice weird clipping on the eyebrows just noticed during a character edit I just did and or the mouth area during Blowjob animations?!  I have an Orc female character.  @Aylis @wollboi ya'll always come through! lol thanks ahead of time.

I am not sure about the mouth question, but eyebrows are in a fixed position. Changing facial structure can mess this up because they don't move. The same is true for earrings, for example. Changing ear shape can leave earrings hanging in mid-air. One can usually change body shape and not have these issues with armor only due to tools like bodyslide, but there is no bodyslide for the face.

[Aylis]

7 hours ago, rodrigo2 said:

@Aylis  I like all the non-vanilla armors you added.  At the same time, I would like to retain the vanilla armors as an option for the PC and NPCs.  Is there any way to do that without radically altering the list?

I've chosen replacers. To change that you'd have to replace the replacers and loose the armors on the way.

 

 

50 minutes ago, ascendentkunglao said:

Anyone notice weird clipping on the eyebrows just noticed during a character edit I just did and or the mouth area during Blowjob animations?!  I have an Orc female character.  @Aylis @wollboi ya'll always come through! lol thanks ahead of time.

There are two sets of eyebrows in the racemenu. One is for the 'normal' head and another one for HPH. So you have to go through them 'til you get fitting ones.

 

The animations for blowjobs have always been problematic. Same as the labia, they don't recognize the size of the penis and the alignment of the animations is problematic too.

 

 

41 minutes ago, Jessica_Degurechaff said:

@Aylis
this part           its missleading, the "Patch" word its a link for Highpoly project, the "NSM-SMIM" its a link for for another mod (so a part links to something and another to something else)

I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

The description and the links are correct (unless we got a glitch in the matrix):

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I just checked the links. They are pointing where they are supposed to do so...

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As expected, either DynDOLOD is 'prissy' again or i screwed up a setting somewhere. 287th rerun...

[Jessica_Degurechaff]

46 minutes ago, Aylis said:

 

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I just checked the links. They are pointing where they are supposed to do so...

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As expected, either DynDOLOD is 'prissy' again or i screwed up a setting somewhere. 287th rerun...

Duno if its just me, but checked from my laptop and phone and it does the same:
(sorry, i swear that i hit on "mark as spoiler" when i was uploading the file, and now i cant mark it as)

[Aylis]

@Jessica_Degurechaff

No idea. I havn't been using this high poly project for months now as it caused some issues. It was once part of the list but even then it was way lower. One of the last in foundation if i remember correctly. ?

 

Must be a glitch somehow... Have you made a refresh?

[Jessica_Degurechaff]

10 minutes ago, Aylis said:

@Jessica_Degurechaff

No idea. I havn't been using this high poly project for months now as it caused some issues. It was once part of the list but even then it was way lower. One of the last in foundation if i remember correctly. ?

 

Must be a glitch somehow... Have you made a refresh?

ofc i did refresh, mmh, who knows, must be a glitch then. 


But isnt highpoly Project just below High Poly Blackreach mushrooms? (< that one below of Disable Snow grass) if its not than i need to look up wtf its happening on my side o-o.

[Aylis]

1 hour ago, Jessica_Degurechaff said:

But isnt highpoly Project just below High Poly Blackreach mushrooms? (< that one below of Disable Snow grass) if its not than i need to look up wtf its happening on my side o-o.

Hmmm, must have gotten the name wrong.

 

There was one that was supposed to fix some meshes but it was done so poorly that it often caused crashes... Also something with 'High Poly', but i removed that so long ago that i don't really remember the name anymore. ?

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Good news!

 

The 287th rerun was a total success and i finally got DynDOLOD right with all the options and bells and whistles (took me long enough ?). I'll upload a required mod and update the procedure later.

[rodrigo2]

My loading screens are coming out overly bright.  Any idea what's wrong here?

 

 

 

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https://icedrive.net/0/6avoDiFn5P

 

An additional question:  how are you supposed to harvest tree bark  in order to work pelts?

 

Also, roads appear to be dirt trails.  Did one of the mods downloaded do that?  Or is that the way it was in vanilla?  (I've long been used to using Blended Roads!)

[Aylis]

44 minutes ago, rodrigo2 said:

My loading screens are coming out overly bright.  Any idea what's wrong here?

That is completely out of whack...

 

Resolution seems to be wrong (it should be full screen) and there's possibly an overlay interfering.

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But i'll take a catnap now. Before i end up like this:

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[Jessica_Degurechaff]

1 hour ago, Aylis said:

Hmmm, must have gotten the name wrong.

 

There was one that was supposed to fix some meshes but it was done so poorly that it often caused crashes... Also something with 'High Poly', but i removed that so long ago that i don't really remember the name anymore. ?

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Good news!

 

The 287th rerun was a total success and i finally got DynDOLOD right with all the options and bells and whistles (took me long enough ?). I'll upload a required mod and update the procedure later.

Wait so these ones dont even go into the mod list?
 

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Im going crazy or my pc its going.



I cant imagine how frustrating must have been rerunning LOD so much, props to you, i would have given up long ago.

[rodrigo2]

2 hours ago, Aylis said:

That is completely out of whack...

 

Resolution seems to be wrong (it should be full screen) and there's possibly an overlay interfering.

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But i'll take a catnap now. Before i end up like this:

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Note:  I have an ultrawide monitor and use the Complete Widescreen Fix mod to adjust for it.  Have a good sleep; I need to do that myself.

[Aylis]

4 hours ago, Jessica_Degurechaff said:

Wait so these ones dont even go into the mod list?

Do you really think i'd leave a dangerous mod in there once i know about it? There'd be an immediate hotfix to the list!

 

 

2 hours ago, rodrigo2 said:

Note:  I have an ultrawide monitor and use the Complete Widescreen Fix mod to adjust for it.  Have a good sleep; I need to do that myself.

Ah, that explains part of the look. Still, check for an overlay and the calibration of you screen.

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The instructions for DynDOLOD have been updated.

 

After around 574 hours (there have been some changes to the list along the way) i finally got the perfect combination for the guide. I really hope i don't have to rerun and retest it ever again. I'm quite sick of rerunning it over and over and over and over...

 

I also uploaded the required files for 'XLODgen Terrain' in the thread SSEB - Repacked files for 'XLODgen Terrain'.

[dieer]

@Aylis

Any thoughts on adding the Fix Note icon for SkyUI (SKSE64 plugin)?

 

It seems to make a fine addition for this pack if it works as advertised.

[Aylis]

9 minutes ago, dieer said:

Any thoughts on adding the Fix Note icon for SkyUI (SKSE64 plugin)?

Nice find. I'll check it out...

[Alaratt]

Actually I looked last night when Jessica reported it, the link for NSM - SMIM Patch actually was two links crammed together. No idea why, or why it's fixed now. The NSM - SMIM part of the link took you to the correct place, but the word Patch took you to a High Poly Modpage.

 

I think it's safe to go with your explanation of a glitch in the Matrix ?

[Aylis]

I've been reformatting some things and changed a few descriptions in the last few days. Plus copying and inserting links left and right.

 

Maybe i somehow fixed it without even noticing it... ?

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The 'new' water is working perfectly fine, no seams at all. Plus it blends fine into the horizon.

 

So i'm down to two things i still want to improve on...

 

I'm very tempted to readd Ebongrove. It is a great housing mod and the bug with the ropes can be easily fixed by disabling them. What do you guys think?

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Bug

 

[alaunus01]

33 minutes ago, Aylis said:

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I'm very tempted to readd Ebongrove. It is a great housing mod and the bug with the ropes can be easily fixed by disabling them. What do you guys think? [...]

 

While I am not overly fond of 'free' player houses the teleportation hub is nice.

 

And on your testruns going to windhelm last to avoid getting poor Susanna getting killed too soon. Have you looked at Blood on the Ice and/or Finding Susanna Alive?

[wollboi]

Hold off on updating Storm Lightning unless you're starting a new game. My saves are corrupted and I'm pretty sure it's to blame. Following the author's solution here didn't help me.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/29243?tab=posts

 

 

[JYGGALAG_69]

These were probably answered somewhere in the 204 pages of the thread but I have to go to work in an hour lol.

 

Should I be choosing the .esl files unless specifically mentioned not to?

Also, I didn't see the .esm(s) that weren't bolded in the screenshot you posted (fertilitymod.esm is the example that comes to mind) Should I drag every ESM up top or just the bolded ones in the plugin list?