Shadow Issues

[nightjerk53]

I seem to be having issues with flickering shadows in Skyrim and would love it if someone could assist!

 

Screenshots of the issue:

 

Mods Used:

 

Skyrim.ini:

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
[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
[Audio]
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
[Combat]
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
[Display]
fDefault1stPersonFOV=90
fDefaultWorldFOV=90
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iPresentInterval=1
bAllowScreenshot=0
sIntroSequence=
[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0[Water]
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODTrees=1
bReflectSky=1

 

SkyrimPrefs.ini:

[General]
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
fDefaultFOV=90
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal0=1.0000
fVal1=1.0000
fVal2=1.0000
fVal3=1.0000
fVal4=1.0000
fVal5=1.0000
fVal6=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID0=94881
uID1=1007612
uID2=554685
uID3=466532
uID4=0
uID5=0
uID6=0
uID7=0
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[Controls]
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bGamePadRumble=1
bInvertYValues=0
bMouseAcceleration=0
bUseKinect=0
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0300
[Decals]
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxDecals=1000
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[Display]
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
bFull Screen=1
bFXAAEnabled=0
bMainZPrepass=0
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fInteriorShadowDistance=4000
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fShadowBiasScale=0.35
fShadowDistance=6000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=1500.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000
iAdapter=0
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=1
iMaxAnisotropy=0
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMultiSample=4
iPresentInterval=1
iScreenShotIndex=0
iShadowFilter=4
iShadowMapResolution=4096
iShadowMaskQuarter=8
iShadowMode=3
iSize H=1050
iSize W=1680
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti  "
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=0
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
bGrassPointLighting=1
bDrawShaderGrass=1
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=3
bDoRadialBlur=1
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=1
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=0
uLastAspectRatio=4
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultActors=20
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[MAIN]
bCrosshairEnabled=1
bGamepadEnable=0
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnRest=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=10.0000
[TerrainManager]
bShowLODInEditor=0
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40
[Water]
bUseWaterDepth=1
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512

 

PC Configuration:

Intel i5 3570K

nVidia 560 Ti 1 GB

8 GB RAM

 

As far as I'm aware I've installed everything correctly (checked all that already!) using BOSS to sort the data files and following all instructions to the letter (at least I hope so!)

I also disabled ENB and Inject SMAA to be sure they weren't causing the issues (ENB has it's own shadow issues :\)

Thank you for any help!

[FastestDogInTheDistrict]

The shadows look big and blocky and low-res, this giving an annoying, blinking, flickering effect as they move across the character and/or obljects - is that the problem?

 

In your "SkyrimPrefs.ini" (usually located ...\My Documents\ my games\Skyrim, or somewhere similar), under the [Display] entry there should be a line which looks something like:

 

"iBlurDeferredShadowMask=2"

 

The lower that number at the end, the smaller the "blocks" in the shadows will be (I think...), BUT the higher the strain on your system. Default number for "High" is 3. Bear in mind that launching the game through the standard vanilla launcher can re-set any changes you make to .ini's (especially that iBlurDeferredShadowMask number). Try the SKSE launcher instead (Google SKSE) if you're not already using it.

 

(Not sure how helpful this actually is - it's late & I'm well & truly off with the fairies. YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY!)

 

 

**Also - looking at those pics, you seem to be getting a weird greyish tinge to the face...

[nightjerk53]

I reinstalled and removed Realistic Lighting so hopefully that fixed the issue. Thanks @FastestDogInTheDistrict.