ENB and bland skin - interiors, shaded exteriors. Advice for adjustments please

[Bluegunk]

I'm looking for a little help with skin tone in interiors, and in shaded exteriors.  The picture below tells a thousand words (well, 6 or 7 maybe).

 

Once away from any kind of direct lighting, the skins change into this kind of pink-red glow that has little shadow or detail. They look horrible and bland, and lose any 3D look.

The picture shows some of what I mean but I have not captured the toneless glow I see away from lighting in interiors

 

I have fiddled with ENB settings but can't find a way to improve the look.  ENB authors have been helpful.

The best skin results I found were with Ljoss ENB, but I find that too 'contrasty' overall for my tastes.

I tried using Ljoss settings in other ENBs but failed. Miserably.

 

I'm looking to tone the skin, to give more shade, contrast and effects of indirect lighting. 

Are there any lighting / ENB gurus out there who can suggest what I need to tweak to improve skins in these conditions?

 

Thank you.

Mods currently in use:

Cathedral weathers & Seasons (clear weather 8:14am)
Pi Cho ENB (I get the same with Silent Horizons and a few others)

Ichirou skin (it's the same with other skins)
No other external lighting mod

 

 

 

 

 

[Mikufan39]

You may try Rudy ENB "Vivid Weathers" version.

In fact it's the one I'm using right now, and I have been satisfied with the results of the detailed skin that this ENB gives me

 

NOTE: If you don't like the black bars that appear above and below your screen, can be disabled in the ENB configuration

The option is called "Letterbox"

 

Sorry for my bad English.

[Bluegunk]

11 hours ago, Mikufan39 said:

You may try Rudy ENB "Vivid Weathers" version.

In fact it's the one I'm using right now, and I have been satisfied with the results of the detailed skin that this ENB gives me

 

NOTE: If you don't like the black bars that appear above and below your screen, can be disabled in the ENB configuration

The option is called "Letterbox"

 

Sorry for my bad English.

 

Yes, Rudy is very good! But it slows my game to a crawl.  

 

[Mikufan39]

1 hour ago, Bluegunk said:

 

Yes, Rudy is very good! But it slows my game to a crawl.  

 

 

I see, I don't have a good PC too, but I managed to make a balanced configuration for use Rudy ENB maintaining a stable 60 FPS.

if you want to give it another chance to the heavy ENBs like this, I will tell you the settings that can help:

 

When you Install the Rudy ENB "Vivid Weathers" version, go to ENB Config and disable all effects except these:

 

 

And SAVE CONFIGURATION.

 

Also If you use a High or Ultra setting in your Skyrim SE, Download BethINI Standalone version to properly balance game settings.

I recommend use the BethINI preset "High" or "Medium" and take a look on the Tab "Detail" and "View Distance" because it is the ones that contribute the most to performance.

 

Some settings I can recommend in View Distance Tab is:  Object Fade: 7.0,   Actor Fade: 8.0   and   Item Fade: 4.0 

I think this is a pretty decent Setting. and if you use DynDOLOD (Low Preset) you will not notice the Objects fades lols

 

I hope that with these recommendations you can enjoy of this good ENB.

 

[Bluegunk]

Thank you for those details. I'll give them a try!  ?

[chevalierx]

On 8/13/2021 at 6:20 PM, Mikufan39 said:

 

I see, I don't have a good PC too, but I managed to make a balanced configuration for use Rudy ENB maintaining a stable 60 FPS.

if you want to give it another chance to the heavy ENBs like this, I will tell you the settings that can help:

 

When you Install the Rudy ENB "Vivid Weathers" version, go to ENB Config and disable all effects except these:

 

 

 

SAO in enb hit lot fps  and in lower values ( perset of ssao) it will look like shit and more shity in interiors

complex lighting will hit your fps baddly when using magics of lot effects of light in screen

[Mikufan39]

3 hours ago, chevalierx said:

SAO in enb hit lot fps  and in lower values ( perset of ssao) it will look like shit and more shity in interiors

complex lighting will hit your fps baddly when using magics of lot effects of light in screen

 

Yes, the ENB Ambient Occlusion has an impact on FPS, but it looks so much better than Vanilla Ambient Occlusion and influences a lot to make your character look good.

The Resolution Scale of SSAO Preset, "0.5" would be the minimum value that can be used if you want to keep a decent Ambient Occlusion

(Rudy ENB default is 0.5).

 

The Complex Particle Lights would be optional, but this function will help the interiors to be seen a little more illuminated where are the little candles

Since with this option disabled you will see several candles that are bright but do not illuminate the things around it.

About the FPS impact, varies between ENBs. In my experience, when I used the Re-Engaged ENB for Obsidian I got a significant FPS impact when I approached any candles, but with the Rudy ENB for Vivid Weathers I did not notice any change in my FPS when I was near the candles, and in magic battles I didn't notice any difference too.

 

Sorry for my bad English.