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Excuse me, but for the life of me I can't find anywhere the likely size of this on disk (not the downloads, the actual installation).  Does anyone know offhand?  I should think it's at least a couple of hundred gigs but probably more?  Running a bit low on space atm, that's why I need to check!

 

TIA

Posted (edited)

@gurugeorge

I might have overdone it (everything possible in 4K) and including DynDOLOD. 545GB

 

But this will go drastically down if you select lower res texture packs. I just found 'Anniversary Edition and Creation Club - Everything Upscaled' and this mod seems to be a bit extreme...

 

Although it might be a good idea to use the separate files for armors and weapons. 🤔

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Got a smaller solution, no need for a giant patch or a dozen separate ones: CCC - Upscaled and Cleaned Textures

 

 

Edited by Aylis
Posted (edited)

i use this 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/138164?tab=description

with a mod  on top of that called the new normal 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/140662

very pleased with it looks awesome! about 100 g total

add this on top for PBR and it looks pretty good 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/139889

but none of this is for cc or very little of it 

Edited by KCOLL
Posted (edited)

@KCOLL

I might add those as an option.

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Overlays are in.

Named mer (aka 'the elves') got a visual upgrade. IMMORTAN is perfect for human races and unnamed NPC but the named mer looked a bit stale.

And roughly a dozen mods didn't make it  into the guide.

Edited by Aylis
Posted (edited)

Impressions around Riverwood:

No DynDOLOD yet.

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Just noticed what I miss from the ENB I had before. Got to look into DOF.

 

Edited by Aylis
Posted (edited)
13 hours ago, Skjall said:

Does the colour code for grey underlined mods in Shaders category have any meaning? 

Nope. 

 

Optional mods are yellow.

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Screenies for Whiterun

Still no DynDOLOD.

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Edited by Aylis
Posted (edited)

Update to 3.0.3

Big update again. But with this all the major mods are in and the game looks like I want it to. From now on it will be smaller stuff (immersion, QoL, etc).

 

Mods to REMOVE:

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SKSE

Parallax Occlusion Mapping                                                         Parallax

 

Textures - Landscape

Skyland Whiterun Complex Parallax                                           Parallax

Aetherium Falmer Cave Ceiling Glow                                          Got replaced

Snowy Surfaces Sound Collision and Aesthetics                        Not needed anymore

Waves                                                                                             Looks odd with CS in quite a few places

Waves Reborn

 

Textures - Objects

Peltapalooza - Parallax Occlusion                                                Parallax

 

World - Locations [Exterior Cities]

Enhanced Solitude                                                                         Had hidden issues in combination with 'JK's Solitude Outskirts'.

ES USSEP Patch

ES Terrain Patch

ES Dlizzios Mesh Fixes Patch

JK's Solitude Outskirts                                                                  Unsolvable mesh issues

JK's Whiterun Outskirts                                                                Overbuilt/Crowded area

 

World - Locations [Exterior Skyrim]

Fortified Morthal - Parallax Meshes                                            Parallax

 

World - Locations [Exterior Solstheim]

Shaders of Solstheim - Ash and Moss - Parallax Meshes           Parallax

 

World - Quests

Dragon's Teeth Prison - A Dungeon Mod                                    Unsolvable texture issues

 

World - Housing

Overgrown Cottage in Riverwood                                                Mod too old. With CS landscape errors become too obvious.

 

World - Textures

Farmhouses - Parallax                                                                    Got replaced

Nordic Ruins - Chests

Nordic Ruins - Farmwalls

Nordic Ruins - Lever

Nordic Ruins - Parallax                                                                  Parallax

Nordic Ruins - Pots

Solstheim - Parallax                                                                       Parallax

Solstheim Landscapes Complex Terrain Parallax Edition           Parallax

Tel Mithryn Overhaul - Parallax                                                    Parallax

RUSTIC RELIEFS - Parallax                                                             Parallax

 

World - Textures [Fixes]

Ancient Dwemer Metal - Automatons                                          Included in PBR

Ancient Dwemer Metal - Missing Forgemaster Fix                      Included in PBR

FYX - Solitude Arch                                                                         Outdated

Project AHO - Ancient Dwemer Metal Patch

The Tools of Kagrenac - Ancient Dwemer Metal Patch

 

NPC

ES RS Children Patch                                                                      No mod means no patch needed

Follower Distance Tweaks                                                              Vanished

Follower Distance Tweaks - 3DNPCs

Follower Distance Tweaks - Inigo

Follower Distance Tweaks - Lucien

Follower Distance Tweaks - Remiel

Follower Distance Tweaks - Val Serano

 

Weapons (Melee)

Unique Thane Weapons - Ancient Dwemer Metal Patch            Not needed anymore

 

Fauna - Animals

Deer and Elk                                                                                    Better than vanilla but hopelessly outdated.

 

Gameplay - Foundation

Housecarls Pre-Thaneship                                                             Black faces

 

Gameplay - General

Ancient Dwemer Metal - COIN                                                     Not needed anymore

 

Weather

Obsidian Mountain Fogs Tweaked                                                Covered by CS

Supreme and Volumetric Fog                                                        Covered by CS

 

CCC Patches

CCC - Ghosts of the Tribunal - Ancient Dwemer Metal Patch     Not needed anymore

 

Patches

JK's Solitude Outskirts Patch Collection                                       Not needed anymore

Val Serano - JK's Solitude Outskirts Compatibility Patch           Not needed anymore

Whiterun Exteriors Patch Collection                                             Not needed anymore

Unique Signs - Enhanced Solitude                                                City changed

Auto Parallax                                                                                   Not needed anymore

 

Mods to ADD:

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Meshes

Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - DynDOLOD Add-On

 

Flora - Plants

Mountain Flower - Fixed Placement (BOS)                                 Bugfix

Mountain Flower - Fixed Placement (BOS) - Lighting Patch

 

Textures - Landscape

Blackreach deposits                                                                      Adds a slight glow to the ceilings in Falmer caves.

ERMed - Blackreach Crystals

Icy Mesh Remaster - Meshes                                                        Better Ice

Icy Mesh Remaster - Vale cracks

Icy Mesh Remaster - IcyFixes LOD

Skyrim Remastered - Glaciers and Ice                                         Nice textures (Get improved later)

Skyrim Remastered - Glaciers and Ice - White Patch

Ice is Ice - Material Fix

Icy Cave Remaster                                                                         Improves all ice caves

     Don't forget to merge the update into it.

Icy Cave Remaster - Ice Material Patch

Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - Addon     

 

Textures - Objects

Spider Eggs and Sacs

 

World - Locations [Exterior Cities]

Whiterun Outskirts Market                                                            Small, almost no patches needed. Whats not to like?

Whiterun Outskirts Market - Fortified Whiterun

Fortified Morthal - Meshes                                                           Replacer for the parallax meshes.

Fortified Morthal - Enhanced Occlusion                                      Improved FPS

RedBag's Solitude                                                                          Old problems resolved. Now we get the Solitude I always intended to use.

RedBag's Solitude - Alternative Statue

 

World - Locations [Exterior Skyrim]

JK's Castle Volkihar LOD fix

JK's Riverwood

Orc Strongholds - Dushnikh Yal - Enhanced Occlusion              Improved FPS

 

World - Quests

 East Empire Expansion (EEE) 

     Paid mod. NOT REQUIRED!

 

World - Textures

Coal Piles                                                                                         Blend better into the landscape.

Vanaheimr - Farmhouses

     OA isn't sure if this is needed for PBR. Keep it to be safe.

Potent Potables - Potions and Poisons

 

World - Textures [Fixes]

Born in a Barn - Door Curtains for Shacks (BOS)                         Lets have some privacy

H.O.A. - Hyperspecific Occlusion Addon                                      Should help with the FPS in some areas.

Improved Solitude Arch

 

World - Physics

Animated Ships - Realistic Nord Ships Patch

Animated Ships - Redbag Solitude Patch

 

PC

Overlay Distribution Framework

     There are several options for the mod. I link the ones i use here.

ODF - Blacksmith Burnmarks

ODF - Scars And Wounds

Skin Feature Overlays

Wounds Overlays

 

NPC

The new kids - Skyrim children replacer

IMMORTAN - Patches                                                                    Moved up to avoid black faces.

Children of Dawn's Beauty 

Children of Dawn's Beauty - CBBE Textures

     Use the textures only if you run into issues.

Children of Dawn's Beauty - Himbo SOS Textures

Children of the Ash

Children of the Ash - AI Overhaul Patch

Children of the Ash - 3DNPCs Patch

Children of the First

Children of the First - AI Overhaul Patch

Children of the Green

Children of the Green - USSEP

Children of the Green - AI Overhaul

 

Fauna - Animals

Deer                                                                                                 Now they look much better than before.

Farm Geese

More Accurate Farm Geese

Roosters

Sewer Rats

Sewer Rats - Optimized Meshes

Sewer Rats - Smaller (Skypatcher)

Wolves of Skyrim

Wolves of Skyrim - Pelts

 

Fauna - Creatures

TNT - True Nordic Trolls                                                                  Finally trolls I recognize from the old legends.

     Do NOT use this with MNC (Sex Mods/SexLab/MNC)

TNT - True Nordic Trolls - Skulls

TNT - True Nordic Trolls - Smaller


Gameplay - General
Heat Sources

     ONLY for users with a survival mod.

 

Sound - World

Eviscerate

Eviscerate - ISC Patch

 

Sound - Characters

Missing Voices in Hearthfire

 

Weather

CS Particle Patch                                                                               Moved up to prevent problems

 

Bugfixes

Real Names - Extended 

     Some will like this - others not so much.

Terrain Lod Noise perfect darker                                                    Works better with CS.

 

Patches CCC

CCC - Upscaled and Cleaned Textures 

     Select the full install. 

CCC - Tundra Homestead - Fixes                                                    Now it uses our installed textures

 

Patches

Gods And Worship - No Hadrian Shack                                        Overlooked this one before

RedBag's Solitude Patch Collection

DynDOLOD FXGlow Disabler

     Your decision to use it or not.

 

World - LOD

Better Big Boat LOD

Better Big Boat LOD - Longboat Addon

 

PBR

Glaciers Ice PBR

Trees PBR

Vanaheimr - Farmhouses PBR

Spider Eggs and Sacs PBR

Sovngarde PBR

Frankly Remaster - PBR

Illusive Infiltrator Armor PBR

Rooster PBR

Sewer Rats PBR

Markarth and Dwemer PBR                                                              Improved look of the dwemer metal.

 

Testphase:

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A bug reappeared that is caused by CoS. so I can't add them while I am working on a fix here.

Auto Unequip Shield to Back - Clipping patch for CoS

Weapons Don't Clip Cloaks

 

Under consideration

Headhunter - Bounties Redone

Sentinel Zweihander

Sentinel Zweihander - PBR

Dragon Wall Wisdom

Camilla Gets Married                                                                                           For immersion

Snowy Barrel

Heart-To-Heart                                                                                                     For immersion

Disguise

Farmhouse Chimneys

Farmhouse Chimneys - USSEP Patch

Hold Riders

Hold Riders and Guards Armor Replacer Patch

Leaps of Faith

OBody HotSwap

M.E.I. - Maven Elenwen Ingun

Whiterun Outskirts Market                                                                                  Added

Realistic Firm Breasts Butt Belly and Thighs

Visual Animated Enchants

Dagger (1st person animations series)

EmbersXD Fire Animation Fix

Fires and Embers Clipping Fix

Rest By Campfire

Missives - Redbag's Solitude

Missives - The Witcher Board

Missives - Notes Retexture

Missives - Notes and Announcements

Missives - Settings Loader

Missives - Stay in Skyrim

Missives - Fortified Morthal

Missives - Quickloot Patch

Missives - Track Fugitive Objectives

Missives - Blacklist Expanded

Missives - Quest Edits for Unique Missive Board Mods

Diverse Witcher Missives Boards - Base Object Swapper

CCC Divine Crusader Replacer

Chevalier's Armor Set                                                                                             Paladin armor?

Crusaders Knights - Medieval Armors

Crusaders Knights - Textures

Crusaders Knights - No Castle Version

Crusaders Knights - Imperial Legion Replacer                                                      Solution for the roman pseudo-imperial armor?

Crusaders Knights - SPID                                                                                        Manual rework required

Dolls

Dolls - Passives Fixes

Markarth - LOD Unlock                                                                                           Needed?

Icy Landmarks (BOS)

Khajiit Caravan Kittens - Children Of Tamriel

Khajiit Has Tents

Khajiit Has Tents - Animated

Khajiit Has Many Things

Khajiit Has Tents - Additional Navcuts

Khajiit Caravan Kittens Has Tents                                                                           I simply had to change the name. 

Better Bellows - Blacksmith Forge Mesh Improvements

   We need the version for 'ElSopa Anvil' and 'EmbersXD'.

 

Edited by Aylis
Posted
9 hours ago, Aylis said:

Nope. 

Damn. This lack of consistency is so non-German, that it made me confused and concerned I missed some important info. :D 

Posted
11 minutes ago, Skjall said:

Damn. This lack of consistency is so non-German, that it made me confused and concerned I missed some important info. :D 

 It sure is.

Posted (edited)

Skyland PBR is not compatible with Nordic Ruins PBR ...

 

Took me about 3 hours at unselecting one PBR mod at a time and rebuildfing PGPatcher Output to find out why I had spikes everywhere in bleak falls barrow ground 🫠

It's probably because we didn't select landscape option in Skyland AIO Fomod, as Skyland PBR includes landscapes.

 

Deactivating Skyland PBR is the best solution ATM.

 

 

EDIT:  it seems like it also fixes the mismatch snow color on some rocks, but I need to confirm that on different lighting conditions.

 

 

Edited by Magma57
  • Aylis changed the title to Skyrim AE for Beginners - V 3.0.3
Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, Skjall said:

Damn. This lack of consistency is so non-German, that it made me confused and concerned I missed some important info. :D 

😛 Ask LL why I'm not allowed to fix the colors for them (I already tried).

 

I'll rework the links when I have the spare time (and finally had a good nights sleep). 😇

 

@Magma57

PG-Patcher is clever and ignores textures in packs that are not used. 

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The reason for this is that PGPatcher analyzes your load order, finds whatever meshes you have that point to any of the remastered textures and patches those meshes to use these PBR textures instead (as well as the shader properties PBR requires). This way its automatically compatible with any mesh replacers, kitbashed armors, whatever you may have.

 

Rocks look fine to me:

I'm downgrading textures atm. so no DynDOLOD.

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Spikes? Give me a Screenshot (in spoilers) so I can make a comparison.

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3.0.3 is wrapped up and the last-minute fixes added into the guide. This should be the last big update for 3.X.

 

Now (once i finished the texture downgrade) I'll focus on smaller things. Khajiit need some love, working on medieval armors (atm we're halfway there), QoL, gameplay additions etc.

 

Question of the day:

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Do Khajiit purr? 🤔

 

Edited by Aylis
Posted (edited)
23 hours ago, Aylis said:

@gurugeorge

I might have overdone it (everything possible in 4K) and including DynDOLOD. 545GB

 

But this will go drastically down if you select lower res texture packs. I just found 'Anniversary Edition and Creation Club - Everything Upscaled' and this mod seems to be a bit extreme...

 

Although it might be a good idea to use the separate files for armors and weapons. 🤔

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Got a smaller solution, no need for a giant patch or a dozen separate ones: CCC - Upscaled and Cleaned Textures

 

 

 

Thanks for your response. 

 

Blimey, that's big.  I've been thinking of getting another M.2 anyway though so this is incentive :)

 

Just out of curiosity though, I notice in your latest update just there, you're getting rid of parallax stuff.  Why is that may I ask?  Last time I played Skyrim the parallax stuff was pretty cool, has it been superseded by something else?

Edited by gurugeorge
Posted (edited)
25 minutes ago, gurugeorge said:

Blimey, that's big,

The issue with this are loading times. Right now I'm downgrading some texture packs to 2K to reduce the overload.

 

Dropping 545GB mods on the head of a game with 16,5GB is unwise (my excuse is testing the limits of what can be done😊). 

 

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I've been thinking of getting another M2 anyway though so this is incentive

Always a good idea, but remember that with modding 1,8TB fill up fast. I guess I'll need to get a bigger one too...

 

  

 

10 minutes ago, KCOLL said:

LOL parallax is so old school! the new fashion is PBR!  And next month comes XYZ

So true. And I see you're already mentally preparing yourself for 4.0. 🤣

Edited by Aylis
Posted

Just went from a 1 terabyte mve to a 2 terabyte mve  I'm getting ready for skyblivion! For some reason the transfer went kaboom and i had to rebuild from point zero to game is back and running took 4 weeks to get it right. Skyrim ae for beginners is somewhere around 800gig i think? it is the base i use to build my playlist much larger just over 1 terabyte now.

Posted (edited)

My game is always in flux. Always trying something new .Always in a reinstall mode. I so rarely get to level 40 anymore because I'm always trashing it but each time i learn a little bit more.  Spend more time on nexus and in mo2 than playing the game. But oh boy is it a pretty thing now! 

Edited by KCOLL
Posted (edited)

For 3.03., for the new NPC Children mods that need "AI Overhaul", do we need to switch the AI Overhaul Lite ESL to the standing one?  not sure what was the intent since the normal AI Overhaul is now a missing master.

Edited by Kamikatana
Posted
8 hours ago, Aylis said:

😇

@Magma57

PG-Patcher is clever and ignores textures in packs that are not used. 

 

Rocks look fine to me:

I'm downgrading textures atm. so no DynDOLOD.

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Spikes? Give me a Screenshot (in spoilers) so I can make a comparison.

 

 

 

 

 

Left is Skyland PBR activated then ran PG-Patcher. Right is Skyland PBR deactivated then ran PG-Patcher. 

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I have to mention that I still keep all the parallax things, personally I love it.

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32 minutes ago, Magma57 said:

I have to mention that I still keep all the parallax things, personally I love it.

There's your problem. Make a guess why I removed all the parallax files I could find.

 

So in the end you complain about something you broke yourself...

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