bad lag when looking at cities.

[johnny2by4]

i'm running a lot of mods.  lots of script intense mods (asis, sexlab mods, a few others) lots of texture overhauls (smim, realistic skyrim overhaul, others), and lots of mods that add npc's (interesting/inconsequential npc, expanded towns and cities).  i'm noticing that lots of lag around cities and villages, specifically when i look at the cities and villages. 

 

my best guess is that it isn't a script problem but a texture problem, maybe to much stuff trying to load at once.  does this sound right?

[Versh]

It is normal... you cannot put all the graphics overhaul and heavy scripted mod all at once, you should made some choice related at your system performance...

 

 

[Killing Joke]

i'm running a lot of mods.  lots of script intense mods (asis, sexlab mods, a few others) lots of texture overhauls (smim, realistic skyrim overhaul, others), and lots of mods that add npc's (interesting/inconsequential npc, expanded towns and cities).  i'm noticing that lots of lag around cities and villages, specifically when i look at the cities and villages. 

 

my best guess is that it isn't a script problem but a texture problem, maybe to much stuff trying to load at once.  does this sound right?

 

Yes it does. Especially ETaC, it's a resource hog (while not adding much interesting stuff IMO), and depending on your CPU, a heavily scripted game can put it down on its knees.

[gvman3670]

With expanded cities and lots more NPCs added you have a LOT of scripts firing. A LOT. For example, running SoS and SexLab Aroused alone means ALL those extra NPCs (in the grids you have loaded) have to be processed by those mods. That is a heavier papyrus load than you need. But then throw is ASIS and such and there even more scripts firing.

 

Sure, we need some of those things to make the SL mods work well, but when you make your game run scripts on lots of extra NPCs you're going to be bogging down even the best of processors.

[johnny2by4]

my system isn't to bad, i5 2500k and a gtx 770.

 

found that reducing smim a bit (choosing all the lower poly and half resolution options) has helped a bit.  might try uninstalling dawn of skyrim since it wont screw over my save, don't really want to mess with etac unless i absolutely have to (plus i'm not really sure what rebuilding a merged plugin patch will do mid save, i'd guess nothing good).

[Dubhorizon]

Try using one mountain mod that gives a few more fps, reduce distance and grass density a bit. Are you using an ENB? they can be graphically demanding, maybe choose a performance version. I recommend Naturalistic ENB.

[johnny2by4]

i just use ENBoost, never really given many ENB's a chance but i might try the one you suggested.

 

one mountain looks useful, i'll try it out though i'm wondering how it will work with my setup.

 

for reducing distance, by chance do you have any suggestions to do so through the ini files?  i've made a couple tweaks that i think helped but i'm not really sure.

[Rayblue]

From experience, both very-high resolution textures (anything that's over DXT5 and 2k) and high-poly meshes will consume resources and performance. Even custom followers with HD textures will cause some FPS lag. Of course some mods with lots of hand-placed objects will also tax your system.

 

Asides from the processor and GPU, I'd like to hear about the full specs of your PC -- I hope it's a desktop and not a laptop (of course, those things can't handle much).

[Dubhorizon]

If you only use ENboost on a GTX770 it's very strange you have noticeable fps drops. Maybe it's textures filling up your graphics card memory too fast like Rayblue mentions, in which case a tool like http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12801/? will help. About my .ini files this is what I have for mine.

 

Skyrim.ini

 

 

[General]

sLanguage=ENGLISH

iNumHWThreads=4

iHWThread6=5

iHWThread5=5

iHWThread4=5

iHWThread3=4

iHWThread2=4

iHWThread1=4

iAIThread2HWThread=5

iAIThread1HWThread=3

iRenderingThread2HWThread=1

iRenderingThread1HWThread=0

sIntroSequence=DISABLED.BIK

bRunHighLevelProcess=1

bMultiThreadMovement=1

bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1

bUseThreadedBlood=1

bUseThreadedMorpher=1

bUseThreadedTempEffects=1

bUseThreadedTextures=1

bUseThreadedMeshes=1

bUseThreadedLOD=1

bUseThreadedAI=1

bUseHardDriveCache=0

fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

 

[backgroundLoad]

bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1

bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1

bBackgroundCellLoads=1

bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1

bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1

bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1

 

[Display]

fDefaultWorldFOV=80

fDefault1stPersonFOV=80

fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.1000

fSunUpdateThreshold=2.0000

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=2500.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=3000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade=8192

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bPerPixelLighting=1

bAllowScreenshot=0

bSimpleLighting=0

fDecalLifetime=56.5000

iAdapter=0

iPresentInterval=0

 

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

 

[Grass]

iGrassCellRadius=2.5

bAllowCreateGrass=1

bAllowLoadGrass=0

bGrassPointLighting=1

b30GrassVS=1

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=6

iMinGrassSize=125 //<--- if you use Grass on Steroids set it to 75 or higher.

 

[GeneralWarnings]

SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

 

[Archive]

sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Invalidation.bsa, 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

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

SInvalidationFile=

 

[Combat]

fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0

fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.2

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.5

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.2

f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.5

 

[Actor]

fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000

 

[Papyrus]

fUpdateBudgetMS=2.0

fExtraTaskletBudgetMS=2.0

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=2000.0

iMinMemoryPageSize=128

iMaxMemoryPageSize=512

iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=76800

bEnableLogging=0

bEnableTrace=0

bLoadDebugInformation=0

bEnableProfiling=0

 

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

bUseWaterReflectionBlur=1

bReflectExplosions=1

iWaterBlurAmount=4

bAutoWaterSilhouetteReflections=1

bForceHighDetailReflections=0

bUseWaterHiRes=1

bUseWaterLOD=1

bReflectLODObjects=1

bReflectLODLand=1

bReflectSky=1

bReflectLODTrees=1

bUseWaterShader=1

 

[Trees]

bForceFullDetail=1

bEnableTreeAnimations=1

 

[TerrainManager]

bKeepLowDetailTerrain=0

 

[Controls]

bMouseAcceleration=0

 

[saveGame]

bAllowProfileTransfer=1

bUseSaveGameHistory=1

 

[Decals]

bDecalMultithreaded=1

bForceAllDecals=1

 

[imagespace]

bDoRadialBlur=1

 

[LightingShader]

fDecalLODFadeEnd=1.0000

fDecalLODFadeStart=1.0000

 

[Animation]

fAnimInterpFarDist=10500.0000

fAnimInterpNearDist=10000.0000

 

[interface]

fBookOpenTime=700.0000

 

[MapMenu]

sMapCloudNIF=0

bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1

fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0

fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0

fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0

fMapWorldYawRange=3600.0000

fMapWorldMaxHeight=130000.0000

fMapWorldMinHeight=5000.0000

 

[Verlet]

bUseConstantStepDelta=1

bUseRotationBasedTransformUpdate=1

uiNumIter=50

fGravity=-1000.0000

uCapeClothNumPin=96

fVerticalCapsuleOffset=100.0000

 

 

Skyrim prefs

 

[General]

fBrightLightColorB=1.0000

fBrightLightColorG=1.0000

fBrightLightColorR=1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField=1

iRadialBlurLevel=1

[Display]

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=8000.0000

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

iShadowSplitCount=2

iMaxAnisotropy=0

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=100000.0000

fGamma=1.2400

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=3000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=1000.0000

fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

iTexMipMapSkip=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

iMultiSample=0

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bFull Screen=1

iSize H=1080

iSize W=1920

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000

iScreenShotIndex=2

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti"

bFXAAEnabled=0

iShadowMapResolution=2048

fShadowBiasScale=0.2500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iAdapter=0

iPresentInterval=0

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

bDeferredShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

[Grass]

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassStartFadeDistance=9000.0000

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=9000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

[MAIN]

bGamepadEnable=1

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=1

bSaveOnTravel=1

bSaveOnWait=1

bSaveOnRest=1

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=3

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

bShowCompass=1

[Controls]

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0100

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=1

bMouseAcceleration=0

bUseKinect=0

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=1750

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=0

fVal5=0.8500

uID5=3954

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=1812355185

fVal3=0.8000

uID3=94881

fVal2=1.0000

uID2=466532

fVal1=1.0000

uID1=554685

fVal0=0.8000

uID0=1007612

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000

fBlockMaximumDistance=175000.0000

fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000

fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.1000

bShowLODInEditor=0

[NavMesh]

fObstacleAlpha=0.5000

fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000

fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500

fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000

fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500

fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000

fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000

fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500

fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000

fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000

fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000

fEdgeThickness=10.0000

fPointSize=2.5000

[Trees]

bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1

bRenderSkinnedTrees=1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20

[Decals]

uMaxDecals=1000

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxSkinDecals=100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=5.2000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=4.5000

fLODFadeOutMultActors=5.9000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection=1

bShowAllResolutions=1

uLastAspectRatio=3

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

Please post your inis, enblocal settings and loadorder with spoiler tags.

[johnny2by4]

its a desktop, specs off top of my head.

 

mobo asus p8p67 m pro

ram 8GB

psu corsair 650w

gpu evga gtx 770 2GB

cpu i5 2500k 3.3GHz

storage 1TB HDD

OS: 64bit windows 7

 

edit: will take me a bit to get the rest of the requested info.

[johnny2by4]

Active Mod Files:

 

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.7]
03  Dawnguard.esm
04  Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.7]
05  HearthFires.esm
06  Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.7]
07  Dragonborn.esm
08  Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.7]
09  Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
0A  ApachiiHairFemales.esm
0B  SharedSeranaDialogue.esm
0C  SexLab.esm  [Version 1.59c]
0D  Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
0E  Devious Devices - Assets.esm  [Version 2.8.2]
0F  ETaC - RESOURCES.esm
10  hdtHighHeel.esm
11  Havok Breast Physic.esm
12  HentaiPregnancy.esm
13  OblivionHairPackAIO.esm
14  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
15  Dragon Break.esm
16  Children+SoulGems.esm
17  MFVM.esm
18  0db2SECOND.esm
19  RaceCompatibility.esm
1A  SexLabAroused.esm
1B  ApachiiHair.esm
1C  Skykids.esm
1D  Children+SoulGemsSkykids.esm
1E  ZaZAnimationPack.esm
1F  Devious Devices - Integration.esm
20  Inn Girls Resources.esm
21  LevelersTower.esm
22  RE_RealEstate_Core.esp
23  SK TheEyesOfBeauty.esm  [Version 8]
24  Devious Devices - Expansion.esm
25  paradise_halls.esm
26  Cutting Room Floor.esp  [Version 1.1]
27  DD_restrained.esp
28  SC07SexLabRandomAttack.esp
29  dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
2A  SK OblivionHairPackAIO.esp
2B  Balanced_Magic_Dawnguard.esp
2C  FNISSexyMove.esp
2D  DD - Interactions.esp
2E  SlaveTats.esp
2F  Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
30  Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
31  Convenient Horses.esp
32  Mannequin.esp
33  DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
34  NonSexLabAnimationPack.esp
35  LeftHandRings.esp  [Version 1.4]
36  SexLab Aroused Creatures.esp
37  RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
38  SOS - B3lisario UNP Addon.esp
39  HarvestOverhaul.esp  [Version 2.8.2]
3A  FloraRespawnFix.esp
3B  SexLab Vanilla Voices.esp
3C  AHZmoreHUD.esp  [Version 2.1.3]
3D  Elemental Staves.esp
3E  EnchantedArsenal.esp  [Version 2.20]
3F  EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
40  ETaC - Complete.esp
41  Death Mountain part2.esp
42  ELFX - Exteriors.esp
43  ELFX - Dragonborn.esp
44  HelmetToggle2.02b.esp
45  HentaiMilk_HEARTHFIRE.esp
46  SexLab Sound FX Replacer.esp
47  The Eyes Of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp
48  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dragonborn.esp
49  LoversVictim.esp
4A  ELFX - Dawnguard.esp
4B  ETaC - Dragon Bridge South.esp
4C  3DNPC.esp  [Version 3.06.9]
4D  HearthfireMultiKid.esp
4E  MoreNastyCritters.esp
4F  ORM-Arvak.esp
50  Purewaters.esp
51  RaceMenu.esp
52  LeftHandRings - Dawnguard.esp  [Version 1.4]
53  Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
54  RaceMenuPluginXPMSE.esp
55  Random Vampire Attacks in Towns Disabled.esp  [Version 1.0.0]
56  Remodeled Armor - Underwear.esp
57  SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
58  SOS Equipable Schlong.esp
59  SexLab TDF Aggressive Prostitution.esp
5A  SexLabNudeCreatures.esp
5B  SexLabNudeCreaturesDG.esp
5C  SexLabNudeCreaturesDB.esp
5D  Immersive Arousal.esp
5E  SkyKids - NPC Replacer DB.esp
5F  SkyKids - NPC Replacer HF.esp
60  SkyUI.esp
61  AchieveThat.esp
62  TradeBarter.esp
63  VioLens.esp
64  Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
65  Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
66  Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
67  Havok Breast Physic Dawnguard.esp
68  Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
69  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dawnguard.esp
6A  CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp
6B  Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
6C  Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
6D  Soul Gems Differ - NW.esp
6E  Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
6F  ISCompendium CCO Patch.esp
70  Size does matter.esp
71  Book Covers Skyrim.esp
72  DarkTower.esp
73  Rebirth Monster.esp
74  ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
75  ELFXEnhancer.esp
76  Pureweather.esp
77  BCS - CCOR Patch.esp
78  Havok Breast Physic.esp
79  Helgen Reborn.esp  [Version 105.3]
7A  SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp
7B  Tel_Nalta.esp
7C  DawnstarSanctuaryExpanion.esp
7D  OBIS.esp
7E  Devious Devices - For the Masses II.esp
7F  Havok Breast Physic Dragonborn.esp
80  OBISDB.esp
81  Civil War Overhaul.esp
82  Distant DetailHF.esp
83  Bring Out Your Dead.esp  [Version 1.2.8]
84  Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp
85  Thunderchild - Dragon Language Words Patch.esp
86  Wintermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
87  display-model.esp
88  mintylightningmod.esp
89  paradise_halls_SLExtension.esp
8A  rrhair.esp
8B  saber stuff combined.esp
8C  sjel blad castle.esp
8D  Immersive Whiterun.esp
8E  RE_RealEstate.esp
8F  Immersive Solstheim.esp
90  ETaC complete patches merged v13.3.esp
91  Captured Dreams.esp
92  hydra_slavegirls.esp
93  DFB - Random Encounters.esp  [Version 1.2]
94  SexLab_DibellaCult.esp
95  HarvestOverhaulCreatures.esp  [Version 2.8.2]
96  BAMM.esp
97  Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
98  SkyKids - NPC Replacer.esp
99  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer.esp
9A  Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and BOOZE.esp
9B  Balanced_Magic.esp
9C  Paralyze.esp
9D  ISCompendium Balanced Magic Patch.esp
9E  immersive wenches.esp
9F  Oblivion Gates v3 - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp
A0  HentaiCreatures.esp
A1  animal_mansion.esp
A2  Inconsequential NPCs.esp
A3  Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp
A4  Inconsequential NPCs - EEO patch.esp
A5  Cloaks.esp
A6  Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp
A7  Run For Your Lives.esp  [Version 2.0.3]
A8  EEO - USP (2.0.4a) Patch.esp
A9  CWINPCImprovements.esp
AA  Dead Body Collision.esp
AB  SexLab-Stories.esp
AC  SexSlavesForVanillaBandits.esp
AD  BrhuceLegacy.esp
AE  Marriable Serana.esp  [Version 1.6.2]
AF  MFVM_Hearthfire_Patch.esp
B0  SexLab Beastess.esp
B1  SexLabWerewolves.esp
B2  Facelight.esp
B3  NoxUE2.00.esp
B4  Marriable Serana HF.esp  [Version 1.6.2]
B5  Improved Closefaced Helmets_Legendary.esp
B6  CCCP-Children of the Sky Pack.esp
B7  TERAArmors_CBBE.esp
B8  Smithing Perks Overhaul_Remade.esp
B9  DeviouslyHelpless.esp
BA  Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp
BB  WindstadMine.esp
BC  PATCHDragon Break.esp
BD  paradise_halls_farengars_study.esp
BE  skykids mod patches merged.esp
BF  BeautifulVampires.esp
C0  Populated Lands Roads Paths.esp
C1  Immersive Patrols II.esp
C2  Colorful_Magic.esp
C3  Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp  [Version 1.7]
C4  DeadlyDragons.esp
C5  AK- Cowl of the Grey Fox.esp
C6  CollegeDaysWinterhold.esp
C7  Populated Skyrim Civil War.esp
C8  BesEss.esp
C9  CWIDawnDragonPatch.esp
CA  Devious Deviants.esp
CB  properrobeenchants.esp
CC  WheelsOfLull.esp
CD  EiriesOhmesRahtReplacer.esp
CE  assorted NPC appearance overhaul.esp
CF  paradise_halls_fellglow_slave_camp.esp
D0  0db2patch.esp
D1  SexLab-StoriesDevious.esp
D2  DragonCombatOverhaulDragonborn.esp
D3  SexLabDefeat.esp
D4  mslDeviousCaptures.esp
D5  The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp  [Version 1.2.8]
D6  Extended Encounters.esp
D7  Magic of the Magna-Ge.esp
D8  SexLab Romance.esp
D9  Devious Cidhna.esp
DA  Dwemertech - Magic of the Dwarves.esp
DB  BooksOfSkyrim.esp
DC  Immersive Wenches -Taverns Plus-.esp
DD  Children+SoulGemsDragonborn.esp
DE  Saber.esp
DF  Gildergreen Regrown.esp  [Version 1.2.6]
E0  FNISspells.esp
E1  Beastess Vampire.esp
E2  Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
E3  SexLabDangerousNights.esp
E4  My Home Is Your Home.esp
E5  TheEyesOfBeauty.esp  [Version 9]
E6  JaxonzEnhGrab.esp
E7  Beastess Forsworn.esp
E8  towBlockSteal.esp
E9  vAutosaveManager.esp
EA  AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
EB  Immersive Weapons.esp
EC  SofiaFollower.esp
ED  SexLab-AmorousAdventures.esp
EE  STEP Combined PluginHF.esp  [Version 2.2.9]
EF  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 2.5]
F0  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
F1  SK Child Armor Swapper.esp
F2  WintermystPatcher.esp
F3  ASIS-Dependency.esp
F4  ASIS.esp

 

 

skyrim.ini

 

 

[General]

sLanguage = ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer = 36

sIntroSequence = ;Disables the intro sequence for a faster startup

fFlickeringLightDistance = 8192

 

[Display]

fShadowLODMaxStartFade = 1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade = 2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade = 3500.0

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary = 2048

bAllowScreenshot = 1

fSunShadowUpdateTime = 0.25

fSunUpdateThreshold = 1.5

 

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds = 6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds = 8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime = 3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime = 1.0

 

[Grass]

bAllowCreateGrass = 1

bAllowLoadGrass = 0

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure = 3

iMinGrassSize = 40

fGrassFadeRange = 999.0

 

[GeneralWarnings]

SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning = One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

 

[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

 

[Combat]

fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult = 0.0

fMagnetismLookingMult = 0.0

f1PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f3PBoltTiltUpAngle = 0.7

 

[Papyrus]

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS = 500.0

bEnableLogging = 0

bEnableTrace = 0

bLoadDebugInformation = 0

 

[Water]

bReflectLODObjects = 1

bReflectLODLand = 1

bReflectSky = 1

bReflectLODTrees = 1

 

[Actor]

fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist = 12288.0000

 

 

skyrimprefs.ini

 

[General]

fBrightLightColorB = 1.0000

fBrightLightColorG = 1.0000

fBrightLightColorR = 1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent =-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging =0

 

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField =1

iRadialBlurLevel = 2

 

[Display]

iBlurDeferredShadowMask =7

fInteriorShadowDistance =3000.0000

fShadowDistance =8000.0000

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary = 2048

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary = 2048

iShadowSplitCount = 2

iMaxAnisotropy =0

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd =4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart =3600.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist =10000000.0000

fGamma =1.0000

fDecalLOD2 =1500.0000

fDecalLOD1 =1000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade =2000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade =200.0000

fLightLODStartFade =3500.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum =0

iTexMipMapSkip =0

iWaterMultiSamples =0

iMultiSample =4

iShadowMode =3

bTreesReceiveShadows =1

bDrawLandShadows =1

bFull Screen =1

iSize H =1080

iSize W =1920

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault =1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault =256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance =2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance =2844.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist =10000000.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist =10000000.0000

iScreenShotIndex =2

bShadowMaskZPrepass =0

bMainZPrepass =0

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame =25

iMaxDecalsPerFrame =100

bFloatPointRenderTarget =0

sD3DDevice ="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770"

bFXAAEnabled =0

iShadowMapResolution =4096

fShadowBiasScale =0.1500

iShadowMaskQuarter =4

iAdapter = 0

iPresentInterval = 0

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

bDeferredShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

 

[Grass]

b30GrassVS =0

fGrassStartFadeDistance =7000.0000

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance =7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance =0.0000

 

[MAIN]

bGamepadEnable =1

bCrosshairEnabled =1

fHUDOpacity =1.0000

bSaveOnPause =0

bSaveOnTravel =0

bSaveOnWait =0

bSaveOnRest =0

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

 

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers =1

bShowQuestMarkers =1

iDifficulty =2

 

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles =1

bGeneralSubtitles =1

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

bShowCompass=1

 

[Controls]

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity =1.0000

fMouseHeadingSensitivity =0.0125

bAlwaysRunByDefault =1

bInvertYValues =0

bGamePadRumble =1

bMouseAcceleration = 0

bUseKinect=0

 

[Particles]

iMaxDesired =750

 

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins =60.0000

 

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume =1.0000

fVal7 =1.0000

uID7 =0

fVal6 =1.0000

uID6 =0

fVal5 =1.0000

uID5 =0

fVal4 =1.0000

uID4 =3954

fVal3 =1.0000

uID3 =94881

fVal2 =0.4000

uID2 =466532

fVal1 =1.0000

uID1 =554685

fVal0 =0.8000

uID0 =1007612

 

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance =262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance =32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance =16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance =9000.0000

 

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance =75000.0000

fBlockMaximumDistance =250000.0000

fBlockLevel1Distance =50000.0000

fBlockLevel0Distance =25000.0000

fSplitDistanceMult =1.5000

bShowLODInEditor =0

 

[NavMesh]

fObstacleAlpha = 0.5000

fCoverSideHighAlpha = 0.8000

fCoverSideLowAlpha = 0.6500

fEdgeFullAlpha = 1.0000

fEdgeHighAlpha = 0.7500

fEdgeLowAlpha = 0.5000

fTriangleFullAlpha = 0.7000

fTriangleHighAlpha = 0.3500

fTriangleLowAlpha = 0.2000

fLedgeBoxHalfHeight = 25.0000

fEdgeDistFromVert = 10.0000

fEdgeThickness = 10.0000

fPointSize = 2.5000

 

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees =1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender =20

 

[Decals]

uMaxDecals =1000

bDecals = 1

bSkinnedDecals = 1

uMaxSkinDecals = 100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor = 60

 

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultActors =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

 

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection = 1

bShowAllResolutions = 1

uLastAspectRatio = 3

 

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange = 1

 

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader = 0

 

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

its a lot of mods i know, but it's surprisingly (besides the bad lag in some areas) stable. 

 

edit: forgot enblocal

 

 

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true
UseDefferedRendering=false
IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=64
VideoMemorySizeMb=
EnableCompression=true
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=false
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
EnableVSync=true
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=false
FPSLimit=10.0

[iNPUT]
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num /       106
KeyShowFPS=106
//print screen
KeyScreenshot=44
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//f4
KeyFreeVRAM=115

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=1
DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=false
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=false
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreInventory=true
FixTintGamma=true
RemoveBlur=false
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true

 

[bradleyh]

For most of the recent ENBs', and ENBoost to work You need to set bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 in Your SkyrimPrefs.ini

All ENBoost does is remove V-RAM from counting towards the 3.1GB limit Skyrim has.

ENB's make the Game look better, but often come with a Performance hit.

[johnny2by4]

For most of the recent ENBs', and ENBoost to work You need to set bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 in Your SkyrimPrefs.ini

All ENBoost does is remove V-RAM from counting towards the 3.1GB limit Skyrim has.

ENB's make the Game look better, but often come with a Performance hit.

 

huh, thought that was only for use with the different effects with enb's not just when you use ENBoost.  i'll try making that change and see what happens.

[Rayblue]

ReservedMemorySizeMb=64
VideoMemorySizeMb=

You're lacking the figures needed for ENBoost to work.

 

There's a lot of formulae to compute for how much memory you need, but for me I use these:

ReservedMemorySizeMb=512

Can be adjusted between 128mb to around 10gb according to how much is needed (your mileage may vary), but I felt 512mb is enough for 8gb of system memory.

VideoMemorySizeMb=896 (the total amount of GPU video memory - 128)

This 128 represents a reserve amount intended for Windows, such as the Aero theme.

[Dubhorizon]

What Rayblue said about setting the enboost and optimizer textures tool and you should be ok. if not go to in-game settings and put actor,object and item distance a little lower. Even on half they still load very far in the distance. Also set iShadowMapResolution =2048 instead to gain even more fps.

[johnny2by4]

What Rayblue said about setting the enboost and optimizer textures tool and you should be ok. if not go to in-game settings and put actor,object and item distance a little lower. Even on half they still load very far in the distance. Also set iShadowMapResolution =2048 instead to gain even more fps.

 

will give the tweaks suggested a try and if all else fails i'll try the texture optimizer, though i'm wondering how well that will work since i'm using MO at the moment. if i run it through MO will it just make compressed copies of my textures and dump them into overwrite, or will it compress the original copies?

[Kendo 2]

I had a serious problem with lag in both Whiterun and Markarth.  One moment everything was running smoothly and the next I had serious lag.  No new mods, no new scripts, it was like the game just gave up on me.  I know this sounds dumb and basic but it did fix the lag for me: I turned off my PC, waited about 5 minutes, physically removed the memory and then plugged them back in.  At start up I put Steam into Off Line Mode and now the game runs fine.

[Dubhorizon]

 

What Rayblue said about setting the enboost and optimizer textures tool and you should be ok. if not go to in-game settings and put actor,object and item distance a little lower. Even on half they still load very far in the distance. Also set iShadowMapResolution =2048 instead to gain even more fps.

 

will give the tweaks suggested a try and if all else fails i'll try the texture optimizer, though i'm wondering how well that will work since i'm using MO at the moment. if i run it through MO will it just make compressed copies of my textures and dump them into overwrite, or will it compress the original copies?

 

 

There is no problems with the tool and MO. it will not throw anything in the overwrites, it will replace each and every individual texture with it's optimized one and then will back up the original textures in a zip file.

[D_ManXX2]

What does these settings do ??

 

 

iNumHWThreads=4

iHWThread6=5

iHWThread5=5

iHWThread4=5

iHWThread3=4

iHWThread2=4

iHWThread1=4

 

 

 

What are they good for ?? i only have 4 core CPU i see you use 6 threads but still have them use different threads ??

 

 

Rayblue can you explain this part some more ??

 

 

 

 

 

ReservedMemorySizeMb=64
VideoMemorySizeMb=

You're lacking the figures needed for ENBoost to work.

 

There's a lot of formulae to compute for how much memory you need, but for me I use these:

ReservedMemorySizeMb=512

Can be adjusted between 128mb to around 10gb according to how much is needed (your mileage may vary), but I felt 512mb is enough for 8gb of system memory.

VideoMemorySizeMb=896 (the total amount of GPU video memory - 128)

This 128 represents a reserve amount intended for Windows, such as the Aero theme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let say my total pc memory is 4 gig and my video card has onboard of 2700 MB

How does the ENB settings looks for me minus the reserved part ??

 

[WoodGolem]

Johnny, I had the exact same problem. It was especially bad in Riften when I was looking at the marketplace: The game would always go into slow-motion. However, I just found a fix for my problem. Maybe yours can be solved just as easy.

 

To tweak my general performance I changed two entries, one in the Skyrim.ini and the other in SkyrimPrefs.ini.

 

In Skyrim.ini I added "iFPSClamp=60". This was supposed to lock my FPS at 60.

To make this work I had to disable VSync in the SkyrimPrefs.ini, which I did of course: iPresentInterval=0

 

To fix my legendary lags I just reverted those two options. Completely delete the line for iFPSClamp and set iPresentInterval back to 1, as it was by default. And voilà, no more slow-motion. I hope this helps.

 

[johnny2by4]

thanks for all the help everyone, lots of useful info.  i've gotten my lag under control via a combination of ini tweaks, alternate textures (skyrim HD lite looks good with much less vRAM usage compared to skyrim realistic overhaul), and disabling a mod or two that just spawned to much crap. 

 

i'll mark this as solved.