Issues with shadows

[loopie]

Hi guys

 

Its more of a general issue, but I am using adult modded game and focus is on adult mods as well as screenshots provided, so I feel it belongs more here then in the other section.

 

OK, what I have is some really right down oogly shadows with a capital OO as you see in the screens. I can of course solve this with various options etc. but I have 2 problems in doing so.

 

1st, my rig aint so great, so running adult modded skyrim is already putting a lot of stress on it, therefore, I had to scale down on certain things, such as terrain, shadows etc. while preserving high quality PC / NPC textures etc. Also had to scale down options such as Anti Aliasing, FXAA, etc. And this is the result.

 

I do not need nor want resource hogging shadows, I don't mind them being blobby and lacking details, just want something maybe blurred or not as jagged without having to turn them off entirely. Something barable, not like this.

 

Things I have tried so far that did not work out at all or messed up my game in the process:

 

1. Playing with ini files on my own

2. ENBs - too complicated for me, completely screwed up my game

3. Playing with options in the launcher menu - I do not fully understand what here does what, I did get my shadows quality up of course, but at significant performance hit, so had to scale back.

4. Various performance / texture improving mods - had to remove because they also made the character and NPCs too ugly, but I am open minded here as there may be something that I have simply not found yet or overlooked.

 

So I am looking for general advice on how to deal with this, get less jagged shadows, possibly with blurred edges, don't mind them being blobby and inaccurate, but need to preserve or improve performance and need to leave my characters and NPCs alone. So please let me know if there are any specific option settings, ini settings etc. that I could use (or change in my existing ini files), as well as any mod that may help this situation.

 

Mod Load Order:

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp
6 6 ApachiiHair.esm
7 7 ApachiiHairFemales.esm
8 8 SexLab.esm
9 9 Devious Devices - Assets.esm
10 a SexLabAroused.esm
11 b ZaZAnimationPack.esm
12 c Devious Devices - Integration.esm
13 d CompanionArissa.esm
14 e CreatureFramework.esm
15 f daymoyl.esm
16 10 Devious Devices - Expansion.esm
17 11 Havok Breast Physic.esm
18 12 hdtHighHeel.esm
19 13 NPCs of Dibella - Resources.esm
20 14 RaceCompatibility.esm
21 15 Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
22 16 JContainers-optional_installation_validator.esp
23 17 SkyUI.esp
24 18 UIExtensions.esp
25 19 XPMSE.esp
26 1a 12FemaleBrows.esp
27 1b AddItemMenu.esp
28 1c NPCs of Dibella - Females.esp
29 1d SexLabNudeCreatures.esp
30 1e SexLabNudeCreaturesDB.esp
31 1f SexLabNudeCreaturesDG.esp
32 20 Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp
33 21 Weightless.esp
34 22 Lakeview_Extended.esp
35 23 SexLab_DibellaCult.esp
36 24 Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp
37 25 xazPrisonOverhaul.esp
38 26 xazPrisonOverhaul - Patch.esp
39 27 HentaiCreatures.esp
40 28 Run For Your Lives.esp
41 29 SexLab Beastess.esp
42 2a Lakeview_Extended_Basement.esp
43 2b DeviousRegulations.esp
44 2c K2WorkingGirls.esp
45 2d BDSICHC.esp
46 2e Tame Beast.esp
47 2f TameBeastPatch.esp
48 30 Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
49 31 SOS - Shop.esp
50 32 SexLabAnimalSex.esp
51 33 SexLabAnimalSexTame.esp
52 34 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
53 35 Anal Torch.esp
54 36 Babette.esp
55 37 BBP_Sexy Elves.esp
56 38 Beastess Forsworn.esp
57 39 craftingsupples_aio_all.esp
58 3a Beastess Vampire.esp
59 3b Better Vampires.esp
60 3c Brawl Bugs CE.esp
61 3d MF_RadiantProstitution.esp
62 3e Crafting Supply Chest.esp
63 3f CeciliaFollower.esp
64 40 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
65 41 Devious Intergration Armor.esp
66 42 Devious Deviants.esp
67 43 Devious Deviant Armor.esp
68 44 Devious Devices - Equip.esp
69 45 Devious Expansion Armor.esp
70 46 Devious Regulation Armor.esp
71 47 DeviousToys.esp
72 48 DragonPlateBrazen.esp
73 49 DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp
74 4a DW.esp
75 4b FlameAtronachArmor.esp
76 4c FNIS.esp
77 4d FNISSexyMove.esp
78 4e heimu0.esp
79 4f FNISspells.esp
80 50 FullBootForKKSA.esp
81 51 Havok Breast Physic Dawnguard.esp
82 52 Havok Breast Physic Dragonborn.esp
83 53 Havok Breast Physic.esp
84 54 Immersive Arousal.esp
85 55 Longer Days - 4 Hours - Dawnguard.esp
86 56 Merta Assassin Armor.esp
87 57 MoreNastyCritters.esp
88 58 My Home Is Your Home.esp
89 59 NewVampChainsArmorReplacer.esp
90 5a NPC Body Scale Randomizer.esp
91 5b RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
92 5c RaceMenu.esp
93 5d RaceMenuMorphsUUNP.esp
94 5e RaceMenuPlugin.esp
95 5f RosaFollower.esp
96 60 SexLab Aroused Creatures.esp
97 61 SexLab Dangerously Nude.esp
98 62 SexLab Submit.esp
99 63 SexLabDefeat.esp
100 64 SexLab_DibellaCult_Sisters.esp
101 65 ShellBondage - Bombshell.esp
102 66 Skysan_UltraSkimpy.esp
103 67 SLALAnimObj.esp
104 68 SLAnimLoader.esp
105 69 SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
106 6a SPB Ribbon 15.esp
107 6b Tanya's String.esp
108 6c TavernClothes-MTM.esp
109 6d TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
110 6e towConversation.esp
111 6f Veronika the Thief.esp
112 70 VL No AoE Drain.esp
113 71 When Vampires Attack.esp
114 72 Witch Elf Armour.esp
115 73 zaz-craft.esp
116 74 ZazResources.esp
117 75 SexLabAnimalSexDawn.esp
118 76 Lakeview_Extended_Interior.esp
119 77 Mighty Beasts - Werewolf.esp
120 78 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

 

 

Skyrim.ini

 

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=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

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0

[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=0
bReflectLODLand=0
bReflectSky=0
bReflectLODTrees=0

 

 

Skyrimprefs.ini

 

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=0

[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=1
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=2500.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=3600.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=500.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=1000.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=4
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=0
bDrawLandShadows=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000
iScreenShotIndex=12
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=3
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10
bFloatPointRenderTarget=0
sD3DDevice="AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=1024
fShadowBiasScale=0.3000
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=3
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1

[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=1000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=0
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=4

[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1

[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=1
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=184689018
fVal3=0.9000
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.3500
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=25000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=100000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=20480.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=0.7500
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=100
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=35
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=20

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=5.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=3.5000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=6.0000
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

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

[Swiftstep]

Never hurts to check this.

The shadow itself looks good - the forge draws a nice circular shadow on the ground. The shadow on your character is screwed. Please try a mod like Fair Skin or Demoniac (or the AiO HDT pussy), since those are complete texture sets wiht all necessary files, matching together perfectly.

As for the ini files: Realvision ENB comes with a guide on a very good setup for those. Not ENB-bound, but in general. Or you can create your own via .. errr... there is a page that creates those files. Forgot the name; a Wikia concerning those files.

[loopie]

Never hurts to check this.

The shadow itself looks good - the forge draws a nice circular shadow on the ground. The shadow on your character is screwed. Please try a mod like Fair Skin or Demoniac (or the AiO HDT pussy), since those are complete texture sets wiht all necessary files, matching together perfectly.

As for the ini files: Realvision ENB comes with a guide on a very good setup for those. Not ENB-bound, but in general. Or you can create your own via .. errr... there is a page that creates those files. Forgot the name; a Wikia concerning those files.

 

Yea, its the character shadows that bother me, and I am already runnign fairskin. that is fair skin + leyenda body for unp with leyenda skin in the screens, i just gave it a bit of tint during character creation.

 

I stay away from ENBs, I can never get them to work properly or at all or even my game at all after trying them out. They're just too complicated and completely not worth it, not to mention, they all try to modify and increase quality of all the stuff I care absolutely nothign about, like terrain, weather, trees, etc. etc. I only and exclusively care for sex mods and the way characters look. it won't do any good if my shadows will be all pretty but the game crashes cause of trees or weather.

 

Only thing I am looking for is how to fix those shadows on the character without a performance hit, but there is nothing like that in that guide. 

 

Was kinda hoping someone could tell me some ini values and which settings I can tinker with, or perhaps some shadow mod somewhere that doesnt bloat or try to bloat the rest of the game that I have been unable to locate via google and various thread searches.

[darkevilhum]

I had this problem a while back, I kept bouncing between Sharpshooters and RealVision ENB. Noticed these blocky, spastic shadows that danced all over my character.

Could never lose them regardless of what ini/enb setting I tweaked. However, recently they vanished entirely when I installed the True Vision ENB.

 

Game looks perfect, so likely the author of that enb did something right for shadows. Example: http://puu.sh/o1BUe/193d0f8e4d.jpg

 

As for your mention of the complexity of ENB's, it's really can be just a -paste in- install.

There is an enb setting that allows you to blur shadows, but in my experience it turns out even worse when you start with blocky shadows.

[Swiftstep]

 

Yea, its the character shadows that bother me, and I am already runnign fairskin. that is fair skin + leyenda body for unp with leyenda skin in the screens, i just gave it a bit of tint during character creation.

 

Check these ini files - in the DL section, under "optional files". They can be altered to run without ENB. And they are very stable - thats why the mod has a 100.000 likes.

 

Since you run FSC, and you didn't alter any file in that mod, reflection error can not originate from the texture files. That was it I was trying to point out.

[nooblet123]

ENB

[loopie]

 

 

Yea, its the character shadows that bother me, and I am already runnign fairskin. that is fair skin + leyenda body for unp with leyenda skin in the screens, i just gave it a bit of tint during character creation.

 

Check these ini files - in the DL section, under "optional files". They can be altered to run without ENB. And they are very stable - thats why the mod has a 100.000 likes.

 

Since you run FSC, and you didn't alter any file in that mod, reflection error can not originate from the texture files. That was it I was trying to point out.

 

 

 

Hi

 

It worked, I used some of the ini settings from the "stable" download and it took care of my problem almost completely. Had to do some experimenting back and forth foe about an hour and a half until I found the right values for my game and my rig, but its great now.

 

Thank you very much for your help, I consider the issue solved.