skyrim/enb optimization mods?

[Nexxus]

Just wondering about any popular mods for skyrim that help optimize things a bit better im running a pretty demanding version of the game and while its usually perfectly fine, fluctuating between 30-60 fps every now and again the FPS just TANKS for about 30 seconds to a min or 2

[MoonSpot]

Optimizer Textures - use it to make minimaps and correct dimensions of textures

Skyrim Performance PLUS - Improve performance of tree leaves, snow and rain

Dynamic Distant Objects LOD & TES5LODGen to make LODs and/or provide LODs that were missing.  They smoothed out things quite a bit for me.

 

Have you noted any similarities when your performance drops?

[Nexxus]

Optimizer Textures - use it to make minimaps and correct dimensions of textures

Skyrim Performance PLUS - Improve performance of tree leaves, snow and rain

Dynamic Distant Objects LOD & TES5LODGen to make LODs and/or provide LODs that were missing.  They smoothed out things quite a bit for me.

 

Have you noted any similarities when your performance drops?

not much other then its always outside.

I thought it was only when i was in particular places of the map...but saving in a place the fps was tanking and reloading it I got back up to 30 fps...so I dunno

[Nexxus]

Optimizer Textures - use it to make minimaps and correct dimensions of textures

Skyrim Performance PLUS - Improve performance of tree leaves, snow and rain

Dynamic Distant Objects LOD & TES5LODGen to make LODs and/or provide LODs that were missing.  They smoothed out things quite a bit for me.

 

Have you noted any similarities when your performance drops?

disapointed I think DDOL is going to be the only one to help me but I quickly grew frustrated with trying to install it before and Im worried its gonna murder-kill my mods

[MoonSpot]

Have you tried any particle effects optimizations mods?

Did you go a bit overboard with grass mods?

[Nexxus]

Have you tried any particle effects optimizations mods?

Did you go a bit overboard with grass mods?

Ive managed to squeeze a few more fps out of it with texture optimization and SPP

the biggest ones thgat are hitting me probably are

Vividian ENB

Bigger Trees (according to tek syn this hits fps hard)

Trees HD

Skyrim Flora overhaul basic

and unique grasses and groundcovers

[Nexxus]

im afraid of DDOL cause I use CoT (not winter though so i think im okay there...

Static mesh improvements

Sky Falls/mulls

SFO

[MoonSpot]

I thought it was only when i was in particular places of the map...but saving in a place the fps was tanking and reloading it I got back up to 30 fps...so I dunno

 

Are you using ENBoost?  I want to suggest that you have a memory management issue there, but idk.

 

im afraid of DDOL cause I use CoT (not winter though so i think im okay there...

Static mesh improvements

Sky Falls/mulls

SFO

 

Oh I get it, don't worry.  Took me an entire weekend to install it as I have well over 500 mods installed(Thank you Merge Plugins xEdit Script) and it's a fairly complex installation even without juggling/researching compatibility.

 

Gamerpoets video describes the installation process for replacing skyfalls with DDLOD.  I thought it was helpful and interesting as skyfalls I seem to recall was his/their mod.  Also touches base with SMIM.  The apprehension was a bigger hurdle to overcome in my experience.

 

But from a performance standpoint I don't necessarily believe DDLOD will help you despite how much it improved my performance.  Your system is wildly more powerful than mine(Laptop core duo quad, GT 130m).  If/when you do try it just backup first, like for real an not just a token effort.

[Nexxus]

Are you using ENBoost?  I want to suggest that you have a memory management issue there, but idk.

 

 

Oh I get it, don't worry.  Took me an entire weekend to install it as I have well over 500 mods installed(Thank you Merge Plugins xEdit Script) and it's a fairly complex installation even without juggling/researching compatibility.

 

Gamerpoets video describes the installation process for replacing skyfalls with DDLOD.  I thought it was helpful and interesting as skyfalls I seem to recall was his/their mod.  Also touches base with SMIM.  The apprehension was a bigger hurdle to overcome in my experience.

 

But from a performance standpoint I don't necessarily believe DDLOD will help you despite how much it improved my performance.  Your system is wildly more powerful than mine(Laptop core duo quad, GT 130m).  If/when you do try it, just backup first.

This actually seemed to help me out a reasonable amount

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59305/?tab=3&selected_game=110&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fid%3D59305%26user%3D2%26gid%3D110&pUp=1 its not perfect and dipping under 24 at times but in my limited testing its made some parts playable that were an eye sore before (bandit camp on the northside of the riftin lake for example)

[MoonSpot]

This actually seemed to help me out a reasonable amount

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59305/?tab=3&selected_game=110&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fid%3D59305%26user%3D2%26gid%3D110&pUp=1 its not perfect and dipping under 24 at times but in my limited testing its made some parts playable that were an eye sore before (bandit camp on the northside of the riftin lake for example)

 

Nice, may have to try that one myself.

 

:edit: The depth of field in the videos is super irritating though.

[Nexxus]

Are you using ENBoost?  I want to suggest that you have a memory management issue there, but idk.

 

 

Oh I get it, don't worry.  Took me an entire weekend to install it as I have well over 500 mods installed(Thank you Merge Plugins xEdit Script) and it's a fairly complex installation even without juggling/researching compatibility.

 

Gamerpoets video describes the installation process for replacing skyfalls with DDLOD.  I thought it was helpful and interesting as skyfalls I seem to recall was his/their mod.  Also touches base with SMIM.  The apprehension was a bigger hurdle to overcome in my experience.

 

But from a performance standpoint I don't necessarily believe DDLOD will help you despite how much it improved my performance.  Your system is wildly more powerful than mine(Laptop core duo quad, GT 130m).  If/when you do try it just backup first, like for real an not just a token effort.

Also no I dont think im running ENbost..

[MoonSpot]

Also no I dont think im running ENbost..

 

Yea... ENBoost is kinda a requirement as far as I'm concerned, certainly is for me.  Though there are some mods and capture software that won't work with it.

[Nexxus]

Yea... ENBoost is kinda a requirement as far as I'm concerned, certainly is for me.  Though there are some mods and capture software that won't work with it.

just for clarification so I dont royally screw up my ENB, I overwrite my ENB "enblocal" file with the one from ENBoost?

[MoonSpot]

just for clarification so I dont royally screw up my ENB, I overwrite my ENB "enblocal" file with the one from ENBoost?

 

back it up, it's a 2KB file.  open both in notepad and check the differences.  May be some conflicts or outright completely difference settings that you can copy/paste into a personalize localENB.ini

 

http://enbseries.enbdev.com/forum/ will be where you want to look, it's been a long while for me and that's where the newest version of ENBoost is found.  No point in using the one on the nexus.

 

Though it's probably easier to backup and try each permutation.  Care to paste your current localenb.ini setting?

[Nexxus]

back it up, it's a 2KB file.  open both in notepad and check the differences.  May be some conflicts or outright completely difference settings that you can copy/paste into a personalize localENB.ini

 

http://enbseries.enbdev.com/forum/ will be where you want to look, it's been a long while for me and that's where the newest version of ENBoost is found.  No point in using the one on the nexus.

 

Though it's probably easier to backup and try each permutation.  Care to paste your current localenb.ini setting?

Oh god I swaped them and it went to all kinds of fugly and ya sure one sec

edit

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=true

//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_SFX.dll

//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_SweetFX.dll

//ProxyLibrary=RCRN_d3d9.dll

//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_smaa.dll

ProxyLibrary=

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false

UseDefferedRendering=true

IgnoreCreationKit=true

ForceFakeVideocard=false

[PERFORMANCE]

SpeedHack=true

EnableOcclusionCulling=true

EnableZPrepass=true

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false

ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true

DisableDriverMemoryManager=false // Set to true for AMD Videocards

DisablePreloadToVRAM=false

EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false

ReservedMemorySizeMb=256 // Reduce to 256 or 128 if you have less than 3GB VRAM

VideoMemorySizeMb=10240

// less than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048) , max value: 10240

// more than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048 / 2) , max value: 10240

EnableCompression=false //set to false or true if you experience stuttering

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true // set to false for "VideoMemorySizeMb" to take effect

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=false

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=8

ForceLodBias=false

LodBias=-0.33 // Lower Values for more detailed Textures at distance, -0,33 selected for Vividian Setup

EnableVSync=false

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]

//back

KeyReadConfig=8

//shift

KeyCombination=16

//f12

KeyUseEffect=123

//home

KeyFPSLimit=36

//num / 106

KeyShowFPS=106

//insert

KeyScreenshot=45

//enter

KeyEditor=13

//

KeyFreeVRAM=122

KeyBruteForce=66

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Enable=false

Quality=0

DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=true // set to true for Rudimentary Anti Aliasing

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=false // set to true for Subpixel Antialiasing

EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixAliasedTextures=true

IgnoreInventory=true

FixSsaoWaterTransparency=true

FixTintGamma=true

RemoveBlur=false

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixParallaxTerrain=false //enable for parralax effects on ground textures, makes only sense with texturepacks

FixLag=false //enable if you experience mouselag

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

[Nexxus]

For what its worth this is from ENBoost

I have no idea what im doing with alot of this I will be honest

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=true

ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true

UseDefferedRendering=false

ForceFakeVideocard=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=256

VideoMemorySizeMb=1920

EnableCompression=false

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=false

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=16

EnableVSync=false

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

ForceLodBias=false

LodBias=0.0

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]

//shift

KeyCombination=16

//f12

KeyUseEffect=123

//home

KeyFPSLimit=36

//num / 106

KeyShowFPS=106

//print screen

KeyScreenshot=44

//enter

KeyEditor=13

//f4

KeyFreeVRAM=115

KeyBruteForce=66

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Enable=false

Quality=1

DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=false

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=false

EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixAliasedTextures=true

IgnoreLoadingScreen=false

IgnoreInventory=true

FixSsaoWaterTransparency=true

FixSsaoHairTransparency=true

FixTintGamma=true

RemoveBlur=true

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixParallaxTerrain=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixLag=false

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

[MoonSpot]

Ok.  Now created a new text document on you desktop

change the file name to localENB.ini

paste the contents of both your original and ENBoosts setting in there corresponding sections

then pick and choose the setting you want where there are conflicts.

test it.

Welcome to PC gaming

 

:Edit:

 

For what its worth this is from ENBoost

I have no idea what im doing with alot of this I will be honest
 

Okay. hang on. brb

[MoonSpot]

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false

 

Is that a requirement for your setup?  I'd typically want to run with true on x64.

 

you can also test quality setting 0 vs 1 see what you notice

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Quality=1

 

Also If you're using MO their may be extra steps as MO has its own ini files that override the normal ones.

[Nexxus]

Is that a requirement for your setup?  I'd typically want to run with true on x64.

 

you can also test quality setting 0 vs 1 see what you notice

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Quality=1

 

Also If you're using MO their may be extra steps as MO has its own ini files that override the normal ones.

no im on 64bit windows thats just what Vividian ENB spit out.

I'll check the quality setting thing, what is MO? its not an abbreviation I can think of currently.

[MoonSpot]

quick and dirtly slapped together.  probably won't work, it's the sort of thing the end user needs to do themselves, but you can try it.  STEP does describe a lot of the settings.  I personally just try things, more than I should.

 

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_SFX.dll
//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_SweetFX.dll
//ProxyLibrary=RCRN_d3d9.dll
//ProxyLibrary=d3d9_smaa.dll
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

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

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true
EnableZPrepass=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false // Set to true for AMD Videocards
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=256 // Reduce to 256 or 128 if you have less than 3GB VRAM
VideoMemorySizeMb=10240
// less than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048) , max value: 10240
// more than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048 / 2) , max value: 10240
EnableCompression=true //set to false or true if you experience stuttering
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true // set to false for "VideoMemorySizeMb" to take effect

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=false
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=-0.33 // Lower Values for more detailed Textures at distance, -0,33 selected for Vividian Setup
EnableVSync=false
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0


[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=false
FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]
//back
KeyReadConfig=8
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num / 106
KeyShowFPS=106
//insert
KeyScreenshot=45
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//
KeyFreeVRAM=122
KeyBruteForce=66

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=0
DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=true // set to true for Rudimentary Anti Aliasing
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=false // set to true for Subpixel Antialiasing
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreInventory=true
FixSsaoWaterTransparency=true
FixTintGamma=true
RemoveBlur=false
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true
FixParallaxTerrain=false //enable for parralax effects on ground textures, makes only sense with texturepacks
FixLag=false //enable if you experience mouselag
[LONGEXPOSURE]
EnableLongExposureMode=false
Time=1.0
BlendMax=0.0

[MoonSpot]

no im on 64bit windows thats just what Vividian ENB spit out.

I'll check the quality setting thing, what is MO? its not an abbreviation I can think of currently.

 

MO = Mod Organizer (As in THE Mod Organizer and not "a mod organizer")

 

If Vividian doesn't NEED it, then change it.

[Nexxus]

MO = Mod Organizer

 

If Vividian doesn't NEED it, then change it.

oh no, I use NMM and LOOT

[Nexxus]

MO = Mod Organizer (As in THE Mod Organizer and not "a mod organizer")

 

If Vividian doesn't NEED it, then change it.

and ya I cant say I seen any appreciable difference between the 1/0 setting, its nothing I can see in my fps or the 2 screen shots I took

[MoonSpot]

and ya I cant say I seen any appreciable difference between the 1/0 setting, its nothing I can see in my fps or the 2 screen shots I took

 

Well it was worth a shot.

 

When you tried EnBoost can you describe the fugly?  Like what visual features disappeared?

[Nexxus]

quick and dirtly slapped together.  probably won't work, it's the sort of thing the end user needs to do themselves, but you can try it.  STEP does describe a lot of the settings.  I personally just try things, more than I should.

 

snip

unfortinately this seemed to hurt performance a smidge ...not over what it was when I made this thread but since I tried some of the optimization mods it seems to of that being said my FPS is considerably more playable overall, as for what happened when I use the ENBoost ini what changed alot..., more then I could point out I didnt play it long but alot of textures looked awful that was the 1st thing that stuck out to me.