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[LiquidMetal14]

My experience has actually smoothed out about 31 hours in EXCEPT this random thing when I play like 2-3 hours the game freezes for no reason. I mean this last time, not 30 minutes ago, I went through the same spot and it just decided to freeze. Thank goodness I just saved as this dungeon is VERY long. I mean like at least 1.5 hours already.

The QD inventory mod is pretty awesome, but it keeps breaking for me. While in enchanting/smithing menus the item I highlight to craft/disenchant/enchant/etc. is not the item that shows up in the preview pane. And if I select it it is the item in the window pane that actually gets selected, not the item I highlighted.

So it's rather unuseable at the moment, but I hope he gets it fixed because I love being able to sort by weight, see lots of items at once, etc.

It's definitely a WIP to keep an eye on until the bigger and better full conversions hit.

 

[Enco]

I thought that was on by default? Interesting.

Nope.

Here's one I took just now:

P.s. I didn't put the setting on very high because my system can't handle it. It barely handles high. Also note that I have some texture mods for things like rocks and water and that's why it looks different to the pic I posted earlier. Still jaw dropping though in my opinion.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Very strong rumour suggests that a new, faster 560 Ti is coming out in a week or two.

It is, for sure. It's basically just a GTX 570 but 5-10% slower. It's actually in the driver code already, and in the new MSI Afterburner Beta 9.

 

[RukusProvider]

You using the LAA flag / patch?

It only crashes when I enter the "bonechill passage." If I'm out in the open it all works fine.

I've done the following:

Turn off all OC
Use original config's
Turn off all nvidia inspector settings

One question I have is about skyrim.ini I assume people mean skyrim_default.ini right? I don't have a skyrim.ini

located under: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim

 

[Sethos]

Did a quick comparison with SSAO on / off on the Performance setting ( About a 10fps hit or so ).

1.

Off: http://i.imgur.com/loDVh.png

On: http://i.imgur.com/fSyd2.png

2.

Off: http://i.imgur.com/l9Bq9.png

On: http://i.imgur.com/bKy27.png


The added shadow to plants and trees look great, think I might keep it.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I might have to try that.

 

[Enco]

To add to my praise of Mod Organizer, it also lets you edit the ini files without affecting the main ones. Not really any issue in the first place but it's a nice feature and access is easy.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

It is, for sure. It's basically just a GTX 570 but 5-10% slower. It's actually in the driver code already, and in the new MSI Afterburner Beta 9.

Any idea of price?

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

aw yeah! Killable children mod released!



http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=774

posted it in the wrong thread first time, lol!

 

[Jubbly]

Holy crap..

Just did the ini tweaks in the OP and some tweaks from the geforce guide and the game looks jaw dropping. The ambient occlusion is HUGE. Sadly it makes the game too laggy (factory OC 580 and 3.2 CPU).

Have you tried the Performance and Quality AO modes? The perf hit is far lower with those.

 

[MrBig]

Have you tried the Performance and Quality AO modes? The perf hit is far lower with those.

Mind sharing what strings you need to enter for the different modes? I tried one guide and it destroyed my fps.

 

[Enco]

Have you tried the Performance and Quality AO modes? The perf hit is far lower with those.

Got a link?

Two more shots:

 

[Jubbly]

Mind sharing what strings you need to enter for the different modes? I tried one guide and it destroyed my fps.

Got a link?

Two more shots:

You're using NVIDIA Inspector I presume? Where you enable AO in it, simply change the value from High Quality to Quality or Performance, and then apply the change.

 

[Enco]

You're using NVIDIA Inspector I presume? Where you enable AO in it, simply change the value from High Quality to Quality or Performance, and then apply the change.

Ah rightttt. I thought you meant something else haha.

Yea, I've seen that option Haven't tried it below Quality yet. At Quality I get around 30-45 fps. I'll try changing it to Performance tomorrow and giving it a shot.

 

[Jubbly]

Ah rightttt. I thought you meant something else haha.

Yea, I've seen that option Haven't tried it below Quality yet. At Quality I get around 30-45 fps. I'll try changing it to Performance tomorrow and giving it a shot.

The visual difference between the three settings is little to none, but the perf difference is huge (I've been using AO in Skyrim for some time now and have tested it extensively in search of the most demanding, best-looking config).

 

[Enco]

The visual difference between the three settings is little to none, but the perf difference is huge (I've been using AO in Skyrim for some time now and have tested it extensively in search of the most demanding, best-looking config).

What's your rig like?

 

[catapult37]

When using 11.11b and Radeon Pro, how do I make sure that RP does not override the crossfire support from the new drivers?

 

[bloodydrake]

When using 11.11b and Radeon Pro, how do I make sure that RP does not override the crossfire support from the new drivers?

just set radeon pro to use driver default and no specific profile for crossfire

 

[Nelo Ice]

To add to my praise of Mod Organizer, it also lets you edit the ini files without affecting the main ones. Not really any issue in the first place but it's a nice feature and access is easy.

Speaking of which how do u install mods and get them working? Not sure if im doing it right but i dled mods the the zip files to where the mods are installed then clicked install. Then I guess I just leave the manager on and launch skyrim?

 

[Jubbly]

What's your rig like?

i7-2600K @ 4.2GHz
GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 3-Way SLI
8GB DDR3 RAM
Win 7 64-bit

 

[neoism]

After installing that mod, I also got my first real crash, with windows error and the whole nine yards.

Played for 4 hours after that crash with no issues.

yeah I just deleted it and played fine for 2 hours.

 

[OTIX]

One question I have is about skyrim.ini I assume people mean skyrim_default.ini right? I don't have a skyrim.ini

located under: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim

No you're looking in the wrong place, it should be in My Documents/My Games/Skyrim

 

[Enco]

Speaking of which how do u install mods and get them working? Not sure if im doing it right but i dled mods the the zip files to where the mods are installed then clicked install. Then I guess I just leave the manager on and launch skyrim?

I find the easiest way to install mods is to just create a folder in the 'mods' folder inside the 'ModOrganizer' directory. Add the mod files to the created folder (make sure they're in the correct folder e.g. textures or clutter) and tick them in the ModOrganizer interface.

To get it to work properly, go into Settings > Load options > Proxy DLL. This will make it so that you can launch the game from Steam and your mods will still load. A good way to check to see if mods are installing properly is to download this. It's very easy to spot so makes your job easier.

i7-2600K @ 4.2GHz
GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 3-Way SLI
8GB DDR3 RAM
Win 7 64-bit

Yikes. Looking good!

I'm the same minus the crazy 4.2GHz and the 3-Way SLI.

Please ignore any mistakes in this post. I'm pretty freakin tired.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

What's all this stuff about enabling SSAO? How do?

 

[Enco]

What's all this stuff about enabling SSAO? How do?

This is a good guide for AO and other awesome tweaks.

 

[MrBig]

Found these comparisons of the modes (though I believe this is with the Fallout settings, not Oblivion)

Off http://i.imgur.com/jYgwH.jpg
Perf http://i.imgur.com/BmRMs.jpg
Quality http://i.imgur.com/Kj21m.jpg
HQ http://i.imgur.com/NLrCt.jpg

About to load it up and see what the performance is on my 9600 with Performance.

 

[Unicorn]

The visual difference between the three settings is little to none, but the perf difference is huge (I've been using AO in Skyrim for some time now and have tested it extensively in search of the most demanding, best-looking config).

Fuckin' the AO makes it look so good.

How do I get that goin' on in my game?

I'm on an i5 750 2.67ghz
GTX460
4GB RAM

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Fuckin' the AO makes it look so good.

How do I get that goin' on in my game?

I'm on an i5 750 2.67ghz
GTX460
4GB RAM

There's a link to the guide in the OP tweaks section.

 

[MrBig]

Got a 5-10 FPS hit with these settings, and it looks really good

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Got a 5-10 FPS hit with these settings, and it looks really good

What rig do you have?

 

[Jubbly]

Got a 5-10 FPS hit with these settings, and it looks really good

AO Off vs. AO Oblivion vs. AO Fallout 3: http://www.abload.de/img/skyrim-aocomparisoncmqb3.gif

 

[MrBig]

What rig do you have?

C2D 2.4ghz
9600 GT 512mb
4gb ram

It's and older mid range but it was still pumping around 30 with SSAO

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

C2D 2.4ghz
9600 GT 512mb
4gb ram

It's and older mid range but it was still pumping around 30 with SSAO

Oh sweet!

*Strokes OC'd GTX580*

 

[Tom Penny]

It's pretty sad how big the size of the Rage file was compared to this game and this is open world and just flat out looks better. Especially compared to the laughable textures up close in Rage.

 

[Unicorn]

There's a link to the guide in the OP tweaks section.

I updated my drivers and downloaded the program, but the drop down menu doesn't have Skyrim...

 

[Jubbly]

I updated my drivers and downloaded the program, but the drop down menu doesn't have Skyrim...

It is listed as Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

 

[Unicorn]

It is listed as Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

I see Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, but no Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

 

[Jubbly]

I see Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, but no Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

If you have the latest NVIDIA drivers it should exist. If not, you'll have to make it yourself, but that really shouldn't be the case.

 

[Unicorn]

If you have the latest NVIDIA drivers it should exist. If not, you'll have to make it yourself, but that really shouldn't be the case.

I just went to the Nvidia site and downloaded the most recent they had for my gtx460. The install had images of Skyrim saying something like "Is your pc ready for Skyrim?" lol

I guess i'll look again. The drivers are from october.

Edit:

Looks like I need to get beta drivers, based on the pics in the guide.

 

[Jubbly]

I just went to the Nvidia site and downloaded the most recent they had for my gtx460. The install had images of Skyrim saying something like "Is your pc ready for Skyrim?" lol

I guess i'll look again. The drivers are from october.

http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Results/39239 // 64-bit
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Results/39237 // 32-bit

 

[MrBig]

Trying out Oblivion and F3 methods: I like the more pronounced effect of the F3 SSAO but there were some instances where it applied it to your equipped weapon when looking at a cliff. I think I'll go with F3 anyway though.

 

[Jubbly]

Trying out Oblivion and F3 methods: I like the more pronounced effect of the F3 SSAO but there were some instances where it applied it to your equipped weapon when looking at a cliff. I think I'll go with F3 anyway though.

Using the example above F3 appears far more accurate, adding shadows under the roof thatching. In general, the Oblivion method appears to only handle stuff in direct view and seems unable to generate approximated shadowing when there are multiple layers of textures/models/geometry between the light source and the object that has to have a shadow cast upon it.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Any idea of price?

Expect $250 MSRP, maybe on sale as low as $220~.

 

[Confidence Man]

Can't believe I hadn't tried AO until now. Looks so much better especially outdoors where the tufts of grass meet the ground.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Honestly, performance hit on Quality/High Quality AO sucks, and doesn't really look any better. Performance AO is where it's at.

 

[Unicorn]

Honestly, performance hit on Quality/High Quality AO sucks, and doesn't really look any better. Performance AO is where it's at.

But the shadowy clouds around certain grass variants is jarring, and the like flicker too. High quality is super nice, but the frame hit is hard to swallow, even knocking it down to 720p

 

[coopolon]

Anyway to do AO on AMD cards? Didn't see anything in RadeonPro, and google isn't helping.

 

[Jubbly]

Expect $250 MSRP, maybe on sale as low as $220~.

U.S. stock of the old ones is even cheaper this week. Could possibly get a very good deal and then just OC the card to the speed of the new one.

 

[Haunted]

aw yeah! Killable children mod released!

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=774

days ago, where have you been!

I've been crushing these annoying pests left and right.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Using the example above F3 appears far more accurate, adding shadows under the roof thatching. In general, the Oblivion method appears to only handle stuff in direct view and seems unable to generate approximated shadowing when there are multiple layers of textures/models/geometry between the light source and the object that has to have a shadow cast upon it.

How does one choose between Oblivion and F3 AO?